Phachara Wongwichit has emerged as the new APT Taipei 2023 High Roller champion after taking down the event after beating Tsz Him Chan in the swingy heads-up. Wongwichit claimed the title, the shinny APT gold trophy and the top prize of TWD 5,286,500 ($172,630).
Tsz Him Chan called the blinds, followed by an all-in raise of 24 Million from Phachara Wongwichit. Chan made the all-in call with just 6.1 Million left. Chan flipped Q ♦ 9 ❤ , while Wongwichit showed 6 ♣ 5 ♣.
The board fanned out 6 ♦ 5 ♦ 2 ❤ 2 ♣ 8 ❤ and Wongwichit jumped in excitement. Chan finished runner-up taking home a pay cheque of TWD 3,514,400 ($114,760).
The heads-up is set with Tsz Him Chan and Phachara Wongwichit ready to lock horns for the top spot. Here are their stacks before the heads-up:
| Name | Chip Counts |
|---|---|
| Tsz Him Chan | 19,000,000 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 10,000,000 |
Robert Kiss has bubbled the heads-up by hitting the rail at the third place. Phachara Wongwichit limped from the small blind with 5 ♦ 4 ♦ for 300,000. Kiss raised to 750,000 from the big blind holding Pocket Rockets. Wongwichit called and the board ran our Q ♣ 5 ❤ 9 ❤ . Kiss responded to Wongwichit’s check with a 850,000 bet. The Thailand-based player called.
The turn of 5 ♠ cracked Kiss’ aces however, here he moved all-in after Wongwichit’s check. Wongwichit instantly called and flipped for a three-of-a-kind. The J ♠ on the river brought no relief as Kiss has to wave goodbye to his High Roller dream.
Hsuanchao Chen has left the table after losing in the Chen vs. Chan battle. Chen jammed all-in from the small blind. Tsz Him Chan quickly called from the big blind flaunting pocket nines. Chen flipped A ♦ 5 ❤ to see 3 ❤ J ♦ 3 ♠ 7 ♣ J ❤ .
Chen walked away at the fourth place, pocketing TWD 2,074,900 ($67,755).
Kuan Han Chen has bid adieu to the FT at the fifth spot. After Robert Kiss moved all-in with J ♦ 9 ♣ from the small blind, Chen made a call sitting next to him. Kiss had Chen covered, as Chen flipped J ♣ 8 ♦ .
The board fanned out 7 ♠ 4 ♣ A ♠ Q ♦ Q ♠, sending Chen packing with a pay cheque of TWD 1,626,700 ($53,120) at the fifth place.
Day 1 chip leader Peter Da found an exit at the sixth place after he raised to 400,000 from the hijack and found a caller in Tsz Him Chan from the small blind. After both the players checked the 4 ♠ 2 ♠ 8 ♠ flop, Chan bet 400,000 on the 5 ❤ river. Da called to see 6 ♣ on the river, Chan shoved all-in holding J ♦ 7 ♦ , and Da made the all-in call with pocket sixes.
Da had rivered a set, but it couldn’t hold any water against Chan’s straight as he exited the event at the sixth place for TWD 1,231,200 ($40,200).
Spartan Poker pro Zarvan Tumboli‘s deep run at the APT Taipei 2023 High Roller has ended with the Mumbai-based player taking the seventh spot. The last Indian standing jammed from the UTG holding A ♦ K ❤ . Tsz Him Chan called with T ♠ T ♣.
The board fanned out to Q ❤ 3 ♠ 9 ♠ 2 ♦ 5 ♣ ending Tumboli’s dream run for his fourth APT title. He bowed out taking home TWD 904,300 ($29,530) for his efforts. GG, Zarvan!
Kevin Choi has become the next casualty on the FT. His Q ♦ J ❤ succumbed to Tsz Him Chan‘s J ♦ 9 ♦ , after the latter called the former’s all-in.
The board of K ♠ Q ♠ T ❤ J ♣ 5 ❤ eliminated Choi at the 8th place awarding him TWD 664,400 ($21,700) for his run.
Zarvan Tumboli seems to be playing safe, guarding his chips and his position at the FT. He folded three alternate hands after initially contributing to the pots.
Hand 20: Tumboli bet 260,000 and Hsuanchao Chen called. On the flop of A♠ K♦ Q♦, Tumboli bet 210,000 and Chen called. Both the players checked on the 4 ♦ turn. Tumboli checked again on the J ❤ river. But this time Chen bet 600,000, and Tumboli immediately folded.
