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Abraham Ceesvin Leads Day 4 of APT Taipei Main Event; Fan, Kiem & Choong Claim Titles

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The 2024 Asian Poker Tour (APT) Taipei Poker Classic has made history in Asian poker with the main event drawing in a record turnout. Chi Wei Fan, Peter Kiem, and Yita Choong emerged victorious in the Superstar Challenge, High Roller – Double Stack, and the third Single Day High Roller, respectively. Here is a recap of the side events as well as the Main Event.

2024 APT Taipei Poker Classic Main Event Creates NTD 86 Million (~$2.7 Million)

The 2024 Asian Poker Tour Taipei TWD 50,000 Main Event attracted 1,991 entries, building a gigantic prize pool of NTD 86,011,200 ($2,722,735). The top 295 finishers are guaranteed a share of the staggering seven-figure prize pool, with the champion set to collect NTD 14,413,200 ($452,000).

Day 3 of the Main Event has come to a close at the CTP Asia Poker Arena. The money bubble burst with the elimination of Kelvin Lee. Among the four Indians who made it to Day 3 of the event, Natural8 India Director and Ambassador Kunal Patni was the first player to finish in the money, exiting in 264th place for TWD 77,000). He was followed by fellow Indians Saransh Garg (190th for TWD 90,000), and Raju Jaruplavath (100th for TWD 100,000). Somasekhar Sanampuri started the day with the shortest stack (5 BB) among the Indians and failed to gain the momentum, becoming the first player to exit the event empty-handed.

Day 3 of the main event is already in books. Singapore’s Abraham Ceesvin is in pole position with 4,570,000 in chips heading into Day 4 of the APT Main Event, making him a strong contender for the trophy and the TWD 14,413,200 (~$453,430) among the 47 runners. All the remaining players are guaranteed at least TWD 230,000 (~$7,235) but their eyes are all on the coveted top prize and the title.

Notable players still in contention are APT Superstar Challenge 2024 Champion Chih Wei Fan (12th), WSOP bracelet winner Konstantin Held (8th) ,Dominik Nitsche (24th), Dylan Foster (41st) Tsz Him Chan (42nd) and Dhanesh Chainani (15th).

Top 10 Chip Counts After Day 3

PositionNameChips
1Abraham Abdulla Ceesvin4,570,000
2Ting Yi Tsai3,765,000
3Kosuke Miyoshi3,425,000
4Keigo Kubo3,295,000
5Chi Ho Yeung3,190,000
6Ting Hao Wu2,965,000
7Nguyen Trung Quan2,780,000
8Konstantin Held2,715,000
9Hoi Ting Lee2,300,000
10Kazumasa Higuma2,100,000

Chi Wei Fan Wins the 2024 APT Taipei Superstar Challenge

Taiwanese player Chi Wei Fan is now among the prestigious winners of the Asian Poker Tour’s Superstar Challenge. The NTD 800,000 ($25,100) buy-in Superstar Challenge drew 27 entrants, creating a prize pool of NTD 20,454,525 ($647,910). Only the top four players received payouts.

The final four returned for the last day, all vying for the APT Superstar Challenge trophy and the top prize. Fan was the short stack among the final four, while Daniel John Neilson held the chip lead after knocking out defending champion Josh McCully on the money bubble.

Despite being the short stack, Fan doubled up and advanced to a heads-up battle against Neilson. In the heads-up match, Neilson initially held a small chip lead, but Fan quickly turned the tables after cracking Neilson’s pocket aces with his Qh-6c, leaving Neilson with just 11 big blinds.

The final hand saw Neilson put his remaining stack in the middle, with 10d-5c against Fan’s 10c-8c. The board ran out Jh-4h-9s-8s-8h, giving Fan trip eights and ending Neilson’s deep run in second place.

Final Table Standings

RankPlayerPrize (NTD)
1stChih Wei Fan    8,590,525
2ndDaniel John Neilson    5,727,000
3rdStephen Kyung Hyun Song    3,682,000
4thCharles Waymel    2,455,000

Peter Kiem Achieves Victory in the 2024 APT Taipei High Roller – Double Stack

The 2024 APT Taipei Poker Classic NTD 60,000 ($1,880) buy-in High Roller – Double Stack attracted 182 players to the CTP Asia Poker Arena, generating a prize pool of NTD 9,434,880 ($298,660), which was shared among the top 27 finishers.

Sixty-three players returned for the final day, with former APT Main Event champion and bracelet winner Abhinav Iyer leading the chip count. While Iyer held the lead for most of the day, US poker pro-Peter Kiem climbed the chip ladder and eventually defeated Iyer in the heads-up battle. Kiem took home NTD 2,089,880 ($66,150), while Iyer settled for NTD 1,411,000 ($43,741).

Final Table Standings

RankPlayerPrize (NTD)
1stPeter Kiem2,089,880
2ndAbhinav Iyer1,411,000
3rdTomoki Terashima971,000
4thDylan Wayne Foster792,000
5thYuu Xin Liu631,000
6thKa Chun Tsui485,000
7thGrant Wang353,000
8thChia Yun Wu256,000
9thAbraham Abdulla Ceesvin211,000

Yita Choong Claims First APT Trophy in the Single-Day High Roller

The high roller events at APT always attract attention, and the 2024 APT Taipei Poker Classic Single Day High Rollers were no exception. The third NTD 100,000 ($3,130) buy-in Single Day High Roller event drew 85 entrants, creating a total prize pool of NTD 7,344,000 ($232,470), with payouts to the top 11 players.

After twelve hours of intense poker play, the final table was formed with players from seven different countries. Australia’s Yita Choong emerged victorious, claiming his first Asian Poker Tour (APT) trophy and NTD 2,019,000 (~$63,742), adding to his $2.3 million in career earnings. Choong, who already holds multiple U Series of Poker and Australian Poker Tour titles, was thrilled to add another prestigious trophy to his collection.

Standings

RankPlayerPrize (NTD)
1stYita Choong2,019,000
2ndTanupat Punjarojanakul1,436,000
3rdPhachara Wongwichit940,000
4thJason Park Lun Wong723,000
5thYu Chung Chang573,000
6thKa Shing Leung448,000
7thYuji Yaginuma353,000
8thAsa Gregory Smith275,000
9thThanisorn Saelor209,000

Keep following PokerProNews for the latest updates from the ongoing APT Taipei Series.

Image Credit: Asian Poker Tour

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