APL MAIN EVENT (26,000 TWD)

All six qualifiers for the APL Taipei Main Event have wrapped up with the final flight seeing another 31 players out of its 205-entry field advancing through. Today marked the last opportunity to jump in on the action, which set a new APL country record at a massive 1,178 total entries, nearly doubling its previous showing. Of those, 177 players are secured a paycheck off the NT$ 26,462,592 (~US$ 895,830) prize pool in tomorrow's battle.

Leading the Day 1F pack is South Korea’s Chong Un Kim, who bagged the biggest stack of the night at 808,000 (67 BB). Kim now joins the upper ranks of the leaderboard, well positioned for a deep run in this season’s Main Event games. Joining him at the top of the list are fellow countrymen Ha Seong Min with 659,000 (55 BB), and Jeong In Jae with 621,000 (52 BB).

All Day 1 survivors will converge for Day 2 tomorrow, which kicks off at 11:00 a.m. sharp. Stay tuned as SMP brings you all the live updates, chip counts, and can’t-miss moments straight from the tournament floor!

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)

Entries: 1,178

Prize pool: NT$ 26,462,592 (~US$ 895,830)

ITM: 177 places

Day 1A: 132 entries, 20 qualified

Day 1B: 78 entries, 12 qualified

Day 1C: 223 entries, 33 qualified

Day 1D: 131 entries, 20 qualified

Day 1E: 409 entries, 61 qualified

Day 1F: 205 entries, 31 qualified

Day 2: June 14, 2025

Day 3: June 15, 2025

Final Table: June 16, 2025

Action was caught on turn K♥ J♣ 3♠ 4♥ with a burly 120,000 pot already stacked up in the center. Chong Un Kim led out a 40,000 bet on the big blind, and followed with an all-in on river Q♦ . Guan Lun Chen called the turn bet, but tank folded the final barrel, opting to preserve his remaining 9 big blinds.

Third to act, Chong Un Kim opened to 20,000 and quickly called Erwin Ng’s 88,000 shove from behind, putting the latter at risk for his tournament life.

A classic coin flip, Kim’s pocket pair held firm on board 7♦ K♦ 9♦ 9♥ 4♠ , eliminating Ng in the process.