In just a few days, the WPT Prime Taiwan will kick off at the Chinese Texas Holdem Poker Association (CTP) in Taipei City. The festival will from from August 6-19, with the Championship Event beginning on August 15 featuring a $1K buy-in and a massive $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The WPT Prime Taiwan Championship Event
Schedule:
- Day 1A: Thursday, August 15 at 11 AM (Play till field is in the money)
- Day 1B: Friday, August 16 at 11 AM (Play till field is in the money)
- Day 1C: Saturday, August 17 at 11 AM (Play till field is in the money)
- Day 2: Sunday, August 18 at 11 AM (Play till the final table has been reached)
- Day 3: Monday, August 19 at 11 AM
Structure:
- Buy-In: TWD 35,000 ($1,000)
- Re-entry: Unlimited during late registration
- Starting Stack: 40K
- Blind Levels: 40 minutes during Day 1 and 60 minutes during Days 2 and 3
- First Level: 100/200 with 200 Big Blind Ante
- Guaranteed Prize Pool: $1,000,000
- Late Registration: 10 levels
- Payouts: 12.5%
In addition to the prize money and name being enshrined on the WPT Prime Perpetual Trophy, the winner will receive a $10,400 entry to the 2024 WPT World Championship set to take place in December at the Wynn in Las Vegas.
The WPT Prime Taiwan Festival
In addition to the Championship Event, there will be a host of side events including the High Roller, Pot Limit Omaha, Mini Championship, Ladies Event, Super High Roller, Mystery Bounty and satellites to major tournaments. There will also be a freeroll with free entry 🤑 to the first Opener event on August 6th at 10 AM and a Player Party 🪩 on August 17 at 10 PM.
Below is a listing of events to be held at the festival:
| Event | Day | Time | Buy-In | Stack | Levels |
| #1 The Opener | August 6 | 11 AM | TWD 2,000 | 15K | 25 |
| #2 Championship Warm Up | August 6-10 | 11 AM | TWD 10,000 | 40K | 30/40 |
| #3 PLO Warm Up | August 6-7 | 12 PM | TWD 8,000 | 30K | 30 |
| #4 Megastack Turbo | August 6 | 7 PM | TWD 22,000 | 30K | 15 |
| #5 Hyper Turbo | August 6 | 7.30 PM | TWD 6,000 | 15K | 10 |
| #6 Mini High Roller | August 7 | 3.30 PM | TWD 44,000 | 100K | 25 |
| #7 Mini 10/10/10/10 | August 7 | 7 PM | TWD 2,500 | 10K | 10 |
| #8 Megastack Turbo | August 8 | 5 PM | TWD 6,000 | 30K | 15 |
| #9 Deepstack Turbo | August 8 | 6.30 PM | TWD 22,000 | 20K | 15 |
| #10 Mystery Bounty | August 9-11 | 11 AM | TWD 16,500 | 40K | 25 |
| #11 High Roller Single Day | August 9 | 12 PM | TWD 77,000 | 100K | 30 |
| #12 Mini deepstack Turbo | August 9 | 5 PM | TWD 3,000 | 20K | 15 |
| #13 PLO 15/15/15 | August 9 | 6.30 PM | TWD 10,000 | 15K | 15 |
| #14 Deepstack Turbo | August 9 | 7 PM | TWD 22,000 | 20K | 15 |
| #15 Mini Superstack Classic | August 10 | 5 PM | TWD 6,000 | 50K | 20 |
| #16 Hyper Turbo High Roller | August 10 | 8 PM | TWD 60,000 | 100K | 10 |
| #17 Deepstack | August 11 | 11 AM | TWD 10,000 | 20K | 25 |
| #18 High Roller | August 11-12 | 12 PM | TWD 77,000 | 100K | 40 |
| #19 PLO | August 11 | 1 PM | TWD 11,000 | 20K | 30 |
| #20 Turbo | August 11 | 6 PM | TWD 6,000 | 15K | 15 |
| #21 Turbo Survivor Bounty | August 11 | 7 PM | TWD 16,500 | 15K | 15 |
| #22 8-Max Championship | August 12-13 | 11 AM | TWD 22,000 | 40K | 30 |
| #23 Megastack | August 12 | 12 PM | TWD 8,000 | 30K | 25 |
| #24 Turbo | August 12 | 6 PM | TWD 6,000 | 15K | 15 |
| #25 Deepstack Hyper Turbo | August 12 | 7.30 PM | TWD 22,000 | 20K | 10 |
| #26 Megastack Accumulator | August 13-14 | 11 AM | TWD 12,000 | 30K | 25 |
| #27 Megastack High Roller | August 13 | 12 PM | TWD 150,000 | 300K | 30 |
| #28 Ladies | August 13 | 5 PM | TWD 6,000 | 15K | 20 |
| #29 Hyper Turbo | August 13 | 7 PM | TWD 5,000 | 15K | 10 |
| #30 Short Deck Hold’em | August 14 | 12 PM | TWD 7,000 | 20K | 25 |
| #31 Super High Roller | August 14-15 | 12 PM | TWD 250,000 | 250K | 40 |
| #32 Superstack Turbo | August 14 | 3.30 PM | TWD 11,000 | 40K | 15 |
| #33 Seniors 50+ | August 14 | 6 PM | TWD 6,000 | 15K | 20 |
| #34 Hyper Turbo Survivor | August 14 | 7.30 PM | TWD 22,000 | 15K | 10 |
| #35 WPT Prime Taiwan Championship Event | August 15-19 | 11 AM | TWD 35,000 | 40K | 40/60 |
| #36 PLO | August 15 | 12 PM | TWD 25,000 | 30K | 30 |
