Tracking Asia-Pacific Achievements At The 2025 WSOP

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As the ongoing World Series of Poker (2025 WSOP) chugs along at the Horseshoe and Paris Hotels in Las Vegas, players from Asia and the Asia-Pacific region are making their presence felt across the board. From deep runs in massive-fields to bracelet wins and podium finishes, Somuchpoker takes a closer look at the region’s achievements after 49 WSOP bracelet events.

2025 WSOP Bracelet Winners From Asia

Xixiang Luo wins career third bracelet at 2025 WSOP — Xixiang Luo wins at the 2025 WSOP – Photo by Pokernews

Out of 49 WSOP events covered in this article, three players from Asia have captured bracelets. Among them was Xixiang Luo for his career third bracelet.

Event	Player	Flag	Entries	Payout
24: $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot 8-Handed	Xixiang Luo (3rd bracelet)	China	1,452	$290,400
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Chang Lee (1st bracelet)	Korea	392	$1,949,044
44: $10,000 Pot Limit Big O Championship	Veerachai Vongxaiburana (1st bracelet)	US-based Thai	402	$784,353

Other Podium Finishers

Kevin Choi - Photo by Pokernews — Kevin Choi finishes runner-up at 2025 WSOP – Photo by Pokernews

This table highlights players that missed the bracelet finishing in 2nd and 3rd place.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
40: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Seniors High Roller (50+)	Chuanshu Chen	China	2	801	$431,173
47: $2,500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better/Stud 8 of Better	Kevin Choi	Hong Kong	2	575	$163,085
37: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Monster Stack	Ashish Gupta	Australia	3	9,920	$604,277
14: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha High Roller 8-Handed	Chongxian Yang	China	3	245	$598,285
11: $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty 8-Handed	James Mendoza	Philippines	3	616	$336,594
20: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	3	1,299	$130,560
25: $10,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Championship	Qiang Xu	China	3	127	$135,828
35: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout	Tsz Ho Chau	Hong Kong	3	1,027	$212,820
34: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty	Xinwen Zhang	China	3	2,232	$120,457

Six And Seven Figure Scores

Yohwan Lim aka BoxeR runs deep at 2025 WSOP – Photo by Pokernews

The table shows all APAC players that have collected six and seven figure payouts.

Event	Player	Flag	Place/Entries	Payout
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Chang Lee	Korea	1/392	$1,949,044
44: $10,000 Pot Limit Big O Championship	Veerachai Vongxaiburana	Thailand	1/402	$784,353
37: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Monster Stack	Ashish Gupta	Australia	3/9,920	$604,277
14: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha High Roller 8-Handed	Chongxian Yang	China	3/245	$598,285
46: $250,000 No Limit Hold’em Super High Roller	Biao Ding	China	10/63	$516,393
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Masato Yokosawa	Japan	5/392	$447,613
40: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Seniors High Roller (50+)	Chuanshu Chen	China	2/801	$431,173
11: $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty 8-Handed	James Mendoza	Philippines	3/616	$336,594
1: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Millions	Yu Hsiang Huang	Taiwan	4/19,654	$329,940
24: $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot 8-Handed	Xixiang Luo	China	1/1,452	$290,400
35: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout	Tsz Ho Chau	Hong Kong	3/1,027	$212,820
1: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Millions	Wesley Fei	China	6/19,654	$197,550
3: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed	Renji Mao	China	4/693	$191,550
47: $2,500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better/Stud 8 of Better	Kevin Choi	Hong Kong	2/575	$163,085
32: $50,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Chongxian Yang	China	9/171	$161,048
17: $2,000 No Limit Hold’em	Quan Zhou	China	4/1,692	$153,576
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	9/392	$141,218
49: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed	Yohwan Lim	Korea	5/1,521	$136,701
25: $10,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Championship	Qiang Xu	China	3/127	$135,828
20: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	3/1,299	$130,560
11: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty 8-Handed	Chao Duan	China	6/616	$124,151
34: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty	Xinwen Zhang	China	3/2,232	$120,457
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	11/392	$111,294
32: $50,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	24/171	$102,395

Multi-Final Table Cashes

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

While many players have already gone deep at the ongoing series, three players reached the final table multiple times. Standout performance by Taiwan’s Yu Hsiang Huang with two 4th place finishes in massive fields.

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
14: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha High Roller 8-Handed	Chongxian Yang	China	3	245	$598,285
32: $50,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Chongxian Yang	China	9	171	$161,048
6: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud	MengQi Chen	China	5	377	$23,271
43: $1,500 Limit Razz	MengQi Chen	China	8	472	$11,459
1: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Millions	Yu Hsiang Huang	Taiwan	4	19,654	$329,940
45: $500 No Limit Hold’em SALUTE to Warriors	Yu Hsiang Huang	Taiwan	4	3,937	$68,619

Most Player Cashes (In Top 100)

2025 WSOP Event #31 Deepstack – Photo by Pokernews

This table highlights players that have cashed the most based only within the top 100 of event payouts.

