HomeIt took less than three hours on the final day for the Head Hunter event to crown its Boba Fett and it was none other than the reigning APT Taiwan Main Event champion He Zong Chi. Chi grinded down Wang Tzu Wei at heads up to ship NT$ 176,900 and the APT event trophy. Additionally, he collected 10 bounty rewards worth NT 2,000 each.
APT Finale Taiwan 2019 drew 86 to the NT$ 11,000 buy-in Head Hunter event for a cash pot of NT$ 66,200 (~US$ 21,700). At Day 1, Chi Jen Chen delivered the bubble to guarantee a dividend to the remaining 15 players. The day closed at the formation of the final 8 players led by Chen (seat 5). They returned today at partner / host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) to battle for the crown.
The first to drop were short stacks Lee Kun Han (8th) and Masaki Hori (7th). Ori Kossonogi (6th) followed when he ran into Chi’s pocket aces. However, for Song Daewoong (5th), his A? A? were cracked by Wei’s A? K? that improved to a runner runner straight on a board 3? 5? 10? Q? J?.
Next out was Chen who took a hard fall on the river against Chi. Chen had 8♠ 8♦, Chi A♠ Q♣, and ace showed up on the river. This awarded Chi a massive stack and a huge lead entering three-handed.
Chi Jen Chen
Short stacked Clarence Ngay who entered the final day with 14 bbs could never reach the height of the leaders but did ladder up to 3rd place. He had 4 uncalled shoves but on the fifth, Wang Tzu Wei called. Ngay A♥ Q♦, Wei A♣ K♦, the board A♠ 8♦ 9♦ 4♠ 8♥.
At heads up, Chi dominated the action winning a majority of the pots to grind down Wei. The final hand soon arrived with Wei calling Chi’s three bet shove. Wei J♦ 10♦, Chi A♥ 3♣, the board J♥ 2♣ 6♣ A♠ 7♠. The self-proclaimed champion He Zong Chi claimed victory.
Final 8 payouts
1st He Zong Chi – Taiwan – NT$ 176,900
2nd Wang Tzu Wei – Taiwan – NT$ 118,000
3rd Clarence Ngay – Singapore – NT$ 82,000
4th Chi Jen Chen – Taiwan – NT$ 59,200
5th Song Daewoong – Korea – NT$ 44,300
6th Ori Kossonagi – Israel – NT$ 34,200
7th Masaki Hori – Japan – NT$ 27,200
8th Lee Kun Han – Taiwan – NT$ 22,100
Payouts 9th – 15th – (paid at Day 1)
9th Junya Kubo – Japan – NT$ 18,400
10th Corbin Benjamin – USA – NT$ 15,400
11th Chen Yu Jen – Taiwan – NT$ 15,400
12th Po Cheng Yang – Taiwan – NT$ 12,800
13th Kim Jitae – Korea – NT$ 12,800
14th Kim Kwanjung – Korea – NT$ 12,800
15th Edward Yam Chun Ho – Hong Kong SAR – NT$ 10,700
All players in the money earned points towards the APT Player of the Series race. You can view the standings via the link below.
Full APT Finale Taiwan 2019 results