Taiwan, Red SpaceEVENT #1004

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Asian Poker Tour

Blind level

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Entries

313

Total Chips

1,565,000

Average

782,500

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Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:32:50 PM

Choi Eng Loong Claims Career-Best Cash after Winning the APTC 2025 7-Max Championship for TWD 21,634,560 (~USD 702,420)

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Choi Eng Loong

Choi Eng Loong capped off an incredible run by winning the Asian Poker Tour Championship (APTC) 2025 7-Max Championship, securing a career-best TWD 4,275,460 (~USD 138,150). The two-day contest drew 313 entries, with just 107 players earning a seat on Day 2 to chase a piece of the impressive TWD 21,634,560 (~USD 702,420) prize pool.

Being the first-ever 7-Max event held at APTC, the tournament set a new benchmark for the series. The energy inside Red Space, Taipei never dipped as players traded pots, swapped momentum, and navigated the deeper structure on their way toward the final table spotlight.

For Loong, the victory continues an incredible 2025 campaign. He had already posted a strong result earlier this year in the Asia-Pacific region, finishing third for USD 90,614. This 7-Max win now stands as the biggest cash of his career, and he also picks up a ticket to the APTC Main Event worth TWD 311,000 (~USD 10,000).

7-Max Championship Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize (TWD)	Prize (USD)
1	EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	4,279,560	$138,950
2	RI Ran IlaniIsrael	2,842,000	$92,270
3	HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	2,079,000	$67,500
4	AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	1,678,000	$54,480
5	JP John PerryAustralia	1,316,000	$42,730
6	BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	996,000	$32,340
7	SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	731,000	$23,730
8	DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	537,000	$17,435
9	SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	446,000	$14,480

Day 2 Action

Day 1 saw many notable players hop into the field including Shiina Okamoto, Joseph Cheung, Lucia Navarro Martinez, Biao Ding, Hannes Jeschka and Natural8 Ambassador Kitty Kuo. Many of them bagged and tagged and started the second and final day with sizeable stacks.

Jongkwan Lee

The bubble came in ferociously, as only 39 made the money. Despite building up a stack throughout the early hours of play, Jongkwan Lee was the unlucky bubble boy and was eliminated in a brutal knockout against Abraham Ceesvin, after he admitted he “got lucky” picking up on the board.

The eliminations then came thick and fast, and it wasn’t long before the final table was reached. Shun Yi Zheng just missed out on making it after being pipped out in a brutal series of events. Zheng was fed the dream and saw hope of a double up, but it was quickly snatched away by the eventual champion.

Play was paused, and the final table went eight-handed, with Loong entering the final table as chip leader. Seungmook Jung was hot on his tail, as he sat in second going into the final table.

Jung saw a lot of late-night action, which included taking the stack off Anusorn Asiralertsiri with pocket aces just before reaching the final table. Busting Christian Harder with pocket kings and sending him out in 13th place, also helped build his stack.

Dinesh Alt

The first elimination of the final table saw Dinesh Alt get knocked out in eighth. He got all his chips in with pocket sixes on a rainbow flop, against Asiralertsiri’s ace-king. Unfortunately for Alt, a king on the turn sealed his fate, and he was sent to the rail.

Jung was next to fall in seventh place as he lost a chunk of his stack in a hand against Ran Ilani and then jammed the small blind into Asiralertsiri, who was in the big blind. He snapped him off and Jung was behind with queen-four off suit. Jung picked up a queen on the flop, but was against Asiralertsiri’s king-jack suited, and the turn and river saw a jack and king, respectively.

It was then the end of the road for Benjamin Leblond after pairing his ten-eight suited on the flop, but he was out-kicked by Ilani, sending him home in 6th place.

John Perry

Action stagnated for a while until John Perry secured a double-up from the then chip leader Loong. Perry managed to hold with a pair of tens, as Loong bricked out after flopping a straight draw. His luck ran out just one hand later, Perry slid out in fifth place after getting his stack in against Loong again and missing the runout.

The final four battled for around 15 minutes until it was time for Asiralertsiri to surrender their remaining stack and take home the fourth-place payout. Asiralertsiri went down to his last million chips, which was around eight big blinds in Level 30, and shoved over Ilani’s open. Ilani called and showed nine-deuce offsuit, and picked up a nine on the turn. Although Asiralertsiri picked up a pair on the river, fours weren’t enough to save him.

Hannes Jeschka

The final three saw the first pivotal hand even out the stack with Jeschka doubling through Loong, going into the last stages of the tournament. Ilani was just stretching to the top position sitting with the largest stack. Jeschka lost a fair chunk of their stack against Ilani after he picked up a better pair on the river.

That sequence led to them ending their day in third place after Jeschka took on Loong in the very next hand. Loong opened the button and called a jam by Jeschka, for just under ten big blinds. Loong’s rail were calling for the flush to come in after the flop brought in a heart-draw for Loong, and the two of hearts turn, secured him the pot and busted Jeschka.

Heads-up saw Ilani go in as the favourite, sitting with significantly more than half the chips in play. Loong was happy to play and put up a fair fight, and kept the momentum up, as he had done for the majority of the final table. Loong and Ilani battled for around 45 minutes before the Malaysian player spun up a stack and took the lead.

It wasn’t long before Loong was at risk for his tournament life. Ilani limped the small blind and Loong checked from the big blind. There were a number of bets on each street, which eventually got to showdown after Loong three-bet shoved on the river. Loong had rivered the flush, but Ilani couldn’t get away from his straight.

Heads Up Action, Choi Eng Loong (left), Ran Ilani (right).

With Loong then sitting with around 75% of the chips in play, it was a matter of minutes until Ilani was the one at risk. Loong called Ilani’s shove and was ahead with ace-queen against his opponent's ace-seven. Loong turned a queen, and the seven on the river wasn’t good enough to save Ilani, which meant he left the tournament in second place.

This concludes coverage of the 7-Max Championship at APTC 2025, but live reporting will continue with the Ultra Stack Championship and PLO Championship Final Days on Wednesday, Nov 19, both kicking off at 11.15 AM. There will also be fresh action as the four-day Natural8 National Cup Championship event gets underway, with live coverage starting when cards hit the air at 3 PM local time.

Stick with us on the APT blog as we follow the action live from the Red Space Event Centre in Taipei across the next two weeks – highlighting the epic showdowns and bad beat stories.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:41:34 PM

Choi Eng Loong Wins 7-Max Championship

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Choi Eng Loong

Choi Eng Loong of Malaysia defeated Ran ilani of Israel in a marathon heads-up duel, outlasting a stacked field of 313 entries to earn the lion trophy for the inaugural 7-Max Championship, a USD 10,000 APC Main Event seat and the top prize of TWD 4,275,460 (~USD 138,815).

A recap of the entire event will follow soon.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:34:31 PM

Ran Ilani Eliminated In 2nd Place For TWD 2,842,400 (~USD 92,285)

Level 33: 125,000 / 250,000 ante: 250,000

Ran Ilani

Three hands into the level, Ran Ilani raised to 500,000 and Cheo Eng Loong re-raised to 1,350,000.

Ilani thought for a moment and declared all-in for his remaining chips.

Loong made the snap-call.

Choi Eng Loong: A♣ Q♠

Ran Ilani: A♦ 7♣

The flop of 4♠ 5♥ J♠ kept Loong ahead.

The Q♣ turn sealed the deal and had Ilani drawing dead. Loong and Ilani were already congratulating each other before the 7♥ hit the river.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	16,000,000(64 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:28:20 PM

Loong Doubles And Takes The Lead

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

In the 6th hand of Level 32, Ran Ilani limped and Choi Eng Loong checked.

Both players saw a flop of 9♦ 5♥ 4♠, where Loong check-called the 225,000 bet of Ilani to open a 3♥ on the turn.

Both checked again, and the dealer opened a 6♥ on the river. Loong led for 775,000 and Ilani then raised it up to 3,900,000.

Loong took a moment to assess and then shoved all in for a total of 5,100,000, risking his tournament life.

Ilani tanked, threw in a time bank, and eventually made the last-second call, flipping over 8♣ 7♠ for a very long straight.

Loong turned over K♥ 2♥ for a flush, which earned him a huge double to take the chip lead.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	11,400,000(57 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	3,800,000(19 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:11:30 PM

Play Resumes

Level 32: 100,000 / 200,000 ante: 200,000

Following the break, the tournament director announced that the blind levels would increase after every 10 hands.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:03:46 PM

Break

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Heads-up play will resume after a 15-minute break.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:01:55 PM

All That Work Just To Split

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Heads-up play between Choi Eng Loong and Ran Ilani has been a back-and-forth battle of trading pots with no one really getting a big advantage.

Ilani has the bigger stack, but it hasn't really cracked through Loong.

In the final hand before the break, a pot of 2 million was in the middle with a complete board that showed 6♥ K♠ 4♣ A♦ 6♣.

Loong checked his option and Ilani fired 2,105,000. Loong took a moment before jamming all-in for 4,275,000.

Ilani took a moment but eventually made the call.

Loong tabled 7♠ 6♠ for trip sixes. Ilani showed T♥ 6♦ for trip sixes.

Both shared the same kickers and split the pot.

Back to the drawing board after the break.

Player	Chips
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	10,325,000(65 BB)
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	5,352,000(33 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:53:33 PM

Hannes Wieland Jeschka Has Been Eliminated in 3rd place TWD 2,079,000 (~ USD 67,500)

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Hannes Wieland Jeschka

Hannes Wieland Jeschka got through a jam on the button and picked up both the blinds, but he was still looking down at a just under ten big blind stack.

