The record-breaking WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 Championship Event festivities at CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei, is down to its final day, where thirteen players remain in contention for the TWD 8,065,000 (~USD 250,530) top prize. Singapore’s Jereld Sam stands in the lead to start the closing rounds having bagged the largest across Day 2, with New Zealand’s Paul Hong right on his tail.
Running alongside the Championship games is the final WPT Prime Taiwan High Roller highlight on schedule, with registration open through the first level of play. Day 1 saw Taiwan’s Chun Lung Chen top the ranks, bringing a 510,000 stack to Day 2, five times the starting chip count.
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Jereld Sam leads WPT Prime Taiwan Championship Event Final Day
Day 2 of the thrilling WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 Championship Event ushered 206 players back on the felt, each guaranteed a share of the TWD 51,054,436 (~USD 1,611,293) prize pool. Elimination after elimination was seen across the Championship floor with only 70 players remaining on the run by the fourth hour.
Following eleven levels of play, the day closed with Singapore’s Jereld Sam stacking high, just shy of the nine million mark. Sam zoomed to the lead by the last hour, with a crucial battle against Masato Hattori shipping him a 5.2 million pot. Crippled down to three big blinds following the bluff, Hattori missed to make the Final Day with Sam finishing him off minutes later to exit in 16th place.
Only thirteen players out of the record-breaking WPT Prime 1,666 entry field remain in the game with several foreign runners included in the mix, making it a truly international affair. All Day 2 survivors are now guaranteed a minimum payout of TWD 513,000 (~USD 15,935), and a fighting chance to claim the esteemed WPT Prime Taiwan Championship Event title. The eventual winner is also deemed to receive a WPT World Championship entry, valued at USD 10,400 on top of the TWD 8,065,000 (~USD 250,530) first place prize money.
Read back on the concluded WPT Prime Taiwan Championship Event Day 2 action via WPT’s official Live Updates.
Dates: August 15-19, 2024
Buy in: TWD 35,000 (~USD 1,080)
Guarantee: TWD 32,276,500 (~USD 1,000,000)
Prize pool: TWD 51,054,436 (~USD 1,611,293)
Entries: 1,666
ITM: 208 places
Day 1A: 421 entries / 53 qualified
Day 1B: 535 entries / 67 qualified
Day 1C: 710 entries / 88 qualified
Day 2: 206 players / 13 qualified
Day 3/ Final Day: Monday, August 19
WPT Prime Taiwan Championship Event Final Day Chip Counts
| Pos. | Player | Flag | Chip Count | Big Blinds | Seat Draw |
| 1 | SAM JERELD | SINGAPORE | 8,900,000 | 59 | 2-6 |
| 2 | PAUL HONG | NEW ZEALAND | 8,450,000 | 56 | 3-4 |
| 3 | ARITO YUYA | JAPAN | 7,750,000 | 52 | 3-8 |
| 4 | WEI CHUN CHENG | TAIWAN | 7,525,000 | 50 | 3-3 |
| 5 | TUNG JUNG WU | TAIWAN | 7,450,000 | 50 | 3-6 |
| 6 | KUN HAN LEE | TAIWAN | 7,275,000 | 49 | 2-2 |
| 7 | KOSEI OGURI | TAIWAN | 3,750,000 | 25 | 2-3 |
| 8 | JUN LEE | U.K | 3,750,000 | 25 | 3-7 |
| 9 | TSANG KA SHUN | HONGKONG | 3,725,000 | 25 | 3-5 |
| 10 | POCHING LEE | TAIWAN | 2,225,000 | 15 | 2-1 |
| 11 | YOSHIMIYA TOMOYUKI | JAPAN | 2,175,000 | 15 | 2-4 |
| 12 | JUNYA YAMAGUCHI | JAPAN | 2,050,000 | 14 | 2-7 |
| 13 | LEE DONG JAE | SOUTH KOREA | 1,550,000 | 10 | 2-5 |
Average stack: 5,126,153
Total chips in play: 66,640,000
Remaining Payouts
| Rank | Prize (TWD) |
| 1st | 8,065,000 |
| 2nd | 5,390,000 |
| 3rd | 3,995,000 |
| 4th | 2,990,000 |
| 5th | 2,260,000 |
| 6th | 1,720,000 |
| 7th | 1,325,000 |
| 8th | 1,029,500 |
| 9th – 10th | 810,000 |
| 11th – 12th | 641,000 |
| 13th | 513,000 |
Chun Lung Chen bags the largest across WPT Prime Taiwan High Roller Day 1
The first eleven levels of the final WPT Prime Taiwan High Roller highlight ran on the felt this Sunday, August 18th, with 56 players out of the 96 entry field advancing through. Taiwan’s Chun Lung Chen closed the day’s games with the lead, stacking 510,000 over the pack, followed closely by Hao Shen with 481,000. Positioned third across the order is Hong Kong’s Park Yu ‘Sparrow’ Cheung, who currently stands atop the Player of the Festival race, and remains on the hunt for a third High Roller title across this season’s games.
Also surviving the Day 1 rounds are Asian notables Hon Cheong Lee (213,500), Carlos Chang (208,000), Chia Yun Wu (158,000), David Erquiaga (113,000), and Dicky Tsang (100,500). Seasoned contenders Chi Jen ‘Justin’ Chu, Seungmook Jung, and Bien Mai, on the other hand missed the mark, and are expected to be back on the felt, with Day 2 registration remaining open through Level 13 @ 12:20 local time.
Current prize pool stands at TWD 10,560,000 (~USD 328,030), more than double in value over the listed TWD 5 Million (~USD 155,320) guarantee.
