APT High Roller (5,000,000 KRW)

The Event #84: APT High Roller smashed the player entry record for a Korean held APT High Roller event drawing 245 players and generating a total prize pool of KRW 1,058,400,000 (~USD 765,293), more than doubling the KRW 500,000,000 guarantee.

Ending at the top of the record-breaking event was Hong Kong’s Edmond Chim, who took home the title, the KRW 220,910,000 (~USD 159,730) first-place prize, and an APT Championship ticket for the ATPC Main Event in November, worth TWD 350,000.

Chim defeated Jun Li in a short heads-up battle to secure his name in the APT history books. This win marks Chim's first major title and biggest ever live cash to date.

A total of 59 players took their seats for Day 2, and the last 31 standing made the money with a minimum cash of KRW 9,190,000 (~USD 6,600). Thailand’s Nataz Butsrita started the day with the largest stack, but unfortunately for Butsrita, he was unable to maintain his lead and finished out of the money.

After about eight hours of play, the field was reduced to a final table of nine players after Wai Fung Tang was eliminated in tenth spot as the final table bubble boy.

British player Jun Li started the final table with a commanding chip lead of nearly twice the closest player, Japan’s Yoshihiko Hirano. Li soon built an even bigger chip lead after being hit by the deck in the early final stages of the final table.

First to get eliminated from the final table was Yu Xiang Yu when his Ace-Jack flopped an Ace against Li’s pocket nines which flopped a set.

Next to go was APT Incheon 2019 Main Event winner Dicky Tsang from Hong Kong, when his Ace-nine couldn't outdraw Murly Manokharan’s Ace-Jack.

Hirano was next out of the door in 7th spot when his Ace-King spiked an Ace on the flop only for Li to river a straight with his ten-four.

In back-to-back knock-outs Kanwen Du was sent packing in 6th spot when his pocket Queens went up against Manokaran's pocket fives only for Manokaran to flop a set to outdraw Du and send him home.

Manokaran was the next man to get sent to the rail in 5th spot when his pocket tens were outdrawn by Cheng Cheng's Ace-Jack when an ace came on the flop.

Eisuke Katsuren got sent to the cage in 4th spot when his pocket nines were outdrawn by Cheng's ten-four, Cheng hitting a ten on the turn.

Cheng was the next to depart stage left in 3rd spot when his King-Jack ran into Chim's pocket Queens and couldn't improve. Cheng picks up a career best score in taking home the third place prize money of KRW 104,870,000(~USD 75,830).

The heads up match between Chim and Li was a pretty short affair and Chim started with a near four-to-one chip advantage over Li. Li did get a double-up to have some hope but this was short lived. Li is a regular on the APT series with over USD 700,000 in lifetime earnings and 2024 APT Taipei Zodiac Classic Champion and today's result is his second largest cash to date.

The final hand saw Chim spike a Jack with his Queen-Jack to outdraw Li's King-seven and send Li to the rail in second place and claim his first Major Title along with the KRW 220,910,000 (~$159,730) first-place prize and not forgetting the additional APT Championship ticket for the ATPC Main Event in November. Chim can also now add to his resume being the fist Hong Kong native to win one of the three flagship Lions.

This concludes our coverage of the APT Incheon 2025. We are looking forward to you joining us for all the action at the APT Jeju 2025 running 26th September to 5th October 2025.

Hand #142: Chim shoved all-in and Li called, risking his last 3,000,000.

Edmond Chim: Q♠ J♣

Jun Li: K♣ 7♦

Board: J♦ 3♥ 5♠ 5♥ 8♣

Chim spiked a jack on the flop and held on to eliminate Jun Li in second place, claiming the APT High Roller trophy.

Hand 136: Edmond Chim moved all in from the button for his entire ~21,000,000 stack and Jun Li quickly folded.

Hand 137: Li moved all in for his remaining 2,600,000 chips, and Chim tossed in a plaque for the call, to a flurry of excitement to the onlookers:

Jun Li: Q♦ 7♦

Edmond Chim: T♣ 3♦

Greg instructed dealer Mimi to spread the board and it came out: J♠ T♠ 9♠ K♦ J♦, giving Li the double.

Hand 138: Chim moved all in and Li folded.

Hand 139: Li flat-called in the button and Chim checked.

The flop came K♥ T♦ A♦ and Chim check-folded 500,000 from Li.

Hand 140: Chim raised to 1,200,000 and Li called.

The dealer turned over 3♣ 6♣ 4♥ for the flop and Li checked. Chim moved all in and Li folded.

