Action was picked up with three players all-in on the third of their last seven hands.
Kazuhiro Kamiya: A♥ Q♥
Terry Nguyen: A♠A♦
Takuya Miyaura: Q♣ Q♦
Nguyen was looking at a potential triple up with his rockets when the flop dropped 7♦ 7♣ 5♦. He needed to fade one more street when the turn fell 4♠. Kamiya drawing dead left the table even before the board completed.
The whole table erupted when the case Qâ™ fell on the river, ending Nguyen's tournament run in shocking fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TM Takuya Miyaura | 282,000(201 BB) | 242,000 |
TN Terry Nguyen | busted | -40,000 |
KK Kazuhiro Kamiya | busted | -40,000 |
Ka Chuen Yip in the big blind and Chi Wai Wong on the button had already built a pot of 7,000 when the flop dropped 8♣ 6♥ J♠.
Wong fired 3,500 after action was passed to him. Yip called to see the turn.
The turn fell 8â™ and action went check, check.
Yip checked river Aâ™ again prompting Wong to keep the pressure with a 4,200 bet. Yip took some time to mull things over then decided to go beyond and make it 18,500. Frustrated, Wong conceded the pot to Yip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KC Ka Chuen Yip | 78,000(56 BB) | 38,000 |
WW Wai Wong | 26,000(19 BB) | -14,000 |
Masao Nishizawa opened to 2,800 first to act and was three-bet to 9,500 by Hidetomo Wada in middle position. Christopher Park then moved all in for approximately 37,000 from the hijack. It was folded back around to Nishizawa, who also shoved, which was enough to put Wada all in for 112,000 total. Wada snap-called and a three-way showdown was held.
Christopher Park: 9♦ 9â™
Hidetomo Wada: A♣ Aâ™
Masao Nishizawa: A♦ K♦
It was a dream spot for Wada with aces, and the A♥ 9♥ 5♥ flop improved all three players, but left Wada with a near unbeatable set of aces.
The T♥ turn brought some chop opportunities, but the Q♣ river kept Wada best and he was awarded the massive pot while eliminating Park.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HW Hidetomo Wada | 265,000(189 BB) | 151,000 |
MN Masao Nishizawa | 75,000(54 BB) | 35,000 |
CP Christopher Park | busted | -40,000 |
Neng Zhao opened to 2,800 from the cutoff and Alen Bakovic called in the big blind.
Bakovic check-called a 1,500 bet from Zhao on the 8♠2♥ 2♠flop and action checked through on the 4♦ turn.
Bakovic checked a final time on the Q♥ river and Zhao overbet the pot for 12,000 – sending Bakovic deep into the tank.
Bakovic put several time banks into the middle and used up a couple of them before sticking in a call.
Zhao turned over 9♦ 9♣ for nines-up and Bakovic mucked his cards upon seeing it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NZ Neng Zhao | 45,000(32 BB) | 5,000 |
AB Alen Bakovic | 35,000(25 BB) | -28,000 |
Action was picked up with three players with their cards and chips in the middle of the table.
Kaiyuan Shen: T♠T♦
Sanshiro Ito: Q♦ Qâ™
Shoichi Nakashima: A♦ K♦
It was a classic all-in situation with pockets against ace-king. Ito was ahead with his queens but the flop came T♥ 8♠2♠. Shen was looking at a potential triple up at the end of the day having flopped a set.
The 7â™ turn, however, gave Ito more outs with a flush draw. To Shen's disappointment, the Kâ™ dropped on the river completing Ito's flush. Shen left the table while Nakashima looked at his much dwindled stack that left him with only three big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SI Sanshiro Ito | 228,000(163 BB) | 188,000 |
SN Shoichi Nakashima | 3,700(3 BB) | -51,800 |
KS Kaiyuan Shen | busted | -40,000 |
Peng ChenPeng Chen opened to 2,500 from middle position and called a three-bet of 7,500 from Shota Koyama, who was in the cutoff.
Chen check-called a 7,500 bet from Koyama on the K♥ A♥ 3♣ flop and checked again after the 3♠paired the board on the turn.
Koyama moved all-in for approximately 25,000 and Chen quickly called to put Koyama at risk.
