Here are the results of the Asia Championship of Poker Platinum Series 18 which took place from April 28 – May 7, 2017 at the City of Dreams PokerStars Live Macau.
Event 10: Main Event ($500,000 Guarantee)
Date: May 5-6, 2017
Buyin: $5,500 (5,000+500)
Players: 282
Prize Pool: $1,271,961
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Sam Pak Shing | Wu | $208,261 |
| 2 | Xiao Jun | Yu | $170,000 |
| 3 | Hiroshi | Matsumoto | $170,000 |
| 4 | Masafumi | Saito | $100,100 |
| 5 | Fumihito | Uenishi | $78,500 |
| 6 | Urban De Vilela Silva | Rodrigo | $59,400 |
| 7 | Yuk Lun | Wong | $43,600 |
| 8 | Wei Hsun | Chen | $32,100 |
| 9 | Anson Gong Wah | Wong | $26,600 |
| 10 | Chia Hui | Huang | $22,300 |
| 11 | Tu | Lan | $22,300 |
| 12 | Yixin | Wu | $19,500 |
| 13 | Luen Hei | Kwok | $19,500 |
| 14 | Zheren | Chen | $17,600 |
| 15 | Eugene Yujian | Zhou | $17,600 |
| 16 | Manik | Lather | $15,600 |
| 17 | Felix Michel | Weis | $15,600 |
| 18 | Philip Jr Gin Shun | Wang | $13,700 |
| 19 | Atsushi | Kobayashi | $13,700 |
| 20 | Yew | Kan | $13,700 |
| 21 | Panagiotis | Dandolas | $12,500 |
| 22 | Wing Fai | Kwan | $12,500 |
| 23 | Chi Fung | Mok | $12,500 |
| 24 | Cheuk Nam | Lam | $11,200 |
| 25 | Ji | Liu | $11,200 |
| 26 | Man Wang | Tsoi | $11,200 |
| 27 | Yuen Shan | Chui | $11,200 |
| 28 | Hoi Wai | Tam | $9,900 |
| 29 | Takeo | Kiuchi | $9,900 |
| 30 | Kuo Sheng | Lin | $9,900 |
| 31 | Man Hin | Siu | $9,900 |
| 32 | Yasuki | Takahashi | $8,800 |
| 33 | Tung Lin | Tsai | $8,800 |
| 34 | Jiacheng | Ye | $8,800 |
| 35 | Derx Kwok Chun | Lai | $8,800 |
| 36 | Ji Rong | Yang | $8,800 |
| 37 | Siyuan | Wang | $8,800 |
| 38 | Jinyuan | Fang | $8,800 |
| 39 | Jian | Zeng | $8,800 |
Event 15: Superstack ($200,000 Guarantee, 1 re-entry)
Date: May 7, 2017
Buyin: $3,000 (2,700+300)
Players: 140
Prize Pool: $366,660
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Lante | Zhang | $88,000 |
| 2 | Yang | Zhang | $59,960 |
| 3 | Sparrow Park Yu | Cheung | $39,600 |
| 4 | Siu Chit | Yeung | $32,600 |
| 5 | Keon Yong | Ma | $26,200 |
| 6 | Luen Hei | Kwok | $20,500 |
| 7 | Stephen Sheng Chi | Lai | $15,400 |
| 8 | Takahiro | Nakai | $11,400 |
| 9 | Chun Man | Kan | $8,800 |
| 10 | Alex Xiang Wei | Lee | $7,300 |
| 11 | Siarhei | Chudapal | $7,300 |
| 12 | Dong Woo | Lee | $6,400 |
| 13 | Derx Kwok Chun | Lai | $6,400 |
| 14 | Xuechao | Qin | $5,900 |
| 15 | Paul Andrew | Cottam | $5,900 |
| 16 | Hirotaka | Kondo | $5,300 |
| 17 | Satoshi | Okuda | $5,300 |
| 18 | Wei | Gao | $4,800 |
| 19 | Yi | Huang | $4,800 |
| 20 | Wai Chung | Lam | $4,800 |
Event 14: $2,000 Turbo
Date: May 6, 2017
Buyin: $2,000 (1,800+200)
Players: 83
Prize Pool: $144,918
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Daniel | Benor | $39,918 |
| 2 | Satoshi | Okuda | $28,400 |
| 3 | Eunjun | Jung | $18,500 |
| 4 | Siu Fai | Chan | $14,300 |
| 5 | Takeshi | Sasaki | $11,300 |
| 6 | Tetsuya | Enoki | $8,800 |
| 7 | Chi Chung | Ho | $7,000 |
| 8 | Tai Loi | Yuen | $5,400 |
| 9 | Siarhei | Chudapal | $4,100 |
| 10 | Masaki | Hirayama | $3,600 |
| 11 | Siyuan | Wang | $3,600 |
Event 13: $10,000 NLH
Date: May 6-7, 2017
Buyin: $10,000 (9,000+1,000)
Players: 69
Prize Pool: $602,370
