
Flight A
Sungheon Hong Sets The Pace As Flight A Wraps Up

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.
Player | Chips |
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SH Sungheon Hong | 387,000(77 BB) |
MS Maxim Sorokin | 320,000(64 BB) |
AR Anton Rubtsov | 285,000(57 BB) |
BM Bien Mai | 264,000(53 BB) |
AB Adrien Berger | 194,000(39 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 191,000(38 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 73,000(15 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 62,000(12 BB) |
HT Hoa Thinh Nguyen | 55,000(11 BB) |
Table 4 Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
HT Hoa Thinh Nguyen | 131,000(44 BB) | 4 | 1 |
RM Renji Mao | 188,500(63 BB) | 4 | 4 |
MD Max Deveson | 117,000(39 BB) | 4 | 4 |
AK Amit Kaushik | 81,000(27 BB) | 4 | 5 |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 109,500(37 BB) | 4 | 6 |
SH Sungheon Hong | 327,000(109 BB) | 4 | 7 |
IV Igor Vakhnenko | 50,000(17 BB) | 4 | 8 |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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SH Sungheon Hong | 327,000(109 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 188,500(63 BB) |
BM Bien Mai | 179,500(60 BB) |
KS Karan Sitlani | 146,000(49 BB) |
AR Anton Rubtsov | 145,500(49 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 133,500(45 BB) |
HT Hoa Thinh Nguyen | 131,000(44 BB) |
MD Max Deveson | 117,000(39 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 109,500(37 BB) |
AK Akihiro Konishi | 83,000(28 BB) |
AK Amit Kaushik | 81,000(27 BB) |
AB Adrien Berger | 71,000(24 BB) |
MS Maxim Sorokin | 68,000(23 BB) |
IV Igor Vakhnenko | 50,000(17 BB) |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips |
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BM Bien Mai | 201,000(80 BB) |
SH Sungheon Hong | 148,000(59 BB) |
AV Armon Van Wijk | 119,000(48 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 111,000(44 BB) |
AB Adrien Berger | 108,000(43 BB) |
IV Igor Vakhnenko | 70,000(28 BB) |
MD Max Deveson | 70,000(28 BB) |
AR Anton Rubtsov | 67,000(27 BB) |
JM John Matsuda | 58,000(23 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 52,000(21 BB) |
MS Maxim Sorokin | 38,000(15 BB) |
DD Dorian Debals | 22,500(9 BB) |
Top Stacks At The New Level
Player | Chips |
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BM Bien Mai | 200,000(133 BB) |
SH Sungheon Hong | 165,000(110 BB) |
AK Amit Kaushik | 161,000(107 BB) |
AB Adrien Berger | 152,000(101 BB) |
AK Akihiro Konishi | 126,500(84 BB) |
KS Karan Sitlani | 112,000(75 BB) |
HT Hoa Thinh Nguyen | 99,000(66 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 86,500(58 BB) |
IV Igor Vakhnenko | 70,000(47 BB) |
Big Stacks
Player | Chips |
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SH Sungheon Hong | 166,000(138 BB) |
AB Adrien Berger | 145,000(121 BB) |
MT Minh Thang Tran | 131,000(109 BB) |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 130,000(108 BB) |
BM Bien Mai | 124,000(103 BB) |
RM Renji Mao | 74,800(62 BB) |
Table 4 Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
AB Adrien Berger | 126,900(106 BB) | 4 | 1 |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 44,700(37 BB) | 4 | 3 |
MS Maxim Sorokin | 19,500(16 BB) | 4 | 4 |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 65,000(54 BB) | 4 | 6 |
JY Jia Yi Low | 49,200(41 BB) | 4 | 7 |
IV Igor Vakhnenko | 340,000(283 BB) | 4 | 8 |
Table 4 Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
AB Adrien Berger | 41,500(69 BB) | 4 | 1 |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 50,500(84 BB) | 4 | 3 |
MS Maxim Sorokin | 30,500(51 BB) | 4 | 4 |
AK Amit Kaushik | 48,800(81 BB) | 4 | 5 |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 82,000(137 BB) | 4 | 6 |
JY Jia Yi Low | 43,000(72 BB) | 4 | 7 |
IV Igor Vakhnenko | 16,600(28 BB) | 4 | 8 |
Big Stacks At The New Level
Player | Chips |
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ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 90,300(181 BB) |
SH Sungheon Hong | 83,000(166 BB) |
JS Jung Su Kim | 78,600(157 BB) |
HT Hoa Thinh Nguyen | 78,200(156 BB) |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 65,000(130 BB) |
JM Joseph Magnotti | 44,000(88 BB) |
39,300(79 BB) | |
BM Bien Mai | 31,100(62 BB) |
AK Amit Kaushik | 29,000(58 BB) |
Table 4 Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
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CJ Craig Jones (2) | 28,000(93 BB) | 4 | 1 |
TE Tom Eady | 31,600(105 BB) | 4 | 2 |
RA Ronald Ashley Lane | 42,000(140 BB) | 4 | 3 |
MS Maxim Sorokin | 24,600(82 BB) | 4 | 4 |
AK Amit Kaushik | 30,000(100 BB) | 4 | 5 |
ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 71,000(237 BB) | 4 | 6 |
IV Igor Vakhnenko | 40,600(135 BB) | 4 | 8 |
Three Streets Of Heat From 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.
Player | Chips |
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ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 78,000(260 BB) |
CJ Craig Jones (2) | 30,000(100 BB) |
IV Igor Vakhnenko | 24,000(80 BB) |
And Just Like That, A Cooler And A Bust Out
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.
Player | Chips |
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ER Erik Rozhynskyi | 58,000(580 BB) |
MA Michael Adam Bihari | busted |