Taiwan, Asia Poker Arena & Red SpaceEVENT #54

2026.04.26 - 2026.05.02Add to Calendar

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Blind level

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

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Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 3:23:30 PM

Ren Lin Tops the Counts at Close of Play in Day 3 of 2026 APT Taipei Main Event

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Ren Lin Bagged the Day 3 Chip Lead

Day 3 of the APT Taipei 2026 Main Event is in the bag.

The third day of the TWD 55,000 Main Event was the first day that all survivors came together here at Red Space, Taipei to battle it out on the felt.

With the 199 survivors from Day 2A and 69 from Day 2B joined by the 70 OnLive survivors, a total of 338 players took their seats at the start of play.

After nearly nine levels of play at the tables 46 players were left standing to bag up their chips to take through to Day 4 tomorrow May 1.

It was China's Ren Lin who closed out the day with the chip lead, bagging up a huge 5,275,000 chips. Hunting down Lin was Thailand’s Pakinai Lisawad with 4,750,000 chips, and sitting in third spot at the end of the day was Hong Kong’s Chun Yu Ma with 4,670,000 chips.

MAIN EVENT DAY 3 TOP TEN STACKS

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinChina	5,275,000(88 BB)
PL Pakinai LisawadThailand	4,750,000(79 BB)
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	4,670,000(78 BB)
NS Nattichai SutipanwihanThailand	4,175,000(70 BB)
KC Kwang Chung TanSingapore	4,000,000(67 BB)
MS Miki ShiraishiJapan	3,560,000(59 BB)
PS Pei Shan HsuTaiwan	3,370,000(56 BB)
NP Nopparut PiyatassakornThailand	3,260,000(54 BB)
NK Nishant KumarIndia	2,905,000(48 BB)
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	2,615,000(44 BB)

Chinese superstar Lin is on a massive APT heater at the moment hot on the back of taking down the Super High Roller & Superstar Challenge at the recent APT Jeju Classic. He is looking to take down his first APT Main Event and a first-place finish here will take him within a whisker of cracking into the USD 20 million in lifetime earnings club.

Thailand's Pakinai Lisawad is Hot on Lin's Heels

Lisawad is no stranger to APT deep runs but is looking for his first major title and add to his USD 1.5 million in lifetime earnings.

Ma is looking for his second APT title but first Lion Trophy after he took down the TWD 20,000 NLHE Freezeout at APT Taipei 2025. A deep run here should see him cross the USD 500,000 mark in lifetime earnings.

All players were already in the money at the start of the day, so with no bubble to burst, play was fast and furious from the off, and several notable players bit the dust throughout the day.

Kitty Kuo Along with other Former APT Champs Bit the Dust

Several former APT Big Three champions hit the rail as play progressed; start-of-day chip leader and APT Manila 2024 High Roller champion Daniel Neilson (66th), APT Taiwan 2021 Main Event champion & Natural8 Ambassador Kitty Kuo (68th), APT Jeju 2025 Main Event winner Abraham Ceesvin (98th), APT Cebu 2015 Main Event winner John Tech (163rd), APT Incheon 2022 Main Event winner Farhad Aghayev (174th), and APT Jeju 2024 High Roller winner & Natural8 Ambassador Ting Yi ‘Eric’ Tsai (301st), and APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024 High Roller winner Martin Sedlak (333rd) were all unable to make the cut.

Sofia Lovgren, Christian Harder and Ankit Gupta were also other notables to not make the cut.

Remaining Payouts

Place	Payout (TWD)	Payout (USD)
1	16,640,100	$531,635
2	9,519,000	$304,120
3	6,510,000	$207,985
4	4,880,000	$155,910
5	4,081,000	$130,385
6	3,297,500	$105,350
7	2,516,500	$80,400
8	1,807,000	$57,730
9	1,376,500	$43,980
10	1,150,000	$36,740
11	1,150,000	$36,740
12	1,023,000	$32,685
13	1,023,000	$32,685
14	913,500	$29,185
15	913,500	$29,185
16	804,000	$25,685
17	804,000	$25,685
18	695,000	$22,205
19	695,000	$22,205
20	695,000	$22,205
21	585,500	$18,705
22	585,500	$18,705
23	585,500	$18,705
24	481,500	$15,385
25	481,500	$15,385
26	481,500	$15,385
27	481,500	$15,385
28	409,000	$13,065
29	409,000	$13,065
30	409,000	$13,065
31	409,000	$13,065
32	346,000	$11,055
33	346,000	$11,055
34	346,000	$11,055
35	346,000	$11,055
36	346,000	$11,055
37	346,000	$11,055
38	346,000	$11,055
39	346,000	$11,055
40	285,500	$9,120
41	285,500	$9,120
42	285,500	$9,120
43	285,500	$9,120
44	285,500	$9,120
45	285,500	$9,120
46	285,500	$9,120
47	285,500	$9,120
48	285,500	$9,120

Several notables obviously did make the grade and are through to Day 4 such as APT all-time money leader America’s Joseph Cheong, who is in the hunt for his sixth APT title with 2,010,000 chips. Cheong’s compatriot Ari Engel is still in the mix with 1,000,000 chips and another looking for his first APT title to go along with his plethora of other titles and crack into the USD 10 million in lifetime earnings club.

Josh McCully

Aussie Josh McCully finished with 1,540,000 chips and is looking for his fifth APT title and could sneak across the USD 3 million in lifetime earnings mark with a deep run here.

Thailand's Netnapit Muksatean Leads the Last Woman Standing Race

There are still two ladies standing in the Main Event, and both have put in stellar performances so far. Thailand’s Netnapit Muksatean is sitting pretty with 2,160,000 chips and not far behind Muksatean is Japan’s Mayuko Sawada, who sits with 1,790,000 chips, both ladies have already secured their largest recorded live cash to date.

Day 4 gets underway at 11:15 am local time tomorrow, May 1 and prior to cards in the air the final draw for an APT Championship Main Event seat will be made.

Featured tables will also be on a delayed livestream at the APT Official YouTube Channel.

Don't miss out on any of the action live and direct from the floor as it all unfolds.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 2:08:46 PM

Players Bag for Day 4

Just 46 players remain in the Main Event after a full day of play here in Day 3.

Action will resume at 11.15 A.M tomorrow. Stay tuned to the blog for the full day recap which will be posted shortly.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 2:08:45 PM

Ng is the Last Elimination of Day 3

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Leonard Ng

Chun Yu Ma raised the button to 100,000 before Leonard Ng three-bet jammed for 645,000 from the big blind. Ma made the call with the covering stack and the players flipped their cards.

Leonard Ng: 5♠ 5♦

Chun Yu Ma: A♦ 9♦

Ng was the player at risk with pocket fives, and needed to win the flip to secure his spot on the penultimate day of the Main Event.

Ma took a huge lead in the hand by pairing his ace on the T♥ A♥ 4♦ flop.

A T♠ on the turn meant only a two-outer on the river would stop Ng from being the last elimination of Day 3.

The dealer burned a card and peeled off the J♣ to complete the board, ending Ng's Main Event in forty-seventh place.

Player	Chips
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	4,700,000(78 BB)
LJ Leonard Jian Cheng NgMalaysia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 2:02:13 PM

Lin Busts Sanaphanith to Lead; Ha Falls Short of Day 4

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Ren Lin

Mangkone Sanaphanith was eliminated in the final hand of the day after getting in his last ~1,200,000 chips against Ren Lin.

Mangkone Sanaphanith: 6♥ 6♠

Ren Lin: A♦ K♦

Sanaphanith was out of luck as Lin found a King on the 4♣ K♥ 4♦ flop. The 7♠ turn and 7♥ river sealed Sanaphanith's fate and he was eliminated from the main event.

Jisoo Ha

At the same time, on the next table across, Jisoo Ha was at risk from the cutoff. Kota Nakayachi had opened the hijack for 100,000 and Ha moved all in for 320,000. Action folded back around and Nakayachi called and covered Ha.

Jisoo Ha: A♣ T♥

Kota Nakayachi: 7♥ 7♠

Ha had two overs but Nakayachi only improved on the 7♣ 5♠ 2♥ flop.

He stood from the table as the 5♦ turn and 8♣ river was placed, being the second player to bust in the final hand of the day.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinChina	5,275,000(88 BB)
KN Kota NakayachiJapan	1,645,000(27 BB)
JH Jisoo HaSouth Korea	busted
MS Mangkone SanaphanithLao People's Democratic Republic	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 1:53:00 PM

Split on the River

Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 ante: 60,000

Henry Hoo

Henry Hoo started the action when he moved all in for 470,000 from middle position. Mangkone Sanaphanith moved in a time bank card and started to count out his stack, more than once, to check his stack size. He was sitting on 475,000 only covering Hoo by 5,000.

Sanaphanith called and Hoo was stood from his seat, to record the outcome.

Henry Hoo: A♠ K♥

Mangkone Sanaphanith: A♣ Q♦

Hoo was ahead, and he stayed in the lead on the 5♥ J♥ 7♦ flop.

The 5♠ turn paired the board, but with Hoo holding a King, he was still ahead.

A 7♠ river double paired the board and send the pair to a chop.

Player	Chips
MS Mangkone SanaphanithLao People's Democratic Republic	515,000(9 BB)
HH Henry HooSingapore	510,000(9 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 1:51:44 PM

Lin Ends Gebissa's Main Event

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Chuang Lin Cheng

Edmond Chim raised the button to 80,000 and Chen Chuang Lin called from the small blind. Joshua Gebissa squeezed all in for 470,000 from the big blind and only Lin called.

Joshua Gebissa: A♠ T♣

Chen Chuang Lin: K♣ J♣

Gebissa was slightly ahead with ace-high, although Lin had two live cards working for him with five cards to come.

The flop of 2♠ T♦ 6♦ was safe for Gebissa as he hit top pair and stayed in the lead.

An 8♠ hit the turn, and Lin needed a to connect on the river to win the pot.

A J♥ on the river was exactly what Lin was looking for, and all of Gebissa's chips were absorbed into Lin's stack.

Player	Chips
CL Chuang Lin ChengTaiwan	1,500,000(30 BB)
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 1:50:52 PM

Sawada Correctly Checks Back Trips

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Mayuko Sawada raised to 80,000 under the gun and Cheng Chuang Lin called from the big blind.

After seeing a flop of K♥ J♥ K♦, Lin went for a check-call against the 50,000 bet from Sawada.

A 9♣ fell on the turn and Lin chose to lead out for 200,000. Sawada called.

The 8♣ came on the river and both players checked. Lin flipped over Q♣ T♣ for a striaght to claim the pot, as Sawada mucked A♣ K♣ for trips.

