Taiwan, Red SpaceEVENT #1001

2025.11.14 - 2025.11.16Add to Calendar

Asian Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

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Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 4:23:39 PM

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn Builds a Mountain to Lead Flight A of National Cup Championship

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn

as always, the National Cup is the event that opens an Asian Poker Tour (APT) festival, and it never fails to draw a huge crowd. What makes this edition different is what everyone is chasing. The APT Championship (APTC) officially got underway today inside Red Space, Taipei, and the stakes are higher than ever with the TWD 15,000 National Cup Championship boasting its biggest buy-in since the tournament began.

It is not a question of whether APTC will set records, but simply when. The benchmark to beat is the all-time APT side event record of 2,305 entries, set right here in Taipei during the APT Taipei 2024 National Cup.

Flight A moved things in the right direction with a total of 461 entries (351 unique). When the final hands were dealt, only 65 players survived the day, and one man finished a long way ahead of the pack. Thailand’s Teeraphat Rangkatekarn bagged 1,092,000 chips, the only player to reach a seven-figure count and well ahead of Chia Hsiang Ko, who closed in second place with 793,000.

National Cup Championship Flight A Top Ten Chip Counts

Player	Chips
TR Teeraphat RangkatekarnThailand	1,092,000(68 BB)
CH Chia Hsiang KoTaiwan	793,000(50 BB)
JG Ju GwanuSouth Korea	787,000(49 BB)
PL Pin LiuTaiwan	725,000(45 BB)
HY Hyeonsik YunSouth Korea	720,000(45 BB)
WK Wai Kit LoHong Kong	658,000(41 BB)
HW Hao WangTaiwan	630,000(39 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	555,000(35 BB)
JC Jia ChengTaiwan	509,000(32 BB)
JJ Jacky Jiang (2)Canada	482,000(30 BB)

Rangkatekarn climbed toward the top of the counts in Level 16 after his pocket sixes held in a sizeable flip against the Big Slick of Ka Ling Chui. The runout gave him a brief scare, but the sixes stayed in front and he dragged in a pivotal pot.

From there, the momentum never slowed. He continued stacking pot after pot and even brought the field to the brink of the money when his king-queen out-flopped the ace-jack of Anouk Wimalaratna.

Rounding out the podium places is Gwanu Ju, who played a monstrous four-way all-in pot during Level 17 to leap up the counts. Ju held aces and was up against his opponents' pocket queens, pocket tens, and king-queen. An ace-high flop all but sealed the deal, and sent Ju on his way to the podium.

Gwanu Ju

Also finding a bag is a player that needs no introduction. Abraham Ceesvin, who won the 2025 APT Jeju Main Event just over a month ago, closed the day with 440,000 chips as he sets his sights on another lion trophy. His victory in Jeju, the largest international poker tournament ever held in Korea, earned the Singaporean KRW 649,835,200 (~USD 464,170) along with an APTC Main Event seat.

Liow Only Fires One Bullet

It was all smiles for Gregory “Greg Goes All In” Liow as he danced his way to a bag of 294,000, good for 25th in the counts. Even more surprising, he did it on a single bullet. For a man famous for firing more shells than a battlefield and joking that he provides “rakeback for the community,” this was a rare and glorious sight. Greg knew it too, and he looked very pleased with himself when the bags came out.

“I bagged the National Cup on my first bullet, and the best part was that it was a complete free roll for me. I had won a National Cup seat at APT Jeju during the N8 APT x TAENATAAK Invitational.”

Liow added with a grin, “I bagged shy of 300k for Day 2, and it feels great to not completely be giving rakeback to the players in an event for once!”

Gregory "Greg Goes All In" Liow

Bubble Time

The bubble was a short affair, and in the first all-in-and-call situation, it was over. Caixin Wong, who was a contender for chip leader early on in the day, was the player to deliver the knockout as her king-four flopped a king to crack the pocket eights of the short-stacked Teng Yu.

Some other notables to make it through include Hong Kong's Wai Kit Lo (658,000), bubble-burster Wong (413,000), Patrick Liang (369,000), Ben Underwood (255,000), and Albert Gorelik (105,000).

For a full Flight A National Cup Championship Survivor List: Click here.

Be sure to check back regularly for all the updates from the championship events here at APTC.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 2:56:37 PM

Play Concluded for the Day

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

The remaining 65 players are now bagging up for the day and will take their chips through to the final day on November 16th.

Stay tuned for a recap of the day's action and full surviving player chip counts.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 2:53:28 PM

Wong Sends Yu to the Rail and Bursts the Bubble

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Caixin Wong

Action folded to Caixin Wong in the small blind who open jammed all in for 40,000 effective as she had Teng Yu covered, who was sat in the big blind.

Yu went into the tank for a short while and made the call for his tournamnet life.

Teng Yu: 8♣ 8♠

Caixin Wong: K♠ 4♠

A nasty flop for Yu of 3♠ J♠ K♥ fell and he needed to hit an eight to stay alive.

He got no help with the 6♥ turn nor the 4♥ river and was sent to the rail as the bubble boy in 66th place.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 2:43:23 PM

Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

The field now stands at 66 players, and with 65 spots on offer in Day 2, it means just one more player needs to be eliminated before the survivors can bag up for the night.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 2:41:45 PM

Wimalaratna Sent to the Rail by Rangkatekarn

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Anouk Wimalaratna Sent to the Rail One Off the Bubble

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn raised to 32,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Anouk Wimalaratna in the big blind who moved all in for 120,000. Rangkatekarn went into the tank for a short time before he made the call.

Anouk Wimalaratna: A♠ J♠

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn: K♥ Q♥

Not the door card Wimalaratna wanted to see on the Q♦ 8♥ 2♥ flop and he got no help on the 7♦ turn nor the 8♠ river and was sent to the rail as the pre-bubble boy.

Player	Chips
TR Teeraphat RangkatekarnThailand	1,100,000(69 BB)
WW Welgama Wimalaratna AnoukAustralia	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 1:49:04 PM

Sriram Falls Short of the Money

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Arun Sriram

Arun Sriram had his stack of around 100,000 in the pot preflop, and was put at risk by Pin Cheng Liu, who had a covering stack.

