APT Main Event (55,000 TWD)

The TWD 70 million (~US$ 2,150,000) guaranteed APT Taipei 2025 Main Event kicked off its first starting flight, drawing a total of 542 entries (404 unique). With another 466 OnLive entries from Natural 8 - the Main Event boasts of a total of 1,008 entries so far with three more flights yet to conclude.

Today's flight competed through ten 60-minute levels with a total of 203 survivors bagging their chips to continue their main event journey for Day 2.

Taiwan's Wu Chun Yu amassed the biggest stack of the day with a total of 469,200 chips, setting the bar for the other upcoming flights.

A bit further down with the second largest stack is Hong Kong's Nicholas Go with 338,900 and just right behind him is Sing Wen Chen of Taiwan with 330,000 to round up the top three, with the top ten Flight A chip counts as follows:

Reigning APT Taipei Poker Classic Main Event champion Rene von Reden narrowly missed out on bagging a top ten stack, concluding the action with 345,900 in chips.

Other notable players from this flight who will advance to Day 2 include Beng Hong Ker of SIngapore (165,600), Choi Youngchang of South Korea (160,300), Shinya Matsuda of Japan (149,200), Dinesh Alt of Switzerland (139,300), Lester Edoc of the Philippines (138,000) and Tom Verbruggen of the Netherlands (137,300).

Main Event - Flight A has concluded. A recap of today's action will follow shortly.

Chien-Hung Chi shoved all in from under the gun for 62,800 and Jun Hao Wu also pushed all his chips in the middle for 26,000 from middle position.

Jun Hao Wu: A♦ K♦

Chien-Hung Chi: 9♠ 9♦

Chi had the chance to win the flip, however, the flop quickly delt Q♣ A♥ T♦ , improving Wu to a superior pair of aces.

The runout came 8♦ 3♣ , securing a much-needed double up for Wu.

Jerico Padilla raised on the button to 3,000 and small blind He Lin Jia added a few more of her chips to re-raise it 8,000.

Padilla called and both players were shown a flop of 4♣ 5♠ 6♠

Both checked to see a 3♣ on the turn, then both checked again to see a 9♣ on the river.

Both players didn't want to risk any more bets with the flight about to conclude.

Padilla showed A♣ J♦ for ace-high while Jia showed A♣ 4♠ for a pair of fours to win a small pot to improve her stack.

Tsz Ping Hai raised to 2,800 from early position, receiving calls from Aleksandr Sergeev in middle position and Chi-Ying Lin in the small blind.

All three players checked the 4♦ 9♦ 6♣ flop.

The 4♠ turn saw both Lin and Hai check, but Sergeev had other plans, betting 5,000 into the pot. Hai quickly folded, while Lin made the call.

The river came A♣ , and Lin checked once more. When Sergeev reached for his chips, Lin swiftly folded, leaving all cards face down.

A board rolled off 4♥ 6♠ 3♥ A♥ with around 25,000 chips in the pot, and Kaifan Wang checked over in the big blind, which Wei Jen Wang also tapped the table.

Kaifan Wang shoved all in for 32,100 after seeing the 5♣ river, sending his opponent into the tank. Jen Wang took a long time to before he eventually opted to muck his cards, relinquishing the sizable pot to his opponent.

Yu Wu Chun made it 3,100 to go from under the gun. Chih Hua Hsu on the button and Toan Truong in the big blind made the call.

On the 2♥ T♠ K♠ flop, Truong checked to Chun who continued for 5,000. Only Truong came along.

Both players checked through the 6♥ turn to see a 4♠ fall on the river, where Truong checked. Chun moved all in for around 550,000, applying much pressure to his opponent.

After thinking for a while, Truong tossed his cards back to the dealer and relinquished the pot.

Chun has accumulated over half a million chips in the last level of today!

Lester Edoc and Hsiang Wang were staring at a board of 8♠ 3♠ A♦ 2♣ with a pot of roughly 60,000 in the middle.

Wang moved all-in for his last 35,000 and Edoc called. Wang confidently showed A♠ A♣ for a set of aces while Edoc flipped over 5♠ 4♠ for a flush draw and a gut-shot straight draw.

The poker gods threw a 9♠ on the river to complete Edoc's flush. Edoc moved forward his chips for the dealer to confirm if he had Wang covered and indeed he did. Wang exited the table with heartbreak, standing up from his seat and still starting at the felt as the chips were shipped Edoc's way.

All he could do was shrug and smile.

That's poker.

Yuichi Sumida entered the hand from early position, and Tetsuya Fujiwara defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♠ J♥ 3♠ , and Sumida led out with a 3,200 continuation-bet, which Fujiwara called.

The 7♦ turn saw Sumida maintain his aggression with a 9,000 bet, which Fujiwara again called.

When the T♠ landed on the river, Sumida reached for a sizable portion of his stack, about 30,000, preparing to bet. However, before he could act, Fujiwara folded his hand.

Tsan Wa Li and Yu-Feng Cheng were looking at a flop of K♠ 2♥ 7♣ beside a pot of around 34,000 in the middle.

