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Updates Chip Counts Info

Blind level

Level 25: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Entries

49/1,375

Total Chips

55,000,000

Average

1,122,449

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10/1/2026, 10:23:00 AM

Play Concluded for the Day

Level 25: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Following a double elimination early in Level 25, the field has been reduced to 47 players and play has concluded for the day.

The remaining players are bagging up their chips and will return tomorrow, October 2, for Day 4.

Stay tuned for a brief recap of the day, along with full survivor chip counts.

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10/1/2026, 10:22:58 AM

Zhuo Narrowly Misses Out on Day 4

Level 25: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Dajie Zhuo

After a number of players were seen tank-folding after coming back from the break, Dajie Zhuo moved all in for his last 260,000 from under the gun. Action folded around to Anh Tuan Le Tran on the button who was sitting comfortably on over a million.

Tran made the call, putting Zhuo at risk of elimination, and the pair headed to showdown.

Dajie Zhuo: K♦ T♦

Anh Tuan Le Tran: A♣ 8♥

Anh Tuan Le Tran

Zhuo stood up from his seat to watch the runout, and the 6♥ 3♥ 7♥ A♥ A♦ saw his elimination from the Main Event in 47th place. He narrowly missed out on bagging for Day 4 but didn't go home empty-handed as he took home KRW 9,260,000 (~USD 6,910).

Player	Chips	Progress
TA Tran Anh Tuan LeViet Nam	1,420,000(47 BB)	1,035,000
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	busted	-1,120,000

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10/1/2026, 10:18:05 AM

Chiu Ends Jiang's Day 4 Hopes

Level 25: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Kim Wah Chiu

Kim Wah Chiu opened to 50,000 from the hijack only for Zixiong Jiang sat in the cutoff to three-bet to 410,000 all in. Action came back to Chiu, who snap-called, putting Jiang at risk.

Zixiong Jiang: J♠ J♥

Kim Wah Chiu: A♠ K♦

Jiang was ahead but needed to dodge the dreaded ace or king to survive and make it through to Day 4.

The dealer was not so cooperative though and peeled off the 8♦ A♥ 2♣ flop to send Chiu into the lead. No jack to save Jiang on the T♥ turn and when the K♣ rolled off as the river and made Chiu two pair, Jiang was sent to the rail as one of the end-of-Day-3 bubble boys.

Player	Chips	Progress
KW Kim Wah ChiuSingapore	2,105,000(70 BB)	1,065,000
ZJ Zixiong JiangChina	busted	-159,000

Level 25: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 49/1375

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10/1/2026, 9:45:41 AM

Break Time

Level 24: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

The remaining 50 players are now on a 15-minute break.

When they return, just one more player will need to be eliminated before play concludes for the day.

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10/1/2026, 9:36:17 AM

Six Eliminations Away from Bagging for Day 4

Level 24: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Player	Chips	Progress
SM Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom	182,000(8 BB)
XW Xuecong WangChina	77,000(3 BB)
YJ You Jia LinTaiwan	busted
SZ Shouda ZhangChina	busted
DU Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland	busted
TC Tim ChungCanada	busted	-40,000
LP Liangqiang PangChina	busted
YE Yuma EndoJapan	busted
TP Tanupat PunjarojanakulThailand	busted	-203,000
QW Qizhuohang WangChina	busted
CW Chih Wei FanTaiwan	busted

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10/1/2026, 9:27:00 AM

Wan Gives Up to Tian

Level 24: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Qixin Tian limped with A♦ 5♠ from middle position and Jiawei Wan checked his big blind.

The 9♣ 7♦ A♥ was fanned, giving both players a pair, but Tian was ahead with the aces. Wan check-called a 25,000 bet by Tian.

A 4♦ fell on the turn. Both checked to the 5♥ river and Wan checked. Tian opted to bet 150,000 and Wan took some time but mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Jiawei WanChina	2,400,000(100 BB)	300,000
QT Qixin TianChina	831,000(35 BB)	-169,000

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10/1/2026, 9:24:47 AM

Chen Sends Zhang to the Rail

Level 24: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Weimin Chen opened to 50,000 from middle position and action folded around to Shouda Zhang in the small blind, who three-bet all in to 572,000. It came back to Chen, who made the call to put Zhang at risk.

Shouda Zhang: K♦ Q♣

Weimin Chen: A♥ K♣

No outdraw for Zhang on the 6♠ K♥ 3♥ 4♦ A♠ runout, and he was sent to the cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
WC Weimin ChenChina	2,450,000(102 BB)	1,790,000
SZ Shouda ZhangChina	busted	-1,030,000

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10/1/2026, 9:03:09 AM

Chen Doubles Through Urbanovich

Level 24: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Weitao Chen

Dzmitry Urbanovich opened to 50,000 and action folded around to Weitao Chen in the small blind who three-bet all in for about 320,000. It came back to Urbanovich who made the call.

Weitao Chen: K♦ J♣

Dzmitry Urbanovich: K♠ Q♠

Chen was dominated and needed help from the board to stay alive. The dealer duly obliged when she peeled off the flop of 9♣ J♥ 7♣ to send Chen into the lead. No re-draw for Urbanovich on the 8♦ turn nor the 6♥ river and Chen was pushed the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
WC Weitao ChenChina	650,000(27 BB)	70,000
DU Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland	310,000(13 BB)	97,000

Level 24: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 63/1375

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10/1/2026, 8:20:00 AM

Break in Play

Break

Players are currently on a brief unscheduled break.

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10/1/2026, 8:17:00 AM

Sim Wins Some Back from Wan

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

After taking a huge tumble in chips, Jae Kyung Sim moved all in on the button. He was called by the previous opponent Jiawei Wan in the big blind and the players went to another head-to-head showdown.

Jae Kyung Sim: K♣ 8♣

Jiawei Wan: A♦ Q♣

Sim was behind, but not for long as the luck went back in his favour on the K♠ 5♦ K♥ flop.

A Q♠ turn saw Wan improve, but that's where it stopped, as the 7♦ river secured Sim the double, taking back some of his stack from Wan.

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Jiawei WanChina	2,100,000(105 BB)	-200,000
JK Jae Kyung SimSouth Korea	390,000(20 BB)	210,000

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10/1/2026, 8:15:00 AM

Wan Rockets to Over 2 Million, Leaving Sim Short

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jae Kyung Sim

Jiawei Wan opened to 40,000 from under the gun with 9♥ 8♥ and Jae Kyung Sim three-bet to 125,000 from the small blind after looking down at K♦ K♣. Wan called, and the players continued heads up to the flop.

The T♥ 4♥ J♦ was placed and Sim bet 80,000 and Wan wasn't going anywhere having just flopped both a flush and open-ended straight draw.

A 3♠ was turned, and Sim bet out 320,000, which was around a third of his remaining stack. Wan made another call, and the 2♥ completed the board, giving Wan his flush.

Sim flicked in a time-bank card, and then bet 387,000. Wan called and flipped over his hand.

Sim leaned across the table and looked at Wan's hole cards, realising he was behind and down to less than ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
JW Jiawei WanChina	2,300,000(115 BB)	1,050,000
JK Jae Kyung SimSouth Korea	180,000(9 BB)	-728,000

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10/1/2026, 8:10:00 AM

Qizhuohang Pays Off Shao

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

It was heads up to the turn of 4♦ 8♣ A♠ T♥ with about 140,000 sat in the pot.

Wang Qizhuohang bet out from the big blind for 125,000, and after tanking for a while, Hanyu Shao made the call from the hijack.