Player	Chips
CL Chuang Lin ChengTaiwan	2,100,000(42 BB)
MS Mayuko SawadaJapan	1,900,000(38 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 1:49:18 PM

Koo Takes Out Oh

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Ke Cheuk Koo

Junseok Oh open-jammed for his remaining 550,000 from the cutoff and Ke Cheuk Koo re-jammed from the small blind. The big blind folded, leaving the pair to go to showdown.

Junseok Oh: T♣ T♠

Ke Cheuk Koo: J♣ J♠

Oh was behind and the low 6♣ 4♠ 3♠ 6♦ 8♦ runout brought Koo no troubles.

Koo chipped up and Oh grabbed his bag and left the tournament area.

Player	Chips
KC Ka Cheuk KooHong Kong	1,400,000(28 BB)
JO Junseok OhSouth Korea	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 1:46:45 PM

Brutal Cooler Gets Kwang a Double Up

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Kwang Tan

Kwang Tan raised to 80,000 from early position and was called by Wooseok Kim in the next seat. Action folded to Ming Sheng Liu in the small blind who three-bet to 420,000.

Action was back on Tan who went into the tank for a short while before he four-bet to a cool 1,000,000. Kim couldn't fold fast enough and action was back on Liu who didn't take long to five-bet all in, he had Tan covered. Tan waited briefly for a pay jump but called for his tournament life before it occurred.

Kwang Tan: A♠ A♦

Ming Sheng Liu: K♠ K♥

No help for Liu on the 4♥ 6♦ 6♠ 7♠ 5♠ runoyt and Tan was sent the massive pot for a double up and more whilst Liu was left nursing a short stack after the brutal cooler.

Player	Chips
KC Kwang Chung TanSingapore	2,600,000(52 BB)
WK Wooseok KimSouth Korea	560,000(11 BB)
MS Ming Sheng LiuTaiwan	320,000(6 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 1:46:44 PM

Liu Knocks Down Berinde

Level 26: 25,000 / 50,000 ante: 50,000

Bogdan Berinde (left) & Ming Liu (right)

Michael Concepcion opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Bogdan Berinde, who was sitting to his direct left, called. Ming Liu, Bernde's neighbour, raised to 500,000 and Concepcion didn't take too long to fold. Berinde moved in two time bank cards and sat back to think about his decision.

He topped up with another time card, and then said "all-in". He was quickly called by Liu, who commited the remainder of his 805,000 stack to the pot and the players flipped their hands.

Ming Liu: A♦ K♦

Bogdan Berinde: A♣ Q♣

With Liu ahead, the players looked to the flop to see if anything would change. The J♣ 5♦ 8♦ flop brought in a flush draw for Liu, and the 4♣ turn brought the sweat of a flush for Berinde.

It was a race to the finish but the 3♥ river saw to Liu's double and Berinde say back with less than half of the chip he started the hand with.

Player	Chips
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	2,100,000(42 BB)
MS Ming Sheng LiuTaiwan	1,700,000(34 BB)
BB Bogdan BerindeRomania	700,000(14 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 12:14:04 PM

Players Take a Short Break

The remaining 66 players take their final 15-minute break of the day.

Action is due to resume at 8.20 P.M

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 12:12:20 PM

Engel Doubles Up Gopez

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Ari Engel

Sheng He Chen opened to 60,000 on the button and Ari Engel moved all in from the small blind for around 1,150,000. Edilberto Jr. Gopez was in the big blinds and re-jammed for 432,000. Chen sat back to consider, but mucked his hand, leaving the pair to go heads-up to showdown.

Ari Engel: A♥ 3♠

Edilberto Gopez: J♠ J♣

Gopez was ahead, but Engel picked up a straight draw on a 4♣ 2♥ 4♠ flop.

The K♥ didn't change anything for either player, and Gopez got his double up after the dealer placed the 4♥ river.

Player	Chips
SH Sheng He ChenTaiwan	894,000(22 BB)
AE Ari EngelCanada	718,000(18 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	525,000(13 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 12:10:41 PM

Vasquez Tames Kuo

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Andres Vasquez

Andres Vasquez raised to 65,000 from the button and was looked up by Kitty Kuo in the big blind.

The action went check check on the Q♦ 9♠ 9♦ flop for the dealer to flip over the 8♣ as the turn.

Kuo checked to Vasquez, who fired out a delayed continuation of 55,000. Kuo thought for a while and made the call.

The river brought the T♣ and Kuo checked it again to Vasquez who went into the tank using one time bank before sizing up a river bet of 180,000 and pushing it across the line. Kuo tanked for a while before she released her hand to send Vasquez the pot with no showdown.

Player	Chips
AV Andres VasquezColombia	1,560,000(39 BB)
KK Kitty KuoTaiwan	1,120,000(28 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 12:10:40 PM

Lin Has the Bigger Pair

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Kristof Segers opened the action to 60,000 from the hijack and only Ren called on the button.

Segers check-called a bet of 60,000 from Lin on the 3♣ 3♥ 4♣ flop.

A 5♣ on the turn saw Segers check-call another bet from Lin, this time for 125,000.

A Q♣ on the river got checked through and Segers showed 2♠ 2♦ for a pair of deuces. Lin revealed 9♠ 9♦ for a bigger pair, and he was given the pot.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinChina	2,400,000(60 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	1,200,000(30 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 11:44:16 AM

Michl Sniffs Out a Monster

Level 25: 20,000 / 40,000 ante: 40,000

Joris Michl

Nishant Kumar made it 60,000 to play from the cutoff, and action folded to Joris Michl in the small blind, who three-bet to 220,000. Yu Chen sat in the big blind, then went into the tank for a while before he four-bet all in for 580,000.

Action was back on Kumar, who tanked for a while before he flat-called, which then put Michl into the blender. He tanked for a while and thinking that Kumar could be trapping with a monster, he released his hand, saying that he folded jacks.

Yu Chen: A♠ K♣

Nishant Kumar: A♣ A♦

Chen was in deep trouble and not the door card he wanted to see came on the A♥ K♥ 2♣ flop. No runner runner when the 7♦ peeled off as the turn and the 3♣ river sealed the deal and Chen was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips
NK Nishant KumarIndia	2,650,000(66 BB)
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	820,000(21 BB)
YJ Yu Jui ChenTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 11:44:15 AM

Sawada Smacks a Straight on the River

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Mayuko Sawada

Mayuko Sawada called from the small blind before Hsu Pao Hsuan made it 100,000 from the big blind. Sawada called.

Both checked through the A♦ 4♦ 7♥ flop to see the T♦ on the turn. Sawada led out for 125,000 and Hsuan quickly raised to 280,000. Sawada called to see the last card.

When the 9♥ fell on the river, Sawada tossed out 200,000, which Hsuan snap-called.

Sawada showed a rivered straight with 8♣ 6♦ to take down the pot, as Hsuan raised his head towards the heavens and mucked his cards.

Player	Chips
MS Mayuko SawadaJapan	2,300,000(77 BB)
PH Pao Hsuan HsuTaiwan	321,000(11 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 11:41:53 AM

Muksatean Twists the Knife; Oulmekki Busts Out

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Selim Oulmekki

It was the end of the road for Selim Oulmekki here in the 2026 Main Event. He entered the day as one of the largest stacks afte bagging up from Day 2B second in the counts.

Oulmekki already lost some of his stack to Netnapit Muksatean in a recent hand which saw him get bet off the turn. But it wasn't long before she came back for the rest.

Netnapit Muksatean

Oulmekki open-jammed for his remaining 448,000 from middle position and got a single call from Muksatean on the button.

Selim Oulmekki: K♦ Q♣

Netnapit Muksatean: 9♦ 9♣

Oulmekki had some hope with two over cards but missed on the 3♠ J♥ J♦ 4♦ 4♠ runout. Muksatean picked up even more chips, and now sits with a huge stack nearing 2.5 million.

Player	Chips
NM Netnapit MuksateanThailand	2,450,000(82 BB)
SO Selim OulmekkiFrance	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 11:23:35 AM

Lin Keeps Climbing

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Hao Lin

Hao Lin raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and action folded to Patrick Ciklamini in the small blind who three-bet all in for 541,000. Lin double checked the count and made the call.

Patrick Ciklamini: T♣ 9♣

Hao Lin: J♣ J♠

No help at all for Ciklamini on the 6♠ Q♥ 4♠ 4♥ J♦ runout and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips
HL Hao LinHong Kong	2,600,000(87 BB)
CP Ciklamini PatrikSlovakia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 11:22:10 AM

Big Names Bow Out of Main Event

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

APT 2025 Jeju Main Event Champion Abraham Ceesvin was seen walking away from the tournament area just now after being eliminated from the main event.

Abraham Ceesvin

He wasn't alone, as this level has seen a number of big names hit the rail. Multiple Single Day High Roller Champion Charlie I-Chun Chiu saw his Main Event journey come to and end with both players locking up TWD 189,500 (~ USD 6,075).

Charlie I-Chun Chiu

Other notables who no longer have a seat include:

Player	Chips
FN Fabrizio NutzelGermany	busted
ES Eike Soeren StrussCambodia	busted
DC Dorel CohenIsrael	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 11:20:37 AM

Engel Sends Yang Packing

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Ari Engel

Ari Engel raised to 50,000 from the button only to face an all in three-bet from Yu Yang in the small blind to 113,000. Action came back around to Engel who snap-called.

Yu Yang: A♠ 3♣

Ari Engel: Q♠ 7♦

The flop of K♥ 2♣ Q♥ was not the best for Yang, as Engel hit a pair.

Things did not get better for Yang on the 7♣ turn as Engel picked up two pair.

To finish the hand off the 7♥ river gave Engel a full house, sending Yang to the rail.

Player	Chips
AE Ari EngelCanada	810,000(27 BB)
YH Yu Hsi YangTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 11:18:28 AM

Lin Dusts Off Foster

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Dylan Foster

Joshua Gebissa raised the button to 50,000 before Ren Lin three-bet to 200,000 from the small blind. Dylan Foster thought for a while, then cold four-bet to around 800,000 from the big blind with just a one yellow T-1,000 chip behind. Gebissa got out the way, but Lin called.

Check, check came after the T♣ 6♠ 7♦ flop. Once Lin checked on the 2♦ turn, Foster's last chip got into the middle and Lin called. The players flipped their cards with 1,700,000 in the pot.

Dylan Foster: A♥ 4♥

Ren Lin: A♦ K♠

Upon seeing Foster's hand Lin said in disbelief, "Ace-four?". Foster had thought Lin was up to no good preflop and decided to go with it holding a suited ace.

The 7♥ completed the board, and Foster exited the feature table, while Lin was up to two million.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinChina	2,000,000(67 BB)
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 11:18:27 AM

Gebissa Takes a Dent Out of Sawada's Stack

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Joshua Gebissa

Joshua Gebissa raised to 50,000 under the gun before Mayuko Sawada three-bet to 200,000 fromthe small blind. Gebissa called.

