APT High Roller (110,000 TWD)

That's all, folks! Vietnam's Trung Quan Nguyen has officially beaten Thailand's Alex Wice in a gruelling showdown, with twists and turns at every corner, and takes home TWD 7,586,600 (~USD 247,930) and a $10,000 APTC ticket for this November.

He outplayed 278 unique players across 415 entries over two intense days, securing the title with a final top pair. Wice earns TWD 4,808,500 (~USD 157,100) for second. Stay tuned for a full recap of this epic event soon!

Hand 137 Trung Quan Nguyen shoves his ~38,000,000 stack from the button, with Alex Wice calling from the big blind:

Trung Quan Nguyen: Q♥ T♥

Alex Wice: K♥ J♥

"Between the two of them they are 4/5ths of a Royal" the announce Greg [Goes All In] said.

The dealer fanned the flop: T♠ 8♥ 4♥ , giving Nguyen top pair and leaving Wice with 13 outs.

The turn was the 3♦ , Wice still looking for a Heart, Jack or King to stay alive.

The dealer revealed the 8♦ on the river, and Nguyen jumped for joy as he had secured the victory, shaking hands with Wice to acknowledge the culmination of a brutal High Roller showdown.

Wice finishes second out of 415 entries, which admittedly won't be what he hoped for, but still something to be proud of.

Hand 133 Trung Quan Nguyen called 400,000 from the button with 7♦ 3♦ , with Alex Wice opting to check.

The flop: A♦ 9♠ K♠ . Wice check-called Nguyen's 800,000 bet.

The 9♣ turn was checked through.

On the T♠ river, Wice bet 1,700,000 which was enough for him to scoop up the pot.

Hand 134 Wise raised to 1,600,000 with J♣ 6♦ on the button, with Nguyen calling from the big blind.

The flop showed Q♣ A♥ 9♥ , and Nguyen check-folded Wice's 1,400,000 continuation-bet.

Hand 135 Nguyen raises to 1,600,000 from the button with Q♣ 2♣ , with Wice shoving his ~20,000,000 stack with 9♦ 9♣ . Nguyen let his hand go.

Hand 136 Wice raises to 1,600,000 with Q♦ J♦ from the button, with Nguyen jamming behind him with K♥ 3♣ . Wice asks for a count before grabbing his time banks, dwelling on the decision.

Wice eventually makes the call, and the announcer instructs the dealer to lay out the flop: 6♣ 4♠ 2♦ .

The 7♦ on the turn gave Wice more outs, but the 3♠ on the river doubled Nguyen up and left Wice with only a few big blinds left to play with.

Hand 125 Nguyen limped in for the button with Q♠ 6♦ and Wice raised to 1,600,000 with K♦ J♦ to win the pot.

Hand 126 Wice raised to 1,300,000 with 3♣ 2♣ and Nguyen shoved with A♣ 7♣ to take down the pot.

Hand 127 Nguyen raised to 1,900,000 and Wice called.

On the flop of 7♦ Q♥ 5♥ , Wice checked to Nguyen, who bet 1,500,000 and Wice shoved all in for 9,600,000. Nguyen called.

Trung Quan Nguyen: A♥ K♣

Alex Wice: 5♦ 4♦

Wice picked up the lead with a flopped pair of fives. The dealer delt the 8♠ turn, and Nguyen was still looking for an ace or king in next card.

The river bricked off Q♦ , locking up a double-up for Wice.

Hand 128 Wice raied to 1,600,000 and Nguyen shoved to take down the pot.

Hand 129 Nguyen limped in with T♣ 4♣ and Wice checked with Q♣ T♣ .

A flop came 5♦ 3♣ 2♥ and Wice check-called a bet of 1,500,000 from Nguyen.

The 7♣ hit on the turn, and Wice check-folded a bet of 4,000,000 from Nguyen.

Hand 130 Wice raised to 1,600,000 with K♣ 3♥ and Nguyen shoved with 8♥ 8♦ to take down the pot.

Hand 131 Nguyen limped in with J♥ 6♠ and Wice checked with J♣ 9♦ .

A flop came 3♦ 8♣ 2♣ , and it went check-check.

The T♦ hit on the turn and Wice bet 1,600,000 to take down the pot.

Hand 132 Wice limped in with 7♦ 3♥ and Nguyen checked with T♥ 9♣ .

On the flop of 2♠ 5♠ 6♥ , Nguyen check-called a bet of 1,000,000 from Wice.

The 6♣ landed on the turn, and it went check-check.

A T♣ hit on the river, where Nguyen bet 2,000,000 and won the pot.

Hand 121 Both Trung Quan Nguyen and Alex Wice jam, Wice in the big blind with A♦ 6♥ , Nguyen on the button with K♦ 8♥ . This was the third chance for Nguyen to take the victory.

The dealer fanned the flop: 3♥ 3♦ 4♣ , leaving Nguyen with 6 outs, any King or Eight.

The 2♣ on the turn and Q♠ on the river ensured the double up for Wice, taking him to around 11,000,000.

Hand 122 Wice raised to 1,200,000 on the button with K♣ 3♦ , Nguyen in the big blind with A♥ J♣ , moving all in, and Wice let the hand go.

Hand 123 Nguyen raised to 1,300,000 on the button with 8♦ 4♥ , with Wice moving all in with K♦ 9♦ , prompting Nguyen to fold.

Hand 124 Wice raised to 1,300,000 with A♣ 9♦ from the button, Nguyen calling with Q♦ 8♣ and they headed to the flop: 9♣ 5♦ 5♥ . Nguyen check-folded an 800,000 bet from Wice.

Hand 117 Nguyen raied to 5,300,000 on the button and Wice called for2,100,000 in the big blind.

Trung Quan Nguyen: K♣ Q♦

Alex Wice: 7♦ 5♦

A board ran out 5♠ 7♥ A♥ 6♠ 3♣ , locking up a double-up for Wice.

