Shotiwan WattanalarpJason Lau opened to 40,000 on the button and just behind him, Shotiwan Wattanalap slammed his last 163,000 into the middle from the small blind. It was folded back to Lau, who stuck in a single chip to indicate a call.
Shotiwan Wattanalap: K♦ T♦
Jason Lau: Aâ™ 8â™
Wattanalap needed a bit of help against Lau's ace, and received it in a big way after the J♦ 7♦ 3♦ flop gave him a flush for a lock on the hand.
An irrelevant A♣ turn and Q♠river filled out the board and Wattanalap was awarded a bubble double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SW Shotiwan Wattanalarp ![Thailand [THA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/th.svg "Thailand [THA]"){kind=small} Thailand | 365,000(18 BB) | -186,000 |
JL Jason Lau ![Malaysia [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} Malaysia | 325,000(16 BB) | 217,000 |
During the first round of hand-for-hand play, Nevan Chang shoved the small blind and Wei Sun snapped in the big blind for his stack of 141,000.
Wei Sun: 9♥ 9♣
Nevan Chang: 8♦ 4♦
Sun was in a great spot to double up, but did have a sweat on the 4♠Q♦ K♥ flop as Chang paired his four. A K♦ turn made things a little safer, and it was a good thing it came, as the 8♠paired Chang's eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang ![Taiwan [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 1,700,000(85 BB) | -100,000 |
WS Wei Sun ![China [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 340,000(17 BB) | 340,000 |
Walter LauRyan Plant opened to 40,000 on the button and was called by Walter Lau in the small blind. Joshua McCully then moved all in for about 500,000 from the big blind, which got a fold from Plant, but a call from Lau to be put at risk.
Joshua McCully: K♠J♣
Walter Lau: 7♣ 7♥
It was a race, but the 5♦ 3♥ 9♥ T♠T♥ runout kept Lau's sevens best for the knockout.
At another table, Wing Po Liu was also eliminated to bring the field down to 32, which means hand-for-hand play will commence until the money bubble has burst.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CS Chun Shing Lau ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} Hong Kong | 1,620,000(81 BB) | 970,000 |
RP Ryan Plant ![United Kingdom [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom [GBR]"){kind=small} United Kingdom | 1,475,000(74 BB) | 809,000 |
JM Joshua Mccully ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} Australia | busted | -364,000 |
WP Wing Po Liu Hong Kong | busted | -100,000 |
Yusuke TakagiThere was a pot of around 250,000 next to a board of 7♠7♦ T♠6♦ between Yusuke Takagi in the cutoff and Konstantin Solovev in the big blind.
Takagi check-called a bet of 115,000 on the turn to the 4♣ river. Once the action was back on Solovev, he took some time before he planted his fist on the table for a check.
Takagi tabled a missed flush draw with 8♠8♣ and Solovev scooped the pot with his A♣ T♦ for a pair of tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KS Konstantin Solovev ![Russia [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russia [RUS]"){kind=small} Russia | 1,050,000(53 BB) | 391,000 |
YT Yusuke Takagi ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | 275,000(14 BB) | -20,000 |
Just 35 players remain in the APT High Roller, meaning four more eliminations need to occur before the money is reached.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TS Tirajad Sirimueanphong Thailand | busted | -187,000 |
PS Phanlert Sukonthachartnant Thailand | busted | -221,000 |
TN Thanawat Nand Thailand | busted | -369,000 |
MS Miki Shiraishi Japan | busted | -240,000 |
PP Piet Pape ![Germany [DEU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/de.svg "Germany [DEU]"){kind=small} Germany | busted | -195,000 |
Tony Ren LinTony Ren Lin raised to 147,000 from middle position, leaving himself just 5,000 behind, and was called by Wei Sun in the big blind.
Lin's final 5,000 got into the middle on the 9♥ 7♣ J♣ flop and a showdown was held.
Tony Ren Lin: A♥ J♦
Wei Sun: A♦ 8♦
Lin held the lead with top pair and maintained it after the J♥ Q♦ runout -- awarding him the double-up a few spots shy of the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TR Tony Ren Lin China | 335,000(17 BB) | -239,000 |
WS Wei Sun China | busted | -242,000 |
Sam AmeenBritish player Sam Ameen, who gave his thoughts on APT earlier this series, just found a well-timed double-up to boost his stack.