Hand 22: Tumboli called his blinds from the small blind, and Chen raised to 270,000. Tumboli called to see 5 ♠ 9 ♦ 7 ♣ on the board. Here the Indian pro bet 275,000, which led to Chen quickly raising it to 690,000. Tumboli lost some more chips after folding at this spot.
Hand 24: After opening to 250,000 and finding a caller in Wongwichit, who defended his 120,000 big blind, Timboli bet 225,000 on the 7 ♠ T ❤ 5 ❤ board. Wongwichit called to see the 4 ♣ turn. After both the players had checked the river brought K ❤ and Tumboli bet 850,000. Here Wongwichit jammed all in, which led to Tumboli folding.
Joshua Mccully was shown the exit door by Tsz Him Chan. The shortest stack on the table, Mccully shoved his 2,300,000 all-in in response to Chan’s 225,500 bet. Chan called and showed K ♠ Q ♦ against Mccully’s deuces.
The board of 6 ♣ K ♦ T ♠ 9 ♣ A ♠ gave Chan a K-pair and sent Mccully packing at the ninth place for TWD 551,000.
The Final Table of the APT Taipei 2023 High Roller is all set, with the top nine players in contention of the top spot, the title, the trophy and the top prize of TWD 5,286,500 ($172,630). Tsz Him Chan leads the finalists with 8,485,000 chips, followed by Zarvan Tumboli with 4,290,000.
| Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|
| Tsz Him Chan | 8,485,000 |
| Zarvan Tumboli | 4,290,000 |
| Kevin Choi | 2,990,000 |
| Kuan-Han Chen | 2,800,000 |
| Peter Da | 2,635,000 |
| Joshua Mccully | 2,565,000 |
| Phachara Wongwichit | 2,245,000 |
| Hsuanchao Chen | 2,110,000 |
| Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss | 2,110,000 |
Junichi Nakagiri bowed out at the 10th spot, thus bubbling the APT Taipei 2023 High Roller. Nakagiri jammed, while Kuan-Han Chen called. Nakagiri showed 7 ♦ 8 ♣, while Chen flipped A ♦ K ♠.
The board fanned J ❤ 8 ❤ A ♣ 4 ♣ Q ♦ , sending Nakagiri out at 10th TWD 461,400.
Spartan Poker pro Zarvan Tumboli is steadily chipping up. He recently busted two back-to-back eliminations. He first busted Julian Salvesen, followed by Seungmook Jung.
In a three-way pot, Salvesen’s A ❤ J ♦ succumbed to Tumboli’sA ♣ Q ❤ and Hsuancho Chen’s A ♠ K ❤ on the board 3 ♣ 2 ♠ K ♦ . Salvesen was eliminated at the 13th spot for TWD 403,400.
Just a few hands later, he ended the tournament life of Seungmook Jung who hit the rail at the 12th for TWD 403,400.
The field is now down to the top 17 players on two tables. Here are some recent eliminations. Places 18-20 cashed TWD 284,700, while 21-23 took home TWD 258,400.
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Takashi Ogura |
| 19 | Nguyen Nang Quang |
| 20 | Chao Ting Cheng |
| 21 | Bastien Joly |
| 22 | Chieh Pao Lin |
| 23 | Moonho Seo |
| 24 | James Mendoza |
James Mendoza now opened to 100,000 from the cutoff. India’s Zarvan Tumboli raised to 290,000 from the big blind. In response to this, Mendoza jammed with his remaining 800,000. Tumboli quickly made the call.
Mendoza showed A ♣ J ♦ , while Tumboli flipped Cowboys. The flop of A ♦ K ♣ T ♦ gave Tumbboli a set as Mendoza now sat with a gutshot. Two eights showed up on the turn and river giving Tumboli a full boat for the win, while the American pro was sent packing for $7,575 at the 24th spot.
The ongoing APT Taipei 2023 High Roller has witnessed some more elimination. With around 24 players left in field, the action looks pretty intense. Here are the elimination from the 25th to 27th place who received TWD 232,200 ($7,575), and 28th to 31st place who cashed TWD 205,600 ($6,710)
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Julien Rouxel |
| 26 | Anton Zhao Lu |
| 27 | Sau In Wong |
| 28 | Yita Choong |
| 29 | Nguyen Huu Dung |
| 30 | Zong Chi He |
| 31 | Chun-Kang Shih |
Spartan Poker pro Zarvan Tumboli and Julien Rouxel were both all-in on the flop of J ♣ 5 ♠ 8 ♣. Rouxel had K ♠ 6 ♠, while Tumboli held queens.