Player	Flag	Cashes	Total
Quan Zhou	China	5	$246,207
James Obst	Australia	5	$63,232
Jun Obara	Japan	5	$53,039
Tsugunari Toma	Japan	4	$94,241
Zhen Chen	China	4	$84,278
Ryutaro Suzuki	Japan	4	$15,635

Flag Cashes (In Top 100)

This table shows the number of 2025 WSOP cashes per APAC flag after 49 events. Only event cashes within the top 100 are reflected.

Australia	30
China	80
Hong Kong	16
India	22
Indonesia	3
Japan	45
Korea	11
Lebanon	1
Malaysia	6
New Zealand	4
Philippines	7
Singapore	4
Taiwan	22
Thailand	6
Vietnam	5

Top 5 Events Cashed

James Mendoza at 2025 WSOP – Photo by Pokernews

This table highlights the top 5 WSOP events with the highest number of Asia and Asia-Pacific players finishing in the top 100 payouts. The table also lists the deepest Asian player run in each event.

Event	Entries	APAC Cashes	Deepest Run	Flag	Place	Payout
17: $2,000 No Limit Hold’em	1,692	14	Quan Zhou	China	4th	153,576
49: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed	1,421	14	Yohwan Lim	Korea	5th	136,701
47: $2,500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better/Stud 8 or Better	575	13	Kevin Choi	Hong Kong	2nd	163,085
3: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em 8-Handed	693	13	Renji Mao	China	4th	$191,550
11: $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty 8-Handed	616	11	James Mendoza	Philippines	3rd	$336,594

Top 3 Cashes Per Flag

Australia

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
37: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Monster Stack	Ashish Gupta	Australia	3	9,920	$604,277
6: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud	Gary Benson	Australia	18	377	$4,108
36: $10,000 Pot Limit Omaha 8 or Better 8-Handed	James Obst	Australia	18	386	$28,936

China

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
24: $1,500 PLO Double Board Bomb Pot 8-Handed	Xixiang Luo	China	1	1,452	$290,400
40: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Seniors High Roller (50+)	Chuanshu Chen	China	2	801	$431,173
14: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha High Roller 8-Handed	Chongxian Yang	China	3	245	$598,285

Hong Kong

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
35: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout	Tsz Ho Chau	Hong Kong	3	1,027	$212,820
47: $2,500 Limit Omaha 8 or Better/Stud 8 or Better	Kevin Choi	Hong Kong	2	575	$163,085
19: $500 No Limit Hold’em Colossus	Lok Ming Chan	Hong Kong	22	16,301	$23,440

India

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
22: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 6-Handed	Santosh Survana	India	48	336	$50,299
37: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Monster Stack	Lakshpal Singh	India	43	9,920	$33,947
19: $500 No Limit Hold’em Colossus	Bhargav Kakani	India	46	16,301	$12,740

Japan

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Masato Yokosawa	Japan	5	392	$447,613
14: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha High Roller 8-Handed	Tsugunari Toma	Japan	30	245	$50,829
11: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty 8-Handed	Masafumi Fukata	Japan	19	616	$28,024

Korea

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Chang Lee	Korea	1	392	$1,949,044
49: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed	Yohwan Lim	Korea	5	1,421	$136,701
49: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed	Dohyeok Kim	Korea	17	1,421	$33,282

Malaysia

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	9	392	$141,218
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Wai kiat Lee	Malaysia	16	392	$73,639
11: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty 8-Handed	Chin Wei Lim	Malaysia	77	616	$13,592

Philippines

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
11: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Bounty 8-Handed	James Mendoza	Philippines	3	616	$336,594
35: $3,000 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout	Lester Edoc	Philippines	15	1,027	$18,610
40: $5,000 No Limit Hold’em Seniors High Roller (50+)	Marc Rivera	Philippines	32	801	$17,670

Singapore

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
34: $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Super Turbo Bounty	Dhanesh Chainani	Singapore	34	2,232	$7,649
28: $600 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 8-Handed	Jereld Sam	Singapore	94	2,775	$1,914
28: $600 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha Deepstack 8-Handed	Paul Wee Hsien	Singapore	93	2,775	$1,914

Taiwan

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
1: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Mystery Millions	Yu Hsiang Huang	Taiwan	4	19,654	$329,940
45: $500 No Limit Hold’em SALUTE to Warriors	Yu Hsiang Huang	Taiwan	4	3,937	$68,619
30: $10,000 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw Lowball 7-Handed	James Chen	Taiwan	12	233	$27,214

Thailand

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
44: $10,000 Pot Limit Big O Championship	Veerachai Vongxaiburana	Thailand	1	402	$784,353
20: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	3	1,299	$130,560
26: $25,000 No Limit Hold’em High Roller 8-Handed	Punnat Punsri	Thailand	11	392	$111,294

Vietnam

Event	Player	Flag	Place	Entries	Payout
19: $500 No Limit Hold’em Colossus	Thanh Ha Duong	Vietnam	79	16,301	$7,360
17: $2,000 No Limit Hold’em	Hieu Ngo	Vietnam	93	1,692	$5,090
10: No Limit Hold’em Deepstack	Hieu Ngo	Vietnam	91	6,090	$3,096