Sawada went for a check on the monotone A♥ 5♥ 4♥ flop and Gebisssa bet 110,000. Sawada quickly called.

Another check came from Sawada on the T♣ turn, and Gebissa fired a second time, choosing 225,000. Again, Sawada called.

Both players were happy to check the 7♦ river and Sawada showed A♣ 9♣ for a pair of aces. Gebissa flipped over a pair of aces of his own with A♦ J♦, although his jack-kicker played and he was sent the pot.

Player	Chips
MS Mayuko SawadaJapan	1,800,000(60 BB)
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	1,700,000(57 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 10:50:49 AM

Ling Runs into Kings

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Jen Chieh Liu

He Ling was all in from middle position for his last 230,000 and only saw one call from Jen Chieh Liu in the small blind.

He Ling: 7♠ 7♦

Jen Chieh Liu: K♣ K♦

Ling needed to improve but the K♥ 8♦ T♣ flop saw Liu pick up a set of kings.

It was all over on the Q♥ turn as Ling was drawing dead, and he stood from the table as the 3♦ river was placed.

Liu left the hand having creeped over the million mark, sitting high in the counts compared to his fellow table mates.

Player	Chips
JC Jen Chieh LiuTaiwan	1,230,000(41 BB)
HL He LingChina	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 10:29:31 AM

Ciklamini Collects

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Patrick Ciklamini

Patrick Ciklamini opened to 48,000 from under the gun and Hao Lin asked "How much behind, around 800?" before calling from the small blind. Nguyen Manh Hao also defended the big blind and the players went three-ways to the flop.

Hao Lin

The Q♣ Q♥ 3♣ prompted Lin to bet 24,000 and both players to call.

They were still three-way on the J♣ turn when Lin checked, Hao bet 60,000 and only Ciklamini called.

A 9♠ fell on the river and Lin checked. Ciklamini took some time, and used a time bank card, before moving 325,000 into the middle. Lin gave up his card and the pot, leaving Ciklamini to add a few chips to his stack.

Player	Chips
HL Hao LinHong Kong	1,570,000(52 BB)
CP Ciklamini PatrikSlovakia	880,000(29 BB)
MH Manh Hao NguyenViet Nam	780,000(26 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 10:28:40 AM

Shirasawa Takes from Katsura

Level 24: 15,000 / 30,000 ante: 30,000

Kazuhiro Shirasawa raised to 50,000 from middle position only to face a three-bet from Sho Katsura in the hijack to 175,000. Action came back around to Shirasawa who made the call.

The flop came 7♦ 4♦ 9♥ and both players checked to see the Q♦ peel off on the turn. Shirasawa led out for 55,000 and Katsura made the call.

The action went check check on the 7♣ river and Shirasawa tabled T♣ T♠ which was good to claim the pot as Katsura mucked his hand.

Player	Chips
KS Kazuhiro ShirasawaJapan	1,450,000(48 BB)
SK Sho KatsuraJapan	845,000(28 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 9:52:07 AM

Players Take a Short Break

The remaining 102 players take a short 15-minute break.

Action will resume at 6.05 P.M

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 9:48:07 AM

Oulmekki Slides; Muksatean Picks Up

Level 23: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Edilberto Jr. Gopez opened to 40,000 from middle position and Yuichi Sumida called from the small blind and Aleksei Solovev defended the big blind.

The T♦ T♣ 7♦ flop was checked to the J♣ turn and A♥ river, with no one trying to steal the pot as action was checked to showdown.

Sumida showed T♥ 9♥ for trip tens, locking up the pot.

Netnapit Muksatean

In the next hand Selim Oulmekki opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Netnapit Muksatean three-bet to 120,000 in middle position. Oulmekki called and the players went heads up to the 7♣ J♣ 5♣ flop.

Oulmekki checked, Muksatean bet 50,000 and Oulmekki called.

After seeing the A♥ turn, Oulmekki checked and Muksatean wen't to move some chips over the line but didn't need to as Oulmekki instantly mucked his hand.

Selim Oulmekki

Oulmekki has taken quite a tumble in chips in the last level, going from having well over a million to under 700,000. The rest of table 83 all look to have relatively equal stack sizes with the exception of Solovev.

Player	Chips
AS Aleksei SolovevRussia	1,250,000(52 BB)
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	680,000(28 BB)
SO Selim OulmekkiFrance	630,000(26 BB)
NM Netnapit MuksateanThailand	620,000(26 BB)
YS Yuichi SumidaJapan	600,000(25 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 9:48:06 AM

Chen Sends Okumiya Into the Blender

Level 23: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Kouki Okumiya

Ching En Chen raised to 50,000 from the small blind and Kouiki Okumiya called from the big blind.

The flop fell 4♣ A♥ 4♠ and Chen continued with a bet of 30,000. Okumiya called.

A Q♦ landed on the turn, causing Chen to fire again, this time to the tune of 117,000. Again, Okumiya called.

The 3♥ completed the board, and Chen unloaded the clip, firing a third and final barrel by putting Okumiya all in for his stack of 345,000.

Okumiya was visibly in a tough spot, and used up a bunch of time banks before deciding a fold was best, giving up the pot to Chen.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	831,000(35 BB)
KO Kouki OkumiyaJapan	345,000(14 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 9:46:04 AM

Juden Leaves Murata on Fumes

Level 23: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Francisco Juden

Masayuki Murata made it 40,000 to play from under the gun only to face a three-bet from Kristof Sergers in the cutoff to 80,000. Action was then on Francisco Juden on the button who four-bet all in for 380,000.

It came back around to Murata who five-bet all in and had slightly more than Juden. Sergers went into the tank for a short while but folded his hand.

Francisco Juden: A♣ Q♦

Masayuki Murata: 9♣ 9♠

Just what the doctor ordered for Juden on the J♠ 7♦ Q♥ flop and he steamed into the lead.

The 6♠ turn didn't change affairs and when the J♠ peeled off on the river he was shipped the pot for a double up and some leaving Murata running on fumes.

Player	Chips
JF Juden FranciscoPhilippines	825,000(34 BB)
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	820,000(34 BB)
MM Masayuki MurataJapan	70,000(3 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 9:24:03 AM

Zhang Doubles Through McCully

Level 23: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

Joshua McCully

Joseph Cheong opened to 40,000 from the hijack and Joshua McCully three-bet to 110,000 from the cutoff. Rong Zhang moved all in from the button for 230,000 and Cheong folded.

It didn't take too long for McCully to top up and call, and the players went to showdown.

Rong Zhang: A♠ Q♦

Joshua McCully: A♥ 2♥

The 7♣ 6♦ T♦ flop didn't bring in much of a sweat, and Zhang secured the double after the dealer placed the 3♣ turn and 3♥ river.

Joseph Cheong

Table 79 looks to be a strong one with Vietnam's Trung Nguyen, Joseph Cheong and Joshua McCully all now sat side by side. Cheong will be looking to gain his fourth New Era APT title from this main event, already having three under his belt. His most recent APT title came from the Zodiac Classic's Event at APT Jeju last year locking up KRW 244,598,800 (~USD 174,304)

Player	Chips
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	1,245,000(52 BB)
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	775,000(32 BB)
RZ Rong ZhangChina	510,000(21 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 9:00:18 AM

Hasler Doubles Through Sergers

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Kristof Segers

Kristof Segers opened to 32,000 from under the gun and found a call from He Ling in the cutoff. Action folded around to Kevin Hasler in the big blind who three-bet to 88,000. Segers then four-bet all in and he had the table covered.

Ling got out of the way pretty quickly and Hasler tossed out his time banks for the dealer to pull in, he didn't need to use any though and made the call for his tournament life.

Kevin Hasler: J♠ J♥

Kristof Segers: A♣ K♦

A safe flop for Hasler came of 5♣ 4♣ 8♥ and the 6♥ turn changed nothing. No ace or king on the 5♠ river and Hasler was sent the pot for a double up and more.

Player	Chips
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	1,120,000(56 BB)
KH Kevin HaslerSwitzerland	950,000(48 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 8:56:34 AM

Recent Eliminations

Level 23: 12,000 / 24,000 ante: 24,000

The field has dropped to just 125 players from the 338 that took their seats at the start the day.

Asish Ghosh

Among those who took a recent was Michael Le, Yi Hung Chen and Dohyeok Kim. Natural8 Ambassador Sparrow Cheung was also sent to the rail in the previous level.

Others who have been recently eliminated include:

Player	Chips
NY Nagi YoshinoJapan	busted
LK Ling Kay YipHong Kong	busted
HL Ho LamHong Kong	busted
QT Quang Trinh DoViet Nam	busted
JH Jun Hao WuSingapore	busted
U Unknown	busted
EK Eisuke KatsurenJapan	busted
MP Mike Pan GaoUnited States of America	busted
PC Pohsun ChenTaiwan	busted
EL Even LundeNorway	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 8:56:33 AM

Lin Four-Bets Seven-Deuce

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Ren Lin

Ren Lin raised under the gun to 32,000 with Kouki Okumiya calling from the hijack. Cheng Chuang Lin squeezed it up to 110,000 on the button, and when it got back to Lin, he carved out a four-bet to 240,000.

Lin paused momentartily, then five-bet to 500,000. Lin quickly folded and revealed he was making a move with 7♥ 2♥. The whole table erupted in laughter at seeing Lin's attempted bluff, while Lin pulled in the pot of over 20 big blinds preflop.

Player	Chips
CL Chuang Lin ChengTaiwan	1,400,000(70 BB)
TR Tony Ren LinChina	1,200,000(60 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 8:44:59 AM

Neilson Sends Chen Home; Crosses Two Milly Mark

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Daniel Neilson

Daniel Neilson raised to 32,000 from early position and action folded to Pohsun Chen in late position who three-bet all in for 207,000. Action came back around to Neilson who snap-called.

Pohsun Chen: K♣ Q♦

Daniel Neilson: A♣ K♥

No help for Chen on the 7♣ J♠ 9♦ 6♦ J♦ runout and he was sent to the rail as Neilson climbed to over two million chips.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	2,005,000(100 BB)
PC Pohsun ChenTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 8:43:35 AM

Chen Takes from Yoda

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Lin Yoda

Chun Yu Ma opened from middle position and Kuan Han Chen moved all in for 242,000 from the small blind. Lin Yoda re-jammed for around 800,000, prompting a quick fold from Ma.

Kuan Han Chen: Q♦ Q♥

Lin Yoda: A♠ K♠

Chen locked up the double after seeing the 8♦ 5♠ J♦ 6♠ T♥ runout.

