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Paradise City Incheon

South Korea, Incheon

APPT Korea 2026

2026.09.03 - 2026.09.14 Add to Calendar

Asia Pacific Poker Tour

Updates Chip Counts Info

Blind level

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

Entries

137/276

Total Chips

8,280,000

Average

60,438

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 137/276

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 137/276

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9/12/2026, 10:03:56 AM

Dave Spade Joins the Field

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Dave Spade

David "Dave Spade" Erquiaga has joined the field here at Paradise City Incheon.

The Filipino pro and founder of Action PH is one of the most recognisable faces on the Asian circuit, with over $2.4 million in career earnings and a spot on the Philippine all-time money list Top 10.

His career-best score remains the 2022 WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event title for $137,008. Worth keeping an eye on as the field continues to fill up.

Player	Chips
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	30,000(25 BB)

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9/12/2026, 10:01:16 AM

Recent Busts

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Progress
WT Wai Tung CheungHong Kong	busted	-30,500
XL Xinhong LiChina	busted	-11,000
YW Yongbin WangChina	busted	-30,000
RM Ruiko MamiyaJapan	busted	-30,000
HC Hao Chen 2China	busted	-30,000

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9/12/2026, 9:56:50 AM

Table 26 Counts

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Player	Chips	Progress
KA Kimihisa AwataJapan	165,000(138 BB)	135,000
YK Yamaoka KoushiJapan	67,000(56 BB)	37,000
YK Yohei KosugaJapan	61,000(51 BB)	31,000
HK Hiori KonishoJapan	59,000(49 BB)	30,000
TN Takamitsu NamikiJapan	45,000(38 BB)	15,000
VT Van Tuan PhamViet Nam	29,000(24 BB)	-1,000
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	26,000(22 BB)	-5,000
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	6,000(5 BB)	-24,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 9:32:05 AM

Last Level Before Reg Closes

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Play has now reached level 10. After the conclusion of this level players will go on a 40-minute dinner break, after which registration for Flight C of the Main Event will close.

Level 10: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 137/276

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9/12/2026, 9:08:21 AM

Table 19 Action and Counts

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Sumire Hori

Hand 1: Takuma Terada raised to 2,500 and was called by cutoff Yunlong Jin and big blind Nikita Ustiuzhanin.

All three checked the T♣ 6♦ 2♥ K♥ flop and turn to the K♠ river, where an 8,000 bet from Terada was enough to take the pot.

Hand 2: Aleksei Zhukov raised to 2,400 from middle position before folding to Sumire Hori's 6,000 three-bet from the next seat.

Eetu Porkka

Hand 3: Hijack Hongjie Wang open-jammed for 17,000 and found no customers.

Hand 4: Jin raised to 2,600 from early position and big blind Zhukov defended, before check-folding to Jin's 3,000 bet on the 3♠ 8♠ J♥ flop.

Hand 5: Shingo Sakai raised to 2,500 from middle position before folding to cutoff Eetu Porkka's 7,200 three-bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
NU Nikita UstiuzhaninRussia	76,000(63 BB)	-7,000
AZ Aleksei ZhukovRussia	74,000(62 BB)	33,000
SS Shingo SakaiJapan	62,000(52 BB)	32,000
SH Sumire HoriJapan	55,000(46 BB)	25,000
EP Eetu PorkkaFinland	42,000(35 BB)	12,000
TT Takuma TeradaJapan	39,000(33 BB)	-22,000
HW Hongjie WangChina	17,000(14 BB)	-13,000
YL Yun Long JinChina	15,000(13 BB)	-15,000

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 171/250

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9/12/2026, 8:47:39 AM

Sneaky Top Pair for Maeda

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

Keisuke Tateda raised to 2,300 from early position and blinds Shinya Maeda and Xinhong Li called.

All three checked the 9♦ K♥ 3♠ flop to the 3♥ turn, where Maeda check-called and Li check-folded to Tateda's 2,600 bet.

The 5♦ completed the board and Maeda checked once more; Tateda stuck 5,000 in and Maeda quickly called.

Tateda proudly tabled Q♠ Q♦, but it was bested by Maeda's disguised K♠ Q♥, awarding him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
SM Shinya MaedaJapan	75,000(75 BB)	45,000
KT Keisuke TatedaJapan	34,000(34 BB)	4,000
XL Xinhong LiChina	11,000(11 BB)	-19,000

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9/12/2026, 8:31:42 AM

Cheong Joins the Field

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

Joseph Cheong

Joseph Cheong has taken a seat in the APPT Korea Main Event here at Paradise City Incheon.

The Korean-American bracelet winner comes off the back of a strong summer, headlined by a third-place finish at the Wynn Summer Classic for $458,213, with further cashes at the WSOP Main Event and several bracelet events putting his recorded summer total north of $550,000.

