Taiwan, Red SpaceEVENT #23

2025.04.27 - 2025.05.03Add to Calendar

Asian Poker Tour

Blind level

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

Entries

176/344

Total Chips

13,760,000

Average

78,182

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 6:23:47 PM

APT Record Broken In Flight D, Yu Jay Shih Leads All Survivors

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

Yu Jay Shih

Flight D - the last flight of the APT Taipei 2025 Main Event - brought in a total of 344 hopefuls (278 unique) hoping to advance to Day 2 and earn their share from the huge record-breaking prize pool that easily shattered the TWD 70,000,000 guarantee. The full amount of the prize pool will be released once registration closes tomorrow before Day 2. But let's just say that this Main Event is the richest APT tournament of all time.

Of course, that prize pool would have never been reached if it wasn't for the participation of the players. When the 281st player registered in Flight D - It was made official - the record for the most entries in an APT Main Event was broken! The record of 2,350 made during the 2023 APT Hanoi Billions was crushed with the official number also yet to be determined since more entries are expected to make a last-minute appearance before Day 2 starts tomorrow.

Of the 344 entries, only 176 were able to book a seat for Day 2. Leading the pack of survivors is Taiwan's Yu Jay Shih who built a formidable stack of 279,200. Not that far behind with the second largest stack of the flight is Japan's Mikiya Kudo with 220,200. Thailand's Rawinruchiroch Deesit rounds up the top three with 212,900.

Here are the top ten chip counts of Flight D survivors:

Player	Chips
YJ Yu Jay ShihTaiwan	279,200(199 BB)
MK Mikiya KudoJapan	220,200(157 BB)
RD Rawinruchiroch DeesitThailand	212,900(152 BB)
SA Supakit AnukoolpitaknilThailand	196,500(140 BB)
KW Kar Wee CheeMalaysia	195,000(139 BB)
GB Gyeong Beom KimSouth Korea	190,600(136 BB)
FS Fong Shaing LeeTaiwan	183,100(131 BB)
SW Shangshen WuAustralia	183,000(131 BB)
SM Stanley Manfred WengUnited States of America	182,200(130 BB)
CY Cheng Yao TsaiTaiwan	173,800(124 BB)

Other notable players who were able to bag a stack for Day 2 include Nishant Kumar of India (148,300), David Erquiaga of the Philippines (130,100), Gemmy Nguyen of Vietnam (122,200), Junseok Oh of South Korea (105,100), Jason Cooper of the UK (92,800), Dominik Nitsche of the UK (84,400) and Ryan Gebow of the USA (81,000).

Nishant Kumar

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 4:29:43 PM

Flight D is Done!

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

The final hands have been dealt and the survivors are bagging their chips.

Full recap of Flight D to follow.

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 4:24:56 PM

Jeevanji Doubles Up with Six Five Offsuit

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

"Maybe I'm crazy! But I'm the guy who pays." Maurice Jeevanji

We joined the action with Kohki Nakamura shoving his entire 75,000 stack into the pot, where it folded round to Maurice Vitto Jeevanji, looking devious in late position. "You want to go or what?!" Jeevanji joked, before shoving his own stack of 30,000 chips into the middle. The table erupted as he flipped over his cards:

Maurice Vitto Jeevanji: 6♠ 5♦

Kohki Nakamura: Q♥ Q♣

Jeevanji was a serious underdog, but once the dealer turned over 5♥ 4♠ 3♠ on the flop, the mood shifted dramatically. The 7♣ on the turn completed Jeevanji's straight as he left the table to celebrate, with onlookers agasp. The 9♥ river changed nothing and to Nakamura's disbelief, Jeevanji doubled up.

Player	Chips
MV Maurice Vitto JeevanjiFrance	90,000(64 BB)
KN Kohki NakamuraJapan	38,000(27 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 4:19:47 PM

Takazawa Flushes Out Lai

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

Hsuan-Yu Lai

Hsuan-Yu Lai shoved his last 31,600 all-in and Kei Takazawa added to his opening raise to make the call.

