HomeAPT Taiwan 2020 held its last starting day of the MAIN EVENT pulling in another 37 to partner / host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club). This brought the total entries to 74 with the prize pool at around TW$ 2.1 million, roughly US$ 71,900.
Good news for those on the sidelines, registration is still open in Day 2 for one final hour. It will close at exactly 210pm. A total of 34 players qualified into Day 2. They will be led in by Taiwanese high roller Chi Jen Chu who bagged 149,000 at Day 1B.
Buy-in: TW$ 33,000 (~US$ 1,100)
Entries: 74
Starting stack: 25,000
Starting time: 1pm
Day 2 qualifiers: 34
Chips in play: 1,850,000
Average stack: 54,411
Day 2 opening blinds: 400-800 ante 800 (Level 10)
Registration: closing at the start of Level 11 (210pm)
Bagging time: end of Level 17
Live Reporting begins at the end of registration.
Day 2 chip counts by rank
| 1 | Chu Chi Jen | Taiwan | 149,000 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Kuang Hung Lee | Taiwan | 111,000 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Ching-Wei Carter | Taiwan | 108,000 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Ho Chung Yi | Taiwan | 99,100 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | 94,100 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | David Soin | Singapore | 89,100 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Fan Jhih Wei | Taiwan | 76,000 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Lin Che Hung | Taiwan | 72,100 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Makoto Noguchi | Japan | 69,300 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Chieh Pao Lin | Taiwan | 68,600 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | Lu Chao Yu | Taiwan | 61,300 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Tai Hsing Hsiung | Taiwan | 61,000 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Cheng Chao Ting | Taiwan | 59,000 | 7 | 5 |
| 14 | Go Mori | Japan | 57,000 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Chou Shih Kun | Taiwan | 55,000 | 6 | 3 |
| 16 | Li Lun Hsiao | Taiwan | 55,000 | 6 | 5 |
| 17 | Pan Cheng How | Taiwan | 50,600 | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | Huang Hsu | Taiwan | 48,100 | 6 | 2 |
| 19 | Collin Ho | Singapore | 46,000 | 5 | 3 |
| 20 | Chin Wei Khong | Singapore | 45,900 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | Siyu Sha | Germany | 37,100 | 5 | 7 |
| 22 | Po Cheng Yang | Taiwan | 33,000 | 7 | 6 |
| 23 | Yi-Wei Peng | Taiwan | 32,900 | 6 | 4 |
| 24 | Chee Kar Wee | Malaysia | 32,500 | 7 | 2 |
| 25 | Jun-Shan Yeh | Taiwan | 32,500 | 4 | 1 |
| 26 | Ori Kossonogi | Israel | 31,100 | 5 | 4 |
| 27 | Sim Jian Horng | Singapore | 30,700 | 6 | 1 |
| 28 | Giz Fabrice | Switzerland | 29,900 | 7 | 3 |
| 29 | Kuo Chun Liang | Taiwan | 29,600 | 4 | 6 |
| 30 | Chich-I Fang | China | 27,000 | 7 | 4 |
| 31 | Liu, Chen Yi | Taiwan | 23,900 | 6 | 6 |
| 32 | Pete Yen Han Chen | Taiwan | 20,200 | 3 | 5 |
| 33 | Jian, Jun-Long | Taiwan | 19,600 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | Vincent Huang | Australia | 16,900 | 7 | 1 |
