Big Side Event Winners At The Close Of Record-Breaking APT Taipei 2025 Series

The Asian Poker Tour has made history in Taiwan with the just concluded APT Taipei 2025 stop at the brand new Red Space venue filled to the brim during an action-packed series bringing in 126 tournaments. In this article, we take a closer look at some notables among the champions in the second half of the festival.

APT Taipei 2025 – Second Half Side Winners

Perhaps one of the biggest names participating in the entire series was none other than Indonesia’s John Juanda, who has been a longterm contender on the international live poker circuit with more than $26 million in cashes. He added some more to the resume after taking down Event #69 Single-Day High Roller.

The NT$ 85,000 (US$ 2,800) buy-in attracted a field of 230 entries and the top 31 finishers earned a portion of the NT$ 16,891,200 (~US$ 566,497) prize pool. Juanda’s victory came with a payday of NT$ 3,571,500 (~US$ 119,781), which is certainly not too shabby for one day of work at the poker tables for the currently ranked 37th on the all-time money list.

#69 Single Day High Roller (85,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$521,335

Total Prize

NT$16,891,200

Entries

230

ITM

31

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$3,571,700 $110,240	JJ John Juanda Indonesia
2	NT$2,405,500 $74,245	MH Myunghwan Han Korea (Republic of)
3	NT$1,696,000 $52,345	MH Ming Hong Teoh Malaysia
4	NT$1,375,000 $42,440	KN Kyosuke Nagami Japan
5	NT$1,088,000 $33,580	DJ Dong Jae Lee Korea (Republic of)
6	NT$826,000 $25,495	GF Gaku Fujita Japan
7	NT$603,000 $18,610	PP Punnat Punsri Thailand
8	NT$441,000 $13,610	VD Vu Do Tien Viet Nam
9	NT$365,000 $11,265	LP Leo Pang Hong Kong

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Likewise on April 30, 2025, Taiwan’s Chen Yi Hung prevailed in a NT$ 20,000 (~ US$ 670) NLHE Event with a staggering field size of 428 entries to claim the top prize of NT$ 1,267,400 (~US$ 42,506). The day concluded with a victory of Park Yu “Sparrow” Cheung in a Hyper Turbo High Roller Win the Button, as he added to his trophy cabinet with a first-place worth NT$ 425,620 (~US$ 14,274).

#76 Hyper Turbo - High Roller - Win the Button (35,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$35,465

Total Prize

NT$1,149,120

Entries

38

ITM

5

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$425,620 $13,135	SC Sparrow Cheung Hong Kong
2	NT$293,000 $9,045	SJ Sung Jin Yun Korea (Republic of)
3	NT$186,500 $5,755	GT Guy Taylor United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4	NT$135,000 $4,165	DJ Daniel Junemo Lee United States of America
5	NT$109,000 $3,365	TS Toh Shun Gui Singapore

Chung Lam Allan Kong came out on top of an even larger field of 501 entries in a NT$ 15,000 NLHE Freezeout for a handsome top prize of NT$ 1,199,055 (~US$ 40,214).

#85 NL Hold'em - Freezeout (15,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$191,360

Total Prize

NT$6,200,055

Entries

501

ITM

71

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$1,199,055 $37,010	CL Chung Lam Allan Kong Hong Kong
2	NT$754,000 $23,270	YH Yu Hao Huang Taiwan
3	NT$540,000 $16,665	HT Hiroaki Terasaka Japan
4	NT$425,500 $13,135	JP Jiang Pu United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5	NT$334,000 $10,310	ES Eunjung Sim Korea (Republic of)
6	NT$261,000 $8,055	JL Jung Lee United States of America
7	NT$196,500 $6,065	CH Cheung Hing Wan Taiwan
8	NT$137,000 $4,230	TH Tsun Hin Barry Wong Hong Kong
9	NT$108,500 $3,350	HZ Heng Zhe Hu Taiwan

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Also hailing from Hong Kong is Kwan Chun Kit and they lifted the trophy in the largest ever Zodiac Classic Sponsored by Natural8. The initial guarantee was smashed and more than doubled thanks to a gargantuan 626-entry strong field, which paid out NT$ 43,269,120 in prize money – which equals approximately US$ 1.45 million! Kwan’s top prize of NT$ 8,572,620 (~US$ 287,508) was sweetened by the additional APT Championship ticket for November.

In the prestigious Baby Superstar Challenge, the trophy remained on home soil as Chih Wei Fan defeated a field of 151 entries. Famously known for his APT Main Event run and memorable six-bet shove with ace-five into aces, Fan had the best of it this time and collected nearly a quarter of the NT$ 22,323,840 (~US$ 748,697) prize pool worth NT$ 5,358,340 (~US$ 179,708).

