APT Finale Taiwan 2019: final wrap; Zhou Yueyang wins Player of the Series

That’s it! After 11 events held throughout the year, the Asian Poker Tour calendar season has come to a close. Thank you to everyone that made 2019 our biggest year yet! We explored new destinations together and solidified existing ones. For the first time, we held our grand finale in Taipei City at partner / host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association from November 28 to December 9. 

APT Finale Taiwan drew 460 unique players representing 25 countries. Over 1900 entered our events for a grand overall prize pool of NT$ 38,727,500 (~US$ 1.27 million). 23 players walked away as champions. We extend our deepest gratitude to all the players that attended and of course to the staff of CTP. It was our pleasure to be able to bring to Taiwan our brand of poker once again. 

Big applause and congratulations goes out to Main Event champion Zhou Yueyang and Championships Event winner Tobias Peters! They both closed the APT year as our newest major title-holders. Special note, Yueyang was the only player to win a major event and a side event at the series. Congratulations as well to Taiwan’s Chen Chi Jen for his victory at two side events. 

APT Finale Taiwan 2019 Event Results

Watch the Final 8 of the Main Event and Championships Event on APT Twitch and APT YouTube 

The APT will take a month break before returning in 2020. Happy Holidays to everyone! Make sure to check our upcoming schedule. We have a great lineup of events planned for you all over the region. We look forward to seeing you next year! 

Our first event is APT Kickoff Vietnam  at Pro Poker Club from January 10 to 21, 2020 with VND 14 Billion (~US$ 604,000) in guarantees. 

APT Player of the Series winners

To close out the year and the series, we have three players to acknowledge. Congratulations goes out to the top three players in APT Player of the Series race. They were all awarded special prizes with China’s Zhou Yueyang earning the top prize. 

1st place: ZHOU YUEYANG – 970.12 points

Zhou Yueyang cashed in three events which included the Main Event title. He was awarded the APT Player of the Series 1st place Trophy, the APT Player of the Series Ring, exclusive watch, and US$ 800. 

  • 1st place Main Event
  • 1st place High Rollers
  • 4th WeLoveSport Super Deep Stack Turbo

2nd place: CHEN CHI JEN – 903.67 points

Finishing in 2nd place was Taiwan’s Chi Jen Chen. He was awarded the 2nd place APT Player of the Series Trophy and US$ 800. 

  • 1st place No Limit Hold’em Single Day
  • 1st place Deep Stack Turbo
  • 4th place Head Hunter
  • 14th place No Limit Hold’em 

3rd place: PETER CHIEN – 762.21 points

Canada’s Peter Chien accrued the third highest number of points to claim the APT Player of the Series 3rd place Trophy and US$ 100. 

  • 1st place WeLoveSport Super Deep Stack Turbo
  • 2nd High Rollers Single Day
  • 3rd High Rollers
  • 11th place Monster Stack

APT Player of the Series standings