Cheng checked his option and Li moved all-in for his last 26,000. Cheng made the call and showed K♦ Q♥ versus the 7♥ 5♥ of Li.

Li was on the verge of elimination, but the board completed 4♦ 7♦ to give Li trips to stay alive and - more importantly - to double up in a big way.

Shou-I Chou moved all-in for his last 23,500 chips and Jae Sang Lee made the call.

Shou-I Chou: J♠ J♦

Jae Sang Lee: A♣ K♣

The board ran 6♦ 6♣ K♦ 3♣ A♠ eliminating Chou.

Matoba Masaki declared all-in and covered the stack of Chih Wei Liu.

Liu didn't think twice and shoved his last 27,000 chips in the middle beside a pot of nearly 45,000 and a board that showed T♠ J♠ J♦ 9♠ 6♠

Liu flipped over K♥ J♥ for a formidable trip-jacks. However, Masaki tabled T♦ T♣ for a full-house, eliminating Liu.

Alexandr Sergeev raised to 2,400 from early-position and Jerico Padilla three-bet to 5,500 on the hi-jack.

Action folded around to Sergeev who declared all-in. The dealer counted the chips for 74,000. Padilla asked, "Really 74,000?"

Padilla shrugged and folded. He explained to Sergeev in between hands - "that's exactly how much chips I had left"

Hao-Shan Huang raised to 30,000 from early position and Biao Ding shoved all in for 33,800 in the cutoff. Huang called to put his opponent at risk.

Hao-Shan Huang: K♥ Q♠

Biao Ding: J♣ J♦

Ding held the lead with pocket jacks, however, the 3♠ K♣ 5♣ flop delivered bad news to him as it improved Huang to a superior pair of kings.

The dealer swiftly delt a runout of A♠ T♥ , busting Ding out of the tournament.

Nicholas Go joined the hand from under the gun, before being three-bet by Chen-Yu Sung in the small blind to 11,000. Go called.

Sung checked the flop of 4♦ 5♥ 3♦ , and Go took the lead with a 6,000 bet. Sung raised it to 15,000, and Go called.

The turn brought the 5♠ , and after a brief pause, Sung moved all in for around 40,000. Go thought it over before making the tough decision to fold, conceding the pot to Sung.

Hong Yu Chen opened the button to 2,500 and the big blind was defended by Adom Issahakian.

Both checked through the flop of A♠ A♣ 3♦ .

An 8♣ hit on the turn, where Issahakian bet 2,500. Chen then put in a raise to 7,500. Issahakian called.

The river came a J♣ and both players check to a free showdown.

Issahakian tabled A♥ 5♠ for flopped trip aces to drag in the pot.

Sunghak Lee open-shoved from the hijack for 16,100 and was put at risk by Arita Naohiro in the big blind.

Sunghak Lee: A♠ J♠

Arita Naohiro: T♥ T♣

It was another flip, and Naohiro maintained ahead on the flop of 9♠ 6♣ Q♥ . Lee was searching for an ace, jack or runner, runner to stay alive.

However, the board delivered bad news as the runout rolled off 9♦ 6♥ , ending his run during Level 9.

A flop ran out A♣ 9♥ 8♠ with around 26,000 chips in the pot, and Hong Yu Chen checked from early position. Adom Issahakian also tapped the table from middle position. Rintaro Kagawa then led out for 10,000 on the button, only to be jammed on for 28,000 by Chen. Only Kagawa came along for the ride.

Rintaro Kagawa: A♦ K♠

Hong Yu Chen: A♥ 8♥

Chen paired his ace-eight with the board and held the lead while Kagawa was in need of help.

Fortunately for Chen, the runout came clean 2♦ J♥ , securing him the sizable pot during the second-to-last level today.

Hsu Lisheng raised to 2,500 from early position. Ting-Chieh Yang called on the hi-jack. Dinesh Alt called on the button. Small blind John Matsuda shoved all-in for 19,000.

Everyone else folded except Dinesh Alt.

Dinesh Alt: J♠ 9♠

John Matsuda: 8♦ 8♠

The board completed 5♦ 4♠ 9♦ 3♠ J♦ to give Alt two-pair, sending Matsuda to the rail.

There was 24,000 in the pot beside a board that showed A♣ J♠ Q♥ 7♠ K♥

Yuhang Liu checked his option over to Kuan Han Chen, who gave it some thought before pushing forward his last 21,000 chips in the middle.

Liu was uneasy and counted off the chips. Cards in one hand and chips in the other. Eventually, Liu chose to throw the cards forward instead of the chips and surrendered the pot to Chen.twa

Chung Ching Cheung called from middle position, joining the hand with Dao Minh Phu in the big blind.

The dealer revealed 6♦ 2♣ K♥ on the flop, leading to a 2,500 bet from Cheung, promptly called by Phu.

Both players checked the Q♦ turn, but when the 3♥ landed on the river, Cheung fired 25,000 into the pot. Phu, visibly frustrated, mucked his cards after Cheung revealed 5♠ 4♣ for a straight.

There was a raise and Tow Ee Lim three-bet to 8,000.