In the next hand he was in the big blind and faced a 330,000 open from Choi Eng Loong on the button and responded by moving his remaining 1,570,000 into the middle.

Loong called, and Jeschka looked across the table to find himself just ahead.

Hannes Wieland Jeschka: A♦ T♣

Choi Eng Loong: Q♦ 9♥

Loong ran well on the J♥ K♥ 6♥ flop, having picked up a heart flush draw. Loong's rail were calling for "Hearts!"

The dealer peeled the 2♥ turn card, securing Loong the pot. There was no coming back from Jeschka and he was eliminated before even seeing the J♠ river.

The players were then at heads-up.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	5,050,000(32 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:43:54 PM

Jeschka Takes a Tumble

Level 31: 80,000 / 160,000 ante: 160,000

Ran Ilani limped from the small blind and Hannes Wieland Jeschka checked the big blind.

The 3♣ 6♦ 8♦ flop saw both players check to the 8♥ turn.

Ilani checked again, but Jaschka bet out 320,000. Ilani quickly called, taking them to a 9♣ river.

Action was check-called by Ilani, after facing a 750,000 bet by Jaschka. Ilani asked how much Jeschka had behind before flicking in the chip to call.

Jeschka showed 6♣ 2♦ for a pair of sixes, but Ilani had hit a nine on the river to put him ahead and secure the pot.

Player	Chips
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	9,550,000(60 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	1,245,000(8 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:37:22 PM

Jeschka's Tens Double From Loong

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Hannes Wieland Jeshcka opened for a minimum and Choi Eng Loong jammed all-in, covering Jeshcka.

Jeschka made the snap call.

Hannes Wieland Jeschka: T♥ T♣

Choi Eng Loong: A♠ 8♥

Board ran 2♦ 2♥ K♦ K♥ J♠.

Jeschka's tens held to give him a critical double.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	4,100,000(34 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	3,120,000(26 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:33:26 PM

Anusorn Asiralertsiri Eliminated In 4th Place For TWD 1,678,200 (~USD 54,590

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Anusorn Asiralertsiri

Four-handed action folded to the blinds. Big-stacked Ran Ilani raised to 300,000 and put the pressure on Anusorn Asiralertsiri on the big blind.

Asiralertsiri shoved back for his last 1,000,000 and Ilani made the mathematical snap-call.

Anusorn Asiralertsiri: Q♦ 4♦

Ran Ilani: 9♦ 2♠

The board ran 6♣ K♥ 5♦ 9♣ 4♠.

Asiralertsiri looked poised to double up, but a nine on the turn paired Ilani and held on to eliminate Asiralertsiri in 4th place after a deep and meaningful run.

Player	Chips
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	8,200,000(68 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:17:26 PM

John Perry Has Been Eliminated in 5th place TWD 1,315,700 (~ USD 42,720)

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

John Perry

The hand after John Perry doubled through Choi Eng Loong, the pair went head-to-head again.

Perry opened to 240,000 from under the gun and Loong three-bet to 450,000 on the button. Perry called and the players looked to the flop.

The J♣ 2♠ 7♣ flop saw Perry check, Loong bet 300,000 and Perry call.

An 8♣ turn saw things ramp up as Perry check-jammed after Loong bet 475,000. Loong snap-called and the pair flipped their cards.

John Perry: A♣ T♣

Choi Eng Loong: A♦ J♥

Perry was hunting for clubs, but the 8♠ river didn't bring in the much-needed flush, snatching away his chance at the title.

With just four players remaining, Loong was sitting with nearly double the stacks of every other player.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	6,150,000(51 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:08:48 PM

Perry Doubles Through Loong

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

John Perry

John Perry opened to 1,000,000 from the cutoff and Choi Eng Loong moved all in and covered Perry's 1,345,000 stack.

Perry made a quick call and the pair flipped their hands.

John Perry: Q♦ T♦

Choi Eng Loong: K♥ Q♣

Loong was ahead and the 3♦ J♠ T♣ flop brought in plenty of sweat for the rail on both sides.

Perry's rail were shouting for a brick "Seven", which came in on the 7♥ turn.

"And another" shouted the rail, but the 2♦ was also good to secure Perry the double.

The stacks between the two players evened out, and Perry knocked Loong off the top spot... at least for that hand.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	3,175,000(26 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	3,130,000(26 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:02:01 PM

Benjamin Leblond Eliminated In 6th Place For TWD 995,800 (~USD 32,330)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Benjamin Leblond

Ran Ilani opened for 240,000 and Benjamin Leblond defended his big blind.

The flop came 2♥ T♥ 5♠.

Leblond checked his option and Ilani bet out 180,000.

Leblond then shoved all-in for over 1,000,000 and Ilani snap-called without even asking for a count.

Leblond tabled T♦ 8♦ for a pair of tens while Ilani showed Q♦ T♣ with a better kicker.

The runout of 5♣ 9♥ failed to improve Leblond, ending his run in the event.

Player	Chips
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	3,800,000(38 BB)
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	1,400,000(14 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:51:22 PM

Seungmook Jung Eliminated in 7th Place For TWD 731,400 (~USD 23,750)

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Seungmook Jung

There was around 750,000 in the middle and a board that showed T♠ Q♠ 7♣ 5♦ K♥.

Ran Ilani fired 650,000 and Seungmook Jung made the call.

Ilani turned over Q♣ T♥ for two pair and Jung paid it off after mucking his hand. Jung was crippled to 800,000.

In the next hand, action folded to Jung on the small blind who jammed for all his chips and was snap-called by Anusorn Asiralertsiri on the big blind.

Seungmook Jung: Q♠ 4♥

Anusorn Asiralertsiri: K♦ J♦

The flop of 5♠ Q♦ 3♠ gave Jung the lead. However, the J♥ turn and K♣ river gave Asiralertsiri a two-pair, ending the journey of Jung in 7th place.

Player	Chips
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	3,800,000(38 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	2,800,000(28 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:45:09 PM

Loong Came to Play

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Choi Eng Loong

With action stagnating, the average stack has dropped from 33 big blinds, to just over 20 big blinds.

There have been a number of open-jams from the blinds but not much post flop action.

Choi Eng Loong has been taking advantage of the tighter play by opening a lot of hands once the action had folded around to him.

In a recent hand, Choi Eng Loong opened to 200,000 from middle position and Seungmook Jung called from the cutoff.

The players saw a 9♣ 3♦ 5♣ flop and checked to the K♦ turn.

Loong bet 350,000 and Jung called.

The A♣ river saw Loong use a time bank before moving all in. Jung picked up a stack, placed it just behind the line, but ultimately mucked his hand.

Loong lost some chips are partaking in a number of sequential hand and being forced to fold.

He defended the big blind against an under the gun open from Ran Ilani and mucked his hand after facing a bet by Ilani on a A♠ 7♥ A♦ flop.

Loong also opened to 215,000 from the cutoff and faced a 900,000 three-bet from Jung, to which he folded.

Despite this, Loong still sat at the top of the counts, having plenty to play with.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	4,500,000(45 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	2,700,000(27 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	1,930,000(19 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	1,700,000(17 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:16:54 PM

"750"

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

In another battle of the blinds, small blind Choi Eng Loong limped and Ran Ilani checked on the big blind.

The flop arrived 3♠ J♥ 8♦ and both checked.

The turn came Q♥. Loong fired 225,000 and after some thought, Ilani made the call.

The river came Q♠ and just before the clock expired, Loong announced "750" - which was a pot-sized bet and also the same bet that got Seungmook Jung on the fritz.

Ilani tanked and stared down Loong, which was very reminiscent of the earlier intense stare Jung also gave.

After four time banks spent and a lot of staring, Ilani eventually folded.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	4,200,000(42 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	2,000,000(20 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:13:11 PM

Leblond Bites Back

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Action folded to the blinds for a brawl.

Hannes Wieland Jeschka raised to 220,000 and Benjamin Leblond defended the big blind.

Flop arrived 5♣ 7♦ 6♦. Jeschka opened for 170,000 and after some consideration, Leblond shoved his chip all-in for 660,000.

Jeschka gave it some thought before finally mucking.

Player	Chips
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	2,200,000(22 BB)
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	1,400,000(14 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:06:19 PM

Updated Counts After the Break

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000

Player has resumed for the final seven still in the 7-max championship.

After the break, Choi Loong remains at the top of the counts, with Ran Ilani in close second.

Benjamin Leblond will be looking to make as spin as he retook his seat with just under ten big blinds.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	3,510,000(35 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	2,715,000(27 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	2,580,000(26 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	2,300,000(23 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	1,855,000(19 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	1,710,000(17 BB)
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	980,000(10 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:46:34 PM

Players Take a Short Break

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

The remaining 7 players take a short 15-minute break.

Cards will be back in the air at 11.50pm (CST).

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:39:41 PM

Dinesh Alt Eliminated In 8th Place For TWD 537,400 (~USD 17,450)

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Dinesh Alt

Anusorn Asiralertsiri opened for 160,000 from early position. When action came to Dinesh Alt on the big blind, he almost shoved, keeping back a solitary chip worth 5,000.

When Asiralertsiri called and the chips were counted, he was left with 30,000.

The flop arrived Q♦ 4♣ 3♠. Alt threw the last chip in and Asiralertsiri called.

Dinesh Alt tabled 6♥ 6♦ versus the A♠ K♥ of Asiralertsiri.

Alt was a bit elated to be ahead.

However, the turn threw a K♣ to give Asiralertsiri the lead and the 7♥ completed the elimination of Alt to his dismay and those of his supporters.