Wing Po Liu made it 40,000 to go from middle position and Ameen shipped his stack of 216,000 on the button. When it got back to Liu, he called.
Sam Ameen: A♥ Qâ™
Wing Po Liu: 6♥ 6♦
Ameen needed to win a flip, and got some instant service as the 8♦ 2♥ A♣ flop paired his ace. A Q♣ turn gave Ameen two pair, and he managed to fade the two outs of Liu as the 2♣ hit the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
SA Sam Ameen United Kingdom | 480,000(24 BB) | -123,000 |
WP Wing Po Liu Hong Kong | 100,000(5 BB) | -71,000 |
Matthew ChanMatthew Chang opened to 35,000 from middle position and it was folded to Ryo Kojima, who moved all-in for his last 110,000 on the button. Chang verified the amount and then called to put him at risk.
Ryo Kojima: 6♣ 6♥
Matthew Chang: 9♦ 9♥
It was unfortunate timing from Kojima, who found himself in rough shape against Chang's higher pair.
The 2♠2♥ 8♦ 2♦ T♣ runout kept Chan's nines best and Kojima was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
MC Matthew Chan ![Singapore [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} Singapore | 925,000(46 BB) | 340,000 |
KR Kojima Ryo Japan | busted | -399,000 |
Ryusuke MatsuoNevan Chang wishes this were a bounty tournament as he is knocking everybody out of the park.
A few moments ago, Ryusuke Matsuo had his stack of around 250,000 in the middle from the button, and Chang had him at risk from the big blind.
Ryusuke Matsuo: Kâ™ 5â™
Nevan Chang: A♣ J♦
Both caught a piece of the 2♣ 5♥ J♥ flop, but the Q♦ T♦ runout wasn't enough to save Matsuo as he fell to Chang's pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang Taiwan | 1,800,000(90 BB) | 100,000 |
RM Ryusuke Matsuo Japan | busted | -287,000 |
Walter LauWalter Lau, who won the APT Taipei Main Event earlier this year, just took down a pot to pad out his stack.
Lau raised from under the gun and Wai Kiat Lee called in the small blind. They went to a flop of 9♣ 6♦ 7♥, where Lee led for 25,000. Lau called.
The 6♥ turn checked through to the 8♠river, where Lee check-folded to Lau's bet of 80,000.
Sitting next to Lau is none other than Josh McCully, who he beat heads-up to take the Gold Lion Trophy.
McCully and Lau heads up| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CS Chun Shing Lau Hong Kong | 650,000(41 BB) | -40,000 |
WK Wai Kiat Lee Malaysia | 400,000(25 BB) | 229,000 |
Ryuki Shirase was already all in and at risk for his last 250,000 from early position against Nevan Chang, who had Shirase covered from the big blind.
Ryuki Shirase: A♦ Tâ™
Nevan Chang: K♦ Q♦
It was a fair fight, but the red-hot Chang was left with a full house after the Q♣ 6♥ 4♠Q♠4♣ runout to add another elimination to his tally.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang Taiwan | 1,700,000(106 BB) | 350,000 |
RS Ryuki Shirase Japan | busted | -325,000 |
Tharit NanthanaThere was some Thai-on-Thai action in the second level of the day as Tharit Nanthana and Saifah Chanpanya clashed in an all-in pot.
Nanthana was in the cutoff and opened to 32,000 before Chanpanya three-bet the button to 70,000. Nanthana snapped back with a four-bet to 250,000, Chanpanya shoved, and Nanthana called off his stack of 381,000.
Tharit Nanthana: Aâ™ Kâ™
Saifah Chanpanya: A♦ Qâ™
Nanthana had the goods, and received a 100% return on investment in the pot as the board of 9♦ 2♦ 6♥ 5♦ 3♣ stayed low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
TN Tharit Nanthana Thailand | 800,000(50 BB) | 336,000 |
SC Saifah Chanpanya Thailand | 110,000(7 BB) | -532,000 |
Nevan ChangYongjia Lin moved all in for 180,000 from the hijack and was called by Nevan Chang from the cutoff to be put at risk. Ryuki Shirase called cold from the small blind for a side pot between himself and Chang.