Takwazawa showed K♥ T♥ which was dominated by Lai's A♠ K♠

The board ran 6♣ 7♣ 7♥ J♥ 4♥ to give Takazawa a flush to win the pot and send Lai out of the APT Main Event.

Player	Chips
KT Kei TakazawaJapan	45,000(32 BB)
HY Hsuan Yu LaiTaiwan	busted

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 4:05:11 PM

Lee Damages Choi

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

Under the gun Fong Lee and big blind Jin Woo Choi were looking at a flop of 4♦ J♥ 9♦ with a pot of 7,000 beside it.

Choi check-called the 3,000 bet of Lee to see a 8♣ turn. Both checked and also checked the 6♠ river.

Choi showed 5♥ 4♥ for a pair of fours while Lee showed A♣ 9♠ for a pair of nines to take down the pot.

In the next hand, action folded to the blinds and Choi raised to 3,700 and Lee defended the big blind.

The flop came 7♠ 5♥ 5♠ and Choi check-called the 6,000 bet of Lee to open a 9♦ turn. Once again, Choi check-called Lee's bet of 10,900.

The river came K♠ and both checked.

Lee showed 5♦ 4♦ for trip-fives and Choi mucked his hand in disgust.

Player	Chips
FS Fong Shaing LeeTaiwan	75,000(54 BB)
CJ Choi Jin WooSouth Korea	34,700(25 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 4:03:33 PM

Fook Doubles Up with Flush on the Turn

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

Gilbert Fook

Arriving at the action on a flop of 2♠ A♥ 7♥ , Gilbert Fook, acting from the small blind, had moved all in over an 8,500 bet from Nishant Kumar in middle position.

Gilbert Fook: Q♥ T♥

Nishant Kumar: 7♦ 7♠

Fook was dismayed to see Kumar had flopped a set but remained in good spirits, needing a heart to stay alive. "I'm back in action!" the Mauritian exclaimed as the dealer turned the 8♥ , completing his flush and keeping his tournament hopes alive. The Q♠ river changed nothing, and Kumar was left counting the cost of a heavy hit.

Player	Chips
GT Gilbert Tin FookMauritius	45,000(32 BB)
NK Nishant KumarIndia	20,000(14 BB)

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

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 197/333

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:35:01 PM

Yap's Ladies Take Out Song

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

Robertson Yap

Robertson Yap opened to 1,500. In Ho Song called. Watabe Naohiro shoved his last 18,500 all-in. Yap made the call.

Robertson Yap: Q♠ Q♣

In Ho song: A♦ T♥

The board came 4♣ 4♥ 9♣ 2♥ J♥ to ship the pot Yap's way and send Song to the rail.

Player	Chips
RY Robertson YapPhilippines	92,000(77 BB)
IH In Ho SongSouth Korea	busted

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:28:21 PM

Chan Doubles With Set of Kings

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

Cut-off Chi Ho Chan and big blind Chan Tsz Chun were looking at a flop of K♥ A♣ T♠ and a pot of 6,500.

Chun check-raised the 2,300 bet of Chan to 5,500 and Chan called to open a 7♦ on the turn.

Chun checked and Chan took his time before putting 7,500 across the line. Chan tanked and also took his time before declaring all-in, covering Chan's stack.

Chan tanked and looked very worried. With a heavy sigh, he pushed his chips forward.

Chun showed Q♦ 7♣ for a pair of sevens and a straight draw while Chan showed K♦ K♠ for a set of kings.

The river was a brick 4♦ and Chan doubled-up.

While the dealer was counting off the exact chip count to be paid, Chan confessed - "I almost folded. I thought you had a straight."

Player	Chips
CT Chan Tsz ChunTaiwan	148,000(123 BB)
CH Chi Ho Chan	75,000(63 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:25:49 PM

Jo Eliminated by Foo's Flopped Boat

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

Gerald Foo

Arriving at the action to a flop of 7♦ 7♥ T♠ , Yoonsang Jo, seated on the button, had all of his chips in the middle, leading to a shove from Gerald Foo in the big blind to the tune of 79,000. It was at this point that Shangshen Wu got out of the way.