Meanwhile, Asiralertsiri's rail were celebrating.

Player	Chips
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	1,800,000(23 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:33:50 PM

Loong Flexes On Asiralertsiri

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Choi Eng Loong opened for 160,000 on the cut-off and Anusorn Asiralertsiri defended the big blind.

The flop arrived 2♠ 7♥ 6♠. Asiralertsiri check-called the 225,000 bet of Loong.

The turn showed a K♣. Asiralertsiri checked and then folded when Loong pushed 460,000 forward.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	3,800,000(48 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	1,200,000(15 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:19:27 PM

Action Has Slowed; Jeschkal Creeps Up

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000

Since reaching the final table, the action slowed significantly, with limited action getting past the flop.

Jeschka has been slowly chipping away at the table and got through a Jam in the small blind against his neighbor Benjamin Leblond.

Leblond also picked up a few chips after John Perry opened under the gun and Leblond moved his stack across the line.

A recent hand saw Seungmook Jung open to 160,000 from an early position, and Choi Eng Loong defended the big blind.

The pair saw a J♥ T♠ 5♠ flop, and Loong snap checked.

Jung bet 325,000 and Loong mucked his hand.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	3,100,000(39 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	2,945,000(37 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	2,400,000(30 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	1,850,000(23 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	1,650,000(21 BB)
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	1,575,000(20 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	1,525,000(19 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	765,000(10 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:07:54 PM

That Was Intense!

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Choi Eng Loong

Choi Eng Loong opened for 125,000 from the hijack and was matched by Seungmook Jung on the button.

The flop came 2♣ A♠ 5♠. Loong led out for 100,000 just right in time before the clock expired. Jung made the call just right before the clock expired.

The dealer peeled a K♥ on the turn. Again, Loong made a last second bet of 325,000 and Jung followed with a last second call.

The river came 7♣. Loong made use of a time bank before making a dramatic announcement of "760,000" and pushed his chips in the middle.

Jung spent a time bank and tried to get a read on Loong. He then spent another time bank, and another and another - the nervous energy of Jung very palpable.

All this time, Jung's face had his famous angry-frustrated look and he kept murmuring, "I can't get any information on this..." and he threw in a fifth time bank, looked at his chips, wondered if unicorns really existed and decided to fold.

Seungmook Jung

A visibly frustrated Jung took a deep breath and reiterated rather loudly, "I can't get any information. If it was you! (pointing to Ran Ilani), you! (Benjamin Leblond) or you! (John Perry) - I would snap call!"

Perry answered, "Leave me out of this!"

Jung stood away from the table to take a breather and the table breathed a little easier. Meanwhile, Loong calmly stacked his pricey loot.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	3,200,000(53 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	1,900,000(32 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:04:05 PM

Eng Picks Up Small

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

A few hands into the final table, Loong Choi Eng limped from the small blind and Ran Ilani checked the big blind.

The 4♠ 5♠ 3♦ flop was checked to the 2♦ turn.

Eng checked, Ilani bet 65,000 and Eng called.

The 3♠ river saw Eng check, and Ilani check behind.

Eng took the pot after showing his 3♥ 2♥ boat, with Ilani choosing to muck.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	2,850,000(48 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	1,700,000(28 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:03:06 PM

Play Resumes!

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

After a brief final table photo shoot, a short break and a quick migrate to the classy featured table on the main stage, the remaining players are ready to continue their fight for the 7-Max Championship Lion trophy, the USD 10,000 APC Main Event Seat and the top prize of TWD 4,275,460 (~USD 138,815).

A♠ of now, the remaining final table players are guaranteed at least TWD 537,400 (~USD 17,450).

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 2:58:39 PM

Final Table Is Set

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Seated (L to R) John Perry, Choi Eng Loong, Ran Ilani, Benjamin Leblond

Standing (L to R) Dinesh Alt, Anusorn Asiralertsiri, Hannes Wieland Jeschka, Seungmook Jung

The final table of the inaugural 7-Max Championship is now set. Although the event is a 7-max, the final table will consist of eight players.

These are the chip counts entering the final table:

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	2,685,000(45 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	2,600,000(43 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	2,415,000(40 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	2,130,000(36 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	1,885,000(31 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	1,810,000(30 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	1,145,000(19 BB)
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	980,000(16 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 2:30:26 PM

Play Paused

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Players take a short break whilst they re-draw for the unofficial final table.

Action is expected to resume at 10.30pm (CST).

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 2:22:19 PM

Shun Yi Zheng Eliminated in 9th Place for TWD 445,700 (~USD 14,470)

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Shun Yi Zheng

Shun Yi Zheng opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and Hannes Jeschka moved all in on the button for 990,000. Zheng called. He covered Jeschka by only 30,000 and the players flipped their hands.

Shun Yi Zheng: 9♠ 9♦

Hannes Jeschka: A♠ J♠

Initially, it was a misdeal, and it was thought that four cards were picked up for the flop. With one discarded as the burn card, and no cards yet face up, the dealer fanned the flop.

The 9♥ J♣ 3♥ Q♣ was seen, with still one extra card in play. With both a nine and a jack visible, all four cards were turned back over and shuffled. The floor removed one card, and the anticipation was felt across the table, with Zheng needing to see the nine back on the flop.

The re-dealt flop came Q♣ 3♥ J♣ and there was no nine, meaning it was no longer in play.

Zheng didn't improve on the 6♦ turn, not the 8♦ river, and was left with 30,000.

The table were all in shock and discussed how "Disgusting" the runout was. One player remarked, "Oh, that's rough."

Zheng found himself in a four-way pot in the next hand and managed to climb back up to 140,000 after winning at showdown after the action was checked to showdown.

Zheng was then in the big blind in the next hand. John Perry opened to 120,000 from the cutoff and and Loong Choi Eng three-bet on the button to 350,000. Zheng moved the remainder of his chips into the middle, and Perry called.

The 2♣ 5♣ 7♣ flop was check-folded by Perry after Eng bet 150,000, leaving the players to flip their hands.

Shun Yi Zheng: J♥ 4♦

Loong Choi Eng: A♦ Q♥

Eng stayed ahead, and it was the end of the road for Zheng as the T♦ turn and K♣ river was dealt.

Eng ended the hand being the chip leader going into the final table.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	2,685,000(45 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 2:05:20 PM

Kah Yew Teng Eliminated In 10th Place For TWD 373,200 (~USD 12,115)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Kah Yew Teng

Kah Yew Teng opened for 100,000 from under the gun and Anusorn Asiralertsiri defended his big blind.

The flop arrived 7♣ 6♣ 3♥. Asiralertsiri checked his option, and Teng continued for 75,000. Asiralertsiri then raised all in, and Teng snap-called.

Teng peeled open K♠ 7♠ for top pair while Asiralertsiri showed Q♣ 4♣ for a flush draw.

The turn gave a 9♣ and Teng stood up from his chair, knowing he was drawing dead.

The river 9♦ was of no consequence and Teng graciously exited to a round of "GGs" from the table.

Player	Chips
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	2,000,000(40 BB)
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 1:56:12 PM

Tsz Him Chan Eliminated In 11th Place For TWD 373,200 (~USD 12,115)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Tsz Him Chan

Short stacked Kah Yew Teng moved all-in and risked his last 320,000 and Tsz Him Chan made the call.

Teng showed A♦ K♦ versus the J♣ J♠ of Chan.

The flop came 8♦ 5♦ 7♦, giving Teng the nut flush.

The runout of Q♥ 4♦ gave Teng the much-needed double up while crippling Chan.

In the next hand, Chan moved all in for his remaining 370,000 and was matched by Anusorn Asiralersiri.

Chan opened A♦ K♦ versus the J♣ J♥ of Asiralertsiri. The coincidence brought some laughs from the table.

However, it was no laughing matter when then board ran 2♦ 5♦ 3♥ 7♠ 9♠.

While Chan had several outs on the flop, the rest of the runout bricked him out, eliminating him finally in 12th place.

Player	Chips
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	940,000(19 BB)
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	780,000(16 BB)
TH Tsz Him ChanTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 1:48:41 PM

Jung's Rockets Get Paid

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Seungmook Jung

The pot between Anusorn Asiralertsiri and Seungmook Jung had ballooned to over 750,000.

The board showed 8♠ 2♦ T♥ Q♥ 6♦.

Jung led out for 530,000 after the river dropped and Asiralertsiri put in the chips to call.

Jung peeled open A♠ A♣ and Asiralertsiri mucked and tapped "nice hand" while completing the payment.

Player	Chips
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	3,000,000(60 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	830,000(17 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 1:42:21 PM

Abraham Ceesvin Has Been Eliminated in 12th place TWD 326,300 (~ USD 10,600)

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Abraham Ceesvin

After doubling up, Abraham Ceesvin found himself in another hand and at risk.

Ceesvin opened to 100,000 on the button and Ilani Ran defended the big blind.

The pair saw a 2♣ 3♦ 9♠ flop and Ran checked. Ceesvin bet 70,000 and Ran called.

The 2♠ turn saw Ran check-call Ceesvin's 200,000 bet.

A 3♥ completed the board, Ran checked, Ceesvin picked up a stack of his chips and said "All in".

Before he could place it down on the felt, Ran snap-called and showed his A♣ 3♠ for trips.

Abraham Ceesvin: A♠ A♥

Ilani Ran: A♣ 3♠

Ceesvin showed his pocket aces and stood from the table, letting out a sigh. There was no getting away and another player at the table remarked,"GG... Unlucky man!"

