Taiwan, CTP Asia Poker ArenaEVENT #31

2025.06.11 - 2025.06.16Add to Calendar

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Blind level

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Entries

33/223

Total Chips

8,920,000

Average

270,303

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 4:20:37 PM

Jungjun Lee Tops Day 1C

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jungjun Lee

Three down, three to go, today's APL Taipei Main Event Day 1C flight is in the books with another 33 survivors joining the Day 2 order. A smashing turnout was seen at the CTP Asia Poker Arena this afternoon with a total of 223 entries racked up, ringing its biggest showing yet. South Korean runners have been faring well across the qualifiers, taking half of today’s top ten spots.

Leading the charge is Jungjun Lee, who carries a mighty 649,000 (81 BB) chip count onto the next round, stacking just below initial chip leaders Seok Young Lee and Chao Hao Ting. Lee’s late-day boost came courtesy of a massive 128 big blind pot, where his pocket aces held strong against Andrew Ma’s pocket queens. On his tail is local favorite Yoda Lin with 591,000 (74 BB), followed by China's Xiangyu Yu 581,000 (73 BB) one big blind behind.

Other notables advancing through include The Naing 280,000 (35 BB), Wu Chiayun 251,000 (31 BB), Hsuan Yu Lai 212,000 (27 BB), and Soo Jo Kim 155,000 (19 BB).

/As the headliner heads toward its final stretch, only two more flights stand between players and a shot at the NT$ 21,000,000 (~US$ 700,800) prize pool. Tomorrow marks the last day to qualify, so don't miss the chance to stake your claim and walk away a winner!

APL Taipei Main Event

Date/s: June 11-16, 2025

Buy-in: NT$ 26,000 (~US$ 865)

Guarantee: NT$ 21,000,000 (~US$ 700,800)

Day 1A: 132 entries, 20 qualified

Day 1B: 78 entries, 12 qualified

Day 1C: 223 entries, 33 qualified

Day 1D: June 12, 2025

Day 1E: June 13, 2025

Day 1F: June 13, 2025

Day 2: June 14, 2025

Day 3: June 15, 2025

Final Table: June 16, 2025

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 4:17:40 PM

End of Day 1C Chip Counts - 33 Survivors

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Player	Chips
JL Jungjun LeeSouth Korea	649,000(81 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	591,000(74 BB)
XY Xiangyu YuChina	581,000(73 BB)
SL Sanggyu LeeSouth Korea	569,000(71 BB)
YI Yoon In JunSouth Korea	514,000(64 BB)
KK Kian KeeSingapore	412,000(52 BB)
CH Changrok HanSouth Korea	393,000(49 BB)
J JitaehwaSouth Korea	378,000(47 BB)
PS Peng Sen WuTaiwan	337,000(42 BB)
CL Chung LeeTaiwan	315,000(39 BB)
TN The NaingSingapore	280,000(35 BB)
AO Andrew Ong Hoon HawSingapore	272,000(34 BB)
KY Keng Yong TanSingapore	268,000(34 BB)
PF Puyen FangTaiwan	261,000(33 BB)
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	251,000(31 BB)
LY Lee Yun XiangSingapore	244,000(31 BB)
WH Wu Hung ChunTaiwan	239,000(30 BB)
HY Hsuan Yu LaiTaiwan	212,000(27 BB)
JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	207,000(26 BB)
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	187,000(23 BB)
YK Yool KimSouth Korea	184,000(23 BB)
ST Suparerk TotsaponvisadThailand	172,000(22 BB)
DL Daeho Lim	157,000(20 BB)
SJ Soo Jo KimSouth Korea	155,000(19 BB)
AC Andy ChanSingapore	150,000(19 BB)
TC Tsai Chia TaTaiwan	137,000(17 BB)
SH Song HyunhoSouth Korea	120,000(15 BB)
JS Jaemoon SeokSouth Korea	115,000(14 BB)
JW Jong Wook LeeSouth Korea	101,000(13 BB)
JY Junya YamaguchiJapan	97,000(12 BB)
HY Hong Yun YaoTaiwan	76,000(10 BB)
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	67,000(8 BB)
CF Chih Feng LiTaiwan	19,000(2 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 4:11:04 PM

Minsung Jun Bubbles Day 1C

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Minsung Jun

Bubble time lasted fairly quick with only one deal running across the tables to arrive at the final elimination.

Sanggyu Lee kicked off the action with a 21,000 utg open and tank called Minsung Jun's all-in for 184,000, putting the latter at risk.

