APT Main Event (2,600,000 KRW)

With the final table reached, Day 4 has closed with Hao Zhang on top of the chip pile bagging 16,375,000.

A full recap of the day will follow shortly.

Georgios Skarparis moved all in for his last 2,300,000 from early position and action folded around to Shuang Qiu on the button who made the call.

Georgios Skarparis: 3♥ 3♦

Shuang Qiu: 6♠ 6♦

Not the door card Skarparis was looking for on the 6♣ 2♥ Q♣ flop and when the 6♥ came on the turn to give Qiu quads Skarparis was drawing dead and his Main Event run fate was sealed when the 3♠ came on the river just to rub it in and give him a set.

Action folded to Mingyang Na in the cut off who raised to 320,000 only to face a three-bet from Yayun Liu on the button to 800,000. Na then four-bet all in for 1,750,000 and Liu snap called.

Mingyang Na: Q♦ Q♣

Yayun Liu: A♥ Q♠

A dangerous flop for Na of 6♠ 4♠ 2♠ and when the 9♠ peeled off on the turn he was drawing dead. The irrelevant A♠ came on the river to seal the deal and send Na to the rail in 11th place.

On the feature table:

Lili Tang with Q♥ J♦ under the gun, Yita Choong holding 3♠ 3♦ in cutoff, and Peng Zhou with 9♥ 2♣ in small blind limped with Tetsuro Tomita, forced all-in for 90,000, holding 7♣ 2♠ in the big blind.

The trio checked through the turn of a T♥ T♠ A♣ 4♥ board.

On the river 3♥ Choong bet 250,000 for his boat and pushed Tang and Zhou out of the pot. After the hands were tabled, Tomita quietly picked up his things and left the table as Choong added the pot to his stack.

Georgios Skarparis opened to 320,000 from under the gun and got called by Shuang Qiu in the small blind to see the flop.

The flop came Q♦ 8♠ 3♦. Skarparis continued with 325,000 and won the pot.

Mingyang Na opened to 280,000 under the gun and Yu Han Su, in the big blind, called to see a flop.

The dealer peeled 9♠ Q♦ 8♣. After a check, Na continued for 400,000 prompting Su, who only had around 550,000 behind, to burn two time banks to consider her options. A♠ time was about to run out, Su jammed all her chips in and Na snap-called.

Yu Han Su: 8♠ 7♣

Mingyang Na: A♠ T♠

Su had hit bottom pair and was ahead. Na had multiple outs with his over cards and a gutshot straight draw. The turn J♠ completed Na's draw urging Su to start packing her things.

The river 8♦ fell with no consequence. Su got on her feet and headed towards the tournament director for her cash out of KRW 32,050,000 (~$22,890).

Chao Cheng moved all in under the gun for 750,000 only for Haiyang Yang to three-bet all in from the next seat to isolate. The rest of the table got out of the way quickly.

Chao Cheng: 7♣ 7♦

Haiyang Yang: A♠ Q♦

The K♦ 6♥ T♦ flop gave Yang additional outs and when the J♣ peeled off on the turn Cheng was drawing dead. The irrelevant 4♣ came on the turn to seal Cheng's fate and send him to the rails in 15th place.

Mingyang Na moved all in from under the gun for 1,100,000 and action folded to Shuang Qiu in the small blind, who made the call.

Mingyang Na: Q♠ T♠

Shuang Qiu: A♦ 7♠

A lovely door card for Na on the T♦ J♠ 2♠ flop and when the 2♣ turn turned and the 7♦ river both bricked out, he was sent the pot for a double up.

In early position, Abraham Ceesvin opened to 240,000 and got called by big blind, Mingyang Na, to see a flop.

The flop came K♠ 4♠ 4♦ and with action passed to him, Ceesvin continued for 120,000. Na went over and made it 380,000. After a quick stare down, Ceesvin called.

Both players checked the turn 8♦ and the river 7♦.