Foo's cards had barely hit the table as he turned over T♥ T♦ before Jo was up from his seat, holding 4♦ 4♥ .

Jo needed running fours to survive, but the dealer offered no such miracle as the board ran out 8♦ 2♠ .

Player	Chips
GF Gerald FooSingapore	98,000(82 BB)
YJ Yoonsang JoSouth Korea	busted

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:24:59 PM

Tsai Baits Yang

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

Yu Fan Tsai and Ting An Yang were competing for a pot of 17,000 with a board that showed T♥ 9♠ 3♣ 7♣

Tsai led out with 5,000 and Yang called to open a 3♥ on the river.

Tsai fired 2,000 and Yang called again.

Tsai opened Q♥ Q♣ while Yang mucked his hand.

Player	Chips
YF Yu Fan TsaiTaiwan	100,000(83 BB)
TY Ting YangTaiwan	38,000(32 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:24:39 PM

Fook Bags His First Pot

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

Nishant Kumar

Newly registered Gilbert Tin and big blind Nishant Kumar were staring at a board of 4♣ A♣ A♠ Q♥ with around 7,500 in the middle.

Kumar tapped over to Fook who released 6,000 to the middle. Kumar took his time and eventually gave way.

Fook exclaimed as he stacked his chips, "first hand, first pot. Good future."

Player	Chips
NK Nishant KumarIndia	115,000(96 BB)
GT Gilbert Tin FookMauritius	46,000(38 BB)

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

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 208/318

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:17:57 PM

David "Spade" Erquiaga Has Left The Building

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

David Erquiaga

David Erquiaga counted his stack and set aside a portion for blinds collection, leaving word with his table mates that he is leaving and if his chips could be bagged for him. He even left his APT registration card.

Erquiaga expects that he'll be bagging around 130,000 if what he set aside is spent on the blinds. Watching over his stack is his table mate and fellow countryman James Mendoza.

See you in Day 2!

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:14:50 PM

Wang Doubles Up through Quach

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Huyen Ngoc Quach

Nicholas Wang moved all-in for his remaining 14,600 chips and was called by Huyen Ngoc Quach, better known as "Gemmy", in the cutoff.

Nicholas Wang: A♦ J♦

Gemmy: A♠ Q♦

Wang was at risk and stood up as the cards were revealed, but quickly sat back down after the flop came 5♠ J♠ 4♥ , giving him the lead with a pair of jacks.

The 3♥ turn and 9♦ river changed nothing, and Wang scored a much-needed double-up while Gemmy took a hit to her stack.

Player	Chips
NW Nicholas WangUnited States of America	29,200(29 BB)
NH Ngoc Huyen QuachViet Nam	8,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:12:58 PM

New APT Record For Main Event Entries Reached

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

The 281st registration of Flight D made it official!

The tournament director has just announced that...

The APT Taipei 2025 Main Event has now booked an APT record for the most number of entries in a main event, breaking the previous record of 2,350 entries set during the 2023 APT Hanoi Billions.

Of course, more entries are still coming in and more are expected tomorrow before the start of Day 2, so the official count has yet to be released. But for now, a round of applause to everyone who signed up for the Main Event.

Thank you for being part of history!

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 3:05:13 PM

Tang Is Building A Fort

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Chi Tang

Chi Tang raised to 2,500 from the cut-off and button Shiram Arun and big blind Jun Kwak matched.

The three players were dealt a flop of K♠ J♥ 8♥

Kwak checked over to Tang who fired 4,600. Arun quickly got out of the way while Kwak played with his chips and looked at his cards for one more loving time before sending it back to the dealer.

Player	Chips
CT Chi TangTaiwan	165,000(165 BB)
AS Arun SriramIndia	51,000(51 BB)
JK Junho KwakSouth Korea	32,000(32 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 2:39:33 PM

Ebarle Backs Down to All-In

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Benjamin Ebarle

Following a 2,000 raise from Nawat Sunpongvithit in early position, Benjamin Ebarle three-bet to 4,500 on the button.