A coinflip situation, the flop 7♣ 6♣ 4♥ immediately gave Jun the advantage, but was swiftly taken away as the runout T♣ 3♣ landed two more clubs to fill up Lee's flush. Jun walked away as the stone cold bubble, sending the 33 remaining players to bagging time.

Player	Hand	Chips
SL Sanggyu LeeSouth Korea	A♦K♣ UTG	569,000(71 BB)
MJ Minsung JunSouth Korea	7♥7♠ CO	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 4:10:38 PM

Bubble Time!

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Bubble time has arrived, with the tournament now shifting into hand-for-hand play. Only 33 players will advance to the next stage, meaning just one more elimination separates the field from securing a spot in Day 2 of the Main Event.

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 4:04:31 PM

Ng Jiunn Yang Misses Board

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Ng Jiunn Yang

Ng Jiunn Yang pushed his remaining 23,000 on the cutoff and was called by both Xiangyu Yu and Andrew Ong Hoon Haw on the blinds.

Action on flop 8♥ K♥ J♦ was checked to turn Q♥ , where Yu led 25,000. Ong opted out, leaving the two to showdown.

Yu revealed a made flush 4♥ 2♥ , rendering no chances for Ng's A♦ 6♦ to catch up. River 3♦ came as a formality, sending Ng to the rail just as the Day 1C field entered bubble time.

Player	Chips
XY Xiangyu YuChina	583,000(73 BB)
AO Andrew Ong Hoon HawSingapore	269,000(34 BB)
NJ Ng Jiunn YangSingapore	busted

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 35/223

Break

Remaining Players: 35/223

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 3:37:27 PM

Hong Yun Yao Survives Race

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Hong Yun Yao

A blind vs blind confrontation led Hong Yun Yao to commit his last 27,000 with Q♥ 3♥ on the big blind, up against Yool Kim's 9♥ 7♥ .

Slightly behind, Kim managed to catch up on flop 3♣ 7♣ 9♣ , but was instantly crushed as the turn 3♦ rolled back Hong the favor. River A♥ sealed Kim's loss, earning Hong the much needed double.

Player	Chips
YK Yool KimSouth Korea	184,000(31 BB)
HY Hong Yun YaoTaiwan	62,000(10 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 3:26:09 PM

Jong Wook Lee Doubles Through Hong Yun Yao

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Jong Wook Lee

A preflop battle, two shoves were seen on Table 26, beginning with Hong Yun Yao for 68,000, followed by Jong Wook Lee for a lesser 56,000. All else folded, leaving the two to run the tense coin flip close to bubble time.

Board 3♣ 9♥ J♦ 3♠ 4♣ steered clear of Hong's overcards, crippling him down to two big blinds in the process.

Player	Hand	Chips
JW Jong Wook LeeSouth Korea	8♦8♠ CO	127,000(21 BB)
HY Hong Yun YaoTaiwan	A♠Q♠ MP	12,000(2 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 3:16:30 PM

Changrok Han in No Sweat

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Changrok Han

Yang Qian Rui raised 105,000 against an early open, leaving himself with 10,000 behind. Changrok Han apprarently woke up with a good hand on the big blind and cold called, pushing the initial raiser out of the pot.

On flop K♠ A♣ 4♥ , Yang called for the rest and found his Q♦ Q♣ in rough shape against Han's two pair A♥ K♥ . No help for Yang arrived on runout 5♠ T♠ , earning Han the boost while he headed out the door.

Player	Chips
CH Changrok HanSouth Korea	437,000(73 BB)
YQ Yang Qian Rui	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 3:13:24 PM

Table 30 Chip Counts

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	593,000(99 BB)	30	1
KY Keng Yong TanSingapore	108,000(18 BB)	30	2
JY Junya YamaguchiJapan	139,000(23 BB)	30	3
AM Avneesh MunjalIndia	35,000(6 BB)	30	4
TN The NaingSingapore	374,000(62 BB)	30	5
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	246,000(41 BB)	30	6
SH Song HyunhoSouth Korea	112,000(19 BB)	30	7
TC Tsai Chia TaTaiwan	119,000(20 BB)	30	9

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 3:11:18 PM

Lucky Lucky Yamaguchi

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Junya Yamaguchi

Running thin, Junya Yamaguchi decided to go with K♠ T♣ for his last 62,000 and unfortunately, ran smack into Avneesh Munjal's nutted A♥ A♣ .

Hailing for a miracle, Yamaguchi found one on board T♦ 3♦ 7♦ T♠ Q♦ , sparing him from elimination.

