APT Main Event (2,500,000 KRW)

Day 3 of the APT Incheon 2025 Main Event has officially concluded, with the competition halting once the target of 48 survivors was reached after an electrifying day of poker here at the Paradise City Casino Incheon, Korea.

The day began with 191 players already locked in for a minimum payout from the record-breaking prize pool of KRW 2,766,960,000 (~$2,002,330 million). The field, which represents the largest Main Event turnout in APT’s Korea history, also marks the richest APT Korea Main Event to date.

Ending at the top of the chip counts after more than seven hours of intense play was India's Rishi Mehra, who amassed an impressive 2,990,000 chips. Most of his chips came late in the day when he sucked out on He in a crazy cooler. Mehra, who has one APT title to date, and runner‑up in the APT Taipei High Roller in 2024, will return tomorrow in the great position to continue his run for the record-breaking top prize of KRW 483,700,000 (~$350,154), that also comes with a signature APT Gold Lion trophy and an APTC Main Event seat worth KRW 13,830,000.

Starting Day 4 in second place will be Philippines Lloyd Fontillas with 2,2345,000 chips. Fontillas who is a highly respected tournament director and organizer in the Asian poker industry. He will be highly motivated tomorrow to also leave his mark as a player here at this Main Event. Day 3's podium completes Kouki Okumiya with 2,145,000. This Main Event run marks the first ever live tournament cash for the Japanese player. Further down the leaderboard is former ATP High Roller Champion Thanisorn Saelor (1,385,000). With his experience, he certainly will be one of the players to watch in Day 4. Another player to look out for is Mikael Andersson, who just had a career high score in the APT Superstar Challenge a few days ago and has the chance to go one better here in the Main Event.

Day 2 chip leader Abraham Ceesvin is also still in the mix with 770,000. Ceesvin has just under $800,000 in live earnings and three APT Main Event Final Tables on his resume, his best being a runner-up finish in the APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024 Main Event. He surely will try his best tomorrow to add another APT Main Event Final Table on his resume. A shoutout has to be given to Japanese national Ayaka Honke, who, with 1,905,000 chips, is the last woman standing in this Main Event.

Some notables who did not make it through the day include Natural8 Ambassadors and Thai nationals Phachara Wongwichit and** Punnat Punsri**, American crusher Joseph Cheong, APT Taipei Zodiac Event winner, Jun Li, Taiwan's Poseidon Ho, and Hong Kong's Jason Chau.

The fourth day of the tournament kicks off at 11:15 AM local time with 25 minutes remaining on Level 24, where blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000. Everyone has already secured KRW 8,180,000 (~$5,915) for their efforts, but all eyes are now on the bigger prize. The goal for the day is to play down to the final table of nine.

*includes APTC Main Event seat valued at KRW 13,830,000 (~USD 10,000)

as usual there will be a live stream available which can be found on Twitch and Youtube

Play resumes tomorrow at 11:15 AM local time and will play until a final table of 9 is reached.

Zhiqiang Zhang is the last bustout of the day. His rivered two pair with T♥ 6♠ were beaten by Van Pham's straight with Q♣ J♠ on K♠ 8♥ 6♣ 9♦ T♣.

The remaining 48 players are now bagging up their chips and will continue their Main Event run tomorrow at 11:15am.

Stay tuned for the Day 3 recap.

Na Mingyang opened to 65,000 from the hi-jack with small blind Ayaka Honke and big blind Jeffrey Lo joining in.

Three players were shown a flop of 8♣ 5♠ A♦

Action checked to Mingyang who fired 75,000. Honke made the call and Lo stepped out of the way.

A 4♥ came on the turn. Both checked to see a 3♦ on the river. Honke checked and called the 210,000 bet of Mingyang.

Ayaka Honke: A♣ 9♥

Na Mingyang: A♠ 3♥

Mingyang rivered a two-pair to the disappointment of Honke.

Junjie He raised to 95,000 from the small blind and Daniel Lee defended his big blind.

Both players checked through a flop of T♣ K♠ 3♠ to the 5♣ turn. It went check-check again.

When the J♠ filled out the board, He check-called to a bet of 70,000 from Lee.

Lee quickly tabled J♥ 9♦ for a rivered pair of jacks to take down the pot as He laid it down.

Bin Li opened from early-position and King Leung made the call, before Sho Fujiki squeezed to 225,000 from the button. Only Li made the call, and they went-heads up to the A♣ J♥ 8♦ flop.