Hand #141: Jun Li limped and Edmond Chim checked.

Flop showed 9♦ Q♣ 8♣

Chim led for 700,000 and took it down.

Hand #132: Jun Li got a walk.

Hand #133: Li called on the small blind and Edmond Chim checked.

Flop arrived 7♣ Q♦ 9♥ . Li Bet 400,000 and Chim folded.

Hand #134: Chim called 200,000 and Li checked his option.

Flop arrived 8♠ 8♣ T♣ . Both checked to see a K♥ on the turn.

Li bet 400,000 and Chim called.

River showed a 9♠

Both checked. Chim showed a Q♠ 3♥ for queen-high. Li mucked.

Hand #135: Li raised to 800,000 and Chim defended.

Flop came: T♠ 5♦ T♣

Chim tapped his option to Li who checked back.

The turn showed a Q♠ and Chim fired 700,000. Li called to see a 5♥ river.

Chim checked and Li checked back. Chim showed Q♦ 9♣ for two-pair to take it down.

From 245 entries, two poker elites have outlasted fierce competition over two gruelling days, now set to battle for the 2025 APT Incheon High Roller title, a place in the history books, and a generous prize. Whilst the runner-up certainly won't be disappointed with their payday, both will have their sights on the top spot.

Stay tuned for the thrilling finale of the series’ last event!

2 players remain and are going on a short break for a photo shoot.

Hand #131:

Action folded to Cheng Cheng on the button who raised raised to 1.200.000 only for Edmond Chim to three-bet all from the big blind. Cheng snap-called.

Cheng Cheng: K♣ J♦

Edmond Chim: Q♣ Q♥

No miracles for Cheng on the 6♦ T♦ 8♣ flop but the 7♥ turn gave him additional outs. No luck when the river bricked out with the 3♣ and Cheng was sent to the rail in 3rd place.

Hand 126: Cheng Cheng got a walk.

Hand 127: Jun Li got a walk.

Hand 128: Cheng shoves (4,400,000) from the button and got it through.

Hand 129: Edmond Chim completed in the small blind then folded to a shove (5,000,000) from Cheng in the big.

Hand 130: Chim min-raised on the button and got it through.

Hand #121: Edmond Yeung raised to 800,000 on the button and scooped the blinds.

Hand #122: Action folded to the blinds and Li Jun made the call. Yeung checked his option on the big blind.

Flop came: Q♦ 9♦ 2♦ . Li led for 400,000 and Yeung folded.

Hand #123: Small blind Yeung called and big blind Cheng checked.

Flop came 9♣ T♠ 6♠

Yeung led for 450,000 and Cheng called.

Turn came 2♣ and Yeung check-called the 1,500,000 bet of Cheng.

The river showed a 4♣ and both checked. Yeung showed Q♣ T♦ for a flush and Cheng mucked.

Hand #124: Cheng shoved all-in on the small blind and Li Jun defended, putting his last 3,100,000 at risk.

Cheng Cheng: Q♦ 9♠

Li Jun: A♠ 8♠

Board: T♦ 5♥ 8♥ K♣ 5♦

Li flopped a pair and held on to double up, leaving Cheng as a crippled and desperate short stack.

Hand #125: Cheng moved all-in on the button and scooped the blinds.

Hand #118: Jun Li shoved from the big blind and got it through.

Hand #119: Cheng Cheng raised to 900,000 from the button and Edmond Chim called from the big blind.

The dealer flipped over 5♦ K♠ 8♦ on the flop, and Chim check-called an 800,000 bet from Cheng.

The J♣ came on the turn and Chim checked, Cheng checked back.

On the 7♥ river, Chim check-called Cheng's 1,000,000 bet, winning the hand with K♦ 4♦ against Cheng's. A♦ Q♠.

Hand #120: Li min-raised the button, with Cheng calling from the big blind.

The flop came K♥ 9♣ 3♣ and Cheng check-called Li's 600,000 continuation-bet.

On the 2♠ turn, Cheng checked and Li checked back.

The 5♦ came on the river, Cheng threw in 1,500,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #117:

Eisuke Katsuren moved all-in for 1,400,000 from under the gun and action folded to Cheng Cheng in the big blind who made the call.

Eisuke Katsuren: 9♦ 9♣

Cheng Cheng: T♦ 4♦

A safe flop for Katsuren of K♠ 7♣ A♠ but then the T♠ peeled off on the turn to send Cheng into the lead.

