WPT Prime Taiwan: Chen An Lin, Terry Fan top 8 Max D1 heats; Wei Tsung Chen, Po Wen Fang, Alan Wong, Graeme Siow win trophies

A week of games in the books for World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Taiwan at Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City. Topping the day’s headlines was Wei Tsung Chen who became the first player to win two events. Also joining the champions list were Po Wen Fang, Alan Wong, and Graeme Siow. The 8 Max Championship was the hottest ticket of the day with a combined 308 entries to nearly triple up the 2M guarantee. We’ve got all those results and the updated standings of the Player of Festival race. Yu Chung “Nevan” Chang in the lead.

WPT Prime Taiwan – Festival Results
WPT Prime Taiwan – Player Guide

Event 19: 8 Max Championship 2M guaranteed – Day 1 results

The 8 Max Championship was another guarantee crusher with a combined 308 entries to nearly triple up the 2M guarantee. The prize pool ballooned to TWD 5,975,200 (~USD 186,875) with 39 players advancing to the money round.

8 Max Championship – Day 2 Chip Counts

Date: August 14 to 15, 2023
Buy in: TWD 22,000 (~USD 690)
Guarantee: TWD 2,000,000 (~USD 62,550)
Flight A: 158 entries / 20 ITM
Flight B: 150 entries / 19 ITM
Total entries: 308
Prize pool: TWD 5,975,200 (~USD 186,875)
ITM: 39

Flight A drew the largest crowd of 158 entries with retired pro Terry Yu Hsiang Fan bagging the chip lead of 807,000. With blinds closing at 6K-12K, that was equivalent to a very healthy 67 bb. On the flip side, Australia’s Julian Warhurst bubbled after losing two showdowns against Yoda Lin.

Flight A – top 5 players

Player	Flag	Stack
Terry Yun Hsiang Fan	Earth	807,000
Tung Lin Tsai	Taiwan	760,000
Inkuei Tan	Taiwan	735,000
Peng Sen Wu	Taiwan	689,000
Bien Mai	Vietnam	466,000

Over at Flight B, 150 joined the hunt with 19 bagging up. Taiwanese pro Chen An Lin topped the counts with 1,029,000 equivalent to 64 bb on the closing blinds. He will return as the overall chip leader. At a separate table was Hong Kong’s Park Yu “Sparrow”Cheung” who successfully exploited the bubble round to rack up 925,000. Also surviving was Taehyun Yoon who quadrupled up during the bubble round with pocket Nines to reach the money.

Flight B – top 5 players

Player	Flag	Stack
Chen An Lin	Taiwan	1,029,000
Park Yu Cheung	Hong Kong	925,000
Leonard Yannick	France	729,000
Lee Kun Han	Taiwan	677,000
Chien Chih Weng	Taiwan	676,000

Top 10 in chips entering Day 2

Player	Flag	Stack
Chen An Lin	Taiwan	1,029,000
Park Yu Cheung	Hong Kong	925,000
Terry Yun Hsiang Fan	Earth	807,000
Tung Lin Tsai	Taiwan	760,000
Inkuei Tan	Taiwan	735,000
Leonard Yannick	France	729,000
Peng Sen Wu	Taiwan	689,000
Lee Kun Han	Taiwan	677,000
Chien Chih Weng	Taiwan	676,000
Bien Mai	Vietnam	466,000

8 Max Championship – Day 2 Chip Counts

When the 39 players return on Day 2, August 15, 2023, they are each guaranteed TWD 43,700 (~USD 1,365) however all eyes will be on the TWD 1,259,900 (~USD 39,400) top prize. This is the largest first prize payout to date.

Place	Payout in TWD
1	1,259,900
2	838,200
3	612,000
4	452,600
5	338,900
6	257,000
7	197,400
8	153,600
9	121,000

Po Wen Fang goes from shortest to champion at Mini High Roller

Taiwan’s Po Wen Fang entered Day 2 as the shortest of the final 4 with just 12 bb to play with, and in less than one hour, he emerged as champion. Fang dominated Toshio Kataoka at heads up for a score of TWD 806,800 (~USD 25,360).

After the quick eliminations of Chan Minan Lok (4th) and Ping Hsien Chan (4th), Fang and Kataoka faced off with near even stacks. Fang widened the gap by hard-betting on a board that Kataoka opted to fold. Fang claimed another pot raising all in on a board that Kataoka folded to again. The final hand followed. Kataoka all in on a board holding , Fang with , the turn was and river .