Arun Sriram: A♦ 5♥

Pin Cheng Liu: A♠ Q♠

Sriram was looking for a five, but the runout of A♣ 6♦ T♠ 4♠ 7♦ didn't contain one, which meant he had his marching orders just six players away from the money.

Player	Chips
PL Pin LiuTaiwan	250,000(21 BB)
AS Arun SriramIndia	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 1:47:45 PM

Ko Hangs Hung Out to Dry

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Cheng Jia raised to 20,000 from the hijack only for Wan Hung to three-bet all for 100,000 from the cut off. Action folded to Hsiang Ko on the button who flat called. Jia exited stage left quickly.

Wan Hung: 7♣ 7♦

Hsiang Ko: A♥ Q♣

A dangerous looking flop came for Hung of K♣ 3♦ J♣ and when the T♠ peeled off on the turn Ko hit his straight to leave Hung drawing dead.

The irrelevant 7♠ fell on the turn to make the pain even worse for Hung as he was sent to the rail.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 1:24:09 PM

Rangkatekarn Piles the Pressure On

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn Pushing Up To One Million Chips

Action folded around to Teeraphat Rangkatekarn who raised to 30,000 from the hijack and found a call from Shjng So on the button.

The flop came 2♠ 6♠ 3♥ and both players checked to see the T♦ peel off on the turn.

Rangkatekarn checked to So who bet out for 25,000, Rangkatekarn called and the dealer rolled off the 6♣ as the river. Rangkatekarn moved all in for approximately 520,000 and he easily had So covered.

So went into the tank and the dealer pulled in two time banks before he released his hand sending the pot to Rangkatekarn with no showdown. This pushed Rangkatekarn up close to a million in chips.

Player	Chips
TR Teeraphat RangkatekarnThailand	973,000(97 BB)
KS Kuen Shing SoHong Kong	205,000(21 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 1:17:47 PM

Break Time

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Players are on a 15-minute break.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 12:57:57 PM

Lo Nearing the Milly Mark

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

Shun Zheng raised to 16,000 from under the gun and action folded to Kit Lo in the hijack who three-bet to 33,000. Action folded back around to Zheng who made the call.

The flop came K♠ 4♣ 2♣ and Zheng led out for 25,000, Lo called.

The turn brought the 4♠ and now Zheng fired out for 100,000, Lo flat called again.

The dealer peeled off the J♠ as the river and the action went check-check.

Zheng tabled 9♥ 9♣ but was way behind Lo and his A♠ K♣ and Zheng was pushed the monster pot.

Player	Chips
WK Wai Kit LoHong Kong	720,000(90 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	220,000(28 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 12:40:27 PM

Underwood Rakes a Pot; Ju Still Sitting Pretty

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

Ben Underwood

Gwanu Ju had built a stack of around 600,000 after that big four-way all-in, but gave a little of it away to Ben Underwood just a moment ago.

Ju opened from middle position to 16,000 and Underwood three-bet to 44,000 from the hijack. When it got back to Ju, he called.

On the 7♣ Q♦ Q♥ flop, both players checked to the 5♦ turn, where Ju checked again. Underwood then fired 27,000, and that got Ju to fold.

Ju won't mind too much, as he still has around 550,000 to work with as the money bubble looms closer.

Player	Chips
JG Ju GwanuSouth Korea	550,000(69 BB)
BU Ben UnderwoodCanada	275,000(34 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 12:38:24 PM

Monster Pot for Ju in Four Way All In

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Gwanu Ju

Gwanu Ju raised it up to 12,000 from early position only for Chan Tsz to three-bet all in for 61,000 from middle position. Jie Chen in the next seat also jammed all in for 63,000.

Che Chi sat on the button flat called and action folded back around to Ju who came back over the top and moved all in for approximately 230,000. This sent Chi deep into the tank and he pushed all his time banks into the middle, the dealer pulled in three of this before he decided to make the call putting the three other players at risk as he had them all covered.

Chan Tsz: K♣ Q♦

Jie Chen: Q♥ Q♠

Gwanu Ju: A♠ A♣

Che Chi: T♠ T♥

"Come on" exclaimed Ju when the dealer fanned out the flop of 2♣ 9♦ A♥ but when the J♥ came on the turn he had to dodge some outs for a double knock out and monster scoop. The river bricked out with the 4♥ and Ju started pulling in the monster pot whilst Tsz and Chen were sent to the rail.

Player	Chips
JG Ju GwanuSouth Korea	580,000(97 BB)
CL Chechi LinTaiwan	63,000(11 BB)
TC Tsz Chan (2)Hong Kong	busted
JC Jie ChenAustralia	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 12:17:21 PM

Ding Takes from Hyundong

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Lee Hyundong raised to 12,000 from middle position and action folded around to Piu Ding in the small blind who three-bet to 25,000.

Hyundong made the call and the dealer rolled off the flop of 6♥ 8♦ 5♥. The action went check-check and the players saw the 2♦ roll off for the turn card. Ding now led out for 18,000 and Hyundong made the call.

The river brought the 8♣ and now Ding moved all in for approximately 85,000. Hyundong went into the tank for a short while before mucking his cards to send the pot to Ding without showdown.

Player	Chips
YP Yoong Piu DingMalaysia	245,000(41 BB)
LH Lee HyundongSouth Korea	235,000(39 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 12:04:30 PM

Kim Gives Up the Chance for a Double KO; Kuo Doubles

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Jaeah Kim

Chia Gea Kuo shoved 36,000 from under the gun and Jaeah Kim called in the cutoff. Mao Lun Ya was in the big blind and shoved 83,000, and despite the good price that Kim was getting, he elected to fold, preserving his stack of around 210,000 he had behind.

Chia Gea Kuo: A♠ 4♠

Mao Lun Ya: 8♠ 8♣

Ya was in great shape to score a knockout, did retain his lead through the 6♣ 4♣ 6♠ flop. However, the A♣ turn gave Kuo a pair of aces, but also Ya picked up a flush draw.

No drama came on the 5♠ river, which meant Ya forked over the chips to Kuo, while Kim's head dropped. A sign he would have won the hand?

