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APT Taipei 2023 Super High Roller: Sam Lam Wins, Abhinav Iyer Finishes Third

In what felt like an opportunity for India to bring home an Asian Poker Tour (APT) Taipei 2023 Super High Roller trophy ended on a bittersweet note. India’s Abhinav Iyer fought hard to reach the final table and ultimately fell in the third spot for a sum of ₹46,63,580. Iyer, who is India’s first solo WSOP bracelet winner, bowed out when his open shove against Jun Obara failed. Iyer recently finished 5th at WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event. This was Iyer’s yet another spectacular final table after his WPT Prime India 2023 Main Event stint. The pro has left many impressed with his game and everyone in the Indian poker circuit is waiting for him to clinch a live poker trophy soon.

Abhinav Iyer

APT Taipei 2023 Super High Roller

United Kingdom’s Sam Lam who as per reports started playing poker only four month ago has pulled off a magnificent win in the form of the Super High Roller victory. For someone who was introduced to poker just four months ago, this one is a pure poker spectacle from Lam’s end. In his post-win interview, Lam said, “I was hoping to finish in the top five and go from there, I very much wanted to make the final table. I am very surprised, and my girlfriend was unsupportive of my poker play, but said she would consider changing her mind if I win something big.”

APT Taipei 2023 Super High Roller winner Sam Lam

Well, an APT Super High Roller trophy should help change Lam’s girlfriend’s mind about his poker dreams. Lam takes home a shiny new trophy and a pay cheque of TWD $3.99M (~USD $130K). The event saw Japan’s Jun Obara finish in the runner-up spot for TWD 2,701,100 (~$87,760).

For the unversed, the APT Taipei 2023 Super High Roller event had 117 total entries. The final prize pool stood at 15,888,600 (~$516,300). This event paid the top 17 places with the min-cash being TWD$249,500 (US$8,100). 

Check out final table payouts below:

Place	Name	Payout
1st	Sam Lam	TWD 3,997,400 (~$129,900)
2nd	Jun Obara	TWD 2,701,100 (~$87,760)
3rd	Abhinav Iyer	TWD 1,755,700 (~$57,050)
4th	Yu-Chung Chang	TWD 1,453,800 (~$47,250)
5th	Adam Samir Kharman	TWD 1,172,600 (~$38,100)
6th	Natalie Teh	TWD 924,700 (~$30,050)
7th	Boonnak Jitrada	TWD 707,000 (~$22,970)
8th	Vincent Rubianes	TWD 532,300 (~$17,300)
9th	En Ning Chen	TWD 397,200 (~$12,900)

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