Player	Chips
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	830,000(42 BB)
KH Kuan Han ChenTaiwan	592,000(30 BB)
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	415,000(21 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 8:42:28 AM

Berinde Wins a Flip vs Lin

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Bogdan Berinde

Ren Lin raised to 32,000 from early position before Bogdan Berinde three-bet to 265,000 with just a few big blinds behind from the button. Lin put Berinde all in when it got back to him, and Berinde quickly called.

Bogdan Berinde: A♠ K♣

Ren Lin: 9♥ 9♣

A flip of over half a million, which Berinde needed to win to stay alive.

Berinde took the lead on the Q♦ T♥ K♦ flop by pairing his king. The 5♥ turn and Q♠ river were clean for Berinde, and he doubled through Lin.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinChina	1,400,000(70 BB)
BB Bogdan BerindeRomania	644,000(32 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 8:19:36 AM

Yusuke Doubles Through Hsu

Level 22: 10,000 / 20,000 ante: 20,000

Pau Hsuan Hsu

Sugai Yusuke was all ready all in for his remaining 113,000 stack, and at risk from middle position.

His opponent was Pau Hsuan Hsu who was sitting under the gun. Hsu had around 1.5 million chips to start the hand, more than covering Yusuke.

Sugai Yusuke: A♥ 6♥

Pau Hsuan Hsu: Q♠ J♥

Yusuke hit well on the 3♣ A♦ 6♠ flop and held to double on the 5♠ 5♥ runout, securing a full double up.

Player	Chips
PH Pao Hsuan HsuTaiwan	1,380,000(69 BB)
SY Sugai YusukeJapan	266,000(13 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 7:44:19 AM

Players Take a Short Break

The remaining 142 players take a short 15-minute break.

Action will resume at 3.50 P.M.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 7:43:24 AM

Lee Takes Out Totsaponvisad

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Suparerk Totsaponvisad

Suparerk Totsaponvisad was all in on the button for his last ~200,000. He was called and covered by Gyeongbyeong Lee in the big blind.

Suparerk Totsaponvisad: T♦ T♠

Gyeongbyeong Lee: J♣ J♥

Lee held with the better pocket pair after they both missed on the K♠ 5♦ 8♠ 4♥ 8♥ board.

Player	Chips
GL Gyeongbyeong LeeSouth Korea	470,000(29 BB)
ST Suparerk TotsaponvisadThailand	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 7:43:23 AM

Aces Help Jui Add to His Stack; Konishi Busts

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Chen Yu Jui raised to 25,000 from early position before Phuong Ngoc Nguyen three-bet to 70,000 from middle position. Akihiro Konishi four-bet jammed for 246,000, causing Jui to tank for a while, before jamming for 266,000. Nguyen had the covering stack by a few big blinds, and after giving it a lot of thought, Nguyen made the call.

Akihiro Konishi: A♣ K♦

Chen Yu Jui: A♥ A♦

Phuong Ngoc Nguyen: J♦ J♣

Jui was in a dream spot with pocket aces, and just had to dodge a bad runout to basically triple up.

The aces stayed ahead on the 2♥ 4♠ 2♠ flop.

Konishi was drawing dead when the 7♦ fell on the turn, and Nguyen needed one of the two remaining jacks to scoop the pot.

A T♣ arrived on the river, meaning Konishi was out, Jui was up to over 800,000, and Nguyen was left with just a few big blinds.

Player	Chips
YJ Yu Jui ChenTaiwan	802,000(50 BB)
PN Phuong Ngoc NguyenViet Nam	35,000(2 BB)
AK Akihiro KonishiJapan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 7:43:22 AM

Do Pays Off Lisawad's Overbet

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Quang Do raised to 24,000 from under the gun and found calls from Pakinai Lisawad on the button and Tsz Hin Chow in the big blind.

The flop came 4♠ 7♥ 4♥ and Chow checked to Do, who continued for 30,000. Lisawad made the call and Chow got out of the way.

The action went check-check on the K♣ turn for the players to see the 9♦ peel off on the river. Do checked to Lisawad who fired out an overbet of 250,000. This sent Do deep into the tank and he used two time banks before he tossed in the call, only to toss his cards straight into the muck on seeing Lisawad table K♥ 9♥ for a rivered two pair.

Player	Chips
PL Pakinai LisawadThailand	1,100,000(69 BB)
TH Tsz Hin ChowHong Kong	620,000(39 BB)
QT Quang Trinh DoViet Nam	180,000(11 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 7:25:20 AM

Yusuke Pays Off Sawada

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Mayuko Sawada

Action folded to Sugai Yusuke, who made it 24,000 to play and was looked up by Mayuko Sawada in the big blind.

The action went check check on the 5♣ 8♣ 3♦ flop as it did on the T♠ turn. The river brought the 7♠ and Sawada bet out for 57,000. Yusuke thought for a while and tossed in the call, but quickly tossed his cards into the muck on seeing Sawada table T♦ 9♦ for a rivered top pair.

Player	Chips
MS Mayuko SawadaJapan	820,000(51 BB)
SY Sugai YusukeJapan	350,000(22 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 7:24:22 AM

Hsu Climbs Hai; Yoo Too

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Sunho Yoo

Tsz On Hai opened to 25,000 from under the gun and action folded around the table to Pao Hsuan Hsu in the big blind who called.

The J♣ 8♣ 6♦ flop was checked by both to the 2♠ turn and 3♥ river.

Hsu bet out 25,000 and Hai called with Hsu showing 5♠ 3♦ for a pair which was enough for Hai to muck.

Hai left the hand with just over ten big blinds, but Hsu looks to be one of the current chip leaders, sitting on ~1,660,000.

The only other player who looks to be topping him is Sunho Yoo, who is sitting with just over 2 million in chips.

Player	Chips
SY Sunho YooSouth Korea	2,100,000(131 BB)
PH Pao Hsuan HsuTaiwan	1,660,000(104 BB)
TO Tsz On HaiHong Kong	112,000(7 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 6:59:55 AM

Hsu Pushes McCully Off the Pot

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Joshua McCully

Pei Shan Hsu made it 25,000 to play from early position only for Joshua McCully to three-bet to 62,000. Action came back around to Hsu who made the call.

The action went check check on the 8♥ T♦ Q♥ flop for the players to see the Q♣ peel off on the turn.

Hsu check-called McCully's 70,000 delayed continuation bet and the dealer rolled off the T♠ as the river. Hsu went into the tank using one time bank before he announced that he was all in.

McCully checked the count, which came back at 252,000 but he had Hsu covered. He went into the tank for a short while and released his hand to give Hsu the pot with no showdown.

Player	Chips
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	850,000(71 BB)
PS Pei Shan HsuTaiwan	520,000(43 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 6:59:54 AM

Jui Takes From Yip

Level 21: 8,000 / 16,000 ante: 16,000

Ling Kay Yip raised to 25,000 from the hijack and Chen Yu Jui defended his big blind.

Jui started with a check on the T♦ 2♠ 4♦ flop, and Yip bet 30,000. Jui opted to call.

A T♠ hit the turn and both players checked to see a 4♣ arrive on the river.

Jui fired for 65,000, which was enough to get Yip to lay down his cards.

Player	Chips
LK Ling Kay YipHong Kong	1,100,000(69 BB)
YJ Yu Jui ChenTaiwan	297,000(19 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 6:56:44 AM

Wu Ends Nasa's Mission

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Akshay Nasa

Akshay Nasa was all in for his last 50,000 from early position and called by Jun Hao Wu in the big blind who had around 8x his stack.

Akshay Nasa: A♦ 4♥

Jun Hao Wu: 5♦ 5♣

Nasa was hoping to see an Ace to improve but missed on the K♠ 8♥ K♥ 6♦ 2♣ runout, leaving Wu to take the pot.

Player	Chips
JH Jun Hao WuSingapore	490,000(41 BB)
AN Akshay NasaIndia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 6:29:44 AM

Foster Sends Naohiro Packing

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Dylan Foster

Dylan Foster made it 20,000 from under the gun, only for Arita Naohiro sat in the next seat to three-bet to 175,000, leaving himself just 1,000 behind.

Action came back around to Foster, who announced that he was all in and had Naohiro covered. With a pay jump on the horizon, Naohiro pushed out his time banks and waited for as long as he could before he made the call for his tournament life.

Arita Naohiro: J♥ J♣

Dylan Foster: Q♣ Q♦

No help for Naohiro on the 4♠ 8♦ K♦ flop, and when the 4♦ peeled off on the turn he was drawing to just one out. The 2♦ river gave Foster an unnecessary flush and sent Naohiro to the rail.

Player	Chips
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	640,000(53 BB)
AN Arita NaohiroJapan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 6:29:43 AM

Nagi Runs Into the Nuts

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Yoshino Nagi

Kazuma Ishihara raised to 20,000 from under the gun before Yoshino Nagi three-bet to 55,000 out of the cutoff. Kazuma called, and the flop fell A♦ J♣ K♥.

Ishihara knuckled it over to Nagi and Nagi fired a continuation-bet of 35,000. Ishihara continued with a call.

The 7♣ rolled off on the turn, getting another check from Ishihara. Nagi shoved, and Ishihara called for his stack of 262,000.

Kazuma Ishihara: Q♣ T♣

Yoshino Nagi: A♣ J♥

Nagi held aces-up, but was in second place against the Broadway straight of Ishihara.

The dealer burned a card then put out the 4♥ on the river, and the huge pot was awarded to Ishihara.

Player	Chips
KI Kazuma IshiharaJapan	729,000(61 BB)
NY Nagi YoshinoJapan	318,000(27 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 6:27:18 AM

Oulmekki Continues to Climb

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Selim Oulmekki

Selim Oulmekki, who entered the day within the top ten counts, gained even more chips in a recent hand against his opponent Siavasch Dastmalchi.

Oulmekki opened to 20,000 from the hijack and Dastmalchi defended the big blind.

The 9♠ A♥ 4♣ flop was check-called by Dastmalchi after continued by Oulmekki for 25,000.

A 2♣ was turned and Dastmalchi checked. Oulmekki bet 1280,000 and Dastmalchi paused, before calling.

Dastmalchi mucked after seeing Oulmekki flip over his 9♦ 4♦ for two pair.

Player	Chips
SO Selim OulmekkiFrance	1,200,000(100 BB)
SD Siavasch DastmalchiGermany	395,000(33 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 6:00:17 AM

Just 200 Players Remain

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

The field has dropped to 200 players within the first few levels of play. Shun Gui Toh was just eliminated in the first hand after the break in 201st place, shortening the field further.

Vinay B

Vinay B was also recently knocked out and Jiei Tsutsui's tournament life also came to an abrupt end this morning.