Player	Chips
JK Jaeah KimSouth Korea	210,000(35 BB)
CG Chia Gea KuoTaiwan	110,000(18 BB)
ML Mao Lun YuTaiwan	47,000(8 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 12:01:38 PM

Double up for Yu

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

James Chiang Cho opened from the hijack and was met with a shove from Teng-Yu Yu in the small blind for about 30,000. It was folded back to Cho, who quickly called having Yu covered.

Teng-Yu Yu: A♥ 6♥

James Chiang Cho: K♣ Q♣

Yu held a slight lead with his ace, and the 9♣ 4♠ 2♦ 9♦ 7♦ runout kept Yu ahead to award him the double-up.

Player	Chips
JC James ChoUnited States of America	130,000(22 BB)
TY Teng Yu YuTaiwan	65,000(11 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 11:48:16 AM

Ku's Rags Send Woon Out

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

Bao Sheng Woon shoved for his last 17,000 on the button and it was folded to Chin Yu Ku, who looked at his cards from the big blind before letting out a chuckle and placing calling chips into the middle.

Bao Sheng Woon: A♦ 3♠

Chin Yu Ku: T♣ 7♠

Woon was ahead, but Ku's cards were live.

The 9♠ J♦ 5♥ flop and J♥ turn were safe for Woon, but a cruel T♠ landed on the river, pairing Ku's ten to eliminate Woon late in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
CY Chin Yu KuTaiwan	180,000(36 BB)	29,000
WB Woon Bao ShengSingapore	busted	-17,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 11:46:06 AM

Too Many Outs for Chui as Rangkatekarn's Stack Swells

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

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn

Ka Ling Chui was in early position and ended up getting her stack of around 115,000 in the middle preflop against Teeraphat Rangkatekarn, who was in the hijack with a bigger stack.

Ka Ling Chui: A♠ K♠

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn: 6♥ 6♣

Chui was in a flip, and picked up a ton more outs on the J♥ J♣ T♥ flop with a gutshot and counterfeit outs available.

Another three outs arrived on the 7♦ turn, but it was a case of 'too many outs' for Chui as the 3♥ river bricked out, sending her to the rail.

Great news for Rangkatekarn, though, as his stack swelled to around 350,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
TR Teeraphat RangkatekarnThailand	350,000(70 BB)	127,000
KL Ka Ling ChuiHong Kong	busted	-115,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 11:23:44 AM

Chen Makes the Right Call to Bust Horii

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

Chun Pei Chen opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and Akio Horii defended his big blind.

Horii check-called an 8,000 bet from Chen on the 4♦ 5♣ K♦ flop and then both players checked on the 3♣ turn.

The K♣ river paired the board and Horii shoved for his remaining 31,000, sending Chen into the tank.

Chen eventually put in a single chip to indicate a call and Horii turned over 9♦ 3♦ for kings and threes.

Chen tabled 8♣ 8♠ for a better kings-up, sending Horii out late in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
CP Chun Pei ChenTaiwan	160,000(40 BB)	55,000
AH Akio HoriiJapan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 11:16:29 AM

Yu Spikes the River for a Treble Up

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

Kai Yu open jammed all in for 31,000 from early position only for Ivan Govorov to then also move all in for less. Action folded around to Yen-Yi Tsao on the button who called and had both players covered.

Ivan Govorov: Q♠ K♥

Kai Yu: A♠ 9♣

Yen-Yi Tsao: A♦ T♦

Tsao was ahead and sitting pretty for a double knock out on the 2♣ 6♦ 4♦ flop and nothing changed when the dealer flipped over the 5♥ turn. However when the 9♣ dropped on the river Yu hit his pair to outdraw Tsao for a near treble up and send Govorov packing.

Player	Chips
YK Yu Kai PengTaiwan	82,000(21 BB)
YY Yen Yi TsaoTaiwan	25,000(6 BB)
IG Ivan GovorovRussia	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 11:12:49 AM

Jia Collects the Rest of Chen's Chips

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

Chen Chu Jia

Cheng Chu Jia opened to 8,000 from middle position and it was folded to Sin Lan Chen, who shoved for her last 75,000 from the cutoff. Action came back around to Jia, who verbally announced a call to put Chen at risk.

Sin Lan Chen: A♦ Q♠

Chen Chu Jia: K♣ K♥

Chen would need some help against Jia's Cowboys, but the 9♥ J♦ 2♦ 4♠ Q♥ runout left her second-best with a pair of queens to award Jia the knockout.

Player	Chips
JC Jia ChengTaiwan	390,000(98 BB)
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 10:59:23 AM

Premiums in the Blinds

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

Sin Lan Chen

In a blind-on-blind battle, John Perry had his remaining 25,000 in from the big blind and was put at risk by Sin Lan Chen in the small blind.

John Perry: K♦ K♣

Sin Lan Chen: Q♠ Q♣

Both players had the goods, but Perry's Cowboys were well in the lead. Chen couldn't find any improvement on the 5♦ J♠ 9♦ 2♥ K♥ runout, and she sent over the chips to Perry.

It's not all bad for Chen, though, as she was left with around 75,000 to play with.

Player	Chips
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	75,000(19 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	54,000(14 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 10:33:18 AM

Break Time

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

The remaining 153 players are now on a 15-minute break.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 10:24:24 AM

Shum Sent to the Rail by Fernandez

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

Dicky Tsang rasied to 6,000 from under the gun only to face a three-bet all in from Kong Shum in middle position. Kim Fernandez then four-bet jammed all in for 130,000. Tsang went into the tank briefly before releasing his hand.

Kong Shum: A♦ T♥

Kim Fernandez: Q♣ Q♠

A clean runout of 7♣ 2♥ 5♠ T♣ 8♠ for Fernandez and he was sent the pot whilst Shum was sent packing.

Player	Chips
KF Kim FernandezPhilippines	172,000(57 BB)
DS Dicky Siu Hang TsangHong Kong	145,000(48 BB)
CK Chi Kong ShumHong Kong	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 10:13:41 AM

Big Blind Special for Michl

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

Joris Michl

There were around 15,000 chips in the pot on a full board of 2♠ 3♠ 3♥ 6♦ A♠ board when Arita Naohiro checked from the small blind. Joris Michl was in the big blind and bet 7,500, which Naohiro eventually called.

