The largest World Poker Tour Prime Championship Event has concluded with Singapore’s Jereld Sam reigning victorious over the record-breaking 1,666 entry field. The final day of the WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 season played out with seven side events, with the highlight of the day being the final round of the prestigious Championship Event. Following over ten hours of play, Sam rose to victory, earning him a career best cash of TWD 8,065,000 (~USD 250,700), along with the highly coveted WPT trophy. In addition, he also received the $10,400 seat into the season-ending WPT World Championship to be held at Wynn Las Vegas.
2024 World Poker Tour Prime Championship Event Quick Recap
Running from August 15 to 19, the TWD 35,000 (~USD 1,080) buy-in event comfortably crushed itsTWD 32,276,500 (~USD 1,000,000), generating a whopping TWD 51,054,436 (~USD 1,611,293) in prize pool, which was eventually shared by the top 208 finishers who returned to earn a spot into the final day.
The final day of the event saw only 13 players return to the felts, with Jereld Sam in the lead. It took over three and a half hours of play to reach the final table with Japan’s Yuya Arito in the lead, and Sam right behind him. The first player to fall was New Zealand’s Paul Hong who shoved with his last 12 bigs with pocket nines and ran into Arito’s pocket aces to exit in ninth place. He was followed by local runner Wei Chun Cheng who ran his pocket nines and ran into Sam’s pocket queens to hit the rail in eighth place.
Later, Tomoyuki Yoshimiya’s ace-jack lost to Yuya Arito’s pocket queens, ending Yoshimiya’s run in seventh place. A few hands later, Junya Yamaguchi exited after his pocket jacks lost to Ka Shun Tsang’s pocket kings. Yuya Arito soon followed with his ace-jack losing to the ace-king of Kosei Oguri.
Later, the eventual champion Jereld Sam delivered the next two eliminations – Tsang and Jun Li in third and fourth place respectively. The heads-up began with Oguri holding 40,000,000 (67 bb) over Sam’s 26,600,000 (44 bb). Oguri continued to extend his lead, leaving Sam down to 11 big blinds at one point. However, Sam managed to make a strong comeback and took the lead before the final hand. Finally, he clinched the victory with his Kc Jc against Oguri’s Qc Jd on 2c 3d 3s 4d 5s board.
2024 World Poker Tour Prime Championship Event Final Table Results
| 1 | JERELD SAM | 8,065,000* | $250,700* |
| 2 | KOSEI OGURI | 5,390,000 | $167,540 |
| 3 | KA SHUN TSANG | 3,995,000 | $124,180 |
| 4 | JUN LI | 2,990,000 | $92,940 |
| 5 | YUYA ARITO | 2,260,000 | $70,250 |
| 6 | JUNYA YAMAGUCHI | 1,720,000 | $53,460 |
| 7 | TOMOYUKI YOSHIMIYA | 1,325,000 | $41,180 |
| 8 | CHENG WEICHUN | 1,029,500 | $32,002 |
| 9 | PAUL HONG | 810,000 | $25,180 |
Justin Chu Ships WPT Prime Taiwan High Roller for TWD 3,219,400 (~USD 100,640)
The other big highlight of the WPT Prime 2024 was Event #44: WPT Prime Taiwan High Roller, which ran from August 18 to 19 and drew 118 entries to surpass its TWD 5,000,000 guarantee and build a massive TWD 12,590,600 (~USD 393,585). The top 17 players shared the prize pool, with the lion’s share eventually going to the winner Chijen Chu from Taiwan who eventually defeated South Korea’s Seung Hun Ko in the heads-up, claiming TWD 3,219,400. The final hand of the event saw Chu holding Ace-Queen against Ko’s Ace-three. The ace-queen remained the best hand, sealing victory for Chu.