Ebarle requested a time check before Chi Ho Chan responded in turn by shoving his entire 47,100 stack from the big blind. With Sunpongvithit quickly out of the hand, Ebarle counted his chips, and ultimately couldn't find the call.

Player	Chips
CH Chi Ho Chan	52,000(52 BB)
BE Benjamin EbarlePhilippines	47,000(47 BB)

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 215/289

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 2:21:22 PM

Selected Chip Counts

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Here’s a look at some of the bigger stacks heading into the final levels of the night.

Player	Chips
YJ Yu Jay ShihTaiwan	200,000(250 BB)
CN Chi Ngong TangHong Kong	155,000(194 BB)
HL How LeeTaiwan	150,000(188 BB)
SW Shangshen WuAustralia	130,000(163 BB)
KL Koangho LeeSouth Korea	125,000(156 BB)
SW Stanley WengUnited States of America	120,000(150 BB)
AO Andrew Ong Hoon HawSingapore	105,000(131 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 2:13:09 PM

Break!

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Main Event Flight D players are on their final 15-minute break of the session.

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 2:12:17 PM

Kumar Chips Up with Flop Pressure

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Yee How Lee called from middle position only to be three-bet by Nishant Kumar from the button to the tune of 2,500, which Lee eventually called.

Following the 9♦ J♥ 2♣ flop, Kumar fired off a further 1,800 bet which proved too much for Lee as he let the hand go.

Player	Chips
HL How LeeMalaysia	105,000(131 BB)
NK Nishant KumarIndia	43,000(54 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 2:07:38 PM

Tang Makes A Brave Call

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Chi Tang and Fong Lee were staring at a board of J♠ 5♥ 3♦ 8♣ J♣ and a huge pot of 36,000.

Lee bet out for 15,000 and Tang made the snap call. Lee showed K♠ Q♦ for king-high and Tang showed Q♣ 8♠ for a pair of eights.

Player	Chips
CT Chi TangPhilippines	110,000(138 BB)
FS Fong Shaing LeeTaiwan	18,000(23 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 1:57:22 PM

Lam Scares Off Jeong

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

The lovely Hyeunhee Jeong opened with a raise to 1,600 from mid-position and cut-off Kim Chun Lam shoved all-in for 17,100.

Everyone folded.

Player	Chips
JH Jeong HyunheeSouth Korea	47,500(59 BB)
KL Kin Lam (3)Hong Kong	20,700(26 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 1:55:33 PM

Set Over Two Pair Busts Yang

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Big blind Daniel Yang and UTG Andrew Ong were staring at a board of A♣ J♥ T♥ 5♠ with a pot of 12,000 beside it.

Yang check-called the 5,000 bet of Ong to open a 9♠ river. Yang checked and Ong shoved enough chips to put Yang all-in. Yang snap-called and shoved his stack forward.

Yang showed J♦ 9♦ for two-pair but it was only second best to Ong's 5♥ 5♦ for a set.

Player	Chips
AO Andrew Ong Hoon HawSingapore	108,000(135 BB)
DY Daniel YangTaiwan	busted

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 1:42:50 PM

Yamamoto Out-Kicks Takagi With Top Pair

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

Koji Takagi

We picked up the action on a board of 4♥ A♥ J♣ 6♠ , where Min Soon Lim folded to a bet of around 4,000 from Kaji Yamamoto on the button. Koji Takagi made the call from the big blind.

Both players checked the 2♠ river, and Takagi looked disappointed as he tabled A♠ 9♥ , only to be out-kicked by Yamamoto’s A♣ Q♥ .

Player	Chips
KT Koji TakagiJapan	78,000(98 BB)
KY Kaji YamamotoJapan	48,000(60 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 1:38:53 PM

Recent Eliminations

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

250 registered players so far with more expected to sign up for this last flight.

So far, some of the recent eliminations include: Don Mishra, Ren Yu Zhen, Kei Takazawa, Ke Jing Bai, Yoonsang Jo, Duy Nguyen, Shih-Kai Chiu, Po Lin, Wang Chienhsun, Seokwon Kim and Justin Tsui.