Michl proudly showed down a big blind special with T♦ 3♣ for trip threes, and smiled as Naohiro mucked his cards.

Player	Chips
AN Arita NaohiroJapan	120,000(48 BB)
KL King Lun Alan LauHong Kong	80,000(32 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	75,000(30 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 10:08:59 AM

Tseng Lightens the Field

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

Chien-Chiao Tseng

Zhi Gang Yang shoved for his last 21,000 from early position and just behind him, Chien-Chiao Tseng called to put him at risk. Everyone else got out of the way and hands were revealed.

Zhi Gang Yang: K♠ J♠

Chien-Chiao Tseng: A♦ J♦

Tseng had Yang domianted, and the 5♠ 7♥ 7♣ 3♦ 3♠ runout kept Tseng ahead with his ace to eliminate Yang from the field.

Player	Chips
TC Tseng Chien ChiaoTaiwan	135,000(45 BB)
ZY Zhigang YangCanada	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 10:01:22 AM

Second Pair No Good for Liow

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

Gregory "Greg Goes All In" Liow

Masashi Kanta raised to 5,000 from the hijack and found calls from Shiang Chen in the cut-off and Gregory "Greg Goes All In" Liow in the small blind.

The flop came A♥ T♥ 7♣ and it was checked around for the players to see the 9♦ come on the turn. Liow now took the lead and fired out for 6,000 and was called in both spots.

The action was checked around on the 4♠ river. "Ten" announced Liow and soon sent his cards into the muck when Kanta tabled A♣ J♠ for top pair.

Player	Chips
GL Gregory LiowCanada	83,000(33 BB)
MK Masashi KantaJapan	68,000(27 BB)
WS Wei Shiang ChenTaiwan	32,000(13 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 9:58:34 AM

Big Stacks

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

Caixin Wong

Here are some the current chip leaders as Flight A of the National Cup Championship enters its final stretch.

Player	Chips
DL Douglas LuiHong Kong	380,000(152 BB)
JC Jia ChengTaiwan	325,000(130 BB)
LH Lee HyundongSouth Korea	320,000(128 BB)
CK Chia Kai Hsiang	280,000(112 BB)
WK Wai Kit LoHong Kong	230,000(92 BB)
CW Caixin WongTaiwan	215,000(86 BB)
TR Teeraphat RangkatekarnThailand	200,000(80 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 9:35:46 AM

Kim Takes from Rangkatekarn

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn raised from under the gun to 4,000 and was looked up by Donghyup Kim in the big blind.

The flop came 6♦ A♥ 4♣ and Rangkatekarn continued for 3,000 only to be raised to 8,000 by Kim. Rangkatekarn made the call and both players checked down the 4♠ turn and 6♣ river.

Kim tabled A♣ 2♠ for two pair and Rangkatekarn sent his cards into the muck giving Kim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
TR Teeraphat RangkatekarnThailand	85,000(43 BB)	-12,000
DK Donghyup KimSouth Korea	62,000(31 BB)	15,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 9:33:15 AM

Lirio More-Than Doubles as Hu is Eliminated

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Kaihung Hu and Oliver Lirio were already all in preflop from the small blind and early position respectively with action pending on Yen-Yi Tsao in the hijack. Hu was in for approximately 20,000 while Lirio was in for about 40,000.

Tsao used up a couple of time banks and decided to gamble, having both players covered.

Kaihung Hu: K♥ J♥

Oliver Lirio: 2♣ 2♥

Yen-Yi Tsao: 7♦ 6♦

It was a fair fight between the three hands, but the 9♠ 9♣ 9♥ Q♦ 2♦ runout kept Lirio's decues best, eliminating Hu from contention and awarding him the near triple-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
YY Yen Yi TsaoTaiwan	210,000(105 BB)	-40,000
OL Oliver LirioPhilippines	105,000(53 BB)	64,000
KH Kai Hung HuTaiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 9:23:08 AM

Four-Card Flops a New Trend?

Level 12: 1,000 / 2,000 ante: 2,000

Over on Table 73, an unusual variant of poker was being played that included a four-card flop!

Victor Chen had opened to 4,500 from early position and Yiu Yeung Leung three-bet out of middle position to 11,000. When it got back to Chen, he called.

The dealer then burned a card and produced a flop of 9♣ 6♥ 4♣ 2♣, yes, a four-card flop. She immediately called the floor, who instructed the dealer to shuffle the four cards together and remove one as the burn card. After doing so, she produced a shiny, new flop of 6♥ 4♣ 9♣.

Despite all of the kerfuffle, the action checked to the river on the A♦ 6♦ runout, where Chen bet 15,000. Leung let it go, and Chen took the pot.

One-hand penalty for the dealer?

Player	Chips
VC Victor Chen (2)Taiwan	80,000(40 BB)
YY Yiu Yeung LeungHong Kong	65,000(33 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 9:09:38 AM

Nice Pickup For Liow

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

Greg Liow

Greg "Greg Goes All in" Liow opened to 3,000 from the hijack and just behind him, Nishant Sharma three-bet to 8,000. It was folded back around to Liow, who called.

Liow check-called a 6,000 bet from Sharma on the 9♠ J♥ 5♠ flop and then both players checked on the 2♦ turn.

The 6♠ completed the board and Liow checked a final time, prompting a 15,000 bet from Sharma. Liow tanked a bit before calling and Sharma showed T♦ T♥.

Liow revealed K♣ J♠ for a flopped pair of jacks, which was enough to send the popular Poker YouTuber the pot.

Player	Chips
NS Nishant SharmaIndia	100,000(67 BB)
GL Gregory LiowCanada	95,000(63 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 8:59:43 AM

Jin Takes From Verbruggen

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

Tom Verbruggen

The pot was bloated to 10,000 before the dealer peeled off the 7♦ 6♠ 8♠ as the flop.

Hong Jin led out for 3,000 from early position and was called by Tom Verbruggen on the button. The 2♦ came on the turn and now Jin bet out for 5,000 and again Verbruggen flat-called.

The river brought the T♦ and Jin didn't slow down betting out for 10,000 this time. Verbruggen went briefly into the tank before he released his hand to send Jin gthe pot with no show down.

