Blind level
Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Entries
10/61
Total Chips
1,830,000
Average
183,000

Flight A

TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 5:21:48 PM

Sungheon Hong Sets The Pace As Flight A Wraps Up

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000
Sungheon Hong - Flight A chip leader

Flight A of the APPT National concluded at ITM of nine players led by Korea's Sungheon Hong with a stack of 387,000 (77 bb), setting the bar for the next flights. Hong was a dominant presence throughout, climbing to the top early and never once facing elimination. One of his key knockouts came after registration closed, when his AK out-kicked 2023 APPT Cambodia Main Event champion Chao Ting Cheng’s KJ.


The nine survivors now enjoy a day’s break before returning on Wednesday, May 7 for the next stage of the tournament. All are guaranteed a piece of the prize pool, which is on pace to smash its $150,000 guarantee.


Still to come are Flight B and Flight C (Turbo), offering the last opportunities to join the race for the first PokerStars shard trophy of the 2025 APPT season.

PlayerChips
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
387,000(77 BB)
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
320,000(64 BB)
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
285,000(57 BB)
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
264,000(53 BB)
194,000(39 BB)
RM
191,000(38 BB)
73,000(15 BB)
AV
62,000(12 BB)
55,000(11 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 4:35:27 PM

Karan Sitlani Coolered On Soft Bubble

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

Karan Sitlani opens 8000 and is joined by the blinds to the flop A 5 7 . Following checks, Sitlani bets 13,000 and only Anton Rubtsov calls. The turn 2 sees Rubtsov leading out 20,000, Sitlani shoves, Rubtsov snap-calls. When the cards are tabled, Sitlani is in trouble with just two outs to help him. The blank river ends Sitlani's day just before the bubble as Rubtsov scoops with the set.


It is down to 10 players. Bubble round hand for hand begins.

PlayerHandChips
A5
UTG
busted
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
BB
260,000(65 BB)
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
55
SB
241,000(60 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 2:55:14 PM

Max Deveson Busts

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Max Deveson

Max Deveson couldn't catch at the previous round to drop significantly in chips. With around 8 bb left, he risked it with Queen-Jack and got the boot from Bien Mai who dominated with Ace-Six. An ace also showed up on the board.


12 players remaining.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
234,000(78 BB)
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
busted
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 2:53:02 PM

Top Two For Mai Earns The Max

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Bien Mai

From the button, Bien Mai smooth-calls Anton Rubtsov's 17,000 raise out of the cutoff. Holding Q 9 , Mai connects with top pair on the 9 8 5 flop. Rubtsov keeps up the pressure with a 14,000 continuation bet, and Mai flat-calls.


The turn is checked through, but on the Q river, Rubtsov fires 30,000, Mai jams for 73,000, Rubtsov quickly calls, turning over A Q top pair. It wasn’t enough as Mai's top two pair locks up the pot and earns him a full double.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
215,500(72 BB)
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
146,500(49 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 2:29:47 PM

Bigger Straight Earns Berger The Max

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
Adrien Berger

Adrien Berger raises 6000 from cutoff and big blind Bien Mai calls. No bets come on the flop 7 9 5 for a free turn 6 . Mai test-bets 5500 and Berger calls to complete the board with the 4 . Mai returns to checking, Berger shoves for 65,5000, Mai calls and shows A 8 straight, Berger takes it down with T 8 higher straight.

PlayerChips
154,000(51 BB)
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
109,000(36 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 2:16:09 PM

Table 5 Chip Counts

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
179,500(60 BB)51
146,000(49 BB)52
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
117,000(39 BB)53
AV
133,500(45 BB)54
71,000(24 BB)55
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
145,500(49 BB)56
83,000(28 BB)568
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 2:07:30 PM

Chip Counts

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
PlayerChips
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
327,000(109 BB)
RM
188,500(63 BB)
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
179,500(60 BB)
146,000(49 BB)
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
145,500(49 BB)
AV
133,500(45 BB)
131,000(44 BB)
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
117,000(39 BB)
109,500(37 BB)
83,000(28 BB)
81,000(27 BB)
71,000(24 BB)
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
68,000(23 BB)
IV
Igor VakhnenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
50,000(17 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 2:03:37 PM

Armon Van Wijk vs Bien Mai

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
Armon Van Wijk

Armon Van Wijk opens for 6500 and big blind Bien Mai defends his big blind. Both players check the flop 6 4 2 then Mai fires 21,000 on the turn 9 . Wijk lets him have it.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
196,500(79 BB)
AV
119,500(48 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 1:52:22 PM

Rubtsov Successfully Defends His Big Blind

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Bien Mai opens from early position and finds a defender in the big blind, Anton Rubtsov. The flop lands A A Q , and Rubtsov immediately takes the lead with a 10,000 bet, which Mai calls.


