APT Main Event (55,000 TWD)

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.

117 seats have been filled so far in the first flight of the APT Taipei 2025 Main Event with more expected to follow while registration is still open.

It really is becoming an international spectacle with so many countries represented. We have the likes of Sergeev Aleksander from Russia, Tsz Chan from Hong Kong, Eugene Chen frmo Singapore, Nicolas Burgevin from France, Minh Dao from Vietnam, Killian Wolfgang Eisend from Germany, Kaito Hirai frmo Japan, Ran Ilani from Israel, Paul Hong from New Zealand, Ho Lam Ji from Malaysia, Gang Kapil from India, Wai Cheng Keong from Macau, Juhwan Kim from South Korea, Matthew Ledger from the UK, David Van Noy Jr. from the USA, ALbert Nguyen from Canada and of course the local Taiwanese also heavily represented.

We have yet to wait for the Australians and the Philippine contingent to make their presence felt.

But certainly, the Main Event is turning out to be an international affair as can be expected.

UTG player Uhsang Anh and Hsuang Chun Kao on the button were looking at a pot of 3,600 and a board that showed 6♦ 4♣ 3♦ A♦

Anh led out with a bet of 1,200 and Kao called to see a 6♠ river. Both players then checked.

Anh revealed Q♥ J♦ for queen high while Kao revealed K♦ Q♣ . A king-high scooped the pot for Kao.