On the tail end of a A♦ 5♣ 3♠J♦ 7♠board, Hong Kong's Ho Yin Chung check-called a bet of 15,000 by Keith Ong. The latter tabled the A♣ 9♥ for the top pair and it was good enough for Ong to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SC Shawn Cheng Hong Lee ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 350,000(146 BB) | 21,000 |
SH Saki Hayashi ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 165,000(69 BB) | 69,800 |
HY Ho Yin Chung ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | 165,000(69 BB) | 7,500 |
KO Keith Ong Singapore | 90,000(38 BB) | 50,000 |
Yongbin Wang opened to 5,000 from cutoff and Yau Xin Chu on the button three-bet to 25,000 sending Wang to the tank. After burning a time card, he made the call to see the flop.
The flop came 7♠A♥ 5♦. Chu continued when action was passed to him. Wang called.
Wang checked the 9♣ turn a second time, prompting Chu to fire 40,000. Another time card was spent before Wang folded his hand. There was silence as the dealer pushed the pot to Chu but after a few seconds, Chu asked Wang about what would seem would be the hand that just occurred.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YX Yau Xin Chu ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 185,000(77 BB) | 82,200 |
YW Yongbin Wang ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 146,000(61 BB) | 93,300 |
Takuya MashikoTakuya Mashiko opened to 4,800 from under the gun and was called by Woliang Ji in the small blind and Quang Minh Bach in the big blind for a three-way pot.
Action checked to Mashiko, who continued for 6,000 on the T♦ 8♣ A♠flop. Both Ji and Bach called.
Everyone checked on the T♥ turn and 4♠river, however, and Ji tabled A♥ 3♥ for a pair of aces. Bach mucked his cards, but Mashiko revealed A♦ 9♦ for a pair of aces with a nine-kicker to claim the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TM Takuya Mashiko Japan | 225,000(94 BB) | 185,700 |
QM Quang Minh Bach ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | 135,000(56 BB) | -56,300 |
WJ Woliang Ji China | 125,000(52 BB) | -30,000 |
APT Gold Lion Main Event trophyThe final numbers are in for the 2026 APT Incheon Main Event, and another APT record has fallen.
The 1,177 entries recorded across the four starting flights sent 419 players through to Day 2, before another 216 players entered directly on Day 2. That took the final field to 1,393 entries (807 unique).
The huge turnout generated a KRW 3,008,540,000 (~USD 2,148,960) prize pool, effectively doubling the KRW 1.5 billion guarantee. The eventual champion will take home KRW 523,720,000 (~USD 374,085)along with the coveted APT Gold Lion Main Event trophy.
The result makes the 2026 APT Incheon Main Event the largest international poker tournament ever held in Incheon and the second-largest ever held in South Korea, trailing only the APT Jeju Classic Main Event, which attracted 1,718 entries earlier this year.
A total of 207 players will make the money, with a min-cash worth KRW 3,790,000 (~USD 2,700). The overall prize pool also includes three KRW 14,000,000 (~USD 10,000) APT Championship Main Event seats, which will be awarded to the top three finishers.
Susumu Wakamiya shot out of his chair in disgust when the cards of Peng Chen in middle position were exposed. His cards went into the muck as he got shown 8♥ 4♥ on a board of 8♣ 8♦ 6♥ T♣ 4♣ for eights full of fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DD Dac Dung Duong Viet Nam | 410,000(171 BB) | 30,000 |
PC Peng Chen China | 245,000(102 BB) | 65,000 |
SW Susumu Wakamiya Japan | busted | -85,900 |
Pongsapak HimathongkomTakeru Endo opened to 4,800 from early position and was three-bet to 15,000 by Pongsapak Himathongkom in the cutoff. Mou Yue then moved all in for a bit under 40,000 from the big blind, which got a fold from Endo, but a snap-call from Himathongkom to be put at risk.
Mou Yue: K♣ Q♣
Pongsapak Himathongkom: A♥ K♥
Yue took a stand with a nice-looking suited Broadway hand, but found herself dominated by Himathongkom's Big Slick.
The A♠4♦ 7♠9♥ Q♠runout kept Himathongkom best with a pair of aces and Yue was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TE Takeru Endo Japan | 350,000(146 BB) | 246,200 |
PH Pongsapak Himathongkom ![Thailand [THA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/th.svg "Thailand [THA]"){kind=small} Thailand | 138,000(58 BB) | 20,600 |
YM Yue Mou China | busted | -110,000 |
Takumi EguchiAnton Kozko raised to 5,000 and Takumi Eguchi jammed for 23,600. Jinze Li then reraised for the minimum and Kozko folded.
Takumi Eguchi: Q♣ Qâ™
Jinze Li: A♠K♥
The flip went to Eguchi on the T♠4♠4♥ 4♣ 2♦ runout kept him in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JL Jinze Li China | 150,000(63 BB) | 50,000 |
AK Anton Kozko ![Russia [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russia [RUS]"){kind=small} Russia | 57,000(24 BB) | 35,900 |
TE Takumi Eguchi Japan | 55,000(23 BB) | 15,000 |
Tournament RoomThe fourth level of the day has recommenced with new blinds of 1,200-2,400 and a big blind ante of 2,400. There are some 373 players remaining and below are some of those who are no longer in contention.