On the K turn, Rubtsov backs down and checks for Mai to take over the betting with 18,000. Rubtsov flat-calls, and the river is Q double-pairing the board. Rubtsov moves all in for 47,000, after considering his options, Mai decides to lay it down, conceding the pot to the aggression.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
180,000(72 BB)
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
131,000(52 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 1:37:59 PM

Chip Counts

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500
PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
201,000(80 BB)
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
148,000(59 BB)
AV
119,000(48 BB)
111,000(44 BB)
108,000(43 BB)
IV
Igor VakhnenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
70,000(28 BB)
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
70,000(28 BB)
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
67,000(27 BB)
58,000(23 BB)
JM
Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
52,000(21 BB)
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
38,000(15 BB)
22,500(9 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 12:39:01 PM

Cold Four-Bet From Berger

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
Adrien Berger

Action heavy preflop opens with a 3000 cutoff raise from Bien Mai that's met with a three-bet of 12,000 from small blind Armon Van Wijk. Action moves to big blind Adrien Berger who defends with a four-bet of 28,000, Mai and Wijk let go of their hands.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
185,000(123 BB)
157,000(105 BB)
AV
119,000(79 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 12:11:26 PM

Top Stacks At The New Level

Level 11: 1,000 / 1,500 ante: 1,500
PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
200,000(133 BB)
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
165,000(110 BB)
161,000(107 BB)
152,000(101 BB)
126,500(84 BB)
112,000(75 BB)
99,000(66 BB)
86,500(58 BB)
IV
Igor VakhnenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
70,000(47 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 11:40:01 AM

Table 5 Update

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
135,000(113 BB)51
25,000(21 BB)54
42,600(36 BB)55
AR
Anton RubtsovRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
36,600(31 BB)56
PS
36,300(30 BB)57
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
142,500(119 BB)58
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 10:55:16 AM

Big Stacks

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChips
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
166,000(138 BB)
145,000(121 BB)
MT
131,000(109 BB)
130,000(108 BB)
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
124,000(103 BB)
RM
74,800(62 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 9:50:27 AM

Mai Gets Value For The Flush

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Bien Mai picks up K T under the gun and raises 2000. Both blinds - Sebastien Lapp and Sungheon Hong - call for a three-way to the flop T 2 7 . Mai is given the go-ahead and bets 3500, only Lapp continues to the turn 9 where both check. On the river 2 , Mai's top pair improves to a flush. He jumps out with a 15,000 bet, Lapp calls then mucks after seeing Mai’s hand.

PlayerChips
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
165,000(165 BB)
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
65,200(65 BB)
7,600(8 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 9:41:38 AM

Lucky Lapp Finds The Queen

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Bien Mai continues the aggression, raising 1700 from under the gun. Action folds around to the small blind Sebastien Lapp, he jams his last 10,000 and Mai snap-calls.


Upon revealing, Lapp shows A Q and is in trouble with Mai ahead A K , however, lady luck is on his side and drops a queen on the flop. When the board completes A Q 9 T 5 , neither have a diamond for the pair to grant Lapp a double.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
67,000(84 BB)
23,300(29 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 9:23:21 AM

Bien Mai Takes Control For A Good Score

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Preflop action opens with Dorian Debals raising from under the gun only to be faced with a three-bet from small blind Bien Mai. Debals calls to bring the pot to around 16,000. Once the flop lands A 3 8 , Mai kept the pressure on with a c-bet of 3600, Debals calls to take them to the turn K .


Mai pumps the brakes prompting Debals to fire 12,000. Mai calls then both players check the river Q . Mai flips over A J top pair and Debals mucks his hand, conceding the pot.

PlayerChips
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
65,000(81 BB)
28,000(35 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 8:45:14 AM

Table 5 Update

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
44,800(75 BB)51
9,000(15 BB)52
29,000(48 BB)53
SB
Simon BakerUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
17,000(28 BB)54
35,700(60 BB)55
37,500(63 BB)56
21,000(35 BB)57
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
75,000(125 BB)58
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 8:14:53 AM

Lapp Stays In Control To Force Folds

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
Sebastien Lapp

Sebastien Lapp opened the action with a raise to 11,000 from early position and picked up calls from both blinds, Bien Mai and Aladin Reskallah, to go three-way to a flop of 5 K 8 . Lapp kept up the pressure with a 3,000 c-bet, and again, both blinds called.


The turn brought the 8 , pairing the board. The blinds checked once more, and Lapp repeated his 3,000 bet, getting two more calls. On the river, facing a pot of around 38,000, Lapp took the lead again, this time for 10,000. The pressure finally paid off, as both blinds folded to give Lapp the pot.

PlayerChips
37,600(75 BB)
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
33,000(66 BB)
16,300(33 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 7:57:38 AM

Big Stacks At The New Level

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500
PlayerChips
90,300(181 BB)
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
83,000(166 BB)
JS
Jung Su KimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
78,600(157 BB)
78,200(156 BB)
RA
Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
65,000(130 BB)
JM
Joseph MagnottiUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
44,000(88 BB)
39,300(79 BB)
BM
Bien MaiViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
31,100(62 BB)
29,000(58 BB)