No action was seen on the flop, as both players elected to check.

The turn brought the 7♥ and once again both players were happy to see a free river.

On this the 9♣ appeared, and Li led out for 225,000. Fujiki instantly called, but got shown the bad news, as Li revealed T♠ T♣ for a runner runner straight.

Jeffrey Lo made it 60,000 to play from the hi-jack and Zhao Yao defended the big blind.

Flop arrived J♠ Q♦ A♦

Yao check-called the 55,000 bet of Lo to see a 4♥ on the turn.

Yao checked allowing Lo to fire 160,000. Yao tanked and eventually gave up the hand.

Junjie He raised to 60,000 from middle position and Kento Nasu shoved the hijack for 400,000. He made the call.

Junjie He: A♦ 8♦

Kento Nasu: A♠ K♠

Nasu was in good shape for a double-up and extended his dominance on the flop A♣ K♦ 4♦, while He received a flush draw.

The deck delivered a runout of Q♥ 9♥, securing a double-up for Nasu.

53 players remain with 5 more eliminations to go before Day 3 concludes.

After a tug-of-war raise, re-raise. Lindop finally four-bet shoved all-in for 1,800,000 million and Shirasawa snap-called for 1,300,000.

Alex Lindop: Q♦ Q♣

Kazuhiro Shirasawa: K♥ K♦

Board: 2♣ 9♦ 8♠ 3♥ A♣

Shirasawa's kings held and made a massive double-up, crippling Lindop in what could be the biggest pot of the tournament so far for 2.7 million.

Daniel Lee raise to 60,000 from UTG+2 and Thanisorn Saelor played along on the button.

Both were given a flop of 4♠ 4♦ 5♣

Both checked to open a 7♣ on the turn. Lee fired 60,000 and Saelor raised to 200,000. Lee tanked and surrendered.

Daniel Lee: A♥ K♦

Thanisorn Saelor: A♦ 7♦

Alex Lindop opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Zhu Wei three-bet all-in for 393,000. Action folded back to Lindop who made the call.

Alex Lindop: A♦ K♦

Zhu Wei: A♣ K♠

Board: 6♠ 4♠ 4♣ 7♦ 8♦

Board ran clean for both players for a chopped pot.

Zheng Xian Wong made it 50,000 to go from early position, and Chun King Leung defended from the big blind.

Leung checked the 7♠ 9♦ Q♦ flop, and Wong continued for 50,000. Leung then shoved for around 770,000. Wong quickly called off his remaining stack, putting himself at risk.

Zheng Xian Wong: A♠ Q♥

Chun King Leung: 8♦ 4♦

Wong was ahead with top pair, while Leung held a flush draw.

The turn brought the T♦, completing Leung’s flush and leaving Wong drawing dead.

The 2♦ on the river sealed the deal, sending Wong to the rail.

Daniel Lee opened to 60,000 from UTG+2 and Thanisorn Saelor matched on the button.

Flop came J♥ K♣ A♠ . Lee check-called the 80,000 Saelor bet to show a 7♦ turn.

Both checked to open a 7♠ on the river. Lee checked and Saelor fired 300,000. Lee tanked and made the call.

Thanisorn Saelor: 7♣ 6♣

Daniel Lee: A♦ 4♦

Lee was ahead on the flop, but Saelor hit runners on the turn and river to make trips and got paid.

Vladimir Munits raised to 50,000 from under the gun and was called by Jeffrey Lo on the button, as did Kouki Okumiya in the big blind.

The trio saw a 2♣ T♣ A♥ flop and Okumiya checked to Munits, who continued with bet of 75,000. Lo stepped aside, and Okumiya called.

It went check-check on the 5♣ turn before an 8♦ filled out the board. Okumiya then fired out 150,000, prompting a fold from Munits

Mikael Andersson opened from early-position, and the Japanese player Ryuta Nakai defended his big-blind.

The flop came down Q♣ 4♠ 3♥ and Andersson continued with a small bet of 30,000 chips. His opponent made the call, and both players saw the J♥ appear on the turn.

Nakai checked it over to the Swedish professional, who continued his aggression with a bet of 150,000. Nakai once more made the call.

The river was the 2♦ and Nakai decided to turn the tables and lead out for 260,000. Andersson thought about his decision, and decided to just call.