Na tabled 2♥ 2♦ and Ceesvin showed the winning hand of 9♦ 9♥.

On the feature table:

Lili Tang raised to 240,000 and got a three-bet to 800,000 from Hao Zhang in the small blind. Leslie Tsui in the big blind shoved all in for 3,200,000. Lili Tang got out of the way,, leaving the two gentlemen heads-up. Zhang made the call, putting Tsui's tournament life at risk.

Leslie Tsui : J♥ J♦

Hao Zhang: A♦ A♣

Tsui kept calm when he saw the hands tabled and waited patiently for the board to be dealt.

The board ran T♠ K♥ K♣ 8♣ 6♦ and without a miracle to help him, Tsui left the feature table and headed to the payout counter to claim his cashout.

The 16 players have been given a 15-minute break for a redraw.

Yu Wang used up all his time banks from under the gun before moving all in for his last 240,000.

Chao Cheng three-bet from the next seat to 400,000, only for Yita Choong in middle position to four-bet all in for 1,775,000.

Action folded back around to Cheng who reluctantly folded showing the A♣.

Yu Wang: J♦ 2♦

Yita Choong: A♦ K♣

The flop gave some help for Wang with 4♦ 9♦ 8♠ giving him additional outs but when the A♥ came on the turn he needed to hit a diamond to stay alive. No such luck on the J♥ river and Wang was sent to the rail.

The final 17 players remaining are now on a 15-minute break. There will be a two table redraw after one more elimination.

On the feature table:

Thanisorn Saelor raised to 200,0000 with J♥ 2♦ in the small blind and got called by big blind Mingyang Na with Q♠ 9♠.

The flop came A♣ A♥ Q♣ and Saelor continued with 100,000. Na raised to 250,000 and Saelor called.

On the turn 5♥ Saelor checked. Na fired 800,000 putting Saelor all-in. After burning a time bank, Saelor called. The river was another 5♠ ending Saelor's run.

Action folded to Zhen Huang in the small blind, who open jammed for 1,600,000, only to be snap called by Hao Zhang in the big blind.

Zhen Huang: T♣ 5♥

Hao Zhang: A♦ K♦

No miracles for Huang on the 6♦ 3♠ 8♥ Q♣ J♣ runout and he was sent packing.

In a battle of the blinds, Lei Song announced all in for 1,350,000 and was called by Peng Zhou in the big blind.

Lei Song: K♥ J♥

Peng Zhou: J♠ J♣

Song forged ahead when he spiked a pair on the flop of K♣ 6♣ 4♦. Zhou scored an upset, however, the turn producing a J♦, giving him a set. The river 7♣ was dealt with no consequence.

Song left the floor as Zhou scooped the pot.

Action was picked up with Georgios Skarparis on the button, all-in for 835,000, against Lili Tang, who had him covered.

Georgios Skarparis: K♣ J♣

Lili Tang: T♠ T♦

The flop came A♣ 3♦ J♠ maintaining Tang's lead. The 5♣ turn gave Skarparis a bit of hope with a possible flush draw. The river 9♣ landed and completed his flush for a double.

Fabian Gumz open jammed all in for 1,200,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Hao Zhang on the button, who snap called.

Fabian Gumz: 9♣ 9♠

Hao Zhang: A♥ Q♠

Not the door card Gumz wanted to see on the A♠ 4♠ T♣ flop and with no help on the 7♦ turn and a 6♣ brick river, Gumz's main event run has come to an end.

On a pot of 700,000 and a flop of J♠ Q♥ 7♠, Lili Tang bet 300,000 in the cutoff and got called by Tetsuro Tomita to see a flop.

Both players checked the turn 3♦. On the river 9♣, Tomita led with 500,000 which was enough to make Tang fold.

Fabian Gumz made it 200,000 to play from under the gun only for Hao Zhang to three-bet from the hijack to 420,000.