Hand 118 Wice shoved all in for 4,800,000 and Nguyen called.

Trung Quan Nguyen: K♦ 6♣

Alex Wice: Q♣ T♣

The board came 9♦ J♣ T♥ 4♥ 9♣ , securing another double-up for Wice.

Hand 119 Nguyen limped in with T♥ 6♦ and Wice checked in the big blind with 7♣ 3♦ .

Both players checked through a board of 5♥ Q♥ J♣ 7♦ K♦ , and Wice collected the pot.

Hand 120 Wice raied to 1,200,000 with Q♥ J♦ and Nguyen called with 5♦ 2♦ .

The checked through a flop of 3♠ K♠ 4♦ .

Nguyen bet 1,000,000 on the A♠ turn and Wice called.

The river showed a J♥ and Nguyen fired out 3,000,000. Wice called. Nguyen won the pot.

Hand 115 Trung Quan Nguyen raises to 1,200,000 from the button with J♣ 8♦ , Alex Wice calls from the big blind with K♦ 7♥

Flop: 9♥ T♠ 3♥ . Wice check-folds a 1,500,000 bet from Nguyen.

Hand 116 Wice raises to 1,200,000 with 8♦ 7♦ , however, there seemed to be a prolonged verbal miscommunication between Wice & Nguyen regarding whether someone said "call" or not. It ultimately was ruled that Nguyen did call and they went to the flop.

Flop: 8♣ J♣ 3♦ . Nguyen fires off 2,000,000 into the middle. Wice calls.

The turn is the 6♦ , creating backdoor flush draws for both players. Nguyen shoves on the spot for around 16,000,000, with Wice eventually making the call. A♠ they tabled their hands Wice shouted "Yes! Yes!" while clapping, as he had the slight upper hand.

The dealer turned over the 7♥ to complete Nguyen's straight, and Wice sat back down in his seat, now at around a 20-to-1 chip disadvantage to Nguyen.

Hand 111 Nguyen raied to 1,200,000 on the button with A♣ T♣ and Wice called in the big blind with 7♥ 6♦ .

A flop ran out 9♥ 9♦ 7♦ , Wice check-called a bet of 1,000,000 from Nguyen.

The Q♦ hit on the turn, and it went check-check

The 9♣ landed on the river, where Wice bet 2,200,000 called. Wice took down the pot with a full house.

Hand 112 Wice raised to 1,200,000 and Nguyen called.

On the flop of K♦ T♠ Q♦ , Nguyen checked to Wice, who bet 600,000. Nguyen raised to 2,500,000. Wice called.

The 5♣ hit on the turn and Nguyen fired out 5,000,000 to win the pot.

Hand 113 Wice raised to 2,000,000 and won the pot.

Hand 114 Nguyen folded and Wice won the pot.

Hand 107 Trung Quan Nguyen raises to 1,200,000 from the button with 7♦ 6♣ . Alex Wice moves all in from the big blind, and Nguyen folds.

Hand 108 Wice raises to 1,200,000 from the button with 8♣ 3♥ . Nguyen calls from the big with 9♥ 6♣ .

Flop: K♥ 4♦ T♣ . Nguyen check-folds a 900,000 bet from Wice.

Hand 109 Nguyen limps with 300,000 from the button with 6♣ 2♣ . Wice checks his option.

Flop: T♠ 4♥ Q♥ . Nguyen bets 600,000, Wice raises to 2,000,000, which takes the pot as Nguyen folds.

Hand 110 Wice raises to 1,200,000 from the button with 7♣ 4♣ . Nguyen three-bets to 4,000,000, which is enough to throw Wice off the pot.

Hand 104 Alex Wice raied to 1,000,000 with Q♣ 5♣ on the button and Trung Quan Nguyen called in the big blind with T♥ 7♦ .

On the flop of 8♦ 4♦ 7♦ , it went check-check.

The turn showed a 6♣ , Nguyen check-called a bet of 800,000 from Wice.

The rivered brought the 5♥ and Nguyen checked. Wice shoved for 15,000,000 to take down the pot.

Hand 105 Nguyen limped in on the button with Q♦ 7♣ and Wice checked in the big blind with Q♣ 8♦ .

A flop ran out 6♣ 2♠ A♦ , and it went check-check.

The 3♠ hit on the turn, and it was another check round.

The river showed an board-pairing A♣ , and both players checked to a free showdown. Wice took down the pot.

Hand 106 Wice raised to 1,200,000 on the button with Q♣ 4♦ and Nguyen called in the big blind with 9♥ 5♥ .

The flop came 8♠ 5♣ 4♥ , and it went check-check.

The 6♠ hit on the turn and Nguyen bet 1,000,000 to win the pot.

Alex Wice and Quan Trung Nguyen outlast 415 to clash for TWD 7,586,600 (~USD 247,800) in the 2025 APT Taipei High Roller, each secured TWD 4,808,500 (~USD 157,100). Yung Bing Chu claims third for TWD 3,475,000 (~USD 113,500).

Hand 103 Yung Bing Chu shoved all in for 3,000,000 on the button with A♠ T♠ and Nguyen called in the small blind with A♣ 9♣ . Alex Wice also came along in the big blind with A♦ 8♣ .

On the flop of K♦ J♣ 4♠ , it went check-check.

Wice received a pair from the dealer as the 8♦ hit on the turn, where there was another round of checks.

However, Nguyen overcame Wice's pair with a superior pair when the river showed a 9♦ , which the two acting players checked to a free showdown.

Unfortunately Chu's run came to an end, he finished in 3rd place for a payout of TWD 3,475,000 (~USD 113,560).

Hand 98 Alex Wice raises to 1,300,000 from the small blind with 8♥ 4♥ . Yung Bing Chu defends the big blind with T♣ 9♥ .

Flop: 4♠ 5♣ K♦ . Wice check-shoves Chu's 1,500,000 bet, to the tune of ~15,000,000 chips. Chu promptly folds.