Ryuta Nakai: A♥ 6♥

Mikael Andersson: Q♥ Q♦

Nakai with the missed flush draw, while Andersson had top set.

Thanisorn Saelor opened to 50,000 from under the gun. Yuki Sakai shoved for 392,000 on the small blind. Saelor made the call.

Thanisorn Saelor: A♥ J♥

Yuki Sakai: A♣ Q♣

Board: 8♦ T♠ 3♥ K♠ T♦

Sakai's hand held to double-up.

We picked up the action on the turn, where Hang Xu, sitting in the big blind, bet 185,000 into a pot of 626,000. Tae Han made the call in position.

The river completed the board: K♥ 6♠ 5♥ 6♣ 7♣. Xu slowed down and checked. Han took a brief pause before announcing all-in, comfortably covering Xu’s remaining 348,000 chips.

It didn’t take long for Xu to fold, likely having fired a bluff on the turn. Han scooped the pot without showdown.

Yao Zhao opened the cutoff to 163,000, leaving himself just 2,000 behind. Jeffrey Lo dropped in the call from the big blind.

On the flop of Q♠ 2♣ 8♥, Lo led out for 25,000, and Lo called off his remaining chips.

Jeffrey Lo: K♥ T♠

Yao Zhao: K♦ 8♣

Zhao was ahead with a flopped pair of eights and looked set to double up.

The deck delivered a board-pairing Q♣ on the turn, leaving Lo drawing thin. Lo needed to spike a king or ten to collect a knockout.

The 5♣ filled out the board, shipping a double-up to Zhao.

Alex Lindop opened to 50,000 from the hi-jack with Kazuhiro Shirasawa making the call on the cut-off along with Zhu Wei on the button, Daniel Lee on the small blind and Yuki Sakai on the big blind.

5 players are given a flop of 6♦ J♣ A♦

Action checked around to Lindop who c-bet for 75,000 with Zhu Wei and Daneil Lee staying on.

The remaining three were given a J♦ on the turn. All players checked to see a T♣ on the river.

Lee checked. Lindop fired 375,000. Wei threw in four time banks before making the call. Lee stepped out of the way

Alex Lindop: T♦ 9♦

Zhu Wei: K♣ Q♣

Wei showed the broadway straight, but was only second best to the flush of Lindop.

Kazuhiro Shirasawa raised to 50,000 on the button and Zhu Wei three-bet to 150,000 on the small blind. Shirasawa called.

Flop came 3♥ 3h 9♠

Wei led out for 75,000 and Shirasawa called to open a 4♥ on the turn.

Wei checked and folded after Shirasawa fired 125,000.

Kenta Nakahara shoved all-in for 117,000 from under the gun. Daniel Lee made the call.

Kenta Nakahara: T♣ 9♣

Daniel Lee: A♠ Q♠

Board: Q♥ Q♦ 6♦ T♦ J♣

Lee spiked trips on the flop and held to eliminate Nakahara.

The very next hand after doubling up against Na, Okumiya jumped right back into the action. Xioa Sinuo opened from early position, and was called by Anusorn Asiralertsiri in middle position, Kouki Okumiya, and Yao Zhao.

The flop came down: 8♥ 5♣ 4♣, and after it was checked to Asiralertsiri, he fired for 40,000. Only Okumiya made the call, taking them heads-up to the turn.

The T♠ peeled off next, and Asiralertsiri continued his aggression with a sizable bet of 250,000. Okumiya didn’t flinch and made the call once again.

The river brought the flush-completing and board-pairing 8♣. This time, Asiralertsiri slowed down and checked it over to his Japanese opponent. After a short pause, Okumiya slid out a bet of 250,000.

Asiralertsiri looked visibly frustrated, tanked briefly, then tossed his cards into the muck.

With around 250,000 chips in the middle, a flop revealed 3♠ Q♥ J♠ and Rikuto Sashida checked from the hijack. Yoshitaka Yagi also knuckled it back on the button.

When the board-pairing 3♣ hit on the turn, Sashida checked to Yagi, who fired out 75,000. Sashida tossed his cards into the muck.

With around 160,000 in the middle, a flop showed 7♠ 4♣ 6♦. Alex Lindop tapped the table from the big blind and Cheng Cheng also knuckled it back in the cutoff.

It went check-check again on the 5♥ turn. When an 8♠ rivered landed on the river, the board completed a straight. Lindop then fired out 250,000 and Cheng snap-called.

