HomeIt was a head-cracking day at the APT Taiwan 2019 – Championships Event – with the field trimming down to 21 players at bagging time. Charging up the ranks was a very familiar face, Korea’s Jinho Hong, who finished runner-up at the series Main Event several days prior. Hong closed Day 2 with 632,000 in chips which is 79 bbs coming Day 3. You can read up on today’s action via our Live Updates.
Championships Event Day 2 survivors – by chip count
| 1 | Jinho Hong | Korea | 632,000 | 24 | 2 |
| 2 | Eric Ting Yi Tsai | Taiwan | 590,000 | 22 | 9 |
| 3 | Yi-Wei Peng (DB) | Taiwan | 576,000 | 22 | 3 |
| 4 | Huang Yi Qing | China | 551,000 | 23 | 1 |
| 5 | Chen An Lin | Taiwan | 519,000 | 23 | 7 |
| 6 | Choy Wai Tak | Hong Kong | 493,000 | 22 | 8 |
| 7 | Chi Jen Chu (DB) | Taiwan | 481,000 | 23 | 2 |
| 8 | Tommy Goh | Singapore | 459,000 | 24 | 8 |
| 9 | JC Sayo | Philippines | 436,000 | 23 | 5 |
| 10 | Ryuta Endo | Japan | 388,000 | 24 | 9 |
| 11 | En Ching Wu | Taiwan | 277,000 | 24 | 7 |
| 13 | Lonris Yong Sin Wang (SB) | Malaysia | 273,000 | 23 | 3 |
| 12 | Hung Tu Wang | Taiwan | 273,000 | 23 | 6 |
| 14 | Tai Hsing Hsiung | Taiwan | 254,000 | 22 | 7 |
| 15 | Cheng, Sheng-Chien (BB) | Taiwan | 174,000 | 22 | 6 |
| 16 | Craig Edwards (SB) | United States | 169,000 | 22 | 4 |
| 17 | Chien Fa Chou (DB) | Taiwan | 152,000 | 24 | 4 |
| 18 | Kong Seong Su | Korea | 129,000 | 22 | 1 |
| 19 | Lim Chee Seng (BB) | Malaysia | 125,000 | 24 | 6 |
| 20 | Kim Seung Yeol (SB) | Korea | 120,000 | 24 | 5 |
| 21 | Kwok Chun Kong (BB) | Hong Kong | 105,000 | 23 | 4 |
The Championships Event kicked off Day 2 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association with 23 runners signing on during the final hour of registration. This brought the total entries to 144 to surpass the advertised TWD 6 million guarantee and settle at TWD 6,285,600 (~USD 205,400). Only 15 players are due to earn a payout and with 21 surviving today, 6 players will walk away empty at tomorrow’s Day 3. Though it is still two days from crowning, the eventual champion is guaranteed TWD 1,697,300 (~USD 55,400).
Championships Event – Day 3 info
Opening blinds: 4000 – 8000 ante 8000
Players: 21 remaining
Chips in play: 7,158,400
Average stack: 340,876
Start time: 1pm
Bagging time: at final 8 players
Prize pool: TWD 6,285,600
ITM: 15 places