Level 7: 400 / 800 ante: 800

45 minutes

Remaining Players: 218/250

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 1:24:43 PM

Chen Gets Paid with Two Pair

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Wang Wei Chen

Four players saw a flop after Wang Wei Chen and Duy Anh Nguyen called from middle position, Raymond Chou joined from the hijack, and Juhwan Kim checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came T♦ 8♥ 5♦ , and action checked through.

On the 8♦ turn, Chen led out for 1,000. Nguyen and Kim quickly folded, but Chou made the call.

The river brought the J♥ , and Chen bet another 1,000. Chou, visibly curious, asked “What do you have?!” before making the call. Chen revealed K♥ T♥ for two pair, tens and eights, which was enough to take the pot as Chou mucked his hand.

Player	Chips
CW Chen WeiTaiwan	53,000(88 BB)
RC Raymond ChouTaiwan	40,000(67 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 1:22:08 PM

Chang Wins A Big One

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Shunta Sakamoto

Hung Chang and Shunta Sakamoto built a pot of around 48,600 before the flop came down from a raise, re-raise tug-of-war.

The flop finally came K♦ K♠ 4♥ and big blind Sakamoto checked his option over to Chang bet out 5,600.

Sakamoto was stoic, counted off the chips that he would possibly call and looked over the remaining stack of Chang.

However, no matter what he studied, he looked back into his cards and couldn't make the call, awarding the huge pot to Chang.

Player	Chips
HC Hung ChangTaiwan	68,000(113 BB)
SS Shunta SakamotoJapan	27,000(45 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 1:15:18 PM

On Life Support but Still Alive

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

Chih Wei Yang opened to 1,200 and Justin Tsui called. Yung Po made it 4,000 and when the action came back to Yang, he shoved all-in for 33,500.

Tsui made the call and Po got out of the way.

Justin Tsui: J♦ J♣

Chih Wei Yang: Q♠ Q♦

The board completed A♥ 3♠ 8♥ T♦ 2♥ to give Yang the pot and leave Tsui with just 1,600 in crumbs.

In the next hand, Tsui went all-in for 1,600 and was called by button Shunta Sakamoto and big blind Yao Yang.

Both players checked down the board of T♥ 2♦ K♦ J♥ 3♦

Tsui showed K♥ 8♣ and the others mucked, keeping Tsui still alive.

Player	Chips
CW Chi WeiTaiwan	68,500(114 BB)
SS Shunta SakamotoJapan	50,000(83 BB)
JT Jason Tsui	6,200(10 BB)

Level 6: 300 / 600 ante: 600

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 218/244

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:45:09 PM

Jo Gets Just The Right Amount

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Small blind Yoonsang Jo and big bling Ji Yang were given a board of 7♦ Q♥ A♥ 8♥ 8♣ beside a pot of 12,000.

Jo counted off 4,000 and Yang folded, tapping the table "nice bet."

Player	Chips
YJ Yoonsang JoSouth Korea	36,000(72 BB)
JY Ji YangSouth Korea	31,000(62 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:43:17 PM

Chan Gets Aggressive

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Lin Bowei and button Gene Chan were looking at a pot of 13,000 beside a board that showed 9♦ 8♣ J♥ 4♥ 9♣

Bowei tapped his option to Chan who bide his time playing with his chips and figuring out which colors matched best before he counted off 10,000 and pushed it forward.

Bowei also thought about it, counted off the same matching chips as Chan pushed forward, but pushed his cards forward instead.

Player	Chips
GC Gene ChanCanada	38,000(76 BB)
LB Lin BoweiTaiwan	36,000(72 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:41:55 PM

Feng's Persistence Pays Off

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

Hsien Ching Feng started the action with a 1,200 raise from middle position, with Pitipong Posri being the only player to call.

The dealer turned over Q♠ A♠ 3♥ , and following a 1,800 continuation-bet from Feng, Posri couldn't find the call and gave up the hand.

