HomeMore side event winners at APT Finale Taiwan 2019! Running alongside the finals of the Main Event were also the finals of two events, the High Rollers and the second No Limit Hold’em. We have those results for you below. Congratulations to the latest champions!
Players that reached the money earned points towards the APT Player of the Series race so make sure to check your standings via the link below.
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APT Finale Taiwan 2019 event results
Pete Yen Han Chen ships the High Rollers
The High Rollers event resumed today with 13 players out of the 37 entrants back in action. With buy-in at NT$ 88,000 (~US$ 2,900), it built a sweet prize pool of NT$ 2,871,200 (~US$ 94,000). Only 7 stood to profit. Pete Yen Han Chen dominated Vincent Kwun Ngai Li at heads up to earn the title and NT$ 864,800 (~US$ 28,400).
The final day unkind to chip leader Choi Eng Loong who dropped out two spots from the dough. Vincent Li eliminated Chi Chu Jen on the bubble with K♣ K♠ in full command over A♥ 9♦. With money guaranteed, it was a race for the fattest wad. Natalie Teh lost a chunk to Pete Yen Han Chen on a failed river bluff bet with 5-7 on a board 2-3-4-2-J. Chen called with A-10. Next hand, Teh fell to Peter Chien with K♠ 10♠ top pair to Chien’s pocket fours turned set.
Chen burned Alex Lindop‘s K-J out in 6th place with A♣ 8♣ on a board Q♦ K♣ 9♣ A♦ A♠. Michael Soyza nearly hit the rail next. He lost two weighty pots to bring his stack well below par. However, a double up through Chen with Q♦ 2♦ improving to a full house kept him in the game. On the flip side, Chan Tsun Ming wasn’t so fortunate. he paid a double up to Vincent Li with A♣ 7♦ holding against Chan’s K♥ 9♠. Down to 2 bbs, Li took the rest of it. Not long after, Soyza bowed out next to bring the table down to 3 players.
Chien suffers two big hits
At three-handed, Li doubled up through big stacked Chien. From sb Li shoved with A♦ A♥, bb Chien called and lost with Q♠ J♥. Next hand, Chien paid again, this time much costlier. Limping in from sb, bb Chen checked, the flop came J♦ 4♦ 6♠. After heavy betting back and forth, Chen shoved J♣ 9♣ top pair and Chien called with 6♥ 4♥ two pair. When the turn and river came 8♣ and 8♦, Chen improved to a higher two pair to crush Chien’s hand and send him down to bottom rank. Chien was eliminated on his third loss with A♥ Q♠ outdrawn by Li’s A♠ 9♦ with a nine finding the board.
Heads up
Chen and Li agreed on an ICM deal leaving 5% and the trophy to fight for. Chen was ahead in chips and widened the gap by winning two big opening pots. Li managed to double up raising all in with Q♠ 8♠ on a flop 8♥ 8♦ 6♠. Chen called with 7♠ 7♥. The turn was 9♠ and river 3♥.
Chen reclaimed the lost chips and more by shipping a big pot with K♥ J♠ on a board 8♦ 4♥ K♣ 3♣ 6♣. Li had 3♦ 2♦. Chen continued to drain Li and won the rest of it with K♥ 10♥ pairing the king on the turn to overtake Li’s A♦ 4♣.
Payouts
1st Pete Yen Han Chen – Taiwan – NT$ 864,800
2nd Vincent Li – Hong Kong SAR – NT$ 756,100
3rd Peter Chien – Canada – NT$ 427,500
4th Michael Soyza – Malaysia – NT$ 301,200
5th Chan Tsun Ming – Hong Kong SAR – NT$ 221,000
6th Alex Lindop – UK – NT$ 168,200
7th Natalie Teh – Malaysia – NT$ 132,400
Brandon Chan crushes the No Limit Hold’em 2
The second No Limit Hold’em event attracted 119 costing each one NT$ 9,900 (~US$ 325) to enter. This formed a healthy pot of NT$ 1,038,900 (~US$ 34,000) to be awarded to the top 20 places. Day 1 ended when the final 8 was formed. They returned today to hunt down the title and the NT$ 258,100 (~US$ 8,500) first prize.
Catching the action with five left, Low Zi Cheng banged the rail while Brandon Chan Hiu Tung shipped it. Cheng shoved on a board kd} 2♦ 4♦ 9♥ 7♣ with 2♥ 2♣ set but Chan had better 3♦ 10♦ flush.
Jang Ho-Young tried to bluff the massive chip leader Chan by river-betting with J-9 on a board 7♠ 8♦ 4♦ K♣ 3♣, Chan called with K♠ 6♥ top pair. With not much left, Jang fell to Chan in 4th place. Jang pushed holding A♥ 8♣, Chan got lucky with Q♠ J♥ pairing the queen on the flop.
Sebastian Wong fell in 3rd place. Hyunseok Oh limped A-K on the button, bb Wong jammed with 8-7 offsuit. The board gave Wong a pair on the turn but a king showed up on the river to overtake. This brought about heads up with Chan in the lead. Oh gave a strong fight, claiming leadership at one time. When it switched back, Chan continued to surge ahead. The final arrived. Chan limped with A♥ A♠, Oh shoved with K♥ 9♠, aces held to award Chan his first-ever live win and NT$ 258,100.
Final 8 payouts
1st Chan Hiu Tung – Hong Kong SAR – NT$ 258,100
2nd Hyun Seok Oh – Korea – NT$ 172,100
3rd Sebastian Wong – Singapore – NT$ 119,700
4th Jang Ho-Young – Korea – NT$ 86,400
5th Low Zi Cheng – Singapore – NT$ 64,600
6th Kenji Hata – Japan – NT$ 49,900
7th Jen Yen Chien – Taiwan – NT$ 39,600
8th Kwok Ting Shum – Hong Kong SAR – NT$ 32,300