On the 9♦ turn, Qizhuohang checked to Shao, who tanked briefly before he bet out for 200,000. This sent Qizhuohang deep into the tank and he used three time banks before he tossed in the call, but quickly tossed his cards into the muck on seeing Shao table A♣ 4♠ for a flopped two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
HS Hanyu ShaoChina	1,100,000(55 BB)	801,000
QW Qizhuohang WangChina	260,000(13 BB)	-236,000

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10/1/2026, 8:05:00 AM

Lau Lands a Double

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Qixin Tian limped from the small blind and Ka Fai Calvin Lau moved all in for his 326,000 from the big blind. Tian, who was sitting with well over a million in chips before the hand, paused, took a sip of his drink, and lifted a stack of chips into the middle to make the call.

Qixin Tian: A♥ 8♦

Ka Fai Calvin Lau: T♦ 9♦

It was a relatively smooth double for Lau as the Q♣ A♠ T♣ 6♣ 3♦ runout saw him take a stack off Tian.

Player	Chips	Progress
QT Qixin TianChina	1,000,000(50 BB)	-100,000
KM Kaihong MaChina	712,000(36 BB)	-818,000

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10/1/2026, 7:50:00 AM

He Tumbles into Tian

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Jiaqi He

After just recently taking their seats at the new feature table after the break, Jiaqi He opened A♣ K♣ from under the gun. Qixin Tian called from the cutoff with A♥ A♦ and Sean Ooi called with 9♦ 9♣ in the small blind. Jae Kyung Sim defended his big blind with K♦ 7♦ and the players went four ways to the flop.

The 6♠ 2♥ J♥ was fanned and action checked to He who bet 60,000. Only Tian called and the pair were taken to the 7♣ turn.

He checked, Tian bet 155,000 and He made the call. A Q♦ completed the board and He bet out 500,000. Tian didn't snap him off, but did make a call, knocking down He to 446,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,200,000(60 BB)	-130,000
QT Qixin TianChina	1,100,000(55 BB)	704,000
JK Jae Kyung SimSouth Korea	908,000(45 BB)	-212,000
JH Jiaqi HeChina	446,000(22 BB)	-155,000

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10/1/2026, 7:48:00 AM

Bittger Bites the Dust; Just 65 Players Remain in the Main Event

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Stefan Bittger

XueYing Zhao is the latest player to be eliminated from the Main Event. Stefan Bittger also hit the rail recently, after winning a seat through a $350 Main Event satellite event earlier in the week.

The remaining players have secured at least KRW 7,540,000 (~USD 5,625), but will all have their eyes on bagging for Day 4 and laddering some more payouts.

Other recent eliminations include:

Player	Chips
HZ Houyu ZhengChina	busted
WS Wenjie SunChina	busted
KI Kyota ImaiJapan	busted
SH Saki HayashiJapan	busted
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	busted
SC Saifah ChanpanyaThailand	busted
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	busted
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	busted
KV Kou VangUnited States of America	busted
SB Stefan BittgerGermany	busted
YC Yilin CaiChina	busted
TJ Tony Jianfeng HuangUnited States of America	busted

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10/1/2026, 7:47:00 AM

Pape Applies Max Pressure to Ma

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Piet Pape

Piet Pape opened to 40,000 from under the gun and found calls from Weitao Chen in the cutoff and Yu Chun Ma in the big blind.

The dealer fanned out the flop of 4♠ T♣ 3♥ and Ma checked to Pape, who continued for 45,000. Chen got out of the way, and Ma made the call.

The turn brought the T♥ and the action went check-check for the dealer to peel off the 9♦ as the river.

Ma checked to Pape, who moved all in and had Ma covered. Ma went into the tank briefly before he folded his hand, sending the pot to Pape with no showdown.

Player	Chips
PP Piet PapeGermany	1,300,000(65 BB)
WC Weitao ChenChina	580,000(29 BB)
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	122,000(6 BB)

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 72/1375

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10/1/2026, 7:40:00 AM

Crazy Eights Hold for Michl; Sends Wang Packing

Level 24: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Joris Michl

Action folded to Joris Michl in late position who raised it up to 50,000 to play, only for Xuecong Wang, sat on the button, to three-bet all in to 372,000. It came back to Michl, who crunched the numbers and called, putting Wang at risk.

Xuecong Wang: A♦ Q♠

Joris Michl: 8♣ 8♦

No help for Wang on the 3♥ 2♥ 3♣ 7♦ 3♦ runout and Michl's eights held firm with a full house to send Wang to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	1,620,000(68 BB)	1,181,000
XW Xuecong WangChina	busted	-77,000

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10/1/2026, 7:04:47 AM

Break Time

Break

The remaining 76 players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day.

When they return, play will continue until 48 players remain. The survivors will then bag up their chips and return for Day 4 tomorrow, October 2.

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10/1/2026, 6:45:00 AM

Dinh Catches Margereson Speeding

Level 22: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Xuan Huy Dinh opened to 32,000 from the hijack with A♠ J♠ and Scott Margereson called from the big blind holding A♦ T♣.

The pair saw a 2♣ Q♠ Q♣ flop which saw Margereson check-call a 30,000 continuation bet by Dinh. Margereson paid to see the 5♣ fall on the turn, which saw him pick up a backdoor flush but he was still behind to Dinh's ace-jack.

Both checked to see the J♥ come on the river, giving Dinh two pair, and the option was back on Margereson. He moved a time bank card into the middle before betting out just under half his stack, at 120,000.

Dinh then counted out some chips, but pushed out a time-bank card to give him some more thinking time. He eventually found the right call and Margereson was down just ten big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
XH Xuan Huy DinhViet Nam	1,100,000(69 BB)	117,000
SM Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom	182,000(11 BB)	-198,000

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10/1/2026, 6:41:00 AM

Hands Stay Firmly in Pockets

Level 22: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Scott Margereson

Heli Zhang limped with K♥ T♥ from under the gun and action folded around to Scott Margereson in the big blind, holding K♠ 9♥. Margereson checked, taking the players heads up to the 5♦ 6♦ J♥ flop.

Margereson checked, Zhang bet 22,000 and Margereson mucked, taking him down to just 276,000.

A few hands later, Xuan Huy Dinh raised to 32,000 from under the gun with 5♥ 5♦. Motokatsu Uhara was sitting to Dinh's direct left and called with 7♥ 7♣. Margereson, who looked down at 8♠ 8♣, moved all in for his last 276,000 and Dinh pushed his hand into the muck.

Uhara, who was sitting just 228,000, would be all in if he made the call. He took some time before flicking in his cards, one by one to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
XH Xuan Huy DinhViet Nam	983,000(61 BB)	708,000
SM Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom	380,000(24 BB)	233,000
HZ Heli ZhangChina	300,000(19 BB)	40,000
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	228,000(14 BB)	-32,000

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10/1/2026, 6:40:00 AM

Kriegel Sends Nakai Packing

Level 22: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Coleton Kriegel

Ryuta Nakai made it 32,000 to play from middle position and found calls from Coleton Kriegel in the hijack and Yun Chao Yu in the big blind.

The flop came T♥ A♣ T♣ and Yu checked to Nakai, who continued for 30,000. Kriegel made the call, and Yu folded.

On the 8♠ turn, Nakai checked to Kriegel, who bet out for 140,000 effective, which would put Nakai all in.

Nakai went deep, deep into the tank and then even deeper and used eight time banks before he tossed in the call for his tournament life.

