APT Championship Day 16; Daily Recap and Highlights

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN, November 29, 2025– Day 16 of the APT Championship 2025 delivered a thrilling wave of finales across Red Space, as four Championship events crowned their champions.

The #1013 [Event 13] High Roller Championship, #1015 [Event 15] Micro Main Event Championship, #1016 [Event 16] Freezeout Championship, and the #1018 [Event 18] Turbo Championship that played out Saturday all wrapped up their final battles, adding a flurry of fresh winners to the APTC honour roll.

Meanwhile, the #1017 [Event 17] Mini High Roller Championship completed its Day 2 session and is now set for its Final Day tomorrow — the last day of the entire APT Championship series.

Capping off a packed schedule, the festival’s final Championship event, the #1019 [Event 19] Trip Saver Championship, also kicked off its Day 1 flight, giving players one last shot at securing a trophy before the series draws to a close.

With multiple titles awarded and the final curtain approaching, Day 16 set the stage for an unforgettable finish to an extraordinary Championship series

Cho Brings Home Micro Main Event Championship

Min Ho Cho makes the biggest score of his poker career on the Micro Main Event Championship

The #1015 [Event 15] Micro Main Event Championship concluded on Day 16 after drawing a tremendous response across its opening flights, which combined for 750 entries (including 465 unique players).

The event generated a prize pool of TWD 6,000,480 (~USD 186,980), with TWD 1,149,680 (~USD 35,816) set aside for the eventual champion.

A total of 105 survivors returned for the Final Day, each already guaranteed an ITM payout of TWD 15,200 (~USD 474). The final session moved at a steady pace as the field battled through 15 levels of 30 minutes to crown its new champion.

Emerging victorious was Min Ho Cho of South Korea, who secured his second APT title and the biggest score of his poker career. The result represents more than half of his lifetime recorded earnings.

Taiwan’s Jung Tu Huang, a local amateur, delivered a remarkable run of his own, finishing runner-up for TWD 701,200 (~USD 21,844) — also the largest payday of his poker journey to date.

France’s Peng Lim Ly rounded out the podium, claiming TWD 497,100 (~USD 15,486) after an impressive Final Day performance. Both players secured career-best results.

MICRO MAIN EVENT CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS

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Warhurst Mounts Comeback to Win Freezeout Championship

Julian-Andrew Warhurst takes down the Freezeout Championship

The #1016 [Event 16] Freezeout Championship returned for its Final Day after drawing 303 entries, creating a prize pool of TWD 13,089,600 (~USD 407,147).

From that field, 93 players advanced to the finale, though only 39 would secure a payout. Those who reached the money were guaranteed TWD 90,300 (~USD 2,812), while the champion would claim TWD 2,624,300 (~USD 81,741). The Final Day unfolded over 20 levels of 40 minutes.

In the end, it was Australia’s Julian Warhurst who triumphed, securing his third APT title and adding a major victory to a Championship series that already included three other cashes and a final table.

With this victory, Warhurst became the first player to win both a Championship title, and one of the APT's Big Three signature tournament titles after a previous victory in the APT Super High Roller at APT Summer Series Da Nang, Vietnam 2023.

Warhurst now holds the record for becoming the first player to hold two mega lion trophies

Warhurst began the day as the chip leader and carried that momentum deep into the final table, though the path was hardly smooth, at one point he was the short stack at heads up before mounting a comeback.

Fellow Australian Justin Tsui came close to lifting his first APT trophy, ultimately finishing runner-up for TWD 1,744,800 (~USD 54,345) after a gritty showing.

Japan’s Akira Takasugi, the APT Main Event champion from APT Taipei 2025, also made a deep and impressive run. He bowed out in third place for TWD 1,276,200 (~USD 39,750), falling just short of reaching heads-up.

Natural8 ambassador and Mini Main Event Championship winner Nevan Chang made another deep run in a bid to do the double at the APT Championship but was knocked out first at the final table.

FREEZEOUT CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS

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Margereson Takes Down Turbo Championship

Scott Margereson hunt for his first APT title ends with a Turbo Championship trophy

The #1018 [Event 18] Turbo Championship delivered blazing-fast action on Day 16, drawing 156 entries (including 133 unique players) to build a prize pool of TWD 4,717,440 (~USD 146,880). After powering through twenty-nine 15 minutes levels, the top 23 finishers secured a payout, with a min-cash worth TWD 54,700 (~USD 1,703).

In the end, it was Scott Margereson who rose above the field to capture the title and claim the TWD 1,097,140 (~USD 34,177) top prize.

The UK pro, who boasts over USD 4 million in live earnings, added his first-ever APT title to an already decorated résumé. Margereson has been a familiar face deep in several events this series, and his latest victory marks a milestone for his poker career after multiple APT cashes and final-table appearances across the tour.

Japan’s Shoichiro Tamaki clinched the runner-up spot, earning TWD 743,000 (~USD 23,209) after a strong bid for what would have been his second APT title, following his historic Main Event victory at APT Incheon 2023.

Rounding out the podium was Hong Kong’s Wing Po Liu, who collected TWD 495,300 (~USD 15,430). The WSOP bracelet winner was chasing his first APT title.

TURBO CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TABLE PAYOUTS

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