Yuan Shyang Ting sets the bar at Main Event Day 1A; 49 advance to Day 2


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Second day of APT Finale Taiwan 2019 saw a buzzing room with multiple events taking place at partner / host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club). The star was none other than the MAIN EVENT – NT$ 6,000,000 (~US$ 196,700) guaranteed with Day 1A up on the plate. 

After a run out of 9 levels, 83 turned up to avail of the discounted NT$ 31,000 buy-in and the field trimmed down to 49 players. The survivors advance to Day 2 led by USA’s Yuan Shyang Ting  with 155,200 in chips. He sets the bar for the ensuing starting days. 

Other players through to Day 2 were several APT decorated champions Guo Dong, Chow Cliff, He Zong Chi, and Iori Yogo. All the survivors have a two day break before returning to action for Day 2 on Monday, December 2 at 1pm. 

Current chips in play: 2,075,000
Current average stack: 42,346

The next two starting heats are Day 1B on Saturday, November 30, and Day 1C on Sunday, December 1. Cards in the air at 1pm. Buy-in is NT$ 33,000. Main Event guarantee is NT$ 6,000,000 (~US$ 196,700). The latest to sign up is just before Level 11 in Day 2. 

Complete Main Event info 

Day 1A chip counts – 49 players 

Rank Name Country / Region Chips
1 Yuan Shyang Ting United States 155,200
2 Ho Chung Yi Taiwan 104,800
3 Deng Deng Kai Taiwan 90,000
4 Natalie Teh Siew Po Malaysia 86,500
5 Kensuke Koizumi Japan 76,100
6 Kuang Hung Lee Taiwan 75,900
7 Xiao Sheng Zheng China 74,500
8 Alex Lindop United Kingdom 68,800
9 Wu, Hsiao, Chung Taiwan 67,500
10 Tou Ta Wei Taiwan 62,700
11 Guo Dong China 61,200
12 Michal Polchloper Poland 60,100
13 Oh Seung Hun Korea 59,600
14 Lisu, Piyang Taiwan 58,900
15 Hung Cheng Lin Taiwan 54,100
16 Michahel Soyza Malaysia 49,000
17 Low Zi Cheng Singapore 45,500
18 Patrick Liang Brazil 44,700
19 Chow Cliff Hong Kong 42,200
20 Huang Pin Hao Taiwan 41,100
21 Kota Higuchi Japan 38,100
22 Meng-Uy Wu Taiwan 35,900
23 Li Kwan Ngai Vincent Hong Kong 35,000
24 Ma Chun Yu Hong Kong 34,900
25 Kvo-Chen Hung Taiwan 34,000
26 Chu, Yung-Bing Taiwan 30,900
27 Siayng Phua Singapore 30,000
28 Zhou Yueyang China 29,300
29 Du-Ming Tsai Taiwan 26,500
30 Chao Ting, Cheng Taiwan 25,000
31 Chan Tsun Ming Hong Kong 25,000
32 He Zong Chi Taiwan 25,000
33 Wei Cheng Yin Taiwan 25,000
34 Pete Yen Han Chen Taiwan 25,000
35 Tzu Chieh Lu Taiwan 23,800
36 Lin, Hung-Sheng Taiwan 23,500
37 Che Li Lin Taiwan 23,500
38 Chung, Te-Wei Taiwan 22,600
39 Jen-Yen, Chien Taiwan 22,200
40 Pan Cheng How Taiwan 22,000
41 Huang Zhi Hao Taiwan 20,500
42 Leung Mun Kit James Singapore 20,500
43 Kenji Hata Japan 19,900
44 En Ching Wu Taiwan 18,900
45 Yoo Gun Ho Korea 14,300
46 Cjhi-Ying Tsai Taiwan 13,800
47 Iori Yogo Japan 13,600
48 Lin Yu Sheng Taiwan 13,000
49 Wang Siyuan China 11,100

 


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