Shota Koyama: 6♣ 6♦
Peng Chen: A♠4♦
Chen held an ace, which left Koyama drawing to just two outs with his pair of sixes.
The Q♦ river was a brick and Koyama was forced to surrender his stack.
Chen, who is fresh off a third-place finish in the Super High Roller, has had a stellar Flight C showing and currently sits with about 155,000 with less than an hour left before play concludes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
PC Peng Chen | 155,000(129 BB) | 38,000 |
SK Shota Koyama | busted | -40,000 |
Junya UesugiChen Hao in the big blind and Junya Uesugi quietly waited while the dealer pulled in their bets making a 6,800 pot. She then spread a 7♦ J♣ K♣. Uesugi fattened the pot with a 1,800 bet after action was passed to him. Hao called.
Both players checked the K♦ turn leading them to the T♦ river.
With action passed to him again, Uesugi shot out 7,500 sending Hao to think about his next move, burning a time card in the process. He decided to jam his remaining 28,000 chips making Uesugi look up in frustration.
It took him his time plus two time cards to make the call.
Hao turned over K♥ J♦ for a full boat. A disappointed Uesugi flipped over his hand to show an inferior flush with 6♦ 4♦ to lose the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CH Chen Hao 2 | 66,000(55 BB) | 32,000 |
JU Junya Uesugi | 37,000(31 BB) | -3,000 |
Hiroki Karatsu in the big blind and Masafumi Matsushita in cutoff had already built a 13,000 pot sitting beside a completed board of 2♠4♣ J♦ 5♥ A♣.
The table was waiting for Karatsu to act. He fired off 12,400, making Matsushita having to consider his options. It didn't take that long for him to reraise to 25,000, sending Karatsu to the tank.
Karatsu mulled things over burning a time card in the process. He hesitantly put in one chip for a call. Matsushita turned over A♦ 3♦ for a straight. Karatsu tapped the table then mucked his hand looking quite disappointed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MM Masafumi Matsushita | 110,000(92 BB) | 70,000 |
HK Hiroki Karatsu | 17,000(14 BB) | -23,000 |
Takahiro KumaidoLifu Huang raised to 2,500 from middle position and was three-bet to 7,500 by Nan Zhao on the button. Takahiro Kumaido then cut out a four-bet to 15,500 and placed it into the middle from the small blind, which got a quick fold from Huang and a call from Zhao.
The flop came T♣ 2♥ Q♥ and Kumaido downbet for 9,000.
Zhao used up a couple of time extensions contemplating his decision, but eventually he thought better of it and laid his hand down. Kumaido took one last peek at his hole cards and collected the pot without resistance.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TK Takahiro Kumaido | 89,000(74 BB) | 49,000 |
NZ Nan Zhao | 70,000(58 BB) | 30,000 |
LH Lifu Huang | 53,000(44 BB) | -25,000 |

| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
PC Peng Chen | 117,000(98 BB) | 77,000 |
MI Masaharu Iwamoto | 115,000(96 BB) | 75,000 |
HW Hidetomo Wada | 114,000(95 BB) | 74,000 |
XH Xuefeng Huang | 113,000(94 BB) | 73,000 |
DY Dong Yang | 110,000(92 BB) | 70,000 |
XL Xianzong Liu | 110,000(92 BB) | 70,000 |
UU Uten Ungchusak | 110,000(92 BB) | 71,000 |
TQ Trung Quan Nguyen | 102,000(85 BB) | 62,000 |
Mingjie Zhang raised to 2,500 from early position and just behind him, Chi An Chou three-bet to 5,000. It was folded to Nuttawat Archawanuntagul, who moved all in for approximately 40,000 from the small blind. Zhang got out of the way and Chou quickly called with a covering stack.
Nuttawat Archawanuntagul: T♣ Tâ™
Chi An Chou: A♠A♥
Archawanuntagul had unwittingly shoved into the preflop nuts of Chou, and the J♣ 6♣ 8♦ 4♣ Q♣ runout changed nothing to eliminate Archawanuntagul late in Flight C.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CA Chi An Chou | 95,000(79 BB) | 55,000 |
MZ Mingjie Zhang | 47,000(39 BB) | 7,000 |
NA Nuttawat Archawannuntagul | busted | -40,000 |
Haohui MaHeads-up action was picked up with 35,000 sitting beside a completed board of 4♥ 3♠A♠3♣ Q♣. Action was on Haohui Ma who took his time to consider his options. He finally placed in 30,000 knowing that Yasuki Tsuji only had half of that behind.