The flop came T♣ 2♣ T♦ and Shirase checked to Chang, who bet enough to put Shirase all in for his last 325,000. Shirase sent his cards into the middle, and a showdown was held between Chang and Lin.
Yongjia Lin: 8♥ 8â™
Nevan Chang: A♣ K♣
Lin was ahead with his eights, but needed to fade a lot of outs against Chang's flush draw and overcards.
The 5♦ turn was safe, but the 5♣ river filled Chang's flush draw to eliminate Lin as the money bubble comes into view.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang Taiwan | 1,350,000(84 BB) | 450,000 |
RS Ryuki Shirase Japan | 325,000(20 BB) | -246,000 |
YL Yongjia Lin Australia | busted | -180,000 |
Yongjia Lin called from the small blind and then called after Nevan Chang made it 38,000 to go from the big blind.
Lin checked on the J♦ 4♣ 9♠flop and Chang continued for 28,000. Lin then check-raised to 85,000 and Chang called.
The 4♦ paired the board on the turn and Lin slowed down and checked. Chang bet enough to put Lin all-in for his last 180,000 and Lin laid his hand down after some thought.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
NC Nevan Chang Taiwan | 900,000(56 BB) | 285,000 |
YL Yongjia Lin Australia | 180,000(11 BB) | -170,000 |
Tony Ren LinGood news! Tony Ren Lin has arrived and has been going through his in-game exercise routine, which consists of push-ups and some abdominal exercises.
Bad news for the following; they have all hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
KK Krittin Kitjaruwannakul Thailand | busted | -113,000 |
MH Munehiro Hachimine Japan | busted | -141,000 |
NA Ngamsiri Asiralertsiri Thailand | busted | -161,000 |
WK Wai Kit Law Hong Kong | busted | -191,000 |
JM James Mendoza ![Philippines [PHL]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ph.svg "Philippines [PHL]"){kind=small} Philippines | busted | -151,000 |
KO Kouki Okumiya Japan | busted | -125,000 |
Ryuta NakaiAction folded around to the blinds, where Gaku Fujita called from the small blind. Ryuta Nakai exercised his option to raise and made it 45,000 to go from the big blind. Fujita then announced he was all-in for approximately 350,000 and Nakai snap-called with a covering stack.
Gaku Fujita: A♦ J♦
Ryuta Nakai: A♠A♥
"How can you just have it!?" tablemate Jeremy Chan chimed in. "That should be illegal!"
Fujita's tournament life was in dire straits, and the 5♣ 5♥ T♣ 9♥ T♥ runout was of no help – eliminating him from the tournament and giving a nice boost to Nakai's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RN Ryuta Nakai Japan | 1,700,000(142 BB) | 450,000 |
GF Gaku Fujita Japan | busted | -238,000 |
Chun Shing LauChun Shing Lau opened to 24,000 from early position and it was folded to the recently-arrived Tattana Pengduen, who moved all in for a bit over 200,000 from the big blind. Lau tossed in a call to put him at risk and a showdown was held.
Tattana Pengduen: 2♠2♣
Chun Shing Lau: 6♦ 6♥
Pengduen's ducks would need some help against Lau's bigger pair, but the 5♥ T♣ 9♠Q♦ 7♥ runout changed nothing, eliminating Pengduen early on Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
CS Chun Shing Lau Hong Kong | 690,000(58 BB) | 293,000 |
TP Tattana Pengduen Thailand | busted | -185,000 |
Ryuta NakaiRyuta Nakai came into the day with a pretty chunky stack of chips, and he's just made it a little bigger.
In some blind-on-blind action, Nakai and Jeremy Chan were looking at a flop of J♥ 4♦ J♦ and checked it to the river of the J♣ Q♠runout. Nakai threw out a bet of 65,000, and Chan made the call.
Nakai flipped over a rivered full house with Q♦ 4♠, and APT Super High Roller winner Chan sent his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
RN Ryuta Nakai Japan | 1,250,000(104 BB) | 77,000 |
JJ Jeremy Je Min Chan Malaysia | 500,000(42 BB) | -108,000 |
Yongjia Lin opened to 24,000 from early position and Kouki Okumiya defended his big blind.
