APT High Roller Champion Martin Sedlak

Martin Sedlak from Germany has won the TWD 110,000 APT Super High Roller for TWD 5,244,000 (~$164,973) after defeating Rishi Mehra from India in a fierce battle to be the last man standing.

Luring a total field of 275 entries (192 unique), the event was able to amass a total prize pool of TWD 26,136,000 (~$809,500), more than double the guarantee of TWD 11,000,000 (~$346,053).

APT Host was able to catch a few words from the champion after his momentous victory:

_"This was definitely a very big roller coaster," Sedlak stated in his post-match interview immediately after his victory.

"I started Day 1 very good, and then, like 30-minutes before Day 2 I had 60K, which was half a starting stack, and then from Day 2 onwards I just kept going up. I free rolled ace-king versus ace-king suited, and then just couldn't stop. I ran very well, that obviously helps to win a tournament," stated a ebullient Sedlak.

"This is a very, very nice trophy, I really look forward to finding a nice place for it. I was here in Taipei already earlier this year, and I really wanted to come back because honestly, it's one of my favourite cities now, and I'm really glad I did."_

Final Table Action

Chung Ching Cheung from China came into the final table with the shortest stack and, on the very first hand, went all-in with Ace-high suited to be called by the German champion with pocket Nines. Cheung finished in 9th place to take home his cash winnings **TWD 546,000 (~$17,176) ** when Sedlak’s pockets remained intact at the end of the hand.

Choosing his spots to chip up well during the final table, Daniel Montagnolli from Austria was finally vanquished when his suited Big Chick ran into Niko Koop’s hockey sticks. Despite hitting an Ace on the flop, Koop was saved with a set on the river, and in the course made Montagnolli head to the exit claiming his 8th place winning of TWD 659,000 (~$20,731).

Hoping to steal the blinds with Ace-high suited, Grant Wang from the United States jammed all-in at the button and got called by Thai player Punnat Punsri holding cowboys in small blind. Not spiking an Ace on the board, Wang hit the rails and took his 7th place winnings of TWD 896,000 (~$28,187) on his way out.

Jamming his chips under-the-gun with King-Ten offsuit, Jason Lau from Malaysia was eliminated by Sedlak when the latter caught a straight on the turn with Queen-Ten. For finishing in 6th place, Lau earned TWD 1,221,000 (~$38,411).

Rishi Mehra Runner-Up

Former APT Main Event Champion Punnat Punsri from Thailand was hoping to add another APT title under his belt and although he entered the final table the chip leader, his stack eroded short enough to to be sent packing by Mehra’s pocket Queens when he shoved all-in with pocket Tens. He still was able to bag TWD 1,613,000 (~$50,744) for his 5th place finish.

Despite the experience of Niko Koop from Germany, he was not able to prevail against the pocket Jacks of Mehra when he jammed all-in with Ace-high after a three-bet from the Indian player. He still finished in 4th place with a substantial payout of TWD 2,057,000 (~$64,711)

One of the shortest stacks entering the final table, Adrien Favre from France was able to survive through skill and grit to make it to the final three. He was finally defeated in a coin flip against Sedlak’s snowmen against his Ace-Ten off-suit. He took home TWD 2,548,000 (~$80,158) for taking the 3rd place spot.

Despite Sedlak’s 7:1 chip lead entering heads-up play, Indian player Rishi Mehra’s exceptional perfomance allowed him to bridge the gap so much that during the final hand the difference between his stack with Sedlak’s was a mere 100,000 chips. Going all-in at the button with Ace-Seven offsuit, Mehra found himself in an all-in situation with Sedlak whose pocket Nines remained intact. Taking home his biggest cash winning ever, Mehra exited the building with a significant cash prize of TWD 3,484,000 (~$109,604) for his runner-up finish.

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Martin Sedlak is the Champion of the APT High Roller. A full recap will follow shortly.

Mehra Rishi Eliminated in 2nd Place

Rishi Mehra went all-in on the button with A 7 and was snap called by Martin Sedlack with 9 9

The flop ran 6 6 8 but still with outs, Mehra watched the board unfurl.

The dealer revealed the turn 5 which gave the Indian player more outs with an open-ender. But the river J ended Mehra's APT High Roller dream and his's tournament life as the runner up after a long journey at the APT High Roller event.

Rishi Mehra

Martin Sedlak shoved all in for 20,000,000 on the button and Rishi Mehra called with his last 6,600,000 from the big blind.

Martin Sedlak A 7

Rishi Mehra A 3

The flop ran out 3 5 2 , giving Mehra the lead at the table. A clean runout rolled off 6 J , securing a double-up for Rishi Mehra.

Martin Sedlak completed with J 3 on the button but got a shove all-in form Mehra Rishi holding Q Q making him fold his hand.

Two hands after, Sedlak went all-in with 9 9 . With K T Rishi, made an easy call. The dealer dealt a board of A K J 3 4

Martin Sedlak limped in on the button and Rishi Mehra checked to take it to the streets.

Both players checked through the flop of 6 J K to see a J fell on the turn. Mehra checked the action to Sedlak who bet 500,000, forcing Mehra to fold.

Martin Sedlak

Players are having a 15-minute break now, be right back for the heads-up of Martin Sedlak v.s. Rishi Mehra.

Adrien Favre Finished in 3rd place

With A T in the hole, Adrien Favre jammed his chips all-in to be called by massive chip leader Martin Sedlak with 8 8 .

The at-risk Frenchman anxiously watched the flop dealt 5 6 K giving him outs for a flush draw. The turn 2 and river 3 didn't give him the redraw he was hoping for, eliminating him in 3rd place.

Martin Sedlak limped in from the small blind, and Rishi Mehra raised to 1,000,000 which Sedlak called.

Both players checked through the 9 5 T 4 A board, making Mehra lose the pot for Sedlak showed K Q for a straight.