Ryuta Nakai: A♠ 5♠

Coleton Kriegel: A♥ J♠

No help for Nakai on the 7♥ brick of a river and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
CK Coleton KriegelUnited States of America	1,100,000(69 BB)	748,000
RN Ryuta NakaiJapan	busted

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10/1/2026, 6:39:00 AM

Pang Among Recent Eliminations; New Champion Will be Crowned

Level 22: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Stephen Pang

With the levels steadily increasing, and the average stack size sitting around 40 big blinds, the field size has been shortening with a number of high-profile eliminations.

Some of the most recent players to hit the rail include APT Incheon Main Event Champion Stephen Pang. Pang was the only defending Main Event champion still in the Main Event, meaning that the Mega Lion Trophy is now guaranteed to be awarded to a new player.

Ryuta Nakai

High-stakes Japanese pro Ryuta Nakai also hit the rail recently, taking home KRW 6,470,000 (~USD 4,830), in addition to:

Player	Chips	Progress
WB Wouter BeltzNetherlands	busted	-923,000
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	busted	-44,000
YL Yongliang LiChina	busted	-375,000
TG Tarun GuwalaniIndia	busted	-230,000
RN Ryuta NakaiJapan	busted	-187,000
CH Chia Hua ChangTaiwan	busted	-118,000
DL Dan LinChina	busted	-445,000
CS Cheung Sin ChiuTaiwan	busted	-240,000
KC Kwok Chun YipHong Kong	busted	-80,000
YZ Yi ZhangChina	busted	-240,000
ZW Zheng WangChina	busted	-432,000

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10/1/2026, 6:32:00 AM

Uhara Stacks Yip

Level 22: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Kwok Chun Yip

Kwok Chun Yip was down to his last 57,000 and took the opportunity with action folded around to him to open-jam from the small blind.

Motokatsu Uhara, who was in the big blind, called, putting Yip at risk of elimination.

Kwok Chun Yip: A♦ 5♦

Motokatsu Uhara: A♣ 2♦

Yip was looking to hold, but Uhara paired his deuce on the 9♦ 2♣ J♦ flop.

All hope wasn't lost as Yip had flopped the nut-flush draw, and just needed to see one more diamond, or a five, to keep him in his seat.

Yip missed on the 4♠ turn, and again on the 6♣ river, seeing him eliminated from the Main Event in 90th place.

Player	Chips
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	260,000(16 BB)
KC Kwok Chun YipHong Kong	busted

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10/1/2026, 6:31:51 AM

Chiu Pushes Guwalani Off the Pot

Level 22: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Kim Wah Chiu

Kim Wah Chiu opened to 32,000 from early position and was looked up by Tarun Guwalani in the big blind.

On the 8♠ 9♦ T♥ flop Guwalani check-called Chiu's 30,000 continuation bet for the players to see the 2♥ peel off on the turn.

The action went check-check and the dealer flipped over the A♥ as the river. Guwalani checked it over to Chiu once more, who fired out a river bet of 100,000. This sent Guwalani deep into the tank, and he used three time banks before he mucked his hand to send the pot to Chiu with no showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
KW Kim Wah ChiuSingapore	1,040,000(65 BB)	59,000
TG Tarun GuwalaniIndia	230,000(14 BB)	-117,000

Level 22: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 96/1375

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10/1/2026, 6:05:00 AM

Dinh Shoves into Zhang

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Heli Zhang

Dieu Tu Dinh opened to 24,000 from middle position with A♥ J♣ and Heli Zhang called with J♠ 9♠ on the button.

A 8♠ 7♥ Q♥ flop saw Dinh check-call a 22,000 bet by Heli to get to a 4♦ turn.

Both quickly checked to see the 4♥ river and Dinh bet out 60,000. Zhang raised to 145,000 and Dinh ripped in her remaining 702,000 stack with ace-high. Zhang quickly folded, and a sizable pot passed across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
DT Dieu Tu DinhViet Nam	969,000(81 BB)	221,000
HZ Heli ZhangChina	260,000(22 BB)	-273,000

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10/1/2026, 6:01:00 AM

Dinh Chips at Bao

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Dieu Tu Dinh opened with A♥ J♥ for 24,000 in the hijack, and Shuang Bao defended A♦ 9♥ from the big blind.

The T♥ J♦ 9♦ flop saw Bao check-call an 18,000 bet by Dinh, taking the players to the turn.

A J♣ fell and Bao checked, Dinh bet 55,000 which was enough to see Bao give up on the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
SB Shuang BaoChina	880,000(73 BB)	-54,000
DT Dieu Tu DinhViet Nam	748,000(62 BB)	60,000

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10/1/2026, 5:58:56 AM

The Millionaire's Club

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

With 96 players remaining, there are now a good number who have broken into the exclusive milly club.

Player	Chips	Progress
KM Kaihong MaChina	1,530,000(128 BB)	230,000
RY Rei YamaguchiJapan	1,450,000(121 BB)	849,000
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	1,330,000(111 BB)	864,000
JW Jiawei WanChina	1,250,000(104 BB)	264,000
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	1,130,000(94 BB)	30,000
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	1,120,000(93 BB)	790,000
YD Yixuan DingChina	1,100,000(92 BB)	822,000
SZ Shouda ZhangChina	1,030,000(86 BB)	685,000

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10/1/2026, 5:49:00 AM

Tang Takes from Dinh

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Dieu Tu Dinh

Action folded around to Dieu Tu Dinh who limped with K♥ Q♥ in the small blind and Yixi Tang checked his K♠ T♥ from the big blind.

The T♦ J♠ T♠ saw both plenty to work with as Dinh looked at the open-ended straight draw and Tang flopped trips.

Dinh check-called a 12,000 bet by Tang and the J♥ came on the turn, giving Tang the boat.

A A♦ river gave Dinh the straight but Tang already had the boat as the board was double paired.

Dinh check-called a 30,000 bet by Tang and saw she didn't hold up against Tang's full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
YT Yixi TangChina	1,100,000(92 BB)	130,000
DT Dieu Tu DinhViet Nam	688,000(57 BB)	206,000

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10/1/2026, 5:48:00 AM

Bao Shakes Down Margereson

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Scott Margereson

Scott Margereson, who recently took his seat at the feature table, kicked off some action in a recent hand by opening to 24,000 from middle position. He faced a three-bet from Shuang Bao in the cutoff who made it 75,000.

It didn't take long for Margereson to move all in for 599,000 covering Bao's remaining 452,000 stack. Shuang snapped him off and turned over his queens.

Scott Margereson: 9♠ 9♦

Shuang Bao: Q♦ Q♣

The 7♣ 4♦ 5♥ flop, T♦ turn and 3♦ river didn't bring in any sweat and Margereson was knocked down to just 147,000 after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
SB Shuang BaoChina	934,000(78 BB)	665,000
SM Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom	147,000(12 BB)	-127,000

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10/1/2026, 5:41:43 AM

Mao Among Recent Eliminations

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Renji Mao

Player	Chips	Progress
YJ Yufeng JiangChina	busted	-221,000
SC Siyou CaoChina	busted	-140,000
MW Meng WuChina	busted	-132,000
HS Haowen SunChina	busted	-323,000
TK Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong	busted	-175,000
YL Yuan LeiChina	busted	-227,000
FY Fuyu YangCanada	busted	-544,000
YN Yujiro NagaoJapan	busted	-169,000
PD Patrik DemusHungary	busted	-164,000
RM Renji MaoChina	busted	-260,000
YZ Youfan ZhangChina	busted	-347,000
AS Aleksei SeiRussia	busted	-171,000

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10/1/2026, 5:37:00 AM

Tang Takes Down Yang

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Fuyu Yang Elimination

Fuyu Yang opened to 24,000 from early position and Yixi Tang three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Yang used a time-bank before four-betting to 263,000 leaving just 12,000 behind and Tang moved all in for his 641,000 stack. It was off to the races for the pair as Yang pushed his change to the pot.

