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

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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)
Single Day High Roller
Total Prize
$521,335
Entries
230
ITM
31
#PayoutPlayer
1$110,240
3,571,700 TWD
JJ
John Juanda
Indonesia [IDN]Indonesia
2$74,245
2,405,500 TWD
MH
Myunghwan Han
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
3$52,345
1,696,000 TWD
MH
4$42,440
1,375,000 TWD
5$33,580
1,088,000 TWD
DJ
Dong Jae Lee
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
6$25,495
826,000 TWD
7$18,610
603,000 TWD
PP
8$13,610
441,000 TWD
VD
Vu Do Tien
Viet Nam [VNM]Viet Nam
9$11,265
365,000 TWD
LP
Leo Pang
Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
Check the 31 Payouts & Results ...

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)
Hyper Turbo - High Roller - Win the Button
Total Prize
$35,465
Entries
38
ITM
5
#PayoutPlayer
1$13,135
425,620 TWD
SC
2$9,045
293,000 TWD
SJ
Sung Jin Yun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
3$5,755
186,500 TWD
GT
Guy Taylor
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
4$4,165
135,000 TWD
DJ
Daniel Junemo Lee
United States of America [USA]United States of America
5$3,365
109,000 TWD
TS
Toh Shun Gui
Singapore [SGP]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)
NL Hold'em - Freezeout
Total Prize
$191,360
Entries
501
ITM
71
#PayoutPlayer
1$37,010
1,199,055 TWD
2$23,270
754,000 TWD
YH
3$16,665
540,000 TWD
4$13,135
425,500 TWD
JP
Jiang Pu
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland [GBR]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5$10,310
334,000 TWD
ES
Eunjung Sim
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
6$8,055
261,000 TWD
JL
Jung Lee
United States of America [USA]United States of America
7$6,065
196,500 TWD
8$4,230
137,000 TWD
9$3,350
108,500 TWD
HZ
Check the 71 Payouts & Results ...

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)
Baby Superstar Challenge
Total Prize
$689,005
Entries
151
ITM
20
#PayoutPlayer
1$165,380
5,358,340 TWD
CW
2$112,315
3,639,000 TWD
SP
3$74,075
2,400,000 TWD
AV
4$61,190
1,982,500 TWD
5$49,120
1,591,500 TWD
6$38,520
1,248,000 TWD
IC
7$28,875
935,500 TWD
CJ
8$21,360
692,000 TWD
AP
Alfie Poetra
United States of America [USA]United States of America
9$16,545
536,000 TWD
CW
Christian William Harder
United States of America [USA]United States of America
Check the 20 Payouts & Results ...

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)
Turbo - High Roller
Total Prize
$69,335
Entries
52
ITM
7
#PayoutPlayer
1$21,850
707,900 TWD
HS
Huh Seong Uk
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
2$15,770
511,000 TWD
3$10,045
325,500 TWD
4$7,625
247,000 TWD
5$5,895
191,000 TWD
6$4,505
146,000 TWD
7$3,640
118,000 TWD
LJ

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)
Mini Main Event
Total Prize
$1,173,335
Guaranteed
15,000,000
Entries
1,760
ITM
248
#PayoutPlayer
1$211,885
6,865,000 TWD
HT
2$112,545
3,646,500 TWD
3$78,705
2,550,000 TWD
JS
Jaemoon Seok
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
4$57,035
1,848,000 TWD
5$45,450
1,472,500 TWD
HH
Ho Hoi Choy
Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
6$36,155
1,171,500 TWD
PC
7$27,625
895,000 TWD
CH
Chak Hei Chan
Australia [AUS]Australia
8$19,505
632,000 TWD
LC
9$14,905
483,000 TWD
JS
Check the 248 Payouts & Results ...

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)
Micro Main Event
Total Prize
$175,115
Guaranteed
2,000,000
Entries
629
ITM
87
#PayoutPlayer
1$27,210
881,600 TWD
2$27,210
881,580 TWD
3$14,940
484,000 TWD
SH
4$11,560
374,500 TWD
5$9,105
295,000 TWD
6$7,130
231,000 TWD
7$5,280
171,000 TWD
YK
Yichang Kim
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
8$3,625
117,500 TWD
RW
Robert Williams
United States of America [USA]United States of America
9$2,855
92,500 TWD
PY
Pui Yu Ning
Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
Check the 87 Payouts & Results ...

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)
Double Stack
Total Prize
$482,220
Guaranteed
10,000,000
Entries
930
ITM
131
#PayoutPlayer
1$81,450
2,639,000 TWD
JL
Jeorge Lagatuz
Philippines [PHL]Philippines
2$70,650
2,289,000 TWD
DE
David Erquiaga
Philippines [PHL]Philippines
3$37,595
1,218,000 TWD
4$28,225
914,500 TWD
5$21,960
711,500 TWD
DC
6$16,250
526,500 TWD
7$11,635
377,000 TWD
8$8,285
268,500 TWD
NC
Ngai Chung Ng
Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
9$6,545
212,000 TWD
SI
Check the 131 Payouts & Results ...

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)
APT High Roller
Total Prize
$1,217,335
Guaranteed
15,000,000
Entries
415
ITM
55
#PayoutPlayer
1$244,955
7,936,600 TWD
2$148,410
4,808,500 TWD
3$107,255
3,475,000 TWD
4$86,745
2,810,500 TWD
5$68,655
2,224,500 TWD
KW
Kaifan Wang
United States of America [USA]United States of America
6$52,840
1,712,000 TWD
SJ
Sung Jin Yun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
7$39,335
1,274,500 TWD
KW
Kok Wei Teoh
Malaysia [MYS]Malaysia
8$28,470
922,500 TWD
9$23,040
746,500 TWD
Check the 55 Payouts & Results ...

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)
High Roller - Last Chance
Total Prize
$346,665
Entries
200
ITM
27
#PayoutPlayer
1$76,730
2,486,000 TWD
DA
Dinesh Alt
Switzerland [CHE]Switzerland
2$51,820
1,679,000 TWD
3$35,680
1,156,000 TWD
4$29,090
942,500 TWD
5$23,195
751,500 TWD
JO
Junseok Oh
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
6$17,825
577,500 TWD
ZX
7$12,965
420,000 TWD
8$9,400
304,500 TWD
9$7,760
251,500 TWD
Check the 27 Payouts & Results ...

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)
Turbo - High Roller
Total Prize
$106,400
Entries
114
ITM
17
#PayoutPlayer
1$26,785
867,860 TWD
JH
Jhon Hendri
Indonesia [IDN]Indonesia
2$18,085
586,000 TWD
3$11,760
381,000 TWD
JS
Jo Seng Mok
Malaysia [MYS]Malaysia
4$9,740
315,500 TWD
5$7,855
254,500 TWD
6$6,190
200,500 TWD
7$4,740
153,500 TWD
DK
8$3,565
115,500 TWD
9$2,655
86,000 TWD
Check the 17 Payouts & Results ...

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