APT Taipei 2025
APT Taipei 2025Taiwan [TWN]Taiwan, Red SpaceEVENT #23
2025.04.27 - 2025.05.03
Place
25th
Prize
$16,095
Prize (TWD)
NT$521,500
Blind level
Level 34: 150,000 / 300,000 ante: 300,000
Entries
9/2,547
Total Chips
101,880,000
Average
11,320,000

Day 4

SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 7:54:18 AM

Smolka Heading the Exit

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000
Dawid Smolka

In the last hand for Level 30, Dawid Smolka couldn't escape the fate of eliminaiton eventually.


Dawid Smolka moved all in from under the gun for 65,000 and was called by the blinds, Akira Takasugi and Yu Xin Liu.


Both players checked through the board of 9 A K 7 9 to a free showdown.


Takasugi revealed 7 8 for a pair of sevens against Smolka's T 6 and Liu's J 5 , sending Smolka out of the field.

PlayerChips
YX
7,220,000(60 BB)
6,930,000(58 BB)
busted
SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 7:48:21 AM

Smolka Left Crippled

Level 30: 60,000 / 120,000 ante: 120,000

Dawid Smolka opened the hijack to 250,000 and was jammed on by Marcus Law for 3,345,000. Smolka made the call to put Law at risk.


Marcus Law: A Q


Dawid Smolka: J J


Smolka picke up the lead with pocket jacks; however, the dealer delivered bad new as a flop came T Q 4 , improving Law to superior pair of queens.


The Q turn even bloomed Law's pari to trips.


The river showed a 7 , leaving Smolka a short stack of 65,000.

PlayerChips
7,000,000(58 BB)
65,000(1 BB)
SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 6:16:55 AM

Some Big Stacks

Level 29: 50,000 / 100,000 ante: 100,000
Yu Xin Liu
PlayerChips
YX
8,200,000(82 BB)
6,500,000(65 BB)
6,200,000(62 BB)
KH
5,800,000(58 BB)
5,500,000(55 BB)
SMPSMP
5/2/2025, 4:58:24 AM

Lim On the Edge of Elimination

Level 28: 40,000 / 80,000 ante: 80,000
Dawid Smolka

Akira Takasugi raied to 160,000 from the cutoff and Dawid Smolka shoved all in from the small blind for 1,408,000. Donghyun Lim also moved all in from the big blind for around 4,000,000. Takasugi called for his remaining chips.


Dawid Smolka: A 9


Donghyun Lim: Q Q


Akira Takasugi: K K


Takasugi looked poised to scoop in a humongous pot with pocket kings on the flop of 5 7 4 .


However, the dealer sent an A on the turn, improving Smolka to superior pair of aces.


The river bricked out a 6 , locking up a monstrous pot for Skolka and leaving Lim crippled with less than one million chips.

PlayerChips
4,500,000(56 BB)
3,700,000(46 BB)
DL
Donghyun LimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
680,000(9 BB)
PlayerChipsTableSeat
CK
Chun Kit LaiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,700,000(34 BB)211
5,205,000(104 BB)212
YX
3,235,000(65 BB)213
1,765,000(35 BB)214
2,855,000(57 BB)215
4,970,000(99 BB)216
BX
Benson XuUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
950,000(19 BB)217
1,865,000(37 BB)218
PM
Pan Ming LeeHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,245,000(25 BB)221
1,930,000(39 BB)222
NG
Nicholas GoHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
2,350,000(47 BB)223
345,000(7 BB)224
520,000(10 BB)225
YS
655,000(13 BB)226
1,975,000(40 BB)227
2,140,000(43 BB)228
1,903,500(38 BB)231
1,720,000(34 BB)232
3,500,000(70 BB)233
1,985,000(40 BB)234
DL
Daehyung LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
2,065,000(41 BB)235
DL
Donghyun LimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,350,000(27 BB)236
2,615,000(52 BB)237
KC
Ka Chuen YipHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,165,000(23 BB)238
KH
7,575,000(152 BB)241
1,910,000(38 BB)242
KS
835,000(17 BB)243
JL
Juyub LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,655,000(33 BB)244
2,485,000(50 BB)245
3,595,000(72 BB)246
1,240,000(25 BB)247
DT
Dang Thi HueViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
985,000(20 BB)248
2,660,000(53 BB)251
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,095,000(22 BB)252
CY
1,085,000(22 BB)253
830,000(17 BB)254
YH
1,800,000(36 BB)255
PF
3,660,000(73 BB)256
RN
Robert Nemeskeri-kissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,100,000(42 BB)257
KH
3,450,000(69 BB)258
5,175,000(104 BB)261
1,685,000(34 BB)262
YC
1,605,000(32 BB)263
1,025,000(21 BB)264
OC
Owen ChongAustralia [AUS]Australia
3,820,000(76 BB)265
970,000(19 BB)266
JJ
John Joseph PanishUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
370,000(7 BB)267
GH
Guolun HuangSingapore [SGP]Singapore
1,345,000(27 BB)268

Chip Count

PlayerChips
KH
7,575,000(152 BB)
5,205,000(104 BB)
5,175,000(104 BB)
4,970,000(99 BB)
OC
Owen ChongAustralia [AUS]Australia
3,820,000(76 BB)
PF
3,660,000(73 BB)
3,595,000(72 BB)
3,500,000(70 BB)
KH
3,450,000(69 BB)
YX
3,235,000(65 BB)
2,855,000(57 BB)
2,660,000(53 BB)
2,615,000(52 BB)
2,485,000(50 BB)
NG
Nicholas GoHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
2,350,000(47 BB)
2,140,000(43 BB)
RN
Robert Nemeskeri-kissUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
2,100,000(42 BB)
DL
Daehyung LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
2,065,000(41 BB)
1,985,000(40 BB)
1,975,000(40 BB)
1,930,000(39 BB)
1,910,000(38 BB)
1,903,500(38 BB)
1,865,000(37 BB)
YH
1,800,000(36 BB)
1,765,000(35 BB)
1,720,000(34 BB)
CK
Chun Kit LaiHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,700,000(34 BB)
1,685,000(34 BB)
JL
Juyub LeeKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,655,000(33 BB)
YC
1,605,000(32 BB)
DL
Donghyun LimKorea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
1,350,000(27 BB)
GH
Guolun HuangSingapore [SGP]Singapore
1,345,000(27 BB)
PM
Pan Ming LeeHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,245,000(25 BB)
1,240,000(25 BB)
KC
Ka Chuen YipHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
1,165,000(23 BB)
PK
Peter KiemUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
1,095,000(22 BB)
CY
1,085,000(22 BB)
1,025,000(21 BB)
DT
Dang Thi HueViet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
985,000(20 BB)
970,000(19 BB)
BX
Benson XuUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
950,000(19 BB)
KS
835,000(17 BB)
830,000(17 BB)
YS
655,000(13 BB)
520,000(10 BB)
JJ
John Joseph PanishUnited States of America [USA]United States of America
370,000(7 BB)
345,000(7 BB)