Some other recent eliminations include:

Player	Chips
YY Yi YangChina	busted
SG Shun Gui TohSingapore	busted
HC Hao Che ChengTaiwan	busted
HL Hyundong LeeSouth Korea	busted
JL Jun Liang LeeSingapore	busted
JE Jingrong Erwin NgSingapore	busted
SH Sho HommaJapan	busted
KH King Hin LamHong Kong	busted
RP Runch PornraksamaneeThailand	busted
PS Phanlert SukonthachartnantThailand	busted
CH Changchi HuangTaiwan	busted
YU Yosuke UjiharaJapan	busted
JL Jangwoo LeeSouth Korea	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:48:40 AM

Yip Piles the Pressure on Konishi

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Ling Kay Yip

Before the player's break, Kitty Kuo made it 16,000 from the hijack only for Ling Kay Yip to three-bet to 40,000 from the button.

Akihiro Konishi sat in the small blind then four-bet to 95,000. Kuo folded, and Yip made the call.

The dealer fanned out the 8♦ 6♥ 2♦ flop, and Konishi continued for 34,000 only for Yip to raise it to 105,000. Konishi thought for a while and flat-called.

The 4♠ came on the turn, and the action went check check for the players to see the 8♥ peel off on the river.

Konishi went deep into the tank and used two time banks before he pushed out a 30,000 river bet, which then sent Yip into the tank. He thought for a while and announced all in and had Konishi covered. This sent Konishi back into the tank, he used one time bank this time before he released his hand to send the huge pot to Yip with no showdown.

Player	Chips
LK Ling Kay YipHong Kong	1,200,000(100 BB)
KK Kitty KuoTaiwan	820,000(68 BB)
AK Akihiro KonishiJapan	280,000(23 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:48:39 AM

Jui Finds a Double With Queens

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Kitty Kuo raised to 22,000 under the gun with Ling Kay Yip calling from middle position. Chen Yu Jui squeezed all in from the small blind for 114,000, and Kuo four-bet to 250,000. Yip got out the way and cards went on their backs.

Chen Yu Jui: Q♥ Q♣

Kitty Kuo: 9♥ 9♣

Jui looked poised to double up with his pocket queens against the two nines of Kuo.

Jui had Kuo drawing dead by the turn on the 6♥ 4♥ A♥ 7♥ K♥ runout, as he improved to the queen-high flush, and earned himself a double-up.

Player	Chips
KK Kitty KuoTaiwan	713,000(59 BB)
YJ Yu Jui ChenTaiwan	270,000(23 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:44:21 AM

Ma Mucks to Lin

Level 20: 6,000 / 12,000 ante: 12,000

Chun Yu Ma secured a small pot just before the break after opening to 16,000 from the cutoff. Cheng Yi Lin defended the big blind and the players went to the 5♠ 2♣ 8♣ flop.

Both checked to see a A♣ turn and Lin checked. Ma bet another 16,000, Lin called, and the pair were taken to the Q♣ river.

Both opted to check to showdown and Lin showed A♠ J♥ for top pair which was enough to make Ma muck.

Player	Chips
CY Cheng Yi LinTaiwan	587,000(49 BB)
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	525,000(44 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:43:41 AM

Break Time

Players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:40:18 AM

Kuo Tank Calls Zhao's Bluff

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

The pot stood at around 75,000 with two players already at the river looking at the 4♣ 5♥ A♦ 8♦ K♠ board.

Kitty Kuo was in early position and had 70,000 chips committed on the river. Neng Zhao was her opponent in the big blind, and he had moved almost all in for around 300,000 but had left two blue chips worth 10,000 behind.

Kitty Kuo

Kuo went into a 2-minute tank, flicking in 4 time cards before moving her stack across the line, more than covering Zhao's raise. She was about to show her cards, thinking that she had called Zhao's all in, not seeing his two remaining chips. The dealer stopped the action as Zhao mucked his hand, passing close to his entire stack across to Kuo without any showdown.

Zhao got his remaining chips in from the small blind in the next hand, getting involved in a four-way pot which saw Akihiro Konishi open from the hijack, Kazuma Ishihara called on the button and Zhao moved in his last 5,000 in the small blind. Phuong Nguyen defended the big blind and the players saw the A♣ 6♣ 4♥ flop.

Konishi bet 15,000 and all players called, taking them to the 3♣ turn.

Another 40,000 bet by Konishi saw Ishihara and Nguyen fold, leaving Zhao to see his fate.

Neng Zhao: Q♦ 3♦

Akihiro Konishi: J♣ 9♣

Konishi had turned a flush, which led to Zhao's elimination, and he stood up from the table as the dealer placed the 7♦ river.

Player	Chips
KK Kitty KuoTaiwan	880,000(88 BB)
AK Akihiro KonishiJapan	550,000(55 BB)
KI Kazuma IshiharaJapan	272,000(27 BB)
PN Phuong Ngoc NguyenViet Nam	235,000(24 BB)
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:40:17 AM

Laros Gets Felted

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Jari Laros jammed the button for 74,000 and got looked up by Ching En Chen in the small blind.

Jari Laros: Q♣ 4♣

Ching En Chen: A♠ 9♥

Laros got up out of his seat, perhaps expecting to find no help on the runout.

He was right to do so as the dealer delivered a dry K♠ K♣ 7♦ 5♦ 6♠ runout, meaning Laros's Main Event here in Taipei was over.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	592,000(59 BB)
JL Jari LarosNetherlands	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:40:16 AM

Chen Finishes Off Mammadov

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Yashar Mammadov

Chang Huang raised it up to 16,000 in the hijack before Yashar Mammadov committed his final 22,000 from the cutoff. Ching En Chen cold-called from the big blind, and Huang also came along with a call.

With Mammadov all in, the dealer spread the 8♦ 2♠ K♣ flop, which checked through for the 7♠ to drop on the turn. Chen bet 22,000, and Huang got out of the way.

Yashar Mammadov: A♠ Q♥

Ching En Chen: K♠ J♠

Mammadov was behind to the top pair of Chen, and only a Barry Greenstein ace on the river would save him from the rail. It didn't come as the 5♥ completed the board, and Mammadov was out.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	592,000(59 BB)
CH Changchi HuangTaiwan	250,000(25 BB)
YM Yashar MammadovAzerbaijan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:40:15 AM

What a Win For Nguyen; Kim Busts

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Chang Huang raised from early position to 16,000 before Ching En Chen three-bet the button to 47,000. Ryan Kim four-bet jammed the small blind for 129,000, which Khoi Le Nguyen cold-called in the big blind. Huang jammed with the covering stack, and only Nguyen called for all of his 270,000 chips.

Ryan Kim: Q♦ Q♣

Khoi Le Nguyen: K♦ K♥

Chang Huang: A♠ K♠

A huge cooler with three premium hands being out. Huang needed to find an ace to send two plays to the rail, and move his stack up to almost a million.

The flop came down 4♣ 2♥ 9♥ keeping the kings of Nguyen ahead. Huang picked up a gutshot on the 5♣ turn, but the 7♠ river was a brick.

Kim was out, Huang was left with just over a big blind and Nguyen had almost three-quarters of a million chips.

Player	Chips
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	728,000(73 BB)
CH Changchi HuangTaiwan	13,000(1 BB)
RS Ryan Shyun Yuan KimSingapore	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:02:03 AM

Lin Drills the River to Send Kim Packing

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Ren Lin

About 150,000 sat in the middle with the A♣ T♥ 2♣ K♠ board fanned out across the felt.

Ren Lin checked to Kunwoo Kim, who moved all in for about 160,000, which sent Lin deep into the tank. He used a couple of time banks before he made the call to put Kim's tournament life at risk.

Kunwoo Kim: K♣ T♣

Ren Lin: A♥ Q♠

Kim was leading by a couple of lengths, but when the A♦ peeled off on the river, Lin had used his boost mushroom to shoot across the finish line and send Kim to the rail brutally, whilst also boosting across the milly chips mark.

Player	Chips
TR Tony Ren LinChina	1,250,000(125 BB)
KK Kunwoo KimSouth Korea	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:02:02 AM

Nguyen Picks Up a Small Pot From Neilsen

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Khoi Le Nguyen

Khoi Le Nguyen completed from the small blind and the Daniel Neilsen checked back from the big blind.

Nguyen fired for 8,000 on the 3♥ 3♦ 5♣ flop and Neilsen called.

An 8♠ landed on the turn and Nguyen went for a check. Neilsen bet 13,000, and Nguyen continued in the form of a call.

Check, check came after the Q♦ river and Nguyen's A♠ 7♦ for ace-high took down the pot.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	1,400,000(140 BB)
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	311,000(31 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 5:02:01 AM

Both Players Are Sad to See That

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Chang Huang made it 16,000 from early position before Ching En Chen three-bet the button to 46,000. Ryan Kim four-bet shoved for 129,000, which got Huang to fold. Chen snapped-called and the players went to showdown.

Ryan Kim: A♠ A♦

Ching En Chen: A♥ A♣

Both players held the preflop nuts and as expected, it ended up being a chop pot on the Q♦ 6♦ 2♣ 9♠ 6♥ runout.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	454,000(45 BB)
CH Changchi HuangTaiwan	284,000(28 BB)
RS Ryan Shyun Yuan KimSingapore	126,000(13 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:44:06 AM

Lovgren Among Early Exits

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

After claiming the random Championship ticket earlier in the day, Sergei Zakharov saw his Main Event run end with a Day 3 elimination, joining the growing list of bust‑outs which happened in the first level of play.

Sofia Lovgren

Sofia Lovgren, Christian Harder, Ankit Gupta and Natural8 Ambassador Nevan Chang also recently left the field. Just 240 players remain in contention for the Main Event title.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:43:02 AM

Leong Doubles Through Berinde

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Action folded to Bogdan Berinde in the cutoff who raised to 16,000. Juns Leong sat on the button and three-bet all in for 151,000. Berinde thought for a short while and made the call.

Juns Leong: K♠ J♠

Bogdan Berinde: 9♥ 9♦

No help for Leong on the 8♣ 2♣ T♥ flop, but when the J♦ peeled off on the turn, he cruised into the lead but now had to dodge some additional straight outs to stay alive. The board paired on the T♠ river but changed nothing, sending Leong the pot for a double up.

Player	Chips
JL Juns LeongMalaysia	322,000(32 BB)
BB Bogdan BerindeRomania	230,000(23 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:43:01 AM

Zakharov Wins the APT Championship Main Event Ticket Draw

Level 19: 5,000 / 10,000 ante: 10,000

Day 3 of the APT Taipei 2026 Main Event carried extra significance with the awarding of the first APT Championship Main Event tickets. The top six finishers will each secure a seat in November’s APT Championship Main Event here in Taipei, valued at TWD 312,000 (~USD $10,000).