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Chen | Qin | $176,270 |
| 2 | Timothy Tin Yan | Yim | $126,500 |
| 3 | Alexandre Rongsheng | Chieng | $82,200 |
| 4 | Lance Richard | Yuen Lee | $62,000 |
| 5 | Tsz Chung | Yip | $48,200 |
| 6 | Sparrow Park Yu | Cheung | $37,300 |
| 7 | Lei | Zhang | $29,500 |
| 8 | Andy | Asihwardji | $22,900 |
| 9 | Xiaobo | Zhou | $17,500 |
Event 12: Midnight Turbo
Date: May 5, 2017
Buyin: $2,000 (1,800+200)
Players: 80
Prize Pool: $139,680
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Chi Hsiang | Lee | $38,380 |
| 2 | Jin | Li | $27,300 |
| 3 | Yu Chung | Chang | $17,900 |
| 4 | Ming | Huang | $13,800 |
| 5 | Weiyi | Zhang | $10,900 |
| 6 | Urban De Vilela Silva | Rodrigo | $8,500 |
| 7 | Kohei | Wada | $6,700 |
| 8 | Tsai Feng | Liu | $5,200 |
| 9 | Hong | Wang | $4,000 |
| 10 | Ching Man | Lau | $3,500 |
| 11 | Takeshi | Sasaki | $3,500 |
Event 11: Flipout
Date: May 5, 2017
Buyin: $500 (440+60)
Players: 120
Prize Pool: $51,216
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Gouki Wai Ho | Yeung | $13,716 |
| 2 | Qing | Guo | $9,200 |
| 3 | Pete Yen Han | Chen | $6,100 |
| 4 | Bao | Ye | $4,900 |
| 5 | Masaki | Hirayama | $3,800 |
| 6 | Zhang | Lante | $3,300 |
| 7 | Alan King Lun | Lau | $2,800 |
| 8 | Xiang | Li | $2,300 |
| 9 | Fan | Yang | $1,800 |
| 10 | Wing Kei | Chan | $1,300 |
| 11 | Justin Pak Kwan | Chan | $1,000 |
| 12 | Hao | Chen | $1,000 |
Event 9: $3,000 NLH
Date: May 4-5, 2017
Buyin: $3,000 (2,700+300)
Players: 90
Prize Pool: $235,710
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Jinyuan | Fang | $43,500 |
| 2 | Geoffrey | Mcneely | $62,610 |
| 3 | Edward Chun Ho | Yam | $28,800 |
| 4 | Weiyi | Zhang | $22,500 |
| 5 | Yusuke | Tatsuno | $18,100 |
| 6 | Siyuan | Wang | $14,100 |
| 7 | Ming Ken | Thoo | $11,200 |
| 8 | Chengbei | Li | $8,700 |
| 9 | Wenxiang | Chen | $6,600 |
| 10 | Jinkun | Li | $5,100 |
| 11 | Tsuyoshi | Ishibashi | $5,100 |
| 12 | Yoshiya | Agata | $4,700 |
| 13 | Tung Lin | Tsai | $4,700 |
Event 8: Knockout PLO (1 re-entry)
Date: May 4, 2017
Buyin: $1,500 (1,350+150)
Players: 56
Prize Pool: $56,532
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Jun | Zhou | $16,932 |
| 2 | Siyuan | Wang | $12,300 |
| 3 | Naoki | Morita | $7,900 |
| 4 | Xin | Liu | $6,000 |
| 5 | Dmitrii | Anchikov | $4,600 |
| 6 | Wu | Zhou | $3,600 |
| 7 | Michael Phillip | Poirier | $2,900 |
| 8 | Sparrow Park Yu | Cheung | $2,300 |
Event 7: 6-max
Date: May 3, 2017
Buyin: $2,000 (1,800+200)
Players: 79
Prize Pool: $137,934
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Shinji | Kashii | $33,300 |
| 2 | Ying Wah | Pang | $33,300 |
| 3 | Wing Cheong | Chong | $17,334 |
| 4 | Michitoshi | Okuno | $13,100 |
| 5 | Keng Lon | Cheong | $9,300 |
| 6 | Manabu | Takagi | $7,600 |
| 7 | Pete Yen Han | Chen | $6,200 |
| 8 | Bin | Zhang | $4,800 |
| 9 | Jadeson Ging Bunn | Ho | $4,800 |
| 10 | Luen Kwan | Kowk | $4,100 |
| 11 | Rina | Kuroiwa | $4,100 |
Event 6: $2,000 Deepstack
Date: May 2, 2017
Buyin: $2,000 (1,800+200)
Players: 101
Prize Pool: $176,346
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Daisuke | Kasahara | $48,500 |
| 2 | Wai Man | Chan | $34,446 |
| 3 | Keon Yong | Ma | $22,600 |
| 4 | Sparrow Park Yu | Cheung | $17,400 |