Ryan Yu grabbed a stack of around 50,000 and put it in the middle, covering Lim's last 30,000 give-or-take.

Lim said, "All-in! Let's go" and pushed his chips in and quickly turned over J♥ T♥

A perplexed Yu showed A♣ T♦ and was surprised to be ahead.

The board completed 7♠ A♥ A♠ 4♣ K♠ and Lim - who was drawing dead on the river - was out of his seat before the chips were shipped Yu's way.

While Yu was stacking his chips - he confessed, "That guy called so fast, I really thought I was in trouble."

Zi Cheng Low opened to 2,400 and Kan Chau Ngai three-bet bumped it up to 7,000.

Action folded back to Low who four-bet to 19,000.

Ngai surrendered to fight another day.

So far there have been 517 registered entries for Flight A of the APT Taipei 2025 Main Event. 281 still have seats at the tables. The average stack is pegged at 73,600.

Some of the recent busts include Chun Yuan Chen, Ka Chuen Yip, Uhsang Anh, Jun Li, Chunlung Wong, Hao-Shan Huang, Yan Wen Yee, Fabian Rolli, Tsugunari Toma, Rui Lu, Toan Chan Truong, Jeong Yeol Yu and Ferdinand Lu.

Players are on a 15-minute break now.

With two more levels to play after the break, those who survive will lock up a seat in Day 2.

A flop ran out K♣ A♦ 2♣ with 5,700 chips in the pot, and Shao Hua Tsai checked in the big blind. Yan Ip also knuckled it back from under the gun.

The two kept the pace and checked through the J♣ turn.

When a 6♣ landed on the river, Tsai checked and Ip sent a bet of 5,700 to get the job done.

Uhsang Ahn made it 2,100 to go from under the gun and Junseok Oh called from the hijack.

On a flop of J♦ K♦ Q♦ , Ahn checked over and Oh led out for 2,000. Ahn dropped in the call.

The two checked through the 8♦ turn to see a 6♥ fall on the river, where Ahn checked and Oh fired 4,500. It was enough to drag in the pot as Ahn released his cards.

Jun Li opened to 2,100 from under the gun, picking up calls from Jen Li Liu on the button and Ran Ilani in the big blind.

The flop came T♣ J♥ 5♣ , and all three players checked.

On the 9♠ turn, Ilani checked once again. Li seized the initiative, firing 5,000 into the pot. Both Ilani and Liu quickly folded, allowing Li to scoop a healthy pot without needing a showdown.

Youngchae Youn and Po Jui Chen were starting at over 50,000 chips in the pot beside a board that showed K♦ 2♠ A♥ Q♥ K♣

Chen moved all-in to risk his last 37,100. Youn tanked for a bit before finally making the call.

Chen showed J♦ T♠ for a straight while Chen revealed K♥ T♥ for triple kings, which wasn't good enough.

Chen took down the pot and more than doubled.

Germany’s Florian Bock made it 2,100 to go from middle position, and Philippines’ Lester Edoc three-bet to 8,000 from the hijack. Bock then shoved all in for 17,100, which Edoc made the call to put the German players at risk.

Lester Edoc: A♣ K♠

Florian Bock: 5♠ 5♥

In a classic flip, Bock’s hopes were crushed seriously on the A♥ 9♦ 4♠ flop.

Needing a miracle five to survive, Bock found no help as the T♥ turn and 8♣ river completed the board, ending his Main Event run.

Chih I Fang raised to 2,100 from under the gun and only Kazuo Yamamoto defended the big blind for some action.

The flop came 2♣ 4♣ 8♠ .

Yamamoto check-called the 2,500 bet of Fang to open a 5♣ turn.

Both checked and a K♣ was delivered on the river.

This time, Yamamoto led out for 6,000 and Fang folded.

Beng Hong Ker made it 2,300 to go from under the gun and Wai Cheong Wong called from middle position.

On a flop of 3♦ 7♣ J♠ , Ker continued for 2,500 and Wong tagged along.

When the 8♥ hit on the turn, Ker checked it to Wong, who fired 7,500. Ker made the call.

Both players checked through the 5♠ river to a free showdown. After Ker revealed K♦ J♣ for a flopped pair of jacks, Wong tossed his cards into the muck.

Wei Hao Chen raised to 2,000 from under the gun and small blind Ryan Yu three-bet to 7,000. Chen called and both players were given a flop of 6♦ 7♠ 5♠

Yu bet 12,000 and Chen called to open an A♦ on the turn. Both checked to see a T♠ on the river. Both checked again to reveal their cards.

Yu showed Q♠ Q♦ and Chen mucked.

The action was picked up post-flop 9♦ 5♠ A♦ , with Chun-Yu Wu check-calling a 2,000 bet from Hsu Cheng Yu in middle position.

The turn came showing Q♣ , and a further 2,500 bet from Yu was just big enough for Wu to toss his cards into the middle.

Both not-so-big-stacked Hao Wang and Fabian Rolli were competing for a pot of 25,000 with a board that showed 6♠ K♦ A♦ 3♠ 5♠

Wang moved all-in for his last 32,000 and Rolli made the quick fold without even blinking.