In addition, two tickets were to be distributed by random draw - one after all players reach the money and another on Day 4 - adding further intrigue to the chase for the title.

After players took their seats and unbagged their chips, Neil Johnson, President of the Asian Poker Tour, oversaw the Day 3 card draw that determined the first random ticket winner.

APT Championship Main Event Ticket Draw

With the initial card revealed as a three, anticipation spread across the room as every player seated in the three‑spot shared hopes of claiming another seat in an APT Main Event.

The suspense ended when the draw landed on Table 86, where Sergei Zakharov emerged as the lucky player, securing his place in November’s Championship here in Taipei.

With the first ticket handed out, just one more random winner will be chosen tomorrow on Day 4, while the remaining players must earn their way by reaching the final table and claiming one of the six guaranteed seats.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:41:40 AM

Hsu Dominates Kim

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Pei Shan Hsu

Action folded to Dohyeok Kim in the cutoff who raised it up to 14,000 to play, only to face a three-bet from Pei Shan Hsu on the button to 40,000. Kim thought for a while and made the call.

The dealer fanned out the flop of Q♠ 8♥ 7♠ and Kim check-called Hsu's 75,000 continuation-bet for the A♠ to peel off on the turn.

The action went check-check as it did on the 2♦ river and Kim tabled K♦ Q♦ which was dominated by Hsu's K♣ K♥ and Hsu was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips
PS Pei Shan HsuTaiwan	742,000(93 BB)
DK Dohyeok KimSouth Korea	728,000(91 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:37:51 AM

Sedlak and Matsuda Among Early Exits

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

A number of players found themselves leaving the tournament area within the first few minutes of play.

Martin Sedlak

Martin Sedlak and John Matsuda were among those who returned with smaller stacks and couldn't find a spin to remain in the Main Event.

The first players to exit early didn't go out empty-handed as they locked up the minimum cash of TWD 94,000 (~USD 3,010).

Although it was also the end for Shawn Lee, they managed to exit in 327th place, securing himself a small pay jump to TWD 97,000 (~ USD 3,110).

Player	Chips
VC Van Cuong TranViet Nam	busted
SS Seiji SasakiJapan	busted
HS Hyun Seung LeeSouth Korea	busted
SA Shohei AraiJapan	busted
JC Jaegeol ChoSouth Korea	busted
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	busted
GM Geronimo ManuelPhilippines	busted
JM John MatsudaJapan	busted
HI Hyuma IgarashiJapan	busted
XH Xiangyi HongTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:33:34 AM

Limp, Raise, 3-Bet, Tank, Fold!

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Jie Ni Yu

Jang Woo Lee limped from early position, as did Kouki Okumiya on the button and Kaiya Shono in the small blind.

Jie Ni Yu, sat in the big blind, had other ideas and raised it up to 36,000 to play. Action came back to Lee, who then three-bet to 68,000.

The blinds exited stage left sharply, and action was back on Yu, who went into the tank for a short while before he announced that he was all-in.

Lee now went deep into the tank and asked for the count which came back at 222,000 and just had him covered. He pushed in all his time banks and the dealer charged him three before he released his hand and the pot was pushed to Yu with no flop or showdown.

Player	Chips
YJ Yu Jie NiTaiwan	304,000(38 BB)
KO Kouki OkumiyaJapan	294,000(37 BB)
KS Kaiya ShonoJapan	241,000(30 BB)
JL Jangwoo LeeSouth Korea	141,000(18 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:33:33 AM

Kim Bluffs Off to Chen

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Ching En Chen completed from the small blind before Ryan Kim made it 18,000 in the big blind. Chen came along with a call.

Chen check-called a bet of 20,000 from Kim on the 8♦ J♣ Q♥ flop.

A 7♣ hit the turn and Chen check-called a second bet from Kim, this time for 52,000.

A fourth club, the 5♣, completed the runout, getting a final check from Chen. Kim jammed, putting Chen to the ultimate test for his last 101,000.

Chen sat back in his chair, and went deep into the tank. Chen burned through a couple of time banks, and then flicked in one chip to call.

Kim turned over a stone bluff with K♠ 3♠, and had to send the majority of his stack over to Chen, who revelaed: K♥ Q♣ for a flush.

Player	Chips
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	392,000(49 BB)
RS Ryan Shyun Yuan KimSingapore	109,000(14 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:32:00 AM

Time Ran Out for Yi

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

It was the end of the road for Ran Yi who got his last few big blinds in with ace-jack off suit against Cheng Yi Lin's Queen-Ten suited in middle position.

Ran Yi: A♦ J♥

Cheng Yi Lin: Q♥ T♥

Both had picked up a pair on Q♠ J♦ 4♠ flop, but Lin held the lead on the 6♦ turn and 5♦ river to send Yi to the rail.

Yi was among a flurry of early exits here in the Main Event Day 3.

Player	Chips
CY Cheng Yi LinTaiwan	740,000(93 BB)
RY Ran YiChina	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:29:55 AM

Early Double for Watanabe

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Yuji Watanabe

Chi Shing Man made it 12,000 to play from early position only to face a three-bet from Farhad Aghayev in the cutoff to 35,000. Action folded to Yuji Watanabe in the big blind, who waited for a pay jump before pushing his last 16,000 into the middle. Man folded, Aghayev got his change and cards were flipped over.

Yuji Watanabe: A♣ J♥

Farhad Aghayev: T♠ T♦

Just the door card Watanabe was looking for on the J♦ 2♦ 4♣ flop and he steamed into the lead. Nothing changed on the 2♣ turn nor 5♦ river and Watanabe was pushed the pot for a double up and more.

Player	Chips
FA Farhad AghayevAzerbaijan	342,000(43 BB)
CS Chi Shing ManHong Kong	201,000(25 BB)
YW Yuji WatanabeJapan	54,000(7 BB)

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:27:55 AM

Tsai Gets Max from Aces

Level 18: 4,000 / 8,000 ante: 8,000

Natural8 Ambassador Eric Tsai returned to Day 3 with 129,000 chips and after the first few hands found himself at risk of elimination.

Shao Chi Chang opened to 12,000 from under the gun and Tsai made it 30,000. Chang took a pause before moving in a stack of green chips worth 150,000 to put Tsai all in.

There was no hesitation from Tsai as he snap-called for his last 114,000 and turned over his pocket Aces.

Eric Tsai: A♦ A♠

Shao Chi Chang: K♣ Q♦

The low T♣ 3♦ 7♣ 9♣ 2♦ runout saw Tsai lock up a clean double.

Player	Chips
TY Ting Yi TsaiTaiwan	243,000(30 BB)
SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	busted

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:27:02 AM

Cards in the AIr

It's Shuffle Up & Deal time here in Taipei for Day 3 of the 2026 APT Taipei Main Event.

Stay tuned for all the action live and direct from the floor as it unfolds throughout the day.

Zoe ChangZoe Chang

4/30/2026, 4:19:19 AM

338 Return to Day 3 of APT Taipei 2026 Main Event

Day 3 of the APT Taipei 2026 Main Event resumes today at 11.15 A.M.

After two gruelling opening rounds and additional players making through OnLive, the field has been whittled down to 338 players, each now guaranteed a payout with the bubble already behind them.

The minimum payout was confirmed to be TWD 94,000 (~USD 3,010), with the eventual champion walking away with the top prize of TWD 16,640,100 (~USD 533,340) and one of eight APT Championship (APTC) Main Event tickets up for grabs. Every remaining contender now has their eyes set on climbing the money ladder and chasing the prestigious Main Event trophy.

Kitty Kuo

Day 2A survivors (199) will merge with the Day 2B field (69) and the OnLive qualifiers (72) to form a unified Day 3. Two players qualified through both live and online routes and their smaller stack will be forfeited and awarded a min-cash. Many familiar faces made it through OnLive and will be joining the live players for the first time this morning in the main event. These include Natural8 Ambassadors Sparrow Chueng (500,691), Kitty Kuo who's bringing through 264,558 (also a former Main Event winner), and Nevan Chang (212,338).

Other players who return to day three looking to lock up their second APT Main Event trophy are Farhad Aghayev (394,467) and Abraham Ceesvin (236,960). Dylan Foster (377,082), & Josh McCully (1,009,000), who are no strangers to APT main events, will also be at the tables this morning. McCully just missed out on a podium position in the chip counts coming into Day 3, as he returns in fourth, but will still sit in a prime position with a dominating stack.

Players Chawengsak Assawinnimit (160,000) and Anton Lysenko (506,000) played live and OnLive, so have forfeited their smallest stack, and locked up the first two minimum cashes.

Player	Chips
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	1,425,000
HH Hoseong HaSouth Korea	1,180,000
MS Mangkone SanaphanithLao People's Democratic Republic	1,054,000
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	1,009,000
SK Suhwan KwonSouth Korea	957,000
CL Chuang Lin ChengTaiwan	940,000
KS Kazuhiro ShirasawaJapan	858,000
TA The Anh TranViet Nam	841,000
SY Sunho YooSouth Korea	810,000
SO Selim OulmekkiFrance	803,000

Daniel Neilson

Leading the charge into Day 3 is Daniel Neilson, who bagged the overall chip lead with 1,425,000 chips. Close behind are Hoseong Ha (1,180,000) and Mangkone Sanaphanith (1,054,000), each securing strong stacks that will give them momentum heading into the next stage. All three of the top stacks going into Day 3 made it through during Flight 2A.

The Main Event structure continues with blinds set at 60 minutes per level, and play will resume at Level 18 with 3,000/6,000 blinds and a 6,000 big blind ante. The survivors will battle through ten levels or until the field is reduced to 48 players, whichever comes first.

Remaining Main Event Schedule – APT Taipei 2026

April 30, 2026 (Day 3): Starts at 11:15 a.m. with 60-minute blind levels.
May 1, 2026 (Day 4): Starts at 11:15 a.m. with 60-minute blind levels.
May 2, 2026 (Final Day): Starts at 11:15 a.m. with 60-minute blind levels.

Check out the live seat draw HERE.

Day 3 kicks off at 11:15 a.m. local time, and the road ahead promises drama, excitement, and unforgettable moments as the field continues its march toward the Final Day.

