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TAIPEI, TAIWAN, April 29, 2023 – Records continue to tumble at APT Taipei 2023 with six new APT records set as the Series completed its second day.
The first three of these new milestones came in the TWD $150,000 APT Super High Roller, which played out at the tournament tables of the brand new CTP Asia Poker Arena – Asia's largest permanent poker room.
A total of 117 high rolling entries (88 unqiue) did battle at the baize, generating a TWD $15,888,600 (~USD $516,160) prize pool – making it the largest and richest Super High Roller in APT history in terms of entries, unique entries and prize pool.
The eventual winner will take home a chunky TWD $3,997,400 (~USD $129,880) top prize, with a total of 17 players making the money and a min-cash coming in at TWD $249,500 (~USD $8,105).
After the sixteen 40-minute levels played out, just 23 players remain in contention with Hong Kong's Wing Po Liu the man leading the charge, bagging up a stack of 2,815,000 with which to make his play for the title.
The UK's Sam Lam is close behind, concluding play with 2,770,000 in chips, with Taiwan's Yu-Chung Chang (2,520,000) rounding out the top three stacks, with the top ten as follows:
APT SUPER HIGH ROLLER TOP TEN STACKS
- Wing Po Liu (Hong Kong) – 2,815,000
- Sam Lam (United Kingdom) – 2,770,000
- Yu-Chung Chang (Taiwan) – 2,520,000
- Abhinav Iyer (India) – 2,200,000
- Jim Sue Pan (Netherlands) – 2,155,000
- Adam Kharman (Australia) – 1,855,000
- Jun Obara (Japan) – 1,770,000
- En-Ning Chen (Taiwan) – 1,705,000
- Ting-Yi Tsai (Taiwan) – 1,425,000
- Ankit Ahuja (India) – 1,415,000
Other notables to find a chip bag included Malaysia's Natalie Teh (990,000), and Canada's Ian Modder (650,000), with Taiwan's Chih Wei Fan bringing in the short stack of 375,000.
Notables to come up short of a spot in Day 2 included Natural8 ambassadors Phachara Wongwichit, and Kitty Kuo, the USA's Andrew Lech, Hong Kong's Hon Cheong Lee, and Australia's Joshua Mccully to name but a few.
Day 2 gets underway at 12:15pm local time on Sunday, April 30 and the tournament will play down to a champion.
You can follow all the tournament action as it happened via the APT Blog.
For Event #7 APT Super High Roller Day 1 Survivors please CLICK HERE
Mystery Bounty Hunter - TWD $3M GTD - Sponsored by Natural8 Draws Record Field; Singapore's Bao Qiang Ho Tops Counts
Singapore's Bao Qiang Ho holds the overall lead coming into Day 2 of Event #6 Mystery Bounty
All the record setting was not exclusive to the APT Super High Roller, with the TWD $16,000 Event #6 Mystery Bounty Hunter - TWD 3,000,000 GTD - Sponsored by Natural8 attracting a record 670-strong field (408 unique).
Not only did this set a new record for the largest APT Mystery Bounty Hunter field in terms of players and unique players – it also set the record for the biggest Mystery Bounty Hunter prize pool coming in at an impressive TWD $9,358,560 (~USD $304,000) – including TWD $3,216,000 (~USD $104,470) in bounties.
For a breakdown of the Mystery Bounties including USD currency conversion please CLICK HERE. For Event #6 Mystery Bounty Hunter Prize Pool & Payouts please CLICK HERE.
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
The opening Flight A saw 381 players in action (295 unique), with seasoned Taiwanese poker professional Chen An Lin topping the chip counts and bagging up a stack of 621,000.
The UK's Julian Smith (584,000) and Singapore's Yong Song Te (412,000) rounded out the top three Flight A stacks, with a total of 54 players making the cut and locking up a Day 2 berth.
Flight B saw a further 289 players enter the tournament arena, with Singapore's Bao Qiang Ho bagging biggest and concluding play with a stack of 649,000 – putting him in the overall lead coming into the second and final day.
Japan's Toshio Kataoka (529,000) and South Korea's Jae Wook Shin (514,000) rounded out the top three Flight B stacks, with a further 41 players cementing their place in Day 2, with the top ten Day 2 stacks as follows:
MYSTERY BOUNTY HUNTER TOP TEN STACKS
- Bao Qiang Ho (Singapore) – 649,000
- Chen An Lin (Taiwan) – 621,000
- Julian Smith (United Kingdom) – 584,000
- Toshio Kataoka (Japan) – 529,000
- Jae Wook Shin (South Korea) – 514,000
- Namhyung Kim (South Korea) – 426,000
- Yong Song Te (Singapore) – 412,000
- Ka Chun Fu (Hong Kong) – 408,000
- Chia Hsiang Ko (Taiwan) – 388,000
- Jia-Song Liu (Taiwan) – 379,000
These combined 95 survivors will return for the second and final day, which plays out at 12:15pm local time on Sunday, April 30.
For Event #6 Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight A Survivors please CLICK HERE
For Event #6 Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight B Survivors please CLICK HERE
For Event #6 Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight Day 2 Draw please CLICK HERE
You can follow all the tournament action as it happened via the APT Blog.
