Blind level
Level 18: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
Entries
45/222
Total Chips
22,200,000
Average
493,333
Level 18: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000
40 minutesRemaining Players: 45/222
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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 [TWN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/tw.svg "Taiwan [TWN]"){kind=small} Taiwan | 900,000(56 BB) | 285,000 |
YL Yongjia Lin ![Australia [AUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/au.svg "Australia [AUS]"){kind=small} 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 [THA]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/th.svg "Thailand [THA]"){kind=small} Thailand | busted | -113,000 |
MH Munehiro Hachimine ![Japan [JPN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/jp.svg "Japan [JPN]"){kind=small} Japan | busted | -141,000 |
NA Ngamsiri Asiralertsiri Thailand | busted | -161,000 |
WK Wai Kit Law ![Hong Kong [HKG]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/hk.svg "Hong Kong [HKG]"){kind=small} 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 [MYS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/my.svg "Malaysia [MYS]"){kind=small} 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 [CHN]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/cn.svg "China [CHN]"){kind=small} China | 1,183,000 |
RN Ryuta Nakai Japan | 1,173,000 |
MU Motokatsu Uhara Japan | 894,000 |
MS Martin Sedlak ![Germany [DEU]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/de.svg "Germany [DEU]"){kind=small} Germany | 885,000 |
ML Maxim Lykov ![Russia [RUS]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/ru.svg "Russia [RUS]"){kind=small} Russia | 801,000 |
HN Hiroyuki Noda Japan | 724,000 |
RP Ryan Plant ![United Kingdom [GBR]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/gb.svg "United Kingdom [GBR]"){kind=small} 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 [SGP]](/assets/images/flags/4x3/sg.svg "Singapore [SGP]"){kind=small} 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 |