#96 Baby Superstar Challenge (165,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$689,005

Total Prize

NT$22,323,840

Entries

151

ITM

20

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$5,358,340 $165,380	CW Chih Wei Fan Taiwan
2	NT$3,639,000 $112,315	SP Steve Pei Yao Ng Singapore
3	NT$2,400,000 $74,075	AV Andres Vasquez Colombia
4	NT$1,982,500 $61,190	RM Rishi Mehra India
5	NT$1,591,500 $49,120	CC Chung Ching Cheung China
6	NT$1,248,000 $38,520	IC I-chun Chiu Taiwan
7	NT$935,500 $28,875	CJ Chi Jen Chu Taiwan
8	NT$692,000 $21,360	AP Alfie Poetra United States of America
9	NT$536,000 $16,545	CW Christian William Harder United States of America

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Two years ago, South Korea’s Seong Uk Huh won the WPT Prime Main Event at the Asia Poker Arena and he added another victory in Taiwan this time. Event #99 Turbo High Roller came with a price tag of NT$ 50,000 (~US$ 1,677) and attracted 52 entries. Huh was the last man standing for a top prize of NT$ 707,900 (~US$ 23,742).

#99 Turbo - High Roller (50,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$69,335

Total Prize

NT$2,246,400

Entries

52

ITM

7

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$707,900 $21,850	HS Huh Seong Uk Korea (Republic of)
2	NT$511,000 $15,770	YC Yu Chung Chang Taiwan
3	NT$325,500 $10,045	HC Hsien-lee Chu Taiwan
4	NT$247,000 $7,625	RS Rikuto Sashida Japan
5	NT$191,000 $5,895	SA Sate Amnuayponsawat Thailand
6	NT$146,000 $4,505	DN Dominik Nitsche Germany
7	NT$118,000 $3,640	LJ Lan Jiang Gu Canada

On the final two days of the series, several of the multi-flight key events played down to a winner. Among them was the NT$ 25,000 (~US$ 838) Mini Main Event with a huge field size of 1,760 entries for a prize pool of NT$ 38,016,000 (~US$ 1,274,981). Hung Te Lee from Taiwan came out as the winner for NT$ 6,865,000 (~US$ 230,238) and the APT Championship entry ticket.

#92 Mini Main Event (25,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$1,173,335

Total Prize

NT$38,016,000

Guaranteed

NT$15,000,000

Entries

1,760

ITM

248

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$6,865,000 $211,885	HT Hung Te Lee Taiwan
2	NT$3,646,500 $112,545	RI Ryosuke Ikari Japan
3	NT$2,550,000 $78,705	JS Jaemoon Seok Korea (Republic of)
4	NT$1,848,000 $57,035	MS Ming Sheng Liu Taiwan
5	NT$1,472,500 $45,450	HH Ho Hoi Choy Hong Kong
6	NT$1,171,500 $36,155	PC Po Ching Lee Taiwan
7	NT$895,000 $27,625	CH Chak Hei Chan Hong Kong
8	NT$632,000 $19,505	LC Lin Che Chi Taiwan
9	NT$483,000 $14,905	JS Jereld Sam Enzhi Singapore

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The NT$ 11,000 (~US$ 369) Micro Main Event nearly tripled the guarantee thanks to 629 entries and there was a chop in heads-up between Kuan Chieh Wang from Taiwan and Gilbert Tin Fook of Mauritius. It was Wang who claimed the trophy and marginally higher payout of NT$ 881,600 (~US$ 29,567).

#117 Micro Main Event (11,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$175,115

Total Prize

NT$5,673,680

Guaranteed

NT$2,000,000

Entries

629

ITM

87

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$881,600 $27,210	KC Kuan Chieh Wang Taiwan
2	NT$881,580 $27,210	GR Gilbert Roland Tin Fook Mauritius
3	NT$484,000 $14,940	SH Szu Han Chen Taiwan
4	NT$374,500 $11,560	TC Tak Chun Douglas Lui Hong Kong
5	NT$295,000 $9,105	CF Cheng Feng Chiu Taiwan
6	NT$231,000 $7,130	SC Sukanda Chatthanyakit Thailand
7	NT$171,000 $5,280	YK Yichang Kim Korea (Republic of)
8	NT$117,500 $3,625	RW Robert Williams Canada
9	NT$92,500 $2,855	PY Pui Yu Ning Hong Kong

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Another deal was made in Event #104 Double Stack and that comes as little surprise with two players from the Philippines ending up in the duel for the trophy. Jeorge Lagatuz defeated David Erquiaga and had the best of it with NT$ 2,639,000 (~USD 88,506) along with the APT Championship ticket.

