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The 2022 Asian Poker Tour (APT) Taiwan wrapped up its 12-day run at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) on October 5.
The series kicked off on September 23 and comprised 24 tournaments. Although initially, the series was slated to have only 21 events. However, locals wanted the series to continue so much that they convinced organizers to add no less than three more events; two extra High-Rollers and a Head-Hunters.
The series cumulatively registered 2,422 entries, with the APT Taiwan Main Event collecting 491 entries – the second highest in APT Taiwan history! The 27-year-old online crusher Zhan Shuo Guo topped the massive field to claim his maiden live title and NT$1,039,100 payday! Before his Main Event title win, Gua had only one live cash he had scored three years ago.
A lone Indian, Kaustubh, scored in the Main Event, finishing 52nd for NT$29,100.
While Guo’s Main Event win was impressive, it was local player Wang Hong Che‘s victory in the APT Taichung Championships Event that set the mood for the rest of the series!
The APT Taichung Championship ran from September 23 to 25 at the CTP Club Taichung. The event attracted 427 entries through the three starting flights.
Che, who has only recently started playing poker again, was one of the three finalists who agreed to an ICM-based deal, splitting the remaining NT$678,700 prize pool three-way with Lin Ian and Chen Jung Chou. Che, the chip leader, locked in the most significant payout before the tournament resumed, keeping an agreed amount and the trophy in play. At this point, Che offered one-third of his guaranteed prize money, worth NT$118,700, to Ian and Chou in exchange for the play ending and him getting the trophy.
Ian and Chou quickly agreed, handing out the title to Che. In one of the rare moments in tournament poker, Che, as the champion, settled for less money than the runner-up and the third-place finisher! Ian received NT$250,000, and Chou collected NT$228,700.
While Che had started the series in style, it was Belgium’s Kristof Segers who concluded the series with a bang as he took home the APT Player of the Series (POS) title! Segers took down (Event #7) the second of the NT$27,000 High-Rollers and placed second in (Event #16) the Deep Stack Turbo and (Event #18) the Monster Stack. Segers picked up seven cashes in the series, amounting to NT$572,400. He received an exclusive APT ring, a limited edition watch, and $800 from the APT for his feat.
2022 APT Taiwan Winners
Event Player Prize Amount (Nt$)
Nt$ 18,000 Main Event Zhan Shuo Guo Nt$1,039,100
Event 1: Nt$ 8,500 Mystery Bounty Ori Kossonogi Nt$288,000
Event 2: Nt$ 86,000 Super High Rollers Zong Chi He Nt$663,500
Event 3: Nt$ 5,700 No Limit Hold'em Tzuyuan Fu Nt$113,000
Event 4: Nt$ 4,600 Nlh Single Day Guan Jhong Fang Nt$48,700
Event 5: Nt$ 27,700 High Rollers Single Day Chihwei Fan Nt$258,300
Event 6: Nt$ 3,400 Super Deep Stack Turbo Yutang Wang Nt$63,100
Event 7: Nt$ 27,000 High Rollers Single Day Kristof Segers Nt$292,200
Event 8: Nt$ 5,200 Nlh Single Day Yi Cheng Xie Nt$57,100
Event 9: Nt$ 27,700 High Rollers Single Day Chen Yi Liu Nt$234,900
Event 10: Nt$ 3,400 Deep Stack Turbo Hsiao Yung Ko Nt$52,200
Event 11: Nt$ 4,500 Super Deep Stack Turbo Teng Chang Nt$73,600
Event 12: Nt$ 3,100 Hyper Deep Stack Turbo Tsung En Yeh Nt$34,600
Event 13: Nt$ 12,000 Nlh Single Day Ta Wei Tou Nt$164,000
Event 14: Nt$ 5,200 Pot Limit Omaha Yuxuan Zhang Nt$82,000
Event 15: Nt$ 29,000 High Rollers Single Day Yu Chung Chang Nt$256,200
Event 16: Nt$ 3,800 Deep Stack Turbo Yu Kai Wang Nt$58,800
Event 17: Nt$ 46,000 High Rollers Wu Chiayun Nt$326,000
Event 18: Nt$ 9,500 Monster Stack Yujyun Chang Nt$253,000
Event 19: Nt$ 3,100 Deep Stack Hyper Turbo Chi Jen Chen Nt$41,000
Event 20: Nt$ 27,000 High Rollers Single Day Huawei Lin Nt$186,800
Special Event: Nt$ 27,700 High Rollers Single Day Yen Han Chen Nt$281,800
Special Event: Nt$ 27,000 High Rollers Single Day Zong Chi He Nt$248,800
Nt$ 5,000 Apt Taichung Championships Wang Hong Che Nt$200,000
Special Event: Nt$ 4,600 Head Hunter Yenyi Hsu Nt$40,100
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