The action was picked up when Benjamin Ebarle had shoved all in from the big blind.

A flop ran out 6♠ 3♥ T♥ with around 11,000 chips in the middle, and Chao Hauan Sun checked over from the small blind. Xing Jie Chew also knuckled it back from middle position.

The dealer delivered a board-pairing 3♦ on the turn, where Sun sent a bet of 4,000, forcing Chew to fold.

Benjamin Ebarle: 6♥ 5♥

Chao Hauan Sun: A♥ K♣

Ebarle held the lead by pairing a six with the board facing off against Sun’s Big Slick.

Unfortunately for Ebarle, the bad news came in next card as the river showed the K♦ , improving Sun to a superior pair and sending Ebarle out of the tournament.

Zhan Shuo Guo raised 1,800 from under-the-gun, only to be met with a three-bet of 4,000 by Hung-Chieh Lai in the cutoff.

The flop came A♦ 7♥ J♦ , Guo, check-called a 2,000 bet from Lai.

On the 6♣ turn, Guo checked again, with Lai firing off 7,000 into the middle. Guo responded fiercely by shoving his stack, which Lai called, to reveal Guo's A♥ T♦ , which was out-kicked by Lai's A♣ K♦ .

The river bricked with the 9♣ and Lai took down the pot.

A flop ran out A♠ 8♣ A♥ with around 5,000 chips in the pot, and Chieh Chiu Ching bet 1,300 from middle posisition and Matoba Masaki called in the cutoff.

Both players checked through the J♠ turn to see a T♦ hit on the river, where Ching fired 2,600. Masaki then cranked it up to 5,200, and Ching tagged along.

Masaki revealed a Broadway straight with K♦ Q♣ to drag in a sizable pot.

Wolfgang Eisend raised to 1,800 from under the gun and was called by Ho Chien Chen on the small blind and Ngoc Ha Nguyen on the big blind.

Three players were given a flop of 8♠ 2♣ 4♥ which they checked down to see a 9♣ turn. Chen checked and Nguyen led out with 2,200. Eisend folded, but Chen stayed on to see a K♥ river.

Chen checked and Nguyen fired 7,000. Chen made the call and Nguyen showed K♦ T♥ for the paired king on the river while Chen mucked his hand.

Jerico Padilla limped in from the small blind and Chak Pan Ho checked over in the big blind.

Both checked through the flop of J♠ 5♦ 9♠ to see an A♦ fall on the turn, where it went check-check again.

When the 6♣ hit on the river, Padilla sent a small bet of 1,000, and it was enough to get the job done as Ho released his cards.

Button Vladimir Smotrov and big blind Hauan Chao Sun built a pot of over 55,000 on a board of 5♥ 4♥ 7♠ 8♥

Both players were then treated to an A♠ on the river. Sun checked his option over to Smotrov who wanted to move all-in but didn't use one forward motion and the floor decided that only his initial move of 30,000 would be counted.

Sun tanked for a bit and threw in a chip to declare the call.

Smotrov showed 9♥ 9♠ fora. pair of nines while Sun showed K♥ K♣ for a pair of kings, winning the pot and leaving Smotrov dented.

It could've been worse, Smotrov could've gone out in that hand if it weren't for the ruling. Nevertheless, it didn't matter since Smotrov busted out a few minutes after. But before that...

Tien Vu Do made it 2,200 to go from middle position and was called by Shinya Matsuda from the hijack, and Rene von Reden in the cutoff. Kieto Kawakami then three-bet shoved for around 92,000, which Do also moved all in for 32,000. The hijack and cutoff stepped aside.

Keito Kawakami: A♦ K♦

Tien Vu Do: Q♠ Q♥

Kawakami still had live outs on the flop of 3♥ 3♣ 9♥ while Do held the lead.

However, the board didn’t deliver any help on a runout of 9♣ J♥ , ensuring Do a crucial double-up.

Albert Nguyen raised from under the gun to 1,600 and Hong Yu Chen called on the button for both players to enter a flop of 6♥ 9♥ K♦

Nguyen continued with a 1,700 bet which was called by Chen to show a T♦ on the turn.

Nguyen checked, allowing Chen to bet 4,200. Nguyen then raised it to 13,800 but threw in three 5,000 chips.

Chen and the dealer were a bit lost in translation as to how much the bet was, so Joris Michl laid it out in chip terms, laying out his chips to show how much.

With that problem solved - Chen called to show a 7♣ on the river.

Nguyen moved all-in for 33,800 and Chen made the call.

Nguyen showed Q♣ J♣ for straight while Chen showed Q♦ 8♦ for a lower straight.

Ran Ilani opened to 1,500 from middle position, with Chi Jen Chen defending from the big blind.

On the A♣ T♥ Q♥ flop, Ilani continued for 1,500, and Chen made the call.

Both players checked the T♦ turn and the K♦ river.

Chen tabled Q♠ 5♥ for two pair, which was enough to beat Ilani, who mucked his cards.

The action was picked up with Phanlert Sukonthachartnant in early position and Ching Han in the hijack, with around 5,000 in the middle on a flop of 5♠ A♠ K♦ .