It was a brutal end of the road for Ceesvin, but he will no doubt be back at the tables in no time, as he's a familiar face on the APT circuit and recently shipped the APT Jeju Main Event just a few months ago.

Player	Chips
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	2,525,000(51 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 1:40:14 PM

Chan Can Breathe Again

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Seungmook Jung opened for 110,000 and Tsz Him Chan three-bet jammed all-in for 285,000.

Jung made the call.

Tsz Him Chan: A♣ 5♣

Seungmook Jung: K♥ Q♥

The flop arrived 7♥ 8♦ J♥, bringing some "oohs" from the table.

The runout of 6♣ 4♦ gave Chan the win and he gave a resounding "YES!" as he made a critical double up to get out of life support and breathe again.

Player	Chips
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	2,320,000(46 BB)
TH Tsz Him ChanTaiwan	620,000(12 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 1:37:55 PM

Ceesvin's "Gamble" Pays Off as he Takes from Teng

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Abraham Ceesvin

Abraham Ceesvin open-jammed in the hijack for his remaining 285,000 in the first hand after the break. He kept his promise and said he waned to "Gamble" just after the break.

Kah Yew Teng re-jammed from the cutoff and the remaining players quickly got out of the way, allowing the players to go heads-up to showdown.

Abraham Ceesvin: T♥ T♠

Kah Yew Teng: A♣ T♣

Ceesvin remarked, "Pocket nines?....I was hoping for pocket nines" before looking at Teng's hand.

Ceesvin kept ahead with little sweat on the 5♥ 8♦ 8♣ J♥ 2♣ runout, and sat back with a more comfortable stack.

Player	Chips
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	695,000(14 BB)
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	560,000(11 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 1:30:56 PM

"Gamble, Gamble?.... After the break"

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

In the last hand before the break, Abraham Ceesvin was down to his last 280,000 and asked the blinds if they wanted to "Gamble, Gamble?" before looking at his hand.

Another player said, "No, we play normal."

When the action came around to him, Ceesvin checked his cards, flipped over five-deuce and said "Ahh, maybe after the break."

The remaining 12 players will return to play at 9.00pm (CST).

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 1:20:50 PM

Christian Harder Eliminated In 13th Place For TWD 326,300 (~USD 10,600)

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Christian Harder

Seungmook Jung opened and called the all-in shove of Christian Harder.

Christian Harder: A♦ J♥

Seungmook Jung: K♦ K♥

Board ran K♠ 5♣ 8♦ Q♥ 3♥.

Jung flopped a set and went on to win it. Harder was hoping his stack wasn't covered, but a quick look at the counts and Jung had a lot more big denomination chips to easily cover him.

Christian Harder heads to the rail with TWD 326,300 (~USD 10,600) in 13th place.

Player	Chips
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	2,400,000(60 BB)
CW Christian William HarderUnited States of America	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 1:16:49 PM

Asiralertsiri Chips up from Ceesvin

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Anusorn Asiralertsiri

Anusorn Asiralertsiri opened to 80,000 from the cutoff and Abraham Ceesvin called on the button.

The A♥ 6♥ Q♠ flop saw Asiralertsiri continue for 75,000 and Ceesvin called.

A 2♣ turn prompted Asiralertsiri to move 125,000 into the middle, which saw Ceesvin make another call.

The 9♠ completed the board and Asiralertsiri bet 310,000. Ceesvin went into the tank and took around two minutes to make the fold, passing another pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	1,650,000(41 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	635,000(16 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 12:35:11 PM

Teng Calls Ceesvin to Double

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Kah Yew Teng

Action folded around to Abraham Ceesvin in the small blind who raised to 375,000, putting Kah Yew Teng all in, in the big blind.

Teng quickly called, and Ceesvin let out an "Ahhh" in frustration before showing his hand.

Abraham Ceesvin: 4♠ 2♦

Kah Yew Teng: K♠ T♥

Teng held on the 7♣ Q♦ K♦ 2♠ 5♦ runout, and got the needed double up, putting him back into the game.

Player	Chips
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	895,000(22 BB)
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	770,000(19 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 12:24:21 PM

Teng Destroys The Ladies To Survive

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Kah Yew Teng shoved all-in from early position for his last 205,000. Tsz Him Chan re-jammed over the top to isolate and did so successfully.

Tsz Him Chan: Q♣ Q♥

Kah Yew Teng: 3♥ 3♦

It looked bleak for Teng, but then the poker gods guided the dealer to give a board of 3♣ A♦ T♠ 4♥ T♣.

Teng spiked a set on the flop which brought some "oohs" from the table and then ended up with a full-house to make a critical double-up.

Player	Chips
TH Tsz Him ChanTaiwan	800,000(27 BB)
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	480,000(16 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 12:19:11 PM

Jung Has The Better Big Slick

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Seungmook Jung

Ran Ilani opened for 70,000. Seungmook "7-High" Jung three-bet to 300,000. Ilani fired back with a four-bet all-in, covering Jung's stack, he snap-called.

Ran Ilani: A♣ K♣

Seungmook Jung: A♦ K♦

Everyone was all smiles and chuckling UNTIL...

Board came J♥ 5♦ T♦ 9♣ 7♦.

Jung rivered a flush and in classic 7-High friendly-funny trash talk, he starts going off - "These Europeans think they can come to Asia to take our money. Hell no!"

Laughters all around even from Ilani, who had to give up a huge chunk of his stack.

Player	Chips
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	1,420,000(47 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	1,350,000(45 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 12:08:34 PM

Jereld Sam Enzhi Has Been Eliminated in 14th place TWD 294,300 (~USD 9,545)

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jereld Sam Enzhi

Shun Yi Zheng opened to 60,000 from the hijack, and John Perry called on the button. Loong Choi Eng also defended the small blind.

Jereld Sam Enzhi was in the big blind with 30,000 already committed but had 35,000 behind. Enzhi opted to call, after using all 4 of his time cards, taking the players four-ways to the 4♠ 8♦ K♥ flop.

Action checked around slowly to Zheng who bet 55,000. Perry and Eng folded, leaving Enzhi to make the decision. He peered at the other all in and call at the other table, hoping to ladder, but once he saw it was a chop, he threw his last chip in.

Jereld Sam Enzhi: T♣ 4♥

Shun Yi Zheng: A♥ 8♠

Enzhi had hit bottom pair on the flop, but Zheng had him beat with middle pair.

There was no coming back on the J♠ turn and J♥ river, and Enzhi was eliminated in 14th place.

Player	Chips
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	1,255,000(42 BB)
JS Jereld Sam EnzhiSingapore	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:53:57 AM

Nam's Nines Bust In Blinds Battle

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

A battle between the blinds with Seunghyun Michael Nam on the small blind versus Shun Yi Zheng on the big blind.

The complete action leading to the river was missed, but we know the chips were all-in when the board completed 2♥ 3♦ 4♦ J♦ 4♥.

Nam had the all-in button in front of him along with a formidable 9♦ 9♥.

However, it was not enough to keep him alive with Zheng turning over 7♣ 4♣ for trip fours, eliminating Nam.

Player	Chips
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	2,300,000(92 BB)
SN Seunghyun NamUnited States of America	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:39:56 AM

Leblond Making Moves

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Benjamin Leblond

Action folded to Benjamin Leblond on the small blind, who jammed all-in for his last 180,000.

Big blind Dylan Foster peeked at his cards, took a moment to consider, then put in the chip to call.

Dylan Foster peeled open Q♦ 5♦, which caused Leblond to exclaim, "What the *$&#$%@!"

Benjamin Leblond showed A♠ K♠

The board ran 9♦ 8♥ 5♠ 7♣ A♦.

Foster made a pair on the flop to overtake Leblond, which most probably had him screaming a louder WTF in his head, although he didn't voice it out loud.

Luckily, the poker gods were kind and brought an ace on the river, giving Leblond the win and a much-needed double-up to 360,000.

In the next hand, Leblond opened for 55,000 on the button and Jesse Wigan defended.

Both players checked the flop of 5♦ T♠ J♣

Wigan tapped his option on the 4♥ turn and folded when Leblond fired for 50,000.

Wigan was left with a stack of 200,000 and would be seen leaving his seat a few moments later.

Player	Chips
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	470,000(19 BB)
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	440,000(18 BB)
JW Jesse WiganUnited Kingdom	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:34:54 AM

Zhang Doubles Through Enzhi

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Jereld Sam Enzhi opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Shun Yi Zheng called from the cutoff. Mingchen Zhang three-bet to 150,000, leaving himself with 25,000 behind.

Enzhi called, Zheng folded, and the players saw the J♥ 5♣ 4♦ flop.

Enzhi bet out 25,000, forcing Zhang all in, and he called without hesitation.

Mingchen Zhang: Q♣ Q♥

Jereld Sam Enzhi: 9♥ 9♣

The 6♠ turn and A♦ river didn't change the outcome, and Zhang saw a clean double.

Player	Chips
JS Jereld Sam EnzhiSingapore	720,000(29 BB)
MZ Mingchen ZhangChina	500,000(20 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:28:05 AM

Nasa, Over and Out!

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Akshay Nasa

The final hand of start-of-day chipleader Akshay Nasa was missed, but his walk to the rail was caught as he missed his opportunity to make it all the way to the championship.

GG, Nasa!

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:22:07 AM

Jaschka Doubles Throughg Harder

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Michael Seunghyun Nam opened to 50,000 from early position and Christian William Harder called on the button.

Hannes Wieland Jaschka three-bet jammed for his 465,000 stack being covered by both possible opponents. Nam folded, and Harder called, having 250,000 behind and not at risk.