Player	Chips	Progress
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	76,000(51 BB)	-11,000
JP Jin Pou HongSouth Korea	73,000(49 BB)	15,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 8:49:57 AM

Naohiro Scores a Double KO

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

Arita Naohiro opened to 3,500 from under the gun and just behind him, Chi Ying Lin shoved for his last 12,000. It was then folded to Dylan Foster in middle position, who also went all in for about 40,000.

Action folded back around to Naohiro, who quickly called having both of his opponents covered.

Chi Ying Lin: 8♦ 7♦

Dylan Foster: J♦ J♥

Arita Naohiro: A♠ A♥

Naohiro held the goods, and the K♦ 9♥ K♣ 7♣ 6♥ runout kept his rockets best to send both Foster and Lin to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
AN Arita NaohiroJapan	130,000(87 BB)	56,500
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	busted	-40,000
CY Chi Ying LinTaiwan	busted	-12,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 8:38:16 AM

Registration Now Closed

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

The floor has now announced that late registration is now closed and a total of 462 players ponied up for the opening event of the APT Championship Festival.

Play will continue until 65 players remain who will then all bag up their chips and progress to the final day on November 16th. If multiple players are eliminated on the final hand of the day only players who have chips remaining will qualify for the final day and be in the money.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 8:17:48 AM

Break Time

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Late registration will close at the end of the break.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 8:15:25 AM

Flush No Good for Gur

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Jason Li raised from middle position to 3,100 and found calls from Yoichiro Toyofuku also in middle position and Ben Gur in the small blind.

The flop came J♦ 6♠ 5♣ and Gur checked it to Li who continued for 3,000. Toyofuku flat called only to then see Gur check-raise to 11,000. Li got out of the way sharpish and Toyofuku then re-raised to 23,000. Gur made the call and the dealer peeled off the 5♠ as the turn. Gur checked to Toyofuku who moved all in and had Gur covered. Gur snap-called.

Ben Gur: J♠ 3♠

Yoichiro Toyofuku: 6♣ 6♦

Gur was drawing dead with his flush no good against Toyofuku's turned full house. The irrelevant T♥ came on the turn and Gur was sent to the re-buy cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
YT Yoichiro ToyofukuJapan	112,000(80 BB)	35,000
LJ Li JasonCanada	62,000(44 BB)	-6,100
BG Ben GurIsrael	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 8:10:58 AM

Hsu Doubles His Short Stack

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Bin Fu Hsu shoved for his last 12,500 on the button and it was folded to Vincent Wong in the big blind, who peeked at his cards before flinging in a single chip to indicate a call to put Hsu at risk.

Bin Fu Hsu: J♦ T♣

Vincent Wong: 3♣ 3♠

It was about as good of a situation Hsu could hope for, and the 4♠ J♣ 2♥ Q♦ 6♣ runout paired his jack to award him a much-neeed double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
VW Vincent WongSingapore	95,000(68 BB)	-12,500
BF Bin Fu HsuMalaysia	27,000(19 BB)	14,600

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 8:00:10 AM

Chen Gets the Best of Wang in Preflop Raising War

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Shi Rong Wang raised to 2,800 from under the gun and it was folded to Sing Wen Chen, who made it 9,000 to go in the cutoff.

Action folded back to Wang, who didn't take long to four-bet to 22,500. Undeterred, Chen announced he was all in, which was met with a snap-fold from Wang to award Chen the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips
SW Sing Wen ChenTaiwan	92,000(66 BB)
SR Shi Rong WangTaiwan	22,000(16 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 7:59:04 AM

One Level to go Until Registration Closes

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Flight A field

Level 10 is now underway in Flight A of the National Cup Championship. Once this level wraps up, players will head into a scheduled break, and late registration will officially close when Level 11 begins.

The field has climbed to 390 entries, with 265 players still in the hunt as the action continues.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 7:57:07 AM

Lin Gets There on the River Against Chae

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

Heung Lin raised to 2,400 from under the gun only to face a three-bet to 7,200 from Seog Chae from middle position.

Lin made the call and the dealer peeled off the flop of 8♣ 6♠ T♠, Lin check-called Chae's 5,500 continuation bet to see the 8♥ roll off on the turn.

Both players checked the Q♦ river. Lin tabled K♠ Q♣ for a rivered top pair to get there against Chae's A♥ K♠

Player	Chips
CH Chung HeungHong Kong	134,000(112 BB)
CC Changseog ChaeSouth Korea	57,000(48 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 7:53:20 AM

Popov Gets Back to Almost Starting Stack

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

Slaven Popov, who sits 23rd on Bulgaria's All-Time Money List with over $1,300,000 in cashes, according to The Hendon Mob, just had his stack of 17,300 in the middle from the big blind. Singapore's Jing Jie Soh was in the hijack and put in calling chips, leaving Popov at risk.

Slaven Popov: 9♥ 9♦

Jing Jie Soh: A♠ 8♣

Popov had the best of it, but perhaps didn't feel confident as he had his phone out ready to record the runout. Fortunately for him, no aces appeared on the K♣ T♣ 5♦ 6♦ 3♣ board, and he doubled up to almost the starting stack.

Player	Chips
SP Slaven PopovBulgaria	37,000(31 BB)
JJ Jing Jie SohSingapore	15,000(13 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 7:42:54 AM

Wong Wins Massive Flip to Soar up the Counts

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

Caixin Wong

Cheuk Yin Leung opened to 2,500 first to act and was three-bet to 7,500 by Caixin Wong in the cutoff. It was then folded back to Leung, who made it 20,000 to go.

Wong weighed her options, but eventually landed on a shove, which was enough to put Leung all in for approximately 80,000. Leung quickly committed his stack into the middle and a showdown was held.

Cheuk Yin Leung: A♠ K♠

Caixin Wong: J♣ J♠

It was a massive flip, and Wong let out a huge sigh of relief after the 5♠ 3♣ 9♥ 6♣ 3♠ runout kept her jacks best, eliminating Leung in the process.

Wong, who is no stranger to success on the felt with several notable finishes in the Taipei poker scene, now sits with a massive stack of about 200,000.

