Abraham Ceesvin

After a relatively short bubble period in the 2025 APT Incheon Main Event, 191 players have locked up a payout and secured their spots in Day 3. While all will be guaranteed a min-cash, they'll have their minds focused on claiming the lion's share of the impressive KRW 2.7BN prize pool.

Leading the field is Singapore’s Abraham Ceesvin, who finished Day 2 with an impressive 954,000 chips. Hot on Ceesvin’s heels is Japan’s Shuzo Sekine with 867,000 chips, followed closely by his compatriot Kazuhiro Shirasawa with 792,000, who rounds out the top three.

Kazuhiro Shirasawa

Ceesvin has just under $800,000 in live earnings and three APT Main Event Final Tables on his resume, his best being a runner-up finish in the APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024 Main Event.

Also sitting in the top ten and not too far behind the leaders is Tomoyuki Yoshimiya who picked up a monster pot late in the day against Haibo Yang.

British player and APT Taipei Zodiac Event winner, Jun Li, who has over $700,000 in live earnings is in the mix sitting in sixth spot with 673,000 chips.

Jian Han sits in fifth spot with 717,000 chips after picking up a massive pot when his kings held against Tattana Pengduen’s King-Queen.

Jian Han

Top 10 Chip Counts

Other Notable Players Bagging Up

American player Daniel Lee will be looking to take his lifetime earnings to over $1,000,000 and is sitting just outside the top ten in 12th place with 587,000 chips.

Uzbeki Valeriy Pak (472,000) who was one of the Main Event finalists in 2023 when the APT last visited Incheon. Former APT Incheon 2019 Main Event champion Dicky Tsang is still in the hunt with 175,000 chips, along with Natural8 Ambassador Phachara Wongwichit who is still going strong with 230,000 chips. Poseidon Ho is still making waves and in the mix with 255,000 chips.

A special mention must go out to former APT head of live poker operations Lloyd Fontillas (463,000) who shows he can play as well as officiate.

Korea National Cup opening event winner Kevin Choi bagged up 544,000 chips along with his Hong Kong compatriot Jason Chau (537,000).

Jason Chau

Start-of-day chip leader Chi Hsiang Chiu (400,000) has made it through to Day 3 along with Flight D frontrunner Dongying Ling (354,000).

All remaining players are guaranteed a minimum pay-out of KRW 3,760,000(~$2,700) but all will be eyeing up the first-place prize of KRW 483,700,000 (~$261,680).

Day 3 resumes at 11:15am local time and play will start at Level 18 through 10 levels or until the field is reduced to 48 players — whichever comes first.

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With the bubble burst relatively quickly the remaining 191 players have now bagged up for the day.

All remaining players are guaranteed a minimum pay-out of KRW 3,760,000(~$2,700) but all will be eyeing up the first place prize of KRW 483,890,000 (~USD 349,885) and the award-winning 24K Gold Lion APT Main Event trophy.

Stay tuned for a full recap and chip counts.

Daito Yamashita & Takumi Nakayama

On the direct bubble, Takumi Nakayama open-shoved from under the gun for 97,000. Daito Yamashita put in the call in the big blind.

Takumi Nakayama: A J

Daito Yamashita: 5 5

It was a classic coinflip, and Nakayama still had a chance to score a double-up.

The dealer delivered a monochrome 8 T 4 flop, no help for Nakayama and giving Yamashita a flush draw.

On the very next street, the deck answered who would be the bubble boy as another club, 9 jumped in on the turn, leaving Nakayama drawing dead.

The K came only to fill out the board and officially ship the pot Yamashita’s way.

Daito Yamashita

It folded around to Jeremy Chan on the button, who opened with around 70,000 behind. Quan Cui in the small blind responded by moving all-in, easily covering Chan. After a brief pause, Chan made the call—putting his tournament life at risk just two eliminations away from the money.

Jeremy Chan: T T

Quan Cui: J J

The board ran out A 8 5 9 3 , offering no help to the Malaysian pro. Chan became the penultimate player to leave empty-handed.

Abraham Ceesvin made it 10,300 to go from the hijack and Zhiying Zhou shoved the button for 94,000. Tae Hoon Han also moved all in with a covering stack from the small blind. Ceesvin stepped aside, leaving the female player's tournament life on the line.

Zhiying Zhou: Q Q

Tae Hoon Han: A A

Han was ahead with pocket aces and maintained the lead throughout the board of 7 9 T J K , finishing Zhou’s Main Event run.

Ryuta Nakai

Ryuta Nakai raised to 14,000 from early position. Vladimir Munits called from the cut-off and big blind Ling Dongying defended.

The flop was dealt 4 5 9 . All three checked to open a 3 on the turn.

Dongying led for 20,000. Nakai called and Munits also matched to see a K on the river.

All three checked.

Dongying peeled open his Q 9 for a pair of nines. Nakai showed 7 7 for a flush and Munits turned over A 6 also for a flush, but lost by a point to Nakai, who took down the pot.

Abraham Ceesvin

Ryohei Shibuya shoved all in for 20,000 in the cutoff and Abraham Ceesvin dropped in the call on the button to put the Japanese player at risk.

Ryohei Shibuya: A T

Abraham Ceesvin: A J

Shibuya didn’t receive any help from the board of 3 2 J 8 Q , sending him out of the field and adding more ammunition to Ceesvin’s stack.

Shizuka Iwata

Yuki Sakai opened for 12,000 on the button and Shizuka Iwata defended her big blind.

The flop was dealt 4 7 A . Iwata check-called the 9,000 bet of Sakai to open a Q on the turn.

Both checked to open the A river.

Iwata fired 45,000 and Sakai decided to surrender.

Vladimir Munits

Ryuta Nakai opened to 12,000 and Valdimir Munits three-bet to 30,000. Nakai called.

Both players were dealt a flop of 2 K K . Nakai check-called the 45,000 bet of Munits to open a K on the turn. Both checked and a 2 came on the river.

Nakai led out for 70,000. Munits called.

Ryuta Nakai: 9 8

Vladimir Munits: T T

Nakai played the board while Munits had a better full house with his tens.

Haibo Yang raised from early position to 14,000 only to face a three-bet to 42,000 from Tomoyuki Yoshimiya on the button, Yang called and the players saw the flop of 3 6 4 come. Yang checked and Yoshimiya continued for 36,000, Yang called.

The turn brought the T and again Yang checked. Yoshimiya now cranked it up and bet out for 75,000. Yang went into the tank and called.

The river saw the Q come and yet again Yang checked. Yoshimiya piled the pressure on again and bet out for 125,000 this time.

Yang pushed out his remaining two time banks and with the clock showing two seconds remaining, Yang released his hand and the huge pot was pushed Yoshimiya's way with no showdown.