Over the past few months, the live poker scene has seen a significant rise in women’s participation across major live events. This growing trend continues and is also evident at the ongoing APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024, which began on September 27 and will run until October 7. The 11-day poker festival, featuring an impressive 108 trophy events and over TWD 150 million (~USD 4.6 million) in prize pool guarantees, is a hub of excitement for all players, including women competitors.
The ongoing series running at the Asia Poker Arena and the CML (Chinese Mahjong League) in central Taipei recently concluded the first of three women’s events on the schedule – Event #4: Women’s Event, which saw an impressive 129 entries and found a winner in Japan’s Sachiko Uchihara who took home the title and TWD 49,744 (~USD 1,574) in top prize money.
This was her career’s first live title and second best score of 2024, following the $1,562, which she earned for her runner-up finish in Poker Queen (Event #21) at the 16th Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT) earlier this year.
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Sachiko Uchihara defeated Tzu-Han Chen in heads-up, with the latter taking home TWD 33,700 (~USD 1,066). Fellow local Jhen Ke Yi rounds out the podium finishes, taking home TWD 21,900 in prize money. The tournament paid out the top 17 players, with the final table payouts as follows:
WOMEN’S EVENT FINAL TABLE RESULTS
| Place | Name | Prize |
| 1st | Sachiko Uchihara | TWD 49,744 |
| 2nd | Tzu-Han Chen | TWD 33,700 |
| 3rd | Jhen Ke Yi | TWD 21,900 |
| 4th | Won Ching | TWD 18,100 |
| 5th | Shu-Yun Chu | TWD 14,600 |
| 6th | Mei Ning Feng | TWD 11,500 |
| 7th | Yu Pei Kao | TWD 8,800 |
| 8th | Keiko Takemura | TWD 6,600 |
| 9th | Oi Lok Wong | TWD 5,000 |
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Source: Asian Poker Tour (APT)
Image Credit: APT
