APT TPC 2024 SCHEDULE| OFFICIAL RESULTS | IMAGES | WINNERS | PLAYER LISTS
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, September 28, 2024 – The first of the festival's guaranteed events has a champion, with Taiwan's Kaihung Hu triumphing over the second-largest National Cup field in the tour's history, seeing off challenges from 1,680 entries (1,047 unique) to claim victory in the TWD 10,000 (~USD 315) Event #1: APT National Cup TWD 10,000,000 GTD.
Hu defeated Hong Kong's Yi Ching Wan heads-up to claim the TWD 2,519,920 (~USD 79,820) top prize – the second largest score of his professional career.
While Hu came into the heads-up confrontation with a 3-to-2 chip advantage, Wan put up a spirited defence and battled back to seize the lead.
However, Hu dug deep into the bag of tournament tricks that has seen him win over USD 220,000 in live tournament winnings to claim his maiden APT title and his sixth career live tournament title.
Still, Wan will not be disappointed with the TWD 1,409,000 (~USD 44,630) on offer for second place as it represents a career best score.
Chi Ho Yeung rounded out the last of the podium positions, with the Hong Kong native earning over 200 times more than his previous career best score of USD 140, banking a sizeable TWD 987,000 (~USD 31,265) for his bronze finish.
Fourth place finisher Jun Tsunezumi was another player to earn a career-best finish, banking TWD 717,000 (~USD 22,710) for his first-ever recorded tournament score.
APT NATIONAL CUP FINAL TABLE RESULTS
- Kaihung Hu (Taiwan) – TWD 2,519,920
- Yi Ching Wan (Hong Kong) – TWD 1,409,000
- Chi Ho Yeung (Hong Kong) – TWD 987,000
- Jun Tsunezumi (Japan) – TWD 717,000
- Mao-Lun Yu (Taiwan) – TWD 567,000
- Jia Xian Zhu (Taiwan) – TWD 449,000
- Ee How Ong (Malaysia) – TWD 343,000
- Yue Hin Lam (Macau) – TWD 243,000
- Colin Tsang (Hong Kong) – TWD 186,000
All 235 returning players were already guaranteed a TWD 16,000 (~USD 510) share of the TWD 14,353,920 (~USD 454,375) prize pool.
Other notables to cash including Hong Kong's Ka Ho Sun (19th for TWD 95,000), start-of-day chip leader Yu Cheng Lee (24th for TWD 66,000), Flight B chip leader Sheng Hung Lo (38th for TWD 49,000), Flight A frontrunner Brendan Mcmanus (39th for TWD 49,000), Natural8 India Ambassador Kunal Patni (51st for TWD 40,000), Portugal's Allen Chan (62nd for TWD 32,000), Taiwan's Carlos Chang (136th for TWD 20,000), former APT Main Event champion Shixiang Khoo (202nd for TWD 17,000), and the Netherlands Thijs Hilberts (233rd for TWD 16,000).
You can read how all the APT National Cup Final Day action played out via the APT Blog.
All tournament information can be found on the APT National Cup - Final Day tournament page.
Thailand’s Thanisorn Saelor Hunting Second Lion in APT Super High Roller
Thailand’s Thanisorn Saelor is looking to become the first player to win a second APT Lion Trophy
The first of the festival’s three signature tournaments, the TWD 300,000 APT Super High Roller TWD 11,000,000 GTD, got underway at 11:15am local time at the Chinese Mahjong League venue drawing a star-studded field of 81 entries (57 unique) and generating a juicy TWD 22,392,450 (~USD 709,295) prize pool.
The top 11 places will make the money, with a min-cash good for TWD 560,000 (~USD 17,740) and 18 players left in contention for the TWD 6,156,450 (~USD 195,010) top prize.
After the sixteen 40-minute levels played out, it was former APT Incheon, South Korea 2023 APT High Roller champion Thanisorn Saelor sitting atop the chip counts, with the Thai player looking to become the first player in APT history to win two separate award-winning APT Lion Trophies.
Despite hitting the rail early in the proceeding, Saeler's second bullet proved to be a decisive one, and he concluded the action at the pinnacle with a stack of 2,325,000, narrowly pipping Ethan "Rampage" Yau for the overall lead.
