WPT Prime Taiwan in full swing at the CTP Club Taipei; early winners, POF standings; Mini HR still open and Ladies Event tonight

 

With borders now loosened, players around the region have descended on the first ever World Poker Tour Prime series in Taiwan. The festival kicked off on November 11 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) and is scheduled to run through November 21. The first four days saw the floor pumping with action as players chased down early trophies. Five winners were crowned with 17 more titles up for grabs. Another hot item is the Player of the Festival title which awards a WPT Passport to any Season XXI Main tour worth $5,000. Current results and POF standings are at the bottom of the page. 

WPT Prime Taiwan – FULL RESULTS 

In May, the brand’s Prime series was first introduced in Ha Noi, Vietnam resulting in a record turnout at the Main Event. Two months later, the Cambodia stop reached even greater heights. The ongoing WPT Prime Taiwan aims to break records of its own with a menu of events that caters to all types of bankrolls. Buy ins go from NT$ 6,000 (~$195) to the Super High Roller of $ 200,000 (~$6,465). 

WPT Prime Taiwan – PLAYER GUIDE

Today’s games open with the Mini High Roller Day 2. Players can still jump in. It starts at 1pm. Registration closes at 1:45pm. Buy in is NT$ 66,000 (~$2,135). Additionally there are several new events in the lineup, one of them is on deck today, the Ladies Event at 7pm, buy in is NT$ 6,000 (~$195).

The centerpiece of the festival is the Main Event which boasts a NT$ 10,000,000 (~$323,325) guarantee. It is coming up in two days, from November 17 to 21. Buy in is NT$ 33,000,000 (~US$ 1,070). In addition to the cash prize, the eventual winner will be awarded a $10,400 entry to the WPT World Championships 2022 or 2023. The WPT value adds airfare and accommodations.

Early winners of WPT Prime Taiwan

Event 1: Superstack Opener – WEI TING CHEN – NT$ 277,500 (~$8,970)

The two-day Superstack Opener set the pace with 148 entries for a prize pool of NT$ 1,004,900 (~$32,490). Taiwan’s Wei Ting Chen shipped it for a career high NT$ 277,500 (~$8,970). 

Final table payouts

1st	Wei Ting Chen	Taiwan	$277,500
2nd	Qi Hao Wang	Taiwan	$175,900
3rd	Yoda Lin	Taiwan	$103,500
4th	Ting Yi Chen	Taiwan	$62,800
5th	Jonathan Hsiao	Taiwan	$48,700
6th	Kai Cheng Hsu	Taiwan	$40,200
7th	Fate Wang	Taiwan	$35,200
8th	Chih Feng Li	Taiwan	$31,400
9th	Salvador Villaluz	Canada	$27,700

Event 2: Mystery Bounty $5M GTD – CHIN YAO WANG – NT$ 712,700 (~$23,040)

The Mystery Bounty event was one smoking ticket with 344 entries pulled in over three starters. With buy in at NT$ 16,500 (~$535) each, it was the exact turnout to meet the NT$ 5 Million guarantee. The top 43 earned cuts with Chin Yao Wang shaving NT$ 712,700 for his victory. Also grabbing some time under the spotlight was Belgium’s Kristof Segers who drew the biggest bounty of NT$ 400K and one of the second largest worth NT$ 200K making him the biggest bounty earner.

Dates: November 11 to 12
Buy in: NT$ 16,500 (~$535)
Guarantee: NT$ 5,000,000 (~$161,660)
Entries: 344
Prize pool: NT$ 3,336,800 (~$107,887)
Bounty pool: NT$ 1,668,400 (~$53,943)
ITM: 43 places

Final table payouts (bounties not included)

1st	Chin Yao Wang	Taiwan	$712,700
2nd	Lee Kun Han	Taiwan	$500,000
3rd	Yu Sheng Lin	Taiwan	$321,100
4th	Chung Yi Ho	Taiwan	$206,800
5th	Kristof Segers	Belgium	$159,500
6th	Yuan Hsu Lee	Taiwan	$131,400
7th	Chien Yun Wang	New Zealand	$110,800
8th	Francesco D Astici	Italy	$90,900
9th	Szu Wei Chiu	Taiwan	$71,300

Event 3: Deepstack NLH – CHUNG LIANG LIN – NT$306,500 (~$9,909)

First ever career victory for Chung Liang Lin at the Deepstack NLH as he bested the 119 entry field to lift his maiden trophy and the NT$ 306,500 (~$9,909) top prize.

Date: November 13
Buy in: NT$ 11,000 (~$355)
Entries: 119
Prize pool: NT$1,038,900 (~$33,590)
ITM: 15 places

Final table payouts

1st	Chung Liang Lin	Taiwan	$306,500
2nd	Tsung Ying Lee	Taiwan	$189,600
3rd	Ken Okada	Japan	$113,200
4th	Mingchang Xiao	Taiwan	$72,700
5th	Jr Han Zhang	Taiwan	$55,100
6th	Ray Chiu	Hong Kong	$45,700
7th	Hanlan Teng	Taiwan	$39,500
8th	Tzuyuan Fu	Taiwan	$34,800
9th	Yi Wei Peng	Taiwan	$30,600

Event 4: PLO – WU HUN HSIANG- NT$ 178,000 (~$5,755)

The first non-Hold’em event was tabled on November 13 to 14 with 54 taking interest in the Pot Limit Omaha on offer. Wu Hung Hsiang bested Hong Kong’s Sparrow Cheung for the title and the cool little WPT Prime trophy.

Dates: November 13 to 14
Buy in: NT$ 11,000 (~$355)
Entries: 54
Prize pool: NT$ 523,800 (~$16,950)
ITM: 7 places

Payouts

1st	Wu Hung Hsiang	Taiwan	178000
2nd	Sparrow Cheung	Hong Kong	118700
3rd	Cheng Chun Liu	Taiwan	79100
4th	Shih Kun Chou	Taiwan	54900
5th	Lin Wei Kai	Taiwan	39600
6th	Chun Han Lin	Taiwan	29900
7th	Chi Yu Chen	Taiwan	23600

Event 5: Megastack NLH – YI WEI PENG –  NT$ 271,800 (~$8,785)

After two prior cashes with a final table at the Deepstack NLH, Yi Wei Peng finally closed one out. He topped the 145 field of the Megastack NLH defeating high roller Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee for the win and the NT$ 271,800 top prize.

Date: November 14
Buy in: NT$ 11,000 (~$ 260)
Entries: 145
Prize pool: NT$ 984,500 (~$31,830)

Final table payouts

1st	Yi Wei Peng	Taiwan	$271,800
2nd	Hon Cheong Lee	Hong Kong	$172,300
3rd	Tzuyuan Fu	Taiwan	$101,400
4th	Hsing Hsiung Tai	Taiwan	$61,600
5th	Sungwei Pai	Taiwan	$47,800
6th	Alexander	United States	$39,400
7th	Chen Kun Lin	Taiwan	$34,400
8th	Chi Wang	Taiwan	$30,800
9th	Teng Chang	Taiwan	$27200

PLAYER OF THE FESTIVAL – standings at the end of 5 events

TOP 10	POINTS	PLACE
CHIN YAO WANG	500	1st
LEE KUN HAN	375	2nd
YI WEI PENG	350	3rd
WEI TING CHEN	300	4th
YU SHENG LIN	300	5th
CHUNG LIANG LIN	300	6th
WU HUNG HSIANG	300	7th
CHUNG YI HO	250	8th
TZU YUAN FU	235	9th
QI HAO WANG	225	10th

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