Kai Chen sat in the cut off then four-bet all if for 825,000. Gumz checked the count but got out of the way quickly. Zhang snap called.

Kai Chen: T♠ T♣

Hao Zhang: 3♥ 3♠

A pretty looking flop for Chen of Q♠ J♦ K♦ was fanned out by the dealer who then to everyone's shock peeled off the 3♦ on the turn to give Zhang his set.

Chen still had outs but the 8♠ on the river was not one of them and he was sent to the rail in a brutal fashion.

Martin Sedlak in the cutoff, pushed all his chips, worth 1,000,000, in the middle of the table and got called by big blind, DanQui Chen, putting Sedlak's tournament life at risk.

Martin Sedlak: A♣ 5♦

DanQui Chen: A♥ J♥

Sedlak was dominated. Chen's lead was further strengthened with the J♦ K♠ 6♠ flop. Chen never had to break a sweat, even catching trips on the turn J♠. The T♣ fell on the river ending Sedlak's run to win an APT Golden Lion Trophy.

Tetsuro Tomita raised to 160,000 from under the gun and action folded to Lei Song in the big blind, who three-bet all in for 640,000. Tomita snap called.

Lei Song: K♦ K♠

Tetsuro Tomita: A♣ J♣

Song saw a safe flop come 6♣ 9♠ 5♥ and the K♣ on the turn gave him a set but also gave Tomita a flush draw which would send Song packing. The river, however, bricked out with the 4♦ and Song was shipped the pot for a double up.

With 24 players remaining, the floor has stopped the clock and given the players an additional unofficial 15-minute break before they take their new seats.

Thanisorn Saelor raised to 160,000 from early position, only to face a three-bet all in 925,000 bet from Zhen Huang in the small blind.

Saelor didn't waste too much time and made the call.

Zhen Huang: A♦ 5♠

Thanisorn Saelor: K♥ T♥

A safe flop of J♠ 3♦ 6♣ for Huang and with the 4♠ coming on the turn, he just had to dodge a king or ten for a double up. The river brought the 7♣ to give Huang and unneeded straight and a full double up.

Action was picked up with Guy Taylor and Junquiang Lyu at risk.

Junquiang Lyu: A♠ 7♦

Guy Taylor: Q♦ J♥

Lyu was looking at a potential double up when the flop came Q♣ A♣ A♥ giving him trips. The turn T♠ gave Taylor hope as his outs increased with a gutshot straight draw. But he totally missed when the river 8♣ fell and securing Lyu's much-needed double.

Lili Tang raised under the gun to 160,000, only for Luong Ky to three-bet all in to 1,355,000 from the next seat.

Action folded around to Zhen Huang in the big blind who flat called. Tang came back over the top to isolate and four-bet all in. Tang had Huang covered and he released his hand.

Luong Ky: T♠ T♣

Lili Tang: Q♣ Q♠

The board of 5♥ 5♠ 3♣ 5♦ K♥ ran out safely for Tang and she scooped the massive pot sending Ky to the rail.

On the feature table:

Hao Lin raised to 400,000 in early position and after action folded to the big blind, Yu Han Su shoved all-in for 780,000 in the big blind. Lin, covered, called putting his tournament life at risk.

Hao Lin: 8♦ 8♣

Yu Han Su: A♠ K♣

Su caught a pair of the flop of A♦ 6♣ Q♣. Another Q♦ feel on the turn which didn't help Lin at all. The river 7♥ dropped sending Lin to head to the payout counter to claim his cash out.

Shuang Qui opened to 160,000 and got two callers, Yu Hsiang Huang on the button and Fabian Gumz in the big blind.

The flop came 2♣ 9♠ Q♣ which the trio checked. On the turn 6♠ Qui fired 325,000 but got raised by Huang to a hefty 900,000. Gumz immediately folded. Qui took some seconds before mucking his hand and awarding the pot to Huang.

Fabian Gumz raised from middle position to 160,000 and found the call from Shuang Qiu in the big blind.