Lindop revealed 6♥ 4♠, and Cheng quickly tabled A♦ K♠, ending the hand in a chop.

The action was picked up on the turn with around 250,000 chips in the pot.

A board ran out 2♥ 9♥ K♥ 4♣, and Lloyd Fontillas checked over from the big blind. Chi Hsiang Chiu also knuckled it back in the cutoff.

When an 8♠ landed on the river, Fontillas check-called a bet of 125,000 from Chiu.

Fontillas revealed K♣ T♠ for a flopped pair of kings to best Chiu’s Q♠ T♥.

It folded around to Japanese player Kouki Okumiya on the button, who opened the action to 40,000. Big stack Mingyang Na made the call from the big blind.

The flop came down K♠ 5♦ 2♦, and after a check from Na, Okumiya continued for 50,000. Na responded with a check-raise to 150,000, putting early pressure on his opponent. Okumiya took a minute to consider his options before making the call.

The 7♠ hit the turn and Na slowed down, checking the action once more. Okumiya wasn’t interested in letting him see a free river and bet 225,000 — most of his remaining stack. Without much hesitation, Na moved all-in. Okumiya quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Kouki Okumiya: K♣ 5♣

Mingyang Na: 4♦ 3♦

Na had a massive combo draw, but missed all of it as the river brought the 3♠, securing the double-up for Okumiya with two pair.

Aleksey Li made it 40,000 to go from the cutoff and Ledong Zhoug defended his big blind.

The two read a 8♥ J♠ T♦ flop and checked it through.

When the K♥ hit on the turn, Zhou checked to Li, who sent a small bet of 30,000. It was good enough for the pot as Zhou check-folded.

Kenta Takahara raised to 40,000 from under the gun and small blind Rishi Mehra called.

Flop arrived 2♥ A♥ 3♣

Mehra check-called when Takahara fired 22,000.

The T♦ came on the turn. Mehra check-raised the 35,000 bet of Takahara to 95,000 and Takahara surrendered.

Tae Hoon Han shoved all in for 53,000 from the small blind, and Naohiro Matsuda called in the big blind.

Tae Hoon Han: 7♣ 5♦

Naohiro Matsuda: 9♣ 3♠

Han was on the edge of elimination, but the flop came with help as it came A♦ K♦ 5♥, giving him a pair.

The board completed with a runout of K♥ 2♠, locking up a much-needed double-up for Han and keeping his tournament hopes alive.

Singaporean professional Abraham Ceesvin opened it up from early-position. Chak Chan defended his big-blind.

The flop came down 6♣ 6♦ 2♦ and Chan checked it over to Ceesvin, who continued with a small continuation bet. This was raised by his opponent. Ceesvin then moved all-in, holding 538,000 chips in his stack. Chan quickly made the call and Ceesvin' tournament life on the line:

Abraham Ceesvin: A♦ 4♦

Chak Chan: 7♦ 6♥

Ceesvin need a diamond to stay alive, and indeed he immediately found it on the turn, as the J♦ appeared. The river was the Q♠ and Cessvin is sitting now again with a healthy stack.

Gleb Ershov shoved his last 180,000 in the middle and Kento Nasu shoved on the small blind to isolate.

Kento Nasu: K♦ J♦

Gleb Ershov: A♥ 7♥

Board: 5♠ 4♠ 9♣ K♥ 4♣

Nasu paired the king on the turn and maintained the lead to eliminate Ershov.

Kevin Choi opened to 40,000 on the hi-jack and Daniel Lee three-bet to 110,000 on the button. Choi four-bet to 300,000. Lee then moved all-in for 1,100,000. Choi made the call.

Kevin Choi: A♥ K♠

Daniel Lee: K♥ K♣

Board: 8♣ 7♠ 9♦ 5♠ 8♠

Lee's Kings hold and Choi is sent to the rail

68 players remain and will go on a short break before play resumes. Day 3 will play down to 48 players or 10 levels, whichever is reached first.

Alex Lindop opened for 35,000 on the cut-off. Button Jangdeok Ko moved all-in for 333,000. Lindop made the call.

Alex Lindop: 9♠ 9♥

Jangdeok Ko: A♠ K♦

Board: 9♣ 7♦ 2♥ 6♣ 9♦

Lindop flopped a set and rivered quads to ensure the elimination of Jangdeok Ko.