SMPSMP

4/29/2026, 8:10:23 PM

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
YL Yongjae LeeSouth Korea	265,000	58	1
GE Gleb ErshovRussia	90,000	58	2
RK Ritwik KhannaIndia	102,000	58	3
YM Yashar MammadovAzerbaijan	76,000	58	5
HY Hok Yin Pago TsuiHong Kong	120,000	58	6
SM Shojiro MoritaJapan	150,000	58	7
AD Apicha DechacharoensiriThailand	76,000	58	8
QT Quang Trinh DoViet Nam	97,000	59	1
SC Shao Ching ChenTaiwan	399,000	59	2
MM Michel MolenaarNetherlands	190,000	59	3
KP Kuo Pin LiaoTaiwan	220,000	59	4
TW Tao Wei ChangTaiwan	158,000	59	5
MH Manh Hao NguyenViet Nam	568,000	59	6
VB Vinay BoobIndia	140,000	59	7
DC Dorel CohenIsrael	576,000	59	8
HL Hao LinHong Kong	375,000	60	1
WC Wu Chun YuTaiwan	171,000	60	2
AM Atsushi MiyakoshiJapan	295,000	60	3
GB Gi Boum KimSouth Korea	122,000	60	4
TH Trong Hieu NgoViet Nam	302,000	60	5
YA Yuta AraiJapan	164,000	60	6
AC Antoine CaoFrance	187,000	60	7
JN John Niko CostinianoPhilippines	166,000	60	8
PL Peng Luo AngMalaysia	278,000	61	1
CS Cheung Sin ChiuTaiwan	582,000	61	2
TH Tomoharu HikinoJapan	503,000	61	3
CJ Chi Jen ChuTaiwan	231,000	61	4
TH Tsung Han LiTaiwan	197,000	61	5
YC Yi Ching WanHong Kong	156,000	61	6
CH Christian HarderUnited States of America	160,000	61	7
MH Myunghwan HanSouth Korea	307,000	61	8
CL Chung Lam Allan KongHong Kong	421,000	62	1
JL Juns LeongMalaysia	246,000	62	2
YJ Yu Jui ChenTaiwan	96,000	62	3
PK Peter KiemUnited States of America	428,000	62	4
JY Jin Yu ChenTaiwan	53,000	62	5
CY Charles Ying Wai WongHong Kong	108,000	62	6
KS Kristof SegersBelgium	734,000	62	7
SJ Seunghyuk JungSouth Korea	180,000	62	8
AM Aung MyoMyanmar	583,000	63	1
RH Ronald HaverkampNetherlands	142,000	63	2
BC Barry CraigUnited Kingdom	478,000	63	3
JL Jun Liang LeeSingapore	166,000	63	4
KT Keisuke TajiriJapan	236,000	63	5
YC Yuyeh ChunTaiwan	52,000	63	6
AL Alan LauHong Kong	119,000	63	7
FB Fu Bang HuangTaiwan	326,000	63	8
MM Masayuki MurataJapan	282,000	64	1
JC Jaegeol ChoSouth Korea	124,000	64	2
CN Chi Ngai WongMalaysia	67,000	64	3
AM Anmol MehtaIndia	222,000	64	4
NZ Neng ZhaoAustralia	209,000	64	5
CT Charles TsaiAustralia	144,000	64	6
WK Wooseok KimSouth Korea	575,000	64	7
SI Soma IshikawaJapan	281,000	64	8
PL Pakinai LisawadThailand	150,000	65	1
NP Nopparut PiyatassakornThailand	333,000	65	2
TK Takehiko KanazawaJapan	73,000	65	3
SH Sheng He ChenTaiwan	285,000	65	4
HL Hyundong LeeSouth Korea	85,000	65	5
JJ Joel Justin SingamMalaysia	622,000	65	6
SQ Shi Quan WangTaiwan	258,000	65	7
MB Micah BeaumontAustralia	133,000	65	8
PH Po Hao LiaoTaiwan	536,000	66	1
WP Wing Po LiuHong Kong	68,000	66	2
JH Jin Hee MinSouth Korea	224,000	66	3
HC Hao Che ChengTaiwan	338,000	66	5
U Unknown	319,000	66	6
LB Luis BernardoPhilippines	415,000	66	7
MS Ming Sheng LiuTaiwan	220,000	66	8
FN Fabrizio NutzelGermany	481,000	67	1
SA Santi AdultrakulThailand	67,000	67	2
ST Sean TanSingapore	94,000	67	3
PC Pohsun ChenTaiwan	196,000	67	4
SG Shun Gui TohSingapore	285,000	67	5
IH Isaac HechanovaPhilippines	148,000	67	6
HH Henry HooSingapore	330,000	67	7
HY Hsien Yu Yun ShengTaiwan	202,000	67	8
KY Kuan Yu ChenTaiwan	335,000	68	1
CW Chih Wei FanTaiwan	119,000	68	3
HJ Haeil JungSouth Korea	453,000	68	4
RM Rishi MehraIndia	558,000	68	5
RP Runch PornraksamaneeThailand	524,000	68	6
HK Hogyun KangSouth Korea	200,000	68	7
SK Sho KatsuraJapan	321,000	69	1
EL Even LundeNorway	540,000	69	2
MP Manwoo ParkSouth Korea	680,000	69	3
YC Yu CenChina	167,000	69	4
KL Kangwoong LeeSouth Korea	483,000	69	5
SL Stephen LaiHong Kong	357,000	69	6
GY Gab Yong KimSouth Korea	109,000	69	7
JM John MatsudaJapan	95,000	69	8
KS Kazuhiro ShirasawaJapan	858,000	70	1
RZ Rong ZhangChina	136,000	70	2
JE Jingrong Erwin NgSingapore	194,000	70	3
HY Ho Yin LamHong Kong	39,000	70	4
TH Tsz Hin ChowHong Kong	578,000	70	5
TP Tattana PengduenThailand	262,000	70	6
NY Nagi YoshinoJapan	402,000	70	7
BK Benedict KohSingapore	169,000	70	8
EK Eisuke KatsurenJapan	147,000	71	1
RM Ryo MoriwakiJapan	90,000	71	2
XH Xiangyi HongTaiwan	24,000	71	3
CY Chung Yin Clement ChauHong Kong	136,000	71	4
HS Hyun Seung LeeSouth Korea	61,000	71	5
YY Yan YanChina	270,000	71	6
CY Chun Yan WongHong Kong	24,000	71	7
MS Mayuko SawadaJapan	182,000	71	8
KC Kevin ChoiHong Kong	185,000	72	1
JK Jun Keat LeeMalaysia	154,000	72	2
AN Arita NaohiroJapan	266,000	72	3
KK Kitty KuoTaiwan	265,000	72	4
TC Thanapong ChalokoolThailand	97,000	72	5
CY Chen Yi HungTaiwan	477,000	72	6
CH Chun Ho LauHong Kong	208,000	72	7
JS Jereld SamSingapore	133,000	72	8
HD Huu Dung NguyenViet Nam	222,000	73	1
AV Andres VasquezColombia	679,000	73	3
MY Masanori YanagimotoJapan	119,000	73	4
ML Michael LeUnited Kingdom	214,000	73	5
SD Siavasch DastmalchiGermany	192,000	73	6
SL Sofia LovgrenSweden	51,000	73	7
AW Alan WongHong Kong	73,000	73	8
CL Chun Lam NgHong Kong	264,000	74	1
KC Ka Cheuk KooHong Kong	346,000	74	2
KH Kuan Han ChenTaiwan	363,000	74	3
YL Yoda LinTaiwan	209,000	74	4
JT John TechPhilippines	222,000	74	5
RC Raymond ChouTaiwan	183,000	74	7
JA Joshi AjitIndia	391,000	74	8
AL Anton LysenkoRussia	506,000	75	1
DS Daniel Shiang An YangTaiwan	255,000	75	2
KC Kwang Chung TanSingapore	363,000	75	3
MS Munhyeok SimSouth Korea	291,000	75	4
AR Alan Ryan EngelUnited States of America	719,000	75	5
YH Yu Hsi YangTaiwan	367,000	75	6
TS Tokuya ShutoJapan	156,000	75	7
KS Kiwanont SukhumThailand	89,000	75	8
YA Yusuke AraiJapan	83,000	76	1
BB Bogdan BerindeRomania	343,000	76	2
KY Ko Yun WangTaiwan	258,000	76	3
CR Chan Rong JieSingapore	281,000	76	4
JC Jen Chieh LiuTaiwan	542,000	76	5
TR Tony Ren LinChina	766,000	76	6
KK Kunwoo KimSouth Korea	89,000	76	7
NS Nattawat SoontanontThailand	358,000	76	8
CS Chun Shing LauHong Kong	384,000	77	2
EA Edgar AsehanPhilippines	83,000	77	3
MG Michael Gabby ConcepcionPhilippines	672,000	77	4
GM Geronimo ManuelPhilippines	82,000	77	5
KT Katsunori TakeuchiJapan	78,000	77	6
GJ Guo Jin ZengTaiwan	21,000	77	7
MM Martin Michael SedlakGermany	73,000	77	8
TE Tom EadyUnited Kingdom	245,000	78	2
JH Jaehyeok HaSouth Korea	158,000	78	3
KF Ka Fai Calvin LauHong Kong	75,000	78	4
KN Kazushi NomuraJapan	78,000	78	5
LJ Leonard Jian Cheng NgMalaysia	499,000	78	6
DC Donavan ChuHong Kong	494,000	78	7
EC Edmond ChimHong Kong	319,000	78	8
PS Pei Shan HsuTaiwan	389,000	79	1
SA Shohei AraiJapan	101,000	79	2
JC Joseph CheongUnited States of America	529,000	79	3
JM Joshua MccullyAustralia	1,009,000	79	4
RM Rene Mar DavidPhilippines	244,000	79	5
YF Yu Feng ChengTaiwan	43,000	79	6
HK Haneul KimSouth Korea	176,000	79	7
DK Dohyeok KimSouth Korea	758,000	79	8
SY Sugai YusukeJapan	209,000	80	1
DW Dylan Wayne FosterAustralia	378,000	80	2
SC Shawn Cheng Hong LeeSingapore	152,000	80	3
JK Jaejoong KimSouth Korea	752,000	80	4
SL Sin Lan ChenTaiwan	92,000	80	5
PH Pao Hsuan HsuTaiwan	526,000	80	6
TO Tsz On HaiHong Kong	443,000	80	7
CH Chi Ho Kevin TseHong Kong	305,000	80	8
WG Wade GillettCanada	146,000	81	1
ES Eike Soeren StrussCambodia	244,000	81	2
TQ Trung Quan NguyenViet Nam	399,000	81	3
SD Sita DivariThailand	144,000	81	5
NA Ngoc Anh CaoViet Nam	439,000	81	6
GM Gregory Matthew WinyardThailand	126,000	81	7
WN Wang Ngai GregoryCanada	312,000	81	8
BL Ben Lam LeeCanada	94,000	82	1
JF Juden FranciscoPhilippines	234,000	82	2
ZX Zhan Xi GuoTaiwan	587,000	82	3
SC Sparrow CheungHong Kong	501,000	82	4
TP Thomas PearnUnited Kingdom	112,000	82	6
FK Fang Kai YangTaiwan	100,000	82	7
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CA Chawengsak AssawinnimitThailand	160,000	83	1
YS Yuichi SumidaJapan	115,000	83	2
PS Phanlert SukonthachartnantThailand	411,000	83	3
SK Soobum KimSouth Korea	246,000	83	4
JT Jiei TsutsuiJapan	188,000	83	5
AK Amit KaushikIndia	354,000	83	6
YC Yunghan ChienTaiwan	390,000	83	7
TK Takuto KomiyaJapan	96,000	83	8
TY Tse Yueh TsaiTaiwan	109,000	84	1
TJ Tung Jung WuTaiwan	180,000	84	2
NA Ngamsiri AsiralertsiriThailand	181,000	84	3
TA The Anh TranViet Nam	841,000	84	4
YY Yuan Yang ShenTaiwan	152,000	84	5
YK Yuki KawabataJapan	63,000	84	6
KH Khac Hoang Giang BuiViet Nam	295,000	84	7
KY Ka Yu YeungHong Kong	140,000	84	8
HL Horace LeungHong Kong	123,000	85	1
YH Yun Hui FengTaiwan	74,000	85	2
AY Anuj YadavIndia	258,000	85	3
YB Yu Bin HeonSouth Korea	177,000	85	4
OP Ostap PerfilevRussia	131,000	85	5
HH Hoseong HaSouth Korea	1,180,000	85	6
MH Minh Hung Son NguyenViet Nam	294,000	85	7
TS Tomoya SekiJapan	213,000	85	8
ML Marlon LaxamanaPhilippines	390,000	86	1
MS Miki ShiraishiJapan	211,000	86	2
SZ Sergei ZakharovRussia	172,000	86	3
MS Masataka SetoguchiJapan	146,000	86	4
MS Mangkone SanaphanithLao People's Democratic Republic	1,054,000	86	5
CW Chia Wei KuoTaiwan	428,000	86	6
KW Kar Wee CheeMalaysia	213,000	86	7
IX Ivan Xin Rong WeeSingapore	119,000	86	8
TP Tat Pong PoonHong Kong	149,000	87	1
JH Jun Hao WuSingapore	257,000	87	2
RV Renato Villanueva JrPhilippines	212,000	87	3
AN Akshay NasaIndia	545,000	87	4
WZ Wen ZhangChina	43,000	87	5
CW Cheng WuChina	128,000	87	6
CP Ciklamini PatrikSlovakia	328,000	87	7
SY Shun Yi ZhengTaiwan	153,000	87	8
PL Pin Lun LiTaiwan	66,000	88	1
JL Jyun Li LinTaiwan	123,000	88	2
HG Hyeongseok GongSouth Korea	665,000	88	3
SK Shinichiro KanoJapan	154,000	88	4
SS Seiji SasakiJapan	31,000	88	5
JH Jisoo HaSouth Korea	410,000	88	6
AH Andrew HanAustralia	206,000	88	7
TE Takuma EndoJapan	53,000	88	8
MP Mike Pan GaoUnited States of America	67,000	89	1
ST Suparerk TotsaponvisadThailand	379,000	89	2
MM Masaki MatobaJapan	106,000	89	3
GL Gyeongbyeong LeeSouth Korea	222,000	89	4
JM Joris MichlNetherlands	190,000	89	5
CC Chin Chia HeTaiwan	99,000	89	6
KH King Hin LamHong Kong	146,000	89	7
YY Yi YangChina	154,000	89	8
TM Takaaki MiyauchiJapan	126,000	90	1
KI Kazuma IshiharaJapan	278,000	90	2
AG Ankit GuptaIndia	82,000	90	3
GF Gaku FujitaJapan	123,000	90	4
CJ Chi Jen ChenTaiwan	73,000	90	5
SH Shan Hui ChuaSingapore	304,000	90	6
LK Ling Kay YipHong Kong	138,000	90	7
AK Akihiro KonishiJapan	395,000	90	8
KN Kota NakayachiJapan	492,000	91	1
WK Wai Kin WongHong Kong	102,000	91	2
GB Gyeong Beom KimSouth Korea	189,000	91	3
JG Joshua GebissaGermany	250,000	91	4
MC Minjoo ChoSouth Korea	487,000	91	5
TM Tasuku MaruoJapan	221,000	91	6
NM Netnapit MuksateanThailand	456,000	91	7
CW Chul Woo JungSouth Korea	165,000	91	8
ZH Zi Han LinTaiwan	185,000	92	1
JJ Jeremy Je Min ChanMalaysia	213,000	92	2
TW Tsan Wa LiHong Kong	116,000	92	3
YO Yuki OzakiJapan	313,000	92	4
KY Kuang Yu TangTaiwan	83,000	92	5
PC Pin Cheng LiuTaiwan	182,000	92	6
CP Chak Pan HoHong Kong	100,000	92	7
CC Charlie ChiuTaiwan	249,000	93	1
II Irvan IliadiSingapore	520,000	93	2
IK Inaba KatsuhiroJapan	102,000	93	3
EG Edilberto GopezPhilippines	746,000	93	4
HL Ho LamHong Kong	605,000	93	5
RM Ryo MatsuuraJapan	220,000	93	6
KI Kyohei IkedaJapan	326,000	93	7
NC Nevan ChangTaiwan	213,000	94	1
YW Yuji WatanabeJapan	5,000	94	2
JK Juwon KimSouth Korea	204,000	94	3
CS Chi Shing ManHong Kong	170,000	94	4
RK Ryo KitagawaJapan	318,000	94	5
OK Ori KossonogiTaiwan	436,000	94	6
ST Satoshi TanakaJapan	135,000	94	7
CY Chun Yu MaHong Kong	355,000	95	1
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SH Sho HommaJapan	245,000	95	3
KW Kim Wah ChiuSingapore	144,000	95	5
CY Cheng Yi LinTaiwan	583,000	95	6
RY Ran YiChina	60,000	95	7
MK Minjae KimSouth Korea	285,000	95	8
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SC Shao Chi ChangTaiwan	535,000	96	3
NF Ng Foong LeeMauritius	67,000	96	4
NS Nattichai SutipanwihanThailand	309,000	96	5
KL Ka Lok ChanHong Kong	209,000	96	7
TY Ting Yi TsaiTaiwan	129,000	96	8
CH Changchi HuangTaiwan	474,000	97	1
CL Chuang Lin ChengTaiwan	940,000	97	3
JL Jari LarosNetherlands	77,000	97	4
CE Ching En ChenTaiwan	205,000	97	5
RS Ryan Shyun Yuan KimSingapore	347,000	97	6
NL Nguyen LeViet Nam	352,000	97	7
DN Daniel NeilsonAustralia	1,425,000	97	8
KT Kennie TaySingapore	116,000	98	1
RS Ryota ShindeJapan	468,000	98	2
ST Shandy Thjoi Jeng WongNetherlands	261,000	98	3
JO Junseok OhSouth Korea	728,000	98	4
SK Suhwan KwonSouth Korea	957,000	98	5
QD Quang Dinh DoViet Nam	220,000	98	7
CH Chih Hsuan ChiangTaiwan	741,000	98	8
SP Steve Pei Yao NgSingapore	214,000	99	1
SY Sunho YooSouth Korea	810,000	99	2
SO Selim OulmekkiFrance	803,000	99	3
NK Nishant KumarIndia	373,000	99	4
GP Gregoire Pierre De BoissiereFrance	102,000	99	5
HI Hyuma IgarashiJapan	84,000	99	7
PS Peng Sen WuTaiwan	279,000	99	8
KO Kouki OkumiyaJapan	269,000	100	1
KS Kaiya ShonoJapan	231,000	100	2
YJ Yu Jie NiTaiwan	232,000	100	3
JL Jangwoo LeeSouth Korea	167,000	100	5
AS Aleksei SolovevRussia	391,000	100	6
AC Abraham CeesvinSingapore	237,000	100	7
ML Minjae LeeSouth Korea	222,000	100	8