Fuyu Yang: 5♥ 5♦

Yixi Tang: A♠ Q♠

Yang was looking to hold, but Tang had two overs. It didn't take long before the dream was slipping away as Tang paired the queen-high 3♣ Q♦ J♥ flop.

The J♦ turn and 9♣ river saw Yang hit the rail and Tang sat with just shy of 1 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
YT Yixi TangChina	970,000(81 BB)	539,000
FY Fuyu YangCanada	busted

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10/1/2026, 5:36:23 AM

Chang Doubles Through He

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Jiaqi He opened to 24,000 from early position and action folded around to Chia Hua Chang in the big blind, who three-bet all-in for 99,000. He double checked the count and snap-called to put Chang at risk.

Chia Hua Chang: K♣ K♠

Jiaqi He: A♠ J♠

A clean runout for Chang of 8♦ 7♦ 5♥ T♣ Q♥ and his kings held for the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
JH Jiaqi HeChina	601,000(50 BB)	431,000
CH Chia Hua ChangTaiwan	118,000(10 BB)	-44,000

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 118/1375

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10/1/2026, 4:48:53 AM

Break Time

Break

The remaining 118 players are now on their first break of the day.

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10/1/2026, 4:47:00 AM

Kaihong KO's Ogita on the River

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Ma Kaihong

Yuan Lei opened 8♠ 8♥ to 20,000 from middle position and the Day 3 chip leader, Ma Kaihong, three-bet to 70,000 from the hijack.

Daisuke Ogita four-bet to 180,000 in the big blind and Lei mucked. Kaihong moved all in for 955,000 and Ogita committed his 302,000 stack to the pot, putting himself at risk of elimination.

Kaihong was the one standing at the table as the cards were flipped, as he was behind with ace-king to Ogita's tens.

Daisuke Ogita

Daisuke Ogita: T♥ T♣

Ma Kaihong: A♥ K♦

Ogita needed to hold, and the 2♦ Q♠ 2♥ flop was good for him.

A 5♦ turn didn't change the standings, but the A♠ river sent Ogita to the rail, adding more to Kaihong's dominating stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
KM Kaihong MaChina	1,300,000(130 BB)	165,000
YL Yuan LeiChina	227,000(23 BB)	-73,000
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	busted	-557,000

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10/1/2026, 4:38:00 AM

Players Make Another Jump KRW 5,680,000 (~USD 4,240)

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Vinay Boob

With the field falling fast, the remaining 119 players have locked up another pay jump.

Those who just missed out on making the extra ~USD 400 include Berhanu Kassa, Quang Trinh Do, Kento Kinoshita, Chua Dillion and Vinay Boob.

Player	Chips	Progress
BA Berhanu Abay KassaEthiopia	busted	-145,000
QT Quang Trinh DoViet Nam	busted	-231,000
KK Kento KinoshitaJapan	busted	-203,000
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	busted	-190,000
VB Vinay BoobIndia	busted	-830,000
LZ Lin ZhaoChina	busted	-315,000
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	busted	-32,000
HS Higor SeibelBrazil	busted	-75,000
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	busted	-343,000
SH Sai Hang Jason ChauHong Kong	busted	-207,000
JL Jiaze LiChina	busted	-236,000
PC Philip ChunUnited States of America	busted	-273,000
YS Yuki SugiyamaJapan	busted	-310,000

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10/1/2026, 4:37:00 AM

Sick River Denies Luo

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yi Heng Luo

Chun Yu Ma made it 20,000 to play from middle position and found calls from Yi Heng Luo in the small blind and Steve Ng in the big blind.

The flop came K♠ 5♣ 2♠ and it was checked to Ma, who continued for 32,000. Luo made the call, and Ng folded.

On the 2♥ turn Luo checked to Ma, who bet out for 45,000, and Luo instantly moved all-in. Ma didn't take long and made the call.

Chun Yu Ma: K♦ Q♦

Yi Heng Luo: K♥ 5♥

Luo had flopped the goods and was looking to scoop a monster pot until the poker Gods decided to serve up the 2♣ as the river, which gave both players a full house, and the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
SP Steve Pei Yao NgSingapore	1,120,000(112 BB)	1,000,000
YL Yiheng LuoChina	920,000(92 BB)	342,000
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	240,000(24 BB)	-25,000

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10/1/2026, 4:36:00 AM

Harder Makes a Million

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Christian Harder

Lin Zhao opened for 25,000 from middle position and Daisuke Ogita called on the button with A♥ J♦. Christian Harder three-bet to 100,000 from the small blind and Zhao took some time before he four-bet jammed for 398,000. Ogita mucked, but Harder called, putting Zhao at risk.

Lin Zhao: A♣ Q♦

Christian Harder: K♦ K♣

Zhao was looking for an ace but missed on the 2♦ J♠ 7♥ 4♣ 6♣ runout, sending him to the rail before the first break of the day.

This rocketed Harder's stack to over 1,000,000 putting him near the top of counts, after just two levels of Day 3 action.

Player	Chips	Progress
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	1,100,000(110 BB)	437,000
LZ Lin ZhaoChina	busted

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10/1/2026, 4:35:39 AM

Cooler for Sim Leaves Ngo on Fumes

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jae Kyung Sim

Jae Kyung Sim opened to 20,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Khoa Anh Ngo on the button who three-bet to 65,000.

It came back to Sim, who four-bet to 200,000. Ngo then went into the tank and five-bet all-in for about 600,000 and had Sim covered. Sim snap-called, before Ngo could even get his chips across the line!

Jae Kyung Sim: A♦ A♠

Khoa Anh Ngo: K♣ K♥

Ngo had run into the ultimate cooler, and when the dealer peeled off the 9♦ 3♥ A♥ flop, which gave Sim a set, Ngo was drawing to runner-runner quads to scoop the pot. The 2♦ on the turn ended Ngo's hopes, and the J♥ river sealed the deal for Sim, and he was shipped the massive pot for a double up.

Sim won his seat into the Main Event from a USD 350 satellite here in Jeju and now sits near the top of the chip counts, some spin up if he manages to make a deep run here.

Player	Chips	Progress
JK Jae Kyung SimSouth Korea	1,120,000(112 BB)	508,000
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	32,000(3 BB)	-558,000

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10/1/2026, 4:13:21 AM

Ngo Sends Zhao Packing

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Khoa Anh Ngo

Khoa Anh Ngo made it 20,000 to play from under the gun and was looked up by Jae Kyung Sim in the hijack. Action folded to Hongjun Zhao in the small blind, who three-bet to 95,000, leaving himself about 25,000 behind.

Ngo then four-bet to 195,000, Sim exited stage left quickly, and after a bit of a speech, Zhao tossed in the call.