Edmond Yeung raised 95,000 on the hi-jack and left 1,000 behind. Ayaka Honke then shoved all-in for 545,000 on the button.

Edmond Yeung: K♣ 8♣

Ayaka Honke: 8♥ 8♦

Board: T♦ A♦ 9♦ 7♣ 3♥

Honke's snowmen hold, eliminating Yeung.

Pham Van Tuan raised to 32,000 from UTG+2. Daisuke Miyazaki shoved all-in on the button for 286,000. Big blind Alex Lindop jammed all-in for 1.2 million. Tuan stepped out of the way.

Daisuke Miyazaki: 7♠ 7♥

Alex Lindop: A♣ K♦

Board: 5♦ 2♦ Q♦ 3♣ 9♥

Lindop threatened with a flush, but Miyazaki's sevens held for a double-up.

With around 10,500 chips in the middle, a board ran out: A♠ 6♣ 7♦ 5♠ when King Chun Leung bet 35,000 from the hijack. Sho Fujiki called from the cutoff.

When the 3♣ landed on the river, Leung fired another barrel of 60,000. This was enough to force a fold from Fujiki.

Leung crossed the million chip mark with the win.

Ayaka Honke raised to 32,000 on the button and Jangdeok Ko defended the big blind.

Both checked the flop of T♣ Q♦ T♥ to see a 6♣ turn.

Ko led for 35,000 and Honke made the call to open a 5♠ on the river.

Ko fired 45,000 and Honke made the call.

Ko showed K♦ J♠ for a king-high while Honke tabled A♣ 6♦ for the winning pair of sixes.

How Lee Yee limped in from early position and Misaki Tominaga shoved for 65,000 from the small blind. Yee made the call.

How Lee Yee: A♥ 7♠

Misaki Tominaga: A♦ Q♥

Yee was behind as his kicker seven was no match for Tominaga’s queen.

The dealer dealt a board of: 6♠ T♠ Q♦ 8♣ 8♠, locking up a double-up for Tominaga.

The Thai national Matuphoom Pangsrivinij opened up the action from middle-position. Only Chi Chiu in the small-blind made the call.

The flop came out monotone as it read K♠ 6♠ 3♠. Chiu check-called a 20,000 bet of the Thai aggressor.

The turn was the 4♥ and both players elected to check. The river came the A♦ and Chiu once more checked it over to Pangsrivinij. The in-position player re-opened the action with a bet of 70,000.

Chiu thought about calling, but ultimately decided to surrender the pot to Pangsrivinij.

Zhentao Long raised the button to 32,000, only to be jammed by Kwang Chung Tan for 161,000 from the big blind. Long called.

Kwang Chung Tan: Q♣ T♣

Zhentao Long: A♠ 5♣

Long was ahead with ace-high and extended his lead on the K♦ 2♥ A♦ flop, improving to top pair while Tan picked up a gutshot.

The board ran out 3♠ T♠, sending Tan to the rail and the pot Long’s way.

Pham Van Tuan raised to 36,000 on the button. Small blind Zhao Nan called. Big blind Punnat Punsri shoved all-in for 194,000.

Tuan made the call and Nan stayed out of the way.

Pham Van Tuan: 8♥ 8♣

Punnat Punsri: A♥ 5♦

Flop came: 8♦ 7♣ 8♠ giving Tuan quads and Punsri stood up even before the turn and river were dealt.

The board ran out Q♦ 5♣ to make it official.

The hand started with a late-position open by Chi Chiu. LLoyd Fontillas defended his big-blind.

The flop came down K♣ 5♦ 4♦ and the Filipino, Fontillas, checked it over to Chiu, who put out a continuation bet of 20,000. Fontillas made the call.

The turn brought the 6♠ and both players elected to check. The river came the Q♦ and Fontillas took matters in his own hands with an overbet of 160,000. Chiu made the fold. Fontillas was kind enough to show that he had 3♠ 2♠ for a turned straight.

Xiaqing Ji limped in from the small blind and Mikael Andersson checked over from the big blind.

On the flop of 2♠ Q♠ 6♣, both players checked through to see an A♠ fall on the turn, where Ji bet 20,000. Andersson called.

When a Q♦ filled out the board, Ji made another bet of 40,000, only to be jammed by Andersson for 415,000, sending Ji into the tank. After mulling it over, Ji eventually responded with a call.