Player	Chips
PP Pitipong PosriThailand	64,000(128 BB)
HC Hsien Ching FengTaiwan	55,000(110 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:37:40 PM

Weng Shoves Back

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

UTG+1 Stanley Weng and big blind Takuto Komiya were looking at a board of 7♥ 9♦ 8♣ 3♠ 8♠ with a pot of 10,500 beside it.

Komiya led out for 10,000 and Weng shoved back all-in for 25,000 plus. Komiya counted off the chips, but opted instead to push his cards forward for a fold.

Player	Chips
SW Stanley WengUnited States of America	57,000(114 BB)
TK Takuto KomiyaJapan	32,200(64 BB)

Level 5: 200 / 500 ante: 500

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 201/216

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:36:52 PM

Break!

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Flight D players are on their first break.

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:34:07 PM

Chou Braves A Call

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Small blind Wai Chiang, big blind Heng Zhe Hu and button Raymond Chou were given a board of 2♣ 9♣ 4♠ 5♠ 3♥ beside a pot of 7,300.

Chiang led out for 4,000, Hu folded and Chou took a moment to evaluate his chip stack, look at his cards, wondered if there could be civilizations under the sea and then made the call.

Chiang showed 8♠ 7♠ for nothing while Chou showed 7♣ 5♠ for a pair of fives, which was enough to secure the pot.

Player	Chips
WC Wai ChiangHong Kong	65,000(163 BB)
HZ Heng Zhe HuTaiwan	57,000(143 BB)
RC Raymond ChouTaiwan	42,000(105 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:31:58 PM

Some Selected Chip Counts

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Player	Chips
MM Murly ManokharanMalaysia	94,000(235 BB)
GD Gareth DuncanSouth Africa	80,000(200 BB)
DE David ErquiagaPhilippines	80,000(200 BB)
KH Kyung Hun KimSouth Korea	75,000(188 BB)
WC Wang ChenweiChina	70,000(175 BB)
C Chaiwat PrajuabjindaThailand	63,000(158 BB)
CF Chih Feng LiTaiwan	61,000(153 BB)
MA Masatoshi AkasakaJapan	39,000(98 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:29:17 PM

Kim's Trips Take It Down

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Cut-off Young Jung Kong and button Gyeong Kim were looking at a board of 9♣ 3♥ 4♦ 8♥ 9♦ and a pot of 6,600.

Kong tapped his option to Kim who counted off 5,000 chips and pushed it in the middle. Kong took a moment, gave Kim a once over, looked at his cards and pushed a chip to make the call.

Kim showed A♦ 9♠ for trip nines and Kong took a while to register before returning his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips
GK Gyeong KimSouth Korea	37,500(94 BB)
YK Youngjung KongSouth Korea	27,000(68 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 12:27:13 PM

Kim's Small Bet Secures It

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

Small blind Tsz Yip, cut-off Prajuabjinda Chaiwat and button Dongyeol Kim were looking at a flop of J♣ J♦ 3♠ with 3,600 chips beside it.

Yip and Chaiwat tapped over their option to Kim who fired 800 to the pot. Yip and Chaiwat gave up.

Player	Chips
C Chaiwat Prajuabjinda	55,000(138 BB)
DK Dongyeol KimSouth Korea	52,000(130 BB)
TC Tsz Chung YipHong Kong	36,000(90 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:56:51 AM

Ratanatabtim Ships the Pot with Big Slick

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

After Sarawoot Ratanatabtim raised to 1,000 from early position, Shung Er Sua responded with a 2,200 three-bet. Ratanatabtim made the call.

The action checked through the entire board runout: 7♦ 3♥ 5♠ 8♣ 8♥ . At the end, Ratanatabtim revealed his big slick: A♦ J♥ , while Sua chuckled and quickly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips
SR Sarawoot RatanatabtimThailand	65,000(163 BB)
SE Shung Er SuaMalaysia	61,000(153 BB)

Level 4: 200 / 400 ante: 400

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 169/177

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:55:03 AM

Trips Win For Hiroaki

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Nopparat Kongjai, Rawinruchiroch Deesit and Koizumi Hiroaki were looking at a board of 9♥ 8♣ 3♥ 3♠ 5♥ with 4,000 in the pot beside it.