No nine on the 5♠ brick river and Katsuren was sent packing in 4th spot.

Hand #113: Eisuke Katsuren jammed all-in for 4,700,000 from under the gun and won the blinds.

Hand #114: Cheng Cheng raised to 800,000 on the small blind and won the big blind.

Hand #115: Katsuren jammed all-in for 4,900,000 on the small blind and took down the big blinds.

Hand #111: Cheng Cheng raised to 600,00 on the button. Eisuke Katsuren shoved all-in on the small blind. Cheng called.

Cheng Cheng: A♦ K♦

Eisuke Katsuren: A♥ 8♣

Board: T♦ T♠ 3♣ 2♥ 6♣

Cheng's big slick held to double-up and take back the chip lead, sending Katsuren back to the bottom.

Hand #112: Eisuke Katsuren shoved all-in from the button for 4,200,000 and won the blinds.

Hand #106: Jun Li moved all in from under the gun (2,200,000) and got it through.

Hand #107: Edmond Chim min-raised from under the gun, Cheng Cheng called from the button as did Li in the big.

The dealer flipped 5♥ 4♣ 7♥ for the flop and action checked through. On the 4♥ turn Li led out for 650,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #108: Li raised to 750,000 from the small blind and Chim defended from the big.

The 8♦ 2♠ A♠ flop came and Li led out for 550,000, which was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #109: Li min-raised from the button and Cheng defended from the big blind.

Cheng checked the J♥ 2♠ 7♦ flop and Li bet 400,000, and took down the pot.

Hand #110: Cheng moved all in from the small blind (8,400,000) and got called by Eisuke Katsuren in the big:

Cheng Cheng: K♥ 6♣

Eisuke Katsuren: 9♦ 9♣

The T♦ 8♠ J♠ A♦ 7♥ runout secured Katsuren's double.

Hand #101: Edmong Yeung limped and Cheng Cheng checked.

Flop came 4♥ 4♦ 6♠ . Yeung bet 300,000 and Cheng folded.

Hand #102: Yeung raised to 600,000 on the button and scooped the blinds.

Hand #103: Yeung raised to 800,000 from under the fun and Eisuke Katsuren shoved all in for 4,300,000 on the small blind. Yeung tanked before folding.

Hand #104: Cheng raised from under the gun for 600,000 and Yeung defended his big blind.

Flop came Q♣ Q♠ 6♠

Yeung check-called the 600,000 bet of Cheng to show a T♣ on the turn.

Both checked to show a 8♣ on the river.

Yeung check-called the 1,400,000 bet of Cheng. Yeung showed 7♣ 6♣ for a flush while Cheng tabled J♣ T♦ for two pair.

Hand #105: Eisuke Katsuren raised to 600,000 and Cheng defended the big blind.

Both checked the flop of 7♥ 9♠ 5♣ to open a Q♣ turn.

Both checked again to see a 6♣ river. Cheng stabbed for 300,000 and Katsuren folded.

Hand #96:

Cheng Cheng raised to 1,200,00 from under the gun and action was folded to Murly Manokharan in the big blind who moved all-in for 3,400,000. Cheng snap-called.

Murly Manokharan: T♥ T♦

Cheng Cheng: A♥ J♠

An ace as the door card on the A♦ 6♥ 3♥ flop and Manokharan was in trouble. No ten on the 4♠ turn nor 8♦ river and Manokharan was sent to the cage in 5th position.

Hand #97: Edmond Chim shoved from the button (2,200,000) and got called by Cheng Cheng in the big blind:

Edmond Chim: A♦ 4♣

Cheng Cheng: Q♣ 4♣

The 4♦ 8♦ T♦ 3♣ 5♥ runout doubled Chim up through Cheng.

Hand #98: Jun Li moved all in (750,000) under the gun and got it through.

Hand #99: Li gets a walk.

Hand #100: Li shoved again and got it through.

Hand #91: Li Jun raised to 500,000 on the button and Murly Manokharan shoved all-in on the big blind for 2,900,000. Li folded.

Hand #92: Edmond Yeung shoved all-in for 3,400,000 on the button and Cheng Cheng defended the big blind.

Edmond Yeung: K♦ Q♣

Cheng Cheng: K♥ Q♠

Board: 4♦ A♣ 3♠ 7♣ 4♥

Both players split the pot.

Hand #93: Cheng raised to 600,000 and took the blinds.

Hand #94: Edmond Yeung opened to 600,000 from under the fun. Eisuke Katsuren shoved all-in on the small blind for 4,400,000. Yeung folded.

