WPT Prime Taiwan – Day 4 highlights: Yan Chen Jiang, Wei Tsung Chen, Chien Hsiang Hung claim trophies; ME Warm Up down to Final 9; Eli Chang leads HR Warm Up
Day 4 at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Taiwan was roaring with six events lighting up host venue Asia Poker ArenainTaipei City. At the close, three events bagged up and three players captured their career first WPT win. We’ve got all those results down below.
WPT Prime Taiwan – Festival Results
WPT Prime Taiwan – Player Guide
Event 1: Man Event Warm Up – Day 2 results
Day 2 of the Main Event Warm Up saw 81 players return to action and after ten hours of play, the final 9 players emerged led by Yun Yang Hsiao (pictured above seated in white). Yun is on course for his first live title but he will have to overcome stiff competition with Jing Jie Chen and multi-decorated Alan Pham hot on his heels. Also in the lineup were Chia Yun Wu who recently championed the record breaking Taiwan Millions Tournament 14 Main Event and Kuang Hung Lee who entered Day 2 ranked fourth.
Main Event Warm Up Day 2 – Chip Counts
The Main Event Warm Up drew an impressive field of 635 entries for a prize pool of TWD 5,389,600 ~(USD 169,400). The money flowed on Day 2 with the largest cuts yet to be claimed. The final 9 players are guaranteed TWD 97,000 (~USD 3,050) while the champion is slated to earn a substantial TWD 984,600 (~USD 30,950).
Watch the final 9 race to victory via the Main Event Warm Up – Final 9 – Livestream
Date: August 8 to 12, 2023
Buy in: TWD 10,000 (~USD 315)
Guarantee: TWD 3,000,000 (~USD 94,300)
Total entries: 635
Prize pool: TWD 5,389,600 ~(USD 169,400)
ITM: 81 places
Chips in play: 19,050,000
Average stack: 2,116,667
Final 9 players
Player | Flag | Stack |
|---|---|---|
Yun Yang Hsiao | Taiwan | 4,440,000 |
Jing Jie Chen | Taiwan | 4,180,000 |
Alan Pham | Australia | 3,723,000 |
Chia Yu Shr | Taiwan | 2,535,000 |
Yu Xuan Pan | Taiwan | 1,625,000 |
Jackie Wu | Taiwan | 850,000 |
Jack Wei | Taiwan | 810,000 |
Chia Yun Wu | Taiwan | 600,000 |
Kuang Hun Lee | Taiwan | 225,000 |
*Day 2 payouts to be posted
Remaining payouts
Place | Payout in TWD |
|---|---|
1 | 984,600 |
2 | 656,000 |
3 | 483,000 |
4 | 359,500 |
5 | 270,500 |
6 | 206,000 |
7 | 158,500 |
8 | 123,000 |
9 | 97,000 |
Event 8: Mystery Bounty – Day 1A results
Day 1A of the Mystery Bounty 5M guaranteed was the hottest item on the menu with 195 runners signing up. The heat played down to ITM of 25 players. Notable players Yu Chung Chang, JIa Chi Lee, Kyle Bao Diep, Kar Wee Chee bagged up hefty stacks, and sitting high up top was Ker Paw Lin who dwarfed the competition with a massive 1,245,000.
The survivors have a day break while they await the results of Day 1B and Day 1C, both heats taking place on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 11:30am and 4pm.
Date: August 11 to 13, 2023
Buy in: TWD 16,500 (~USD 520)
Guarantee: TWD 5,000,000 (~USD 157,160)
Day 1A: 195 entries / 25 ITM
Day 1B: Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 11:30am (blinds increase every 30 minutes)
Day 1C: Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 4pm (blinds increase every 25 minutes)
End of Day 1A survivors
Player | Flag | Stack |
|---|---|---|
Ker Paw Lin | Taiwan | 1,245,000 |
Yu Chung Chang | Taiwan | 676,000 |
Jia Chi Lee | Taiwan | 594,000 |
Kyle Bao Diep | Vietnam | 553,000 |
Kar Wee Chee | Malaysia | 509,000 |
Hao Kai Wu | Taiwan | 406,000 |
Chang Le Lin | Taiwan | 397,000 |
Hsiao Wei Wu | Taiwan | 388,000 |
Yu Chi Liu | Taiwan | 388,000 |
Fung Kong | Hong Kong | 332,000 |
Philemon Ip | Hong Kong | 318,000 |
Tse Hsien Lee | Taiwan | 276,000 |
Chun Ho Edward Yam | Hong Kong | 235,000 |
Yu Fan Tsai | Taiwan | 209,000 |
Yang Wang | Australia | 154,000 |
Ka Lok Tsang | Hong Kong | 153,000 |
Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 152,000 |
Chun An Chou | Taiwan | 127,000 |
Kenny Shih | Taiwan | 122,000 |
Chung Chih Kuan | Taiwan | 119,000 |
Li Han Huang | Taiwan | 118,000 |
Thibaut Blondel | France | 106,000 |
Chen Yu Liu | Taiwan | 104,000 |
Kai Cheng Hsu | Taiwan | 91,000 |
Matthew Bevin | Australia | 70,000 |
Event 9: 2 Day HR Warm Up – Day 1 results
The 2 Day High Roller Warm up saw a field of 30 entries for a prize pool of TWD 1,34,100 (~USD 41,620). The event wrapped up at ITM of five players. Impressively, Yu Chung Chang was among the survivors, he was also seen bagging up at Day 1A of the Mystery Bounty. USA’s Eli Chang topped the counts and was the only player to cross a million in chips. Action resumes at 1pm on Saturday, August 12, 2023. Up for grabs is the TWD 497,000 (~USD 15,575) top prize.