With over $20 million in career earnings, Cheong sits fourth on Nevada's all-time money list and needs little introduction on the Asian circuit - he won the APT Jeju Zodiac Classic just 12 months ago and is no stranger to going deep in Korea.

Player	Chips
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	30,000(30 BB)

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9/12/2026, 8:23:37 AM

Luo Active at 15

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

Kevin Ayow

Xixiang Luo raised to 2,000 from middle position and received calls from hijack Humitaka Ikeda and big blind Myonso Yoshiyama.

Luo check-called and Yoshiyama check-folded when Ikeda fired 2,500 following the 8♦ 3♣ Q♠ flop.

The J♠ hit the turn and Luo checked once more; Ikeda upped it to 6,500 and took down the pot.

The next hand saw Luo raised to 2,000 once more, and blinds Yoshiyama plus Kevin Ayow stuck around.

Yoshiyama check-called and Ayow check-folded when Luo bet 1,500 on the Q♣ Q♦ J♦ flop.

On the 9♥ turn, Yoshiyama check-raised Luo's 2,700 bet up to 7,000, and Luo glanced at his cards once more before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
MY Myonso YoshiyamaJapan	75,000(75 BB)	45,000
XL Xixiang LuoChina	56,000(56 BB)	24,500
HI Humitaka IkedaJapan	43,000(43 BB)	13,000
KA Kevin AyowCanada	38,000(38 BB)	8,000

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

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 171/250

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 182/234

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 7:51:58 AM

Laurila Pushed Off the Turn

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Tero Laurila

Cutoff Hua Huang raised to 2,000 and was joined to the flop by button Dmitrii Belikov and Tero Laurila in the big blind.

Laurila and Huang checked the 4♥ 8♥ T♣ flop; Belikov placed a 2,500 bet and only Laurila stuck around.

The Q♦ landed on the turn and after a short tank Laurila checked, before swiftly folding as Belikov fired 5,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
DB Dmitrii BelikovRussia	44,000(55 BB)	14,000
HH Hua HuangChina	33,000(41 BB)	3,000
TL Tero LaurilaFinland	22,000(28 BB)	-8,000

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9/12/2026, 7:25:24 AM

So Many Outs

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

The action was joined with initial-raiser Kijun Yoshida deliberating calling Tasuku Maruo's three-bet jam from the cutoff. Yoshida eventually folded, but hijack Koki Rokuka put in the call:

Tasuku Maruo: T♣ T♥

Koki Rokuka: A♦ Q♦

The fight was fair, and Maruo's tens stayed best on the 8♦ K♦ 8♠ flop, but Rokuka picked up plenty of extra outs.

The J♥ turn added a straight draw to add even more outs, with Maruo now needed to avoid any ace, queen, ten, diamond or board pair.

Thankfully for Maruo, the 6♣ river bricked and he scored the full double.

"So many outs," Daisuke Watanabe said with a smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
KR Koki RokukaJapan	60,000(75 BB)	30,000
TM Tasuku MaruoJapan	55,000(69 BB)	25,000

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 171/211

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 7:15:59 AM

Table 22 Counts

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Masashi Kono

Player	Chips	Progress
KI Kohei IkedaJapan	88,000(147 BB)	58,000
KF Kousuke FujimotoJapan	73,000(122 BB)	43,000
KY Kota YamaguchiJapan	48,000(80 BB)	18,000
YT Yuma TominagaJapan	46,000(77 BB)	16,000
MK Masashi KonoJapan	35,200(59 BB)	5,200
HI Hyuma IgarashiJapan	13,000(22 BB)	-17,000
RE Ryoya EnomotoJapan	10,000(17 BB)	-20,000
EA Ehsan AmiriAustralia	8,000(13 BB)	-22,000

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9/12/2026, 6:49:26 AM

Abbas Pairs His Jack

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Amir Abbas

Cutoff Jim Woo Kim got his covering stack in and small blind Amir Abbas called off his last 4,400:

Amir Abbas: Q♥ J♥

Jin Woo Kim: 3♥ 3♠

Abbas vaulted ahead on the J♣ 6♣ 4♦ flop with a pair of jacks, and Kim found no three to score the knockout on the remainder of the A♠ 9♠ runout, awarding the full double to the short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
JK Jinwoo KimSouth Korea	12,000(20 BB)	-18,000
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	10,000(17 BB)	-20,000

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 146/169

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 6:36:49 AM

Wang Goes Big on the River

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Aleksei Zhukov

Hongjie Wang raised to 1,100 from middle position and big blind Aleksei Zhukov defended.