Tsuji looked down at his cards and mulled things over. After a few seconds, he gathered his chips and put them all-in.
Ma tabled A♥ K♣ for top pair. Tsuji abruptly got on his feet throwing his hand face down and immediately left the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HM Haohui Ma | 60,000(60 BB) | 20,000 |
YT Yasuyuki Tsuji | busted | -40,000 |
Johnni NielsenJohnii Nielsen opened to 2,000 from the cutoff and found one caller in Toshiyuki Kumashiro in the big blind.
Kumashiro led out for 2,400 on the 9♥ 6♠5♣ flop and Nielsen called.
Kumashiro then check-called a 4,500 bet from Nielsen on the Q♣ turn before both players checked on the J♣ river.
Kumashiro turned over Jâ™ Tâ™ for a pair of jacks, which was no good against Nielsen's Aâ™ Qâ™ for a pair of queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JN Johnni Nielsen | 96,000(96 BB) | 56,000 |
TK Toshiyuki Kumashiro | 28,000(28 BB) | -12,000 |
Junyu HuangJunyu Huang, in the big blind and at risk, and Higuchi Junichi were caught in an all-in showdown.
Junyu Huang: Aâ™ 8â™
Higuchi Junichi: A♦ 4♦
Huang was happy to see he had Junichi dominated and was in the lead. He was looking at a potential double up when the flop dropped 6♥ T♠6♣.
The Q♣ maintained his lead and it was further cemented when the 8♦ fell on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
JH Junichi Higuchi | 47,000(47 BB) | 7,000 |
JH Junyu Huang | 22,000(22 BB) | -18,000 |
Siwat Pattanaputisak opened to 2,000 from the cutoff and was called by Sadakuni Shinjiro on the button and Naoki Hase in the big blind.
Action checked through on the J♥ J♣ A♦ flop and Hase checked to Pattanaputisak, who bet 2,500 on the 6♠turn. Shinjiro folded, but Hase called.
The 4♣ filled the river and Hase check-called a 7,500 bet from Pattanaputisak.
Pattanaputisak turned over J♦ T♥ for trip jacks and Hase sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SS Shinjiro Sadakuni | 118,000(118 BB) | 78,000 |
SP Siwat Pattanaputisak | 47,000(47 BB) | 7,000 |
NH Naoki Hase | 15,000(15 BB) | -25,000 |
Takeomi Miyazawa opened in early position to 1,000 and Fang Kai Yang called. Masayoshi Kimpara in the small blind tagged along.
The dealer spread 3♥ 8♥ T♦ and all three players tapped the felt.
Kimpara led out with 2,600 on the 4♦ turn and Miyazawa called. Yang bowed out leaving them heads-up.
Both players checked the 7♠river prompting Kimpara to turn over A♣ 4♣ which was enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MK Masayoshi Kimpara | 75,000(75 BB) | 35,000 |
FK Fang Kai Yang | 36,000(36 BB) | -4,000 |
TM Takeomi Miyazawa | 35,000(35 BB) | 10,000 |

Players have been sent on another 15-minute break. When they return, they will play three more 45-minute levels before play concludes for the day.
Flight C is up to 247 entrants. Of those, 204 remain in the field.
Soichiro Maeda on the button opened to 1,600 and got both blinds to call - Daisuke Ariyama in small blind and Satoshi Okuda in the big blind.
The flop came T♣ A♣ J♠and Ariyama led out with 2,500 pushing his co-blind out of the way. Maeda, however, called.
Both players knuckled the J♥ turn leading them to the Q♠river.
Ariyama check-called Maeda's overbet of 15,000 then tabled his A♦ T♦ for a flopped two-pair. He leaned back on his chair looking quite displeased to see he was beat by Maeda's rivered straight with A♠K♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SM Soichiro Maeda | 131,000(164 BB) | 72,000 |
SO Satoshi Okuda | 41,000(51 BB) | 1,000 |
DA Daisuke Ariyama | 17,000(21 BB) | -23,000 |
Heads-up on a flop of 8♦ 9♦ A♠, Jingwei Guo checked from the small blind and Hiroki Ishii bet 1,500 from under the gun. Guo then check-raised to 5,100 and Ishii called.
