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

$521,335

Entries

230

ITM

31

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

$35,465

Entries

38

ITM

5

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

$191,360

Entries

501

ITM

71

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

$689,005

Entries

151

ITM

20

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

$69,335

Entries

52

ITM

7

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

$1,173,335

Guaranteed

15,000,000

Entries

1,760

ITM

248

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

$175,115

Guaranteed

2,000,000

Entries

629

ITM

87

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

$482,220

Guaranteed

10,000,000

Entries

930

ITM

131

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

$1,217,335

Guaranteed

15,000,000

Entries

415

ITM

55

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

$346,665

Entries

200

ITM

27

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

$106,400

Entries

114

ITM

17

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