Following a check from Han, Sukonthachartnant led out with 2,500, which was promptly called by Han. Both players checked through the K♠ turn.

When the Q♦ landed on the river, Han fired a strong bet of 6,500, prompting Sukonthachartnant to quickly muck his cards.

Play will resume in 75 minutes while players feed the tummy and maybe with food good enough to enlighten the soul.

There was a flop of 2♦ 9♠ 8♦ with around 15,000 chips in the middle when Tsz Him Chan checked from the big blind and Kenny Shih also checked from the hijack.

Both players checked through a full runout of 3♥ 9♦

Chan turned over K♣ 4♣ , but it was not enough against Shih’s K♥ J♠ .

Hao Lin and Chieh Lai were starting at a huge pot of nearly 50,000 with a flop that showed 4♠ 6♣ A♠ Lin shoved his last 24,000 all-in and Lai made the call.

Lin was ahead with A♥ Q♦ against the A♣ J♣ of Lai. The board ran 5♦ 4♣ and completed the double-up and some for Lin.

With around 13,000 in the pot and a board that showed 5♣ 4♠ K♣ 8♦ Q♥ Yu-Hsuan Chen moved all-in for her last 5,500.

Big-stacked Jaejoong Kim folded, showing a queen before mucking and awarding the pot to the short-stacked Chen.

Kunal Patni - on the same table - quipped, "If that was me, you would call with the queen. But because it's a lady..."

Someone replied - "He would call because you bluff."

Chak Pan Ho opened the hijack to 1,200 and received two callers, Po Jui Chen from the cutoff and Youngchae Youn in the big blind.

When a flop ran out 5♠ 3♦ 9♠ , Youn and Pan checked the action to Chen, who led out for 2,300. Only Youn dropped in a call.

Youn checked over the A♦ turn, where Chen sent another barrel of 4,500. Youn came along.

The 9♦ hit on the river. Youn kept his strategy and checked again. Chen then delivered another hefty bet of 7,000. After some deliberation, Youn called.

Youn flipped over a rivered flush with J♦ 6♦ , leaving Chen not choice but to muck his cards.

Hi-jack Tung Bui and button Dinesh Alt had a pot of 48,000 in the middle beside a board that showed 5♦ Q♠ 6♥ 3♠ 8♣

Bui tapped his option to Alt who bade his time before counting 37,500 to put in the middle.

Bui tanked for a while before heaving a huge sigh and mucking his cards, leaving Alt to scoop the massive pot.

Juns Leong raised to 2,000 and big blind Wolfgang Eisend - with a new lease on his main event life - three-bet to 10,000. Leong made the call and both players were shown a flop of A♥ A♠ 8♠

Eisend continued with a 5,000 bet and Leong made the call to see a 6♦ turn. Both checked to open a 2♣ on the river.

Eisend shoved all-in for 23,200 and Leong backed down.

Shu Leung Yau opened the button to 1,300 and Nicolas Burgevin called from the small blind.

On the flop of J♣ 8♠ K♣ , both players checked through to see a 7♦ fall on the turn, where it went check-check again.

An A♦ hit on the river, and the two check to a free showdown.

Burgevin quickly revealed a flopped pair of jacks with J♦ T♦ to collect the small pot while Yau laid it down.

Seunghyuk Jung raised to 1,300 from early position and Kyle Ho three-bet to 4,000. Jacob Ikuma then cranked it up to 10,800, forcing Jung to fold. However, it didn't deter Ho from going all-in for 33,200.

After thinking for a long time, Ikuma eventually opted to lay it down. Despite the loss, he still hold a healthy stack of 130,000 chips.

So far, there are 377 recorded entries with more expected while registration remains open. 281 still have their seats.

Some of the recent busts include Tom Verbruggen, Wolfgang Eisend, Xian Jia Zhu, Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss, Ching Chung Cheung, Chen Yi, Wei Peng, Cheng We, Tsugunari Toma and Phanlert Sukonthachartnant.

A board ran out 7♣ 4♥ 7♥ 3♠ with around 4,000 chips in the pot, and Max Deveson fired a barrel of 4,500 from under the gun. Juhwan Kim made the call in the cutoff.

The J♠ landed on the river, where Deveson fired out 12,500, only to be jammed on for 48,000 by Kim. Deveson was put in a tough situation with his 26,200 chips behind.

After tanking for over 3 minutes, he eventually released his cards.

Christopher Lindop and Philemon Ip were looking at a board of 2♠ 3♣ A♠ 7♠ K♦ and a little over 20,000 worth of chips in the pot beside it.

From the big blind Ip fired an 18,000 bet to the middle, forcing Lindop to give up his hand and acknowledge a gentlemanly "nice bet" to Ip.

Small blind Chun Kwok Yip and button Justin Chan were staring at a board of J♠ A♦ 4♥ T♣ beside a pot of 15,000. Chan counted off 7,000 to push into the middle.

Yip tanked for a long while, almost losing himself staring blankly at the board. Finally, he took one last look at his cards and decided to muck.

Shinya Matsuda raised the cutoff to 1,300 and Jia Wei Yeh defended in the big blind.