Hannes Wieland Jaschka: 9♣ 9♦

Christian William Harder: A♠ J♦

Jaschka was ahead but didn't particularly like the T♦ Q♥ 3♦ flop.

There was no joy for Harder and missed the straight draw on the 6♦ turn and 5♥ river.

Player	Chips
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	1,100,000(44 BB)
SN Seunghyun NamUnited States of America	675,000(27 BB)
CW Christian William HarderUnited States of America	250,000(10 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:18:50 AM

Ceesvin Stacks Up

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Abraham Ceesvin raised from early position for the minimum 50,000 and Tsz Him Chan defended from the big blind.

The dealer peeled open a flop of 6♥ 2♠ 4♦.

Chan check-called the 30,000 bet of Ceesvin and a 9♥ was opened on the turn.

Chan checked again while Ceesvin muscled a bet of 140,000, forcing Chan to surrender.

Player	Chips
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	932,000(37 BB)
TH Tsz Him ChanTaiwan	780,000(31 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:17:40 AM

Zheng Squeezes Jeschka

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

A pot sat at around 300,000 on a board of 5♠ K♣ 6♦ J♥ 5♣.

Hannes Wieland Jeschka tapped his option from under the gun over to Shun Yi Zheng, who fired 200,000.

Jeschka let the clock tick a while before finally surrendering his hand.

Player	Chips
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	1,600,000(64 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	450,000(18 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:17:10 AM

Championship, Here We Go!

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Dinner break is over. Let's find out who is hungry for a championship. 21 players remain!

Someone will be crowned in a few.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:16:47 AM

Final Three Tables

Level 23: 10,000 / 25,000 ante: 25,000

Shun Yi Zheng

The final three tables have returned after their dinner break, with Shun Yi Zheng leading the way.

The full live seat chart can be viewed HERE.

Player	Chips
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	1,525,000(61 BB)
LJ Li JasonCanada	1,190,000(48 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	1,150,000(46 BB)
JS Jereld Sam EnzhiSingapore	1,120,000(45 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	1,025,000(41 BB)
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	885,000(35 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	870,000(35 BB)
TH Tsz Him ChanTaiwan	835,000(33 BB)
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	795,000(32 BB)
SN Seunghyun NamUnited States of America	775,000(31 BB)
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	750,000(30 BB)
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	740,000(30 BB)
CW Christian William HarderUnited States of America	650,000(26 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	630,000(25 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	610,000(24 BB)
JW Jesse WiganUnited Kingdom	455,000(18 BB)
MZ Mingchen ZhangChina	445,000(18 BB)
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	350,000(14 BB)
AN Akshay NasaIndia	345,000(14 BB)
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	335,000(13 BB)
CL Curtis Lim Siew JianSingapore	170,000(7 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:15:55 AM

Players are on Dinner Break

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

The remaining 21 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Cards will be back in the air at 6.45pm.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 11:04:10 AM

Chan Finds Miracle River

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Tsz Him Chan

Tsz Him Chan had all his chips at risk against the huge stack of Jason Li.

Chan had gone on a tug of war with Li, raising from the button with Li defending the big blind.

When the cards were opened...

Tsz Him Chan: A♦ 9♦

Jason Li: A♥ K♠

Board came 4♣ 4♥ J♦ 6♦ 9♥.

Li was on his way to knock out Chan, but Chan found his three-outer on the river for a life-saving double up.

Player	Chips
LJ Li JasonCanada	1,100,000(55 BB)
TH Tsz Him ChanTaiwan	780,000(39 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 10:42:48 AM

Enzhi Makes A Million

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jereld Sam Enzhi

A delicious pot worth around 280,000 was scattered around a flop of 2♦ 6♠ T♦.

Small blind Jereld Sam Enzhi checked his option over to Hannes Wieland Jeschka, who sat on the button and fired out 90,000.

Enzhi took a moment before pushing forward 205,000 in chips for a re-raise.

Jeschka made a quick assessment of his stack and counted off the chips to call.

The dealer opened a J♠ on the turn.

Enzhi let the moment sit before finally announcing "All-in"

Jeschka immediately mucked even before the chips of Enzhi could cross the betting line.

Insert - Enzhi fist-pump.

Insert - Jeschka tapping "nice hand."

Player	Chips
JS Jereld Sam EnzhiSingapore	1,100,000(55 BB)
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	520,000(26 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 10:26:56 AM

Jeschka Floors Ao in Two

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Hannes Wieland Jeschka opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Daniel Kunteng Ao moved all in from the small blind, covering Jeschka's stack by 99,000. Jeschka had 253,000 behind and made a quick call.

Hannes Wieland Jeschka: A♦ J♠

Daniel Kunteng Ao: J♦ J♥

With an Ace appearing in the window, there was little hope for Ao on the A♥ 6♣ 5♦ 9♠ K♣ runout, with Jeschka securing the double up.

Ao moved his change into the middle in the next hand. The pair went head-to-head again, with Jeschka being the only caller.

Hannes Wieland Jeschka: K♦ 7♦

Daniel Kunteng Ao: J♦ 9♠

Jeschka picked up again on the flop, and Ao stood from the table after seeing two sevens fall, giving Jeschka trips.

The full 7♥ 2♥ 7♣ 9♥ 8♣ board was dealt and Ao was left to walk away from the tournament area.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 10:19:09 AM

Teng Triples and Busts Cinca

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

Alexanddru Cinca

Players were already at showdown, with Alexanddru Cinca at risk on the button for his remaining 170,000.

Abraham Ceesvin was in the small blind and covered Cinca. Kah Yew Teng was also all in for only 27,000 less than Cinca and at risk in the big blind, again covered by Ceesvin.

Kah Yew Teng: T♣ T♦

Alexanddru Cinca: A♣ 4♣

Abraham Ceesvin: A♦ T♥

Teng was ahead, and things stayed that way on the 6♦ J♠ 9♠ 8♥ K♥ board.

Player	Chips
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	932,000(58 BB)
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	437,000(27 BB)
AC Alexandru CincaRomania	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:48:50 AM

Nasa Sends Lo Out Into Orbit

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

Chien-Hua Lo

Chien-Hua Lo opened to 32,000 from under the gun and action folded around to the Akshay Nasa who started the day as chip leader.

Nasa moved all in from the small blind for around 470,000. Lo was covered by Nasa, and it was on him to call off his remaining ~200,000 stack.

Lo moved his chips across to call, and the players turned over their hands.

Chien-Hua Lo: J♥ J♦

Akshay Nasa: K♠ 9♠

Lo was looking to hold but the king-high flop sored Nasa into the lead.

Lo couldn't come back on the K♥ 6♥ Q♦ 5♠ Q♣ run out, and was sent home in 31st place.

Player	Chips
AN Akshay NasaIndia	702,000(44 BB)
CH Chien Hua LoTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:46:49 AM

The Ol' Check-Raise

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

Seunghyun Michael Nam

A pot of around 80,000 was in the middle beside a flop that showed Q♣ 2♣ 6♥.

Playing the hand was Benjamin Leblond on the hijack position against Seunghyun Michael Nam, who defended the big blind.

Nam tapped his option over to Leblond, who put out a bet of 25,000.

Nam bade his time and then announced a raise to 72,000 just before the clock expired.

Leblond gave that quizzical look, took a peek into his cards and then bid them farewell back to the dealer.

Player	Chips
SN Seunghyun NamUnited States of America	685,000(43 BB)
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	320,000(20 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:41:35 AM

Papazian Doubles From Loong

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

Alexandru Papazian shoved his last 210,000 in the middle and Choi Eng Loong did a bit of calculation before making the call to defend his blind.

Alexandru Papazian: A♦ 4♦

Choi Eng Loong: 7♦ 7♥

The board ran out A♥ T♣ 5♣ J♥ T♠.

An ace on the window gave Papazian top pair to overtake Loong and held to make a critical double-up to take him off life support and give him breathing room.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	540,000(45 BB)
AP Alexandru PapazianRomania	450,000(38 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:31:42 AM

Obara Scrapes From Li

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

Jason Li opened for 25,000 from the hijack and Jun Obara three-bet to 62,000 on the cut-off. Action folded back to Li, who made the call.

The flop arrived A♠ 5♥ 4♦. Li check-called the 23,000 bet of Obara and both were shown a 7♥ turn.

Li tapped over again to Obara, who bet with more muscle to the tune of 77,000. Li mucked.

Player	Chips
LJ Li JasonCanada	1,400,000(117 BB)
JO Jun ObaraJapan	420,000(35 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:28:01 AM

Kang Runs into Ceesvin's Aces

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

Abraham Ceesvin

Hogyun Kang opened to 25,000 from early position and Abraham Ceesvin three-bet to 60,000 on the button. Kang four-bet jammed and pushed in his remaining stack, which was around 130,000.

Ceesvin snap-called and turned over his pocket aces.

Hogyun Kang: 7♣ 7♥

Abraham Ceesvin: A♠ A♥

There was no coming back for Kang as the dealer fanned the A♦ T♣ 9♥ 9♣ 4♥ runout.

Player	Chips
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	965,000(80 BB)
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:25:20 AM

The Millionaire Club

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

Shun Yi Zheng and Jason Li had built a pot of 100,000 beside a board that showed 4♣ K♠ 3♣.

Zheng and Li both checked to open a 2♠ turn.

Again, they played the clock but decided to check on the river 7♣.

Zheng peeled open A♦ 4♦ for a set of fours, which was good enough for Li to muck.