Day 2 chip counts by table
| Name | Country | Chips | Table | Seat |
| Lu Chao Yu | Taiwan | 61,300 | 3 | 1 |
| Chin Wei Khong | Singapore | 45,900 | 3 | 2 |
| Ching-Wei Carter | Taiwan | 108,000 | 3 | 3 |
| Hamish Crawshaw | New Zealand | 94,100 | 3 | 4 |
| Pete Yen Han Chen | Taiwan | 20,200 | 3 | 5 |
| Jian, Jun-Long | Taiwan | 19,600 | 3 | 6 |
| Lin Che Hung | Taiwan | 72,100 | 3 | 7 |
| Jun-Shan Yeh | Taiwan | 32,500 | 4 | 1 |
| Chieh Pao Lin | Taiwan | 68,600 | 4 | 2 |
| Kuang Hung Lee | Taiwan | 111,000 | 4 | 3 |
| Chu Chi Jen | Taiwan | 149,000 | 4 | 4 |
| Makoto Noguchi | Japan | 69,300 | 4 | 5 |
| Kuo Chun Liang | Taiwan | 29,600 | 4 | 6 |
| Go Mori | Japan | 57,000 | 4 | 7 |
| Ho Chung Yi | Taiwan | 99,100 | 5 | 1 |
| Pan Cheng How | Taiwan | 50,600 | 5 | 2 |
| Collin Ho | Singapore | 46,000 | 5 | 3 |
| Ori Kossanog | Israel | 31,100 | 5 | 4 |
| David Soin | Singapore | 89,100 | 5 | 5 |
| Tai Hsing Hsiung | Taiwan | 61,000 | 5 | 6 |
| Siyu Sha | Germany | 37,100 | 5 | 7 |
| Sim Jian Horng | Singapore | 30,700 | 6 | 1 |
| Huang Hsu | Taiwan | 48,100 | 6 | 2 |
| Chou Shih Kun | Taiwan | 55,000 | 6 | 3 |
| Yi-Wei Peng | Taiwan | 32,900 | 6 | 4 |
| Li Lun Hsiao | Taiwan | 55,000 | 6 | 5 |
| Liu, Chen Yi | Taiwan | 23,900 | 6 | 6 |
| Fan Jhih Wei | Taiwan | 76,000 | 6 | 7 |
| Vincent Huang | Australia | 16,900 | 7 | 1 |
| Chee Kar Wee | Malaysia | 32,500 | 7 | 2 |
| Giz Fabrice | Switzerland | 29,900 | 7 | 3 |
| Chich-I Fang | China | 27,000 | 7 | 4 |
| Cheng Chao Ting | Taiwan | 59,000 | 7 | 5 |
| Po Cheng Yang | Taiwan | 33,000 | 7 | 6 |
Day 1B review
To quickly recap Day 1B, this was the last starting day however as stated above, registration is still open for another two rounds in Day 2. Making his way to the top of the heap in this round to secure the overall chip lead was Chi Jen Chu with 149,000. Chu recently finished 2nd at the series High Rollers event and 4th at the No Limit Hold’em. He is one of Taiwan’s strongest players with deep runs at various events including 6th place at the APT Taiwan 2019 series in October.
Also advancing was Taiwanese pro Pete Yen Han Chen, jumping in immediately after cashing at the NLH Single Day event. Among those missing the mark were Iori Yogo, Wilson Lim, and Chan Lok Ming. They have one final chance tomorrow. Listed below are the players that survived Day 1B.
| Chi Jen Chu | Taiwan | 149,000 |
| Ching-Wei Carter | Taiwan | 108,000 |
| David Soin | Singapore | 89,100 |
| Chieh Pao Lin | Taiwan | 68,600 |
| Cheng Chao Ting | Taiwan | 59,000 |
| Chou Shih Kun | Taiwan | 55,000 |
| Huang Hsu | Taiwan | 48,100 |
| Collin Ho | Singapore | 46,000 |
| Chin Wei Khong | Singapore | 45,900 |
| Siyu Sha | Germany | 37,100 |
| Yi-Wei Peng | Taiwan | 32,900 |
| Chee Kar Wee | Malaysia | 32,500 |
| Ori Kossonogi | Israel | 31,100 |
| Sim Jian Horng | Singapore | 30,700 |
| Kuo Chun Liang | Taiwan | 29,600 |
| Chich-I Fang | China | 27,000 |
| Liu, Chen Yi | Taiwan | 23,900 |
| Pete Yen Han Chen | Taiwan | 20,200 |
| Jian, Jun-Long | Taiwan | 19,600 |