When a flop came Q♠ J♦ Q♥ , Yeh checked over and Matsuda continued for 1,100. Yeh tagged along.

The turn showed a 3♣ and it went check-check.

A 5♦ hit on the river, where both players checked to a free showdown.

Yeh tabled K♦ J♠ for a flopped pair of jack to secure the pot.

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn raised from UTG+1 to 1,200. Robert Nemeskeri-Kiss three-bet to 3,000 from the cut-off. Action folded back to Rangkatekarn, who made a quick glance towards his opponent's stack and fired back a four-bet to 10,000.

Nemeskeri-Kiss didn't even blink and just threw his cards back to the dealer.

Sometimes, poker can be won without showing any cards.

Hao Chiu Yen raised from middle position to 1,200 and Herng Chang Lin defended in the big blind.

After a flop ran out 3♣ K♣ T♥ , Lin checked it to Yen who continued for 1,000. Lin tagged along.

Both players checked through the A♥ turn to see the board-pairing K♥ hit on the river, where Lin checked and Yen sent another bet of 2,500. Lin called.

Yen turned over a rivered flush with T♥ 8♥ to collect the pot while Lin mucked his cards.

Daniel Lee raised to 1,200 from early position and Pin Lu li called in the cutoff, which Koshiro Nakamura three-bet to 6,000 in the small blind. Lee stepped aside, and Li shoved all in for 20,700. After thinking for a while, Nakamura made the call to put his opponent at risk.

Pin Lun Li: A♥ Q♣

Koshiro Nakamura: J♠ J♥

In the classic coinflip, Nakamura held the lead and Li still had chance to stay alive on the flop of T♦ 4♥ 4♣ . Unfortunately, Li couldn’t spike an ace or queen in the runout as it revealed 9♠ 9♦ , sending him out of the field.

Fabian Rolli risked his last 12,500 all-in and was snap-called by Yin Ho Fung. Fung flipped over A♠ A♥ against Rolli's J♦ J♥

Rolli already stood up from his seat and gathered his things even before the dealer completed the board.

In any case, the board ran Q♥ 5♦ Q♦ 2♣ 9♣ sending Rolli to the rail.

Ilia Drobin was all-in for his last 20,000 and Yu-Feng Cheng matched for a showdown. Drobin showed K♠ J♣ and was behind the A♠ Q♦ of Cheng.

The board completed Q♣ J♦ T♦ 7♥ 5♣ , awarding the pot to Cheng and sending Drobin to the rail, or probably to the registration table for another bullet.

For sure, it won't be the last we'll here from the affable Drobin.

Just a 15-minute refresher!

Martin Sedlak raised to 900 from under the gun and Yukako Hiroi three-bet to 2,800 in the cutoff, which Sedlak four-bet to 6,800. The female player didn’t step down and made the call quickly.

However, right before the dealer dealt the flop, Sedlak tossed his cards into the muck and released the four-bet pot.

Hiroi turned over her K♦ K♣ with a smail before returning it to dealer.

A flop ran out A♥ T♦ Q♥ with around 9,000 chips in the middle, and Yukako Hiroi checked over from the small blind. Alan Pham also tapped the table in the big blind.

The 4♦ hit on the turn, where Hiroi fired a barrel of 6,000 and Pham called.

When a 7♥ fell on the river, Hiroi checked over to Pham, who then bet out 13,000 and was snap-called by his opponent.

Pham tabled A♠ 9♠ for a top pair of aces, however it couldn’t face off against Hiroi’s higher kicker with A♦ J♦ .

Ka Chuen Yip opened to 1,000 from the cutoff and Nishant Kumar defended in the big blind.

The two checked through a flop of 6♦ Q♣ 6♥ to see a J♥ fall on the turn. It went check-check again.

The river showed a K♠ , and Kumar checked over again to Yip who sent a bet of 1,800 to collect the small pot as Kumar opponent released his cards.

Tsugunari Toma raised middle position to 800 and Cun-Yuan Chen three-bet to 2,500 in the cutoff. Toma called.

When a flop ran out 4♥ T♦ 9♣ , Toma checked to Chen who made a continuation-bet of 4,000, and Toma tagged along.

Both players checked through the K♣ turn to see a board-pairing K♥ river, where Toma changed his strategy and delivered a bet of 3,400. Chen called swiftly.

Toma tabled 9♠ 7♠ for a flopped pair of nines, however, it couldn’t overcome a superior pair of tens from Chen’s A♥ T♠ .

Matthew Ledger and Jin Sung Yun were looking at a flop of 5♦ 4♦ J♥ beside a pot of over 15,000.

Ledger led out from the cut-off with a bet of 3,500 and Yun called on the button to open a 3♣ on the turn. Both players checked to see a 7♥ on the river.

Ledger fired 17,000 and Yun slid his cards to the dealer.

Victor Chen and Kotaro Nakayama were staring at a board of 7♦ 2♠ K♦ J♥ Q♠ with around 16,000 in the pot.

Nakayama checked his option and Chen also checked behind for a show-card moment.