Josh McCully, Zhiying Zhou, Masayuki Segawa, Max Pinnola, Yunpeng Bai, Calvin Lee, Motokatsu Uhara, Masafumi Matsushita, Ren Lin, Wei Zhu and Kazuhide Kondo are all out of chips.
Just before the tournament went on break, Yusuke Okita jammed out of the small blind for 27,500 with the Q♥ J♦ and was up against the A♦ 7♥ of Koichi Saeki in the big blind.
The K♥ 9♥ 6♦ 4♠T♠board improved Saeki to the straight on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YS Yoko Sasaki Japan | 230,000(115 BB) | 45,000 |
JL Jeffrey Lo Hong Kong | 125,000(63 BB) | 85,000 |
Max PinnolaAction folded to Chikara Asano in the hijack, who raised to 4,000, only for Max Pinnola sat in the cutoff, to three-bet to 11,000. Action came back around to Asano, who clicked it back with a four-bet to 18,000. Pinnola made the call.
On the T♦ 2♥ 4♦ flop, Asano checked to Pinnola who bet out for 11,000. Asano thought for a while and raised to 27,000, only to be countered by Pinnola with a reraise all-in and he had Asano covered, Asano snap-called.
Chikara Asano: A♣ Aâ™
Max Pinnola: A♦ T♥
Asano had laid the trap nicely and it had sprung perfectly to set him up for a double-up.
The J♦ turn gave Asano a sweat though and he now had to dodge some additional flush outs. The Q♥ river wasn't one of them and Asano was shipped the pot for a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CA Chikara Asano Japan | 134,300(67 BB) | 94,300 |
MP Max Pinnola ![United States of America [USA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/us.svg "United States of America [USA]"){kind=small} United States of America | 49,200(25 BB) | -90,800 |
Bin DuanLan Te Zhang raised to 4,500 first to act and found one caller in Bin Duan in middle position for a heads-up pot.
Zhang continued for 4,000 on the 5♥ 6♦ T♥ flop and Duan quickly raised to 13,000. Zhang called.
The T♦ paired the board on the turn and Zhang check-called a 30,000 bet from Duan.
Neither player put in a bet on the J♥ river and Zhang turned over A♥ J♦ for jacks and tens. Duan showed K♥ T♣ for trip tens and was sent the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DB Duan Bin China | 275,000(138 BB) | 5,000 |
LZ Lante Zhang China | 230,000(115 BB) | 35,800 |
Daming KangDaming Kang bet the J♠6♥ 2♥ 9♥ turn for 3,500 and called a raise to 12,000 by Youkan Li. He then opted to lead the 8♠river for 15,000 and Li reluctantly called.
Kang tabled his A♠2♣ for the bottom pair which Li had beat with the A♥ J♣.
Despite this setback, Kang remains the largest stack at their table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DK Daming Kang China | 250,000(125 BB) | 85,000 |
KC Kwok Chun Yip Hong Kong | 215,000(108 BB) | 30,000 |
PS Phanlert Sukonthachartnant Thailand | 160,000(80 BB) | 103,800 |
NZ Neng Zhao ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | 155,000(78 BB) | 7,000 |
YL Youkan Li China | 145,000(73 BB) | 105,000 |
Nicholas Nathaniel Lim opened to 5,000 in early position and big blind Wai Ming Hui called.
Hui checked the 3♣ 8♣ 7♥ prompting Lim to continue with another 5,000. Hui still called.
Hui check-raised Lim's bet of 14,000 on the 6♣ turn and made it 25,000. Lim snap-shoved for 33,000 and Hui called instantaneously.
Nicholas Nathaniel Lim: A♦ 9â™
Wai Ming Hui: A♣ 7♣
Lim hit the flop with a pair but Hui caught himself a flush on the turn. The dealer completed the board with 8♦ eliminating Lim from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
WM Wai Ming Hui ![Portugal [PRT]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/pt.svg "Portugal [PRT]"){kind=small} Portugal | 300,000(150 BB) | 252,700 |
NN Nicholas Nathaniel Lim ![Malaysia [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} Malaysia | busted | -94,600 |
Wei Sun Picking up the action on the K♦ 4♣ 2♣ 7♠turn, Antoine Priniotakis bet 15,000 in the small blind. Wei Sun raised to 35,000 in the big blind while Koki Kanzaki on the other side of the table was already all-in and awaited his fate.
Priniotakis opted to call and then checked the 4♥ on the river. Sun now bet 65,000 and Priniotakis used two time banks before he very reluctantly called.