Okumiya check-called a 16,000 bet from Lin on the 5♥ J♦ 2♠flop, but check-folded after Lin barreled 35,000 into the middle on the Q♣ turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
YL Yongjia Lin Australia | 350,000(29 BB) | 54,000 |
KO Kouki Okumiya Japan | 125,000(10 BB) | -40,000 |
Tony Ren Lin earlier in the seriesThe Final Day of the APT High Roller is underway, but there are a few notable absences.
Over on Table 12, Tony Ren Lin and Tattana Pengduen's seats are both empty after 10 minutes of the day.
Lin has a stack of 574,000, and Pengduen has 185,000 in his bag. There's poker to be played, boys!
Ryuta Nakai Enters Day 2 Third in ChipsThe final day of the 2026 APT Incheon festival has arrived! Numerous champions have already been crowned, including the latest Main Event winner, Stephen Pang, who overcame a 1,393-entry field to claim the Gold Mega Lion trophy and KRW 411,180,000 (~USD 293,700) top prize as part of a three-way ICM deal.
A handful of events have yet to be completed, however, including the prestigious APT High Roller, which got underway yesterday. From a starting field of 222 entrants, just 51 players remain in contention for Day 2.
Leading the way is Japan's Chang Hwan Lee, who bagged an impressive 1,211,000 chips at the end of Day 1. China's Yuan Lei is hot on his heels with 1,183,000, while Ryuta Nakai of Japan will be looking for redemption after bubbling the Superstar Challenge and returns with a top-three stack worth 1,173,000.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
CL Changhwan Lee ![South Korea [KOR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/kr.svg "South Korea [KOR]"){kind=small} South Korea | 1,211,000 |
YL Yuan Lei China | 1,183,000 |
RN Ryuta Nakai Japan | 1,173,000 |
MU Motokatsu Uhara Japan | 894,000 |
MS Martin Sedlak Germany | 885,000 |
ML Maxim Lykov Russia | 801,000 |
HN Hiroyuki Noda Japan | 724,000 |
RP Ryan Plant United Kingdom | 666,000 |
JL Jun Li United Kingdom | 665,000 |
KS Konstantin Solovev Russia | 659,000 |
The top of the leaderboard is packed with a who's who of APT regulars. Martin Sedlak sits fifth with 885,000 and is looking to add a third APT title to his collection, while Ryan Plant is hunting his first Mega Lion after already collecting four APT Lion trophies.
Jun Li is also well positioned with 665,000 and will be hoping to go one better than his runner-up finish in this event last year. Meanwhile, Jeremy Chan returns with 608,000 and has a chance to win a second title of the series after winning the Super High Roller earlier in the series.
Further down the leaderboard, Ren Lin will return with 574,000 and has his sights set on completing an APT High Roller "Grand Slam" after winning the Super High Roller and Superstar Challenge at APT Jeju Classic. Australia's Josh McCully is chasing the same feat and returns with 364,000.
By the time late registration was closed, the KRW 5,000,000 buy-in event generated a KRW 959,040,000 (~USD 685,030) prize pool that nearly doubled the KRW 500,000,000 guarantee. With 31 players set to make the money, the surviving field will return today with their eyes firmly fixed on the KRW 199,870,000 top prize and a seat into the APTC Main Event in November (valued at ~USD 10,000).
Just 20 eliminations are all that separate the remaining field from a guaranteed payday, so it won't take long for the money bubble to burst. Play resumes at 11:15 a.m. local time on Level 17 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 and a 12,000 big blind ante. Levels will continue to last 40 minutes each and the plan is to play down to a winner.
Who will claim the final APT Mega Lion trophy of the series? To find out, be sure to follow along on our live reporting page until one player is left holding the Rose Gold Lion Trophy.