Zhukov check-raised Wang's 700 bet up to 2,700 following the 7♠ Q♠ 3♥ flop, and the Chinese player stuck around.

Both checked the 8♠ turn to the 6♦ river, where Zhukov check-folded to Wang's 6,500 bet.

Wai Tung Cheung

A couple of hands later, Takuma Terada raised to 1,100 from the cutoff and button Zhukov, plus blinds Hiori Konisho and Wai Tung Cheung stuck around with a call.

The entire K♠ T♠ 7♣ A♣ J♦ runout was checked by all four players; Konisho produced 4♥ 4♦ for a small pocket pair, but it was Terada who claimed the pot with J♣ T♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips
TT Takuma TeradaJapan	61,000(122 BB)
AZ Aleksei ZhukovRussia	41,000(82 BB)
WT Wai Tung CheungHong Kong	30,500(61 BB)
HW Hongjie WangChina	30,000(60 BB)
HK Hiori KonishoJapan	29,000(58 BB)

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 6:14:21 AM

Yamamoto Active at 22

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Jun Yamamoto

Takuya Okada raised to 1,000 from middle position before cutoff Chia-Feng Tsai's three-bet to 3,100. Danil Te made the sole call from the small blind.

Te check-called Okada's 2,500 bet on the 6♣ 6♥ T♣ flop. Okada fired a further 6,000 on the 3♦ turn and Te surrendered the pot.

The next hand saw Jun Yamamoto raised to 1,200 from middle position and button Te, plus smll blind Yoko Sasaki made the call. All three players checked the entire K♦ 5♦ 9♦ 4♦ Q♣ runout with no player producing a diamond at showdown, leaving Yamamoto's Q♠ J♠ best over Sasaki's T♣ 9♠.

Yamamoto then raised to 1,200 once more before calling Tsai's 3,200 three-bet.

Yamamoto check-called Tsai's 2,400 bet on the J♥ K♥ 8♠ flop before both checked the 4♥ turn. Yamamoto led for 2,500 on the J♣ river and Tsai stuck in the call, only to muck when Yamamoto produced 6♥ 5♥ for a turned flush.

Player	Chips
DT Danil TeRussia	125,000(250 BB)
YS Yoko SasakiJapan	71,000(142 BB)
JY Jun YamamotoJapan	45,000(90 BB)
OT Okada TakuyaJapan	44,500(89 BB)
CF Chia Feng TsaiTaiwan	33,000(66 BB)

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 133/154

Break

15 minutes

Remaining Players: 133/154

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 5:34:35 AM

Ershov's River Bet Takes It

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Gleb Ershov

Yuxin Niu raised to 800 from early position and Gleb Ershov defended his big blind.

The dealer fanned the 8♥ 9♣ 6♣ flop and both players checked through to the T♦ turn, where Erhsov led for 800, and Niu stuck around with a call.

The 2♠ completed the river and Erhsov bet again, a small size-up to 1,200. Niu did not make the call.

Player	Chips	Progress
YN Yuxin NiuChina	28,500(71 BB)	-1,500
GE Gleb ErshovRussia	27,000(68 BB)	-3,000

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 5:12:58 AM

Table 22 Action

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Soichiro Hayashi

Ka Yin Tai raised to 900 from early position and was called by button Soichiro Hayashi plus blinds Kishito Nagahara and Loy Abdo.

A 1,600 bet from Hayasha was enough to take down the pot once the action checked to him on the 6♣ 3♣ T♦ flop.

The next hand saw APPT National winner Shaoshuai Li raise to 800 from the hijack, and blinds Abdo and Kyohei Ikeda joined him to the flop.

All three checked the 4♠ 4♣ 2♥ flop to the K♦ turn, where Abdo check-called and Ikeda check-folded to Li's 1,500 bet.

The 8♥ completed the board and Abdo checked once more. Li moved all in for his remaining 15,500 and Abdo swiftly released his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
KI Kyohei IkedaJapan	63,000(158 BB)	33,000
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	31,000(78 BB)	1,000
LA Loy AbdoAustralia	27,000(68 BB)	-3,000
SH Soichiro HayashiJapan	22,000(55 BB)	-8,000
KY Ka Yin TaiHong Kong	21,100(53 BB)	-8,900

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 108/117

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 4:56:48 AM

Three-Quarters to KRW 1 Billion

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

The total number of entries for Flight C of the Main Event has already reach well over 100 entries after just three levels, with 110 seated out of 119 entries.

That takes the running total up to 469 for the first three flights, with seven more levels of late registration and tonight's Flight D still to come.

Accounting for fees, the prize pool for the APPT Korea Main Event is now KRW 729,388,800 (USD 543,872), around three-quarters of the way to the KRW 1 billion (~USD 700,000) guarantee.