The flop came 3♠ 7♠ 9♦ and both players checked as they did on the K♦ turn.

The dealer peeled off the 8♥ for the river and Qiu checked again to Gumz who now pushed out a river bet of 260,000. Qiu didn't take too much time and made the call instantly mucking his cards on seeing Gumz table A♦ 8♠ for a rivered third pair.

Leslie Tsui opened to 160,000 in the hijack and got called by button player, Bizhen Li. The flop came 5♣ 8♥ 7♥.

Tsui continued with another 160,000 but Li raised him to 410,000, strong arming Tsui into letting his hand go.

The remaining 30 players have returned from their first break and action is back under way.

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

On the 4♦ T♠ 8♥ Q♦ board and 500,000 in the pot, Bizhen Li check called Andrew Han's 300,000 bet to see the 6♥ fall on the river.

The action went check-check and Li tabled A♣ J♠. That was good to scoop the pot. Han mucked his cards in disgust.

Action was picked up with Zhenyi Huang, and Jianfeng Sun at risk, in an all-in showdown.

Jianfeng Sun: Q♥ 9♠

Zhenyi Huang: A♦ T♣

Sun stood up anxiously watching for the deal, knowing he was behind. And with Huang hitting a pair on the 4♣ A♣ J♥ flop, Sun's chances were slim. The Q♣ turn was dealt to give him a pair but he didn't improve and with the 2♥ river, his tournament run ended.

Shang Qui in early position opened to 125,000 and got one caller in Kai Chen on the button,

Qui continued on the flop of K♣ J♣ K♥ with a 75,000 bet. Chen called. Both players knuckled the turn Q♦.

On the river Q♥, Qui fired out125,000 and got a three-bet of 330,000 from Kai. Qui shoved all in with his huge stack. Looking dejected, Chen folded his hand.

Chen showed Jx Tx before adding more chips to his growing stack.

Bizhen Li raised to 120,000 and found a call from Yita Choong in the big blind.

The flop came A♦ K♥ J♠ and Choong check-called Li's 60,000 continuation bet and they both saw the A♠ come on the turn.

Action went check-check on the turn and again on the 7♦ river. Li tabled Q♦ Q♣ which was easily ahead of Choong's Q♥ 2♥.

On the feature table:

Hao Lin in early position raised to 425,000 leaving some chips behind. Yu Han Su in the big blind, decided to go all-in for 1,500,000. With 110,000 behind, Lin called for his tournament life.

Hao Lin: A♠ T♣

Yu Han Su: 9♦ 9♣

The dealer flopped 2♦ T♥ 4♦ giving Lin a pair of tens. The turn K♣ and river 4♠ didn't help Su at all, securing Lin's crucial double up.

With about 330,000 in the pot and the board reading 2♦ 4♣ K♣ T♦ Zhen Huang bet out for 150,000 and was called by Luong Ky on the button.

The Q♠ peeled off for the river and now the action wend check check. Huang tabled Q♦ 8♦ for a rivered second pair and Ky insta-mucked.

From middle position, Shang Qui opened to 125,000 and Nan Chen to his immediate left shoved all in for 830,000. With action back to him, Qui called putting Chen at risk.

Nan Chen: A♦ Q♥

Shang Qui: A♠ K♥

Chen groaned when he saw Qui's hand but waited for the deal with a smile. The board ran 8♦ 2♣ 9♦ 5♥ J♠. Chen tapped the table and told everyone "Good game!" then left the floor.

Jianfeng Sun raised from early position to 120,000 only to face a three-bet all in from Lei Song in the cut off. Action folded to Haiyang Yang in the big blind who then four-bet all in and had Song covered. Sun got out of the way quickly.

Lei Song: A♦ K♠

Haiyang Yang: A♣ Q♣

A safe run out for Song of J♥ 8♥ 2♠ 6♣ 4♣ and he was shipped the pot for a full double up and more.