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
CL Changhwan Lee South Korea | 1,211,000 |
YL Yuan Lei China | 1,183,000 |
RN Ryuta Nakai Japan | 1,173,000 |
MU Motokatsu Uhara Japan | 894,000 |
MS Martin Sedlak Germany | 885,000 |
ML Maxim Lykov Russia | 801,000 |
HN Hiroyuki Noda Japan | 724,000 |
RP Ryan Plant United Kingdom | 666,000 |
JL Jun Li United Kingdom | 665,000 |
KS Konstantin Solovev Russia | 659,000 |
SC Saifah Chanpanya Thailand | 642,000 |
NC Nevan Chang Taiwan | 615,000 |
JJ Jeremy Je Min Chan Malaysia | 608,000 |
SA Sam Ameen United Kingdom | 603,000 |
MC Matthew Chan Singapore | 585,000 |
TR Tony Ren Lin China | 574,000 |
RS Ryuki Shirase Japan | 571,000 |
SW Shotiwan Wattanalarp Thailand | 551,000 |
TN Tharit Nanthana Thailand | 464,000 |
SL Shu Long Ronald Lam Hong Kong | 440,000 |
PH Pongsapak Himathongkom Thailand | 438,000 |
JC Jianting Cai China | 437,000 |
HC Hon Cheong Lee Hong Kong | 422,000 |
KR Kojima Ryo Japan | 399,000 |
CS Chun Shing Lau Hong Kong | 397,000 |
TN Thanawat Nand Thailand | 369,000 |
JM Joshua Mccully Australia | 364,000 |
WT Wataru Takasaki Japan | 338,000 |
YL Yongjia Lin Australia | 296,000 |
YT Yusuke Takagi Japan | 295,000 |
RM Ryusuke Matsuo Japan | 287,000 |
TH Trung Hieu Tran ![Viet Nam [VNM]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/vn.svg "Viet Nam [VNM]"){kind=small} Viet Nam | 267,000 |
YN Yuki Nakada Japan | 254,000 |
WS Wei Sun China | 242,000 |
MS Miki Shiraishi Japan | 240,000 |
GF Gaku Fujita Japan | 238,000 |
PS Phanlert Sukonthachartnant Thailand | 221,000 |
PP Piet Pape Germany | 195,000 |
WK Wai Kit Law Hong Kong | 191,000 |
TS Tirajad Sirimueanphong Thailand | 187,000 |
TP Tattana Pengduen Thailand | 185,000 |
TU Takanari Uchida Japan | 184,000 |
WP Wing Po Liu Hong Kong | 171,000 |
WK Wai Kiat Lee Malaysia | 171,000 |
KO Kouki Okumiya Japan | 165,000 |
NA Ngamsiri Asiralertsiri Thailand | 161,000 |
JM James Mendoza Philippines | 151,000 |
MH Munehiro Hachimine Japan | 141,000 |
KK Krittin Kitjaruwannakul Thailand | 113,000 |
JL Jason Lau Malaysia | 108,000 |
KH Ka Ho Ip Hong Kong | 106,000 |
| Place | Payout (KRW) | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 199,870,000 | $142,865 |
| 2 | 134,570,000 | $96,190 |
| 3 | 94,880,000 | $67,820 |
| 4 | 76,930,000 | $54,990 |
| 5 | 60,860,000 | $43,505 |
| 6 | 46,210,000 | $33,030 |
| 7 | 33,740,000 | $24,115 |
| 8 | 24,670,000 | $17,635 |
| 9 | 20,410,000 | $14,590 |
| 10 | 17,290,000 | $12,360 |
| 11 | 17,290,000 | $12,360 |
| 12 | 15,400,000 | $11,010 |
| 13 | 15,400,000 | $11,010 |
| 14 | 13,990,000 | $10,000 |
| 15 | 13,990,000 | $10,000 |
| 16 | 12,570,000 | $8,985 |
| 17 | 12,570,000 | $8,985 |
| 18 | 11,150,000 | $7,970 |
| 19 | 11,150,000 | $7,970 |
| 20 | 11,150,000 | $7,970 |
| 21 | 10,210,000 | $7,300 |
| 22 | 10,210,000 | $7,300 |
| 23 | 10,210,000 | $7,300 |
| 24 | 9,260,000 | $6,620 |
| 25 | 9,260,000 | $6,620 |
| 26 | 9,260,000 | $6,620 |
| 27 | 9,260,000 | $6,620 |
| 28 | 8,320,000 | $5,945 |
| 29 | 8,320,000 | $5,945 |
| 30 | 8,320,000 | $5,945 |
| 31 | 8,320,000 | $5,945 |