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 4:42:31 AM

Yukinori Kojima Triumphs in Marathon Heads-Up to Claim Super High Roller Title

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Yukinori Kojima

Yukinori Kojima comes from behind to claim the Super High Roller title last night, banking KRW 95,534,000 after a marathon heads-up battle with Kotaro Kurotaki!

You can read the full story here.

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 4:28:58 AM

More Join the Field

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

Player	Chips
PC Pete ChenTaiwan	30,000(100 BB)
GE Gleb ErshovRussia	30,000(100 BB)
WG Weidong GuoChina	30,000(100 BB)
KI Kohei IkedaJapan	30,000(100 BB)
KI Kyohei IkedaJapan	30,000(100 BB)
AK Alexandr KanKazakhstan	30,000(100 BB)
SL Shaoshuai LiChina	30,000(100 BB)
PQ Pin Quan OngSingapore	30,000(100 BB)

Level 3: 100 / 300 ante: 300

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 51/53

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 4:13:39 AM

Hasler Pays off Luo

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Xixiang Luo

Xixiang Luo raised to 500 from middle position and Kevin Hasler made the sole call from the cutoff.

Both checked the 3♠ 2♦ 9♦ flop to the 2♣ turn, where Luo led for 1,100, and Hasler stuck around.

The T♣ river completed the board and Luo sized up to 2,400, an amount that Hasler was willing to pay.

Luo turned over 8♦ 3♦ for a pair of threes, seemingly good for the pot as Hasler slowly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
XL Xixiang LuoChina	31,500(158 BB)	1,500
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	23,100(116 BB)	-6,900

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 4:02:19 AM

Ustiuzhanin Gets Three Streets of Value

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Nikita Ustiuzhanin

Rintaro Kagawa raised to 500 from the cutoff and button Nikita Ustiuzhanin put in the sole call.

The dealer fanned the 8♥ A♦ 4♦ flop and Kagawa check-called Ustiuzhanin's 1,000 continuation-bet.

The K♣ landed on the turn and Kagawa checked once more, before Ustiuzhanin fired 3,200. Kagawa stuck around.

Ustiuzhanin fired a hefty 12,800 on the 4♠ river and the Japanese player paid it off, only to much as Ustiuzhanin flicked over 8♦ 8♣ for a flopped set of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
NU Nikita UstiuzhaninRussia	83,000(415 BB)	53,000
RK Rintaro KagawaJapan	7,000(35 BB)	-23,000

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

40 minutes

Remaining Players: 30/39

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 3:34:21 AM

Early Entrants

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Player	Chips
AA Amir AbbasAustralia	30,000(300 BB)
LA Loy AbdoAustralia	30,000(300 BB)
NA Nobutaka ArikiJapan	30,000(300 BB)
AB Aleksei BessarabRussia	30,000(300 BB)
WT Wai Tung CheungHong Kong	30,000(300 BB)
SH Soichiro HayashiJapan	30,000(300 BB)
EI Evgenii IugaiRussia	30,000(300 BB)
JK Jinwoo KimSouth Korea	30,000(300 BB)
XL Xixiang LuoChina	30,000(300 BB)
KR Karim RebeiAlgeria	30,000(300 BB)
MS Maxim SorokinRussia	30,000(300 BB)
TT Tomohiro TanioJapan	30,000(300 BB)

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

40 minutes

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 3:04:36 AM

Cards in the Air!

Cards are now in the air for Flight C of the APPT Korea Main Event.

Callum JuryCallum Jury

9/12/2026, 2:21:52 AM

Final Two Flights of the Main Event Conclude Today

Flight C of the APPT Korea Main Event is underway soon at Paradise City Incheon, with the third of four starting flights getting underway at noon local time. Tonight's turbo Flight D at 7:30 PM will complete the opening days of the tournament before all survivors converge for Day 2 tomorrow.

The KRW 1,800,000 buy-in event carries a KRW 1,000,000,000 guarantee, equivalent to around USD 700,000. Players receive 30,000 starting stacks and registration remains open until the end of Level 11.

Tong Mu

Flight A sent 24 survivors through and Flight B added a further 30, meaning at least 54 players are already locked in for Day 2 with more to follow from today's two remaining flights.

Leading the combined field heading into Flight C is Tong Mu of the United States with 472,000, followed by Flight A chip leader Niko Schmitz of Germany with 382,000 and Hirofumi Uchida of Japan with 366,000.

Niko Schmitz

Notable names already through include APPT National runner-up Xueying Zhao, who bags fifth in the Flight A standings with 284,000, and Maxim Lykov, who survived a tough Flight B to bag 206,000.

This is Somuchpoker's final live reporting flight of the Main Event.

Event starts 12:00 local time..