On the feature table:

Peng Zhou in the hijack, raised to 100,000 holding A♥ T♥. Georgios Skarparis with T♠ 8♠, three-bet to 225,000. Zhou called to see a flop.

The flop came J♠ 8♣ 7♣. Both had a gutshot straight draw but Skarparis also caught a pair. He bet 175,000 and Zhou called.

The turn 5♠ gave Skarparis more outs to improve. He bet out 425,000 and successfully took down the pot.

With a pot of 200,000, Chzhen Evegenii bet 150,000 after action was passed to him by Danqui Chen in the small blind and Kai Chen, on a flop of 2♥ Q♥ K♣. Danqui Chen went over and made it 325,000. Kai Chen decided to fold but Evegeniie called to see another card.

The turn 9♦ dropped and Danqui Chen shoved all-in for 3,400,000 effectively placing Evegenii all in. After burning a time bank, Evegenii mucked showing one card - K♦

On the feature table:

Yu Han Su opened to 100,000 from the button and Hao Lin shoved all in for 385,000 in the big blind. Su made the call taking them to showdown and putting Lin at risk.

Hao Lin: A♦ J♠

Yu Han Su A♠ 9♦

Lin was ahead with a better kicker and it remained that way through the board of 4♠ 8♥ 7♣ 3♣ A♥

In cutoff, Ting Yu pushed all his 110,000 chips in the middle of the table and was anxiously waiting to see what happened next. Mingyang Na, in the small blind, called. Having other plans, Haiyang Yang in the big blind shoved all in for around 500,000 get,ting a snap-fold from Na. Yu, at risk, and Yang tabled their hands and headed to show down.

Ting Yu: 7♦ 7♠

Haiyang Yang: A♠ 8♠

Yang spiked a pair on the flop 8♦ J♦ 5♣ visibly disappointing Yu. The runout 5♥ and 6♥ didn't help him sending him out to the payout counter to claim his cash.

Lili Tang, in the small blind, bet 820,000 effectively putting Nan Chen all in. Chen just took a few seconds before making the call putting himself at risk.

Nan Chen: A♣ 5♥

Lili Tang: J♦ 2♣

The board ran T♥ 9♣ 9♦ 4♣ K♠. Tang didn't connect with the board, making Chen's ace-high good for a double up.

Roman Hrabec raised under the gun to 100,000 and found a call from Georgios Skarparis in the big blind.

The flop came :9c T♠ 2♥ and Skarparis checked it over to Hrabec who continued for 100,000. Skarparis then check raised to 325,000 only to face a three-bet to 650,000. Hrabec then went into the tank before four-betting all in for 1,525,000. Skarparis snap called and flipped over his A♣ A♦ and was streaks ahead of Hrabec's Q♥ Q♦.

No queen or running straight cards to save Hrbac on turn nor river and he was sent to the rail.

On the 8♣ J♥ 2♦ flop and over 200,000 in the pot Fabian Gumz checked it over to Lili Tang on the button who bet out for 80,000. Gumz countered with a check-raise to 320,000 and Tang made the call.

The turn saw the 8♠ peel off and Gumz now lead out for 315,000. Tang made the call quickly. The river brought the 6♥ and Gumz didn't slow down this time betting out for 550,000. Again Tang didn't take long and made the call tabling Q♣ Q♥ way ahead of Gumz's A♣ J♣ and Tang was shipped the tasty pot.

With over 500,000 in the pot and the board of 6♣ T♦ 9♥ Q♦ 3♠ fanned out across the table Chun Wong had checked to Georgios Skarparis who fired out a 350,000 river bet.

Wong went deep into the tank pushing out his stack of time banks of which he was charged two before releasing his hand to send Skarparis the healthy pot with no showdown.