Sun exposed his 7♣ 7♥ for sevens full, whereas Kanzaki had the T♣ T♥ and was eliminated. Priniotakis also revealed the K♣ J♠and dropped to a severe short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
WS Wei Sun China | 370,000(185 BB) | 226,100 |
TK Tomoya Kojima Japan | 330,000(165 BB) | 160,100 |
AP Antoine Priniotakis ![France [FRA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/fr.svg "France [FRA]"){kind=small} France | 25,000(13 BB) | -64,700 |
KK Koki Kanzaki Japan | busted | -26,300 |
Xuefeng HuangRyusuke Matsuo made it 4,000 to play from late position and was looked up by Shota Nakanishi in the cutoff and Xuefeng Huang in the big blind.
The dealer fanned out the flop of T♥ K♦ K♥ and Huang checked to Matsuo, who fired off a continuation-bet of 6,000 and got called in both spots.
The action was checked around on the 7â™ turn for the players to see the Aâ™ peel off as the river.
Huang led out for 17,000 which got two reasonably quick folds from his opponents and he was pushed the pot with no showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RM Ryusuke Matsuo Japan | 215,000(108 BB) | 56,100 |
SN Shota Nakanishi Japan | 160,400(80 BB) | -126,600 |
XH Xuefeng Huang China | 118,700(59 BB) | -18,300 |
Kok Hoe Chai raised to 4,500 and picked up two callers including Duong Dac Dung and Tomoyuki Kano. On the Q♦ Q♠T♠flop, only Kano check-called Chai's bet of 6,000 before they checked down the J♣ turn and 2♥ river.
Kano tabled the J♥ T♣ but Chai had the superior kicker with A♦ J♦.
Kano dropped below the starting stack and was then all-in with T♣ 9♣ against the 7♣ 5♣ of Peng Chen on a jack-high turn. Kano's open-ended straight draw had outs versus bottom pair but the river paired the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DD Dac Dung Duong Viet Nam | 380,000(190 BB) | 65,700 |
KO Koji Ohira Japan | 290,000(145 BB) | 250,000 |
PC Peng Chen China | 180,000(90 BB) | 40,600 |
KH Kok Hoe Chai Malaysia | 55,000(28 BB) | 15,000 |
TK Tomoyuki Kano Japan | busted | -81,700 |
Satsuki SuzukiSatsuki Suzuki under the gun fattened the 6,400 pot further after the dealer flopped 3♠9♥ 3♥. Her heads-up opponent Joe Fujitsuka, however, had other things in mind, and made it 16,000 to go. Suzuki didn't look pleased with the raise at all and went beyond making it 50,000. Fujitsuka called.
Both players checked the K♣ turn as well as the K♥ river. Suzuki turned over A♠Q♣ for ace-high while Fujitsuka flipped over T♠T♦ to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JF Joe Fujitsuka Japan | 211,000(106 BB) | -59,500 |
SS Satsuki Suzuki Japan | 65,000(33 BB) | -21,100 |
Shinichiro KanoKatsunori Takeuchi opened to 4,000 from early position and was called by Bin Duan in the cutoff and Shinichiro Kano on the button for a three-way pot.
Action checked to Kano, who bet 8,000 on the 8♠7♦ 9♥ flop. Takeuchi then check-raised to 22,000, which got a fold from Duan and a call from Kano.
Both players checked on the 3♠turn, but Takeuchi bet 30,000 after the Q♦ filled out the board.
Kano quickly called and Takeuchi could only show A♦ T♦ for a busted straight draw. Kano revealed 6♠5♠for a flopped straight and was sent the sizable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DB Duan Bin China | 270,000(135 BB) | 141,000 |
SK Shinichiro Kano Japan | 230,000(115 BB) | 79,000 |
KT Katsunori Takeuchi Japan | 195,000(98 BB) | 62,500 |
Ren LinRen Lin made it 3,200 to play from under the gun and found calls from Yao Chen in the hijack and Johnii Nielsen on the button.
The flop came J♥ A♦ 9♦ and Lin continued for 5,000. Chen raised to 14,000, which found a fold from Nielsen and Lin called the extra.
The action went check, check on the 2â™ turn and the dealer rolled off the 9â™ as the river.
Lin put out a feeler bet of 3,000 only for Chen to raise to 16,000. Lin didn't take long and folded his hand to send the pot to Chen with no showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JN Johnni Nielsen ![Sweden [SWE]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/se.svg "Sweden [SWE]"){kind=small} Sweden | 235,300(147 BB) | 70,900 |
YC Yao Chen Taiwan | 153,600(96 BB) | 56,800 |
TR Tony Ren Lin China | 63,200(40 BB) | -41,600 |
Troy Mclean opened to 3,200 from under the gun, and action folded to Yuxuan Deng in the cutoff, who three-bet to 10,000. It came back to Mclean, who made the call.
On the 4♣ 8♥ 7♣ flop the action went check-check for the dealer to flip over the 3♦ as the turn. Mclean led out for 11,500 and Deng made the call.
The river brought the J♦ and Mclean put out an overbet of 70,000 which was enough to put Deng all-in. Deng went deep into the tank and used two time banks before he made the call for his tournament life.
