APL MAIN EVENT (26,000 TWD)

Following a swift five-hour battle on the felt, Day 3 of the APL Taipei Main Event has come to a close with this season's Final Table officially cast. From a staggering 1,178 entries, the field has been trimmed down to just nine players remaining, each already guaranteed NT$ 374,900 (~US$ 12,680) in winnings as they make their way back tomorrow for the final battle.

Leading the charge is South Korea’s Ha Seong Min, who entered as the day chip leader and reclaimed the top spot late in the session after a string of well-timed plays and crucial knockouts. Ha finished with a commanding 11,765,000 (98 BB) in chips, double of second in rank Yau Xin Chu. South Korean runners have been on fire all tournament, carrying that momentum straight into the final table, with more than half the seats now filled by the contingent.

The road to the title and the NT$ 4,748,692 (~US$160,800) top prize resumes tomorrow at noon, where one player will rise above the rest to become the newest APL champion. Stay tuned as SMP brings you all the latest news 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

Final Table Chip Counts

Junya Yamaguchi open jammed 1,385,000 in early position, and was looked up by Pak Leong Mak right on the big blind.

Yamaguchi dominated, bowed out shortly after missing to improve on board 9♣ 9♥ 3♠ 9♦ J♣ .

A♠ the curtain slowly begins to fall on Day 3 of the APL Taipei Main Event, just 14 players remain in contention for a seat at the final table. That means, only five eliminations are left on the table before the day wraps up. South Korea's Chung Lee currently leads the charge, with Taiwan's Yau Xin Chu right on his tail.

Pak Leong Mak opened 200,000 utg, Tsai Chia Ta called off his last 120,000 on the button, and Wu Chiayun completed his big blind.

No side pot was built around board A♥ 5♣ 2♣ 5♥ 7♦ as both Pak and Wu checked to showdown, where Tsai tabled a full house to score the triple up.

Pak Leong Mak opened 120,000 in early position, and was followed by an all-in for 755,000 from Sumit Sapra on the button. Gwanghee Park cold called on the big blind, and Pak joined in, keeping it three way.

On flop Q♠ 2♣ 5♣ , Park led all-in, pushing Pak out of the pot, not until burning through two time banks.

Sapra K♥ T♥

Park Q♣ J♣

Sapra behind against Park's top pair, missed to improve on runout 9♥ A♦ , knocking him out of this season's Main Event entirely.

Vying for a 500,000 pot across board 9♣ 7♠ 2♦ A♦ , Donghyun Lim made an attempt for it with a bet of 350,000. Pak Leong Mak on the button, made the call, and arrived at showdown shortly after both slowed down on river 5♣ .

Lim showed a single pair 8♠ 8♣ , no good against Pak's K♥ K♠ .