Although Tumboli was leading, Rouxel sat with a flush draw. The turn and river brought 2 ♦ 6 ❤ keeping Tumboli in the lead and eliminating Rouxel at the 25th place for TWD 232,000.
Here are some recent eliminations from APT Taipei 2023 High Roller. To know how much these players cashed, head to the payouts section.
| Place | Name |
|---|---|
| 32 | Wooram Cho |
| 33 | Junyeob Song |
| 34 | Milan Stojkovic |
| 35 | Sau In Wong |
| 36 | Wai Kiat Lee |
| 37 | Jun Hao Wu |
| 38 | Timothy Yim |
| 39 | Sebastian Guimaraes |
The money bubble is approaching with the top 41 players left in the field. The top 39 will be paid. As the event awaits the bursting of the bubble, check out the APT Taipei 2023 High Roller payouts.
| Place | Prize (TWD) | Prize (~USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,286,500 | 172,630 |
| 2 | 3,514,400 | 114,760 |
| 3 | 2,570,500 | 83,940 |
| 4 | 2,074,900 | 67,755 |
| 5 | 1,626,700 | 53,120 |
| 6 | 1,231,200 | 40,200 |
| 7 | 904,300 | 29,530 |
| 8 | 664,400 | 21,700 |
| 9 | 551,000 | 17,990 |
| 10 -11 | 461,400 | 15,070 |
| 12-13 | 403,400 | 13,170 |
| 14-15 | 263,800 | 11,880 |
| 16-17 | 324,300 | 10,590 |
| 18-20 | 284,700 | 9,300 |
| 21-23 | 258,400 | 8,440 |
| 24-27 | 232,000 | 7,575 |
| 28-31 | 205,600 | 6,710 |
| 32-39 | 181,900 | 5,940 |
Farhad Aghayev became the unfortunate bubble boy after he 3-bet to 140,000 following Junichi Nakagiri’s 50,000 bet. Nakagiri called to see the flop of 7 ♦ 6 ♦ T ♠. Aghayev pushed his single remaining 5,000 chip onto the table and flipped Cowboys. Nakagiri showed A ♠ T ❤ .
The crowd gathered around the table in support of the former Main Event Champion to double. The turn of 8 ❤ made no difference, but the A ❤ on the river drowned Aghayev making him the bubble boy to bust at the 40th place. All the remaining players have made it in the money, assuring themselves a min-cash TWD 181,900.
Day 1 chip leader Peter Da is going strong, making sure to dominate the field and maintaining his lead. We are three hours into Day 2 and the Norwegian player now sits with 1,600,000 to top the field. He started the day with a bag of a little over a million chips and has managed to chip up to 1.6 Million.
Here are some other top stacks in the room:
| Name | Chip Counts |
|---|---|
| Peter Da | 1,600,000 |
| Nguyen Nang Quang | 1,500,000 |
| Wongwichit Phachara | 1,200,000 |
| Jung Seungmook | 1,150,000 |
| Joshua McCully | 1,100,000 |
| Julian Salvesen | 900,000 |
| Zarvan Tumboli | 850,000 |
| Farhad Aghayev | 830,000 |
| Adam Kharman | 800,000 |
| Kuan-Han Chen | 800,000 |
| Graeme Siow | 775,000 |
| Robert Kiss | 700,000 |
The time has arrived for the final day of the APT Taipei 2023 High Roller wherein the top 84 survivors are set to battle it out for the prestigious title, the trophy and the TWD 5,286,500 ($172,630) top prize.
Leading is Norway’s Peter Da with over a million chips. Let’s watch out for what action unfolds at the final day of APT Taipei 2023.
Day 1 of the High Roller has concluded with the top 84 survivors bagging and tagging. The two-day event will resume tomorrow with these 84 players locking horns for the ultimate top spot and the grand prize of TWD 5,286,500 (~$172,650) up top.
Leading the pack is Norwegian player Peter Da, who is the only player to bag a million chips. Following him, not ver far behind, is Australia’s Adam Kharman, with 999,000 chips. Spartan Poker pro India’s Zarvan Tumboli has also made it to Day 2 with the fourth-highest stack of 870,000 chips at his disposal.