Small blind Koizumi Hiroaki tapped his option and the rest followed. Hiroaki opened K♣ 3♣ for trips threes and everyone else mucked.

Player	Chips
NK Nopparat KongjaiThailand	47,000(157 BB)
RD Rawinruchiroch DeesitThailand	39,000(130 BB)
HK Hiroaki KoizumiJapan	36,000(120 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:55:03 AM

Trips Win For Hiroaki

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Nopparat Kongjai, Rawinruchiroch Deesit and Koizumi Hiroaki were looking at a board of 9♥ 8♣ 3♥ 3♠ 5♥ with 4,000 in the pot beside it.

Small blind Koizumi Hiroaki tapped his option and the rest followed. Hiroaki opened K♣ 3♣ for trips threes and everyone else mucked.

Player	Chips
NK Nopparat KongjaiThailand	47,000(157 BB)
RD Rawinruchiroch DeesitThailand	39,000(130 BB)
HK Hiroaki KoizumiJapan	36,000(120 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:48:29 AM

Splitsville!

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Yun Fan Yung and Mah Aloysius were competing for a pot of 6,400 with a board that showed 7♥ 4♥ 5♠ 8♠

Aloysius shoved his last 12,000 in the middle and Yung made the call. Yung showed K♠ 3♠ for a flush draw and gut-shot straight draw while Aloysius showed 6♣ 5♦ for a straight.

The river came 6♦ giving both the same straight for a split pot.

Player	Chips
MH Mun Hoe, Aloysius MahSingapore	34,000(113 BB)
YY YunFan YangChina	15,200(51 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:46:48 AM

Ko Claims Pot

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Hi-jack Meng Wei Ko and small blind Furi Homma were staring at a board of 7♥ K♣ K♠ J♠ beside a pot of 3,600.

Homma tapped his option over to Ko, who put 2,100 chips across the betting line. Homma took a last look at his cards before bidding them farewell.

Player	Chips
MW Meng WeiIreland	45,000(150 BB)
FH Furi HommaJapan	37,000(123 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:44:08 AM

River Bet Wins It for Somasekhar

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

The action was picked up on a flop of 7♣ 3♠ K♣ with around 2,000 in the middle. Tsz Chung Yip bet 800 from early position, picking up calls from Premsak Ngowprasert on the button and Somasekhar in the small blind.

The Q♥ landed on the turn. Somasekhar checked, then called Yip’s continuation bet of 1,000, while Ngowprasert folded.

On the T♠ river, Somasekhar led out for 2,000. Yip gave it some thought but eventually let it go, conceding the pot.

Player	Chips
PN Premsak NgowprasertThailand	50,000(167 BB)
TC Tsz Chung YipHong Kong	42,000(140 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:35:12 AM

Eights Are Good for Ito

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

Following folds round the table, Makoto Ito raised to 1,100 from the small blind. Looking to defend his big blind, Yoonsang Jo made the call and headed to the flop. The action checked through the board entirely: J♦ A♣ J♠ 6♥ T♣ , until Ito turned over his 8♣ 8♦ , and Jo threw his cards in the muck.

Player	Chips
MI Makoto ItoJapan	43,000(143 BB)
YJ Yoonsang JoSouth Korea	39,000(130 BB)

Level 3: 200 / 300 ante: 300

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 154/158

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:34:59 AM

Manokharan Is Stacking Up

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Murly Manokharan opened to 400 from early position and Don Mishra three-bet raised to 1,300. Button Koizumi Hiroaki calls as does Manokharan.

The flop arrived 8♣ J♦ J♣ , which all checked to open a T♣ turn.

Manokharan fired 1,200 and everyone else surrendered.

Player	Chips
MM Murly ManokharanMalaysia	93,000(465 BB)
HK Hiroaki KoizumiJapan	37,000(185 BB)
DM Don MishraSingapore	27,000(135 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:34:04 AM

Isaka Fires To Win Pot

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Small blind Wai Chiang, hi-jack Wei Wang and button Shohei Isaka were staring at a flop of Q♥ K♣ 3♠ with 3,000 in the pot beside it.