Player	Chips
CW Caixin WongTaiwan	200,000(167 BB)
CY Cheuk Yin LeungHong Kong	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 7:26:36 AM

Min Left Short by Wanh

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

Action was joined with the pot at 7,500 and the board reading 7♦ 7♠ 6♦. Action was checked to Lun Wanh in the hijack, who fired out for 2,600 and was called by Jinhee Min.

The action went check-check on the 2♥ turn, and the players saw the 4♥ drop on the river. Min now led out for 3,400 and was snap-called by Wanh who tabled K♥ 6♥ for two pair, way ahead of Min's K♣ Q♥.

Player	Chips
WL Wei Lun WanhTaiwan	84,200(84 BB)
JM Jinhee MinSouth Korea	22,400(22 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 7:21:02 AM

Wu and Lin Chip up in a Chop

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

Yu Sheng Lin opened to 2,200 from under the gun and was called by Wei Shiang Chen from directly behind and Hsiang Chun Chang in the hijack. Min Wei Wu then squeezed to 8,500 from the small blind and Lin responded with a shove for a bit over 30,000.

Chen and Chang got out of the way, but Wu called to put Lin at risk.

Yu Sheng Lin: A♠ K♠

Min Wei Wu: A♥ K♦

Both players held Big Slick, but Lin was slightly favored with his suited variety.

The 4♠ A♦ T♥ flop gave Lin a backdoor flush, which improved to a frontdoor draw after the 5♠ fell on the turn to give Lin a sweat.

However, an uneventful 3♣ completed the board and Lin was forced to settle for a chop.

Player	Chips
MW Minwei WuTaiwan	47,000(47 BB)
HC Hsiang Chun ChangTaiwan	45,000(45 BB)
WS Wei Shiang ChenTaiwan	40,000(40 BB)
YS Yu Sheng LinTaiwan	39,000(39 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 7:18:25 AM

Cucchiara Settles In for a Big Run in Taiwan

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

Frankie Cucchiara

Frankie Cucchiara arrived to Flight A of the National Cup Championship in high spirits, already enjoying his time in Taiwan. He could not help but praise the island, saying, “I love Taiwan. It’s a little bit of a rainy season right now, but if you can get through that, it’s a gorgeous country, great food. It also has the nicest, friendliest people I've ever met.”

He was also impressed once again by Red Space, the home of this APTC stop. Having played here during the previous APT visit, he knew it was big, but walking in still gave him that same sense of scale. “Big, crazy big. It’s huge,” he said with a laugh. “I was here for the last APT, thankfully, and they’ve one-upped it again. The Championship has a different feel to it, unlike any APT I’ve been to ever before.”

Cucchiara plans to take on a full schedule this series. “Yeah, the plan is to play everything up until the Main Event and then hopefully just sun run through that and celebrate on the way out,” he said. “Most of the highlighted events in purple on the schedule I’ll be playing.”

His tournament also began with a bang. On the very first hand of the day, he found himself in a three-way all-in holding Big Slick. “Ace-king versus ace-king versus seven-five suited,” he recounted. “Lucky my ace-king held, and yeah, we got a good stack starting the first tournament of the day.”

With a strong start and a full schedule ahead, Cucchiara is more than ready to make the most of his time in Taipei. His energy, confidence, and love for Taiwan shine through, and he is clearly excited for what the festival has in store. Good luck, Frankie.

Player	Chips
FJ Frank Joseph CucchiaraUnited States of America	65,000(65 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 7:15:26 AM

Huang Doubles Through Lin

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

After a raising war all the money ended up in the middle with Wen Huang all-in for 17,000 and being looked up by Ming Lin.

Wen Huang: A♠ K♥

Ming Lin: A♦ J♦

A nice looking flop of J♣ K♥ K♠ rolled off for Huang and the 4♠ turn gave Lin no help. The 2♣ fell on the river giving Huang the pot and a full double up.

Player	Chips
JL Jiaming LinTaiwan	45,400(45 BB)
WH Wen HuangTaiwan	36,000(36 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 6:49:13 AM

Jung Sends Mehta to the Rail

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Young Jung

The pot had swelled to 15,000 and the board read 9♦ J♦ A♥ 5♣, Anmol Mehta had moved all in for his last 11,000 and was looked up by Wing Ho. Action folded around to Young Jung who then came over the top and moved all in for 52,000.

Ho went into the tank for a short while before he made the call putting two players at risk.

Anmol Mehta: A♣ Q♦

Young Jung: 9♣ 9♥

Wing Ho: A♦ J♣

The river bricked out with the 6♠ and Jung's flopped set held on to send Mehta to the rail.

Player	Chips
HY Ho Young JungSouth Korea	123,000(154 BB)
AM Anmol MehtaIndia	23,400(29 BB)
WH Wing Ho (2)Hong Kong	23,000(29 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 6:43:26 AM

Li Pays Off Lo

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

With the pot sat at over 15,000 and the board of 7♥ 9♠ A♠ 4♥ 3♣ fanned out across the table Kit Lo bet out for 12,000 and was called by Hin Li.

Lo flipped over A♥ Q♥ for top pair and Li mucked his cards sending Lo the pot.

Player	Chips
WK Wai Kit LoHong Kong	63,000(79 BB)
CH Chon Hin LiHong Kong	24,400(31 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 6:41:45 AM

Sharma Closing in on a Six-Figure Stack

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Nishant Sharma

Nishant Sharma is plodding along nicely in the National Cup Championship and has around 90,000 in front of him after just dragging a pot against Shun Yi Zheng, who got a penalty earlier on today.

There were around 22,000 in the pot on a board of 5♠ 7♠ 2♥ 5♥ and Sharma had shoved from under the gun, putting Zheng to the test for his remaining stack of around 20,000. Eventually, Zheng let it go, and Sharma's stack grew.

Sharma has posted several strong results at APT stops, including a runner-up finish in the Single Day High Roller at APT Summer Series Hanoi 2023 for VND 868,200,000. A year prior, another runner-up spot was secured for a similar cash, but a lion trophy still eludes the Indian player.