Ji revealed Q♣ 8♦ for rivered trip of queens, though it wasn’t enough against Andersson’s turned flush showing T♠ 4♠.

It got folded around to the small-blind Yun Choi, from Hong Kong, who moved all-in against Joseph Cheong's short stack in the big-blind. Cheong quickly made the call with his remaining 130,000 chips.

Joseph Cheong: A♣ Q♠

Yun Choi: A♠ 3♦

Good spot for Cheong to double-up, but unfortunately, for him the board ran out 9♥ 8♣ 5♣ 3♣ K♦, giving his opponent a pair of threes to scoop the pot.

Ayaka Honke raised to 24,000 on the button. Small blind Alex Lindop three-bet to 100,000.

The flop arrived 8♦ K♠ 2♣

Lindop led for 55,000 and Honke called.

The turn delivered a 7♦. Lindop check-called when Honke fired 75,000.

The river showed an 8♠. Lindop checked and Honke fired 100,000. Lindop tanked before finally putting in a chip for the call.

Alex Lindop: J♥ J♣

Ayaka Honke: A♠ J♠

Lindop's jacks stand firm, catching Honke on a bluff.

Kiwanont Sukhum raised to 42,000 on the button, leaving a 1,000 chip behind. Zhao Nan made the call.

The flop showed 3♦ K♦ 7♥. Nan jammed all-in and Sukhum made the call for his last 1,000 chip.

Kiwanont Sukhum: 5♥ 5♣

Zhao Nan: K♠ Q♠

The turn came J♥ and river came 7s; Nan's kings reigning supreme.

The action began with Anusorn Asiralertsiri opening from early position. Zhiyi Wang, seated directly to his left, made the call, as did Jian Han in the big blind.

The flop came down Q♦ 8♦ 7♥ and after it was checked to Asiralertsiri, the Thai player fired a continuation bet of 28,000. Only Han made the call to see the turn.

The 4♦ hit the turn, completing a potential flush, and both players opted to check.

On the river — the 7♠, pairing the board — Han led out for 35,000. Wang went deep into the tank, burned a time bank, and eventually assembled a raise to 150,000, leaving himself just 55,000 behind. The pressure proved too much, as Han folded, awarding Wang the pot without a showdown.

Pham Van Tuan raised to 35,000 on the hi-jack and Ayaka Honke defended her big blind.

Both players were dealt a flop of 5♣ 7♣ T♠.

Honke check-called when Tuan fired 25,000 to open a 3♥ turn.

Honke check-called again when Tuan barelled 78,000. The river showed a K♦ on the river. Honke checked and Tuan bet 75,000 and Honke looked it up.

Pham Van Tuan: A♣ K♣

Ayaka Honke 6♦ 5♦

Honke showed a pair of fives while Tuan showed the rivered king for the win.

We picked the action up where on a turn of: A♦ T♠ 2♣ 3♠, Kookchunantoine Priniotakis bet 43,000 into a pot of around 100,000. His opponent was Hongwei Yang from China, sitting in the big-blind. Yang thought about his decision for a brief moment, before making the call.

The 9♣ completed the board on the river, and action got once more checked over to the Frenchman Priniotakis. He spent some time before deciding to not fire his remaining 151,000 and give up his hand. Yang tabled over T♦ 7♣ and his second pair won him the pot.

Kookchunantoine Priniotakis raised to 24,000 from under the gun and was called by Hongwei Yang on the button. Junjie He three-bet from the small blind to 85,000. Priniotakis snap-called. Yang thought for about two minutes and eventually called.

On the K♥ 7♠ K♣ flop, He continued for 50,000. Only Priniotakis stayed in the hand.

The dealer put out the A♣ on the turn, and He check-called a bet of 50,000 from Priniotakis.

When the K♠ landed on the river, both players checked for a free showdown.

He tabled A♠ Q♥ for a full house, kings full of aces, beating the full house of Priniotakis’s 7♣ 7♦.

Pham Van Tuan opened to 30,000 from under the gun. Ayaka Honke made the call on the button.

Both were shown a flop of 7♣ 2♥ A♠. Tuan continued for 25,000 and Honke made the call.

The turn showed a 4♥. Tuan fired another 45,000 and Honke stayed on.

A 7♠ came on the river. Tuan checked and Honke fired 75,000. Tuan surrendered.