Chiang and Wang check to Isaka who bets 800. Both players call and all three see a 2♦ on the turn.

Action is checked again to Isaka who fired 3,500. Chiang folds but Wang stays on to see a Q♠ on the river. Wang checks and Isaka stays true to form and fires an impressive 8,500 to the pot, which pushes Wang away.

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:32:37 AM

Winyard Forces Fold with Flop Raise

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

Koji Takagi kicked off the action with a raise to 1,000 from early position, but was quickly met with a three-bet to 1,800 by Gregory Winyard in middle position.

The flop came down A♣ 5♥ 7♦ , prompting Takagi to lead out for 1,100. Winyard responded with a raise to 4,200, putting the pressure back on. After a brief pause, Takagi decided to lay it down, sending the pot Winyard’s way.

Level 2: 100 / 200 ante: 200

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 148/152

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:29:16 AM

Posri Folds Kings Pre-Flop

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Pitpong Posri opened 200 from the under the gun. Gyeong Kim three-bet to 1,000. Posri made it 5,100 and Kim pushed back to 15,000.

Posri tanked for a long time, riffling his chips and wondering if aliens really do exist on other planets. Kim stayed still as a statue. Eventually, Posri folded, flashing K♣ K♥ on the table to the "oohs" of the other players.

Kim still remained stoic as he scooped up a big pot so early in the competition.

Player	Chips
PP Pitipong PosriThailand	47,000(470 BB)
GK Gyeong KimSouth Korea	33,000(330 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:27:54 AM

Chou Takes It with Aces

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

Wang Wei Chen opened the action with a raise to 300 from middle position, only to be three-bet to 800 from Raymond Chou in the cutoff. Chen made the call to see a flop.

The dealer spread 5♣ 8♥ A♦ , and both players opted to check through. On the 3♥ turn, Chen checked again, and this time Chou put out a 1,100 bet. Chen called.

When the 3♦ river completed the board, Chen led out for 4,000. After a short pause, Chou made the call and was rewarded with the pot, turning over A♠ 6♣ for top pair. Chen's 6♠ 4♠ missed completely, and his river bluff was picked off.

Player	Chips
RC Raymond ChouTaiwan	48,000(480 BB)
WC Wang ChenweiTaiwan	25,000(250 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:25:13 AM

Li Takes an Early Pot on the Flop

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

The action folded around to Murly Manokharan in the cutoff, who opened the action with a raise to 300. The small blind quickly got out of the way, but Chih Feng Li opted to defend his big blind with a three-bet to 1,000.

Manokharan made the call, and the two saw a flop of 9♦ 9♣ 5♥ . Li continued his aggression with a 700 bet, which was enough to convince Manokharan to lay it down after some thought.

Player	Chips
MM Murly ManokharanMalaysia	45,000(450 BB)
CF Chih Feng LiTaiwan	40,000(400 BB)

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:22:54 AM

Cards in the Air!

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

The floor have announced shuffle up & deal and play has started in the final flight, Flight D of the APT Main Event, with 43 players currently registered.

Level 1: 100 / 100 ante: 100

30 minutes

Remaining Players: 43/43

SMPSMP

4/29/2025, 11:19:29 AM

Final Flight of the TWD 70,000,000 Guaranteed Main Event Kicks Off at 6PM

Flight D of the APT Taipei 2025 Main Event — the final starting flight before Day 2 — kicks off at 6:00 p.m. local time, just one hour from now. With a guaranteed prize pool of TWD 70,000,000 already exceeded, the prize pool has soared to TWD 98,000,000 and will continue climbing as more players take their seats.

This hybrid-structured flight begins with 30-minute levels for the first six stages before switching to 45-minute levels from Level 7 onward. Late registration remains open until the start of Day 2, allowing plenty of time for entries to pour in. Each player starts with a 40,000 stack, and with no more flights to come, this is the last chance to bag up chips for Day 2.

Stay with us as we bring you live updates throughout the evening.