Guo checked again on the Qâ™ turn and Ishii retook the initiative with a bet of 10,500. Guo called.
The 4â™ completed the board and Guo checked a final time. Ishii moved all-in, sending Guo deep into the tank with a decision for his last 18,000.
After burning up a couple of time extensions, Guo laid his hand down and Ishii was awarded a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HI Hiroki Ishii | 53,000(66 BB) | 33,000 |
JG Jingwei Guo | 18,000(23 BB) | -22,000 |
Liqiang GaoLiqiang Gao and Ohta Iori fattened the pot to 5,000 as they waited for the flop to be dealt. The dealer showed 8♠Q♣ K♥. Gao check-called Iori's 1,500 bet leading them to the turn.
Iori continued his aggression with 3,500 on the Qâ™ turn after action passed to him. But Gao couldn't be shaken off and hung on.
Even a hefty bet of 12,000 from Iori on the river T♣ couldn't push Gao out of the pot. Visibly frustrated, Iori mucked his hand and Gao scooped the pot without having to show his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LG Liqiang Gao | 90,000(113 BB) | 50,000 |
IO Iori Ohta | 36,000(45 BB) | -4,000 |
Lifu HuangTomokatsu Kumano and Lifu Huang got into a preflop raising war that ended with Kumano all-in for a bit under 40,000 from the hijack against Huang, who had Kumano covered in the cutoff.
Tomokatsu Kumano: J♣ J♥
Lifu Huang: A♣ A♥
It was bad news for Kumano, as he found himself crushed against Huang's rockets.
The Q♦ 8♣ 5♥ 6♥ A♦ runout needlessly improved Huang to a set, and Kumano was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
LH Lifu Huang | 78,000(98 BB) | 38,000 |
TK Tomokatsu Kumano | busted | -20,000 |
Michel MolenaarAction folded around to the blinds, where Takuto Akizuki moved all-in for his last 10,400 from the small blind. Feng Sun called in the big blind and hands were revealed.
Takuto Akizuki: K♠Q♣
Feng Sun: K♣ T♥
Akizuki had Sun dominated, and the 4♠A♣ 5♠3♣ J♥ runout kept Akizuki best with his queen-kicker to earn the double-up.
Meanwhile, Michel Molenaar, who placed runner-up in the Super High Roller event yesterday, took his seat with a fresh stack of 40,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MM Michel Molenaar | 40,000(50 BB) | |
TA Takuto Akizuki | 21,600(27 BB) | -18,400 |
FS Feng Sun | 20,000(25 BB) | -20,000 |
A pot of 5,000 was in the middle of the table while four players waited for the flop - Takayuki Togashi in the small blind, Yunpeng Bai in the big, Xiaoyang Qian under the gun and Xiaohuang Chen in middle position.
The dealer finally fanned out 3♣ 2♦ 9♣. After checks from the blinds, Qian led with 2,400 and got only one caller - Togashi.
The 3♠turn fell and Togashi hung on after a 12,500 bet from Qian. Action slowed down with a check, check when the 6♦ river fell.
Togashi showed A♣ 4♣ for a busted straight draw. Qian had to remind the dealer that he flopped a pair with his A♠9♠when he seemed confused as to who won.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
XQ Xiaoyang Qian | 79,000(132 BB) | 39,000 |
TT Takayuki Togashi | 66,000(110 BB) | 26,000 |
XC Xiaohuang Chen | 30,000(50 BB) | -10,000 |
YB Yunpeng Bai | 2,000(3 BB) | -38,000 |
Hiroki IshiiA three-way pot of around 14,000 beside was already built by Naoki Naganuma in middle position, Hiroki Ishii in hijack and Non Sirijan on the button.
Naganuma check-folded the 3♣ 3♠J♠flop after Ishii fired 4,500 but Sirijan called.
The turn 2♦ fell and this time, Ishii checked to Sirijan who fired 10,000, sending Ishii to the tank. After a few seconds, Ishii called to see the 7♥ river.
