World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Taiwan wrapped up its second day of festivities at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan. Two players joined the winners circle – Ting Yi Tsai and Moo Jae – to share the top spot in the Player of the Festival race. At other events, 26 players survived Day 1B of the Main Event Warm Up with Yih Chia Shaw bagging the chip lead.
The festival kicked off on August 8 and will run for two weeks, concluding on August 21. The first of four events highlighted by a guarantee is underway. The star attraction is the Main Event featuring a seven figure USD 1,000,000 guarantee. Scroll down for all the info and for the day’s results.
WPT Prime Taiwan – Festival Results
WPT Prime Taiwan – Player Guide
Event 1: Main Event Warm Up – Day 1B results
Yih Chia Shaw – file photo
Opening the festival was the Main Event Warm Up which wrapped up its second and final starting day. It drew a pool of 206 entries with 26 players advancing to the next stage. This brought the total turnout to a combined 368 for a prize pool that eclipsed the TWD 3M guarantee. 47 players secured their spots in money round.
While each returning player is assured a slice of the pot, the top prize and trophy will be most coveted. The player in best position to rein it in is Hong Kong’s Alan Cho Fung Wong who topped Day 1A to earn the overall big stack. Another strong contender is Taiwan’s Yih Chia Shaw who bagged the lead at Day 1B. Other players making the cut were Yu Sheng Lin, Kyle Bao Diep, and Edwin Dela Cruz.
Buy in: TWD 10,000 (~USD 314)
Guarantee: TWD 3,000,000 (~USD 94,300)
Day 1A: 162 entries / 21 advanced (ITM)
Day 1B: 206 entries / 26 advanced (ITM)
Total entries: 368
Prize pool: TBA
ITM: 47 players
Day 2 players
Player
Flag
Stack
Alan Cho Fung Wong
Hong Kong
574,000
Kuang Hung Lee
Taiwan
554,000
Herry Lian
Germany
509,000
Yan Chen Jiang
Taiwan
431,000
Chia Wei Chang
Taiwan
429,000
Yih Chia Shaw
Taiwan
399,000
Chia Yu Shr
Taiwan
399,000
Tsun Fai Lai
Hong Kong
391,000
Jun-Zhong Wang
Taiwan
320,000
Bella Liu
Taiwan
305,000
Shih-Chuan Feng
Taiwan
299,000
Chia Yun Wu
Taiwan
289,000
Ming Song Huang
Taiwan
271,000
Erwin Ng
Singapore
271,000
Ka Shun Tsang
Hong Kong
270,000
Yu Sheng Chien
Taiwan
265,000
Jules Blondel
France
264,000
Wen Yi Tseng
Taiwan
261,000
Chang Hau Huang
Taiwan
258,000
Seung Yong Yi
Korea
254,000
Xian-Ming Chang
Taiwan
250,000
Jing-Jie Chen
Taiwan
233,000
Jackie Wu
China
228,000
Chia Hsiang Ko
Taiwan
226,000
Alan Pham
Australia
224,000
Yu Sheng Lin
Taiwan
208,000
Taiga Sato
Japan
197,000
Lim Sangbeom
Korea
191,000
Tao Chu
Taiwan
187,000
Chih Hsuan Chiang
Taiwan
179,000
You Da Tsai
Taiwan
161,000
Chen Wei Tseng
Taiwan
160,000
Patrick Liang
Taiwan
152,000
Chen Yun Chien
Taiwan
148,000
Kai Yang
USA
147,000
Che-Wei Chao
China
116,000
Wai Kin Lam
Hong Kong
115,000
Kyle Bao Diep
Vietnam
110,000
Shao Hong Yu
Taiwan
103,000
Hung Kai Hsu
Taiwan
102,000
Edwin Dela Cruz
Philippines
95,000
Lo Chang Ming
Taiwan
60,000
Yu-Jung Lo
Taiwan
54,000
Yu Chi Liu
Taiwan
52,000
Yu You Ci Tsai
Taiwan
52,000
Kun Tai Lu
Taiwan
28,000
Tu Fan Tsai
Taiwan
23,000
Moo Jae wins the PLO Warm Up
46 took interest in the two-day Pot Limit Omaha Warm Up with 6 players advancing to the final day, each one guaranteed a piece of the TWD 1,307,000 (~USD 41,085) prize pool. Emerging victorious was USA’s Moo Jae for his career first WPT win and a payout of TWD 121,900 (~USD 3,830).
Buy in: TWD 8,000 (~USD 250)
Entries: 46
Prize pool: TWD 1,307,000 (~USD 41,085)
ITM: 6 places
Place
Player
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
Moo Jae
USA
121,900
2
Min Ho Cho
South Korea
71,900
3
Bo Ren Chuang
Taiwan
43,700
4
Li-Ta Hsu
Taiwan
31,200
5
Bo Jia Su
Taiwan
25,000
6
Yan Chen Jiang
Taiwan
18,700
Ting Yi Tsai wins the first High Roller event of the festival
Ting Yi Tsai (L), Sparrow Cheung (R)
The Mini High Roller Warm Up title came down between Taiwan’s Ting Yi Tsai and Hong Kong’s Sparrow Park Yu Cheung. While Cheung qualified from Day 1, Tsai was one of the 17 late signups of the final day. Tsai went on to defeat Cheung to claim his first ever WPT trophy and a payout of TWD 806,000 (~USD 25,335).
On the flip side, Day 1 chip leader David Erquiaga was unable to turn his big stack to cash. Also finding the rail were famous South Korean Yohwan “BoxeR” Lim, I-Chun Chiu, and Chao Ting Cheng.
Ting Yi Tsai
Buy in: TWD 66,000 (~USD 2,075)
Entries: 39
Prize pool: TWD 2,269,000 (~USD 71,485)
ITM: 6 places
Place
Player
Flag
Payout in TWD
1
Ting Yi Tsai
Taiwan
806,000
2
Park Yu Cheung
Hong Kong
538,000
3
Yu Chung Chang
Taiwan
358,700
4
Yen Han Chen
Taiwan
249,100
5
Huayan Wu
Taiwan
180,500
6
Chung Ching
Hong Kong
136,700
Event 5: Mini Superstack Classic – Day 1 results
The Mini Superstack Classic drew a crowd of 110 entries for a prize pool of TWD 660,000 (~USD 20,745). The night ended with the bubble bursting and 14 players advancing to the next round. We will have the chip counts and payout breakdown as soon as it is available.
Buy in: TWD 6,000 (~USD 190)
Entries: 110 (89 unique, 31 re-entry)
Prize Pool: TWD 660,000 (~USD 20,745)
ITM: 14 places
*To be posted
WPT Player of the Festival
After three completed events, the WPT Player of the Festival race is on! The top three event winners each have 300 points. 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. No other festival in Asia awards a POF prize this big for a single festival.
WPT Prime Taiwan Season XXI Key Highlights
Day 1 is 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.
Other big events are the Mystery Bounty TWD 5,000,000 (~USD 162,245) guaranteed from August 11 to 13 and 8 Max Championship TWD 2,000,000 (~USD 65,150) guaranteed from August 14 to 15.
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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