Asian Poker Tour

#23 APT Main Event (55,000 TWD)

Akira Takasugi Conquers Record APT Taipei 2025 Main Event

Taking just over seven hours of final table play with nearly 50,000 viewers tuning in via livestream and inside the Red Space venue, Takasugi conquered the largest and richest Main Event in APT history to secure his first ever championship title and a career high NT$ 19,009,440 (~US$ 586,710) cash prize.

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Record-Breaking APT Main Event - Numbers

Buy-in: NT$ 55,000 (~US$ 1,700)

Guarantee: NT$ 70,000,000 (~US$ 2.1 Million)

Entries: 2,547

Prize pool: NT$ 121,033,440 (~US$ 3,735,600)

ITM: 375 places

Top prize: NT$ 19,009,440 (~US$ 586,710)

Entry Results

Day 1A: 542 entries / 203 advanced

Day 1B: 506 entries / 222 advanced

Day 1C: 486 entries / 240 advanced

Day 1D: 344 entries / 176 advanced

Day 2: 140 entries

Natural8: 529 entries

Total Prize

$3,735,600

Guaranteed

70,000,000

Entries

2,547

ITM

375

Top Payouts

#	Payout	Player
1	$586,710 19,009,440 TWD	AT Akira Takasugi Japan
2	$312,745 10,133,000 TWD	IM Iat Man Leong Macao
3	$211,945 6,867,000 TWD	JW Jin Wing Wayne Lam Hong Kong
4	$163,350 5,292,500 TWD	SK Shinichiro Kano Japan
5	$136,405 4,419,500 TWD	NK Nishant Kumar India
6	$110,000 3,564,000 TWD	KS Kiwanont Sukhum Thailand
7	$83,995 2,721,500 TWD	RK Rintaro Kagawa Japan
8	$60,770 1,969,000 TWD	OC Owen Chong Malaysia
9	$46,295 1,500,000 TWD	DT Dang Thi Hue Viet Nam

Check the 375 Payouts & Results ...

Days

Day	Date	Time
Flight A	2025.04.27	11:00
Flight B	2025.04.28	11:00
Flight C	2025.04.29	11:00
Flight D	2025.04.29	18:00
Day 2	2025.04.30	11:15
Day 3	2025.05.01	11:15
Day 4	2025.05.02	11:15
Final Day	2025.05.03	11:15

Blind Levels

Level	Duration	SB	BB
Break
#1	60 min	100	100
#2	60 min	100	200
#3	60 min	200	300
#4	60 min	200	400
#5	60 min	200	500
#6	60 min	300	600
#7	60 min	400	800
#8	60 min	500	1,000
#9	60 min	600	1,200
#10	60 min	700	1,400
#11	60 min	800	1,600
#12	60 min	1,000	2,000
#13	60 min	1,200	2,400
#14	60 min	1,500	3,000
#15	60 min	2,000	4,000
#16	60 min	2,500	5,000
#17	60 min	3,000	6,000
#18	60 min	4,000	8,000
#19	60 min	5,000	10,000
#20	60 min	6,000	12,000
#21	60 min	8,000	16,000
#22	60 min	10,000	20,000
#23	60 min	12,000	24,000
#24	60 min	15,000	30,000
#25	60 min	20,000	40,000
#26	60 min	25,000	50,000
#27	60 min	30,000	60,000
#28	60 min	40,000	80,000
#29	60 min	50,000	100,000
#30	60 min	60,000	120,000
#31	60 min	80,000	160,000
#32	60 min	100,000	200,000
#33	60 min	125,000	250,000
#34	60 min	150,000	300,000
#35	60 min	200,000	400,000
#36	60 min	250,000	500,000
#37	60 min	300,000	600,000
#38	60 min	400,000	800,000
#39	60 min	500,000	1,000,000
#40	60 min	600,000	1,200,000
#41	60 min	800,000	1,600,000
#42	60 min	1,000,000	2,000,000
#43	60 min	1,200,000	2,400,000
#44	60 min	1,500,000	3,000,000
#45	60 min	2,000,000	4,000,000