Abraaham Ceesvin opened to 20,000 from the cut-off and Yang Hongwei matched on the small blind and Junjie He defended the big blind.

The flop showed A♦ 7♠ Q♣. All checked to open a 2♦ on the turn. All three checked again to show a Q♥ on the river.

The blinds checked and Ceesvin fired 30,000, but found no customers.

Kota Yamaguchi opened for 20,000 from under the gun. Abraham Ceesvin defended the big blind.

The flop showed 8♦ 6♣ J♥. Both players checked to show a K♣ on the turn.

Ceesvin check-called the 25,000 bet of Yamaguchi to open a 3♦ on the river.

Ceesvin checked and Kota Yamaguchi went all-in for 132,000.

Ceesvin tanked, threw in a few time bank tokens, wondered if giants once roamed the earth, and put in a chip to call.

Ceesvin showed 8♥ 7♣ for a pair of eights.

Yamaguchi showed A♣ Q♦ and hit nothing.

Junjie He raised to 20,000 from the cut-off. K Priniotakis made the call on the small blind. Germaine Chow Jia Min then defended her big blind by jamming all-in for 116,000.

He folded but K Priniotakis made the call.

K Priniotakis: A♥ T♦

Germaine Chow Jia Min: A♣ 9♣

Board: 3♥ 7♦ K♠ 2♥ 6♠

A dry board kept Priniotakis in the lead, eliminating Min from the Main Event.

It folded around to Kenta Takahara on the button, who opened the action. Cheng Cheng defended his big blind with a raise, and Takahara made the call.

The flop came down T♥ 7♥ 7♠, and Cheng fired a continuation bet of 30,000. Takahara called.

The turn brought another 7♣. Undeterred, Cheng kept up the pressure with a sizable bet of 100,000. Takahara thought it over, then called again.

The river was the K♠, and this time both players checked it down. Cheng tabled Q♦ Q♣, which was more than enough to take the pot. Takahara flashed the T♦ as his hand hit the muck.

Mikael Andersson opened the button to 20,000 and Riku Ichimura defended his big blind.

Ichimura check-called a continuation bet of 12,000 from Andersson on the 4♦ A♣ Q♠ flop.

Both players opted to check over the 3♣ turn. An 8♦ then hit on the river, where Ichimura sent a bet of 55,000, prompting a fold from Andersson.

Punnat Punsri opened from early-position and Tsan Li, as well as Hamada Shoichiro flatted in middle-position, before Nan Zhao squeezed to 105,000 out of the big-blind. Punsri thought about it briefly before letting his hand go. Li also folded, but Shoichiro, who only had 97,000 chips in his stack, moved all-in.

Hamada Shoichiro: 7♥ 7♦

Nan Zhao: Q♣ J♦

Shoichiro's tournament was on the line, but lucky for him he managed to hold on as the board ran: K♥ 9♦ 5♠ 4♥ K♦.

Hsu Chia Wen opened to 20,000 on the button. Big blind Junjie He three-bet to 70,000. Wen then shoved all-in for 235,000. He made the call.

Junjie He: A♣ T♣

Hsu Chia Wen: A♦ K♠

Board: 3♠ K♦ J♣ 8♥ A♥

Wen led on the flop by pairing her king and went on to improve to a two-pair on the river for a huge double up.

Xiaohua Fu open-shoved for 31,000 from under the gun and was called by Kannapong Thanarattrakul in the small blind. Kwang Chung Tan then shoved from the big blind for 202,000, and the Thai player stepped aside.

Xiaohua Fu: 6♣ 3♣

Kwang Chung Tan: Q♥ Q♣

Fu was in bad shape, running his six-three straight into Tan’s pocket queens. The 3♠ 5♣ J♣ flop gave Fu some hope, but it still wasn’t enough to overcome Tan’s ladies.

The turn brought the K♠ and Fu still had a chance to stay alive, needing a club on the river.

But the dealer revealed the A♠, and Fu’s tournament ended there.

K Priniotakis shoved all-in for 151,000 from UTG+2. Abraham Ceesvin three-bet to 500,000 to isolate.

K Priniotakis: 2♠ 2♣

Abraham Ceesvin: A♦ Q♠

Board: 7♣ 3♣ A♥ K♣ 6♣

Ceesvin led on the flop by spiking top pair, but Priiniotakis runnered a flush to stay alive.

