Final Day
ICM Deal Discussed And Reached
The final three quickly struck an ICM deal and decided to play a one hand flip for the trophy and WPT Prime Championship ticket worth $1,100,
Payout ICM deal:
Jinlong Hu - $32,467
Xiasheng Zheng - $27,660
Cliton Taliwanth - $24,464
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JH Jinlong Hu | 8,610,000(69 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 4,455,000(36 BB) |
CT Cliton Taliwanth | 2,850,000(23 BB) |
Cliton Taliwanth Punches Back

Utg player Cliton Taliwanth opens 250,000, cutoff Jinlong Hu three-bets 550,000, Taliwanth answers with a 2,000,000 four-bet, Hu snap-folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JH Jinlong Hu | 5,080,000(41 BB) |
CT Cliton Taliwanth | 3,500,000(28 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
---|---|
JH Jinlong Hu | 5,275,000(53 BB) |
CT Cliton Taliwanth | 3,050,000(31 BB) |
YH Young Hun Kim | 2,850,000(29 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 2,500,000(25 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 2,315,000(23 BB) |
Cliton Taliwanth On The Rise
On a board that completed A♣ A♥ 7♦ Q♣ 8♠ with 580,000 in the pot, Ki Bum Park bets 350,000, Cliton Taliwanth answers with 1,000,000, Park folds.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
CT Cliton Taliwanth | 2,000,000(33 BB) |
KB Ki Bum Park | 700,000(12 BB) |
Cliton Taliwanth Doubles Up

Mingcheng Zhang opens, James Brooks three-bets all in, Cliton Taliwanth with joins Brooks, everyone else folds.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CT Cliton Taliwanth | Q♦Q♥ | 1,100,000(18 BB) |
JB James Brooks | A♦J♦ | 870,000(15 BB) |
ZM Zhang Mingcheng | busted |
Final Table

Player | Chips |
---|---|
ZM Zhang Mingcheng | 2,560,000(51 BB) |
KB Ki Bum Park | 2,500,000(50 BB) |
QH Quang Huy Nguyen | 2,400,000(48 BB) |
YH Young Hun Kim | 2,250,000(45 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | 1,560,000(31 BB) |
JB James Brooks | 1,350,000(27 BB) |
JH Jinlong Hu | 1,300,000(26 BB) |
TX Thi Xuan Ha Tran | 580,000(12 BB) |
CT Cliton Taliwanth | 505,000(10 BB) |
Cliton Taliwanth Doubles Up

Short stacked Cliton Taliwanth is hanging in there with yet another double up.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CT Cliton Taliwanth | K♠J♠ | 685,000(14 BB) |
XZ Xiaosheng Zheng | Q♣8♣ | 1,000,000(20 BB) |
Cliton Taliwanth Gets Lucky
All in preflop with Cliton Taliwanth at risk.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CT Cliton Taliwanth | T♣T♠ | 900,000(23 BB) |
DL Dmytro Lytvynov | A♣A♦ | 500,000(13 BB) |
Short Stacked Cliton Taliwanth doubles Up

Short stacked Cliton Taliwanth shoves 115,000 and big blind Zheko Dinev gives him a sweat.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
CT Cliton Taliwanth | A♥4♥ | 254,000(16 BB) |
ZV Zheko Valentino Dinev | 2♠2♥ | 700,000(44 BB) |