Hand 99 Wice raises to 1,000,000 from the button, with Chu moving all-in for 6,800,000 holding Q♦ Q♣ . Wice lets it go.

Hand 100 Trung Quan Nguyen calls from the small blind with K♥ 9♦ , with Wice checking his big blind.

Flop: 3♣ 6♣ 9♣ . Action goes check-check.

On the Q♠ turn, Wice calls Nguyen's 500,000 bet.

The A♣ river completes Wice's flush, and Nguyen check-folds Wice's 2,200,000 bet.

Hand 101 Nguyen raises to 1,100,000 with A♥ 5♣ on the button, with Chu making the call from the big blind with T♣ 8♥ .

Flop: A♦ A♣ 8♣ , action goes check-check.

On the 4♦ turn, Chu check-calls 1,000,000 from Nguyen.

The inconsequential 7♦ on the river leads Nguyen to fire out 3,000,000, and he eventually makes the call and sees the bad news: Nguyen's flopped trip aces, slicing his stack in half.

Hand 102 Nguyen got a walk in the big blind.

Hand 95 Alex Wice limped in from the small blind with K♣ 8♥ and Yung Bing Chu checked with T♠ 3♦ in the big blind.

On the flop of 9♣ J♠ A♠ , Wice bet 500,000 and took down the pot.

Hand 96 Trung Quan Nguyen got a walk.

Hand 97 Nguyen raised to 1,200,000 in the small blind and Wice shoved all in for 15,000,000 in the big blind to take down the pot.

Hand 89 Trung Quan Nguyen raised to 1,100,000 on the button with K♥ T♠ and won the pot.

Hand 90 Alex Wice raised to 1,000,000 on the button with 9♦ 5♦ and Nguyen three-bet to 3,000,000 with A♦ Q♣ to win the pot.

Hand 91 Yung Bing Chu raied on the button with A♦ 4♣ to 1,000,000 and won the pot.

Hand 92 Wice raised to 1,100,000 from the small blind with Q♦ T♠ and won the pot.

Hand 93 Wice raised to 1,000,000 on the button with T♥ 9♥ and won the pot.

Hand 94 Chu raised to 1,000,000 on the button with K♠ Q♥ and Wice shoved all in for 13,000,000 in the big blind to win the pot

Hand 86 Alex Wice raises to 1,100,000 from the small blind with Q♠ J♥ . Yung Bing Chu calls.

Flop: 6♠ T♣ 3♣ . Wice check-calls Chu's 1,000,000 bet.

The turn card completes Chu's flush draw, with the A♣ being turned over. Wice puts 2,500,000 in the middle, then folds to Chu's shove.

Hand 87 Wice raises to 1,000,000 from the button with J♣ T♣ . Chu and Trung both fold.

Hand 88 Trung calls from the small blind with 8♣ 7♣ , whilst Wice opts to check his option.

Flop: 9♣ 5♥ A♦ , Trung puts 500,000 in the middle. Wice calls.

The 9♠ turn pairs the board, and Trung check-folds a 1,300,000 bet from Wice.

Players are having a 15-minute break now.

Hand 84 Alex Wice raises to 800,000 from the button, holding Q♥ 4♣ . Yung Bing Chu makes the 600,000 call from the small blind; seated in the big blind, Quan Trung three-bets to 2,000,000 with A♦ 8♣ , and both Wice and Chu get out of the way.

Hand 85 Trung calls 200,000 from the small blind with 8♦ 5♦ , whilst Wice raises to 1,300,000 seated in the big with A♦ 7♦ . Trung lets it go.

Hand 81 Alex Wice raised to 800,000 on the button with and Yung Bing called in the small blind. Trung Quan Nguyen also came along in the big blind.

On the flop of 4♦ A♣ 8♣ , the blinds checked to Wice, who bet 900,000 to take down the pot.

Hand 82 Nguyen limped in from the small blind weith Q♥ 7♦ and Wice checked in the big blind with J♣ 2♦

On the flop of K♦ 2♠ 5♣ , Nguyen check-folded after a bet of 500,000 from Wice.

Hand 83 Wise raised to 1,100,000 in the small blind with Khs 8 to win the pot.

Hand 80 Abraham Ceesvin shoved all in for 3,500,000 on the button and Alex Wice also went all in for 8,800,000 in the small blind.

Abraham Ceesvin: Q♥ T♥

Alex Wice: 9♦ 9♣

A flop ran out 3♠ 8♦ J♦ , offering Ceesvin a gutshot.

The board-pairing 3♥ hit on the turn, and Ceesvin was still looking to spike a ten or queen to stay alive.

Unfortunately, the river bricked off 4♠ , finishing Ceesvin's run in 4th place for a prize of TWD 2,810,500 (~USD 91,850).

Hand 78 Alex Wice raises to 800,000 from under the gun with K♥ J♥ . Yung Bing Chu calls from the button with A♠ Q♦ , along with Abraham Ceesvin in the big blind with T♦ 9♦ .

Flop: Q♠ 6♠ 3♣ . Ceesvin checks, along with Wice, whilst Chu fires off 900,000. Ceesvin folds instantly. Wice raises to 2,000,000, which Chu calls. The turn is the J♦ , which Wice checks over to Chu, who continues for 1,500,000. Time banks are used up one by one, until he eventually finds the call, and they head to river with ~10,000,000 chips in the middle.

The river is the 7♦ , which both players check. Wice slams the table as he sees the bad news, with Chu flopping top pair.

Hand 79 Quan Trung raises to 800,000 from the button, and gets a walk.

Hand 77 Kaifan Wan shoved all in for 200,000 from under the gun with K♣ 9♣ and Wice raised to 800,000 on the button with T♦ 2♦ . Nguyen called in the big blind with 7♠ 6♥ .

On the flop of 8♣ 6♣ 8♥ , Nguyen checked to Wice, who bet 700,000. Nguyen called.