Hongjun Zhao: A♣ 6♣

Khoa Anh Ngo: J♣ J♠

The flop came 2♣ 3♥ 8♣ and Zhao picked up some additional outs to stay alive but got no further help on the 3♠ turn nor the 8♦ river and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
JK Jae Kyung SimSouth Korea	612,000(61 BB)	457,000
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	590,000(59 BB)	318,000
HZ Hongjun ZhaoChina	busted	-126,000

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 140/1375

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10/1/2026, 3:58:00 AM

Previous Main Event Champion Ogita Joins the Feature Table

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jianfeng Sun opened to 16,000 with A♥ 8♠ from under the gun and action folded to 2024 APT Taipei Main Event Champion Daisuke Ogita in the small blind, who was holding 4♠ 4♦ and called.

The 7♠ 7♥ 5♦ flop was checked by Ogita and Sun bet 13,000. Ogita called to see the T♣ turn and both made quick checks to the 3♣ river.

Ogita bet 26,000 and got paid for his pocket fours after Sun flicked in a chip to call with ace-high.

The pair are currently playing on the feature table which is being live streamed on the official APT YouTube Channel.

Player	Chips	Progress
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	557,000(70 BB)	21,000
JS Jianfeng SunChina	367,000(46 BB)	-5,000

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10/1/2026, 3:57:00 AM

The Stars Fall in Level 19

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Level 19 has been a tough level for many, as the Main Event field continues to shorten.

Korea National Cup Champion Lee Wee Liew was among those to hit the rail, but not before locking up a pay jump to KRW 4,460,000 (~USD 3,330). Daniel Lei and John Matsuda were also among those to be seen walking away from the tournament area, having been eliminated from the Main Event.

The remaining 140 players in the field have now locked up at least KRW 4,930,000 (~USD 3,680).

Player	Chips	Progress
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	busted	-80,000
DL Daniel LeiUnited States of America	busted	-558,000
DX Di XuChina	busted	-155,000
LW Lee Wee LiewMalaysia	busted	-362,000
JM John MatsudaJapan	busted	-460,000
YL Yuhan LiuChina	busted	-259,000
CL Chang LiChina	busted	-362,000
TK Tang KangjunChina	busted	-127,000
FK Fang Kai YangTaiwan	busted	-151,000
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	busted	-149,000
BL Ben LooMalaysia	busted	-106,000
MT Methavee TaveekitvateeThailand	busted	-68,000
KO Kei OkudaJapan	busted	-102,000
AY Aaron Yuxuan GaoUnited States of America	busted	-291,000

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10/1/2026, 3:26:00 AM

Treys Hold for Nguyen; Mao Put to the Test

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Ngoc Ha Nguyen

Saifah Chanpanya opened to 16,000 from middle position, and Renji Mao made the call from the button. Action came around to Ngoc Ha Nguyen in the big blind, who three-bet all-in for 109,000.

Chanpanya then four-bet all-in to isolate, and he had both players covered. Mao went deep into the tank and used three time banks before he released his hand and left the other two players to it.

Ngoc Ha Nguyen: 3♠ 3♦

Saifah Chanpanya: A♠ K♥

No sweat whatsoever for Nguyen on the T♦ 2♦ 4♥ 8♥ J♦ runout, and she was pushed the pot for a double-up and more. Mao gave out a loud "Ayyyy Yaaaa!" on seeing the turn peel off, indicating that he would have made a set and taken down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
SC Saifah ChanpanyaThailand	312,000(39 BB)	-79,000
RM Renji MaoChina	260,000(33 BB)	-74,000
NH Ngoc Ha NguyenViet Nam	256,000(32 BB)	39,000

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10/1/2026, 3:25:00 AM

Sun Continues His Run

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Guoliang Wei was left with just 36,000, which was around four big blinds in the Main Event and moved all-in from under the gun for their last 36,000.

Jianfeng Sun, who was sat to Wei's direct left, three-bet to 64,000. No other players fancied their chances and the pair flipped over their cards.

Guoliang Wei: T♦ 4♦

Jianfeng Sun: 6♠ 6♣

Wei picked up a four on the 4♥ 3♥ 5♥ flop, but it also gave Sun more to work with, having flopped an open-ended straight draw.

The J♣ turn didn't change the standings and A♦ river saw Wei's elimination in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jianfeng SunChina	372,000(47 BB)	33,000
GW Guoliang WeiChina	busted	-70,000

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10/1/2026, 3:24:00 AM

Yamada Sees Sun Rise

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jianfeng Sun

A number of eliminations this morning have seen players hit the rail and just 154 of the starting 198 players remain in the Main Event.

A recent hand saw Chen Shanmin get his last ~37,000 chips in from the hijack against Yun Lei on the button.

Chen Shanmin: A♣ 9♥

Yuan Lei: A♥ J♣

The 8♠ J♠ T♠ flop brought Shanmin an open-ended straight draw, but the 9♠ turn locked up the pot for Lei and sent Shanmin home after the dealer placed the 2♥ river.

Atsushi Yamada was also knocked out after open-jamming from the small blind for 154,000 and getting a call from Jianfeng Sun in the big blind who woke up with queens.

Atsushi Yamada: A♦ K♣

Jianfeng Sun: Q♠ Q♥

Yamada was hunting an ace or a king but missed on the 8♦ 4♣ 9♣ T♠ T♥ runout, passing his stack to Sun.

Player	Chips	Progress
JS Jianfeng SunChina	339,000(42 BB)	272,000
YL Yuan LeiChina	300,000(38 BB)	68,000
AY Atsushi YamadaJapan	busted	-203,000
SC Shanmin ChenChina	busted	-40,000

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10/1/2026, 3:22:33 AM

Wang Straightens Out Vinay B

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Vinay Boob

Nishikido Nobuhiro opened to 16,000 from under the gun and was looked up by Vinay Boob in the next seat and Kaifan Wang in the big blind.

On the J♦ 5♠ 9♣ flop it was checked to Vinay B, who bet out for 18,000. Wang made the call, and Nobuhiro folded.

The turn brought the 7♣ and Wang led out for 18,000, and Vinay B made the call.

The dealer peeled off the K♠ as the river, and Wang fired out a river bet of 45,000, which Vinay B snap-called, only to snap-muck his cards on seeing Wang table T♠ 8♠ for a turned straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
VB Vinay BoobIndia	830,000(104 BB)	348,000
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	460,000(58 BB)	-25,000
NN Nishikido NobuhiroJapan	232,000(29 BB)	24,000

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10/1/2026, 3:14:33 AM

Kou Vang Wins First APT Championship Ticket in Main Event

Kou Vang

With five APT Championship tickets up for grabs during this year's 2026 Jeju Main Event, the first was awarded just before the shuffle up and deal here on Day 3. Table 17 was drawn as the lucky table, with a single hand of Crazy Pineapple set to determine who would claim the coveted prize.

Seat 2 was initially absent when the crew arrived, but Kou Vang made it back to the table just in time as the cards were about to be dealt.

Kou Vang, Table 17

Each player was given three cards face down before the dealer spread a flop of 9♥ 4♦ 9♠. The Crazy Pineapple format then came into play, with every player discarding one card before the turn and river were dealt. The players then turn over their cards on the flop and got a glimpse at their fate.

When the cards were turned over, Seat 1 showed pocket sixes, but Vang had the edge after flopping a full house with 9♣ 4♠. Seat 3 tabled A♥ A♣, and there was little left to sweat around the rest of the table.

The dealer placed the 6♥ turn, which gave seat 1 some outs, but the 4♥ river locked up the APTC ticket for Kou Vang worth USD 10,000 (~KRW 13.4M).