He led out with 1,500 which earned an all-in shove from Sirijan for 25,000. He mucked his hand and conceded the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NS Non Sitijan | 70,000(117 BB) | 30,000 |
NN Naoki Naganuma | 53,000(88 BB) | 13,000 |
HI Hiroki Ishii | 20,000(33 BB) | -21,000 |
Keishi Miyakawa opened to 1,200 from the hijack and was called by Woo Hyon Shin in the big blind.
Shin check-called a 1,500 bet from Miyakawa on the 3♠9♣ 5♣ flop and then check-raised all in for 17,000 after facing a 4,000 barrel from Miyakawa on the J♦ turn. Miyakawa quickly called, and a showdown was held.
Woo Hyon Shin: T♠5♥
Keishi Miyakawa: A♥ J♣
Shin didn't believe Miyakawa, and found himself drawing to five outs against top pair.
The Qâ™ river bricked out, and Miyakawa was sent the rest of Shin's chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KM Keishi Miyakawa | 61,000(102 BB) | 21,000 |
WH Woo Hyon Shin | busted | -40,000 |
Jun Il HongKazushi Higashiura raised to 1,100 from early position and was called by Jun Il Hong in the hijack. Christian De Ocampo announced a three-bet to 3,500 and both Higashiura and Hong called for an inflated three-way pot.
Action checked to De Ocampo, who continued for 6,000 on the 4♥ 5♦ 7♦ flop. Hong called and Higashiura got out of the way.
The 6♣ turn brought a four-liner to a straight on board and Hong announced he was all in, sending De Ocampo into the tank.
De Ocampo eventually folded K♣ K♥ face up and Hong collected the pot without showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KH Kazushi Higashiura | 45,000(90 BB) | 5,000 |
JH Jun Hong (2) | 43,000(86 BB) | 3,000 |
CD Christian De Ocampo | 18,000(36 BB) | -22,000 |
Dongying LingKyung Min Lee in middle position and Dongying Ling on the button had built a pot of 12,000 when the dealer spread K♥ 5♥ 4♦.
After action passed to him, Ling fired 2,100 which Lee called.
Lee checked the K♣ turn and Ling made it 6,000 to go. Lee couldn't call and folded his hand conceding the pot to Ling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
DL Dongying Ling | 34,000(68 BB) | -6,000 |
KM Kyung Min Lee | 33,000(66 BB) | 33,000 |
Daijiro FukuokaDaijiro Fukuoka under the gun opened to 1,100 and Yosuke Kijima immediately to his left three-bet to 4,000. After action folded around, Fukuoka called to see a flop.
The flop came 9♣ 9♥ 6♣. After a check, Kijima continued with 5,900. Fukuoka called.
The Aâ™ fell on the turn and action went check, check all the way to the 3â™ river.
Fukuoka turned over Q♠Q♣ then chuckled to himself after seeing Kijima's K♦ K♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YK Yosuke Kijima | 55,000(110 BB) | 15,000 |
DF Daijiro Fukuoka | 39,000(78 BB) | -1,000 |
Soichiro MaedaAtsushi Miyakoshi opened to 1,100 on the button and Soichiro Maeda defended his big blind.
Both players checked on the 4♠3♥ 6♥ flop and Maeda checked again after the 4♦ paired the board on the turn.
Miyakoshi bet 900 and Maeda promptly stuck in a check-raise to 6,000. Miyakoshi slid his cards into the middle and Maeda collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SM Soichiro Maeda | 59,000(118 BB) | 19,000 |
AM Atsushi Miyakoshi | 36,000(72 BB) | -4,000 |

Players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
The field is now up to 156 entrants. Of those, 152 remain in contention.
A three-way pot of around 6,000 was sitting beside a flop of 8♦ J♣ 7♣ when the dealer peeled a 2♣.
After a check, Quan Cui under the gun fired 3,000 pushing Yusuke Nakase out of the hand. Chen Hao in the big blind called to see the last card.
The river 5♠was checked by both players. Cui pushed his cards forward without letting go but after he saw Hao's Q♦ 8♦, immediately turned them over to show Q♥ J♥ for top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YN Yusuke Nakase | 51,000(128 BB) | 11,000 |
CQ Cui Quan | 46,000(115 BB) | 6,000 |
CH Chen Hao 2 | 34,000(85 BB) | -6,000 |
Heads-up on a completed board of 5♣ 6♠3♣ K♠3♠with over 10,000 in the middle, Tomokatsu Kumano checked from the big blind and Woliang Ji bet 6,000 from the cutoff.