The Q♥ hit on the turn, where it went check-check.

The river showed 7♣ , and the two checked through again.

Just like that, Wang was eliminated in 5th place for a payday of TWD 2,224,500 (~USD 72,700).

Hand 75 Alex Wice got a walk.

Hand 76 Wice went all in from the small blind and won the pot.

Hand 69 Yung Bing Chu raised to 800,000 in the cutoff with A♦ T♦ and won the pot.

Hand 70 Kaifan Wang raised to 800,000 on the button with K♦ T♠ and Alex Wice shoved all in for 4,600,000 on the button with J♠ 9♠ and won the pot.

Hand 71 Trung Quan Nguyen raied to 800,000 from under the gun with 3♦ 3♣ and Chu called in the big blind with K♣ T♣ .

On the flop of 4♣ 4♥ 9♥ , Chu check-folded after Nguyen bet 800,000.

Hand 67 Alex Wice shoved all in for 4,300,000 on the button and won the pot.

Hand 68 Abraham Ceesvin raised to 600,000 from under the gun with 5♦ 5♣ and Yung Bing Chu called on the button with Q♦ T♦ . Kaifan Wang called in the big blind with T♣ 9♦ .

A flop came K♠ 8♥ J♣ , and Wang checked to Ceesvin, who bet 500,000. Chu called. Wang also tagged along.

The 8♣ hit on the turn, and the trio checked through.

The 7♣ fell on the river, where Wang bet 1,500,000 and won the pot.

Hand 64 Kaifan Wang limped in from the small blind with Q♣ J♦ and Abraham Ceesvin checked in the big blilnd with K♥ d6 .

On the flop of Q♠ 8♣ 9♠ , it went check-check.

The K♣ hit on the turn, and both players checked through again.

The A♥ landed on the river, and it was another check round. Ceesvin collected the pot.

Hand 65 Yung Bing Chu raised to 600,000 from under the gun with A♦ K♦ to win the pot.

Hand 66 Trung Quan Nguyen raised 600,000 from under the gun with and Ceesvin shoved all in for 15,000,000 on the button. Nguyen called for his 6,900,000

Trung Quan Nguyen: A♣ Q♦

Abraham Ceesvin: Tc: 8♣

The board came clean 3♠ 6♠ 3♦ 5♥ 7♣ , locking up a double-up for Nguyen.

Hand 61 Kaifan Wang raises to 600,000 from the cutoff, holding K♣ T♦ . Yung Bing Chu makes the 300,000 call from the big blind.

Flop: 6♠ T♥ J♦ , bottom set for Chu and middle pair for Wang! The action goes check-check. The turn is the 2♥ , with Chu placing a 800,000 bet; Wang calls. The river brings the A♦ , which both players check, and Chu takes down the 1,600,000 pot. Wang winces slightly.

Hand 62 Holding K♣ 3♠ , Alex Wice raises to 600,000. Quan Trung calls from the big blind with Q♣ T♥ , and the two go to the flop.

Flop: 6♥ Q♥ Q♠ , flopping trips for Trung, who check-raises Wice's 400,000 bet to 900,000. Wice responds by three-betting to 1,400,000, who immediately fires a time bank into the middle, before eventually calling. The turn is the 3♣ , guaranteeing the pot for Trung, and the action goes check-check.

The river is the A♥ , Trung immediately shoves for 2,600,000, and Wice lets the hand go.

Hand 63 Wice has J♠ J♥ in the cutoff, who raises to 600,000. Wang, sitting in the big blind with K♦ J♦ , makes the call.

Flop: 2♦ 8♣ 5♥ . Wang check-calls Wice's continuation bet of 325,000. The K♥ lands on the turn, and Wang quickly checks to Wice. Wice fires again, this time for 625,000. Wang eventually makes the call. On the 7♠ river, Wang checks yet again, whilst Wice uses one of his time banks. Wice eventually jams for 1,600,000, seeing the bad news as Wang calls and doubles up.

Hand 56 Trung Quan Nguyen shoved all in from under the ugn with 4♠ 4♣ and collected the pot.

Hand 57 Abraham Ceesvin raised to 600,000 in the cutoff with K♠ 9♥ and Nguyen shoved for 4,000,000 in the big blind with K♦ Q♥ to collect the pot.

Hand 58 Ceesvin raised to 600,000 from under the gun with Q♠ J♣ and Alex Wice shoved in the cutoff with A♥ 5♥ to win the pot.

Hand 59 Yung Bing Chu raised to 600,000 in the cutoff with A♦ 6♦ and Ceesvin called in the big blind with T♦ 2♦ .

On the flop of 8♣ 9♠ 3♥ , it went check-check. The turn showed the 3♠ , and Ceesvin checked to Chu, who bet 500,000. Ceesvin folded.

Hand 60 Wice got a walk.

Hand 55 Sung Jin Yun shoved all in for 475,000 in the hijack with K 5 , and Ceesvin three-bet ot 1,200,000 from the small blind. After Alex Wice folded in the big blind.

Sung Jin Yun: K♦ 5♣

Abraham Ceesvin: A♥ 4♦

The board ran out Q♥ 7♥ T♦ 6♥ Q♣ , sending Yun to the rail in sixth place for a payday of TWD 1,712,000 (~USD 55,950).

Hand 52 Abraham Ceesvin raised to 500,000 from the hijack with J♥ J♦ and won the pot.

Hand 53 Ceesvin raised from under the gun to 600,000 with K♠ J♣ and Trung Quan Nguyen called in the small blind with K♦ Q♦ .

On the flop of 4♦ 3♥ 9♠ , Nguyen check-folded after a bet from Ceesvin.

Hand 54 Yung Bing Chu raied to 600,000 from the hijack with K♥ Q♥ and won the pot.