Player	Chips
JY Junya YamaguchiJapan	139,000(23 BB)
AM Avneesh MunjalIndia	35,000(6 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 3:05:52 PM

Andrew Ong Hoon Haw Stacks Lee Yun Xiang

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Andrew Ong Hoon Haw

Action was picked up already on the river of board 3♣ 7♥ K♥ 5♣ T♥ , with a tower of chips roughly 107,000 on the side. Lee Yun Xiang on the big blind, had already checked his option and was awaiting Andrew Ong Hoon Haw to make his move on the button.

Ong decided to pull the trigger, putting Lee in a tough spot. Lee eventually decided to hero call for his last 62,000 with a pair of nines 9♣ 7♣ , but was utterly no good against Ong's turned set 5♦ 5♠ .

Player	Chips
AO Andrew Ong Hoon HawSingapore	343,000(57 BB)
LY Lee Yun XiangSingapore	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:59:23 PM

Approaching ITM

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

The money bubble is looming with only ten more eliminations to go before today's Day 1C flight comes to a close. Only 33 players out of the 223-entry field are geared to advance to Day 2, all in for a share of the NT$ 21,000,000 (~US$ 700,800) guaranteed prize pool.

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 43/223

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:57:28 PM

Table 29 Chip Counts

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
AO Andrew Ong Hoon HawSingapore	232,000(46 BB)	29	1
JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	168,000(34 BB)	29	2
LY Lee Yun XiangSingapore	152,000(30 BB)	29	3
EC Eric ChenTaiwan	129,000(26 BB)	29	4
KK Kian KeeSingapore	365,000(73 BB)	29	5
SW Sham Wing SheukChina	162,000(32 BB)	29	6
NJ Ng Jiunn YangSingapore	52,000(10 BB)	29	7
JU Jieun UmSouth Korea	33,000(7 BB)	29	8
XY Xiangyu YuChina	322,000(64 BB)	29	9

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:53:14 PM

Soo Jo Kim on the Move

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Soo Jo Kim

Chih Feng Li kicked off the action with a 10,000 open on the hijack and saw both players on the blinds come along to flop J♥ 6♦ 9♣ . Chih continued for 12,000, looked up by only Soo Jo Kim on the big blind.

Down one, turn K♥ was checked to river 3♥ , where Kim led 25,000. Chih paused for a minute and eventually tossed in the fold, saving his 15 BB behind.

Player	Chips
SJ Soo Jo KimSouth Korea	194,000(39 BB)
CF Chih Feng LiTaiwan	70,000(14 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:50:20 PM

Table 19 Chip Counts

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
CJ Chan Justin Pak KwanHong Kong	78,000(16 BB)	19	1
CH Changrok HanSouth Korea	360,000(72 BB)	19	2
HY Hsuan Yu LaiTaiwan	121,000(24 BB)	19	3
AC Andy ChanSingapore	264,000(53 BB)	19	4
YQ Yang Qian Rui	105,000(21 BB)	19	5
SL Sanggyu LeeSouth Korea	335,000(67 BB)	19	7
MJ Minsung JunSouth Korea	122,000(24 BB)	19	8
JO Jonty ObrienAustralia	101,000(20 BB)	19	9

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:33:39 PM

Yoda Lin Finishes Taehwan Kim

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Yoda Lin

Taehwan Kim opened from utg and called Yoda Lin's 35,000 raise right beside. All else folded, and Kim completed.

On board J♣ 6♥ 5♠ A♣ , Lin double barreled - 30,000, followed by an all-in for Kim's 121,000 behind on turn A♣ . Kim called down both streets with top pair A♥ Q♥ , and was crushed to see Lin table a better hand A♠ J♠ .

River 4♣ sealed the win for Lin, eliminating Kim from the Day 1C games.

Player	Chips
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	513,000(103 BB)
TK Taehwan KimSouth Korea	busted

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:30:39 PM

Table 25 Chip Counts

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JL Jungjun LeeSouth Korea	512,000(102 BB)	25	1
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	96,000(19 BB)	25	2
AM Andrew MaUnited States of America	129,000(26 BB)	25	3
LY Lee Yun XiangSingapore	118,000(24 BB)	25	4
JU Jieun UmSouth Korea	63,000(13 BB)	25	5
PS Peng Sen WuTaiwan	329,000(66 BB)	25	6
CL Chung LeeTaiwan	313,000(63 BB)	25	7
ST Suparerk TotsaponvisadThailand	105,000(21 BB)	25	8
YY Yu Yung LinTaiwan	104,000(21 BB)	25	9

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 53/223

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:20:34 PM

Jungjun Lee Bags Huge

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Jungjun Lee

Jungjun Lee opened the action utg to 10,000, followed by a 25,000 three bet from Andrew Ma two seats over. Action folded back to Lee, pushing him to pad the pot further to 50,000. Ma completed, setting up a thrilling 100K pot straight away.