Juhyun Lee, under the gun and with only 125,000 behind, burned a time bank to consider his options. He ultimately went all in. Two seats to his left, Mingrui Cen, three-bet to 250,000. With action folded to the big blind, Ryosuke Ikari, checked what Cen had behind, then announced all-in. Cen, with only, 175,000 behind, needed to consider his options as a call would put his tournament life at risk. After burning a time bank, he made the call, taking all three players to a showdown.

Juhyun Lee: A♦ K♥

Mingrui Cen: 7♦ 7♥

Ryosuke Ikari: 9♦ 9♣

After Cen called, Lee became visibly nervous and started mumbling in his native language what sounded like a plea to the poker gods. Ikari and Cen were anxiously awaiting the flop when it fell 4♣ 8♥ J♥.

Lee's prayers were answered when the K♣ fell on the turn, evoking a very small and quiet cheer from him. His praying didn't stop, however, as the river was still to come. At this point, only a miracle would help Cen stay in the tournament by winning the 600,000 side pot.

The dealer finally peeled the Q♠ river. Despite wearing a mask, Lee's joy could be seen through his eyes finally being able to lean back and relax. Cen got to his feet as both Lee and Ikari scooped the main and the side pots, respectively.

Georgios Skarparis raised to 80,000 from early position and action folded to Kai Chen in the small blind who three-bet all in for 895,000. Mingyang Na in the big blind asked for both counts and then four-bet all in and had both players covered. Skarparis snap called.

Kai Chen: A♣ 3♣

Georgios Skarparis: Q♠ Q♣

Mingyang Na: A♥ K♠

The miracle flop of 8♣ 9♣ T♣ peeled off for Chen and he was safe for the treble up baring runner runner cards falling. The 4♠ came on the turn and sealed the deal for Chen. Skarparis dodged an ace or king when the 8♠ fell on the river to give him some saving grace in scooping the side pot.

Cards are in the air for Day 4 of the 2025 APT Jeju Main Event.

The remaining 48 players will play down to the final table of nine today.

There will be a live stream available of the feature table here along with our regular updates all on a 30-minute delay.

Stay tuned for all the action.

Day 4 of the KRW 2.6M (~USD 1,860) APT Jeju 2025 Main Event resumes today at 11:15 AM at Les A Casino in Jeju Shinhwa World.

From the 246 players who began Day 2, just 47 remain in the hunt for the record-breaking KRW 3,761,155,200 (~USD 2,686,540) prize pool, the largest ever for an APT Main Event in Korea and the third biggest in tour history. All returning players are already guaranteed KRW 10,460,000 (~USD 7,470), but today’s challenge is to secure a seat at the final table.

China’s Peng Zhou leads with 4,460,000, followed by Shuang Qiu (4,010,000), the only two players over the 4 million mark. Danqiu Chen sits in third with 2,765,000. At stake is the KRW 649,835,200 (~USD 464,170) first prize, the largest APT payout ever awarded in Korea. The top three finishers will also earn seats to the KRW 14M (~USD 10,000) APT Championship Main Event in Taipei this November, which carries a USD 5M guarantee.

Notables still in contention include APT champions Martin Sedlak and Thanisorn Saelor , both with 1,005,000. Abraham Ceesvin (960,000) seeks redemption after two near misses, while Women’s Event champion Lili Tang (2,655,000) and Yu Han Su (2,290,000) add to the star power at the top of the counts and representing the ladies of poker.

Other big names in the mix are Fabian Gumz (1,940,000), Georgios Skarparis (1,515,000), Roman Hrabec (1,470,000), Joshua McCully (1,460,000), Yita Choong (1,195,000), Poseidon Ho (1,115,000), Jianfeng Sun (745,000), and Guy Taylor (660,000).

Play resumes with 60-minute levels and will continue until the final nine are reached. With no former champions left, a new name will be etched into APT history by week’s end.

With so much at stake, today’s battle promises to be fierce. And with no former champions left in the field, a new titleholder will be crowned. Follow along as the action unfolds on the road to the next APT champion.

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