Hand 48 Sung Jin Yun shoves for 325,000 from the cutoff with K♠ J♠ . Quan Trung on the button calls, holding A♦ 3♣ , along with Abraham Ceesvin who has 8♣ 3♦ in the big blind.

Flop: T♦ 9♦ T♣ , Ceesvin checks-folds Trung's 400,000 bet on the A♠ turn. Trung and Yun flip over their cards, with Yun needing a Queen to stay alive.

The river brings the Q♥ , keeping Yun alive by finding his straight and adding ~1,000,000 to his stack.

Hand 49 Ceesvin calls with 6♦ 2♦ from the small blind, with Alex Wice checking the big blind with 9♣ 5♦ .

The flop: 7♣ 6♣ 6♠ , flopping trips for Ceesvin, and bets 250,000. Wice calls. The turn is the K♥ , Ceesvin continues to fire for 650,000. Wice lets it go.

Hand 50 Trung raises to 1,000,000 from the hijack with A♦ T♦ , gets a walk.

Hand 51 Trung raises to 500,000 from under the gun with A♠ T♦ , Sung Jin Yun calls 250,000 from the big blind with J♣ 9♣ .

Flop: 2♥ 8♣ 6♠ . Yun checks, Trung continues for 700,000. Yun lets it go, missing a potential chance to double up.

Hand 43 Abraham Ceesvin limped in from the small blind with K♦ 3♣ and Alex Wice called in the big blind with 8♦ 6♦ .

On the flop of, J♥ 9♠ 7♥ , Ceesvin checked to Wice, who bet 300,000 to win the pot.

Hand 44 Wice raised to 725,000 in the small blind with 9♣ 5♥ and Yung Bing Chu three-bet to 2,900,000 in the small blind to win the pot.

Hand 45 Ceesvin raised the cutoff to 500,000 with T♦ 8♦ and Sung Jin Yun called in the bit blind with Q♣ T♣ .

On the flop of A♠ 8♠ 3♠ , Yun checked to Ceesvin, who bet 500,000 and won the pot.

Hand 46 Ceesvin raised the hijack to 500,000 with J♠ T♠ and Trung Quan Nguyen called in the big blind with K♥ J♦

A flop ran out 5♦ 9♥ 2♦ , and it went check-check.

The 8♥ hit on the turn, where Nguyen check-folded after a bet of 500,000 from Ceesvin.

Hand 47 Wice raised to 500,000 in hte hijack with Q♣ 8♥ and Chu called in the cutoff with A♠ 5♠ .

A flop came 6♣ 5♦ 6♠ , Wice checked to Chu, who bet 700,000 and took down the pot.

Hand 39 Quan Trung raises 500,000 from under the gun with A♠ T♦ , gets a walk.

Hand 40 Abraham Ceesvin calls 250,000 from the hijack with A♣ 7♣ , heads two ways to the flop with Quan Trung in the big blind who has J♠ 9♦

Flop is 4♣ 6♦ Q♦ , Quan check-folds a 350,000 continuation-bet from Ceesvin.

Hand 41 Ceesvin with T♥ T♣ raises to 500,000 from under the gun, Yung Bing Chu with 4♠ 4♦ three-bets to 1,300,000 from the cutoff. Ceesvin uses a time bank, then goes all-in for his ~10,000,000 stack. Chu lets it go, making Ceesvin the chip leader with >12,000,000 in his stack.

Hand 42 Kaifan Wang has 4♠ 4♣ in the small blind, calls 125,000. Ceesvin in the big blind with 8 2 raises to 800,000. Wang opts to call.

Flop: 7♦ 6♠ Q♦ . Wang check-folds Ceesvin's continuation of 600,000.

Hand 38 Kaifan Wang raised the hijack to 500,000, Kok Wei Teoh shoved all in for 4,100,000 in the cutoff and Abraham moved all in for 4,100,000 on the button. Wang stepped aside.

Abraham Ceesvin: A♠ Q♣

Kok Wei Teoh: 8♦ 8♣

Teoh held the lead with pocket eights, and Ceesvin was still looking to spike an ace or queen after a flop came J♠ 7♥ 2♦ .

The turn showed an A♥ , improving Ceesvin to top pair of aces. Teoh was whishing to see an eight in next card.

However, the river bloomed Ceesvin's top pair to trip aces with an A♣ , sending Teoh to the rail in seventh place for a payday of TWD 1,274,500 (~USD 41,650).

Hand 36 Trung Quan Nguyen raied the cutoff to 500,000 with K♣ J♣ and won the pot.

Hand 37 Alex Wice got a walk.

Final seven players are having a 15-minute break now.

Hand 33 Kaifan Wang raises to 400,000 from under the gun with K♣ J♣ . Yung Bing Chu has A♣ T♣ on the button, and makes the call. Quan Trung in the big blind with K♦ 6♦ makes the 200,000 call.

On the flop: 6♥ 8♠ 5♣ , Trung leads out with 400,000. Wang folds, but Chu makes the call.

The turn is the 2♣ , giving a backdoor flush to Chu; Trung continues for 1,000,000, and Chu calls quickly.

Chu makes the nut flush on the river with the 4♣ . Trung checks, Chu puts 1,500,000 into the pot. Trung lifts his shades to assess the situation, but lets it go.

Hand 34 Wice in the hijack raises to 400,000 with A♥ K♣ , three-bet by Chu in the cutoff with 4♦ 4♣ to 1,000,000. Wice shoves for 9,700,000 - Chu checks his cards and lets them go.

Hand 35 Folds round to Trung on the button with Q♠ J♥ , who raises to 400,000. Kaifan Wang in the small blind with 9♠ 9♥ , shoves for 8,000,000. Trung lets it go.

Hand 30 Alex Wice got a walk.

Hand 31 Kaifan Wang raised to 400,000 from the hijack with Q♥ J♣ and Yung Bing Chu called from the big blind with A♦ 6♦ .

On the flop of K♠ 2♥ 6♠ , it went check-check.

