2025 WSOP Final Wrap: Asia Pacific Highlights

Tricia DavidSenior Journalist & Live Event Specialist

Updated: 2026.10.06

With all 100 gold bracelets awarded, the 56th Annual World Series of Poker has officially come to a close. The massive crowds that lit up the halls of the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas have dispersed and the hundreds upon hundreds of tables have been packed away. As the lights dim on another unforgettable season, here's one final look at the highlights by players from the Asia-Pacific region.

2025 WSOP Asia-Pacific Highlights

Champions From Asia

Asia picked up seven golds this summer's 2025 WSOP. Setting the tone early was China’s Xixiang Luo for his third career WSOP title. Even more impressive, the victory was a successful title defense, winning the very same event he conquered just one year prior. Fellow countryman Yilong Wang also struck gold, capturing his first ever WSOP bracelet in a field of 2,338 - the largest conquered by any Asian winner this series.

Shiina Okamoto - Original photo by Pokernews

Japan came out in force, representing the largest Asian contingent. This resulted in a long list of final table finishes and two victories. Shiina Okamoto grabbed headlines when she delivered a stunning back-to-back, defending her WSOP Ladies Championship title. Towards the end of the series, Ryutaro Suzuki did the same, displaying his poker mastery to secure his second career WSOP title.

Also making the list was Aditya Agarwal, the sole bracelet winner from India this year. Agarwal found success on the WSOP online platform, claiming his second career title. He earned his first on the live stage last year.

Event	Winner	Flag	Entries	Payout
Event #24: $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot	Xixiang Luo	China	1,452	$290,400
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller	Chang Lee	Korea	392	$1,949,044
Event #44:	Veerachai Vongxaiburana	Thailand	402	$784,353
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem	Yilong Wang	China	2,338	$830,685
Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship	Shiina Okamoto	Japan	1,368	$184,094
Event #88: $50,000 High Roller	Khoi Le Nguyen	Vietnam	252	$2,686,913
Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.	Ryutaro Suzuki	Japan	522	$273,386
Online Event #25: $1,000 NL Hold'em Championship	Aditya Agarwal	India	1,012	$168,026

Most Final Tables

Six players managed to reach multiple final tables this summer namely Punnat Punsri, Renji Mao, Yu Hsiang Huang, MenQi Chen, Wesley Fei, and Chinese high roller Quan Zhou who edged them all with an impressive three appearances. Still in pursuit of his first bracelet, Zhou’s best run this year saw him finish in 3rd place at the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.

Event #17: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em	Quan Zhou	China	4th	$153,576
Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	Quan Zhou	China	7th	$294,013
Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	Quan Zhou	China	3rd	$650,567

Final Table Results By Flag

Australia

Australia was well represented at the series with numerous players reaching the money. Four Aussies advanced to final tables, including Ashish Gupta, who navigated through a field of 9,920 runners at the Monster Stack event. Gupta finished 3rd, and while he missed out on the bracelet, he turned his $1,500 buy-in into a career high six-figure score.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #37: $1,500 Monster Stack	Ashish Gupta	Australia	3rd	$604,277
Event #82: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship	Kahle Burns	Australia	5th	$92,829
Event #84: $1,000 No-Limit Holdem	Dinesh Singham	Australia	6th	$45,917
Event #51: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha	Najeem Ajez	Australia	7th	$293,329

China

Among all the Asian contingents, China stood out with the most final table appearances that included two bracelet victories. Several of the country's top players delivered strong runs, with 15 of them earning six-figure scores. Leading the pack in single-event earnings was newly minted Yilong Wang, who banked $830,685. However, the top overall earner was Quan Zhou, whose three final table finishes brought in nearly $1.1 million in combined winnings.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #24: $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot	Xixiang Luo	China	1st	$290,400
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem	Yilong Wang	China	1st	$830,685
Event #40: $5,000 Seniors High Roller	Chuanshu Chen	China	2nd	$431,173
Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed	Chongxian Yang	China	3rd	$598,285
Event #25: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship	Qiang Xu	China	3rd	$135,828
Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	Quan Zhou	China	3rd	$650,567
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem	Ren Lin	China	3rd	$406,016
Event #87: $5,000 Super Turbo Bounty	Zheyu Weng	China	3rd	$294,441
Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	Biao Ding	China	4th	$713,762
Event #12: NL 2-7 Lowball Draw	Jun Weng	China	4th	$41,654
Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	Qiaonan Liu	China	4th	$105,947
Event #17: $2,000 No Limit Hold'em	Quan Zhou	China	4th	$153,576
Event #3: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	Renji Mao	China	4th	$191,550
Event #61: $500 No-Limit Holdem Freezeout	Ben Fan	China	5th	$63,706
Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud	MengQi Chen	China	5th	$23,271
Event #11: $10,000 Mystery Bounty	Chao Duan	China	6th	$124,151
Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions	Wesley Fei	China	6th	$197,550
Event #95: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack	Wesley Fei	China	6th	$50,526
Event #17: $2,000 No Limit Hold'em	Xiaoxiao Liu	China	6th	$85,056
Event #57: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller	Quan Zhou	China	7th	$294,013
Event #95: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack	Lei Yu	China	8th	$29,364
Event #43: $1,500 Razz	MengQi Chen	China	8th	$11,459
Event #58: $3,000 Nine Game Mix	Yueqi Zhu	China	8th	$19,134