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10/1/2026, 2:59:01 AM

Sun Hits the Three Outer to Stay Alive

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Dieu Tu Dinh made it 16,000 to play from under the gun only for Yuki Sugiyama sat in the next seat to three-bet to 53,000. Action came around to Shangliang Sun on the button, who four-bet all-in for 122,000.

Dinh got out of the way quickly, and Sugiyama snap-called.

Shangliang Sun: A♣ K♥

Yuki Sugiyama: K♠ K♣

No help for Sun on the 8♣ 4♣ 2♥ flop, but when the magical A♥ peeled off on the turn, he stormed into the lead and it left Sugiyama with just one out for the re-draw. No miracle case king on the T♥ river, and Sugiyama was pushed the pot for a double up and some.

Player	Chips	Progress
DT Dieu Tu DinhViet Nam	482,000(60 BB)	61,000
YS Yuki SugiyamaJapan	310,000(39 BB)	-150,000
CS Changliang SunChina	308,000(39 BB)	95,000

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 166/1375

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10/1/2026, 2:45:00 AM

Nguyen and Lee Among Early Eliminations

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Nang Quang Nguyen

A number of players who came into the day with short stacks have already hit the rail.

They did not leave empty-handed, however, with each collecting the minimum payout of KRW 4,180,000 (~USD 3,120).

Among casualties were some of APT's most notable players including Vietnam's Nang Quang Nguyen and Hong Kong's Hon Cheong Lee. Nguyen has already enjoyed a highly successful series at APT Jeju, having recently finished third in the Superstar Challenge High Roller for KRW 243,610,000 (~USD 181,800).

Player	Chips	Progress
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	busted	-220,000
LZ Luo ZhangChina	busted	-113,000
ZL Zhou LuChina	busted	-82,000
KK Kotetsu KatoJapan	busted	-78,000
SC Shanmin ChenChina	busted	-37,000
WH Wei Huang 2China	busted	-69,000
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	busted	-4,000
JZ Jiahao ZhangChina	busted	-69,000

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10/1/2026, 2:43:00 AM

Wang Drills the Flop to Crack Pang's Bullets

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Zheng Wang

Zheng Wang opened to 12,000 from early position and action folded around to Yifeng Chen on the button who made the call.

Liangqiang Pang sat in the small blind then three-bet to 30,000 and found two calls.

The flop came 6♦ 7♣ 4♣ and Pang continued for 35,000. Wang made the call and Chen folded.

On the 3♦ turn Pang tanked for a while before he bet out for about 300,000 which was enough to put Wang all-in, who snap-called.

Zheng Wang: 6♥ 6♠

Liangqiang Pang: A♣ A♥

Wang had hit the dream flop and just needed to dodge an ace or five for the double up. The river bricked out with the 9♦ and Wang was shipped the pot for the double and more.

Player	Chips	Progress
ZW Zheng WangChina	432,000(72 BB)	232,000
LP Liangqiang PangChina	353,000(59 BB)	-222,000
YC Yifeng ChenChina	253,000(42 BB)	-30,000

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10/1/2026, 2:33:31 AM

Nan Min Cashes

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

In one of the first hands of the day, Nan Min was all in from the small blind for her last 47,000 and called and covered by Chang Li in the big blind.

Nan Min: A♠ 6♥

Chang Li: 9♦ 7♠

He was hoping to hold to remain in the Main Event and the J♠ 5♠ 8♣ flop kept her just ahead.

A 7♣ turn saw Li take the lead with a pair, and the 7♥ river secured Min's fate and she was one of the first to be eliminated in the money, on Day 3 in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
CL Chang LiChina	362,000(60 BB)	47,000
NM Nan MinUnited States of America	busted	-47,000

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

60 minutes

Remaining Players: 198/1375

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10/1/2026, 2:25:39 AM

Shuffle Up and Deal

The remaining 198 players have taken their seats and action has resumed in the 2026 Jeju Main Event.

Play restarted at Level 18 with blinds of 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante.

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10/1/2026, 1:14:00 AM

Money Reached, 198 Remain In Hunt For APT Jeju Main Event Title

Main Event Trophy

The money has been reached and the chase for the APT Jeju 2026 Main Event title resumes today inside LES A Casino, Jeju, where just 198 players remain from a final field of 1,375 entries.

Day 2 brought together survivors from all four opening flights and welcomed a final wave of registrations before late entry closed at the start of Level 12. An additional 203 entries (125 unique entries and 78 re-entries) pushed the field well beyond the tournament's KRW 2.2 billion guarantee, creating a final prize pool of KRW 3,207,600,000 (~USD 2,393,730). The money bubble burst late in the evening, guaranteeing all remaining players at least KRW 4,180,000 (~USD 3,120) and setting the stage for an exciting Day 3.

Ma Kaihong

Leading the way is China's Ma Kaihong, who turned his 92,600 chip bag from Flight A into a tournament-leading 1,135,000, making him the only player to finish Day 2 above the seven-figure mark. Fellow Chinese player Jiawei Wan sits second on 986,000, while Singapore's Kim Wah Chiu rounds out the top three with 981,000.

Also among the leaders are Wouter Beltz (923,000), Chuanshu Chen (858,000), Timothy Chung (826,000), and Christian Harder, whose 663,000 stack was just enough to secure a place inside the top ten. Harder's stack mainly came from the Day 2 chip leader, as he took down Xiubo Li in two swift blows just before the bubble burst.

APT Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Player	Chips
KM Kaihong MaChina	1,135,000
JW Jiawei WanChina	986,000
KW Kim Wah ChiuSingapore	981,000
WB Wouter BeltzNetherlands	923,000
CC Chuanshu ChenChina	858,000
TC Timothy ChungHong Kong	826,000
LK Ling Kay YipHong Kong	717,000
HN Hiroyuki NodaJapan	682,000
KF Ka Fai Calvin LauHong Kong	677,000
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	663,000

Yesterday saw no shortage of drama. Recent APT Superstar Challenge High Roller champion Nevan Chang saw his Main Event hopes end before the money after firing two bullets, while Day 1 overall chip leader Xiubo Li also fell short after a difficult day on the feature table. Defending Jeju 2025 Main Event champion Abreham Ceesvin also lost his opportunity to gain a back-to-back title.

Lei Yang

After nine hours of play and a number of hand-for-hand double-ups, Lei Yang became the last player to leave empty-handed, while simultaneous eliminations for Francis Anderson and Shurong Huang resulted in the pair splitting a min-cash worth KRW 4,180,000 (~USD 3,120). Once the bubble was behind them, the remaining players could finally breathe a sigh of relief and focus solely on laddering toward the seven-figure top prize.

A host of familiar names continue the journey today. Former Main Event champion Daisuke Ogita returns with 536,000, while Lee Wee Liew continues his outstanding Jeju series by bagging 362,000 after already taking home the first trophy of the series. Also advancing are Magnus Edengren (278,000), Scott Margereson (274,000), Khoa Anh Ngo(272,000), Dzmitry Urbanovich (213,000), Daniel Neilson (202,000), Ryuta Nakai (187,000), and reigning APT Taipei 2026 Main Event champion Walter Lau, who remains alive with 57,000.

Stephen Pang

The returning field will include not only the 198 players who navigated Day 2 live, but also the 31 players who secured their place through OnLive and will make their first appearance at the tables today after completing the opening stages of the tournament online.

