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:

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.

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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.

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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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