Chen showed A♦ J♣ for a pair of jacks while Nakayama showed A♣ K♣ for top pair.

There was around 8,500 in the pot and a flop that showed 2♣ 9♠ 9♦

Big blind Shan Tsao checked his option to Chang Lin, who bet out 3,500. Button Chiu Yen raised it to 7,000. Tsao called and Lin left the two players to see a 2♥ on the turn.

Tsao moved all-in for his last 11,900 and Yen thought a while before finally throwing in a chip for the call.

Tsao flipped over A♣ 9♣ for a fullhouse while Yen showed K♥ K♣ and needed a king on the river to win the pot. However, the 5♠ was a brick and Tsao doubled up.

Jiannan Lin raised to 900 from under the gun. Ngoc Ha Nguyen called on the button and big blind Wee Yee Tan also chimed in.

The flop came 4♦ 6♣ 3♠ and all checked it down to open a 2♣ turn. Tan and Lin checked it down again, giving the opportunity for Nguyen to bet 800 to the pot.

The boys didn't bother to play and sent their hands to the muck.

The action was picked up on the river with a board showing 3♠ 7♦ 7♠ 8♦ K♣ and around 18,000 chips in the pot.

Von Reden shoved all in for 32,500 from the small blind, sending Shinya Matsuda, sitting on the button, into the tank. After long consideration,

Matsuda eventually tossed his cards into the muck.

Just a few minutes later, Kunal Patni found himself in another hand against Ding Cian Liu and ended up with a short stack.

A board ran out K♥ 9♥ Q♣ A♣ with around 5,500 chips in the middle when Liu checked from the big blind, and Patni fired 4,200 on the button. Liu dropped in a call.

The 8♣ hit on the river, where Patni checked to Liu who fired another barrel of 10,000. However, this didn’t deter his opponent from making the call. Patni tabled Q♦ 9♠ for flopped two pair, but it still couldn’t match Liu’s superior two pair with A♥ 9♦ .

Patni was left with less than a half of his starting stack.

He Lin Jia raised to 1,000 from the small blind and Sergeev Aleksandr defended in the big blind.

Both players checked through a flop of Q♣ J♠ 9♣ , bringing up flush and straight draw possibilities.

The 3♥ hit on the turn and it went check-check again.

When the river showed a 6♣ , Jia sent a mall bet of 600, and it was enough to get the job done as Aleksandr released his cards.

Big blind Seunghyuk Jung and Ting-Chieh Yang were staring at a 12,000 pot beside a board that showed 9♣ T♠ J♠ 7♦

Jung checked his option to Yang who didn't shy away from putting 4,500 in the middle. Jung bade his time before deciding to pick up his last 30,000 and jamming them all-in. Yang looked at his cards one more tme before finally giving it back to the dealer.

Din Cian Liu raised to 800 from under the gun and Rene von Reden called in the cutoff. Kunal Patni three-bet to 4,400. Only Liu came long this time.

A flop showed Q♥ J♥ T♠ and Patni continued for 2,500, however, Liu cranked it up to7,500. Patni called.

An 8♠ fell on the turn, where Patni checked to Liu who delivered another chunky barrel of 20,000, sending his opponent into the tank. After long consideration, Patni eventually laid it down, and Liu dragged in the sizable pot.

Big blind Ho Yin Fung and button Duc Nguyen were looking at a board of K♣ T♠ 5♣ J♣ and a pot of 17,000.

Fung led out with a bet of 7,000 and Nguyen moved all-in for his last 14,800. Fung tanked before finally braving the call.

Nguyen showed K♠ Q♠ for top pair while Fung showed A♥ Q♦ for a broadway straight. Fun breathed a sigh of relief not seeing any clubs on Nguyen's hand and was ecstatic when a 3♦ dropped on the river to seal the deal.

Tetsuya Fujiwara opened the button to 1,000 and was defended by Yuichi Sumida from the big blind.

The two checked all the way through the board of K♦ K♥ 3♠ 8♦ 3♦ .

Sumida tabled ace high with A♠ 5♠ , and it was enough against the queen high of Fujiwara’s Q♠ J♥ .

Big blind Kawai Tsui and button Rintaro Kagawa were fighting for pot of over 10,000 with a board that showed 6♣ J♠ 5♦ 8♠ .

Tsui tapped his option over to Kagawa who took a moment before counting off a 4,500 bet. Tsui stared at the board for a while before giving up his hand.

There was a pot of 12,000 with a board that showed 2♥ J♠ 5♥ 5♣ 4♣

Four players were still competing in the hand - small blind Chao Hauan Sun, big blind Tran Toan, UTG Come Duret and Button Dunh Giang Truong.

Hauan tapped his option over to Toan who fired 6,500 to the pot. Duret made the call and both Sun and Hauan gave up their hand to the muck.

Toan flipped over 5♥ 7♦ to show trips while Duret mucked.

Yu-Husuan Chen opened with min-raise and Yiu Wa Wan three-bet to 1,500. When action came back to Chen, she counted off 6,600 to four-bet in the middle.

Time moved slow Wan even slower. A player called the attention to the floor and asked if there was a time clock. However, Wan was unfazed, riffling his chips for a few more minutes until finally shoving all-in for his last 26,100.

