Keigo Kubo

Boasting a juicy TWD 65,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, the TWD 50,000 APT Taipei Main Event kicked off today, with Japan’s Keigo Kubo ending Flight A at the top of the leaderboard with 420,600 chips.

Flight A attracted 462 entrants (341 unique) who all battled it out over ten 60-minute levels, with only 157 players managing to bag up their chips and make it through to Day 2. Kubo will be looking for his first-ever live cash. There is no better place for that than here at the APT Taipei Classic 2024 Main Event.

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Here is a list of the top ten chips counts to end the day.

Other notables to make it through include; Wongyu Kang (288,500), Ka Chun Tsui (274,300), Henry Kilbane (164,200), and 2023 ATP Taipei Superstar Challenge Winner John Tech.

You can view a full list of the Main Event Flight A survivors HERE

Join us for Flight B tomorrow which will have slightly faster 45-minute levels and gets underway at 11 am local time.

Day 1A of the Main Event has ended and the survivors are currently bagging up their chips. A full recap of Flight A's action will follow shortly.

Frank Cucchiara opened from the cutoff for 2,800 and faced a raise to 7,500 from Hsiang Chia Ko on the button. Frank called, and the flop came down 7 5 2 . A check from Frank led to a 5,500 bet from Ko, which was called.

On the 5 turn, Frank checked again, and Ko fired 9,000. This time, Cucchiara check-raised all-in for 20,000, and Ko quickly called. The river brought the 8 , and Ko's K K held up against Frankie's A J , sending Cucchiara to the rail.

Nutthapath Saislip jammed his big blind for 18,000 over Yita Choong's open and got a call. It was a classic showdown with Saislip’s K K up against Choong’s A Q . The runout stayed clean for Saislip, giving him a full double up.

We are on the last break for Day 1A in the Main Event. The players get a 15 minute breather before playing for two more hours today.

The lo-jack opened, only to be three-bet by Tatsuya Shirai on the button, followed by a four-bet from Yeung Leung in the big blind. Shirai made the call, bringing a flop of K 3 4 , which both players checked.

The turn brought the Q and action checked through again. On the river T , Leung bet the minimum, got called, and scooped the pot with A K !

Ryutaro Oizumi opens the cut-off to 1,600, Anouk Welgama shoves all in for 20,000.

Oizumi calls and we are off to the races. Oizumi's A J falls by the wayside as he doesn't hit a pair, sending him back to the buy-in counter.

An early position raise saw two callers—Lan Yun Wei in the hi-jack and Manabu Akiyama in the cut-off. The flop of 4 A K checked around.

On the 4 turn, Akiyama fired 4,500, and only Wei stuck around.

The river 7 saw Akiyama bet 12,000, but Wei quickly called, showing K T to take down the pot against Akiyama's queen high.

The dinner break is over, and the APT Taipei Main Event is back in action!

The remaining 228 players are taking their seats as the quest for the title continues. Expect some intense play as we head deeper into the tournament—stay tuned for all the updates!

It’s dinner break here at the APT Taipei Main Event! Players will enjoy a 75-minute rest before returning to the action. Out of the 342 entries, 228 remain in the hunt for the title. Stay tuned for more updates when play resumes!