APT Finale Taiwan 2019

The APT Taiwan 2019 is scheduled from November 28 to December 9, 2019 at the Chinese Texas Holdem Poker Association, B1F., No. 32, Sec. 3, Bade Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105, Taiwan.

APT and CTP will be running a special promo – the 12 Days of Poker Christmas Promo. APT players will get to enjoy discounted fees, daily gifts, seat prizes and a lot more during the whole 12-day poker festival year-end grand finale. Full details and mechanics.

Multiple re-entry allowed before the close of registration.

Best stack forward format:

• Players that qualify to Day 2 from a previous Day 1 may re-enter a new Starting Day.
• Players qualifying with multiple stacks to Day 2 will only play their largest stack. Other stacks will be removed from play.
• Players are allowed to forfeit their stack before close of registration to re-enter.

Shot Clock Events:

• The Shot Clock will be introduced once the event is down to 6 tables left in play after the close of registration.
• The Shot Clock will begin with an initial 30-second count down.
• Once a player exhausts the initial 30-second count down, that player will immediately owe a Time Bank button and will owe another one after each 60-second countdown expires.
• The Shot Clock will be paused if the Dealer needs to count out a bet of multiple chips that have multiple denominations and stacks.
• A player's hand will be killed immediately after the time on the Shot Clock has expired and the player is out of Time Bank buttons.

Number of Time Banks per type of event:

• Main Event and Championships Event = 5 initial + 5 for Final 8 players
• 2 Day High Roller events = 4 initial + 4 for Final 8 players
• 2 Day and Single Day events = 3 initial + 3 for Final 8 players
• Turbos and Hyper Turbo events = 2 initial + 2 for Final 8 players

*Additional Time Banks for the Final 8 does not apply for events that have 20 or less players.

Event Notes:

• The "ANTE BB" format utilizes the ante first before big blind in the event the big blind cannot cover the full amount for the ANTE and BB.
• The "ANTE BB" structure remains the same regardless number of the number of players at a table.
• An event designed to finish in 2 days will become a 1 day event if the Final 8 Players are reached by 22:00.
• The starting level for the Final 8 Players will be at a minimum average stack of 30 times the Big Blind. (not applicable to Turbo events).

ALL Buy Ins and Fees are in New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)

• 3% Staff Charge on all tournaments except for Satellites
• All events will be paid to the nearest 100

Minimum age limit is 18 years of age
A, B, C, D, E refers to category of event towards Player of the Series (POS).
This schedule may be updated without prior notice
APT reserves the right to cancel guarantee/s due to Force Majeure: Earthquake, Flooding and/or Typhoon
APT Tournament Rules Apply

Further details to be posted soon.

All players are required to register with the Asian Poker Tour to be able to participate in any APT event. Here are the steps to register for an APT tournament…

1. Just look for the APT Player Registration Desk. If it's your first time to play in an APT event, our team will assist you with APT Registration System. You’ll be asked to give and/or confirm your details (and/or fill in the Player Release Form and sign it).
2. Show your ID or state your name to our Registration Staff and inform them of the particular tournament/s you would like to join. You will then be issued the Tournament Receipts which will be paid and verified at the Cashier.
3. Bring your paid and verified Tournament Receipt to the Tournament Staff 5-10 minutes before the start of your tournament for your seat card.

• Please don’t forget to bring a valid ID as this will be required for Tournament Registration as proof of identity and age. 

Results of the APT Finale 2019 will be posted on our Events & Results page.

Please feel free to get in touch with our support team for any questions you may have via Info@TheAsianPokerTour.com