Mclean tabled 9♦ 5♦ for total air and Deng's hero call with A♦ K♣ was good and he was shipped the pot for a double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YD Yuxuan Deng China | 67,200(42 BB) | 31,900 |
TM Troy Mclean Australia | 45,300(28 BB) | -105,500 |
John PerryAlmost all of the tables in the casino area are still in use with some 484 players remaining and below are some notable stacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JP John Perry Australia | 265,000(166 BB) | 36,700 |
WZ Wei Zhu 1 China | 260,000(163 BB) | 74,000 |
NC Nevan Chang Taiwan | 250,000(156 BB) | 151,900 |
SI Sanshiro Ito Japan | 247,000(154 BB) | 23,400 |
KK Kazuki Koyama Japan | 230,000(144 BB) | 68,100 |
CW Chin Wei Lim Malaysia | 210,000(131 BB) | 170,700 |
HM Haohui Ma China | 195,000(122 BB) | -20,600 |
VT Van Tung Nguyen Viet Nam | 190,000(119 BB) | 65,500 |
YS Yoko Sasaki Japan | 185,000(116 BB) | 71,900 |
DM Daisuke Miyazaki Japan | 175,000(109 BB) | 75,200 |
WH Wan Hung Hong Kong | 175,000(109 BB) | 86,700 |
TK Tomohiro Kamikawa Japan | 155,000(97 BB) | -17,400 |
QM Qingwei Meng ![Canada [CAN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ca.svg "Canada [CAN]"){kind=small} Canada | 150,000(94 BB) | 13,400 |
XZ Xiang Zou United States of America | 145,000(91 BB) | 18,200 |
TK Tsukasa Kitayama Japan | 135,000(84 BB) | 95,000 |
IG Ivan Govorov Russia | 130,000(81 BB) | 92,200 |
Joseph CheongJoseph Cheong stopped chatting with his seatmate Kitty Kuo to open for 3,200 under the gun. Toshiyuki Kumashiro in the big blind called to see a flop.
The flop came 8♠A♠J♠and Cheong continued with 3,000 after action was checked to him. When Kumashiro called, Cheong continued his conversation with Kuo as the dealer peeled a T♣ turn.
Both players checked. On the river Qâ™ and with Cheong still distracted, Kumashiro fired 3,200 which was enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TK Toshiyuki Kumashiro Japan | 293,000(183 BB) | 215,500 |
JC Joseph Cheong United States of America | 100,000(63 BB) | -45,200 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HS Han Shao China | 180,000(113 BB) | 48,400 |
WJ Woliang Ji China | 155,000(97 BB) | 53,800 |
AN Akihiro Nakamura Japan | 145,000(91 BB) | 93,500 |
YM Yue Mou China | 110,000(69 BB) | 1,000 |
KK Keigo Kubo Japan | busted | -148,900 |
Thawat Jirundon opened to 3,200 from under the gun and Masaki Chiba to his left, with only 4,800, jammed all-in. Chiba could not be bothered watching his phone as action folded around to Jirundon who made the call.
Masaki Chiba: 2♠2♦
Thawat Jirundon: A♥ 8♥
The dealer fanned out 5♠5♣ 5♥ giving Chiba a full house. He continued watching his show as Jirundon hoped for one of his cards to hit. But the runout fell 9♠7♦ giving Chiba a double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TJ Thawat Jirundon Thailand | 56,000(35 BB) | 24,000 |
MC Masaki Chiba Japan | 16,000(10 BB) | -24,000 |
Toshiyuki KumashiroYingjie Chen was already all in preflop for his short stack from the small blind against Yi Wang in early position and Toshiyuki Kumashiro in the cutoff, who were in for 78,000 each for a substantial side pot.
Wang check-folded what he claimed to be ace-king after facing a 40,000 bet from Kumashiro on the 6♠3♦ 3♣ flop, setting up a showdown between Chen and Kumashiro.
Yingjie Chen: A♥ K♣
Toshiyuki Kumashiro: A♠A♦
Chen found himself drawing nearly dead against Kumashiro's aces, and the 5♦ 9♠runout changed nothing to award Kumashiro the large pot and eliminate Chen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TK Toshiyuki Kumashiro Japan | 305,000(191 BB) | 12,000 |
YW Yi Wang China | 120,000(75 BB) | -77,300 |
YC Yingjie Chen China | busted | -39,700 |
Michel Molenaar in the Super High RollerOn the river of a A♠7♦ 4♥ 8♥ Q♠board, Fang Yi Ling bet 5,000 and then reluctantly called when Michel Molenaar raised to 18,000.
Ling's Q♦ 9♦ for a pair of queens was good, because Molenaar only had the 6♣ 6♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MM Michel Molenaar ![Netherlands [NLD]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/nl.svg "Netherlands [NLD]"){kind=small} Netherlands | 103,000(64 BB) | -5,000 |
LF Liying Fang Taiwan | 90,000(56 BB) | 59,000 |
Ryan PlantRyan Plant opened to 3,200 from under the gun and action folded to Korakot Suvarnpridkul on the button, who three-bet to 6,400.
Action came back to Plant who tanked for a while before he four-bet all in for 44,000, which sent Suvarnpridkul briefly into the tank before he made the call to put Plant at risk.