Among those already guaranteed a payday are familiar names such as Sean Ooi (466,000), Chih Wei Fan (290,000) and Yita Choong (148,000), all of whom join the Main Event action live for the first time when cards are back in the air this morning. APT Incheon 2026 Main Event winner Stephen Pang (232,000) also directly qualified for Day 3 OnLive via tour sponsor Natural8.

Day 3 also brings an added incentive, with one lucky player set to receive an APT Championship Main Event seat worth USD 10,000 (~KRW 13.4M) through a random draw. The opportunities do not stop there, as the same will happen during Day 4, with the remaining three seats being awarded to the players who finish on the podium, winning first, second, and third place in this Main Event.

Full APT Jeju Main Event Payouts

Place	Payout (KRW)	Payout (USD)
1	556,340,000	$415,180
2	320,340,000	$239,060
3	225,180,000	$168,045
4	166,770,000	$124,455
5	130,330,000	$97,260
6	98,140,000	$73,240
7	75,030,000	$55,990
8	53,230,000	$39,725
9	40,980,000	$30,580
10	34,260,000	$25,570
11	34,260,000	$25,570
12	30,590,000	$22,830
13	30,590,000	$22,830
14	27,450,000	$20,485
15	27,450,000	$20,485
16	24,310,000	$18,140
17	24,310,000	$18,140

Play resumes at 11:15am local time inside LES A Casino at Level 18, the same level where the money bubble burst late last night, with blinds at 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 big blind ante. The schedule calls for ten levels of play or until the field is reduced to 48 players, whichever comes first, before the survivors bag up for Day 4. Stay tuned as the march toward the APT Jeju 2026 Main Event final table continues.

Be sure to stay up to date with all the live action here on the APT blog and through the Main Event Live Stream on the APT official YouTube Channel.

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9/30/2026, 10:12:49 PM

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
WC Weitao ChenChina	454,000	16	1
MM Michel MolenaarNetherlands	77,000	16	2
HZ Heli ZhangChina	533,000	16	3
HZ Hao Zhang 1China	273,000	16	4
SM Sandagdorj MunkhbaatarMongolia	42,000	16	5
AY Atsushi YamadaJapan	203,000	16	6
KN Kyosuke NagamiJapan	231,000	16	7
DC Dillion ChuaSingapore	190,000	16	8
FK Fang Kai YangTaiwan	151,000	17	1
KV Kou VangUnited States of America	536,000	17	2
TJ Tony Jianfeng HuangUnited States of America	355,000	17	3
JZ Junfeng ZouChina	40,000	17	4
YY Yipeng YeChina	68,000	17	5
DU Dzmitry UrbanovichPoland	213,000	17	6
TP Tanupat PunjarojanakulThailand	203,000	17	7
XH Xuan Huy DinhViet Nam	275,000	17	8
PP Piet PapeGermany	391,000	18	1
JZ Jiahao ZhangChina	69,000	18	2
CW Chih Wei FanTaiwan	290,000	18	3
YZ Yin ZhangChina	32,000	18	4
SH Sho HommaJapan	257,000	18	5
CP Chengcai PanChina	284,000	18	6
SX Shu XuChina	278,000	18	7
JL Jun LiUnited Kingdom	149,000	18	8
WW Wengang WangChina	205,000	19	1
MT Methavee TaveekitvateeThailand	68,000	19	2
YZ Yirui ZhangChina	358,000	19	3
LZ Luo ZhangChina	113,000	19	4
SC Saifah ChanpanyaThailand	391,000	19	6
YZ Yuhao ZhouChina	456,000	19	7
ZZ Zhenye ZhouChina	21,000	19	8
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	343,000	20	1
YC Yifeng ChenChina	283,000	20	2
LP Liangqiang PangChina	575,000	20	3
KK Kento KinoshitaJapan	203,000	20	4
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	663,000	20	5
ZW Zheng WangChina	200,000	20	6
KC Kwang Chung TanSingapore	423,000	20	8
HS Haowen SunChina	323,000	21	1
DZ Dajie ZhuoChina	330,000	21	2
SB Stefan BittgerGermany	75,000	21	3
YZ Youfan ZhangChina	347,000	21	4
JW Jie WangChina	149,000	21	5
TT Tian TangChina	55,000	21	6
CJ Chunhui JiChina	196,000	21	7
TC Timothy ChungHong Kong	826,000	21	8
YJ You Jia LinTaiwan	338,000	22	1
RM Rishi MehraIndia	478,000	22	2
HS Higor SeibelBrazil	75,000	22	3
SU Sergei UdachinRussia	146,000	22	4
YW Yihang WangChina	314,000	22	5
AS Aleksei SeiRussia	171,000	22	6
XZ Xueying ZhaoChina	461,000	22	7
MW Meng WuChina	132,000	22	8
ZJ Zixiong JiangChina	159,000	23	1
EX Erdun XuChina	312,000	23	2
CD Chi Dung TranViet Nam	334,000	23	3
PL Preedee LosoponkulThailand	219,000	23	4
WB Wouter BeltzNetherlands	923,000	23	5
FZ Fangzhou ZhuChina	117,000	23	6
HZ Houyu ZhengChina	490,000	23	7
ZL Zhihao LiuChina	116,000	23	8
CK Coleton KriegelUnited States of America	352,000	24	1
BA Berhanu Abay KassaEthiopia	145,000	24	2
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	439,000	24	3
HN Hiroyuki NodaJapan	682,000	24	4
YY Yunchao YuChina	201,000	24	5
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	202,000	24	6
BZ Bin ZhaoChina	63,000	24	7
RN Ryuta NakaiJapan	187,000	24	8
CH Chia Hua ChangTaiwan	162,000	25	1
YY Yipeng YangChina	100,000	25	2
JK Jae Kyung SimSouth Korea	155,000	25	3
JH Jiaqi HeChina	170,000	25	4
QT Quang Trinh DoViet Nam	231,000	25	5
IP Ivan PlatonovRussia	39,000	25	6
BW Bin WuChina	347,000	25	7
KA Khoa Anh NgoViet Nam	272,000	25	8
ME Magnus EdengrenSweden	278,000	26	1
JH Junsheng HanUnited States of America	71,000	26	2
NM Nan MinUnited States of America	47,000	26	3
CL Chang LiChina	315,000	26	4
HC Hao Chan HsiehTaiwan	258,000	26	5
TP Tattana PengduenThailand	191,000	26	6
SC Siyou CaoChina	140,000	26	7
JP Jian Ping CaiChina	153,000	26	8
RY Rei YamaguchiJapan	601,000	27	1
VB Vinay BoobIndia	482,000	27	2
XL Xiao LiuChina	278,000	27	3
MX Mo XuChina	84,000	27	4
LW Lee Wee LiewMalaysia	362,000	27	5
BL Ben LooMalaysia	106,000	27	6
KW Kaifan WangUnited States of America	485,000	27	7
NN Nishikido NobuhiroJapan	208,000	27	8
SH San Hon PangHong Kong	232,000	28	1
RM Renji MaoChina	334,000	28	2
KO Kei OkudaJapan	102,000	28	3
NH Ngoc Ha NguyenViet Nam	217,000	28	4
YC Yilin CaiChina	245,000	28	5
HC Hon Cheong LeeHong Kong	4,000	28	6
HD Huanchen DongChina	2,000	28	7
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	80,000	28	8
XZ Xiao ZhangChina	85,000	29	1
YS Yunfeng SunChina	279,000	29	2
DL Daniel LeiUnited States of America	558,000	29	3
QW Qizhuohang WangChina	496,000	29	4
WZ Weiyang ZhouChina	632,000	29	5
TK Tsz Kin HeungHong Kong	175,000	29	6
KF Ka Fai Calvin LauHong Kong	677,000	29	7
PC Philip ChunUnited States of America	273,000	29	8
KC Kwok Chun YipHong Kong	80,000	30	1
JZ Jiarong ZhouChina	79,000	30	2
DT Dieu Tu DinhViet Nam	421,000	30	3
YT Yixi TangChina	431,000	30	4
YS Yuki SugiyamaJapan	460,000	30	5
YC Yuxiang CaiChina	15,000	30	6
FY Fuyu YangCanada	544,000	30	7
CS Changliang SunChina	213,000	30	8
YJ Yufeng JiangChina	221,000	31	1
NQ Nang Quang NguyenViet Nam	220,000	31	2
AI Abhinav IyerIndia	80,000	31	3
RV Rene Von RedenGermany	160,000	31	4
WZ Wei Zhu 1China	161,000	31	5
YC Yita ChoongAustralia	148,000	31	6
WS Wenjie SunChina	380,000	31	7
WC Weimin ChenChina	660,000	31	8
YL Yongliang LiChina	375,000	32	1
AL Alexander LyanRussia	315,000	32	2
YE Yuma EndoJapan	153,000	32	3
HS Hanyu ShaoChina	299,000	32	4
YL Yuhan LiuChina	259,000	32	5
TG Tarun GuwalaniIndia	347,000	32	6
WZ Weiyong ZengChina	121,000	32	7
KW Kim Wah ChiuSingapore	981,000	32	8
JO Jian OuyangChina	92,000	33	1
CC Chuanshu ChenChina	858,000	33	2
SZ Shouda ZhangChina	345,000	33	3
RM Rishi MirpuriIndia	399,000	33	4
XC Xiang ChenChina	317,000	33	5
TK Tang KangjunChina	127,000	33	6
AY Aaron Yuxuan GaoUnited States of America	291,000	33	7
SH Saki HayashiJapan	355,000	33	8
SP Sishu PengChina	577,000	34	1
DX Di XuChina	155,000	34	2
YL Yiheng LuoChina	578,000	34	3
SP Steve Pei Yao NgSingapore	120,000	34	4
SX Shizi XiaoChina	111,000	34	5
CS Chun Shing LauHong Kong	57,000	34	6
TK Tempei KotaniJapan	54,000	34	7
SB Shuang BaoChina	269,000	34	8
KW Ka Wing FuHong Kong	245,000	35	1
CS Cheung Sin ChiuTaiwan	240,000	35	2
DL Dan LinChina	445,000	35	3
YD Yixuan DingChina	278,000	35	4
HX Hang XuChina	145,000	35	5
JC Jiang ChaoChina	379,000	35	6
YZ Yi ZhangChina	240,000	35	7
MD Ming DongChina	119,000	35	8
QT Qixin TianChina	396,000	36	1
LK Ling Kay YipHong Kong	717,000	36	2
JM John MatsudaJapan	460,000	36	3
SO Sean OoiMalaysia	466,000	36	4
JW Jiawei WanChina	986,000	36	5
SQ Shuang QiuChina	322,000	36	6
PD Patrik DemusHungary	164,000	36	7
YY Yang Yang 2China	283,000	36	8
YL Yuan LeiChina	232,000	37	1
KM Kaihong MaChina	1,135,000	37	2
LZ Lin ZhaoChina	315,000	37	3
XW Xuecong WangChina	77,000	37	4
KI Kyota ImaiJapan	366,000	37	5
GW Guoliang WeiChina	70,000	37	6
SC Shanmin ChenChina	37,000	37	7
JS Jianfeng SunChina	67,000	37	8
TA Tran Anh Tuan LeViet Nam	385,000	38	1
WH Wei Huang 2China	69,000	38	2
TZ Tianwei ZhangChina	635,000	38	3
SH Sai Hang Jason ChauHong Kong	207,000	38	4
KK Kotetsu KatoJapan	78,000	38	5
JL Jiaze LiChina	236,000	38	6
ZL Zhou LuChina	82,000	38	7
SH Sebastian HenaoColombia	158,000	38	8
ZW Zhujun WangChina	42,000	39	1
ZW Zuyi WenChina	33,400	39	2
AK Anthony KastelicUnited States of America	113,000	39	3
TJ Toby JoyceIreland	646,000	39	4
SM Stanley Manfred WengUnited States of America	116,000	39	5
YL Youkan LiChina	157,000	39	6
SM Scott MargeresonUnited Kingdom	274,000	39	7
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	265,000	39	8
SL Siyoung LeeSouth Korea	274,000	40	1
CT Chun Ting LoTaiwan	118,000	40	2
GL Guangxi LiChina	295,000	40	3
DO Daisuke OgitaJapan	536,000	40	4
MU Motokatsu UharaJapan	173,000	40	5
TV Tom VerbruggenNetherlands	44,000	40	6
HZ Hongjun ZhaoChina	126,000	40	7
YN Yujiro NagaoJapan	169,000	40	8

