WCP X CTGA Poker Club - SOMUCHPOKER

Overview

World City Poker aka WCP X CTGA Poker Club is the only high rise poker room in Taipei, complete with a great night view. Over 800 square meters space, fits 45 tables in the playing area, a large glass cage for the cashiers, a Final Table stage, a VIP room with one poker table, a bar and dining/rest area, employee’s rest area, and a separate smoking room.

Venue: 50 Jinzhou Street 13th floor, Zhongshan District
Operating hours: Monday-Friday 15:00-03:00, Saturday-Sunday 12:00-03:00

Follow: WCP IG page

Playing environment:

• 2.20m tables with cup holders, usually 9-handed
• Basic office chairs and foldable mesh chairs
• Soft chinese or english pop music playing in the background

Amenities:

• Food – No kitchen, but a third party vendor sells finger food; lots of options on UberEats too
• Drinks – Simple drinks and bottled water available in a fridge
• ATM: four nearby convenience stores equipped with ATM
• Restaurants, bars – Several nearby food options that are 24-hour, more than other comparable card rooms. There are various whisky and wine shops, bars and izakayas nearby
• Partnering hotels and accommodations – several options, working on partnering hotel (~1500twd/night normally)

Specialty:

• Low buy-in MTTs with guaranteed prize pool running every afternoon, the leading poker room in Taipei that regularly runs large field (100-200 player) daily recurring tournaments. 
• We also start off each day with an affordable satellite (~100-200TWD) to the main tournament of the day.
• Founder and main organizer of the Taipei Poker League (TPL), a monthly series with multiday kickoff and main event flights held at 7 partnering clubs, with Day 2s held at WCP.

Time Limit Tournament (TLT):

A TLT is a single-table, 9 or 10max, deepstacked tournament structure in which players agree to ICM chop after a countdown elapses, and the duration depends on the buyin levels. 

Available TLT levels (TWD):

• 1,200 (1,000+200) 1 hour duration
• 3,400 (3,000+400) 2 hour duration
• 6,600 (6,000+600) 2 hour duration
• 11,000 (10,000+1,000) 2.5 hour duration
• 22,000 (20,000+2,000) 3 hour duration
• 33,000 (30,000+3,000) 3 hour duration
• 54,000 (50,000+4,000) 3.5 hour duration

WCP has a dedicated TLT team that organizes games, serves our regular customers and newcomers, and collaborates with other companies to improve TLT traffic and customer satisfaction.

Promotions

Several promotions for both MTTs and TLTs are available, and the club comes up with new promotions every month, simply enquire with the receptionists for more information regarding the promotions.

Past Events

May 18 – 21: High stakes time limit week – WCP gathered friends and VIP, regs for daily 33k and 54k time limit tournaments at 4pm/ 7:30pm / 11pm

June: High stakes collaborations. Co-hosted 22k time limit two days each with Lucky Poker and City Poker Zhongshan

June 29: QQPK sponsored mystery bounty single day event, 1200 buyin 200k gtd prize pool, we finished with 200 buyins.

July 2-5 : High stakes time limit week – WCP ran daily 33k TLT at 4pm/ 7:30pm 

July 1-6 : (before the name TPL was coined) Battle of Five Armies, joint tournament with 4 other clubs. TWD1000(750+250) 1M gtd, 300k to Champion, bonuses for multiple Day 2. We achieved 2655 total Day 1 Entries. Also, our Single Day TWD2000 200K Gtd single day event achieved 150 entries. 

July 21-27: Battle of the Scorching Sun, joint tournament with 5 other clubs. TWD1000(750+250) 1.2M gtd, 300k to Champion, multi Day 2 bonus. We finished with 2337 total Day 1 Entries. Single day 1500 event 150k gtd on 27th achieved 200 entries.

July 29: Horoscope Leo Single Day Event TWD2000(1600+400) 150k gtd. This special medal event is limited to twice every month, catering to each horoscope. We exceeded the 75x gtd by reaching 100+ entries. 

Aug 11-17: Battle of the Eight Planets, joint tournament with 7 other clubs. TWD1200(900+300) 1.5M gtd, 400k to Champion, multi Day 2 bonus. We smashed our gtd with 3709 total Day 1 Entries. Single day TWD2000 200k event on 17th achieved 200 entries.

Aug 22: Horoscope Leo Single Day Event TWD2000(1600+400) 150k gtd. We achieved 95 entries. 

Upcoming Events (2025)

Sep 2 and Sep 19: Horoscope Virgo Single Day Event TWD2000(1600+400). Level 1 rake-free for first entry, Virgo players rake-free throughout. Virgo medal up for grabs

Sep 3 to Sep 14: Taiwan Poker League Series

Sep 3-7: 13:00 & 17:00 1500TWD (625+500+375) Mystery Bounty Event, 1.5M Gtd, 2*100K bounty.

All events come with TPL trophies. For the 2-day events, 4% staff fee is kept for day 2 staff fees, trophies, production of TPL merchandise, GPI recording and other services.

Tentative: Oct 9- Oct 19 Taiwan Poker League Series