HomeTAICHUNG CITY, Taiwan – From a field of 51 that began the final day of competition, it is now down to eight players left to contest the NT$318,500.00 (US$10,014.00) top prize and take down the first trophy of these proceedings as the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Taichung Championship heads towards its riveting conclusion at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) here.
In an all local affair, online veteran Chen Jung Chou carries a huge chip advantage into the Final 8 and could wield that stack to attain his first ever live cash in an APT event.
Chen, who cashed in several WSOP Online events recently, is sitting on a whopping 3,535,000 in chips while the distant second placer is presently Jimmy Zheng with 1,495,000. Kuo Li Wei has remained consistent since yesterday and has amassed 1,045,000 to claim third place at the moment.
The Bubble to the Final 8 was Chen Qing Yuan–who was second in chips at the end of Day 1A. He pockets NT$35,900.00 (US$1,129.00).
Chen Qing Yuan (TWN) was the Final 8 Bubble Boy
With players opting to skip the mandatory dinner break to trudge on, everyone remaining is now guaranteed NT$42,400.00 (US$1,333.00) and it will just be a matter of time before the first winner is declared in this leg of the APT.
Here are the Final 8 players vying for the APT Taichung Championship:
Seat1 PO HAO LIAO – 900,000
Seat2 JIMMY ZHENG – 1,495,000
Seat3 CHENG LITENG – 800,000
Seat4 LIN IAN – 645,000
Seat5 CHIANG WEI CHEN – 525,000
Seat6 CHEN JUNG CHOU – 3,535,000
Seat7 WANG HONG CHE – 830,000
Seat8 KUO LI WEI – 1,045,000