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Ren Lin Tops the Counts at Close of Play in Day 3 of 2026 APT Taipei Main Event

MAIN EVENT DAY 3 TOP TEN STACKS

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Players Bag for Day 4

Ng is the Last Elimination of Day 3

Lin Busts Sanaphanith to Lead; Ha Falls Short of Day 4

Split on the River

Lin Ends Gebissa's Main Event

Sawada Correctly Checks Back Trips

Koo Takes Out Oh

Brutal Cooler Gets Kwang a Double Up

Liu Knocks Down Berinde

Players Take a Short Break

Engel Doubles Up Gopez

Vasquez Tames Kuo

Lin Has the Bigger Pair

Michl Sniffs Out a Monster

Sawada Smacks a Straight on the River

Muksatean Twists the Knife; Oulmekki Busts Out

Lin Keeps Climbing

Big Names Bow Out of Main Event

Engel Sends Yang Packing

Lin Dusts Off Foster

Gebissa Takes a Dent Out of Sawada's Stack

Ling Runs into Kings

Ciklamini Collects

Shirasawa Takes from Katsura

Players Take a Short Break

Oulmekki Slides; Muksatean Picks Up

Chen Sends Okumiya Into the Blender

Juden Leaves Murata on Fumes

Zhang Doubles Through McCully

Hasler Doubles Through Sergers

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Lin Four-Bets Seven-Deuce

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Chen Takes from Yoda

Berinde Wins a Flip vs Lin

Yusuke Doubles Through Hsu

Players Take a Short Break

Lee Takes Out Totsaponvisad

Aces Help Jui Add to His Stack; Konishi Busts

Do Pays Off Lisawad's Overbet

Yusuke Pays Off Sawada

Hsu Climbs Hai; Yoo Too

Hsu Pushes McCully Off the Pot

Jui Takes From Yip

Wu Ends Nasa's Mission

Foster Sends Naohiro Packing

Nagi Runs Into the Nuts

Oulmekki Continues to Climb

Just 200 Players Remain

Yip Piles the Pressure on Konishi

Jui Finds a Double With Queens

Ma Mucks to Lin

Break Time

Kuo Tank Calls Zhao's Bluff

Laros Gets Felted

Chen Finishes Off Mammadov

What a Win For Nguyen; Kim Busts

Lin Drills the River to Send Kim Packing

Nguyen Picks Up a Small Pot From Neilsen

Both Players Are Sad to See That

Lovgren Among Early Exits

Leong Doubles Through Berinde

Zakharov Wins the APT Championship Main Event Ticket Draw

Hsu Dominates Kim

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Limp, Raise, 3-Bet, Tank, Fold!

Kim Bluffs Off to Chen

Time Ran Out for Yi

Early Double for Watanabe

Tsai Gets Max from Aces

Cards in the AIr

338 Return to Day 3 of APT Taipei 2026 Main Event

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Day 3 Seat Draw and Chipcounts

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