Taiwan's Chia Yun Wu Wins Record-breaking APT Kickoff for TWD $1.25M (~USD $40K)
Taiwan's Chia Yun Wu wins the largest-ever APT Kickoff
The first of the APT Taipei 2023 marquee champions has been crowned, with Taiwan's Chia Yun Wu triumphing over a record 751-strong (424 unique) field to claim victory in the largest-ever APT opening event.
Wu defeated fellow compatriot Yan Chen Jiang heads-up to claim the TWD $1,254,100 (~USD $40,770) top prize, making his maiden APT title win a memorable one.
Jiang received TWD $764,100 (~USD $24,840) for his runner-up finish, with Singapore's Ravn Teo rounding out the winner's podium and taking TWD $541,700 (~USD $17,600) for his third-place finish, with the final table paying out as follows:
APT KICKOFF FINAL TABLE RESULTS
- Chia Yun Wu (Taiwan) – TWD $1,254,100
- Yan Chen Jiang (Taiwan) – TWD $764,100
- Ravn Teo (Singapore) – TWD $541,700
- Gavin Flynn (Ireland) – TWD $408,900
- Sun Chen Chou (Taiwan) – TWD $323,900
- Nishant Sharma (India) – TWD $245,000
- Kun Han Lee (Taiwan) – TWD $175,900
- Shang Lun Yen (China) – TWD $120,200
- Nithiwat Suphanit (Thailand) – TWD $94,900
Other notables to make deep runs but come up short of a final table appearance included Australia's Gordon Tam (10th for TWD $77,700), France's Guillaume Bercq (14th for TWD $62,400), Canada's Luke Trotman (40th for TWD $23,900), Hong Kong's Hon Cheong Lee (84th for TWD $18,300), and the USA's Michael Lech (86th for TWD $18,300).
A total of 106 players made the money and all prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
You can follow all the tournament action as it happened via the APT Blog.
SIDE EVENT ACTION
William Lam Claims First New Era APT Trophy Winning the TWD $5,000 Event #3 Turbo for TWD $114,600 (~USD $3,725)
Hong Kong's William Lam wins the first New Era APT trophy in Event #3 Turbo
The first of the brand new golden lion APT New Era trophies have been awarded in the opening two side events.
It was Hong Kong's William Lam the man to earn the honor of hoisting the first of these, defeating a 163-strong (133 unique) field to claim victory and the lion's share of the TWD $711,495 (~USD $23,130) prize pool in the TWD $5,000 Event #3 Turbo after the final four players cut a deal.
All four were guaranteed the original fourth place payout of TWD $61,200, leaving TWD $16,819 and the trophy to play for, with the four then ICM chopping the remaining TWD $151,376.
Lam defeated Taiwan's Kai-Cheng Hsu heads-up to take a top prize of TWD $114,600 (~USD $3,725), in addition to the first of the beautiful new side event trophies and his maiden APT title.
Hsu received TWD $103,900 (~USD $3,375) for his runner-up finish, with Taiwan's Chien-Te Lee taking home TWD $96,195 (~USD $3,125) for third, and fellow compatriot George Hsu earning TWD $98,300 (~USD $3,195) for fourth, with the final table paying out as follows:
TURBO FINAL TABLE RESULTS
- William Lam (Hong Kong) – TWD $114,600
- Kai-Cheng Hsu (Taiwan) – 103,900
- Chien-Te Lee (Taiwan) – 96,195
- George Hsu (Taiwan) – 98,300
- Shung Er Sua (Malaysia) – 49,100
- Wing Po Liu (Hong Kong) – 38,100
- Supakrit Navasoopanich (Thailand) – 28,200
- Shih Hao Su (Taiwan) – 20,700
- Ping-Yi Tsai (Taiwan) – 16,500
A total of 23 players made the money – all prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.
Former APT Manila Main Event Champion Yah Loon Lim Takes Lion's Share in Event #5 Omaholic - Sponsored by Natural8
Singapore's Yah Loon Lim now has a New Era APT trophy to accompany his APT Manila 2015 Main Event trophy
The second of these stunning new goldern lion trophies was awarded in the TWD $15,000 Event #5 Omaholic (PLO Preflop / NLO Postflop) - Turbo - Sponsored by Natural8, with former APT Manila 2015 Main Event champion Yah Loon Lim the man to win the lion's share of the TWD $759,510 (~USD $24,690) prize pool.
Lim added an impressive fifth APT title to his poker resume, in addition to a shiny new trophy with which to adorn his trophy cabinet, claiming the TWD $227,910 (~USD $5,890) top prize after beating Belgium's Kristof Segers heads-up.
Seger's received TWD $164,800 (~USD $5,360) for his runner-up finish, with eight players making the money and the tournament paying out as follows:
OMAHOLIC RESULTS
- Yah Loon Lim (Singapore) – TWD $227,910
- Kristof Segers (Belgium) – TWD $164,800
- Jarryd Godena (Australia) – TWD $106,300
- Yu-Chung Chang (China) – TWD $80,500
- Jing Song Hsu (Taiwan) – TWD $62,300
- Jheng-Gang Li (Taiwan) – TWD $48,600
- Phachara Wongwichit (Thailand) – TWD $38,700
- Masafumi Shimizu (Japan) – TWD $30,400
All prize pool and payout information can be found on the Official Results page.