CTP Asia Poker Arena

Taipei, Taiwan

No. 80, Section 1, Jianguo North Road, Zhongshan District

Website: asiapokerarena.com
Is Poker Legal Here?: Grey Area

Festivals: 34
Since: 2024
Events: 2,035
Prize Pools: $82.2M

Biggest Event Here

APT Main Event @RED

$3.6M prize pool · won by Chun Shing Lau

Poker Room

Permanent poker room

Asia Poker Arena (APA) is the Taipei flagship room of the CTP Club (Chinese Texas Hold'em Poker Association), described by the Asian Poker Tour as Asia's largest permanent poker room. It hosts CTP's own series and international festivals such as APT Taipei.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Tables and Games

Tournament-focused room in a basement level (B1) on Jianguo North Road. The official site lists ongoing tournament series such as PS Taipei 2026 and ZSOP 2026.^{[1, 3]}

Cash Games

A 2019 GGRAsia report states that only tournament-style poker is permitted in Taiwan and cash games are prohibited; no cash games are listed by the venue.^[6]

Daily Tournaments

A Taiwanese poker guide (secondary) lists regular CTP Taipei buy-ins of about NT$1,500 to 5,000, with larger series events above that. Phone-check the current daily schedule.^[5]

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Before You Go

Entry Rules

Minimum age: 18+

ID: Foreign players: valid passport. Local players: passport or local ID card (APT Taipei 2026 rules).
Membership: First-time players usually register as members, sometimes for a small fee (secondary source).

Age and ID rules are those published by the Asian Poker Tour for APT Taipei 2026 at APA and Red Space; smoking only in designated outdoor areas, vaping and betel nut banned.^{[4, 5]}

How to Get There

B1, No. 80, Section 1, Jianguo North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei. About 10 minutes on foot from Songjiang Nanjing MRT station (Songshan-Xindian line); from Taoyuan International Airport about 40 minutes by taxi, or Airport MRT to Taipei Main Station then MRT from Beimen station two stops to Songjiang Nanjing.^{[1, 2, 7]}

Where to Stay

Green World Jianpeiabout 2 minutes on foot
Green World Grand Nanjingabout 5 minutes on foot
Green World Mai-Nanjingabout 5 minutes on foot
CHECK Innabout 5 minutes on foot
FX Hotel Taipeiabout 10 minutes on foot
Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipeiabout 10 minutes on foot

Nearby

Raohe Street Night Marketnight market in Songshan District, open daily 5pm to 11pm
CE LA VI Taipeirooftop bar on the 48th floor in Xinyi District with views of Taipei 101
Taipei 101landmark tower in Xinyi District

Poker Festivals at CTP Asia Poker Arena

Taiwan Poker Calendar

Upcoming & Ongoing1 festival

Dec 16 - Dec 212026 · 6 daysOla Poker Tour Taipei 2026OLA Poker TourTaipeiCTP Asia Poker Arena44 eventsin 2 months

Finished35 festivals

Tours at CTP Asia Poker Arena

What to See in Taipei

Taiwan's capital, reached via Taoyuan International Airport, is the centre of the island's tournament poker scene, with venues in Zhongshan and Songshan districts on the MRT network.

Sources

Checked on October 28, 2026. Poker rooms change their games, stakes and hours often: confirm with the venue before you travel.

1.Asia Poker Arena - official site - CTP Club / Asia Poker Arena, accessed October 28, 2026
2.Guide to APT Taipei 2024: Where to Stay & Things to Do - Asian Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
3.Asian Poker Tour Enters New Era; APT Kickoff Sets Opening Event Record With 751 Entries - Asian Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
4.APT Taipei, Taiwan 2026 - Key Info - Asian Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026
5.Taiwan live poker tournaments - main associations guide - Taiwan Rounders (secondary source), accessed October 28, 2026
6.APPT Open Taipei at CTP Club (2019 report) - GGRAsia (secondary source), accessed October 28, 2026
7.Guide to APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: Where to Stay & Things to Do - Asian Poker Tour, accessed October 28, 2026

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