Ryan Plant: J♣ J♦
Korakot Suvarnpridkul: Q♣ 9♣
A safe run out for Plant of 6♠6♣ 8♦ 2♣ 9♦ and he was pushed the pot to grow his stack nicely.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RP Ryan Plant ![United Kingdom [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom [GBR]"){kind=small} United Kingdom | 92,000(58 BB) | 72,900 |
KS Korakot Suvarnpridkul Thailand | 48,300(30 BB) | 8,300 |
Shohei Osugi flipped for his tournament life with A♣ T♥ against the 7♥ 7♠of Kei Sato.
The pocket pair held up on a board of 8♥ 4♥ 4♣ J♣ 5♠to send Osugi to the rail.
Chip leader at the table is Duong Dac Dung with nearly three times the average.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DD Dac Dung Duong Viet Nam | 314,300(196 BB) | 197,000 |
KS Kei Sato Japan | 128,000(80 BB) | 10,600 |
SO Shohei Osugi Japan | busted | -67,200 |
Nobuhiro NishikidoThe inferior ace of Nobuhiro Nishikido was already in the muck when the pot was shipped over to Chung Long Tses on the other side of the table.
On a board of J♣ T♥ 5♠J♥ 6♠, Tses' A♥ T♠proved best and Nishikido was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CL Chung Long Tses Hong Kong | 170,000(106 BB) | 35,600 |
NN Nishikido Nobuhiro Japan | busted | -59,800 |
Tatsuya Hashimoto limped from the small blind and Evgenii Mikheev checked his option on the big leading the blinds to the flop.
After a check on the J♠6♥ T♠flop, Mikheev fired 2,500 which Hashimoto called.
Action went check, check on the A♦ turn. On the 9♦ river, Hashimoto led with 16,000 and Mikheev didn't hesitate to call. It was quite anticlimactic when both players turned over exactly the same hand with Hashimoto holding A♥ 8♥ and Mikheev with A♣ 8♠for a chop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TH Tatsuya Hashimoto Japan | 86,000(54 BB) | -3,200 |
EM Evgenii Mikheev Russia | 40,000(25 BB) |
Following a raise by Nozomi Ota, short stack Jason Lim pushed for 15,900 in the cutoff. Neng Zhao in the small blind flat-called, as did Ota. Zhao bet the 5♠4♥ 3♥ flop for 11,000 and Ota folded.
Jason Lim: A♦ Q♦
Neng Zhao: J♦ Jâ™
Zhao was ahead with the over pair and that remained to be the case on the 8♦ turn and J♣ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NO Nozomi Ota Japan | 220,000(138 BB) | -5,000 |
NZ Neng Zhao Australia | 148,000(93 BB) | 106,200 |
JL Jason Lim Jieh Therk Singapore | busted | -90,400 |
Fengyin Du in early position opened to 3,200 and Daniel Lei in the big blind joined him to see a flop.
The dealer spread Q♥ 8♣ 6♦. Du continued with 3,000 after action passed to him and Lei stayed with him leading them to the turn.
Du increased the pressure with 6,500 after a check on the 4♦ turn but Lei continued to hang on.
Finally, Du eased up on the river A♦ tapping the table after Lei. Lei showed A♠8♦ for a rivered two-pair prompting Du to throw his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DL Daniel Lei United States of America | 89,000(56 BB) | 7,800 |
FD Fengyin Du China | 27,000(17 BB) | -13,000 |
Xuefeng Huang opened to 3,200 on the button and called a three-bet to 10,500 from Shota Nakayama, who was in the small blind.
Nakayama check-called an 11,000 bet from Huang on the 9♣ 4♦ 8♠flop and then check-raised all in after Huang bet 32,000 on the T♣ turn. Huang called all in for approximately 47,000 and hands were revealed.
Xuefeng Huang: Qâ™ 9â™
Shota Nakayama: A♦ T♦
Nakayama had turned a pair of tens for the lead, but still needed to fade a lot of outs against Huang's pair of nines and combo draw.
The 5â™ river completed Huang's flush and he was awarded the double up, leaving Nakayama with just 500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
XH Xuefeng Huang China | 137,000(86 BB) | 28,300 |
SN Shota Nakayama Japan | 500(0 BB) | -60,700 |
Trung Hieu Tran opened to 3,200 from early position, only for Mitsuki Oyama to three-bet to 10,500. Action came back to Tran, who four-bet all-in for about 35,000 and was snap-called by Oyama, who had him covered.
Trung Hieu Tran: J♥ J♦
Mitsuki Oyama: K♥ K♦
No help for Tran on the 8♦ A♠6♦ T♣ A♥ run out and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MO Mitsuki Oyama Japan | 134,200(84 BB) | 87,800 |
TH Trung Hieu Tran Viet Nam | busted | -40,000 |
With the start of level 12, the late registration for the Asian Poker Tour Incheon 2026 Main Event has officially closed. Last year's field of 1,281 entries has been smashed by more than 100 entries and the official attendance figure is still to be confirmed as some entrants at the very last minute are still trickling in.