Hand #95: Cheng raised to 600,000 from the cut-off and took down the blinds.

Hand #85: Jun Li moved all in from the button (2,700,000) and got it through.

Hand #86: Small blind Murly Manokharan shoved (2,700,000) and got it through.

Hand #87: Cheng Cheng raised to 725,000 from the small blind and got it through.

Hand #88: Edmond Chim shoved (2,800,000) from under the gun and got it through.

Hand #89: Chim gets a walk.

Hand #81: Action folded to the blinds and Edmond Yeung shoved all-in on the small blind for 625,000 and big blind Murly Manokharan made the call, saying "Let's gamble!"

Edmond Yeung: K♥ 5♦

Murly Manokharan: 5♥ 2♦

Board: 4♥ J♦ 3♠ 4♦ 4♣

It was a sweat, but Yeung managed to double up.

Hand #82: Edmond Yeung shoved all-in for 1,500,000 and Cheng Cheng defended his big blind.

Cheng Cheng: K♥ 6♣

Edmond Yeung: K♦ Q♠

Board: 5♦ T♦ 8♥ 9♦ T♥

The board ran dry and Yeung doubled up for a second time in a row.

Hand #83: Eisuke Katsuren got a walk on his big blind.

Hand #84: Li Jun got a walk on his big blind.

Hand #85: Li Jun shoved all-in on the small blind for 2,200,000 and scooped the blinds.

Hand #74: Cheng Cheng called in the hijack and Edmond Chim checked in the big blind.

The dealer turned over 8♥ 5♣ T♥ for the flop and Chim check-folded a 500,000 bet from Cheng.

Hand #75: Eisuke Katsuren moved all in from the hijack (2,900,000). Murly Manokharan asked for a count before calling:

Eisuke Katsuren: 7♠ 7♥

Murly Manokharan: A♠ Q♥

The 7♣ 4♣ 5♠ J♠ A♥ secured the double for Katsuren.

Hand #76: Katsuren raised to 500,000 from under the gun. Manokharan re-shoves (3,200,000) in the small blind and gets it through.

Hand #77: Cheng raises to 700,000 from the small blind and gets it through.

Hand #78: Cheng raises to 500,000 from the button and Jun Li three-bets to 1,400,000 from the big blind, snap-called by Cheng.

The dealer turned over T♠ 3♣ 3♠, Li bet 750,000 and Cheng called.

The T♥ came on the turn, Li checked, and Cheng moved all in which got a quick fold from Li.

Hand #79: Katsuren raised to 700,000 from the button and got it through.

Hand #73:

Murly Manokaran raised to 500,000 from early position and action folded to Kanwen Du in the big blind who moved all-in for 1,500,000. Manokaran snap-called.

Kanwen Du: Q♠ Q♦

Murly Manokaran: 5♦ 5♣

Not the flop Du wanted to see of 5♥ 3♥ T♣ and he needed to spike a Queen to stay alive. No joy on the 3♠ turn nor the 2♣ river and Du was sent packing in 6th spot.

Hand #71: Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Cheng Cheng raised to 500,000 and scooped the blinds.

Hand #72: Blinds are up on this hand. Kanwen Du raised to 700,000 and Yoshihiko Hirano defended his big blind.

Flop arrived K♦ Q♦ 2♠ Yoshihiko Hirano went all-in for 325,000 and Du called for his last 25,000.

Yoshihiko Hirano: 9♠ 3♦

Kanwen Du 4♦ 4♥

Board ran out: 4♠ 3♥

Du doubled-up with a set on the turn.

Hand #73: Cheng Cheng raised to 500,000 and Hirano moved all-in for his last 300,000. Jun Li defended his big blind.

Flop came 2♦ 8♥ 5♦ . All checked to reveal a A♠ turn. All checked again to show a 3♥ river.

Li Bet 600,000 and Cheng folded.

Li Jun: T♣ 4♠

Yoshihiko Hirano: A♦ K♠

Li made a straight on the river to eliminate Hirano in 7th place.

Hand #66: Jun Li got a walk.

Hand #67: Cheng Cheng min-raised in the hijack, Li shoved (2,800,000) in the small blind and got it through.

Hand #68: Kanwen Du moved all in (1,600,000) in the small blind, Edmond Chim called in the big (825,000) and cards went on their backs:

Edmond Chim: K♥ Q♣

Kanwen Du: A♦ 6♦

The 7♥ T♦ J♦ J♠ K♣ runout secured Chim's double through Du.