Dates: August 18-19, 2024
Buy in: TWD 120,000 (~USD 3,720)
Guarantee: TWD 5,000,000 (~USD 155,320)
Day 1: 96 entries / 56 qualified
Day 2 / Final Day: Monday, August 19
Backtrack on the concluded action via SMP Live Updates.
WPT Prime Taiwan High Roller End of Day 1 Chip Counts
| Pos. | Player | Flag | Chip Count | Seat Draw |
| 1 | CHUN LUNG CHEN | TAIWAN | 510,000 | 8-3 |
| 2 | HAO SHEN | TAIWAN | 481,000 | 13-2 |
| 3 | PARK YU CHEUNG | HONGKONG | 430,000 | 13-4 |
| 4 | TOM HENRICUS VERBRUGGEN | NETHERLANDS | 335,500 | 18-8 |
| 5 | YOUHYUN KIM | SOUTH KOREA | 325,500 | 24-8 |
| 6 | WING FAI KWAN | HONGKONG | 305,000 | 9-3 |
| 7 | PING LIU | USA | 285,500 | 13-5 |
| 8 | KA CHUN TSUI | HONGKONG | 269,000 | 27-1 |
| 9 | TZE RUEI TSAI | TAIWAN | 268,500 | 8-5 |
| 10 | XSIEN LEE QU | TAIWAN | 268,500 | 18-5 |
| 11 | JAEGEOL CHO | SOUTH KOREA | 264,000 | 8-7 |
| 12 | JUNGSU IN JUNG SU | SOUTH KOREA | 252,500 | 19-8 |
| 13 | KUO CHEN HUNG | TAIWAN | 247,000 | 9-1 |
| 14 | EMMANUEL SEGISMUNDO | PHILIPPINES | 246,000 | 13-8 |
| 15 | KIM KIYOUNG | SOUTH KOREA | 237,500 | 17-2 |
| 16 | TUNG WING WONG | HONGKONG | 220,000 | 17-5 |
| 17 | HON CHEONG LEE | HONGKONG | 213,500 | 4-4 |
| 18 | CARLOS CHANG | TAIWAN | 208,000 | 9-8 |
| 19 | DAEWOONG SONG | SOUTH KOREA | 202,500 | 8-4 |
| 20 | JINHOON LEE | SOUTH KOREA | 202,000 | 18-2 |
| 21 | CHENHAO CHEN | TAIWAN | 198,000 | 9-5 |
| 22 | QIAO DU | HONGKONG | 196,500 | 13-1 |
| 23 | KIM SOOBUM | SOUTH KOREA | 183,000 | 9-7 |
| 24 | RYO SAKAGUCHI | JAPAN | 173,000 | 18-3 |
| 25 | SEUNG HUN KO | SOUTH KOREA | 169,000 | 27-5 |
| 26 | CHIA YUN WU | TAIWAN | 158,000 | 18-6 |
| 27 | MIKAEL ANDERSSON | SWEDEN | 154,000 | 19-7 |
| 28 | KAZUO YAMAMOTO | JAPAN | 153,000 | 13-6 |
| 29 | YU YONG LIN | TAIWAN | 145,000 | 17-3 |
| 30 | YOSKORN KULMA | THAILAND | 137,000 | 4-3 |
| 31 | CHAK PAN HO | HONGKONG | 130,000 | 27-3 |
| 32 | FUNG SAM | US | 125,000 | 19-4 |
| 33 | DAVID ERQUIAGA | PHILIPPINES | 113,000 | 4-2 |
| 34 | SUNG JOO HYUN | SOUTH KOREA | 109,500 | 9-4 |
| 35 | DANIEL YANG | TAIWAN | 104,500 | 24-1 |
| 36 | DICKY SIU HANG TSANG | HONGKONG | 100,500 | 24-3 |
| 37 | LEO PANG | HONGKONG | 95,000 | 4-8 |
| 38 | KING CHUN HORACE LEUNG | HONGKONG | 93,000 | 24-2 |
| 39 | WILLIAM LAU | HONGKONG | 91,500 | 19-6 |
| 40 | RUIKO MAMIYA | JAPAN | 90,000 | 24-5 |
| 41 | CHAU HAU TSAI | TAIWAN | 90,000 | 18-7 |
| 42 | BYUNGKWAN MUN | SOUTH KOREA | 87,500 | 17-6 |
| 43 | WOOJIN KANG | SOUTH KOREA | 85,500 | 17-7 |
| 44 | YAO WEN TSAI | TAIWAN | 81,500 | 27-6 |
| 45 | SOO JO KIM | SOUTH KOREA | 77,500 | 27-8 |
| 46 | JUNG JINWOO | SOUTH KOREA | 75,000 | 8-6 |
| 47 | YOHWAN LIM | SOUTH KOREA | 75,000 | 24-7 |
| 48 | CHUN KIT LEUNG | HONGKONG | 74,000 | 4-6 |
| 49 | POSEIDON HO | TAIWAN | 69,000 | 27-2 |
| 50 | IM HEESOO | SOUTH KOREA | 65,000 | 18-1 |
| 51 | VINCENT RUBIANES | USA | 58,500 | 19-1 |
| 52 | CHAO TING CHENG | TAIWAN | 53,000 | 19-3 |
| 53 | KIM KYONGHUN | SOUTH KOREA | 52,000 | 24-4 |
| 54 | HARUHIKO SHINOHARA | JAPAN | 50,000 | 4-7 |
| 55 | PINGHAN YU | TAIWAN | 48,000 | 8-2 |
| 56 | WINFRED YU | HONGKONG | 46,500 | 17-1 |