So far, at least 1,392 entries have emerged of which some 580 players remain. New blinds are 800-1,600 with a big blind ante of 1,600.
The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Late registration will remain open until the close of this break and will then be officially closed.
Zhentao LongZhentao Long opened to 3,000 from middle position and was called by Engang Wang in the small blind. Xiangxin Meng then moved all in for his last 24,700 from the big blind, which got a quick call from Long and a fold from Wang.
Xiangxin Meng: 9♥ 9♦
Zhentao Long: K♣ K♥
Meng would need some help, but the A♣ 5♥ K♠flop left him drawing to running quads against Long's set.
The 7♥ turn sealed the result, and the Q♣ river made Meng's elimination official just short of the first break of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
ZL Zhentao Long China | 340,000(243 BB) | 145,500 |
WW Wengang Wang China | 65,000(46 BB) | 22,700 |
XM Xiangxin Meng China | busted | -56,900 |
Ryuta NakaiAction was picked up with Dajie Zhuo's and Ryuta Nakai's cards and chips in the middle of the table.
Ryuta Nakai: A♥ K♣
Dajie Zhuo: J♠5♦
It was a battle of the blinds that Zhuo didn't really expect to win after he saw the hands tabled. But the dealer flopped 5♠5♥ J♦ giving Zhuo a boat and made Nakai draw dead. All Nakai could do was smile and graciously prepare to leave. Zhuo, so shocked, took photos of the hand until the dealer completed the board with a runout of 9♠4♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DZ Dajie Zhuo China | 225,000(161 BB) | -3,000 |
RN Ryuta Nakai Japan | busted | -52,000 |
Xiaoyang Qian opened to 3,000 from late position and was looked up by Shota Nakayama on the button.
The flop came 5♦ 8♣ Q♣ and Qian continued for 2,500. Nakayama made the call and the dealer peeled off the 7♠as the turn.
Qian checked to Nakayama, who bet out for 10,000. Qian thought briefly and mucked his cards to hand the pot to Nakayama.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SN Shota Nakayama Japan | 61,200(44 BB) | -7,600 |
XQ Xiaoyang Qian China | 28,300(20 BB) | -28,000 |
Daming KangOn the river of a A♠Q♠6♦ 9♠7♥ board, Daming Kang checked and Do Yoon Kim pushed all-in for 58,200. Kang used all of his available time bank extensions before he called.
Kim didn't immediately turn over his cards but then sheepishly exposed the K♠T♥ for the missed nut flush and broadway draw, which Kang had beat holding the A♦ 2♦ for the top pair with the weakest possible kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NO Nozomi Ota Japan | 225,000(161 BB) | 45,000 |
KC Kwok Chun Yip Hong Kong | 185,000(132 BB) | 17,700 |
DK Daming Kang China | 165,000(118 BB) | 94,700 |
DK Doyoon Kim ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | busted | -112,800 |
Alen BakovicThawat Jirundon on the button opened to 2,800 and Alen Bakovic in the small blind called to see a flop.
The dealer fanned out T♦ 2♥ 7♦. After a check, Jirundon looked at his short stack then looked at the clock that showed fifteen minutes left to the end of level 11. He then proceeded with a 2,500 continuation bet. Bakovic went beyond and made it 8,000. Jirundon called.
Bakovic led out with 13,000 on the 6♣ turn sending Jirundon to think about his options. He looked at his stack and the clock once again before throwing his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
AB Alen Bakovic Canada | 77,000(55 BB) | -18,000 |
TJ Thawat Jirundon Thailand | 32,000(23 BB) | -21,500 |
Alen Bakovic was not fortunate enough to make it through via one of the four opening flights at Paradise Casino but he jumped back into the action today and already more than doubled up his stack, then won more pots without showdown.
One table over in the casino area, Daniel Neilson three-bet to 7,000 and Kyung Min Lee then reraised to 43,000. Neilson tossed forward his time banks to the dealer with a smirk, took a few seconds and then called all-in.
Daniel Neilson: A♠A♦
Kyung Min Lee: 5♦ 5♣
The slowroll with the aces was not punished on the 9♣ 4♦ 2♦ Q♦ T♥ board and Neilson doubled. Lee was left with around 9,000 and busted, then re-entered.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
AB Alen Bakovic Canada | 95,000(68 BB) | 55,000 |
DN Daniel Neilson Australia | 79,000(56 BB) | 39,000 |
KM Kyung Min Lee United States of America | 40,000(29 BB) | 40,000 |
Dmitrii AndreevIn a family pot, Shih Hsun Lee limped from under the gun, as did Shinya Maeda on the button, Shujiang Zhu in the small blind, and Dmitrii Andreev came along for the ride from the big blind as well.
The flop came 5♠2♦ A♠and it was checked to Maeda on the button, who took a stab at the pot with a bet of 3,400.
Zhu made the call only for Andreev to pump it up to 7,000. Lee, sat in the next seat, then re-raised to 36,000. Maeda and Zhu got out of the way quickly and Andreev went into the tank before he made the call.