Hand #69: Yoshihiko Hirano shoved from the hijack (975,000) and got called by Li in the cuttof.

Both had ace-queen and chopped the pot as the board ran out 7♦ 5♣ 7♣ 4♦ 8♦.

Hand #70: Eisuke Katsuren raised to 400,000 from under the gun, Cheng three-bet to 1,200,000 from the big blind and Katsuren folded.

Hand #61: Eisuke Katsuren shoved all-in on the hi-jack for 3,600,000 and took down the blinds.

Hand #62: Katsuren raised to 400,000 from UTG+1. Murly Manokharan defended the big blind.

Flop came: 4♠ 5♥ 3♥ . Both checked to show a 8♠ on the turn.

Both checked to see a J♠ river. Both checked again. Manokharan showed A♠ 5♣ for a pair of fives and Katsuren mucked, shipping the chips to Manokharan.

Hand #63: Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Manokharan called and Cheng Cheng checked behind.

Flop came: 2♦ 3♥ 5♠ Manokharan check-called the 200,000 bet of Cheng.

The turn came 9♠ Manokharan check-raised the 500,000 bet of Cheng to 1,500,000. Cheng called.

The river showed a 7♥. Manokharan cfired 2,000,000 and Cheng Called.

Manokharan showed 9♣ 6♣ while Cheng showed A♣ 9♦ to scoop a massive pot and take the chip lead.

Hand #64: Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Cheng made the call for 100,000 and big blind Katsuren shoved all-in. Cheng folded.

Hand #65: Manokharan opened to 500,00 on the cut-off and scooped the blinds.

Hand #57: Cheng Cheng called from the small blind and Eisuke Katsuren checked the big.

The dealer flipped 3♦ K♦ 8♥ for the flop and action went check-check.

On the A♦ turn Cheng bet 200,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #58: Katsuren moved all in (2,700,000) from the small blind and got it through.

Hand #59: Katsuren moved all in (3,100,000) from the button and got it through.

Hand #60: Small blind Jun Li moved all (2,300,000) in and got it through

Hand #56:

Murly Manokharan raised to 450,000 and Dicky Tsang three-bet all in to 1,400,000 and action folded back to Manokharan who snap-called.

Dicky Tsang: A♦ 9♦

Murly Manokharan: A♥ J♦

The flop came Q♦ 3♣ T♠ and gave Tsang no help at all. The turn didn't change affarirs when the 2♠ peeled off and when the 6♥ bricked out on the river Tsang was sent to the cage in 8th spot.

Hand #52: Cheng Cheng opened to 450,000 on the hi-jack and scooped the blinds.

Hand #53: Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Kanwen Du shoved all-in for 2,100,000 and took the blinds.

Hand #54: Murly Manokharan got a walk on his big blind.

Hand #55: Edmund Yeung shoved all-in for 1,300,000 on the button. Manokharan made the call on the small blind.

Edmund Yeung: A♣ 5♠

Murly Manokharan: A♦ 5♦

Board: Q♥ T♦ 2♠ 8♠ 6♦

Both players split the pot.

8 players still remain and are on a short break.

Hand 46: Murly Manokharan got a walk.

Hand 47: Jun Li min-raised from the hijack and got it through.

Hand 48: Eisuke Katsuren min-raised from under the gun, with Kanwen Du effectively shoving for 1,600,000 from the hijack, and got it through.

Hand 49: Cheng Cheng raised to 400,000 from the small blind and got it through.

Hand 50: Cheng min-raised from the button and got it through.

Hand 51: Eisuke Katsuren min-raised from the button and got it through.

Hand No. 41: Dicky Tsang shoved all-in on the big blind for 1,400,000 and scooped the blinds.

Hand No. 42: Cheng Cheng raised to 325,000 on the button and won the blinds.

Hand No. 43: Dicky Tsang moved all-in again for 1,800,000 from the hi-jack and won the blinds again.

Hand No. 44: Cheng opened to 325,000 from the hi-jack and took down the blinds.

Hand No. 45: Eisuke Katsuren raise to 320,000 from the hi-jack and Edmond Yeung defended his big blind.

Flop came T♥ 4♦ Q♦ . Both checked to see a Q♥ turn.

Yeung fired 160,000 and Katsuren made the call.

The river came T♠ . Both checked.

Yeung showed A♦ 9♣ and Katsuren showed A♠ 9♦ for a split pot.

Hand 36: Murly Manokharan min-raised from early position to folds around the table.

Hand 37: Eisuke Katsuren min-raised from the hijack to folds around the table.