The 9♠ hit on the turn, and Chu checked to Wang, who bet 400,000. Chu came along.

The river showed a T♥ , and Chu checked. Wang bet 1,400,000 to win the pot.

Hand 32 Kok Wei Teoh raised the hijack with K♦ Q♦ and Chu three-bet to 800,000 with A♦ 5♣ from the small blind. Teoh called.

A flop ran out 9♥ 8♠ 9♠ , and it went check-check.

The 3♦ came on the turn, and Chu bet 700,000. Teoh folded.

Hand 28 Alex Wice with A♥ 8♥ raises to 400,000 in early position, gets a walk.

Hand 29 Wice acting under the gun with J♦ T♥ raises to 400,000, only Sung Jin Yun in the hijack with 9♥ 9♣ makes the call.

Flop: 5♠ A♠ 9♦ . Wice bets 200,000, and Yun calls. The turn card is the 5♦ , Wice continues for 200,000, to which Yun shoves for 430,000. Wice checks his cards and lets it go.

Hand 27 Jason Chau shoved all in for 875,000 from the small blind and Kaifan Wang called in the big blind to put his opponent at risk.

Kaifan Wang: T♣ 8♥

Jason Chau: K♦ 8♠

Chau was ahead and we got a flop of: 7♣ A♣ J♠ , Wang was looking to spike a ten or running cards.

The turn showed the 6♣ , and Wang picked up a gushot.

Unfortunately for Chau, the river brought help to his opponent as it revealed T♠ , sending the player from Hong Kong to rail in eighth place for a payday of TWD 922,500 (~USD 30,150).

Hand 24 Abraham Ceesvin, in the cutoff with A♦ 9♥ , raised to 400,000. Alex Wice, on the button, three-bet to 1,000,000 with K♥ T♥ . Ceesvin folded, surrendering the pot to Wice.

Hand 25 Alex Wice, with 8♣ 8♠ , raised to 400,000 from the cutoff. Trung Nguyen, in the big blind, three-bet to 1,300,000 with A♥ Q♥ , and Wice called.

The flop came 3♠ 3♣ 9♠ . Nguyen fired 800,000, and Wice called.

On the 3♥ turn, both players checked. The J♦ river prompted another check from both, and Wice’s pocket eights won the 2,400,000 pot.

Hand 26 Abraham Ceesvin with A♠ Q♣ raises to 400,000 from middle position, gets a walk.

Hand 19 Yung Bing Chu raiesd the hijack to 320,000 with A♦ 2♦ and collected the pot.

Hand 20 Sung Jin Yun shoved all in for 1,100,000 with A♠ 8♠ and won the pot.

Hand 21 Chu raised to 320,000 from early position with A♣ Q♦ and Kaifan Wang called on the button with 8♥ 8♦ . Kok Wei Teoh three-bet to 1,400,000 in the small blind with T♦ T♣ and won the pot.

Hand 22 Wang raised the cutoff with 6♠ 6♦ to 320,000 and Alex Wice called in the big blind with J♠ 9♣ .

On the flop of T♠ J♣ 3♦ , Wice checked and Wang continued for 325,000. Wice came along.

When the Q♠ hit on the turn, it went check-check.

The river showed a A♦ , and Wice checked to Wang, who fired 480,000. Wice called to collect the pot.

Hand 23 Kok Wei Teoh raised to 400,000 in the cutoff with A♦ K♦ and Wice three-bet to 1,200,000 from the small blind with 4♦ 3♣ . Teoh shoved all in for 4,300,000 and won the pot.

Hand 18 Yi Chieh Tseng limped for 160,000 from under the gun, and Wang Kaifan called from early position. Yung Bing Chu, in the cutoff, raised to 600,000. Trung Nguyen, in the small blind, shoved for 5,300,000. Wang and Chu folded, but Tseng called. They revealed their cards:

Yi Chieh Tseng: A♣ Q♦

Trung Nguyen: A♦ K♥

The flop came 3♥ 2♥ K♠ , putting Tseng on the brink, needing runner-runner to survive.

The 2♦ turn and T♦ river offered no help. Tseng exited in 9th place, heading to the payout desk for a TWD 746,500 (~USD 24,400) prize.

Hand 15 Chieh Tseng called from middle position with K♦ 5♦ . Kaifan Wang with K♣ J♥ raised it up to 410,000 in the hijack and Tseng made the call.

We saw a flop of: 4♦ J♣ 9♠ . Tseng checked and Wang continuation bet to 285,000. Tseng then raised to 700,000, and Wang made the call.

The Turn is was 3♥ , and Tseng bet 1,400,000. Wang jammed for 4,900,000; forcing Tseng to use two time banks, before he let it go.

Hand 16 Abraham Ceesvin in cutoff with K♥ Q♠ raised to 320,000, resulting in folds all around. Ceesvin gains ~400,000 chips.

Hand 17 Yun Sung Jin in the small blind with K♥ 8♠ used a time bank, before he made the 80,000 call. Trung Nguyen in big blind with K♠ Q♥ raised to 2,700,000 and Jin let it go.

Hand 10 Kaifang Wang raised to 325,000 from under the gun with A♣ 5♣ and won the pot.

Hand 11 Yi Chieh Tseng limped in from the small blind wtih J♣ 3♣ and Kaifan Wang raised to 500,000 in the big blind with 9♠ 9♥ . Tseng called.

On the monotone flop of 7♠ T♠ 4♠ , it went check-check.

The board-pairing T♣ hit on the turn, and it was another check round.

The river showed a K♦ and both checked to a free showedown. Wang collected the pot.

Hand 12 Tseng limped in on the button wit 4♣ 3♠ and Kok Wei Teoh checked over from the big blind with 8♦ 2♣ .

On the flop of K♥ J♥ 3♥ , it went check-check.

The 2♠ hit on the turn, it was another check round.

The 8♠ landed on the river, where Teoh bet 350,000. Tseng folded.