Play Concluded for the Day

Zhuo Narrowly Misses Out on Day 4

Chiu Ends Jiang's Day 4 Hopes

Level 25: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Break Time

Six Eliminations Away from Bagging for Day 4

Wan Gives Up to Tian

Chen Sends Zhang to the Rail

Chen Doubles Through Urbanovich

Level 24: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Break in Play

Sim Wins Some Back from Wan

Wan Rockets to Over 2 Million, Leaving Sim Short

Qizhuohang Pays Off Shao

Lau Lands a Double

He Tumbles into Tian

Bittger Bites the Dust; Just 65 Players Remain in the Main Event

Pape Applies Max Pressure to Ma

Level 23: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Crazy Eights Hold for Michl; Sends Wang Packing

Break Time

Dinh Catches Margereson Speeding

Hands Stay Firmly in Pockets

Kriegel Sends Nakai Packing

Pang Among Recent Eliminations; New Champion Will be Crowned

Uhara Stacks Yip

Chiu Pushes Guwalani Off the Pot

Level 22: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Dinh Shoves into Zhang

Dinh Chips at Bao

The Millionaire's Club

Tang Takes from Dinh

Bao Shakes Down Margereson

Mao Among Recent Eliminations

Tang Takes Down Yang

Chang Doubles Through He

Level 21: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Break Time

Kaihong KO's Ogita on the River

Players Make Another Jump KRW 5,680,000 (~USD 4,240)

Sick River Denies Luo

Harder Makes a Million

Cooler for Sim Leaves Ngo on Fumes

Ngo Sends Zhao Packing

Level 20: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Previous Main Event Champion Ogita Joins the Feature Table

The Stars Fall in Level 19

Treys Hold for Nguyen; Mao Put to the Test

Sun Continues His Run

Yamada Sees Sun Rise

Wang Straightens Out Vinay B

Kou Vang Wins First APT Championship Ticket in Main Event

Sun Hits the Three Outer to Stay Alive

Level 19: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Nguyen and Lee Among Early Eliminations

Wang Drills the Flop to Crack Pang's Bullets

Nan Min Cashes

Level 18: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Shuffle Up and Deal

Money Reached, 198 Remain In Hunt For APT Jeju Main Event Title

APT Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Full APT Jeju Main Event Payouts

Day 3 - 198 Players

APT Main Event Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Full APT Jeju Main Event Payouts

Chip Counts

Seat Draw

Payouts