Hand 38: Cheng Cheng min-raised from early position, Katsuren called next door to him and they went heads up to the flop.

The dealer flipped over T♣ 8♦ 4♣ and Cheng checked. Katsuren checked behind.

The Q♦ came on the turn and Cheng check-shoved a 400,000 bet from Katsuren for 2,600,000 and took down the pot.

Hand 39: Katsuren min-raised from early position, Kanwen Du used a timebank before calling in the cutoff.

On the Q♥ 8♠ 6♥ flop, Du shoved and got it through.

Hand 40: Katsuren min-raised from under the gun, Manokharan called from the button.

The dealer flipped 5♦ 7♦ 2♥ for the flop and Katsuren checked. Manokharan checked behind. The A♠ came on the turn and action went check-check again.

On the 2♠ river, Katsuren pushing 500,000 into the middle and took the pot.

Hand No. 31: Cheng Cheng opened for 250,000 from under the gun and took down the blinds.

Hand No. 32: Yoshihiko Hirano raised to 350,000 from early position and Cheng defended his big blind.

Flop came 7♠ Q♥ A♠ . Cheng checked and folded when Hirano fired 150,000.

Hand No. 33: Eisuke Katsuren got a walk on his big blind.

Hand No. 34: Murly Manokharan opened on the hi-jack for 250,000. Cheng three-bet to 600,000. Manokharan called.

Both were given a flop of Q♥ 6♣ 6♠ . Manokahran checked and Cheng fired 1,200,000, leaving 180,000 behind. Manokharan mucked.

Hand No. 35: Blinds have gone up for this hand.

Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Hirano raised to 380,000 and took down the big blind.

Hand 26: Eisuke Katsuren completed in the small blind, Yoshihiko Hirano checked the big.

The dealer flipped over 6♥ 7♦ 3♠. Katsuren checked-folded a 120,000 bet from Hirano.

Hand 27: Kanwen Du raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun, leaving 350,000 behind and got it through.

Hand 28: Murly Manokharan raised to 250,000 from early position and Jun Li called in the small blind.

The dealer turned over 2♠ 9♥ 2♥ and Li checked. Manokharan bet out 350,000 and Li called.

On the 2♣ turn, Li checked. Manokharan put 1,000,000 into the middle, putting Li into the tank in the process. Li made the call.

The 4♥ completed the board, and Li checked. Manokharan moved all in for 3,100,000, and after asking for a count and checking his cards Li made the fold.

"You'll see later" Murly said to Li as the table discussed the hand.

Hand 29: Manokharan raised to 250,000 from under the gun and Edmond Chim called from the big blind.

The dealer fanned the 5♣ A♣ J♦ flop and Chim checked. Manokharan continued for 300,000 and Chim got out of the way.

Hand 30: Kanwen Du raised to 1,000,000 from the button and got it through.

Hand No. 20: Cheng Cheng opened to 250,00 from the hi-jack and scooped the blinds.

Hand No. 21: Murly Manokharan opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Edmond Yeung defended the big blind.

Flop came 6♣ 8♥ 2♣. Both checked to see a 8♣ on the turn.

Yeung led for 200,000 and Manokharan surrendered.

Hand No. 22: Kanwen Du raised to 240,000 on the button and Manokharan defended his big blind.

Flop came 4♥ K♣ 9♥. Manokharan check-called the 250,000 c-bet of Yeung to show a 9♦ on the turn.

Both checked to show a Q♥ on the river. Manokharan fired 1,000,000 and Du stepped down.

Hand No. 23: Edmond Yeung raised to 240,000 on the button and scooped the blinds.

Hand No. 24: Action folded to the blinds. Small blind Dicky Tsang called and Cheng checked his big blind.

Flop showed 9♥ 4♠ 6♥. Cheng fired 120,000 and took down the pot.

Hand No. 25: Dicky Tsang shoved all-in on the button for 1,800,000 and took the blinds.

Hand 16: Yoshihiko Hirano min raised from early position to folds around the table.

Hand 17: Hirano min-raised from under the gun and got called by Eisuke Katsuren in the big blind.

The dealer turned over the 3♠ 5♠ Q♠ flop and action checked through, as with the T♥ turn.

On the K♣ river, Katsuren checked and Hirano checked behind. Hirano showed A♦ K♥ to Katsuren's 7♣ 6♣ and took down the pot.

Hand 18: Katsuren raised to 350,000 from the small blind and Hirano called from the big.