Kumano then check-raised to 16,000 and Ji tanked a while before tossing in a call.
Kumano tabled 4♠3♥ for trip threes, but it was no good against Ji's K♥ 3♦ for three-full of kings, sending a nice pot Ji's way and leaving Kumano shaking his head.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
WJ Woliang Ji | 68,000(170 BB) | 28,000 |
TK Tomokatsu Kumano | 20,000(50 BB) | -20,000 |
Jason LiJason Li in late position and Hiroki Ishii in cutoff had already built a pot of 5,000 sitting beside a flop of A♦ 6♠Q♠. Li shot out 700. Ishii went beyond and made it 1,200. Li called.
Li checked the 2♦ turn triggering Ishii to continue his aggression with 2,200. Li thought for a second then threw in 30,000 effectively putting Ishii all-in if he called. Ishii went into the tank but finally put all his chips in.
Hiroki Ishii: Aâ™ 3â™
Jason Li: A♥ Q♦
Li had flopped two-pair while Ishii was still waiting for his flush draw to complete. His prayers were answered when the 8â™ fell on the river, evading a possible elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HI Hiroki Ishii | 41,000(103 BB) | -5,000 |
JL Jason Li | 20,000(50 BB) | -20,000 |
Wan Hung opened to 800 from the hijack and called a three-bet of 1,800 from Thawat Jirundon, who was in the big blind.
Hung called a 1,500 bet from Jirundon on the A♣ K♣ 5♥ flop and a 2,500 barrel from Jirundon on the Q♥ turn.
Jirundon slowed down and checked after the 8♥ filled out the board, prompting Hung to announce a hefty 14,000 wager. Jirundon wanted nothing to do with it and mucked, conceding the pot to Hung.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
WH Wan Hung | 45,000(150 BB) | 5,000 |
TJ Thawat Jirundon | 35,000(117 BB) | -5,000 |

When Chien Chih Weng opened to 1,200, four times the big blind, from under the gun, she didn't expect a lot of players to join her to see the flop. She looked visibly frustrated as one by one she saw Tsun Kit Wong, Kim Hyuk, Maxim Lykov on the button and Naoto Ito in the small blind to call.
The dealer fanned out a monochromatic board showing 7â™ 6â™ 3â™ . After a series of checks, Hyuk fired 1,800 which Lykov called. When action got to her, she was visibly frowning when she raised it to 6,000. She was able to push out everyone except Lykov who called.
Both players checked the 2♠turn and the A♦ river. Weng turned over K♠T♠for king-high flush prompting Lykov to muck his hand.
A huge smile spread across Weng's face as she scooped the multi-way pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CC Chien Chih Weng | 56,000(187 BB) | 16,000 |
KH Kim Hyuk | 37,000(123 BB) | -3,000 |
TK Tsun Kit Wong | 30,000(100 BB) | 13,000 |
ML Maxim Lykov | 27,000(90 BB) | -13,000 |
Shunsuke Mitsugi opened to 600 first to act and Xiang Zou defended his big blind.
Zou check-called a 400 bet from Mitsugi on the T♠A♥ Q♠flop and then both players checked on the J♦ turn.
Zou led out for 1,000 on the 4♥ river and Mitsugi made it 3,800 to go. Zou moved all in for 4,600 total and Zou apparently put in a chip and turned over Q♣ 6♣.
Zou tabled K♣ T♦ for a straight, but there was some confusion as Mitsugi didn't seem to know Zou had more chips behind. It was decided Mitsugi called Zou's river shove and Zou was awarded the double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SM Shunsuke Mitsugi | 49,000(163 BB) | 9,000 |
XZ Xiang Zhou | 11,500(38 BB) | -28,500 |
Shoichi NakashimaShoichi Nakashima opened to 500 from middle position and was called by Uten Ungchusak in the cutoff. Takeomi Miyazawa then squeezed to 2,100 on the button and it was folded back to Nakashima, who four-bet to 7,200.
