Asian Poker Tour

Nicholas Go

Hong Kong

Re-Entries

Blind level

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Entries

203/542

Total Chips

21,680,000

Average

106,798

Flight A

SMPSMP

4/27/2025, 5:59:39 PM

Main Event Flight A Wraps With Taiwan's Wu Chun Yu On Top

Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400

Wu Chun Yu

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:

Player	Chips
WC Wu Chun YuTaiwan	469,200(335 BB)
NG Nicholas GoHong Kong	338,900(242 BB)
SW Sing Wen ChenTaiwan	330,000(236 BB)
CP Chak Pan HoHong Kong	320,300(229 BB)
BD Biao DingChina	319,000(228 BB)
CK Chin Kai LiaoTaiwan	293,300(210 BB)
RM Rosalie Marine PetitFrance	273,000(195 BB)
MR Max Richard DevesonUnited Kingdom	268,500(192 BB)
CH Chien Ho ChenTaiwan	268,400(192 BB)
RT Ryan Tack YuCanada	248,400(177 BB)

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).

SMPSMP

4/27/2025, 2:11:33 PM

Sung Takes a Chunk Out of Go

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

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.

Player	Chips
NG Nicholas GoHong Kong	320,000(267 BB)
CY Chen YuTaiwan	90,000(75 BB)

SMPSMP

4/27/2025, 9:54:53 AM

Selected Chip Counts

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Player	Chips
HC Ho ChenTaiwan	220,000(367 BB)
JH Junichiro HashimotoJapan	165,000(275 BB)
ET Enoch TanMalaysia	160,000(267 BB)
SI Shu In LiTaiwan	150,000(250 BB)
TL Tin Long LamHong Kong	130,000(217 BB)
NG Nicholas GoHong Kong	130,000(217 BB)
CY Chu Yao HsuTaiwan	120,000(200 BB)