APT Finale Taiwan 2019 Championships Event


Neil Raine ships it

Level: 11 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

Neil Raine just stormed up the ranks in a strange all in call by a player. The hand saw utg Graeme Siow open, called by three players. When it reached Raine on the big blind, he three-bet to 22k, only the button called. On the flop 4 5 K, Raine bet 17k, got called by button. On the turn 7, Raine shoved, button called with less chips.

Raine K J top pair
Button 3 3

The river was K to send the pot and all the challenger’s chips to Raine. He is at 220k.


Zhou Yueyang bets for the pot

Level: 11 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

With 23.5k brewed and a board 10 5 9 10 J, Zhou Yueyang bet 27k, Henry Hoo Bai Ming tank-folded. Zhou up to 47k.


Wang Wei Han hard bets Yung

Level: 11 Blinds: 1000-2000 Ante: 2000

From cutoff, Yung Bing Chu raised to 4500, bb Wang Wei Han three-bet to 13k, Yung called to see the flop A 2 9. Both checked it and the turn landed 7. Wang led for 8500, Yung called. On the river J, Wang fired 22k, Yung tank-folded. Wang up to 210k.


Prize pool and payouts

Championships Event

Day 1A – 54 entries
Day 1B – 78 entries
Day 2 – 27 entries

Total – 159 entries
Prize pool: NT$ 6,940,300 (~US$ 228,000)
ITM: 16 places
1st prize: NT$ 1,848,800 (~US$ 60,700)


Big stack update

Level: 10 Blinds: 1000-1500 Ante: 1500

81 players
Average stack 98,148
Chips in play 7,950,000

Eng Loong Choi 360k
Gabriel Roh 190k
Chino Sa 200k
Kelvin Beattie 210k
Carlos Chang 220k
Go Mori 185k
Tobias Peters 190k
Chia Yu Wu 315k
Tetsuya Tsuchikawa 195k
Shig Mitsuhiro 250k
Graeme Siow 260k


Takao Shimizu doubles up through Luke Lee

Level: 10 Blinds: 1000-1500 Ante: 1500

From cutoff, Takao Shimizu raised to 3500, button Lee Kuang Hung Lee three-bet to 11.5k, back to Shimizu who pushed it all in, Lee snapped it off.

Shimizu 6 6
Lee A K

No hits on the board for Lee as it ran J 3 9 8 J for a double up to 125k to Shimizu.


Shiga Mitsuhiro sits with around 260k

Level: 10 Blinds: 1000-1500 Ante: 1500

Shiga Mitsuhiro is running well at his table having brought his stack to around 260k. His recent win was against Kai Paulsen who called Shiga’s 3500 button raise from the big blind. When the board ran K K 6 A 9, Shiga triple barreled 4k, 11k, 17k, Paulsen folded on the river bet.


Chi Ying Tsai grinding

Level: 10 Blinds: 1000-1500 Ante: 1500

Chi Ying Tsai is down to a very short stack below 10k. She doubled up through Anson Wong with A 10 finding a ten on the flop to overtake 3 3. Next hand, she won a small pot against Lin Chen An to reach around 25k.


Gabriel Roh jams for the pot

Level: 10 Blinds: 1000-1500 Ante: 1500

Action opened with Peter Chien bumping it up to 3k from cutoff, button Gabriel Roh called, Wang Wei-Han three-bet to 11k, Chien called, then Roh shoved his 75.5k stack. No callers.