| #37 High Roller | August 15-16 | 5 PM | TWD 100,000 | 100K | 30 |
| #38 Deepstack 8-Max Turbo | August 15 | 5.30 PM | TWD 11,000 | 20K | 15 |
| #39 Turbo Freezeout | August 16 | 6 PM | TWD 12,000 | 15K | 15 |
| #40 Turbo High Roller | August 16 | 7 PM | TWD 80,000 | 100K | 15 |
| #41 Turbo Big Bounty | August 17 | 6 PM | TWD 11,000 | 15K | 15 |
| #42 Hyper Turbo High Roller | August 17 | 7.30 PM | TWD 80,000 | 100K | 10 |
| #43 Mini Championship | August 18-19 | 11.30 AM | TWD 10,000 | 40K | 30 |
| #44 WPT Prime High Roller | August 18-19 | 3.30 PM | TWD 120,000 | 100K | 40 |
| #45 Superstack Classic | August 18-19 | 4.30 PM | TWD 16,500 | 50K | 30 |
| #46 Hyper Turbo | August 18 | 7 PM | TWD 7,000 | 15K | 10 |
| #47 The Closer Megastack | August 19 | 11 AM | TWD 16,500 | 30K | 25 |
| #48 Turbo Championship | August 19 | 3 PM | TWD 35,000 | 40K | 15 |
| #49 Finale 10/10/10/10 | August 19 | 5 PM | TWD 10,000 | 10K | 10 |
| #50 Finale 5/5/5/5 | August 19 | 7 PM | TWD 5,000 | 5K | 5 |
You can see the complete schedule with all the events and structures at this link.
WPT officials anticipate a great festival
We reached out to WPT Media Relations Manager Eric Lusch with a few questions about the 2024 WPT Prime Taiwan festival, and here’s what he had to say:
The festival starts in a few days. What are your expectations for this year? Do you think it will be possible to exceed the 2023 Championship Event tally of 1,359 entries?
We are excited for the festival to get underway. Last year saw such a positive turnout. With some other recent events being canceled in surrounding regions, I think the demand may be higher than usual. But it is still to be foreseen if we can break any past records.
We see that there will be tournaments with different modalities, satellites and even a freeroll. Which ones cannot be missed? Which ones are the most popular among the players?
The WPT Prime Taiwan Championship event is of course the cannot-miss tournament of the festival. There will be multiple satellites to get into the Championship event, as well as satellites into other events like the Mystery Bounty and Championship Warm Up event. The Championship Warm Up is the pick of the side events. Priced at only TWD 10,000 (USD $304) the three day structure provides tremendous play time.
Last year’s edition saw champions from eight different countries. Is it common to have players in attendance from so many countries and continents?
It was incredible to see the variety of countries represented in the champions, and players, at the festival in 2023. Taiwan is a desirable travel destination and the CTP and Asia Poker Arena is accommodating to all so the diversity across the board is not too surprising.
What can newcomers expect at the 2024 WPT Prime Taiwan festival? What places can they visit in the city on a day off?
Firstly, the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei; it’s the largest permanent poker venue in Asia, able to hold up to 60 poker tables. So players can expect an excellent venue with very well run poker tournaments. Taipei and its surroundings offer so many options for those players wanting to explore.
The food options to start are great and very affordable. Within Taipei City, Taipei 101 — at one time the tallest building in the world — is a great option to visit, and the various night markets are very popular. Raohe Street Night Market is my favourite. For those wanting to take a full day off, one recommendation is booking a day trip to visit Yehliu Geopark & Jiufen Old Street.
The city of Taipei
2023 WPT Prime Taiwan Highlights
Last year’s festival featured 46 events and the champions came from eight different countries: Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Australia and the United States. The WPT Prime Taiwan Championship event had 1,359 entries and distributed $1.2M in prize money among the top 173 players. The grand champion was Seonguk Huh from South Korea, who earned the biggest prize of his career: $208K.
Can last year’s attendance be surpassed? From which country will this year’s winner emerge? We will find out in just a few days.
