HomeThe last starting day of the APT Taichung Special Event filled the tables of CTP Club Taichung as 81 entrants battled for a spot in the next heat. At bagging time, only 18 were left. Collecting the largest pile was Bo Jie Zhang with 422,000 stacked. This placed Zhang third overall entering Day 2. Day 1A chip leader Ruei Jiun Liang maintained the top spot with a massive 784,000 stack and Kuan Hao Ching in second position with 484,000.
Bo Jie Zhang – Day 1B chip leader
Also advancing to the next round were Chi Jen Chu and APT Player of the Series winner Kun Han Lee. Lee has been on fire at the series with two titles under his belt. His first win was at the series opener APT Taichung Mini Main Event and he is currently running fourth in total winnings.
Kun Han Lee – APT Player of the Series
Day 2 Chip Counts – 34 players
Ruei Jiun Liang – Taiwan – 784,000 – Day 1A chip leader*
Kuan Hao Ching – Taiwan – 484,000
Bo Jie Zhang – Taiwan – 422,000 – Day 1B chip leader*
Cheng Chieh Huang – Taiwan – 393,000
Siang Rui Jing – Taiwan – 383,000
Chu Yi Huang – Taiwan – 380,000
Liang Wei Kang – Taiwan – 365,000
Sheng Feng Chang – Taiwan – 352,000
Chung Chie Kuan – Taiwan – 336,000
Jun Wei Cheng – Taiwan – 333,000
Ming Xin Lu – Taiwan – 333,000
Hung Hui Chung – Taiwan – 309,000
Yung Yu Chen – Taiwan – 295,000
Sian Zong Huang – Taiwan – 293,000
Yu Jun Zhou – Taiwan – 289,000
Kai Chieh Yu – Taiwan – 278,000
Kun Han Lee – Taiwan – 271,000 – APT Player of the Series winner*
Shih Kun Hsu – Taiwan – 226,000
Kristof Segers – Belgium – 225,000
Meng Che Tsai – Taiwan – 222,000
Chien Wen Chen – Taiwan – 214,000
Harry Hao – Taiwan – 211,000
Chung Han Chuang – Taiwan – 200,000
Long Cheng Chiang – Taiwan – 192,000
Chun Hsiang Yang – Taiwan – 179,000
Yu Liang Teng – Taiwan – 174,000
Chi Jen Chu – Taiwan – 173,000
Sin Ren Chen – Taiwan – 172,000
Po Kai Ho – Taiwan – 172,000
Chih Han Lin – Taiwan – 125,000
Yi Syun Ciou – Taiwan – 120,000
Wen Yun Du – Taiwan – 82,000
Yang Chen Chih – Taiwan – 75,000
Chiun Shiang Gau – Taiwan – 56,000
Total chips in play: 9,120,000
Average stack: 268,235
Day 2 opening blinds: 4000 – 8000 – 8000 ante bb
The APT Taichung Special Event is the last event of the APT Taiwan 2021 festival. It attracted a combined 152 entries across two starting days to exceed the NT$ 1 million guarantee for a larger NT$ 1,253,200 (~US$ 44,960) prize pool. The remaining 34 players return to the tables on Sunday, March 14 where they will race to reach the money which starts at 16th place, and a seat at the final table of 9. The eventual winner is looking to pocket a cool NT$ 334,000 (~US$ 12,000) and will also claim the last APT Golden Lion Trophy of the series, a luxury watch, and a CTP Championship Series Pass worth NT$ 25,000.
Dates: March 12 to March 15
Buy in: NT$ 10,000 (~US$ 360)
Guarantee: NT$ 1,000,000
Entries: 152
Prize pool: NT$ 1,253,200 (~US$ 44,960)
ITM: 16
Day 1A: 16 advanced out of 71 entries
Day 1B: 18 advanced out of 81 entries
Day 2: Sunday, March 14
Final 9: Monday, March 15
Payouts
1st NT$ 334,000
2nd NT$ 222,600
3rd NT$ 154,800
4th NT$ 111,800
5th NT$ 83,600
6th NT$ 64,500
7th NT$ 51,300
8th NT$ 41,700
9th NT$ 34,800
10th NT$ 28,900
11th NT$ 24,200
12th NT$ 24,200
13th NT$ 20,000
14th NT$ 20,000
15th NT$ 20,000
16th NT$ 16,800
A quick flashback of the series so far…. APT Taiwan 2021 kicked off on February 19 at CTP Club Taichung with the APT Taichung Mini Main Event setting the pace. Kun Han Lee shipped it to become the first champion. The series then moved to CTP Club Taipei where a loaded schedule of 19 games played out. Walking away the richest was APT Main Event champion Hui Chen “Kitty” Kuo followed by Ping Hao Huang who cashed in five events including a win at the Championships Event. The tour’s most distinguished APT Player of the Series title went to Kun Han Lee.
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APT Taichung Mini Main Event
Main Event champion
Championships Event champion
APT Player of the Series winners