It was Chen's time to take her time. She stared down Wan like an ex-boyfriend from a bad break-up, but Wan remained stoic. Chen took one last long look at her cards and calculated her stack before finally giving the cards back to the dealer - still staring at Wan while he collected the pot.

Players are having the first 15-minute break now.

Stay tuned for more updates as the field is filling up fast!

Juyeol Lee raised to 500 from under the gun and received two callers: Jiannan Lin from the hijack and Minkwan Chae in the big blind.

When a flop came 3♠ 5♦ 9♣ , Chae checked to Lee who made a continuation-bet of 600. His two opponents came along for the ride.

Chae checked the 4♠ turn, where Lee fired out 4,000, which only Lin called this time.

After a board-pairing 3♥ fell on the river, Lee keep his aggression and sent another bet of 3,000 finish the work as Lin laid it down at last.

Three players were competing for a pot of around 7,000 beside a flop that showed Q♥ 9♣ 7♥

Big blind Ting-Chieh Yang checked his option to Vladislav Smotrov who bet out 2,100. Tran Toan called on the button and Yang raised all-in for his last 18,500.

Smotrov stepped out of the way, but Toan made the call.

Yang showed Q♣ J♠ for top pair while Toan showed A♣ 9♦ for a pair of nines. The 4♠ turn kept Yang ahead, but the A♦ on the river gave Toan two-pair to send a disappointed Yang quickly out of his seat.

The action was picked up on the flop of 2♦ 6♠ J♥ with round 1,000 chips in the middle, and Shao Hua Tsai checked from in big blind to Ting-Chieh Yang from under the gun, who led out for 1,000. Tsai called.

Both players checked through the K♠ turn and 4♣ river.

Tsai quickly revealed 5♠ 6♦ for a flopped pair of sixes to collect the pot as Yang mucked his cards.

A board came 3♥ T♦ 8♠ 2♠ with 6,700 chips in the pot when Lichun Wang checked form under the gun, and Yencheng Huang sent a bet of 3,500 on the button. Wang called.

The 6♥ hit on the river, where Wang checked again to Huang who fired out a chunky bet of 12,000, forcing his opponent to muck the hand successfully.

Big blind Noppon Taengruen of Thailand, UTG+1 Jason Chau of Hong Kong and Selim Souissi built a pot 6,600 before the flop.

All three were treated to a flop of 3♥ K♣ 4♦ , which they all checked to open a 9♦ on the turn.

Taengruen led out for 1,100 which everyone called to see a Q♣ river. Taengruen checked his option and Chau fired out 7,500 which Souissi called. Taengruen got out of the way and Chau immediately said "You win!" showing an A♥ T♦ for an ace-high.

Souissi peeled open his K♥ 5♥ for top pair to take down the pot.

Peter Tran opened the hijack to 600 and received two callers from the blinds, Kan Chau Ngai and Hsuang Chun Kao.

When a flop came 3♠ T♦ T♥ , the blinds checked to Tran who continued for 600, and only Ngai tagged along this time.

The 5♣ landed on the turn, where Ngai check-raised to 3,500 after his opponent bet 1,500, and Tran called.

Ngai checked on the 4♦ river and Tran sent a chunky barrel of 5,000, sending Ngai into the tank. Eventually, Ngai released his cards and Tran collected the pot.

Hi-jack Tsz Chan and cut-off Shu In Li built a pre-flop pot of 4,000 and were treated to a flop of 6♣ 6♠ 9♠

Chan tapped his option over to Li, who didn't shy from firing 2,100. Chan called and both saw a 2♦ on the turn.

Chan once again check-called Li's bet for 6,000 to open a 3♦ on the river. Chan checked and Li fired 17,000 from her stack. Chan took some pause and gave a big sigh before sending his cards back to the dealer.

UTG player Cheng Lo and button player Pan Ming Lee built a pre-flop pot of around 14,000. Both players were shown a flop of 9♣ 8♥ 3♠ .

Lo opened with 6,500 and Lee called to open an 8♣ on the turn. Lo fired out another 17,000 and Lee took a last look at his cards before bidding them farewell.

When a flop of showed K♠ 2♥ J♦ with around 2,000 chips in the pot, Un Kong Ma checked from the big blind. Chen Hong Lin then led out for 600 from the hijack and Ma dropped in a call.

The two checked through the board-pairing K♠ turn to see a Q♥ hit on the river, where Ma fired 1,000 only to face a raise of 2,100 from Lin. After thinking for a while, Ma tagged along.

Lin revealed Q♦ J♦ for two pair to drag in the pot while Ma tossed his cards into the muck.

Four players built a pre-flop pot of 15,000, but only Shu-I Chou and Dao Minh Phu were still in the hand after the flop came T♠ 7♠ J♦ .

Action folded to Chou on the button who fired 6,000 with Phu making the call, leaving the two of them to see a T♦ on the turn.

Phu moved all-in with his stack covering Chou. Chou thought about it a moment, looked at his cards and the board and eventually gave up the huge pot to Phu.