APT TPC 2024 SCHEDULE| OFFICIAL RESULTS | IMAGES | WINNERS
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, September 27, 2024 – Welcome to the APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024, with the action-packed 11-day festival featuring 114 events (including satellites) with the series proper comprising a substantial 108 Trophy Events and boasting over TWD 150 million (~USD 4.6 million) in prize pool guarantees.
Running September 27 to October 7 in partnership with the Chinese Texas Hold'em Poker Club (CTP), the series is playing out over two venues; the Asia Poker Arena – Asia's largest permanent poker room – and the CML (Chinese Mahjong League) both located in central Taipei.
This marks the ninth time the APT has visited the Taiwanese capital, with the last visit resulting in the biggest and richest poker series in the region's history, awarding TWD 383.49M (~USD 12.19M) in prize money.
With a TWD 50,000 (~USD 1,570) APT Main Event which boasts a TWD 65 million guarantee, and the tour’s other two signature Lion Trophy events—the TWD 300,000 (~USD 9,410) APT Super High Roller and the TWD 110,000 (~USD 3,450) APT High Roller—both boasting eight-figure (six in USD) prize pool guarantees, the series looks primed to post some potentially record-breaking numbers once again, especially if the number of entries for the opening APT National Cup are anything to go by; which you can read about in more detail below.
In addition to the guaranteed marquee events, the series boasts daily High Roller tournaments and an eclectic selection of mixed games and assorted poker variants. Highlights include:
- APT Main Event (TWD 65M/~USD 2M GTD): Sep 29-Oct 5 – TWD 50K/~USD 1,530 buy-in
- APT National Cup (TWD 10M/~USD 311K GTD): Sep 27-28 – TWD 10K/~USD 300 buy-in
- Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 (TWD 10M/~USD 308K GTD): Sep 28-29 – TWD 15K/~USD $460 buy-in
- APT Super High Roller (TWD 11M/~USD 339K GTD): Sep 28-29 – TWD 300K/~USD 9,200 buy-in
- Sunday Super Stack (TWD 4M/~USD 122K GTD): Sep 29 – TWD 25K/~USD 770 buy-in
- Superstar Challenge: Sep 30-Oct 1 – TWD 800K/~USD 24.5K buy-in
- Msytery Bounty Hunter - Powered by Bybit (USD 40K in Added Bounties): Oct 1 - USD 800 buy-in
- Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8 (TWD 20M/~USD 613K GTD): Oct 3-4 – TWD 80K/~USD 2,455 buy-in
- Baby Superstar: Oct 4 – TWD 150K/~USD 4,600 buy-in
- Double Stack (TWD 7M/~USD 214K GTD): Oct 4-5 – TWD 20K/~USD 615 buy-in
- APT High Roller (TWD 11M/~USD 339K GTD): Oct 5-6 – TWD 110K/~USD 3,375 buy-in
- Mini Main Event (TWD 6M/~USD 184K GTD): Oct 5-6 – TWD 22K/~USD 675 buy-in
- Micro Main Event (TWD 3M/~USD 92K GTD): Oct 6-7 – TWD 11K/~USD 340 buy-in
- The Closer (TWD 1M/~USD 30K GTD): Oct 7 – TWD 10K/~USD 300 buy-in
Taiwan’s Yu Cheng Lee Tops Flight C to Lead APT National Cup
Flight C chip leader Yu Cheng Lee holds the overall lead coming into the Final Day of the APT National Cup
It was the two-day TWD 10,000 (~USD 315) Event #1: APT National Cup TWD 10,000,000 GTD getting the series action underway with the tournament drawing an sizeable 1,680 entries in total over the three starting flights.
With TWD 14,353,920 (~USD) 454,375 in the prize pool, the eventual winner walking away with a TWD 2,519,920 (~USD 79,820) top prize, and only the top 14 percent of each three flights making the Final Day and the money, it was a real dog fight to earn a place in the paying positions, with 235 players successfully circumnavigating the tournament minefield and Flight C frontrunner Yu Cheng Lee of Taiwan leading the charge with a stack of 933,000.
