The Asia Series Poker Tour (ASPT) stopped off in CTP Poker Club in Taipei City, Taiwan earlier this month, and it will be fondly remembered by Japan's Kaoru Nozaki, who came out on top in the main event and became the latest ASPT Main Event champion.
The NT$33,000 buy-in (approx. $1,100) Main Event featured an NT$7,000,000 guarantee on its prize pool, but 308 entrants meant the ASPT awarded NT$8,970,200 ($279,580) to the top 47 finishers.
Those who finished in the money places were primarily from Japan and Taiwan, with a sprinkling of in-the-money finishers hailing from Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Korea, and Andrew Chou representing the United States.