Ungchusak got out of the way, but MIyazawa didn't take long to cut out a five-bet to 16,600 and place it into the middle. Undeterred, Nakashima moved all in for a bit under 40,000 total, sending Miyazawa deep into the tank.
After using up a couple of time extensions, Miyazawa slid his cards into the muck. Nakashima took one last peek at his cards before collecting the pot without showing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SN Shoichi Nakashima | 55,500(278 BB) | 15,500 |
UU Uten Ungchusak | 39,000(195 BB) | -1,000 |
TM Takeomi Miyazawa | 25,000(125 BB) | -15,000 |
KM Kyung Min Lee | busted | -40,000 |
Action was picked up on a battle of the blinds, between Masatoshi Akasaka in the small blind and Tsun Kit Wong in the big blind.
Tsun Kit Wong: A♥ 3♣
Masatoshi Akasaka: T♣ 9♦
Wong was looking at a potential double up with his ace-high as the board ran 8♠5♣ K♥ 2♦. When the 3♠fell on the river, Wong's double was sealed allowing him to stay further in the tournament without having to rebuy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MA Masatoshi Akasaka | 37,000(185 BB) | -11,000 |
TK Tsun Kit Wong | 17,000(85 BB) | 8,500 |
Heads-up action was picked up with around 33,000 chips sitting beside a completed board of 3♣ 2♣ 5♠9♠Q♦.
Action was on Tsun Kit Wong in late position, who was taking his time to consider his options. He finally fired 17,500 to the already huge pot. It didn't take much longer for Alen Bakovic in the cutoff to make the call.
Wong turned over 8♣ 7♣ for a busted straight and flush draw prompting Bakovic to show his hand - J♥ J♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
AB Alen Bakovic | 63,000(315 BB) | 23,000 |
TK Tsun Kit Wong | 8,500(43 BB) | -27,500 |
Hiroki Ishii opened to 700 from the hijack and was called by Siu Ki Leung in the cutoff for a heads-up pot.
Both players checked on the 2♥ 3♣ 8♣ flop and then Leung called a 600 bet from Ishii on the T♠turn.
The 9♦ completed the board and Ishii sized up for a bet of 1,300.
Leung decided to look up Ishii, who tabled Q♠9♣ for a rivered pair of nines. It was good, as Leung mucked his cards -- awarding the pot to Ishii.
The field is already up to 75 players halfway through Level 2 with no elimination thus far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
HI Hiroki Ishii | 46,000(230 BB) | 6,000 |
SK Siu Ki Leung | 38,000(190 BB) | -2,000 |
On the button, Tomoki Nakamori fired 400 and small blind Masatoshi Akasaka joined him to see a flop.
The dealer fanned out K♠A♠3♣. Both players checked, leading them to the turn.
It fell J♦ and Akasaka led out with 700 which Nakamori called.
Both players checked the river A♣. Akasaka turned over K♥ Q♦ and took the pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MA Masatoshi Akasaka | 48,000(240 BB) | 8,000 |
TN Tomoki Nakamori | 20,000(100 BB) | -23,000 |
Johnni NielsenYoshiaki Kashino from under the gun opened to 200 and got two customers in Johnii Nielsen on the button, and big blind Shinkichi Takano.
The dealer fanned out J♣ A♥ 9♠. After a check, Kashino continued with 300. Nielsen called but Takano went beyond and made it 1,200. Kashino called but Nielsen had seen enough.
Takano led out on the 8♦ turn with 1,800. Kashino called to see the last card.
Both players checked the 4♠river prompting Takano to turn over J♠9♦ for a flopped two-pair to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
ST Shinkichi Takano | 46,000(460 BB) | 6,000 |
JN Johnni Nielsen | 40,000(400 BB) | |
YK Yoshiaki Kashino | 36,300(363 BB) | -3,700 |
Koki Kanzaki opened to 300 on the button and Yuki Sato defended his big blind.
Sato check-called a bet of 400 from Kanzaki on the 8♣ T♠K♥ flop and a 1,600 bet from Kanzaki on the 6♣ turn.
The 9♦ river brought four cards to a straight on board and both players checked.
