APT Incheon Main Event: Japan’s Shoichiro Tamaki stacks high up on sixteen player survivor list; KRW 346,647,000 (~US$ 262,090) awaits champion
The nonstop APT Incheon Main Event action across the past five days has rounded the field down to its remaining sixteen contenders after another ten levels of play. The final numbers recorded a total of 930 entries (564 unique) across the event’s four onsite and slew of online starting flights, with 134 having returned to the tournament tables at Paradise City Casino for yesterday’s Day 3 action.
Listing a prize pool of KRW 1,867,347,000 (~USD $1,411,975), today’s games are set to play down to a winner, with each of the sixteen survivors already guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 15,300,000 (~US$ 11,555). Japan’s Shoichiro Tamaki leads the two table list through to the final day where the country’s largest APT Main Event champion will claim the lucrative KRW 346,647,000 (~US$ 262,090) top prize by the end of the day.
Day 3 Recap
Day 3 saw its 134 player field cut a piece of the pie as eliminations turned up early on left and right. It took nearly thirteen hours on the clock before action capped with Hong Kong’s Cheuk Him Tsang on the losing end of a three way all-in. Tsang’s bust in 17th place finish by the hands of Tran Tu meant the final two table player list was set in stone.
Among those sitting high up the ranks are Japan’s Shoichiro Tamaki who locked up a massive flip with 
against big stacked Veleriy Pak’s 
at the last level of the day, and APT Superstar Challenge 4th placer Abraham Abdulla Ceesvin. Tamaki secured the 6,600,000 in chips or 106 BB pot after spiking a one card flush to his on the river, leaving his opponent still 7th in chips. On the other hand, Singapore’s Ceesvin has shown great prowess in this season’s festivities, having already bagged an APT title from Event #2: Single Day High Roller Freezeout 8-Max, aside from two other final table appearances.
Notable runners who did not make the cut include USA’s Andrew An (23rd), Day 2 chip leader Aaron Lim (52nd), sixteen time APT champion Lester Edoc (58th), Australia’s Joshua McCully (59th), and Sparrow Cheung (61st). Bracelet winners Renji Mao (18th), Yan Shing Tsang (30th), Chin Wei “Webster” Lim (50th), and Alex Lindop (78th) likewise failed to secure a spot in the final games but will still have Event #64: APT High Roller 8-Max to look forward to.
Final Day plays down to a champion today, September 2nd at 12:15 pm sharp. Blinds resume on Level 27: 30,000 / 60,000 – ante 60,000 following 60 minute blind intervals throughout.
APT Incheon Main Event Final Day Chip Counts
| Pos. | Name | Flag | Chip Count |
| 1 | Shoichiro Tamaki | Japan | 6,740,000 |
| 2 | Abraham Abdulla Ceesvin | Singapore | 6,210,000 |
| 3 | Tsz To Wan | China | 3,170,000 |
| 4 | King Wai Cheung | Hong Kong | 2,535,000 |
| 5 | Masahiro Adachi | Japan | 2,515,000 |
| 6 | Adrian Boon Chye Chua | Singapore | 2,515,000 |
| 7 | Veleriy Pak | Uzbekistan | 2,340,000 |
| 8 | Artem Sofronov | Russia | 1,835,000 |
| 9 | Tran Tu | New Zealand | 1,695,000 |
| 10 | Napat Chokejindachai | Thailand | 1,555,000 |
| 11 | Zhanhui Zheng | China | 1,540,000 |
| 12 | Milos Petakovic | Serbia | 1,345,000 |
| 13 | Jason Lau | Malaysia | 1,145,000 |
| 14 | Raul Martinez Gallego | Spain | 850,000 |
| 15 | Wataru Kosugi | Japan | 580,000 |
| 16 | Inaba Katsuhiro | Japan | 425,000 |
Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize (KRW) | Prize (~US$) |
| 1st | KRW 346,647,000 | $262,090 |
| 2nd | KRW 210,500,000 | $159,150 |
| 3rd | KRW 147,700,000 | $111,670 |
| 4th | KRW 110,900,000 | $83,850 |
| 5th | KRW 86,300,000 | $65,250 |
| 6th | KRW 63,900,000 | $48,310 |
| 7th | KRW 45,700,000 | $34,550 |
| 8th | KRW 32,600,000 | $24,650 |
| 9th | KRW 25,700,000 | $19,430 |
APT Incheon Main Event Review
Date/s: August 28 – September 2, 2023
Buy in: KRW 2,300,000 (~US$ 1,725)
Guarantee: KRW 1,300,000,000 (~US$ 1,000,000)
Prize pool: KRW 1,867,347,000 (~US$ 1,411,975)
Entries : 930 (564 unique)
ITM: 135 players
Day 1 Results
Flight A: 223 entries / 80 advanced
Flight B: 207 entries / 96 advanced
Flight C: 156 entries / 85 advanced
Flight D: 123 entries / 70 advanced
Online: 171 entries
