A day of champions at World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Taiwan with five players rising to victory. The biggest winner was Pradeep Sharma Nudurumati at the Accumulator event for his maiden title. Other winners were Edward Yam Richard Marquez, Chien Chih Weng, and Jackie Wu. We’ve got those results below.
WPT Prime Taiwan – Festival Results
WPT Prime Taiwan – Player Guide
Pradeep Nudurumati bulldozes for maiden victory at the Accumulator
India’s Pradeep Nudurumati entered the final day of the Accumulator running third in chips out of 67 returnees then proceeded to bulldoze through the final table, knocking out six players for his career first live title and a payout of TWD 637,200 (~USD 19,930).
Pradeep Nudurumati
Nudurumati had been running hot since Day 1, bagging up up the Flight B chip lead for third rank overall. At Day 2, Nudurumati picked up momentum during the final two tables to carry the biggest stack into the final table with Shen Syu Ho at his heels trailing just a few chips behind.
After three fast eliminations, with Nudurumati adding more to his pile, he cleaned out Peter Ng in 6th place on a lucky draw. From utg, Ng shoved, Nudurumati said he didn’t notice the shove when he made an all in play from the small blind. Mistake or not, his 
flopped a Two to burn Ng’s 
.
Before the next takedown, Nudurumati shaved off a portion of Shen’s stack by cracking pocket Aces with a full house then took the rest with 
dominating 
. Cheng Chie Kuan was next on the chopping block with 
top pair not good enough against Nudurumati’s 
straight on the flop 
. The turn was 
and river 
.
Down to three players, Flight A leader Hao Ming Chang shoved on the small blind with 
, big blind Nudurumati called with 
, no help came for Chang to fall in 3rd place.
Heads up started off very lopsided with Nudurumati ahead 82 bb to Bernard Koh‘s 7 bb. Koh doubled up twice but still not enough to threaten the leader. The final hand saw a flop 
. Nudurumati shoved 
, Koh called for his tournament life with 
, the turn was 
, river 
.
The Accumulator drew a roaring 299 entries over two entry flights for a prize pool of TWD 2,900,300 (~USD 90,708). 67 players advanced to Day 2 with three double baggers – Le Ngoc Khanh who finished 23rd, Jereld Sam who raced up to 12th, and Jasper Yong who busted before the money.
Date: August 15 to 16, 2023
Buy in: TWD 11,000 (~USD 345)
Entries: 299
Prize pool: TWD 2,900,300 (~USD 90,708)
ITM: 38 places
Final table payouts
Place
Player
Flag
1
Pradeep Nudurumati
India
637,200
2
Bernard Koh
Singapore
447,100
3
Chang Hao Ming
Taiwan
287,400
4
Chung Chie Kuan
Taiwan
180,400
5
Shen Syu Ho
Taiwan
139,200
6
Peter Ng
Hong Kong
115,300
7
Takayuki Kozakai
Japan
96,900
8
Hsuan Chao Chen
Taiwan
79,600
9
Shuncheng Siao
Taiwan
63,700
Full payouts posted in the WPT – Festival Results
Other winners
Edward Yam prevails at Short Deck Hold’em
Date: August 16,2023
Buy in: TWD 7,000 (~USD 220)
Entries: 57
Prize pool: TWD 329,000 (~USD 10,290)
ITM: 8 places
Place
Player
Flag
1
Edward Yam
Hong Kong
118,500
2
Charles Wong
Hong Kong
69,600
3
Kenji Harada
Japan
43,600
4
Hsiang Wei Liu
Taiwan
29,600
5
Chien Hsiang Hung
Taiwan
23,000
6
Vamerdino Magsakay
Philippines
18,100
7
Ker Paw Lin
Taiwan
14,800
8
Fung Kong
Hong Kong
11,800
Richard Marquez snaps the downswing at the Superstack Turbo Freezeout
Richard Marquez
Just yesterday, Filipino Richard Marquez was agonizing over running bad at the series. That downswing seemed to have ended with Marquez emerging victorious at the Superstack Turbo Freezeout. The Filipino pro dominated the final table, cleaning out multiple players including Chun Kit Lee (3rd) who carried in the chip lead and Herry Lian at heads up to capture the TWD 428,000 (~USD 13,385) top prize. The final hand, Marquez pushed with , Lian called and busted with .
Date: August 16, 2023
Buy in: TWD 11,000 (~USD 345)
Entries: 166
Prize pool: TWD 1,610,200 (~USD 50,360)
ITM: 21 places
Winner: RICHARD MARQUEZ – Philippines – TWD 428,000 (~USD 13,385)
*Full payouts to be posted
Jackie Wu dominates the Seniors Event
Jackie Wu
Taiwan’s Jackie Wu came out on top at the Seniors Event for his first WPT trophy and a payout of TWD 40,000 (~USD 1,250). At heads up, Wu grinded down his opponent, eventually closing it out with 
over 
that missed the board.
Date: August 16, 2023
Buy in: TWD 6,000 (~USD 190)
Entries: 18
Prize pool: TWD 89,100 (~USD 2,785)
ITM: 4 places
Winner: JACKIE WU – Taiwan – TWD 40,000 (~USD 1,250)
*Full payouts to be posted
Chien Chih Weng wins the Hyper Turbo
Date: August 16, 2023
Buy in: TWD 22,000 (~USD 690)
Entries: 68
Prize pool: TWD 1,319,200 (~USD 41,260)
ITM: 9 places
Winner: CHIEN CHIH WENG – Taiwan – TWD 362,750 (~USD 11,345)
*Even chop at heads up, play for trophy, full payouts to be posted.
WPT Player of the Festival
The WPT Player of the Festival race is on! Below are the standings after 29 completed events. More points to collect with over 40 point-generating events scheduled. The player with the most points accrued at the end of the series wins a WPT Passport worth USD 5,000 to any WPT Main Tour in 2023.
Park Yu Cheung – 900 points
Yu Chung Chang – 850 points
Vamerdino Magsakay – 775 points
Pete Yen Han Chen – 680 points
WPT Prime Taiwan Season XXI Key Highlights
Nine days in the books with plenty of action still ahead. WPT Prime Taiwan boasts the richest and most extensive lineup ever announced by the global brand in Asia. A total of 46 trophy events are scheduled highlighted by the Main Event. Make sure to check the schedule link provided for all the details and structure.
WPT Prime Taiwan – Full Schedule
The WPT Prime Main Event gets underway on August 17 and runs until August 21. For a buy in of TWD 33,000 (~USD 1,075), players have a shot at the mighty USD 1,000,000 guarantee. This is the largest tournament prize pool advertised by the WPT for Taiwan. To further display the worth of this event, the champion will receive a 2023 WPT World Championship seat worth USD 10,400. The WPT value-adds airfare and accommodation.
For high rollers, the WPT Prime Super High Roller and WPT Prime High Roller 3K are also big wig favorites and are certain to attract the creme de la creme of the region. Make sure to check the schedule for all the details.
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