| 5 | Pengyu | Lin | $13,700 |
| 6 | Sheng Hong | Yu | $10,800 |
| 7 | Yuta | Saito | $8,500 |
| 8 | Michael | Brunner | $6,600 |
| 9 | Kai | Shuto | $5,000 |
| 10 | Darren Yee Joon | Wee | $4,400 |
| 11 | Chunbin | Gu | $4,400 |
Event 5: Win the Button
Date: May 1, 2017
Buyin: $2,000 (1,800+200)
Players: 41
Prize Pool: $71,586
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Xingbiao | Zhu | $24,400 |
| 2 | Ion Sang | Song | $16,886 |
| 3 | Sinwoo | Kim | $10,700 |
| 4 | Yusuke | Tatsuno | $8,200 |
| 5 | Yasuyuki | Matsumoto | $6,400 |
| 6 | Felix Michel | Weis | $5,000 |
Event 4: $3,000 NLH
Date: April 30, 2017
Buyin: $3,000 (2,700+300)
Players: 75
Prize Pool: $196,425
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Lunjie | Xu | $46,500 |
| 2 | Derx Kwok Chun | Lai | $45,925 |
| 3 | Yingpeng | Jiang | $25,200 |
| 4 | Yushen | Wang | $19,300 |
| 5 | Ion Sang | Song | $15,300 |
| 6 | Chi Fuk | Lee | $12,000 |
| 7 | Daisuke | Kasahara | $9,400 |
| 8 | Luen Hei | Kwok | $7,400 |
| 9 | Shunsuke | Anse | $5,600 |
| 10 | Sparrow Park Yu | Cheung | $4,900 |
| 11 | Jia | Tang | $4,900 |
Event 3: Bubble Rush
Date: April 29, 2017
Buyin: $2,000 (1,800+200)
Players: 53
Prize Pool: $92,538
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Daniel Stanley | Ropski | $26,138 |
| 2 | Timothy Tin Yan | Yim | $24,000 |
| 3 | Luen Hei | Kwok | $13,400 |
| 4 | Hee Sung | Park | $10,200 |
| 5 | Wai Lun | Wong | $7,900 |
| 6 | Alexander | Ryskin | $6,000 |
| 7 | Yen Han | Chen | $4,900 |
Event 2: Megastack
Date: April 29-30, 2016
Buyin: $4,000 (3,600+400)
Players: 122
Prize Pool: $426,024
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Edward Chun Ho | Yam | $107,124 |
| 2 | Zongzheng | Cen | $72,400 |
| 3 | Naoki | Morita | $47,100 |
| 4 | Jimmy Kwok Chun | Yip | $39,000 |
| 5 | San Hon | Pang | $31,400 |
| 6 | Yue Tin | Wong | $24,800 |
| 7 | Wing Kei | Chan | $19,000 |
| 8 | Siu Fai | Chan | $14,300 |
| 9 | Idan | Tayeb | $10,700 |
| 10 | Bo | Ouyang | $8,700 |
| 11 | Kai Yuen | Fung | $8,700 |
| 12 | Felix Michel | Weis | $7,700 |
| 13 | Sparrow Park Yu | Cheung | $7,700 |
| 14 | Yakai | Li | $7,000 |
| 15 | Xiang | Li | $7,000 |
| 16 | Justin Pak Kwan | Chan | $6,700 |
| 17 | Ben Michael | Wilson | $6,700 |
Event 1: $2,500 Knockout
Date: April 28, 2017
Buyin: $2,500 (2,250+250)
Players: 60
Prize Pool: $100,950
| Place | First Name | Last Name | Prize (HKD) |
| 1 | Felix Michel | Weis | $30,300 |
| 2 | Alexander | Ryskin | $22,000 |
| 3 | Boon Kean | Chan | $14,100 |
| 4 | Jui Ting | Chen | $10,700 |
| 5 | Wang Sum | Li | $8,300 |
| 6 | Jack En-Ching | Wu | $6,450 |
| 7 | Benny | But | $5,100 |
| 8 | Ching Man | Lau | $4,000 |
Louis Hartwell
Graduated in Media Communication at the University of Lausanne, Louis Hartman is a co-founder of somuchpoker.com. He began his career in Cambodia as freelance journalist. In same time he was making his living by playing poker every night at that time. Intense learner, he read dozens of poker strategy books to improve his skills during many years. With a strong interest about poker "behind the scene" in Asia and his communication skills, Louis launched Somuchpoker in 2014.
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