Date: August 11 to 12, 2023
Buy in: TWD 50,000 (~USD 1,570)
Entries: 30
Prize pool: TWD 1,34,100 (~USD 41,620)
ITM: 5 places
Chips in play: 3,000,000
Average stack: 600,000
Day 2 blinds: 8,000-16,000 ante 16,000 (11:00 remaining)
Player | Flag | Stack | BB |
|---|---|---|---|
Eli Chang | USA | 1,091,000 | 68 |
David Erquiaga | Philippines | 676,000 | 42 |
Yu Chung Chang | Taiwan | 570,000 | 36 |
Chi Jen Chu | Taiwan | 367,000 | 23 |
Vamerdino Magsakay | Philippines | 295,000 | 18 |
First time WPT winners
Day 4 added three more players to the winners list, each one capturing their first ever WPT trophy.
Yan Chen Jiang wins the Deepstack Turbo
Date: August 11, 2023
Buy in: TWD 8,000 (~USD 250)
Entries: 69
Prize pool: TWD 468,600 (~USD 14,730)
ITM: 9 places
Place | Player | Flag | Payout in TWD |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yan Chen Jiang | Taiwan | 164,000 |
2 | Sing Fu Chen | Taiwan | 93,700 |
3 | Cheng Chang Hu | Taiwan | 57,400 |
4 | Pin Lun Li | Taiwan | 41,000 |
5 | Po Theng Huang | Taiwan | 31,600 |
6 | Paul Milon | France | 24,600 |
7 | Kristof Segers | Belgium | 21,100 |
8 | Thomas Lemoisne | France | 18,700 |
9 | Yuhao Chang | Taiwan | 16,500 |
Wei Tsung Chen wins the PLO 15/15/15
Date: August 11,2023
Buy in: TWD 10,000 (~USD 315)
Entries: 27
Prize pool: TWD 235,800 (~USD 7,410)
ITM: 4 places
Place | Player | Flag | Payout in TWD |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wei Tsung Chen | Taiwan | 106,000 |
2 | Jheng Gang Li | Taiwan | 63,700 |
3 | Moo Jae | USA | 40,100 |
4 | Cheli Lin | Taiwan | 26,000 |
Chien Hsiang Hung wins the Deepstack Turbo 10K Bounty
Date: August 11, 2023
Buy in: TWD 22,000 (~USD 690)
Entries: 43
Prize pool: TWD 404,200 (~USD 12,705)
Bounty pool: TWD 43,000 (~USD 1,350)
ITM: 6 places
*Bounties not included
Place | Player | Flag | Payout in TWD |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Chien Hsiang Hung | Taiwan | 157,600 |
2 | Yang Hsin Shih | Taiwan | 93,000 |
3 | Kenny Hsiung | USA | 56,600 |
4 | Lee Kun Han | Taiwan | 40,400 |
5 | Jaeho Ryue | Korea | 32,300 |
6 | Chien Chih Weng | Taiwan | 24,300 |
WPT Player of the Festival
TheWPT Player of the Festivalrace is on! Below are the standings after three completed events (Event 2, Event 3, Event 4), The three event winners each earned 300 points. More points to collect with over 40 point-generating events scheduled. The player with the most points accrued at the end of the series wins aWPT Passport worth USD 5,000 to any WPT Main Tour in 2023.
WPT Prime Taiwan Season XXI Key Highlights
Four days in the books with plenty of action still ahead. WPT Prime Taiwanboasts the richest and most extensive lineup ever announced by the global brand in Asia. A total of 46 trophy events are scheduled highlighted by theMain Event.Make sure to check the schedule link provided for all the details and structure.
WPT Prime Taiwan – Full Schedule
TheWPT Prime Main Eventgets underway onAugust 17 and runs until August 21.For a buy in of TWD 33,000 (~USD 1,075), players have a shot at the mightyUSD 1,000,000 guarantee.This is the largest tournament prize pool advertised by the WPT for Taiwan. To further display the worth of this event, the champion will receive a2023 WPT World Championship seat worth USD 10,400.The WPT value-adds airfare and accommodation.
Other big events are theMystery Bounty TWD 5,000,000 (~USD 162,245) guaranteedfrom August 11 to 13 and8 Max Championship TWD 2,000,000 (~USD 65,150) guaranteedfrom August 14 to 15.
For high rollers, theCTP High Stakes Challengeis the most expensive with buy in of TWD 300,000 (~USD 9,475). TheWPT Prime Super High RollerandWPT Prime High Roller 3Kare also big wig favorites and are certain to attract the creme de la creme of the region.
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