Date: August 13 to 14, 2023
Buy in: TWD 66,000 (~USD 2,075)
Entries: 39
Prize pool: TWD 2,269,800 (~USD 71,340)
ITM: 6 places

Place	Player	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Po Wen Fang	Taiwan	806,800
2	Toshio Kataoka	Japan	538,000
3	Ping Hsien Chan	Taiwan	358,700
4	Chan Minan Lok	Macau	249,100
5	Dicky Tsang	Hong Kong	180,500
6	Yuto Suzuki	Japan	136,700

Second PLO title for Wei Tsung Chen, first player to win two events

The first two-time champion was witnessed at the PLO event after Wei Tsung Chen bested the final 8 players. Returning from Day 1 that drew 60 runners, Chen earned a payout of TWD 209,500 (~USD 6,585). Several days prior, Chen took down the PLO 15/15/15 event for his career first WPT title.

Date: August 13 to 14, 2023
Buy in: TWD 11,000 (~USD 345)
Entries: 60
Prize pool: TWD 582,000 (~USD 18,290)
ITM: 8 places

Place	Player	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Wei Tsung Chen	Taiwan	209,500
2	Li Chih Feng	Taiwan	123,100
3	Seilm Souissi	Tunisia	77,100
4	Bo Jia Su	Taiwan	52,400
5	Chih Ping Yu	Taiwan	40,700
6	Sean Wu	Taiwan	32,000
7	Jong Bum Bae	Korea	26,200
8	Yi Wei Peng	Taiwan	21,000

Alan Wong prevails at rollercoaster heads up

Strong turnout of 100 entries at the Megastack event for a prize pool of TWD 679,000 (~USD 21,235). At three handed Alan Wong won the flip against Jackie Wu to clean him out with spiking the ace on the river to beat . Entering heads up, Wong dominated Chia Yi Hsuan with 52 bb against 8 bb. The lead quickly vanished as Chia doubled up twice in back to back fashion.

From there, the players tugged at the chip lead. The final hand saw Chia shove on a flop holding , Wong tank-called with . The turn and river completed the board for Wong to win it.

Date: August 14, 2023
Buy in: TWD 8,000 (~USD 250)
Entries: 100
Prize pool: TWD 679,000 (~USD 21,235)
ITM: 13 places

Place	Player	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Alan Cho Fung Wong	Hong Kong	207,100
2	Chiang Yi Hsuan	Taiwan	127,300
3	Jackie Wu	Taiwan	78,100
4	Murase Hajime	Japan	50,900
5	Che Chun Chu	Taiwan	39,700
6	Kaustubh Mahesh	India	31,700
7	Cheng Chang Hu	Taiwan	27,000
8	Collin Ho	Singapore	23,400
9			20,700
10	Yu Jen Lin	Taiwan	18,700
11	Kolja Luecking	Germany	18,700
12	Tsun Wai Jor	Hong Kong	18,700
13	Tseng Hsien Wei	Taiwan	17,000

Graeme Siow wins Hyper Turbo

An incredibly fast race at the Hyper Turbo with the 62 entry field crowning its champion in just four hours. Among the attendees was three-time WSOP champion Anson Yan Shing Tsang, a rarity in the Asian live circuit. Tsang went on to cash in 3rd place followed out by Edmond Yeung in 2nd place. Claiming the win was Singapore’s Graeme Siow for a payout of TWD 110,400 (~USD 3,450).

Date: August 14, 2023
Buy in: TWD 6,000 (~USD 190)
Entries: 62
Prize pool: TWD 306,800 (~USD 9,595)
ITM: 8 places

Place	Player	Flag	Payout in TWD
1	Graeme Siow	Singapore	110,400
2	Edmond Chia Ngai Yeung	Hong Kong	64,900
3	Anson Yan Shing Tsang	Hong Kong	40,700
4	Kei Akaogi	Japan	27,600
5	Yongha Kim	Korea	21,500
6	Yongkyun Kim	Korea	16,900
7	KIm Ji Yeong	Korea	13,800
8	Fan Wei	Hong Kong	11,000

WPT Player of the Festival

The WPT Player of the Festival race is on! Below are the standings after twenty completed events. 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 a WPT Passport worth USD 5,000 to any WPT Main Tour in 2023.

WPT Prime Taiwan Season XXI Key Highlights

Six days in the books with plenty of action still ahead. WPT Prime Taiwan boasts the richest and most extensive lineup ever announced by the global brand in Asia. A total of 46 trophy events are scheduled highlighted by the Main Event. Make sure to check the schedule link provided for all the details and structure.

WPT Prime Taiwan – Full Schedule

The WPT Prime Main Event gets underway on August 17 and runs until August 21. For a buy in of TWD 33,000 (~USD 1,075), players have a shot at the mighty USD 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 a 2023 WPT World Championship seat worth USD 10,400. The WPT value-adds airfare and accommodation.

For high rollers,  the CTP High Stakes Challenge is the most expensive with buy in of TWD 300,000 (~USD 9,475). The WPT Prime Super High Roller and WPT Prime High Roller 3K are also big wig favorites and are certain to attract the creme de la creme of the region.

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