Player	Chips
LJ Li JasonCanada	1,150,000(96 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	1,000,000(83 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:20:13 AM

Ceesvin Continues To Build

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

Abraham Ceesvin opened for 24,000 on the button and Ran Ilani defended the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 5♠ 6♣ Q♦. Ilani check-called the 21,000 bet of Ceesvin to open a J♣ on the turn.

Ilani tapped his option again and Ceesvin didn't shy from pushing 46,000 forward.

Ilani mucked and awarded the pot to Ceesvin.

Player	Chips
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	840,000(70 BB)
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	190,000(16 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:16:32 AM

"Whoo!"

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

Alexandru Cinca sat on the button and was up against Kah Yew Teng, defending the big blind.

In front of them was a complete board that showed 6♥ J♣ 8♣ Q♣ 9♦ beside a sizable pot worth 120,000.

Teng led out for 35,000 and Cinca counted off a stack of 105,000 to push forward.

Teng tanked for what seemed like an eternity, peeking at his cards, looking across to Cinca, wondering how little dwarves could raise battle axes twice their size, then decided to fold.

When Teng's cards hit the much, Cinca belted out a resounding, "Whoo!" as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips
AC Alexandru CincaRomania	380,000(32 BB)
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	180,000(15 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 8:11:03 AM

Foster Leaves Widjaya Short

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

Dylan Foseter

Dylan Foster was on the button and looking at the 3♥ 9♣ T♦ flop. The pot stood at around 80,000 and Anton Widjaya was his opponent in the big blind.

Widjaya checked the flop, Foster bet 20,000 and Widjaya called to see the 3♣ turn.

Widjaya bet out 40,000 and Foster called, taking them to the J♥ river.

The river was quickly checked by Widjaya, and Foster checked behind, taking them to showdown.

Widjaya showed K♦ 9♥ but was just pipped by Foster as he turned over his K♣ T♣.

Player	Chips
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	745,000(62 BB)
WA Widjaya AntonIndonesia	102,000(9 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 7:43:39 AM

Players Take a Short Break

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

The remaining 35 players are on a short 15-minute break.

Action will resume at 3:45 PM.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 7:41:21 AM

Li Keeps Climbing

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

Having just eliminated Steven Louis Chew in what was described after the hand as the "Ultimate Cooler", Jason Li's stack had doubled again, maintaining his status as the chip leader.

The board read Q♣ J♠ 2♥ 8♥ T♥ and Chew was already walking away from the tournament with his hand face down in the muck. Li had A♥ 2♥ which he secured the win with the flush, but Chew's cards weren't seen.

Li was playing plenty of hands and action saw him open on the button to 20,000 just a few hands later and Daniel Ao defended the big blind.

The T♥ 7♠ 5♦ flop was checked to the T♣ turn.

Action was checked to the Q♣ river and Li checked. Ao bet 130,000 and Li let it go, folding his hand and passing some chips back to the table.

Player	Chips
LJ Li JasonCanada	1,173,000(117 BB)
DA Daniel AoAustralia	719,000(72 BB)
SL Steven Louis ChewAustralia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 7:27:59 AM

Lee Bursts The Bubble

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

Jongkwan Lee

The eliminations came fast and furious, and the tournament directors didn't even have time to play hand-for-hand to announce that the event was nearing the bubble burst. It just happened.

The floor director had to make a roll call of players to check who still had their seats. There wasn't even a big announcement of "Congratulations, you are in the money. It just happened.

With some careful investigation, the Bubble Boy has been revealed and it was none other than South Korea's Jongkwan Lee.

According to reports from APT Jeju 2024 Main Event Champion Abraham Ceesvin - he and Lee were involved in a huge pot where Ceesvin jammed all-in with an open-ended straight draw and Lee called holding a set.

Ceesvin, however, rivered his straight and as he admits, "I got lucky!"

Then, the following hand, with Lee's stack severely crippled, he shoved with Ax 9x and Ceesvin completed the elimination, winning the flip with pocket sixes.

Player	Chips
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	770,000(77 BB)
JL Jongkwan LeeSouth Korea	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 7:08:37 AM

Li Leads the Pack

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

Jason Li, APT Jeju 2025

The field shortens, and some monster stacks are emerging from the crowd.

Jason Li looks to be the current chip leader and is sitting with 768,000.

Shun Yi Zheng is second in chips, looking down at a 680,000 stack.

Shun Yi Zheng

Jun Obara, Dinesh Alt and Daniel Kuntenf Ao are all still sitting comfortably and looking to make the money.

Player	Chips
LJ Li JasonCanada	768,000(96 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	680,000(85 BB)
JO Jun ObaraJapan	590,000(74 BB)
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	575,000(72 BB)
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	568,000(71 BB)
DA Daniel AoAustralia	561,000(70 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 7:01:38 AM

The Fall of Punjarojanakul

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

A HUGE pot of over 200,000 chips was scattered in the middle in all different colors. Beside those chips was a board that showed 9♣ 3♦ 8♦ K♦ 3♥.

On one side of the table was Tanupat Punjarojanakul of Thailand, sitting in the big blind, looking to defend. On the other side, Choi Eng Loong of Malaysia sat on the cut-off.

Punjarojanakul spent a time bank and mulled on his important decision to score the huge pot and eventually fired a stack of 100,000 chips into the middle. Loong didn't take long to make his decision, he just announced all-in and pushed a stack forward. Punjarojanakul also didn't take too long to throw his cards in the middle and surrender the defense of his big blind.

When the dust settled from that hand, Loong had a commanding chip stack of 730,000, and Punjarojanakul was left with 18,000.

Tanupat Punjarojanakul

In the next hand, Loong carried the momentum and opened for 16,000. Punjarojanakul called on the small blind, leaving just 2,000 chips behind.

The flop arrived 8♠ 6♥ 7♠. Punjarojanakul pushed in his last 2,000 chips and Loong, once again, did not take long to reply with a calling chip.

Punjarojanakul peeled open 4♥ 4♦ and was ahead. However, Loong had a long list of outs when he opened K♠ 5♠, including an open-ended straight and a flush draw.

The dealer opened a 3♠ on the turn and Punjarojanakul was drawing dead, his downward demise hitting bottom with no way up.

The river 6♥ was of no consequence and while the Thai player bowed out, Loong stacked his loot.

Player	Chips
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	750,000(94 BB)
TP Tanupat PunjarojanakulUnited States of America	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:22:54 AM

Hishinuma Hits the Rail; Punjarojanakul Pines for More

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

Hikaru Hishinuma

Hikaru Hishinuma was seen walking away from the tournament area after being the last woman standing in the field. Before last week, her total live earnings stood at just over USD 13,000.

This all changed just two days ago at this APT Championship (APTC) series when she came second in the TWD 165,000 No Limit Hold'em - Single Day High Roller, taking home a cool TWD 2,139,000 (USD 69,726), which more than tripled her total live score.

She battled heads-up with Tanupat Punjarojanaku,l who ultimately locked up the title a few days ago.

APTC Single Day High Roller Final Table

Punjarojanakul is also in this 7-max event and on the hunt for more titles. He already boasts over 1 million USD in total live earnings, helped by the two cashes he has already secured this series, but looks to add even more.

Player	Chips
HH Hikaru HishinumaJapan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:11:46 AM

Yun's River Bet Holds

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

Fabian Rolli, Anusorn Asiralertsiri, and Sung Jin Yun were competing for a 50,000 pot with a flop that showed 5♥ 6♥ T♥.

All three checked to open a 3♠ turn. Rolli tapped over to Asiralertsiri, who put out a 12,000 bet. Yun and Rolli called.

The dealer peeled open a J♦ on the river. Rolli and Asiralertsiri tapped over to Yun, who bet an almost all-in of 60,000, leaving a solitary 5,000 chip behind.

Both players folded and Yun scooped the pot to give him some breathing space.

Player	Chips
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	360,000(60 BB)
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	145,000(24 BB)
SJ Sung Jin YunSouth Korea	15,000(3 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:09:35 AM

Pedersen Pressures Perry

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

Johan Pedersen

In a Brawl of the Blinds, small blind Johan Pedersen and big blind John Perry built a pre-flop pot of 30,000.

The dealer fanned a flop of 4♣ J♣ 9♠, Pedersen check-raised the 15,000 bet of Perry to 42,000 and Perry snap-called.

The dealer then turned 9♥, Pedersen continued for 65,000 and Perry snap-mucked.

Player	Chips
JP Johan PedersenDenmark	330,000(55 BB)
JP John PerryAustralia	85,000(14 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 6:06:27 AM

Timer Goes for Ding

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

Biao Ding, Jeju 2025

Players were already heads-up and on the river with the full A♣ A♥ 4♥ 6♣ 5♦ board showing.

The pot stood at around 200,000 and Biao Ding had moved all in from the button for his remaining ~125,000. Action was then on Jongkwan Lee in the small blind to call, only just covering Ding by a few big blinds.

Lee took some time but found a call, and the players flipped their hands.

Biao Ding: J♥ 9♥

Jongkwan Lee: J♦ J♠

Lee had made the right call with his pocket jacks and eliminated Ding from the tournament. Lee was looking at a sizeable stack after the hand, being one of the chip leaders. He sat back with double the average stack.

Jongkwan Lee

Player	Chips
JL Jongkwan LeeSouth Korea	523,000(87 BB)
DB Ding BiaoChina	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:38:02 AM

Break!

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

A total of 65 players still remain, competing for 39 ITM slots.

Here are some random approximate chip counts of some above-average stacks.

