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2024 WPT Prime Taiwan Championship to boast a $1 million guarantee!

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:

EventDayTimeBuy-InStackLevels
#1 The OpenerAugust 611 AMTWD 2,00015K25
#2 Championship Warm UpAugust 6-1011 AMTWD 10,00040K30/40
#3 PLO Warm UpAugust 6-712 PMTWD 8,00030K30
#4 Megastack TurboAugust 67 PMTWD 22,00030K15
#5 Hyper TurboAugust 67.30 PMTWD 6,00015K10
#6 Mini High RollerAugust 73.30 PMTWD 44,000100K25
#7 Mini 10/10/10/10August 77 PMTWD 2,50010K10
#8 Megastack TurboAugust 85 PMTWD 6,00030K15
#9 Deepstack TurboAugust 86.30 PMTWD 22,00020K15
#10 Mystery BountyAugust 9-1111 AMTWD 16,50040K25
#11 High Roller Single DayAugust 912 PM TWD 77,000100K30
#12 Mini deepstack TurboAugust 95 PMTWD 3,000 20K15
#13 PLO 15/15/15August 96.30 PMTWD 10,00015K15
#14 Deepstack TurboAugust 97 PMTWD 22,00020K15
#15 Mini Superstack ClassicAugust 105 PMTWD 6,00050K20
#16 Hyper Turbo High RollerAugust 108 PMTWD 60,000100K10
#17 DeepstackAugust 1111 AMTWD 10,00020K25
#18 High RollerAugust 11-1212 PM TWD 77,000100K40
#19 PLOAugust 111 PMTWD 11,00020K30
#20 TurboAugust 116 PM TWD 6,00015K15
#21 Turbo Survivor BountyAugust 117 PMTWD 16,50015K15
#22 8-Max ChampionshipAugust 12-1311 AMTWD 22,00040K30
#23 MegastackAugust 1212 PM TWD 8,00030K25
#24 TurboAugust 126 PM TWD 6,00015K15
#25 Deepstack Hyper TurboAugust 127.30 PMTWD 22,00020K10
#26 Megastack AccumulatorAugust 13-1411 AMTWD 12,00030K25
#27 Megastack High RollerAugust 1312 PMTWD 150,000300K30
#28 LadiesAugust 135 PMTWD 6,00015K20
#29 Hyper TurboAugust 137 PMTWD 5,00015K10
#30 Short Deck Hold’emAugust 1412 PMTWD 7,00020K25
#31 Super High RollerAugust 14-1512 PMTWD 250,000250K40
#32 Superstack TurboAugust 143.30 PMTWD 11,00040K15
#33 Seniors 50+August 146 PMTWD 6,00015K20
#34 Hyper Turbo SurvivorAugust 147.30 PMTWD 22,00015K10
#35 WPT Prime Taiwan Championship EventAugust 15-1911 AMTWD 35,00040K40/60
#36 PLOAugust 1512 PMTWD 25,00030K30
#37 High RollerAugust 15-165 PMTWD 100,000100K30
#38 Deepstack 8-Max TurboAugust 155.30 PMTWD 11,00020K15
#39 Turbo FreezeoutAugust 166 PMTWD 12,00015K15
#40 Turbo High RollerAugust 167 PMTWD 80,000100K15
#41 Turbo Big BountyAugust 176 PMTWD 11,00015K15
#42 Hyper Turbo High RollerAugust 177.30 PMTWD 80,000100K10
#43 Mini ChampionshipAugust 18-1911.30 AMTWD 10,00040K30
#44 WPT Prime High RollerAugust 18-193.30 PMTWD 120,000100K40
#45 Superstack ClassicAugust 18-194.30 PMTWD 16,50050K30
#46 Hyper TurboAugust 187 PMTWD 7,00015K10
#47 The Closer MegastackAugust 1911 AMTWD 16,50030K25
#48 Turbo ChampionshipAugust 193 PMTWD 35,00040K15
#49 Finale 10/10/10/10August 195 PMTWD 10,00010K10
#50 Finale 5/5/5/5August 197 PMTWD 5,0005K5

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.

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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.

WPT prime taiwan

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.

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Santiago is a longtime veteran of the poker industry, having written primarily about the game in Argentina since 2009. He has published hundreds of articles in Sudamerican Poker and Pokerlogia, and has provided live media coverage at the WSOP Main Event in 2015 and 2019. In addition to being a former columnist in PokerFace Magazine, […]

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