Hand 13 Teoh limped in from the small blind with 9♣ 3♣ and Abraham Ceesvin shoved from the big blind with 7♥ 7♣ to collect the pot.

Hand 14 Ceesvin limped in from the small blind with Q♦ 6♠ and Alex Wice raised from the big blind with 8♦ 2♥ , which Ceesvin snap-folded.

Hand 6 Trung Nguyen raises to 240,000 in early position, and gets a walk.

Hand 7 Chieh Tseng calls 120,000 with A♣ 2♣ , Chu Yung Bing called also, with J♦ 8♦ . Yun Sung Jin checked in the big blind.

The flop fell: 7♦ 8♥ T♥ and was checked through.

A 9♣ turn, saw Bing put in a 300,000 bet, which was enough to gets it done - Jin and Tseng both folded.

Hand 8 Action folds round to Yun Sung Jin with J♦ 9♦ , who uses a time bank, before limping in for 60,000. Trung Nguyen checked from the big blind.

A flop of 3♣ 6♣ 2♦ , had Jin checking his option to Nguyen who bet out 150,000, Jin lets it go.

Hand 9 Tseng calls under the gun 120,000 7♠ 6♠ . Wang +1 raises to 300,000. Tseng three-bet to 600,000. Wang calls.

Flop K♥ 9♣ 3♣ . Tseng bets 1,000,000. Wang uses a time bank then makes the call. Turn 3♥ . Tseng all-ins Wang to 2,000,000. Wang calls. River 9♥ , double up for Wang.

Hand 1 Kok Wei Teoh raised with A♠ A♣ from early position to 240,000 and Sung Jin Yun called in the cutoff with A♦ Q♣ . Trung Quan Nguyen three-bet to 750,000 on the button with A♥ J♣ . Wei then shoved all in for 2,000,000 and won the pot.

Hand 2 Jason Chau shoved on the button with A♣ J♥ for 2,100,000 and won the pot.

Hand 3 Kaifang Wang raised in the small blind to 400,000 with K♥ J♠ and Teoh three-bet to 1,100,000 in the big blind with A♠ 3♣ to win the pot.

Hand 4 Wang raised to 250,000 on the button with A♣ Q♣ to win the pot.

Hand 5 Chau raised to 240,000 with K♦ Q♥ from early position and Alex Wice called in the big blind with A♣ J♥ .

On the flop of 5♦ 6♠ 3♣ , Wice checked to Chau, who bet 200,000. Wice called.

The 8♥ hit on the turn, and Wice bet 525,000. Chau folded.

There will now be one hour break before the final nine players return for the final table.

The level will resume at Level 27 (60,000/120,000 and a 120,000 big blind ante).

Yung Bing Chu shoved all-in for 4,300,000 from the small blind, called only by Nevan Chang on the button. A♠ two eliminations triggered a money jump in the background, Chang’s delight was evident.

Chang called, and they tabled their hands:

Nevan Chang: Q♦ J♥

Yung Bing Chu: T♦ T♣

Chang was slightly behind and at risk. The dealer revealed the 3♥ K♣ 9♦ flop, leaving Chang needing a Queen or Jack.

The A♥ turn offered no help, and as the 4♠ river landed, Chang rose to collect his TWD 617,500 (~USD 20,180) payout

One three-way all-in hand just played out and resulted in a double-elimination.

Nguyen Quan opened to 240,000 from under the gun and Daniel Lee shoved all in on the button for 60,000. Julian Warhurst also moved all in for 990,000. After thinking for around 2 minutes, Quan followed the suit and jammed for a covering stack to put his two opponents at risk.

Daniel Lee: A♥ 8♣

Julian Warhurst: K♣ K♠

Nguyen Quan: Q♦ 9♦

Lee was improved to a pair of eights on the flop of 8♦ 2♥ 7♠ , but it was not enough facing off against Warhurst's pocket kings.

The turn revealed an A♦ , giving Lee two pair, putting him ahead of Warhurst; meanwhile, Quan got a flush draw.

“Diamond, diamond, diamond,” Quan called.

It seemed the poker goddess answered, as the river peeled off the 5♦ , completing his flush.

Lee finished his tournament run in twelfth place for a payday of TWD 535,500 (~USD 17,500) while Warhurst left for the payout desk for the eleventh-place prize of TWD 617,500 (~USD 20,180).

Abraham Cessvin raised to 250,000 from under the gun, and Kim Wooseok shoved all-in for 1,700,000 from the hijack. Cessvin called, and they tabled their hands:

Kim Wooseok: T♥ T♦

Abraham Cessvin: J♠ J♣

Wooseok was at risk and behind. The board ran out A♠ 3♠ Q♦ 9♣ Q♥ , offering no help to Wooseok.

He exited in 13th place, heading to the payout desk for a TWD 535,500 (~USD 17,500) prize.

Nguyen Quan made it 200,000 to go from the hijack and Daniel Lee shoved all in for around 930,000. Quan called to put Lee at risk.

Nguyen Quan: A♥ 7♣

Daniel Lee: K♦ K♥

Lee picked up the lead with pocket kings and the board ran out clean Q♦ Q♥ 8♠ J♠ 2♦ , offering no help to Quan and locking up a double-up for Lee.

Shung Er Sua raised to 275,000 from the hijack, leaving just 5,000 behind. Teoh Kok Wei three-bet to 600,000 from the button, and Sua called with his last chip, going all-in.

They flipped their cards:

Shung Er Sua: A♦ J♠

Teoh Kok Wei: T♠ T♣

Sua was behind and at risk. The dealer fanned out the 2♣ K♥ K♠ flop, leaving Sua with three outs.

The 6♠ turn and 6♥ river sealed Sua’s fate, sending him to the payout desk in 14th place for a TWD 473,000 (~USD 15,460) payday.