For APT National Cup Prize Pool & Payouts please CLICK HERE
Players for the opening flight were queued up out of the doors and up the stairway of the Asia Poker Area, such was the demand for a place in the action, with Flight A drawing 654 entries.
It took a lengthy twenty 30-minute levels and a protracted hour long hand-for-hand bubble to conclude the Flight A action, which came to a close after close to 11-hours of play, with 90 players making it through to the Final Day and the money.
Flight A chip leader Brendan Mcmanus
It was Ireland’s Brendan Mcmanus the man to bag biggest on Flight A, concluding play with a stack of 877,000 – just over 10 big blinds more than next closest rival Alexander Charron (753,000) of the USA.
Taiwan’s Rui Lu (717,000), and Portugal’s Allen Chan (709,000) were the only two other opening flight contenders to bag over 700K in chips, with Malaysia’s Yi Hao Lim (565,000) rounding out the top five Flight A stacks.
You can read how all the APT National Cup Flight A action played out via the APT Blog.
All tournament information can be found on the APT National Cup - Flight A tournament page.
Flight B chip leader Sheng Hung Lo
Flight B saw a further 597 players enter the tournament arena, with the action playing out over a further twenty 20-minute levels. It was Taiwan's Sheng Hung Lo the man to top the Flight B counts, bagging a respectable 907,000 in chips.
Lo was the only Flight B player to crack the 900K chip mark, finishing with over 22 big blinds more than Japan's Takashi Matsumoto, who bagged the second-largest stack of the flight with 689,000 in chips.
Hong Kong's Chunkit Wong and Taiwan's Mao-Lun Yu tied for the third-largest Flight B stack, concluding the action with 658,000 a piece, with Thailand's Thanapong Chalokool rounding out the top five and a total of 84 players locking up a Day 2 berth.
You can read how all the APT National Cup Flight B action played out via the APT Blog.
All tournament information can be found on the APT National Cup - Flight B tournament page.
The third and final Flight C attracted a field of 429 entries, who battled it out over twenty-one fast-paced 15-minute levels, with the aforementioned Lee leading the charge.
The third and final Flight C attracted a field of 429 entries, who battled it out over twenty-one fast-paced 15-minute levels, with the aforementioned Lee leading the charge with the Taiwanese player the only Flight C player to bag up over 900K.
Hong Kong's Robert Cheung (612,000), Taiwan's Kaihung Hu (567,000), Natural8 India Ambassador Kunal Patni (531,000) and Taiwan's Kun-Han Lee (438,000) rounded out the top five Flight C stacks, with a further 61 players making the cut from the third flight.
You can read how all the APT National Cup Flight C action played out via the APT Blog.
All tournament information can be found on the APT National Cup - Flight C tournament page.
APT NATIONAL CUP FINAL DAY TOP TEN STACKS
- Yu Cheng Lee (Taiwan) – 933,000
- Sheng Hung Lo (Taiwan) – 907,000
- Brendan Mcmanus (Ireland) – 877,000
- Alexander Charron (United States) – 753,000
- Rui Lu (Taiwan) – 717,000
- Allen Chan (Portugal) – 709,000
- Takashi Matsumoto (Japan) – 689,000
- Chunkit Wong (Hong Kong) – 658,000
- Mao-Lun Yu (Taiwan) – 658,000
- Robert Cheung (Hong Kong) – 612,000
For APT National Cup Flight A Player List please CLICK HERE
For APT National Cup Flight A Survivors please CLICK HERE
For APT National Cup Flight B Player List please CLICK HERE
For APT National Cup Flight B Survivors please CLICK HERE
For APT National Cup Flight C Player List please CLICK HERE
For APT National Cup Flight C Survivors please CLICK HERE
For APT National Cup Day 2 Draw please CLICK HERE
The Final Day gets underway at 11:15am local time on Saturday, September 28 with the 235 survivors returning to play down to a champion.