Player	Chips
NS Nishant SharmaIndia	90,000(113 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	20,000(25 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 6:28:45 AM

Treys Hold for Mehta

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Anmol Mehta

Sangbeom Lim raised it up to 1,200 from under the gun and found calls from Wing Ho in early position, Prin Snitmacharo in middle position, and Chun Chang on the button. Anmol Mehta sat in the big blind then three-bet all in for his remaining 9,500. All players folded apart from Snitmacharo who made the call.

Anmol Mehta: 3♠ 3♥

Prin Snitmacharo: K♥ J♠

A clean runout of 6♥ 7♠ 5♥ 6♣ A♥ for Mehta and he was shipped the pot for a full double up and more.

Player	Chips
HC Hsiang Chun ChangTaiwan	42,000(70 BB)
SL Sangbeom LimSouth Korea	32,400(54 BB)
AM Anmol MehtaIndia	23,400(39 BB)
WH Wing Ho (2)Hong Kong	19,000(32 BB)
PS Prin SnitmacharoThailand	5,700(10 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 6:15:41 AM

Wong's Second Pair No Good

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

With 3,000 in the pot the dealer fanned out the flop of A♣ 2♥ 8♥. Akio Horii checked from the big blind and Ding Wong fired out for 1,800 from the hijack. Horii called and on the K♥ turn again check-called Wong's bet now for 10,000.

Both players checked the 6♦ when it came on the river. Wong tabled K♦ T♥ which was way behind to Horii's A♥ J♠ and Horii was shipped the pot.

Player	Chips
HW Hong Wen YouTaiwan	62,000(103 BB)
JK Jaeah KimSouth Korea	15,400(26 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 6:13:41 AM

Kim's Bluff-Catch Doesn't Work

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Samuele Eutizi is off to a great start and has around 80,000 in his stack, but he was more of a spectator in the last hand.

There were around 10,000 in the pot on a 7♥ 6♦ Q♣ T♥ board when Jaeah Kim bet 2,500. Herry Lian called, Weichung Yang called, but Eutizi got out of the way.

A T♦ hit the river and Kim elected to check, then Lian shoved around 12,000. Yang quickly folded, and after just a few seconds, Kim called.

Lian was first to show and flipped over a full house with Q♥ Q♦, which was good as Kim mucked. The dealer turned over Kim's cards to reveal a pair of eights holding 8♥ 8♣, before shipping the pot Lian's way.

Player	Chips
SE Samuele EutiziItaly	80,000(133 BB)
WY Weichung YangTaiwan	70,000(117 BB)
HL Herry LianGermany	50,000(83 BB)
JK Jaeah KimSouth Korea	40,000(67 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 5:36:21 AM

Break Time

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

The field is growing quickly and 197 players have now rocked up for the opening event of the festival. With late registration open for another five levels this number is expected to grow even further.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 5:30:10 AM

Nasathaen Finds a Flip, Wins It

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Thailand's Orathai Nasathaen opened to 1,200 from early position and Michio Aitani called from the next seat. Yi Kai Wang was short-stacked and shoved just under 10,000 from the button. Nasathaen pondered for a while before she eventually called, and Aitani folded.

Yi Kai Wang: 7♠ 7♦

Orathai Nasathaen: Q♠ J♠

Nasathaen found what she was looking for in a flip, and the next objective was to win it. The T♦ 3♥ 3♦ flop wasn't on her side, but the J♦ turn was as she made a pair. Wang did pick up a flush draw, but the Q♥ river wasn't what he needed, which meant he hit the rail early on.

Player	Chips	Progress
ON Orathai NasathaenThailand	50,000(100 BB)	12,400
YW Yi Wang (2)Taiwan	busted

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 5:25:29 AM

Jia Still Chipping Up

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Alexander Charron

Cheng Jia raised from early position to 1,200 and was looked up by Nam Quoc Pham Nguyen in the cut-off and Alexander Charron in the big blind.

The dealer rolled off the flop off K♣ 7♣ 4♥. Charron checked to Jia who continued for 2,000 and was called in both spots. The turn brought the 2♠ and now all players checked to see the dealer flip over the 7♥ as the river.

Charron checked again to Jia who fired out a pot sized bet of 10,000. Nguyen folded and Charron tossed in the call and instantly mucked his cards when Jia tabled K♥ 8♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Jia ChengTaiwan	133,000(266 BB)	17,100
AC Alexander CharronUnited States of America	62,000(124 BB)	-13,200
NQ Nam Quoc Pham NguyenViet Nam	13,400(27 BB)	-3,200

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 5:20:32 AM

Zheng Drags a Pot, But Gets a Penalty

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Shun Yi Zheng

Nishant Sharma started with a raise to 1,000 from under the gun and picked up five customers, creating a pot of 6,000 going to the 9♠ T♣ 9♣ flop.

All six players checked to the J♣ turn, where when it got around to Juwon Kim on the button, he bet 4,700. Patrick Liang called from the big blind, Sharma folded, then Shun Yi Zheng called in the cutoff, but seemed to forget that Arvi Limpadanai was still in the pot.

The floor were called to give a ruling and Limpadanai was told to act. With the extra information he had, he folded, and Zheng's call stood.

A Q♣ hit the river, making the board a lot scarier, and Liang checked it over. Zheng then bet 15,000, which got frustrated sighs from both of his remaining opponents, who quickly released their cards.

After the pot was pushed his way, Zheng was given a one-hand penalty for acting out of turn, but probably won't mind as he profited a good chunk on that hand, getting his stack back to even.

Player	Chips
JK Juwon KimSouth Korea	55,000(110 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	40,000(80 BB)
PL Patrick LiangTaiwan	27,000(54 BB)

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 5:04:21 AM

Second Pair Good for Lim

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Sangbeom Lim raised to 800 from middle position and found a call from Wei Chien in the small blind.

The flop came 9♦ 8♣ 8♦, Chien checked to Lim who continued for 1,300. Chien made the call and the dealer rolled off the A♥ as the turn. Chien check-called Lim's 1,500 bet and both players checked down the 5♥ river.