The flop came 4♥ 4♣ 8♣ . Lee checked his option, and Ma bet 45,000. Lee responded by going over the top for his remaining 201,000, immediately called by Lee for an interesting showdown.

Lee A♥ A♣

Ma Q♥ Q♣

Ma in rough shape, arrived at a loss as runout 3♣ 4♠ made no difference, leaving his ladies in pieces against Lee's rockets.

Player	Chips
JL Jungjun LeeSouth Korea	512,000(128 BB)
AM Andrew MaUnited States of America	137,000(34 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:08:17 PM

Top Pair Costs Hsiao Chung Wu

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Hsiao Chung Wu

Hsiao Chung Wu set the pace to 10,000 on the hijack and shelled out 15,000 more following a raise from Eric Chen two seats away.

Chen continued with a chunky 45,000 bet on flop A♦ 3♦ 9♣ , and snap called for his remaining 14,000 after Hsiao decided to check jam.

Chen A♠ Q♣

Hsiao A♣ 5♣

Both with top pair, Chen's queen kicker held through turn 9♠ and river J♥ , slicing Hsiao's stack down by two-thirds.

Player	Chips
EC Eric ChenTaiwan	178,000(45 BB)
HC Hsiao Chung WuTaiwan	32,000(8 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:03:24 PM

Smooth Double for Suya Lee

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Suya Lee

With action folded down to the small blind, Jungjun Lee open raised all-in and was snapped by Suya Lee for his last 44,000 right beside.

Board K♦ 7♥ 7♠ 5♦ 4♣ offered no surprises, quickly pushing the pot over to Lee with top pair.

Player	Hand	Chips
SL Suya LeeSouth Korea	A♠K♥ BB	92,000(23 BB)
JL Jungjun LeeSouth Korea	8♣2♠ SB	191,000(48 BB)

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 2:00:37 PM

Table 24 Chip Counts

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
JU Jieun UmSouth Korea	52,000(13 BB)	24	1
HJ Hoseung JungSouth Korea	63,000(16 BB)	24	2
HC Hsiao Chung WuTaiwan	137,000(34 BB)	24	4
YQ Yang Qian Rui	74,000(19 BB)	24	5
XY Xiangyu YuChina	163,000(41 BB)	24	6
WC Wu ChiayunTaiwan	79,000(20 BB)	24	7
AM Andrew MaUnited States of America	380,000(95 BB)	24	8

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 1:55:47 PM

Xiangyu Yu Plays Back From the Big Blind

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

Xiangyu Yu

Xiangyu Yu defended his big blind against Hoseung Jung's 8,000 cutoff open, and faced a 10,000 cbet from his opponent on flop J♦ 5♦ 7♠ . Yu responded with a check raise to 24,000, followed by another 33,000 on turn A♦ . Jung completed the initial street but laid it down as Yu gunned for more.

Player	Chips
XY Xiangyu YuChina	163,000(41 BB)
HJ Hoseung JungSouth Korea	76,000(19 BB)

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 57/223

Janette BeeJanette Bee

6/12/2025, 1:38:23 PM

Top Chip Counts

Level 15: 2,000 / 4,000 ante: 4,000

With 57 players left and only 33 advancing to Day 2, we may be heading into the final break of the day. Leading the pack is Yoon In Jun, who’s just crossed the 500K mark, with Yoda Lin close behind, both sitting comfortably with over a hundred big blinds.

Top Chip Counts

Player	Chips
YI Yoon In Jun	535,000(134 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	465,000(116 BB)
AM Andrew MaUnited States of America	392,000(98 BB)
PS Peng Sen WuTaiwan	361,000(90 BB)
KK Kian KeeSingapore	354,000(89 BB)
CL Chung LeeTaiwan	345,000(86 BB)
JL Jungjun LeeSouth Korea	323,000(81 BB)
JI Jeong In Jae	322,000(81 BB)
CH Changrok HanSouth Korea	273,000(68 BB)
CL Changwon LeeSouth Korea	238,000(60 BB)
WH Wu Hung ChunTaiwan	216,000(54 BB)
DL Daeho Lim	180,000(45 BB)
AM Avneesh MunjalIndia	175,000(44 BB)
TK Taehwan KimSouth Korea	174,000(44 BB)