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Da | Norway | 1,096,000 |
| 2 | Adam Kharman | Australia | 999,000 |
| 3 | Timothy Yim | Hong Kong | 870,000 |
| 4 | Zarvan Tumboli | India | 813,000 |
| 5 | Napat Chokejindachai | Thailand | 751,000 |
| 6 | Chung Chuen Co | Hong Kong | 727,000 |
| 7 | Wooram Cho | Korea | 708,000 |
| 8 | Julien Rouxel | France | 703,000 |
| 9 | Robert Kiss | United States | 669,000 |
| 10 | Milan Stojkovic | Australia | 663,000 |
High Roller Day 1 closed it’s registrations with a total of 302 entries signing up. The $3300 buy-in paid by all these entries has generated a final prize pool of TWD $26,364,600 (~$860,950).
The ultimate champion of this High Roller event will walk away with TWD $5,286,500 (~$172,630).
Meanwhile, Thailand’s Punnat Punsri has emerged as the APT New Era Champions by taking down the Main Event for TWD 11,210,400 (~$365,270). Read More about it here.
Indian pro Kartik Ved has found an exit on Day 2 of the High Roller. With just 37,000 chips left in hand, Ved shoved with A ♣ 6 ♦ in response to an initial player’s 12,000 bet. The player showed T ❤ 7 ❤ on the board of 5 ❤ 8 ❤ 7 ♣ 6 ♠ J ♦ .
Ved’s run came to an end in the High Roller event just before the late registrations ended. Will he re-enter?
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is back with another blockbuster edition in Taipei this April 2023. APT Taipei 2023 will be a 10-day series taking place between 28th April to 7th May 2023 at Asia Poker Arena.
The High Roller event at the series is a two-day event. The event will play its Day 1 on 6th May 2023 followed by Day 2 on 7th May 2023. The event has a buy-in of TWD 100,000 ($3,300) and will have a massive guarantee of TWD 4,500,000.
There will be a total of 40 levels at this event with blinds starting at 200/400 on Level 1. Every player gets a starting stack of 100,000 in exchange for his/her buy-in amount. The registrations to these events stay open till the end of Level 12.
We will bring you all the latest happenings from the APT Taipei 2023 High Roller. So make sure to stay updated to Gutshot Magazine. Meanwhile, check out the live updates of Main Event and Super High Roller.
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| Place | Winner Name | Prize |
|---|
| 1 | Phachara Wongwichit | 172,630 |
| 2 | Tsz Him Chan | 114,760 |
| 3 | Robert Kiss | 83,940 |
| 4 | Hsuanchao Chen | 67,755 |
| 5 | Kuan Han Chen | 53,120 |
| 6 | Peter Da | 40,200 |
| 7 | Zarvan Tumboli | 29,530 |
| 8 | Kevin Choi | 21,700 |
| 9 | Joshua Mccully | 17,990 |
| 10 | Junichi Nakagiri | 15,070 |
| 11 | Hon Cheong Lee | 15,070 |
| 12 | Seungmook Jung | 13,170 |
| 13 | Julian Salvesen | 13,170 |
| 14 | Michael Lech | 11,880 |
| 15 | Nobuaki Sasaki | 11,880 |
| 16 | Sparrow Cheung | 10,590 |
| 17 | Napat Chokejindachai | 10,590 |
| 18 | Takashi Ogura | 9,300 |
| 19 | Nguyen Nang Quang | 9,300 |
| 20 | Chao Ting Cheng | 9,300 |
| 21 | Bastien Joly | 8,440 |
| 22 | Chieh Pao Lin | 8,440 |
| 23 | Moonho Seo | 8,440 |
| 24 | James Mendoza | 7,575 |
| 25 | Julien Rouxel | 7,575 |
| 26 | Anton Zhao Lu | 7,575 |
| 27 | Sau In Wong | 7,575 |
| 28 | Yita Choong | 6,710 |
| 29 | Nguyen Huu Dung | 6,710 |
| 30 | Zong Chi He | 6,710 |
| 31 | Chun-Kang Shih | 6,710 |
| 32 | Wooram Cho | 5,940 |
| 33 | Junyeob Song | 5,940 |
| 34 | Milan Stojkovic | 5,940 |
| 35 | Sau In Wong | 5,940 |
| 36 | Wai Kiat Lee | 5,940 |
| 37 | Jun Hao Wu | 5,940 |
| 38 | Timothy Yim | 5,940 |
| 39 | Sebastian Guimaraes | 5,940 |
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