The dealer spread the K♣ 7♦ 5♠ flop, and Katsuren checked. Hirano bet 200,000 and got called.

On the T♥ turn, action went check-check.

The J♠ came on the river, Katsuren led out for 300,000 and got a fold from Hirano.

Hand 19: Murly Manokharan min-raised from late position and got called by Li in the big blind.

The dealer flipped over K♥ 8♠ 5♠ and action went check-check.

On the 3♥ turn Li bet out 350,000, Manokharan made the call.

Li checked the 7♦ river, Manokharan used a timebank before announcing a bet for 900,000. Li used a timebank of his own before making the call and saw the bad news. Manokharan had K♠ K♣ for a set, and Li had 7♥ 6♥ for a rivered middle pair.

Hand No. 11: Mury Manokharan opened for 200,000 from early position and Li Jun defended his big blind.

Flop came A♠ T♦ K♣. Jun check-called Manokharan's 180,000 bet to show a K♥ on the turn.

Li checked and Manokharan continued for 300,000 and Li gave up.

Hand No. 12: Edmond Yeung opened for 200,000 from under the gun. Li Jun called on the small blind.

Flop arrived 3♠ 5♦ 4♣. Both checked to see a K♥ turn.

Both checked again to see a 4♦ on the river. Li fired 180,000 and Yeung made the call.

Li tabled a T♥ T♦ while Yeung showed a A♠ Q♦.

Li took down the pot with two pair.

Hand No. 13: Li Jun raised to 200,000 on the button and Yeung defended the big blind.

Flop came 5♥ 9♦ J♣. Yeung check-called after Jun fired 225,000.

The turn came 8♥. Both checked to show a K♦ on the river. Yeung bet 525,000 and Jun folded.

Hand No. 14: Dicky Tsang opened to 200,000 from under the gun. Cheng Cheng shoved all-in for 1,600,000.

Everyone folded and Cheng scooped the pot.

Hand No. 15: Action folded to the blinds.

Manokharan called on the small blind and Dicky Tsang raised to 350,000 and got Manokharan to fold.

Hand 4: Dicky Tsang raised to 200,000 from middle position. Eisuke Katsuren three-bet to 650,000 from the cutoff. Tsang folded his hand.

Hand 5: Jun Li min-raised from the button. Small blind Kanwen Du shoved (2,000,000) and got it through.

Hand 6: Kanwen Du min-raised on the button. Edmond Chim moved all in from the small blind (1,800,000), and got it through.

Hand 7: Jun Li min-raised from the hijack and got folds around the table.

Hand 8: Jun Li min-raised from late position got called by Cheng Cheng in the big blind.

The dealer flipped over 3♦ K♣ J♣ for the flop, Cheng checked, Li put out 140,000 and Cheng folded.

Hand 9: Yoshihiko Hirano min-raised from under the gun and Cheng moved all in from the small blind (1,200,000), and got it through.

Hand 10: Kanwen Du min-raised from early position and was called by Hirano in the big blind.

The dealer turned over 3♦ J♠ 7♠, and Hirano checked. Du continued for 165,000 and got called instantly.

The Q♥ came on the turn, and Hirano checked. Du bet out 350,000 and claimed the pot.

Hand #1: Murly Manokharan opened to 160,000 from the cut-off and Eisuke Katusren defended his big blind.

Flop came 8♦ T♥ 6♥. Both checked to see a 2♠ on the turn.

Katsuren check-called after Mokharan fired 90,000.

A K♣ came on the river. Katsuren checked and Manokharan checked behind. Katsuren showed J♥ 2♥ for a pair of twos to take the pot.

Hand #2 Manokharan opened to 160,000 from the hi-jack and scooped the blinds.

Hand No. 3: Yu Xang Yu raised to 160,000 from UTG+2. Big blind Li Jun called on the big blind.

Flop arrived: 3♠ 9♥ A♦

Jun checked and Yu fired 150,000. Jun raised to 400,000 and Yu made the call.

The turn came 3♦ . Jun fired 500,000 and Yu jammed all-in for 1,800,000. Jun made the snap call.

Li Jun: 9♠ 9♦

Yu Xiang Yu: A♠ J♦

Jun had a full house and Yu needed an ace on the river.

The river showed a K♣ and Yu had to exit in 9th place.

Out of a total of 245 entries, nine players have made it through to the final table and will commence the battle to see who will be crowned champion of the 2025 APT Incheon High Roller event. Stick around for hand-for-hand coverage until the conclusion of the event.

