APT Taipei 2025
APT Taipei 2025Taiwan [TWN]Taiwan, Red SpaceEVENT #23
2025.04.27 - 2025.05.03
WC
Wu Chun Yu
Taiwan [TWN]Taiwan
Re-Entries
1
Blind level
Level 10: 700 / 1,400 ante: 1,400
Entries
203/542
Total Chips
21,680,000
Average
106,798

Flight A

Blaise de LeonBlaise de Leon
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:

PlayerChips
WC
Wu Chun YuTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
469,200(335 BB)
NG
Nicholas GoHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
338,900(242 BB)
SW
Sing Wen ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
330,000(236 BB)
CP
Chak Pan HoHong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
320,300(229 BB)
BD
Biao DingChina [CHN]China
319,000(228 BB)
CK
Chin Kai LiaoTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
293,300(210 BB)
RM
Rosalie Marine PetitFrance [FRA]France
273,000(195 BB)
MR
Max Richard DevesonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
268,500(192 BB)
CH
Chien Ho ChenTaiwan [TWN]Taiwan
268,400(192 BB)
RT
Ryan Tack YuCanada [CAN]Canada
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).