#104 Double Stack (20,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$482,220

Total Prize

NT$15,624,000

Guaranteed

NT$10,000,000

Entries

930

ITM

131

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$2,639,000 $81,450	JL Jeorge Lagatuz Philippines
2	NT$2,289,000 $70,650	DE David Erquiaga Philippines
3	NT$1,218,000 $37,595	CS Chen Shen Huang Taiwan
4	NT$914,500 $28,225	KF Kosei Fujiwara Japan
5	NT$711,500 $21,960	DC Dhanesh Chainani Singapore
6	NT$526,500 $16,250	MK Mizuki Kurokawa Japan
7	NT$377,000 $11,635	ST Supathat Thaiwatcharamas Thailand
8	NT$268,500 $8,285	NC Ngai Chung Ng Hong Kong
9	NT$212,000 $6,545	SI Subaru Ito Japan

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In the elusive APT High Roller, a total of 415 entries for the NT$ 110,000 (~US$ 3,689) buy-in more than  doubled the guaranteed prize pool. It ended with the victory for Vietnam’s Nguyen Trung Quan, who not only received the APT Championship ticket but also a handsome payout of NT$ 7,936,600 (~US$ 266,178).

#105 APT High Roller (110,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$1,217,335

Total Prize

NT$39,441,600

Guaranteed

NT$15,000,000

Entries

415

ITM

55

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$7,936,600 $244,955	NT Nguyen Trung Quan Viet Nam
2	NT$4,808,500 $148,410	AC Alexander Chalermklao Wice Thailand
3	NT$3,475,000 $107,255	YB Yung Bing Chu Taiwan
4	NT$2,810,500 $86,745	AA Abraham Abdulla Ceesvin Singapore
5	NT$2,224,500 $68,655	KW Kaifan Wang United States of America
6	NT$1,712,000 $52,840	SJ Sung Jin Yun Korea (Republic of)
7	NT$1,274,500 $39,335	KW Kok Wei Teoh Malaysia
8	NT$922,500 $28,470	SH Sai Hang Jason Chau Hong Kong
9	NT$746,500 $23,040	TY Tseng Yi Chieh Taiwan

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Swiss poker pro Dinesh Alt claimed one of the APT trophies on the final day of the series in a very solid 200-entry strong field in Event #118 High Roller Last Chance. His NT$ 65,000 buy-in (~US$ 2,180) transpired into a top prize of NT$ 2,486,000 (~US$ 83,375) and that more than made up for his run-bad during the 2025 Irish Open in Dublin.

#118 High Roller - Last Chance (65,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$346,665

Total Prize

NT$11,232,000

Entries

200

ITM

27

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$2,486,000 $76,730	DA Dinesh Alt Switzerland
2	NT$1,679,000 $51,820	SJ Satanan Jungrungreangkit Thailand
3	NT$1,156,000 $35,680	TH Tsui Han Hsiao Taiwan
4	NT$942,500 $29,090	KN Kyle Nevin Yun Wing Ho Canada
5	NT$751,500 $23,195	JO Junseok Oh Korea (Republic of)
6	NT$577,500 $17,825	ZX Zhan Xi Guo Taiwan
7	NT$420,000 $12,965	TS Thanisorn Saelor Thailand
8	NT$304,500 $9,400	NS Nattawat Soontanont Thailand
9	NT$251,500 $7,760	CY Chih Yuan Wang Taiwan

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Another notable to end the series on a high-note was Indonesia’s Jhon Hendri, who lifted the trophy in one of the very last tournaments on the schedule. Event #122 Turbo High Roller produced a field of 114 entries and Hendri collected the top prize of NT$ 867,860 (~US$ 29,106) to make it half a dozen wins on the live poker circuit.

#122 Turbo - High Roller (35,000 TWD)

Total Prize USD

$106,400

Total Prize

NT$3,447,360

Entries

114

ITM

17

#	Payout	Player
1	NT$867,860 $26,785	JH Jhon Hendri Indonesia
2	NT$586,000 $18,085	KC King Chun Horace Leung Hong Kong
3	NT$381,000 $11,760	JS Jo Seng Mok Malaysia
4	NT$315,500 $9,740	KT Kei Takazawa Japan
5	NT$254,500 $7,855	RP Runch Pornraksamanee Thailand
6	NT$200,500 $6,190	TK Tamao Kobayashi Japan
7	NT$153,500 $4,740	DK Dongwoo Ko Canada
8	NT$115,500 $3,565	KL King Lun Lau Alan Hong Kong
9	NT$86,000 $2,655	SS Shunta Sakamoto Japan

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Stay tuned for a separate festival recap with all key figures of what has been a live poker series for the ages in Taiwan.

Links:

APT Taipei 2025 – News
APT Taipei 2025 – Results
APT Taipei 2025 – Live Reports