Wai Fung Tang raised to 500,000 from middle position and action folded to Kanwen Du in late position who three-bet all in for 1,210,000. Tang didn't delay and tossed in the call.

Wai Fung Tang: J♥ 7♥

Kanwen Du: A♥ A♠

No miracles for Tang on the 8♦ K♣ T♥ flop but when the A♣ came on the turn to give Du a set it gave Tang straight outs. No joy with the 7♦ brick on the river and Tang was sent to the cage in 10th spot as the final table bubble boy.

Cheng Cheng opened to 160,000 and called the 470,000 all-in of Yuta Morikawa who shoved on the small blind.

Yuta Morikawa: 8♠ 8♣

Cheng Cheng: A♣ 3♣

Board: Q♥ T♦ 9♦ 9♣ T♥

The two pair on the board, counterfeited Morikawa's pair with Cheng having an ace for a kicker, eliminating Morikawa in 11th place.

Jason Li shoved all-in on the button for his last 485,000 and Eisuke Katsuren mathed from the small blind.

Eisuke Katsuren: K♣ 9♣

Jason Li: A♠ 6♠

Board: T♥ 9♠ 4♥ 6♥ 5♦

Katsuren flopped a pair and held on to eliminate Jason Li in 12th place.

Jun Li raised to 170,000 from early position and action folded to Atsushi Miyakoshi in the small blind who three-bet to 360,000.

Li made the call and the dealer rolled off the flop of T♠ 3♦ 6♥. Li check-called Miyakoshi's 180,000 continuation bet to see the 8♠ peel off on the turn. The action went check-check and the dealer flipped over the 7♥ for the river.

Li checked to Miyakoshi who moved all-in, Li double checked his cards quickly and snap-called tabling 9♥ 9♦ for a rivered straight to crack Miyakoshi's A♣ A♦ and send him to the cage in 13th spot.

Cheng Cheng raised to 125,000 on the cutoff. Yuta Morikawa shoved all-in for 1,800,000 in the big blind. Cheng called and put his last 1,000,000 at risk.

Yuta Morikawa: Q♠ Q♣

Cheng Cheng: A♠ K♥

Board; 6♣ 7♥ T♥ 6♠ K♦

Cheng found a miracle river to pair his king and survived to double up.

Hu Chengxu shoved all-in for 360,000 from UTG+1 and Jason Li made the call on the big blind.

Jason Li: K♠ J♦

Hu Chengxu: J♠ J♣

Board: K♦ T♦ 9♥ 9♣ 2♠

Li was dominated, but managed to pair a king on the flop to eliminate Hu Chengxu in 14th place.

Kit So raised to 425,000 from middle position and left himself with just 30,000 behind. Yu Yu also in middle position, three-bet to 790,000. All other players folded and So tossed in his remaining chips to make the call.

Kit So: A♣ T♥

Yu Yu: A♠ Q♠

An interesting flop of: Q♣ 9♥ J♦ rolled off to give So plenty of outs. The T♦ on the turn wasn't one of them, nor was the 2♠ brick on the river and So was sent to the cage in 15th spot.

Murly Manokharan raised to 100,000 and big blind Tang Xin defended the big blind.

The flop arrived: 8♣ 3♦ 9♦.

XIn checked and Murly bet 300,000 to put Xin all-in. Xin made the call.

Tang Xin: A♥ 3♥

Murly Manokharan: A♠ 8♥

The board completed K♠ 7♥ and Xin bowed out in 16th place.

Chun Yu Ma bowed out in 17th place, setting up the final 2 tables for the remaining 16 players.

Players will take a short break for a table redraw.

Renji Mao raised to 185,000 from the cut-off, leaving a 5,000 chip behind. Small blind Murly Manokharan called.

Both players were shown a flop of T♥ 2♥ 3♦ Manokharan called for the last chip of Mao and he threw it in.

Renji Mao: K♦ 8♠

Murly Manokharan: 6♦ 6♣

Turn came 3♣ and river came 5♦. Mao failed to improve and busted out in 18th place.

Renji Mao opened to 100,000 and Murly Manokharan defended his big blind.

Flop arrived 2♣ Q♣ 8♠

Mao led out for 100,000 and called the 275,000 raise of Manokharan to see a 4♣ on the turn.

Manokharan led out for 375,000 and Mao spent quite a few time bank tokens, going into the tank, wondering if unicorns did exits before making the call.

The river came 6♠ and Manokharan fired all-in to put Mao at risk. Mao immediately folded and was left with crumbs.