The turn brought the 8♥ and Andreev checked it to Lee, who thought for a while before he moved all in. This sent Andreev deeper into the tank and he used two time banks before he released his cards to send the pot to Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SH Shih Hsun Lee Taiwan | 148,300(106 BB) | 83,900 |
SM Shinya Maeda Japan | 102,200(73 BB) | -17,500 |
DA Dmitrii Andreev Russia | 59,600(43 BB) | -24,800 |
SZ Shujiang Zhu China | 19,200(14 BB) | -36,700 |
Half-way through the first level of the day, the clock shows a total of 506 players out of 1,280 entries remaining and last year's overall attendance has been all but reached.
Among those to enter recently were Pete Chen, William Li, Liyang Ge, Chunhao Zhang, and Sumate Aramkul.
On the wrong side of variance were Shunsuke Mitsugi, Nan Zhu, Hisashi Yamanouchi, Andrew CHoi, Hai Ha Tran, Chang Liu, and Masayuki Suzuki, among others.
Action was picked up with two players in an all-in situation.
Masao Araki: A♠A♦
Daisuke Ariyama: K♦ K♥
It was a classic battle between rockets blowing up on cowboys and such was the case on the T♥ 5♣ 8♥ 2♣ 9♥ board. A♠the dealer pushed the pot to Araki, Ariyama looked displeased running into aces so early in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MA Masao Araki Japan | 93,000(66 BB) | 53,000 |
DA Daisuke Ariyama Japan | 25,000(18 BB) | -48,300 |
Nozomi OtaNozomi Ota raised to 2,800 and then reluctantly called the all-in of Kotaro Nakayama for 26,500 total.
Kotaro Nakayama: 8♣ 8â™
Nozomi Ota: 2♠2♦
The superior pocket pair was ahead on the K♦ K♠T♠flop and T♣ turn, though, a split pot was now possible with another card of nine or higher. Instead, the river brought the 2♣ and Nakayama busted with a bad beat story to tell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NO Nozomi Ota Japan | 180,000(129 BB) | 31,100 |
KN Kotaro Nakayama Japan | busted | -40,000 |
Ryuta NakaiKenichi Kobayashi opened to 2,900 in hijack and Ryuta Nakai called from the big blind.
The dealer flopped 8♦ 5♦ 2♣. Nakai led out with 3,100 and Kobayashi called.
The turn produced 7♣ and Nakai cranked up the heat with 17,000. Kobayashi continued to hang on to see the river which fell Q♣.
Both players checked prompting Nakai to show his bluff with 4♠3♥. Kobayashi tabled 9♠9♣ then scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KK Kenichi Kobayashi Japan | 124,000(89 BB) | 1,500 |
RN Ryuta Nakai Japan | 52,000(37 BB) | 12,000 |
Jun LiHeads-up to the flop of 9♣ 8♦ 3♥ with about 10,000 sat in the pot and Jun Li check-called Sugai Yusuke's 2,500 bet.
The dealer rolled off the 2♣ as the turn and Li checked to Yusuke once again, who fired a second bullet of 7,000. Li flat-called once more.
The action went check, check on the A♣ river and Li tabled A♠9♦ for two pair and was pushed the pot when Yusuke mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YS Yusuke Sugai Japan | 237,300(170 BB) | 17,500 |
JL Jun Li United Kingdom | 103,200(74 BB) | 23,400 |
The chips found their way into the middle preflop and it was a flip for Akira Abe against Jinze Li.
Akira Abe: A♦ K♦
Jinze Li: Q♥ Q♣
The Q♦ T♦ 6♠flop gave Li top set whereas Abe had the gutshot royal flush draw. He improved on the 7♦ turn and the 5♠river secured his double for 34,200.
Naoto Takemura opened to 3,000 first to act and was called by Masanori Yanagimoto in the hijack. Ka Yu Yeung then squeezed to 12,000 from the small blind, and Takemura responded by shoving for approximately 65,000 total.
Yanagimoto quickly got out of the way and Yeung burned up a time bank before sending his cards into the muck as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NT Naoto Takemura Japan | 80,000(57 BB) | 27,000 |
KY Ka Yu Yeung Hong Kong | 45,000(32 BB) | -29,300 |
MY Masanori Yanagimoto Japan | 37,000(26 BB) | -3,000 |
Tatsumi IwasakiThree ways to the 6♠6♦ 2♦ flop, Li Ying Fang bet 6,000 and was called by Michel Molenaar and Tatsumi Iwasaki. The 9♦ turn was checked and Iwasaki then led the 3♠river for 18,500 when both opponents had checked to him.
Only Fang called and mucked upon being shown the J♦ T♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TI Tatsumi Iwasaki Japan | 109,000(78 BB) | 57,500 |
MM Michel Molenaar Netherlands | 108,000(77 BB) | -14,500 |
LF Liying Fang Taiwan | 31,000(22 BB) | -34,100 |
Ka Yu Yeung made it 2,500 to play from under the gun and was looked up by Yizhou Nie in the small blind.
The flop came 3♥ J♣ 8♥ and Nie checked to Yeung who continued for 2,200. Nie made the call and the dealer flipped over the 5♥ as the turn.
