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).

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.

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.