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's bid for a gold this year came up short with Kevin Choi denied at victory's door. Bracelet holder Lok Ming Chan was also turned down, coming close at the final stretch with a 3rd place finish at The Closer.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	Kevin Choi	Hong Kong	2nd	$163,085
Event #97: $1,500 The Closer	Lok Chan	Hong Kong	3rd	$321,830
Event #35: $3,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	Tsz Ho Chau	Hong Kong	3rd	$212,820
Event #95: $800 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack	Yunlamkevin Choi	Hong Kong	7th	$38,328

India

Kunal Patni at 2025 WSOP - Photo by Pokernews

On the live stage, several of India’s top pros made a strong push for the gold with six players advancing to final tables. While none were able to seal the deal, Kunal Patni ran the deepest, finishing 5th in the $3,000 No Limit Hold’em event. Despite missing out on a bracelet, Patni walked away with the biggest cash of his career, turning his buy-in a whopping 74 times over.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem	Kunal Patni	India	5th	$224,833
Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty	Laksh Singh	India	6th	$57,205
Event #96: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	Zarvan Tumboli	India	7th	$57,945
Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship	Aditya Sushant	India	9th	$29,897
Event #89: $3,000 Mid-Stakes Championship	Ankit Ahuja	India	9th	$118,785
Event #68: $3,000 No-Limit Holdem	Paawan Bansal	India	9th	$77,760

Japan

Ryo Kotake at 2025 WSOP - Photo by Pokernews

The rise of Japanese poker players, especially at the series, can be attributed to the influencers and successful runners in recent years. While two well known players rose to victory - Ryutaro Suzuki and Shiina Okamoto - two others were right at the doorstep. Ryo Kotake finished an impressive 2nd in a field of 7,078 to turn his $800 buy-in into a monster score worth $332,840, and Yuya Arito shocked some of the world's most decorated high rollers after taking 2nd at the $10K Super Turbo Bounty.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.	Ryutaro Suzuki	Japan	1st	$273,386
Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship	Shiina Okamoto	Japan	1st	$184,094
Event #80: $800 Summer Celebration	Ryo Kotake	Japan	2nd	$332,840
Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty	Yuya Arito	Japan	2nd	$595,078
Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty	Ryuta Nakai	Japan	3rd	$415,755
Event #93: $3,000 T.O.R.S.E.	Koji Fujimoto	Japan	3rd	$119,108
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller	Masato Yokosawa	Japan	5th	$447,613
Event #85: $600 Ultra Stack	Riku Mieda	Japan	7th	$58,890
Event #70: $1,000 Ladies Championship	Sumire Uenomachi	Japan	7th	$26,131
vent #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better	Ruiko Mamiya	Japan	8th	$23,036
Event #61: $500 No-Limit Holdem Freezeout	Yudai Futai	Japan	8th	$28,635

Korea

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller	Chang Lee	Korea/USA	1st	$1,949,044
Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em	Yohwan Lim	Korea	5th	$136,701
Event #83: $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em	Jaehoon Baek	Korea	3rd	$213,800
Event #65: $1,000 Tag Team	Kyeongrim Shin - Hyomo Kang	Korea	6th	$34,793

Taiwan

Yu Hsiang Huang finishes 4th in two events at 2025 WSOP - Photo by Pokernews

Getting on the felt on opening day proved a good decision for Yu Hsiang Huang as he charged up to 4th place out of 19,654 runners at the festival's kick off event. Instantly becoming Taiwan's newest star, Huang came close once again with a 4th place finish out of 3,937 entries at the NLH Salute to Warriors event.

At the end of the series, Taiwan had another chance at the gold with Yu Chung "Nevan" Chang at the final table of Event #100 Super Turbo however he too was stopped in 4th place.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions	Yu Hsiang Huang	Taiwan	4th	$329,940
Event #45: $500 No-Limit Hold'em SALUTE to Warriors	Yu Hsiang Huang	Taiwan	4th	$68,619
Event #100: $1,000 Super Turbo	Yu-Chung Chang	Taiwan	4th	$84,733
Event #92: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty	Chen-An Lin	Taiwan	8th	$32,783
Event #97: $1,500 The Closer	Tawei Tou	Taiwan	9th	$64,980

Thailand

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #44: PL Big O Championship	Veerachai Vongxaiburana	Thailand/USA	1st	$784,353
Event #20: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Shootout	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	3rd	$130,560
Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	3rd	$146,266

Other Flags

Vamerdino Magsakay at 2025 WSOP - Photo by Pokernews

Impressive runs by players from the Philippines with two contenders nearly locking up the shiny WSOP merch. Early in the series, James Mendoza impressed with a 3rd place finish in the $10K Mystery Bounty. On the final day, newcomer Vamerdino Magsakay capped off the summer with a 4th place finish in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Payout
Event #59: $1,000 Battle of the Ages	Xia Wang	Macau	8th	$42,424
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	9th	$141,218
Event #54: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha	Matthew Beck	New Zealand	6th	$57,711
Event #11: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty 8-Handed	James Mendoza/USA	Philippines	3rd	$336,594
Event #99: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em	Vamerdino Magsakay	Philippines	4th	$201,811
Event #88: $50,000 High Roller	Khoi Le Nguyen	Vietnam/USA	1st	$2,686,913

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About the Editor

Tricia DavidSenior Journalist & Live Event Specialist

Tricia David is Somuchpoker's Senior Journalist and Live Event Specialist, covering major poker festivals and tours across the Asia Pacific region. She has been reporting on the region's poker scene for more than a decade, starting with the Asian Poker Tour in 2010 and the Philippine Poker Tour in 2012, and has been a core contributor at Somuchpoker since 2014.

2025 WSOP Final Wrap: Asia Pacific Highlights