A board ran out 7♦ 2♥ 3♣ 4♣ with around 1,000,000 chips in the pot when Sung Jin Yun checked from the hijack and Yung Bing Chu also tapped the table on the button.

The K♠ hit on the river, where Yun fired out 600,000 after thinking for a long time. Chu then shoved all in for 2,380,000, which forced his opponent to muck.

Yeow Chung Chong raised to 200,000 from early position, and Yi Chieh Tseng three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind. Chong called, and they went heads-up to the flop.

The dealer revealed 6♦ Q♠ 7♠ . Tseng bet 500,000, and Chong, with top pair, called.

Both checked the J♥ turn, giving Tseng a straight draw. On the T♦ river, Tseng shoved all-in. Chong, after burning two time banks, called, only to see Tseng’s A♦ K♣ nut straight crush his A♠ Q♦ top pair.

Chong grabbed his belongings and went to the payout desk for his TWD 473,000 (~USD 15,460).

Yung Bing Chu, on the button, and Alexander Wice, in the big blind, were heads-up with the 8♠ 8♣ T♥ flop.

Wice check-called Chu’s 100,000 bet, and both checked the 9♣ turn.

On the 2♥ river, Wice bet 450,000, and Chu called after a pause.

They revealed identical hands: Wice with A♠ T♦ and Chu with A♥ T♣ . Both chuckled as the dealer split the pot.

Kok Wei Teoh raised to 700,000 from early position and Sua Shung Er shoved all in for 1,100,000 in the big blind. Teoh called.

Kok Wei Teoh: A♠ K♣

Sua Shung Er: K♥ K♦

Teoh took over the lead on the flop of 8♦ T♥ A♥ , leaving Er drawing thin.

Unfortuantely for Er, the dealer delt a runout J♥ J♠ , shipping the pot to Teoh and leaving Er a short stack of around 10,000 chips.

Sung Jin Yun raised to 160,000 from the hijack and Tanupat Panjarojanakul three-bet to 800,000. Yun shoved all in for 1,405,000, sending Punjarojanakul into the tank. After long consideration, Punjarojanakul called to put his tournament run at risk.

Tanupat Punjarojanakul: 7♦ 7♥

Sung Jin Yun: A♦ A♥

Yun picked up the dominace with pocket aces against Punjarojanakul's pocket sevens. The board ran out clean 4♠ 5♦ 9♠ J♠ 4♣ , sending Punjarojanakul to the rail in sixteenth place for a payday of TWD 426,000 (~USD 13,920).

Alexander Wice made it 160,000 to go from middle position and Jason Chau three-bet to 325,000 in the cutoff. Wice made the call.

The two checked through a board of K♣ Q♣ 4♣ 3♣ 2♠ to a free showdown.

Wice revealed A♠ 8♠ to best Chau's A♦ 7♦ and collect the small pot.

Alfie Poetra opened to 160,000 from the small blind and Wooseok Kim shoved all in from the big blind for around 1,400,000. Poetra called to put himself at risk.

Alfie Poetra: A♥ 6♦

Wooseok Kim: A♦ J♥

Kim's higher jack kicker worked well as the board ran out 2♣ Q♥ 3♣ 7♣ Q♣ , sending Poetra to the rail.

Ma Chun Yu raised to 120,000 from middle position, only to face a three-bet shove from Wang Kaifan in the hijack for 935,000.

Yu quickly folded, and Kaifan scooped the pot, boosting his stack by about 25%.

Murly Manokharan raised to 250,000 from middle position, leaving just one 100,000 chip behind. Alexander Wice, in the hijack, three-bet shoved for ~800,000, prompting folds back to Manokharan, who called with his last chip. They tabled their hands:

Murly Manokharan: K♦ J♦

Alexander Wice: K♥ Q♥

The board ran out 6♠ 9♣ 7♦ T♠ , teasing a possible chop. The 3♦ river dashed Manokharan’s hopes, sending him to the payout desk.

A flop delt 2♠ 6♠ 8♠ with around 350,000 in the pot when Punjarojanakul checked in the small blind and Yung Bing Chu alsl knuckeled it back from the big blind. Abraham Ceesvin bet 160,000 from under the gun, which only Chu came along.

Chu checked over the 7♣ turn, where Ceesvin fired out 450,000 and Chu called.

When the 5♥ hit on the river, Chu checked, only to be jammed on by Ceesvin for 1,875,000. Chu eventaully released his cards after thinking for a long time.

Ceesvin tabled his bluff with A♣ J♣ before returning them to the dealer.

Sung Jin Yun made it 120,000 to go from under the gun and Kiyoung Kim defended in the big blind.

Kim checked on the flop of 2♣ Q♠ K♣ , where Yun continued for 70,000. Kim made the call.

When the Q♥ hit on the turn, it went check-check.

Kim fired out 125,000 on the 5♦ river and Yun call immediately.

After Kim revealed A♠ T♠ for ace high while Yun tabled a flopped pair of kings with A♦ K♦ to drag in the pot.

Yeow Chung Chong raised to 120,000 from under the gun, and Jason Chau called from the big blind.

Both players checked the 9♦ K♦ 6♦ flop.

On the 3♠ turn, Chau bet 150,000, and Chong called.

The 2♦ river prompted checks from both. Chau revealed K♣ J♦ for a flush, and Chong mucked his cards.

Alfie Poetra made it 155,000 to go from the small blind and Andrew Warhurst defended in the big blind.

On the flop of 4♦ 5♠ 2♦ , it went check-check.

When the K♣ dropped on the turn, Poetra bet 150,000 and Warhurst called.

Poetra checked over the board-pairing 5♦ river to Warhurst, who then bet 325,000 after thinking for around 1 minute, which Poetra released his cards instantly.

Shung Er Shua raised to 120,000 from the button, called by Kim Wah Chiu defending his big blind.

Chiu checked the 2♦ T♦ 9♠ flop. Shua fired a 115,000 continuation bet, prompting Chiu to double-check his cards before folding.