Yau also enjoyed a great day at the felt, riveting a full house with pocket tens against compatriot Michael Wang's ace queen to bag the second largest stack of 2,290,000.
Other notables to bag big included Natural8 Ambassador and former APT Taipei 2023 Main Event champion Punnat Punsri (1,465,000), Sweden's Mikael Anderson (1,410,000), Taiwan's Chih Wei Fan (1,300,000), two-time Main Event champion Lester Edoc (1,280,000), and Australia's Joshua McCully (1,055,000).
APT SUPER HIGH ROLLER TOP TEN STACKS
- Thanisom Saelor - (Thailand) – 2,325,000
- Ethan Yau (USA) – 2,290,000
- Charles Waymel (France) – 1,650,000
- Kyosuke Nagami (Japan) – 1,605,000
- Punnat Punsri (Thailand) – 1,465,000
- Vincent Rubianes (Taiwan) – 1,445,000
- Mikael Anderson (Sweden) – 1,410,000
- Chih Wei Fan (Taiwan) – 1,300,000
- Lester Edoc (Philippines) – 1,280,000
- Joshua McCully (Australia) – 1,055,000
Other notables still in the running include Thailand's Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (1,045,000), the USA's Joseph Cheong (430,000), and Australia's Dylan Foster (310,000).
The Final Day's action will get underway at 11:15am at the Asia Poker Arena and will be live streamed via the APT's official YouTube channel.
For APT Super High Roller Day 1 Player List please CLICK HERE
For APT Super High Roller Day 1 Survivors please CLICK HERE
All tournament information can be found on the Event #12: APT Super High Roller Day 1 tournament page.
Taiwan's Carlos Chang Looking to Solve Mystery Bounty's Top Prize TWD 6.1M (~USD 195K) Riddle
Taiwan’s Carlos Chang will be bringing in the chip lead for the Final Day of the Mystery Bounty – Sponsored by Natural8
Playing out concurrently with the Final Day of the APT National Cup and the APT Super High Roller, although the latter took place at the CML venue, the TWD 15,000 Mystery Bounty Hunter - Sponsored by Natural8 - TWD 10,000,000 GTD proved to be the biggest draw of the day.
The two starting flights drew a total of 1,328 combined entries (850 unique), generating a TWD 10,570,880 (~USD 334,840) prize pool, with a further TWD 664,0000 (~USD 210,325) in the bounty pool.
A total of 185 players – the top 14 percent of each flight – successfully fought their way through to the Final Day, with Flight A frontrunner Carlos Chang of Taiwan bagging the biggest stack of 703,000 after a stellar day at the tables.
It was Flight A providing the first clue as to the size of the overall field, with a total of 717 entries (576 unique) anteing up and fighting it out at the felt with the action playing out over nineteen 30-minute levels.
Japan's Tetsuya Tsujisaka (654,000), and Thailand's Kajornnut Prirungrueng (608,000) rounded out the top three Flight A stacks, with other notables to make it through including the USA's Frankie Cucchiara (333,000), the UK's Jun Li (306,000), and the USA's Peter Kiem (42,500), with 100 players making it through from Flight A.
Hong Kong's Wan Hung topped Flight B
Flight B saw a further 611 entries (509 unique) in action, with Hong Kong's Wan Hung topping the counts with a stack of 676,000. Australia's John "Bert" Perry (626,000), and Taiwan's Pi-Ying Hsu (502,000) rounded out the top three Flight B stacks.
The Final Day gets underway at 11:15am local time, and with a top bounty of TWD 1,500,000 (~USD 47,510) up for grabs, in addition to a TWD 1,872,100 (~USD 35,520) top prize, there is all to play for.
For Mystery Bounty Hunter Prize Pool & Payouts please CLICK HERE
For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight A Player List please CLICK HERE
For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight B Player List please CLICK HERE
For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight A Survivors please CLICK HERE
For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight B Survivors please CLICK HERE
All tournament information can be found on the Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight A & Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight B tournament pages.
The 185 combined survivors from the two opening flights will return for the Final Day at 11:15am with APT Blog coverage available. This is where the Mystery Bounties kick in and the tournament will play down to a champion.