Sato turned over 8♦ 6♠for eights-up and Kanzaki sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YS Yuki Sato | 43,000(430 BB) | 3,000 |
KK Kanzaki Koki | 37,000(370 BB) | -3,000 |
Heads-up on a board of 6♣ 2♣ 8♦ 9♠with a sizable pot already brewing, Tomoki Nakamori checked from the big blind and Tsun Kit Wong bet 700 from early position. Nakamori then check-raised to 2,200 and Wong called.
The 6♥ paired the board on the end and Nakamori announced a bet of 4,000.
Wong thought it over, but eventually decided to let his hand go -- conceding the pot to Nakamori.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TN Tomoki Nakamori | 43,000(430 BB) | 3,000 |
TK Tsun Kit Wong | 36,000(360 BB) | -4,000 |
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
YK Yoshiaki Kashino | 40,000(400 BB) |
KM Kyung Min Lee | 40,000(400 BB) |
SM Soichiro Maeda | 40,000(400 BB) |
SN Shoichi Nakashima | 40,000(400 BB) |
JN Johnni Nielsen | 40,000(400 BB) |
YS Yuki Sato | 40,000(400 BB) |
TN Tomoki Nakamori | 40,000(400 BB) |
DF Daijiro Fukuoka | 40,000(400 BB) |
MT Motoharu Tsunoda | 40,000(400 BB) |
TK Tsun Kit Wong | 40,000(400 BB) |
WK Wai Kin Wong | 40,000(400 BB) |
AB Alen Bakovic | 40,000(400 BB) |
KD Kodai Doi | 40,000(400 BB) |
JD Jiaming Dong | 40,000(400 BB) |
KF Kazumi Fujita | 40,000(400 BB) |
MI Masaharu Iwamoto | 40,000(400 BB) |
RJ Rikiya Jinbo | 40,000(400 BB) |
IJ Ian Jung | 40,000(400 BB) |
RY Rammaru Yamagata | 40,000(400 BB) |
XZ Xiang Zhou | 40,000(400 BB) |

Welcome back to Paradise City Resort, where two of the four starting flights for the 2026 APT Incheon Main Event have already been played to completion. So far, the Main Event has drawn a total of 669 entries - 165 from Flight A, 222 from Flight B, and 282 OnLive entries. Of those, 161 players have secured a spot in Day 2, while 39 OnLive qualifiers have already advanced directly to the money and Day 3.
Faring the best across the first two starting flights was Singapore’s Shawn Cheng Hong Lee, who bagged 329,000 after a stellar Flight B performance. Hong Kong’s Ka Lok Lam (304,900) and Japan’s Shota Nakanishi (287,000) round out the current top three, while Japan’s Takayuki Akamatsu (who led Flight A) sits fifth overall with 241,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KL Ka Lok Lam | 304,000 | 264,000 |
SN Shota Nakanishi | 287,000 | 247,000 |
JF Joe Fujitsuka | 270,500 | 230,500 |
TA Takayuki Akamatsu | 241,000 | 201,000 |
SC Shawn Cheng Hong Lee | 239,000 | 199,000 |
JT Jian Ting | 234,700 | 194,700 |
JP John Perry | 228,300 | 188,300 |
FC Fong Chi Andrei Chan | 200,200 | 160,200 |
YS Yunsheng Sun | 198,600 | 158,600 |
YW Yi Wang | 197,300 | 157,300 |
Further down the leaderboard, a number of accomplished players have also secured their seats for Day 2, including Napat Chokejindachai (107,600), recent WSOP bracelet winner Adriaan Jacobs (104,700), Natural8 ambassador Nevan Chang (98,100), and four-time APT champion Hal Rotholz (89,000).
Flight C is set to get underway at 11 a.m. local time and features a faster structure than the first two opening flights. The first six levels will last just 30 minutes each before the pace slows to 45-minute levels from Level 7 onward.
Players will start with 40,000 in chips, with Level 1 beginning at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. There are two scheduled 15-minute breaks on Flight C, coming after Levels 4 and 7, with a total of 10 levels scheduled to be played before players bag and tag for the evening.
Flight D, which follows an identical structure to Flight C, is set to begin at 6 p.m. Late registration for the Main Event will close at the start of Level 2 on Day 2 (Aug 12 at ~12:15 p.m.), so there is still time for any last minute entrants to hop into the fray.
The Main Event is still just getting warmed up, with plenty of action still come! For all the latest be sure to check back at our live reporting page here.