The action went check, check for the players to see the 3â™ roll off as the river.
Nie led out for 7,000 and after a short tank Yeung raised to 22,000. Nie then went into the tank briefly he mucked his hand to send the pot to Yeung with no showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YN Yizhou Nie China | 83,600(60 BB) | -5,200 |
KY Ka Yu Yeung Hong Kong | 74,300(53 BB) | 17,000 |
The cards were on their backs preflop and Kyung Min Lee was all-in and at risk preflop against Kyota Imai.
Kyung Min Lee: K♣ K♥
Kyota Imai: Q♥ Qâ™
The board ran out A♥ J♣ 7♥ 2♥ Q♣ and the queen on the river sent Lee packing with kings again – just like during the last hands of Flight D.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KI Kyota Imai Japan | 120,000(86 BB) | 40,200 |
KM Kyung Min Lee United States of America | busted | -40,000 |
Half an hour prior to the start, there were already more than 50 new players registered and by the time the cards were in the air that number grew further.
Among those to enter with a fresh stack of 40,000 were Martin Sedlak, Shunsuke Mitsugi, Kazuyuki Tanemura, Kyung Min Lee, Xinhao Hu, Jason Lim, Lok Wing Cheng, Bin Duan, Mingzhe Zhou, Daniel Lee, Ryan Plant, Daijiro Fukuoka, Aleksei Istomin and Hon Cheong Lee to name all but a few.
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the APT Incheon 2026 Main Event.
Stay tuned for all the action as play continues in the day until the money bubble is burst.
With all four Day 1 starting flights now completed, the APT Incheon Main Event has drawn 1,177 entries, including 282 OnLive entries, at Paradise City Casino Resort in Incheon, South Korea. The turnout has pushed the event well past its KRW 1.5 billion (~USD 1 million) guaranteed prize pool, with the current prize pool standing at KRW 2,542,320,000 (~USD 1,815,940).
A total of 419 players have secured their seats for Day 2 and will return today, August 12, at 11 a.m. KST, with their sights set on surviving the day and reaching the money. Registration, however, remains open until the start of Level 12, meaning the field and prize pool are still set to grow.
Leading the Day 2 field is Flight B chip leader Shawn Lee of Singapore with 329,000, followed by Hong Kong's Ka Lok Lam with 304,900. Close behind is Japan's Higuchi Junichi, the Flight C chip leader, with 294,800.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
SC Shawn Cheng Hong Lee Singapore | 329,000 |
KL Ka Lok Lam Hong Kong | 304,900 |
JH Junichi Higuchi Japan | 294,800 |
SN Shota Nakanishi Japan | 287,000 |
TM Takuya Miyaura Japan | 282,900 |
JF Joe Fujitsuka Japan | 270,500 |
TA Takayuki Akamatsu Japan | 241,000 |
JC Jianting Cai China | 234,700 |
JP John Perry Australia | 228,300 |
DZ Dajie Zhuo China | 228,000 |
The remaining field is packed with poker luminaries and former APT champions, setting the stage for a fiercely contested Day 2.
Two-time APT Champion Tony Ren Lin of China (104,800) has enjoyed an impressive year, winning both the APT Superstar Challenge and Super High Roller at APT Jeju, while also making deep runs at the World Series of Poker. With a healthy stack and plenty of momentum behind him, Ren Lin is well positioned to add another APT title to his resume and another Gold Lion to his collection.
Also still in contention is 2024 APT Super High Roller champion Jason Lau of Malaysia (108,600), who will be looking to add the APT Incheon Main Event title to his list of accomplishments and make another deep run on the APT circuit.
Junjie HeLast year's APT Incheon Main Event champion Junjie He of China (88,500) sits further down the chip counts but remains firmly in the hunt. He will be looking to defend his title and become a back-to-back champion at this stop.
Adding even more firepower to the field are former APT Main Event champions William Li of Canada (45,800) and Ivan Govorov of Russia (37,800), as well as other APT champions including Thailand's Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (56,200), Vietnam's Trung Quan Nguyen (88,500), and Ireland's Toby Joyce (60,400).
The tournament has already seen 39 players qualify for Day 3 in the money, with several prominent names from the Asian poker scene among them. Newly crowned APT Super High Roller champion Jeremy Chan, APT Taipei 2023 High Roller champion Phachara Wongwichit, and APT Taipei 2023 Main Event champion Punnat Punsri have all secured at least a min-cash.
Day 2 will resume at Level 11, with blinds at 700/1,400 and a 1,400 ante, with levels running for 60 minutes until the field reaches the money. Players will receive a 15-minute break after every two levels.
From Day 2 onward, the APT Main Event will also be streamed live on the APT YouTube channel, bringing the action to viewers around the world.
With a massive prize pool, a stacked field, and several former champions still chasing another Gold Lion, Day 2 promises plenty of drama. Who will rise to the top, who will see their title hopes fade, and who will emerge as the next player to etch their name into APT history?
Stay tuned as we bring you all the thrilling poker action and memorable drama straight from the tournament floor.