Xiaohua Fu raised to 110,000 from middle position, only to be jammed by Kamada Shusuke on the button for 338,000. Fu quickly called off his remaining 4,000 chips, putting himself at risk.

Kamada Shusuke: A♠ K♥

Xiaohua Fu: J♥ J♠

Fu was ahead with pocket jacks and stayed in front on the 3♠ 8♣ 2♣ flop, though Shusuke still had six outs to score a knockout.

The runout came 6♠ 7♣, missing both the ace and king, and the pot was shipped Fu’s way.

Action folded to the blinds. Thanawat Nand opened to 16,000 and K Priniotakis defended.

Flop came J♠ 6♠ T♥. Nand fired 20,000 and Priiniotakis called to see a 8♣ turn.

Nand fired another 34,000 and Priniotakis surrendered.

K Priniotakis opened for 17,000 from under the gun and Yang Hongwei called on the button.

Both were given a flop of A♥ 4♣ Q♥.

Priniotakis bet 12,000 and Hongwei matched to see a 7♠ turn.

Priniotakis double-barreled for 32,000 and Hongwei surrendered.

Yang Hongwei opened to 16,000 from UTG+1 and big blind Kota Yamaguchi defended.

Flop arrived 7♣ Q♠ T♥. Yamaguchi check-called the 12,000 bet of Hongwei to see a 6♠ on the turn.

Both checked to see a 5♦ river.

Yamaguchi checked and Hongwei fired 40,000. Yamaguchi stared at the board, threw in a time bank card and made the call.

Yamaguchi showed T♠ 8♠ for a pair of tens while Hongwei flashed 5♠ 5♥ for a rivered set to take down the pot.

Junjie He opened to 16,000 and Germaine Chow Jia Min shoved all in for 55,000 on the small blind. He made the call.

Germaine Chow Jia Min: Q♥ J♣

Junjie He: AhTh

Board: J♥ 4♠ Q♠ 7♦ 2♣

Min landed a two-pair on the flop and held on for a crucial double up.

Abraham Ceesvin opened to 16,000 from UTG+1 and K Priniotakis defended his big blind.

Flop came T♣ 7♦ K♥

Priniotakis check-called the 12,000 bet of Ceesvin to open a 4♠ on the turn.

Priniotakis once again checked, then folded to the 35,000 bet of Ceesvin.

Manabu Akiyama shoved all in from middle position for 85,000, and Jason Chau called from the cutoff, putting the Japanese player’s tournament life on the line.

Jason Chau: A♦ K♠

Manabu Akiyama: 9♣ 9♦

Akiyama was in great shape to double up on the 9♠ K♣ 6♠ flop, improving to a set while giving Chau a backdoor flush draw.

The dealer dropped the 5♠ on the turn, leaving Chau one spade short of a knockout.

Then came the river 3♠, completing Chau’s flush.

Just like that, Akiyama hit the rail and walked away from the felt.

Jia Han from China opened the action from late position, and Phachara Wongwichit on the button responded with a raise. Han made the call, and they went heads-up to the flop.

The dealer fanned K♦ 9♦ 6♠, and Wongwichit continued his aggression with a bet of 30,000. Han wasted no time and raised it up to 100,000. The Thai national made the call.

The turn brought the 8♠, and Han quickly moved all-in, easily covering Wongwichit’s remaining 112,000 chips. With his tournament life on the line, Wongwichit called.

Phachara Wongwichit: T♦ T♠

Jia Han: K♥ Q♣

Wongwichit was in bad shape, needing help to survive, and help truly arrived in the form of a miracle 7♠ on the river, giving him a straight and a critical double-up to stay in contention.

K Priniotakis opened to 16,000 on the hi-jack and Hsu Chia Wen defended her big blind.

The flop came 6♠ 3♠ 4♣ Wen check-called the 10,000 bet of Priniotakis.

The turn came T♣ and both checked to see a 5♥ on the river.

Wen led out for 40,000 and Priniotakis called.

Wen showed A♦ 7♥ for a 3-to-7 straight while Priniotakis showed K♥ 2♥ for the lower straight.

Maito Komori open-shoved on the button for 45,000 and was put on the line by Sishu Peng from the big blind.

Maito Komori: K♠ 9♦

Sishu Peng: A♠ T♦

Peng held the dominance with ace-high and extended on the T♠ 2♣ A♣ flop, improving him to two pair.

A runout came 8♦ 7♥, sending Komori to the rail early in the day.