Player	Chips
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	650,000(163 BB)
LJ Li JasonCanada	610,000(153 BB)
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	485,000(121 BB)
WA Widjaya AntonIndonesia	440,000(110 BB)
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	425,000(106 BB)
AN Akshay NasaIndia	420,000(105 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:21:11 AM

Lei Picks Up on the River

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Daniel Ao opened to 11,000 from the hijack, and Yuan Lei three-bet to 35,000 from the cutoff. Chai Hsiang Ko used a time bank before four-betting to 135,000, leaving him with just 17,000 behind.

Ao folded, Lei jammed, and Ko moved his remaining chips into the middle.

Chai Hsiang Ko: K♦ K♥

Yuan Lei: A♥ K♣

Ko was looking strong, but the Q♠ J♥ 8♥ flop saw Lei pick up a straight draw.

Not much changed on the 5♠ turn, but the T♥ river secured Lei the pot and sent Ko home.

After the hand, Lei remarked, "Sorry man...". He continued with "It was 30 big blinds" as Ko grabbed his bag and walked away from the table.

Player	Chips
YL Yuan LeiChina	415,000(83 BB)
CH Chia Hsiang KoTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:17:27 AM

Lai Scores From Teng

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Both Hsuan-Yu Lai and Kah Yew Teng were staring at a board of 2♦ K♦ 3♥ 7♦ J♠ and a sizable pot of around 44,000 chips.

Teng tapped his option from the big blind, allowing Lai to count 25,000 chips to fire from under the gun.

Teng mucked even before the chips passed the betting line.

Player	Chips
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	175,000(35 BB)
HY Hsuan Yu LaiTaiwan	165,000(33 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 5:04:30 AM

Rolli In The Deep

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Tomoyuki Yoshimiya sat on the hijack and was up against Fabian Rolli, who defended his big blind.

In front of both players was a pot of 48,000 and a board that showed 4♥ 8♠ 4♦ 8♦.

Rolli fired 14,000, and Yoshimiya made the call to open a K♠ on the river.

Rolli counted off 65,000 to push in the middle. Yoshimiya gave it some thought, but mucked after he peeked at his cards to bid them farewell.

Player	Chips
TY Tomoyuki YoshimiyaJapan	330,000(66 BB)
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	260,000(52 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:48:45 AM

Extra Large Scoop For Alt

Level 16: 2,500 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Dinesh Alt

The pot had over 200,000 in the middle and it went to a showdown between Dinesh Alt and Xiang Zhang.

Alt peeled open Q♦ 2♦ and hit trips on a board that hat two deuces. Zhang shook his head and mucked while the dealer shipped the huge pot Alt's way.

Player	Chips
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	550,000(110 BB)
XZ Xiang ZhangChina	110,000(22 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:47:30 AM

Ran Ahead of Mehra

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

Rishi Mehra

Duan Chao kicked off the action by opening to 8,000 from under the gun. Ilani Ran three-bet to 22,000 from the cutoff, and Rishi Mehra called on the button. Ran moved in the rest to call, taking the players three-way to the flop.

The Q♠ A♦ 9♣ saw Chao check. Ran used all of his 30-second shot clock time before betting 18,000. There was no hesitation from Mehra, who made a swift call. Chao mucked, and play went heads-up to the turn.

A 2♣ saw Ran check-jam on Mehra, who bet 58,000. Ran had 81,000 behind. Mehra called, and the players flipped their cards.

Ilani Ran: A♠ K♦

Rishi Mehra: J♦ J♥

Ran was ahead, and things stayed that way after the 4♠ river was placed.

In the next hand, Duan Chao secured a quick double from his neighbor Dmitri Gnusaev, to help him regain some chips.

Player	Chips
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	269,000(67 BB)
RM Rishi MehraIndia	221,000(55 BB)
DC Duan ChaoChina	90,000(23 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:40:35 AM

Good Call

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

Hannes Wieland Jeschka sat on the button and was up against Biao Ding, who defended the big blind.

Before both players was a pre-flop pot of 60,000 and a flop that showed 3♦ 9♦ K♦.

Both checked to open a 6♦ on the turn.

Ding fired 20,000 just before the shot clock ran out, and Jeschka made the call just before the shot clock ran.

The turn showed a 5♥.

Both players checked.

Ding tabled A♥ Q♣ for ace high. Jeschka showed J♠ J♥ for a pair of jacks. No one had a diamond.

Player	Chips
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	370,000(93 BB)
DB Ding BiaoChina	220,000(55 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:36:33 AM

Mullur Doubles From Chew

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

Samuel Mullur

Samuel Mullur shoved his last 30,000 or so in the middle and was called by his seatmate Steven Louis Chew.

Samuel Mullur: A♣ J♦

Steven Louis Chew: K♦ K♣

Board ran 3♥ 5♥ A♦ 7♦ 8♦.

Mullur flopped top pair and never looked back, earning a life-saving double through Chew.

Player	Chips
SL Steven Louis ChewAustralia	220,000(55 BB)
SM Samuel MullurAustria	75,000(19 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:34:58 AM

Can't Bluff Kuo

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

Natural8 Ambassador Kitty Kuo and Chee Kar Wee were staring at a board of A♠ 2♣ K♠ A♥ Q♣ beside a pot of 38,000 in the middle.

Wee was first to act and fired 18,000 to the middle. Kuo snap-called and Wee snap-mucked , leaving himself with a small stack of 20,000.

Wee would then bust out two hands after and go wee-wee-wee all the way home.

Player	Chips
KK Kitty KuoTaiwan	97,500(24 BB)
CW Chee WeeMalaysia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:30:11 AM

Zhu Takes on the Turn

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

Zheming Zhu

Chan opened to 8,000 from early position and Zheming Zhu called on the button. Tsz Kin Heung defended the big blind, taking the players three-ways to the flop.

The 2♦ 7♠ 5♦ board fell, prompting a check from Heung. Chan continued for 11,000 and Zhu called. Heung folded his hand, taking the players heads-up to the turn.

The 7♣ saw Chan check. Zhu bet 20,000 and Chan mucked, passing the pot to Zhu.

Player	Chips
ZZ Zheming ZhuAustralia	205,000(51 BB)
CJ Chan Je Min JeremyMalaysia	130,000(33 BB)
TK Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong	81,000(20 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 4:09:42 AM

Hsu Jams Jeschka

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

Teng Kuei Hsu opened for 6,000 from under the gun. On the next seat, Hannes Wieland Jeschka three-bet to 30,000.

Action folded back to Hsu who made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of 7♦ T♥ 4♥.

Hsu checked to Jeschka, who counted off 24,000 to bet.

Hsu then did a quick study of Jeschka, took a peek at his cards and announced all-in, forcing Jeschka to immediately muck his cards and scoop the handsome pot.

Player	Chips
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	410,000(137 BB)
TK Teng Kuei HsuTaiwan	355,000(118 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:56:42 AM

Hsu Jams Jeschka

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

Hannes Wieland Jeschka was seen stacking up his chips after just busting both Hao Lin and Lifu Huang in a double knockout.

Jeschka was sitting comfortably with pocket queens and both Lin and Huang were behind with ace-king and ace-eight respectively.

There was little sweat on the runout as a low 7x 3x 3x 7x 5x board saw Jeschka take the pot.

Jeschka started the day with 230,000 and so has more than doubled their stack, less than an hour into the final day, taking him to near the top of the counts.

Player	Chips
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	470,000(157 BB)
HL Hao LinHong Kong	busted
LH Lifu HuangChina	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:51:36 AM

Papazian Busts Out Song

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

Alexandru Papazian opened for 6,000 and Yunkyu Song on the next seat shoved all-in for his last 30,000. Action folded back to Papazian and Song was playfully taunting to return his cards to the dealer, prompting Papazian to fold.

But Papazian only had a few chips to call and, of course, he made the call.

Yunkyu Song: 5♦ 5♥

Alexandru Papazian: Q♠ T♠

Board ran A♦ 7♥ J♠ J♥ K♠

Johan Pedersen said, "Good double up!" not realizing Papazian rivered a straight to knock out Song.

Pedersen corrected himself and turned his tone to an honest "GG!"

Player	Chips
AP Alexandru PapazianRomania	145,000(48 BB)
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:46:34 AM

Okamoto Among Early Casualties

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

Shiina Okamoto

Shiina Okamoto was among a sea of early eliminations in level 14. Other names that returned to Day 1, but didn't make it through the first level of the day include:

Player	Chips
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	busted
DT Danny Tang (2)Australia	busted
YH Yu Hsien LinTaiwan	busted
GP Gregoire Pierre De BoissiereFrance	busted
XA Xin Ann LimMalaysia	busted
SC Siarhei ChudapalBelarus	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:44:22 AM

Kim Doubles From Asiralertsiri

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

Short-stacked Hyosung Kim shoved his last 52,000 in the middle from the button and was matched by small blind Anusorn Asiralertsiri.

Hyosung Kim: J♦ J♣

Anusorn Asiralertsiri: A♦ Q♦

Board completed: J♥ K♦ 2♥ 7♠ 9♥

Kim flopped a set and while Asiralertsiri had a Broadway draw the never materialized, doubling Kim.

Player	Chips
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	280,000(93 BB)
HK Hyosung KimSouth Korea	120,000(40 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:41:35 AM

Lee Doubles to E-Lim-inate

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

Jongkwan Lee

Players were already three-ways and on the turn with a pot of around 60,000. Xin Ann Lim was already all in and at risk from the cutoff. The board read 5♦ 3♦ Q♠ 7♥.

Jongkwan Lee was sitting under the gun and had moved all in - putting his remaining 36,500 in the middle. Action was on Xiang Zhang, who was sitting to Lee's direct left, to either call or fold. Zhang had Lee significantly covered.