WPT Prime Taiwan Event #44: WPT Prime Taiwan High Roller Full Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (TWD) | Prize (~USD) |
| 1 | CHIJEN CHU | 3,219,400 | $100,640 |
| 2 | SEUNG HUN KO | 2,146,400 | $67,100 |
| 3 | YU CHUNG CHANG | 1,499,000 | $46,860 |
| 4 | TOM HENRICUS | 1,077,000 | $33,670 |
| 5 | BYUNGKWAN MUN | 795,900 | $24,880 |
| 6 | WU CHIAYUN | 605,900 | $18,940 |
| 7 | FLORENT BENLLOCH | 475,000 | $14,850 |
| 8 | JUNGSU IN JUNG SU | 385,000 | $12,030 |
| 9 | CHUN LUNG CHEN | 321,000 | $10,035 |
| 10 | TZE RUEI TSAI | 321,000 | $10,035 |
| 11 | JORIS MICHL | 279,000 | $8,720 |
| 12 | PARK YU CHEUNG | 279,000 | $8,720 |
| 13 | CARLOS CHANG | 250,000 | $7,815 |
| 14 | POSEIDON HO | 250,000 | $7,815 |
| 15 | WOOJIN KANG | 229,000 | $7,160 |
| 16 | RICO LEUNG | 229,000 | $7,160 |
| 17 | KUO CHEN HUNG | 229,000 | $7,160 |
Other Prominent Winners Crowned at 2024 WPT Prime Taiwan Festival
The 2024 WPT Taiwan ran from August 6 to 19, 2024 at CTP Asia Poker Arena and featured 50 trophy events. Apart from the main event champion Jereld Sam, we saw several other big winners including Chia Wei Kuo (Won Event 10: MYSTERY BOUNTY for TWD 940,000), Lee Kuang Hung (Won Event 18: HIGH ROLLER for TWD 992,300), Kuo Chang (Won Event 22: 8 MAX CHAMPIONSHIP for TWD 1,323,400), & Mikael Andersson (Won Event 27: MEGASTACK SINGLE DAY HR for TWD 1,642,000).
Daewoong Song (Won Event 31: WPT PRIME TAIWAN SHR for TWD 1,904,600), Daniel Yang (Won Event 37: HIGH ROLLER for TWD 1,317,100), Yohwan Lim (Won Event 40: TURBO HIGH ROLLER for 931,000), Weibo Ye (Won Event 42: HYPER TURBO HIGH ROLLER for TWD 808,000), Australia’s Jonty Obrien (Won Event 45: SUPERSTACK CLASSIC for TWD 870,800), and Taiwan’s Chia Hao Chang(Won Event 48: TURBO CHAMPIONSHIP for TWD 811,000) were the other big winners of the mega WPT festival.
A Quick Recap of The 2024 WPT Prime Taiwan
The World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan ran from August 16 – 19, 2024 at the CTP Asia Poker Arena. The event drew an impressive 8,244 across 50 events, collecting TWD 144,600,034 (~USD 4,520,580) in the total prizepool for the festival.The Main Event winner Jereld Sam walked away with the biggest prize of TWD 8,111,000 (~USD 253,570), while Park Yu ‘Sparrow’ Cheung (858.79 points) took home the Player of the festival title. Among the multi-title winners, Park Yu ‘Sparrow’ Cheung (2), Taowei Chang (2), Yen Han ‘Pete’ Chen (2) were the players who won two titlea each. Here is a look at the results!
| Event | Champion | Prize (NTD) |
| Event 1: THE OPENER | Tung Lung Chan | 190,000 |
| Event 2: CHAMPIONSHIP WARM UP | Che Chun Chu | 975,000 |
| Event 5: HYPER TURBO | Yung Tai Lin | 42,100 |
| Event 8: MEGASTACK TURBO | Dun Chen | 183,700 |
| Event 9: DEEPSTACK TURBO | Yu Chung Chang | 209,500 |
| Event 10: MYSTERY BOUNTY | Chia Wei Kuo | 940,000 |
| Event 11: SINGLE DAY HIGH ROLLER | Yen Han Chen | 641,600 |
| Event 12: MINI DEEPSTACK TURBO | Chin Te Lai | 121,200 |
| Event 13: PLO 15/15/15 | Wu Hung Hsiang | 128,900 |
| Event 15: MINI SUPERSTACK CLASSIC FREEZEOUT | Chia Jung Liu | 211,200 |
| Event 17: DEEPSTACK | Yi Min Chang | 420,700 |
| Event 18: HIGH ROLLER | Lee Kuang Hung | 992,300 |
| Event 19: PLO | Yiching Jeng | 224,100 |
| Event 21: TURBO 30K SURVIVOR BOUNTY | Taowei Chang | 190,300 |
| Event 22: 8 MAX CHAMPIONSHIP | Kuo Chang | 1,323,400 |
| Event 24: TURBO | Mu Ze Li | 132,500 |
| Event 25: DEEPSTACK HYPER TURBO | Yen Han Chen | 174,700 |
| Event 28: LADIES | Stephanie Chang | 167,900 |
| Event 33: SENIORS 50+ | Chi Jen Chen | 57,000 |
| Event 34: HYPER TURBO 40K SURVIVOR BOUNTY | Taowei Chang | 259,000 |
| Event 37: HIGH ROLLER | Daniel Yang | 1,317,100 |
| Event 42: HYPER TURBO HIGH ROLLER | Weibo Ye | 808,000 |
| Event 44: WPT PRIME TAIWAN HIGH ROLLER | Chijen Chu | 3,219,400 |
| Event 48: TURBO CHAMPIONSHIP | Chia Hao Chang | 811,000 |
| Event 49: 10/10/10/10 FINALE | Xing Jie Chew | 257,600 |
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