Mechanics
- This event will have an equivalent to TWD 1,050,000 withheld from the prize pool as three (3) seats (TWD 350,000 each) in the APT Championship Event (APTC) taking place in Taipei in November 2025. The three (3) seats will be awarded as follows:
- 1 to the Champion (winner of the trophy) of the event.
- 1 to 2nd place of the event.
- 1 to 3rd place of the event.
- Day 1 Plays 10 Levels on all Flights
- Day 2 Plays to ITM
- Day 3 Plays 10 Levels or to 48 Players (whichever comes first)
- Day 4 Plays to a Final Table (TD's discretion)
- Final Day play to a Champion
- Onlive qualifers will join start of Live Day 3 ITM.
- Blind levels will not be rolled back when Onlive qualifers and Live qualifiers merge.
- Day 2 (and Onlive ITM qualifers) plays Best Stack Forward.
- Onlive qualifiers qualifying 2 stacks will be awarded a min cash for the lower stack being removed.
- Players are allowed to forfeit their stack before the close of registration in order to re-enter.
- APT reserves to the right to drop play to 8 handed at any point of the event.
- Big Blind Ante - Big blind is paid before the ante.
- Players will initially receive 2 time banks (Onlive qualifers will start with 3) and another one at each break.
- Once a deal has been made between players, levels will be reduced to 30 minutes.
- Redraws at the end of each day of play, then redraws will happen at the final 3 tables, 2 tables and the Final Table.
- A redraw at the final 3 tables will be skipped if a redraw has been done at the end of the previous day that is less than 50% of a full table to the redraw.
- A redraw at the final 2 tables will be skipped if a redraw has been done at 3 tables the previous day.
- Final Table starting level is guaranteed to be at a minimum of a 30 big blind average.
- Guarantee subject to Force Majeure including not limited to, Earthquake, Flood, Typhoon, Epidemic, and etc.