Asia Pacific Poker Tour

John Matsuda

Japan

Re-Entries

Blind level

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Entries

12/69

Total Chips

2,070,000

Average

172,500

Flight C

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5/6/2025, 10:54:59 PM

Somashekhar Sanampuri Tops Flight C

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Somashekhar Sanampuri

With Flight C of the APPT National in the bag, earning the top spot was India's Somashekhar Sanampuri with 355,000. Sanampuri was already sporting the largest stack when he delivered a double bust.

The final flight added another 69 entries to bring the total turnout to 309 pushing the prize pool to $269,757. When the bubble burst, the final 10 players that reached ITM included 2023 APPT Cambodia Main Event champion, Chao Ting Cheng with 191,000.

Flight C - 10 Players

Player	Chips
SS Somasekhar SanampuriIndia	355,000(71 BB)
HZ Hongru ZhangChina	281,000(56 BB)
IC I Chun ChiuTaiwan	232,000(46 BB)
RA Rayhaan AdamSouth Africa	196,000(39 BB)
JC Jeonggyu ChoKorea (Republic of)	194,000(39 BB)
CT Chao Ting Cheng 鄭兆廷Taiwan	191,000(38 BB)
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	191,000(38 BB)
JF Jacson FengSingapore	146,000(29 BB)
JM John MatsudaJapan	140,000(28 BB)
CJ Craig JonesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	132,000(26 BB)

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5/6/2025, 10:45:28 PM

Matsuda Holds For Crucial Double Near The Bubble

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

John Matsuda

With just two spots left to the money, John Matsuda shoves all in with a three-bet and finds a caller in Haitao Luan, who defends his original raise. The board runs out 9♥ 2♦ A♠ 7♦ 6♥ and Matsuda holds to secure a key double-up as the bubble looms.

Player	Hand	Chips
JM John MatsudaJapan	9♠9♣ BB	169,000(21 BB)
HL Haitao LuanChina	A♥6♠ CO	50,000(6 BB)