Lee used a time bank before flicking in a single chip to call.

Xin Ann Lim: A♠ J♥

Jongkwan Lee: K♥ K♦

Xiang Zhang: 9♥ 9♣

Lee was looking to hold and was well ahead. Only an Ace would save Lim but it didn't come in as the dealer placed the K♣, only improving Lee further.

Lim was left to walk away from the tournament area, being one of the first eliminations of the day.

Player	Chips
XZ Xiang ZhangChina	140,000(47 BB)
JL Jongkwan LeeSouth Korea	133,000(44 BB)
XA Xin Ann LimMalaysia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:39:01 AM

Lo Max Pressures Chao

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

A pot of 28,000 was in the middle with a flop that showed T♦ T♣ A♣

Duan Chao was seated on the cut-off and tapped his option over to Chien-Hua Lo, who had position on the dealer button.

Lo counted off 10,000 and pushed it past the betting line. Chao made the call and the dealer opened a 2♥ on the turn.

Chao check-called again for 17000 to open a 3♥ on the river.

Chao checked again and Lo fired 41,000. This time, however, Chao counted make the call, surrendering the pot to Lo.

Player	Chips
CH Chien Hua LoTaiwan	185,000(62 BB)
DC Duan ChaoChina	120,000(40 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 3:24:24 AM

Cards in the Air

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

Shuffle up and deal has been announced, and the remaining 107 players have resumed play in the final day of the 7-max event.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

11/18/2025, 2:42:03 AM

Akshay Nasa Launches As Final Day Chip Leader

The 7-Max Championship event of the APT Championship 2025 is a testament to the continuous growth and evolution of the APT in promoting poker throughout the region. It is the first event of its kind introduced in the schedule, and it did not disappoint, bringing in 313 total entries to produce an astounding TWD 21,634,560 ( ~USD 702,420) prize pool.

Big names took to the felt with WSOP bracelet winners like Joseph Cheong, Samuel Mullur, and Shiina Okamoto, APT champions like Biao Ding, Daniel Neilson, Abraham Ceesvin, Punnat Punsri, Danny Tang, and Kitty Kuo.

Shiina Okamoto

Play ended after the 13th levels with 107 players bagging to return to Day 2 to compete for the 39 spots that will have a taste of the payout pie. Those who make the money will be guaranteed at least TWD 147,000 (~USD 4,770) with the focus, of course, on the champion's loot which includes the historical title of being the first 7-Max Championship winner, a seat worth USD 10,000 for the APC Main Event happening in a few days and a cash prize of TWD 4,279,560 (~USD 138,950).

You can view the complete payouts HERE.

Akshay Nasa

Entering Day 2, sitting on the chip leader throne is India's Akshay Nasa, who accumulated 488,500 chips. Not that far behind is Jesse Wigan of the United Kingdom with 451,000. Rounding up the podium is Japan's Kyosuke Nagami with 402,000.

These were the top ten chip counts:

Player	Chips
AN Akshay NasaIndia	488,500
JW Jesse WiganUnited Kingdom	451,000
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	402,000
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	380,000
DW Dawid Wiktor SmolkaPoland	337,000
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	309,000
CH Chia Hsiang KoTaiwan	309,000
DA Daniel AoAustralia	300,500
JP Johan PedersenDenmark	296,500
DS Daniel Shiang An YangTaiwan	288,000

You can view the complete chip counts and seat draw HERE.

The field is still stacked with some international crushers with a lot of poker still left to play. Keep it glued here for all the live recaps and updates for the event.

SMPSMP

11/17/2025, 8:45:30 PM

Day 2 Seat Draw

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
SM Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom	214,000	77	1
JS Jereld Sam EnzhiSingapore	147,000	77	2
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	84,000	77	3
KW Kar Wee CheeMalaysia	101,000	77	4
JS Joseph SandaevAustralia	30,500	77	5
DA Daniel AoAustralia	300,500	77	6
YL Yuan LeiChina	212,500	77	7
WH Wan HungHong Kong	119,500	79	1
KW Kuen Wai Jeffrey LoHong Kong	93,000	79	2
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	152,500	79	3
HR Hao Ran LiTaiwan	69,000	79	4
LY Lok Yin Justin TsuiHong Kong	85,000	79	5
EL Eng Loong ChoiMalaysia	142,000	79	6
MJ Michael Joseph AllenUnited Kingdom	190,000	79	7
JP Jiang PuUnited Kingdom	48,000	80	1
KY Kah Yew TengMalaysia	139,500	80	2
HY Hsuan Yu LaiTaiwan	222,500	80	3
SM Samuel MullurAustria	70,000	80	4
SL Steven Louis ChewAustralia	94,500	80	5
RK Rehman KassamUnited States of America	45,000	80	6
AC Alexandru CincaRomania	70,000	80	7
AA Anusorn AsiralertsiriThailand	189,500	83	1
GB Gal BarIsrael	96,500	83	2
WJ William JiaAustralia	119,000	83	3
CW Christian William HarderUnited States of America	142,000	83	4
TH Tsz Him ChanTaiwan	70,000	83	5
CH Ci Hong HoTaiwan	166,500	83	6
HK Hyosung KimSouth Korea	50,500	83	7
SN Seunghyun NamUnited States of America	221,000	84	1
RI Ran IlaniIsrael	185,000	84	2
KC Kwang Chung TanSingapore	37,000	84	3
BL Benjamin LeblondCanada	168,000	84	4
DG Dmitrii GnusaevRussia	34,000	84	5
DC Duan ChaoChina	139,500	84	6
CH Chien Hua LoTaiwan	137,500	84	7
AP Alexandru PapazianRomania	87,500	88	1
YS Yunkyu SongUnited States of America	39,500	88	2
JP Johan PedersenDenmark	296,500	88	3
JP John PerryAustralia	134,500	88	4
ZZ Zheming ZhuAustralia	196,500	88	5
SO Shiina OkamotoJapan	128,500	88	6
TK Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong	103,000	88	7
JZ Jie ZhangHong Kong	155,000	91	1
FG Fabian GumzGermany	163,500	91	2
JL Jongkwan LeeSouth Korea	88,000	91	3
XZ Xiang ZhangChina	226,000	91	4
TY Tomoyuki YoshimiyaJapan	200,500	91	5
XA Xin Ann LimMalaysia	215,000	91	6
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	34,000	91	7
CW Chunlung WongUnited States of America	144,000	92	1
DW Dawid Wiktor SmolkaPoland	337,000	92	2
JW Jesse WiganUnited Kingdom	451,000	92	3
AY Atsushi YokoyamaJapan	118,500	92	4
LJ Li JasonCanada	150,000	92	5
AP Alfie PoetraUnited States of America	235,000	92	6
HH Hikaru HishinumaJapan	106,000	92	7
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	108,000	94	1
JO Jun ObaraJapan	228,000	94	2
TP Tanupat PunjarojanakulUnited States of America	80,000	94	3
SJ Sung Jin YunSouth Korea	135,000	94	4
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	309,000	94	5
HW Hajime WatanabeJapan	48,500	94	6
SC Siarhei ChudapalBelarus	61,000	94	7
HJ Hannes JeschkaGermany	230,000	95	1
HL Hao LinHong Kong	88,500	95	2
DB Ding BiaoChina	246,500	95	3
GP Gregoire Pierre De BoissiereFrance	90,000	95	4
LH Lifu HuangChina	137,500	95	5
SE Shung Er SuaMalaysia	198,500	95	6
TK Teng Kuei HsuTaiwan	242,000	95	7
KK Kitty KuoTaiwan	97,500	98	1
RM Rishi MehraIndia	261,000	98	2
MS Moonho SeoSouth Korea	127,500	98	3
CK Chun Kit KwanHong Kong	258,000	98	4
DS Daniel Shiang An YangTaiwan	288,000	98	5
DT Daniel TangHong Kong	67,500	98	6
MZ Mingchen ZhangChina	195,000	98	7
GL Gytis LazauninkasLithuania	96,000	99	2
JW Julian WarhurstAustralia	99,000	99	3
SJ Seungmook JungSouth Korea	50,000	99	4
LY Lin YodaTaiwan	105,500	99	5
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	122,500	99	6
YH Yu Hsien LinTaiwan	15,500	99	7
CH Chien Hung ChiTaiwan	213,000	100	1
FR Fabian RolliSwitzerland	66,500	100	2
AC Alex Chong Zeng KaiMalaysia	71,000	100	3
AV Andres VasquezColombia	41,000	100	5
VR Vincent RubianesUnited States of America	78,000	100	6
AT Akira TakashimaJapan	44,000	100	7
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	380,000	102	2
MZ Ming Zhou KanSingapore	132,500	102	3
WA Widjaya AntonIndonesia	179,500	102	4
CJ Chan Je Min JeremyMalaysia	80,000	102	5
JT Justin TsuiAustralia	151,000	102	6
AN Akshay NasaIndia	488,500	102	7
CH Chia Hsiang KoTaiwan	309,000	103	1
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	200,500	103	2
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	402,000	103	3
RY Robertson YapPhilippines	136,500	103	4
DA Dinesh AltSwitzerland	128,000	103	5
JH Jinlong HuChina	175,000	103	7
DS Dicky Siu Hang TsangHong Kong	81,000	104	1
MR Max Richard DevesonUnited Kingdom	60,000	104	2
CL Curtis Lim Siew JianSingapore	189,000	104	4
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	145,500	104	5
KP Kunal PatniIndia	154,500	104	6
CY Ching Yu TsaiTaiwan	41,000	104	7