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, 2:09:50 PM

Table 4 Chip Counts

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000
PlayerChipsTableSeat
131,000(44 BB)41
RM
188,500(63 BB)44
MD
Max DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
117,000(39 BB)44
81,000(27 BB)45
109,500(37 BB)46
SH
Sungheon HongKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
327,000(109 BB)47
IV
Igor VakhnenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
50,000(17 BB)48
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, 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, 12:11:26 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, 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, 10:46:14 AM

Table 4 Update

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200
PlayerChipsTableSeat
126,900(106 BB)41
RA
Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
44,700(37 BB)43
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
19,500(16 BB)44
65,000(54 BB)46
JY
Jia Yi LowSingapore [SGP]Singapore
49,200(41 BB)47
IV
Igor VakhnenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
340,000(283 BB)48
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 8:43:24 AM

Table 4 Update

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600
PlayerChipsTableSeat
41,500(69 BB)41
RA
Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
50,500(84 BB)43
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
30,500(51 BB)44
48,800(81 BB)45
82,000(137 BB)46
JY
Jia Yi LowSingapore [SGP]Singapore
43,000(72 BB)47
IV
Igor VakhnenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
16,600(28 BB)48
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)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 7:19:29 AM

Table 4 Update

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
PlayerChipsTableSeat
CJ
Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
28,000(93 BB)41
TE
Tom EadyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
31,600(105 BB)42
RA
Ronald Ashley LaneUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
42,000(140 BB)43
MS
Maxim SorokinRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
24,600(82 BB)44
30,000(100 BB)45
71,000(237 BB)46
IV
Igor VakhnenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
40,600(135 BB)48
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 6:54:08 AM

Three Streets Of Heat From Rozhynskyi

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300
Erik Rozhynskyi

Three players saw the flop for 700 apiece, with Erik Rozhynskyi kicking off the action. The flop came T 3 5, and it quickly narrowed to heads-up as Igor Vakhnenko called a 1,400 c-bet, while Craig Jones stepped aside.


On the 6 turn, Rozhynskyi ramped up the pressure with a 6,500 bet, and Vakhnenko stayed in to see the river. The final card 3 arrived, and Rozhynskyi went for the jugular, unloading 23,000 into the pot. The aggression paid off as Vakhnenko gave it up, awarding Rozhynskyi a well-earned pot.

PlayerChips
78,000(260 BB)
CJ
Craig Jones (2)United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
30,000(100 BB)
IV
Igor VakhnenkoRussian Federation [RUS]Russian Federation
24,000(80 BB)
TriciaTricia
5/5/2025, 4:56:45 AM

And Just Like That, A Cooler And A Bust Out

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Players start with a deep 30,000 that it's always a surprise to see an early bust but it does happen quite often and happened here just moments ago. On a board showing Q J J 3 6 and only 1400 in the pot, big blind Michael Bihari has J 6 full house and shoved, Rozhynskyi snap-called. Rozhynskyi flipped open Q Q higher full house to deliver the first bust of the day.

PlayerChips
58,000(580 BB)
busted