HomeWall to wall at APT Taiwan 2021 as players filled the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association room for the APT Taichung Mini Main Event festival opener. This led to a long list of alternates waiting for a seat, and by the end of registration, 142 was the tally to more than smash the NT$ 500K guarantee. Due to another large influx expected for Day 1B, an extra entry heat has been added. Flight C Turbo will take place on Saturday, February 20 at 8pm (Taiwan time).
APT Taichung Mini Main Event
Dates: February 19 to 21
Buy in: NT$ 5,000
Guarantee: NT$ 500,000 (~US$ 17,900)
Day 1A: 15 advanced out of 142 entries
Day 1B: Saturday, February 20 @3pm
Flight C Turbo: Saturday, February 20 @8pm (added)
Final Day: Sunday, February 21
For incoming players, you start with a 30,000 stack which is 300 times the opening blinds (100-100). For Day 1B, blinds increase every 30 minutes; for Flight C Turbo, blinds increase every 15 minutes. Late registration closes at the start of Level 10 then bags up once ITM is reached. All survivors join the Day 1A qualifiers on Sunday, February 21 to chase down the first title of APT Taiwan 2021. The eventual champion will take home the APT Champions Ring and bragging rights first series trophy.
Day 1A chip leader
Day 1A closed at ITM with 15 players surviving out of 142 entries. We will have the payouts up once the remaining entry heats have been completed. Setting the bar very high was Zhi Hao Huang with 985,000 in chips, which was equivalent to a staggering 32 starting stacks. Huang’s closest challenger – though not even in the same ballpark – was Kun Han Lee who bagged up 448,000.
Day 1A chip leader: Zhi Hao Huang
Day 1A Chip Counts – 15 players
Zhi Hao Huang – 985,000
Kun Han Lee – 448,000
Hsin Hung Lin – 409,000
Yueh Chiao Yang – 354,000
Guan Ya Chen – 301,000
Yu Chain Chang – 293,000
Hung Yue Chang – 237,000
Min Tse Lee – 227,000
Yu Wei Wang – 205,000
Aaron Hsu – 194,000
Po Cheng Yang – 174,000
Heng Yi Lin – 153,000
Sheng Feng Chang – 121,000
Yan Lin Li – 84,000
Po Hung Lai – 73,000
Chips in play: 4,260,000
Average stack: 284,000