Philippines’ Lester Edoc Wins 18th APT Title in Event #3: Single Day High Roller - Freezeout
Event #3 Single Day High Roller champion Lester Edoc
The first of the 23 scheduled high rollers, the TWD 55,000 (~USD 1,725) Event #3: Single Day High Roller - Freezeout got underway at the CML (Chinese Mahjong League) at 11am local time drawing 87 entries and generating a TWD 4,134,240 (~USD 130,860) prize pool.
It was the Philippines’ Lester Edoc who brought home the bacon, narrowly pipping India’s Dhaval Mudgal to the post to claim an impressive 18th APT title and the TWD 1,085,240 (~USD 34,375) top prize.
What makes the former two-time Main Event champion’s win all the more impressive is the fact it moves Edoc up to joint fourth in APT title wins, an honour he shares with Japan’s Tetsuya Tsuchikawa, with the UK’s Sam Razavi holding the record for most APT live title wins with an impressive 29 APT victories.
Mudgal will not be too disappointed with his runner-up finish however, with the APT circuit regular reduced down to his last two big blinds on the money bubble before staging an epic comeback to bring himself back into contention for a fourth APT title.
However, Edoc put paid to that dream and Mudgal remains on three APT title wins, banking TWD 761,000 (~USD 24,105) for his runner-up finish. Hong Kong’s Kevin Tse rounded out the last of the three podium positions, earning a TWD 502,000 (~USD 15,900) payday for his bronze finish.
Other notables to make the money included Hong Kong’s Edward Yam (5th for TWD 318,000), Iceland’s Adalsteinn Karlsson (9th for TWD 116,000), and the USA’s Joseph Cheong (13th for TWD 95,000) with a total of 13 players making the money and the final table paying out as follows:
SDHR FREEZEOUT FINAL TABLE RESULTS
- Lester Edoc (Philippines) – TWD 1,085,240 (~USD 34,375)
- Dhaval Mudgal (India) TWD 761,000 (~USD 24,105)
- Kevin Tse (Hong Kong) – TWD 502,000 (~USD 15,900)
- Joseph Ng (TBD) – TWD 395,000 (~USD 12,510)
- Edward Yam (Hong Kong) – TWD 318,000 (~USD 10,070)
- Charles Waymel (France) 248,000 7,856
- Yasuhiro Waki (Japan) – TWD 196,000 (~USD 6,200)
- Winson Ho (TBD) – TWD 153,000 (~USD 4,845)
- Adalsteinn Karlsson (Iceland) – TWD 116,000 (~USD 3,675)
For Event #3: Single Day High Roller - Freezeout Player List please CLICK HERE
For Event #3: Single Day High Roller - Freezeout Results please CLICK HERE
All tournament information can be found on the Event #3: Single Day High Roller - Freezeout tournament page.
Taiwan’s Ting Yu Chen Crushes Meet Up Game
Natural8 Ambassador Eric “Six Poker” Tsai plays the M.U.G
While the Meet Up Game does not award a trophy, that did not stop 56 hopefuls anteing up the TWD 6,600 (~USD 210) entry fee and battling it out against three of Taiwan’s hottest players in an exclusive three-hour time tournament.
Of course, the aim of the game was not about scoring some silverware but about butting heads with the players in question; Natural8 Ambassador Eric “Six Poker” Tsai, Rising Star I-Chun “Charlie” Chiu aka I.C Charlie, and popular poker YouTuber and King of Poker Survival GShan.
Despite drawing the crowds, all three guests of honour booked a loss but gave the field lots of laughs in the process, with the action proving entertaining for both the watching rail, and all players involved in the action.
It was local Ting Yu Chen who was laughing all the way to the bank however, booking the biggest win and bragging rights, leaving with a TWD 22,400 (~USD 710) score – not bad for a TWD 6,600 investment!
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