Lim Q♣ 9♥ for second pair and out-flopping Chien's Q♦ T♠ and was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
CW Chien WeiTaiwan	73,000(183 BB)	-3,600
SL Sangbeom LimSouth Korea	44,400(111 BB)	4,400

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 4:37:14 AM

Nice River for Jia Against Ceesvin

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Abraham Ceesvin

With 3,000 in the middle the dealer rolled off the flop of 3♥ T♣ J♥. Abraham Ceesvin checked from the big blind as did Alexander Charron in middle position. Cheng Jia on the button fired out for 1,600 and found two calls.

The turn brought the 4♦ and agiain it checked aroud to Jia who now bet out for 5,000. Ceesvin made the call and Charron folded. The river saw the 8♣ peel off and Ceesvin checked it over to Jia for a third time who fired off a river bet of 15,500. Ceesvin snap-called tabling J♠ 4♥ for a turned two pair only to let out a sigh on seeing Jia flip over J♣ 8♥ for a rivered better two pair and Jia was shipped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
AC Alexander CharronUnited States of America	112,000(373 BB)	-2,600
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	66,400(221 BB)	-23,100
JC Jia ChengTaiwan	57,000(190 BB)	24,700

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 4:13:53 AM

Lucky Crabs for Yue

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

In a multi-way pot Cheng Jia raised tit up to 800 from middle position and found calls from Shuma Kimura in late position, Abraham Ceesvin in the cut-off and Lin Yue on the button.

The players saw the flop of 3♠ 9♦ 8♠ peel off and it was checked around to Yue who fired out for 2,200. All players called apart from APT Jeju Main Event champion Ceesvin who exited stage left.

The turn brought the 5♣ and again it was checked to Yue on the button who fired out for 8,000 and found calls from Jia and Kimura now.

The dealer flipped over the 5♦ as the river and now Kimura led out for 15,000. Yue called and Jia folded. Kimura tabled K♥ T♣ for total air and Yue was shipped the pot with his flopped set holding 3♥ 3♣ streaks ahead.

Player	Chips	Progress
LY Lin YueChina	84,300(281 BB)	38,500
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	63,400(211 BB)	-800
KS Kimura ShumaJapan	28,000(93 BB)	-26,000
JC Jia ChengTaiwan	24,000(80 BB)	-11,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 3:53:04 AM

Everybody Loves a Chopped Pot!

Level 2: 100 / 300 ante: 300

With the pot at around 3,000 the board read 2♣ 5♠ 4♣ T♥. Richard Valencia led out for 3,500 from the big blind and was called by Richard Kiing from under the gun.

The river brought the A♥ and now Valencia fired out for 7,500 and was snap-called by Kiing who tabled 3♥ 3♠ only to see Valencia table K♣ 3♣ and the dealer started chopping up the pot to split between the players.

Player	Chips	Progress
KT Kiing Teck Rong Richard	41,000(137 BB)	12,500
AV Aaron ValenciaUnited States of America	28,000(93 BB)	12,500

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 3:38:00 AM

You Gets There

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Wen You raised to 400 from the hijack only to face a three-bet to 700 from Jaeah Kim in the small blind. You then four-bet to 3,200 and Kim made the call.

The dealer peeled off the flop of 9♠ 2♦ 7♠ and Kim led out for 6,000. You called and the players saw the 4♦ roll off on the turn. Kim didn't slow down and now led out for 11,000. You called.

The A♥ came as the river and now both players checked. Kim tabled J♠ J♣ and wasn't impressed to see You turn over A♠ Q♠ for a rivered better pair and You was shipped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
HW Hong Wen YouTaiwan	62,000(310 BB)	20,600
JK Jaeah KimSouth Korea	15,400(77 BB)	-20,200

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 3:24:00 AM

Early Double for Dupleix

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Action was joined with a huge pot brewing and over 20,000 in the middle and the board reading 2♠ Q♣ J♠ 5♣.

Kevin Bercq had led out for 20,000 from early position only to face an all in jam from Vincent Dupleix in middle position for a full starting stack of 40,000. Bercq tanked for a while before making the call.

Kevin Bercq: K♥ Q♠

Vincent Dupleix: J♥ J♣

Dupleix was way ahead with his flopped set and Bercq was drawing dead. The 7♣ bricked out the river and Bercq was sent to the rail giving Dupleix a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
VD Vincent DupleixFrance	80,500(403 BB)	40,500
GK Guillaume Kevin BercqFrance	busted	-40,000

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 3:03:35 AM

Cards In The Air

Level 1: 100 / 200 ante: 200

We are under way in the opening event of the APT Championship 2025.

Keep up to date here with all of the day's action in Flight A of The National Cup Championship.

Karlo De SottoKarlo De Sotto

11/14/2025, 1:21:20 AM

National Cup Championship Kicks-Off APT Championship 2025

The Prestigious National Cup Championship Lion Trophy

The wait is finally over, the warm-up event has been taken down and the players are making their way to Taipei in their thousands.

The 2025 APT Championship Festival kicks-off at 11.00am today here in Taipei at Red Space 多元商務空間 with the first of the 20 championship events and Flight A of The National Cup Championship.

The festival is scheduled to host a massive 200 events with over TWD 288 million (~USD 8.7 million) in prize pool guarantees. Run in partnership with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP) at the cavernous Red Space 多元商務空間 venue and headlined by the TWD 311,000 (USD 10,000) buy-in APT Championship Main Event Freezeout carrying a massive TWD 156 million/USD 5 million guarantee—the largest in Asian poker history—the festival comprises 20 Championship Events, plus a further 180 side events and satellites. Each Championship Event winner will take home an exclusive APT Championship Lion Trophy along with their first-place prize money.

Today is the first of five starting flights for The National Cup Championship which boasts a whopping TWD 12,000,000 (~USD 386,000) guarantee.

Players will start with 40,000 in chips and the blinds will start at 100/200 with a 200 big-blind ante. Levels are 30 minutes and the players will play down to the money (14%) before bagging up their chips to return for the final day on November 16th when all starting flight survivors will combine to battle it out for the full prize pool and the coveted APT Championship Lion Trophy.

There will be a 15-minute break after every five levels with late registration and re-entries being available until the commencement of Level 11 (approx. 4.30pm). There is no scheduled dinner break.

Stay tuned for live coverage of all the day’s action from the opening day of what is primed to be a record-breaking APT Championship Festival.

Event starts 11:00 local time..