Kexuan Lin

The penultimate opening flight of the TWD 55,000 Main Event at APT Taipei 2025 has officially been completed at the Red Point Center’s Red Space.

As anticipated, with the magical energy from this brand-new venue, the Main Event has confirmed a staggering 2,063 entries throughout three opening flights, smashing the Taiwanese record for the largest international poker tournament ever held in the region.

With the final opening flight still underway and late registration open until the start of Day 2, the tournament looks poised to set another milestone by surpassing the all-time tour record for largest-ever tournament, which currently stands at 2,350 entries.

While the Flight C survivors have bagged and tagged their chips, the venue is still buzzing with action with the fourth and final Flight D now underway.

When it comes to the Flight C numbers, the penultimate flight attracted a field of 486 entries (392 unique), with 230 survivors successfully bagging their chips and advancing to Day 2 after ten intense levels.

Flight C Top Ten Chip Counts

After navigating through Flight C, China’s Kexuan Lin emerged as the Flight C chip leader with a towering stack of 293,900 to end the day in style.

Chasing close behind is Filipino Leonell Losentes, who bagged 279,100 in chips, while South Korea’s Donghyun Lim rounds out the top three with 278,600 chips.

Three players, still chasing their first APT Lion trophy, look well on their way to creating a career-defining moment through the Main Event — powered by the magic of this remarkable venue.

A full list of the Main Event Flight C survivors can be viewed HERE

Remaining Schedule

Mikael Andersson (82,500) was facing imminent doomsday of his tournament life but managed a much-needed double-up with pocket fives against a suited ace-six held by Fan Yu Tseng.

Ori Kossonogi (66,300) found himself in a similar situation and managed to turn his tournament life around by pairing a ten with the board, successfully chipping away at Shinya Maeda in the final level.

Other notables still in contention include two-time APT titlist Daniel Neilson (136,000), APT Phu Quoc 2024 High Roller champion Jason Lau (129,400), Australia's Alexander Lynskey (81,700), Japan's Shinya Maeda (46,100), multiple APT titlist Kyosuke Nagami (39,000), and APT host and double title winner Gregory Liow (33,700).

Daniel Neilson

Stay tuned as we bring you all the action for the remainder of the 2025 APT Taipei Main Event.

Flight C of the APT Taipei 2025 Main Event has officially wrapped with 486 entries and 230 players advancing to Day 2. A full recap of the day's action will be posted shortly.

The final chance to book a seat for Day 2 kicks off at 6 PM local time with Flight D — the last starting flight of the Main Event. It’s now or never for players hoping to claim the coveted APT Lion Trophy and a share of the massive prize pool.

Action was picked up on a completed board 7 Q K 7 5 and Somasekhar Sanampuri's, at risk, and Ming Tsai's chips and cards on the middle of the table.

Somasekhar Sanampuri: A J

Ming Tsai: A K

Tsai had Sanampuri dominated, his lead strengthened by hitting a pair on the flop. But Sanampuri had straight draw and flush draw outs that could turn the tide to his favor. The river completed his flush doubling him up at the last level of the day and giving him the chance to move to Day 2.

The final hands has been announced and players will bag up their chips soon after play comes to an end in Flight C.

Chung Ching Cheung limped in from early position, and Cheung Sin Chiu raised to 3,500 from middle position. Seung Yong Yi on the button, Steve Ng in the big blind, and Cheung all called.

The action checked to Yi who fired out 5,500 on the flop of T 4 K , which only Chiu called.

When the 6 was shown on the turn, Chiu checked over and Yi bet 10,000. Chiu called.

As the river revealed a 9 , it went check-check.

Chiu tabled A T for the flopped pair of tens, however, it wasn’t enough facing off against Yi’s superior pair of kings with K Q .

Changyun Kim

With 20,000 chips in the middle and a board of T 2 J 5 , Changhyun Kim fired 9,500 sending Eugene Lim into the tank.

Lim took his time to consider his options as he shuffled some chips in his hand. He eventually called to see the last card.

Kim fired another 15,000 when the K dropped on the river. Lim, once again, went into the tank, this time a bit longer considering the texture of the board.

Visibly unsure, he called and somehow expecting the result, mucked his hand when Kim tabled A J for the nut flush.

With the day nearing its end, short-stacked players felt the pressure to double up and bag a healthier stack for Day 2.

Such was the case with Paul Ho and Ren Zong. Action was picked up with both players already all-in, Zong at risk, on a completed board.

Ren Zong: J T

Paul Ho: A K

Board: Q K A 6 6

Ho had flopped top two pair, but it was no match for Zong’s flopped straight. The runout didn’t change anything, leaving Ho facing an uphill battle to rebuild his stack as the day winds down. Zong, on the other hand, happily raked in the pot, giving himself more breathing room heading into the last few hands.

Seung Yong Yi limped in from under the gun and Kexuan Lin also called in the small blind, to which Sirisachtham checked over from the big blind.

The trio checked through the flop of T 7 A to the 3 turn, where Lin checked to Sirisachtham who fired out 3,000. Only Lin made the call.

When the river came 8 , it went check-check for a showdown.

Sirisachtham tabled Q T for a flopped pair of tens to collect the pot as Yi tossed his cards into the muck.

Ori Kossonogi opened the button to 2,800 and Shiya Maeda defended from the big blind.

The two checked through the flop of 9 5 3 to see the J turn. It went check-check again.

When the river brought a T , Maeda fired out 1,900 and Kossonogi cranked it up to 6,900, sending his opponent into the tank. After some deliberation, Maeda made the call.

Kossonnogi tabled A T for a rivered pair of tens, raking in the pot as Maeda mucked his hand.

Mikael Andersson

Kuan Lee open-jammed from middle position to be called by Mikael Andersson putting the former at risk.

Kuan Lee: A 9

Mikael Andersson: 7 7

Lee immediately got a pair to move ahead of Andersson's sevens on the flop of A K 2 .

With no help on the runout of 4 T Andersson was left crippled while Lee doubled up.