Hao Zhang will be returning in pole position in the APT Jeju 2025 Main Event

The Final Table of the record-breaking KRW 2.6M (~USD 1,860) APT Jeju 2025 Main Event is set, with China’s Hao Zhang leading the way with 16,375,000 in chips.

The nine finalists have outlasted a massive field of 1,693 entries (905 unique) in the largest international poker tournament ever held in Korea, which in turn generated a record-breaking prize pool of KRW 3,761,155,200 (~USD 2,686,540) – the richest APT Main Event in the country’s history.

They return tomorrow for the ultimate showdown, where the winner will claim the prestigious 24K Gold Lion APT Main Event Trophy and a KRW 649,835,200 (~USD 464,170) top prize, the largest APT payout ever awarded in Korea.

Day 4 began with 48 players, and it took six and a half 60-minute levels to whittle the field down to the final nine. WSOP bracelet winner Georgios Skarparis narrowly missed out, falling in 10th place at the hands of Shuang Qiu.

Among those still in contention, Singapore’s Abraham Ceesvin (4,490,000) is making his fourth career APT Main Event final table. After several close calls, he is eyeing his long-awaited breakthrough, hoping to finally shed his “always the bridesmaid, never the bride” run.

Abrahan Ceesvin

Also making history is Lili Tang, champion of Event #25: Women’s Event, who now joins a select group comprising of former female APT Main Event finalists that include Natural8 Ambassador Kitty Kuo, Vietnam's Dang Thi Hue, and Sweden's Sofia Lovgren.

Sitting fourth in chips, Tang has a strong chance to join Kuo and Hue in the ranks of female Main Event title winners and is well-positioned to become the tour’s first New Era female Main Event champion and etch her name in the annals of APT history.

Lili Tang

The final table is stacked with players hailing from the Middle Kingdom, with Yayun Liu (10,180,000) entering as the second-largest stack, withShuang Qiu (10,040,000) rounding out the top three.

Beyond the title and top prize, the top three finishers will also secure seats to the KRW 14M (~USD 10,000) APT Championship Main Event in Taipei this November, which comes with a USD 5M guarantee – the largest in tour history.

Final Table Chip Counts

All nine players are guaranteed at least KRW 47,990,000 (~USD 34,280), but the true prize lies in the title, the Taipei seat, and the top prize and title.

Final Nine Payouts

The final day begins at 11:15 AM local time (KST) on Saturday, October 4, with the tournament playing out until a new champion is crowned.

A full seat draw for the final table can be found by CLICKING HERE.

The feature table will be streamed live with a 30-minute delay via APT’s social media channels:

• YouTube

• Twitch

Live updates will run in sync with the broadcast.

With the final table reached, Day 4 has closed with Hao Zhang on top of the chip pile, bagging 16,375,000.

Final Table Chip Counts

A full recap of the day will follow shortly.

Georgios Skarparis Sent to the Rail in 10th Place as the Final Table Bubble Boy

Georgios Skarparis moved all in for his last 2,300,000 from early position and action folded around to Shuang Qiu on the button who made the call.

Georgios Skarparis: 3 3

Shuang Qiu: 6 6

Skarparis found himself dominated pre-flop and was going to need help to stay alive. Not the door card Skarparis was looking for on the 6 2 Q flop and when the 6 came on the turn to give Qiu quads Skarparis was drawing dead and his Main Event run fate was sealed.

The poker gods can be cruel at times and the 3 river felt like salt in the wound.

Skarparis walks away with KRW 40,170,000 (~$28,690) to help him feel a little better

Mingyang Na Sent to the Rail in 11th Place

Action folded to Mingyang Na in the cut off who raised to 320,000 only to face a three-bet from Yayun Liu on the button to 800,000. Na then four-bet all in for 1,750,000 and Liu snap called.

Mingyang Na: Q Q

Yayun Liu: A Q

A dangerous flop for Na of 6 4 2 and when the 9 peeled off on the turn he was drawing dead.

The irrelevant A came on the river to seal the deal and send Na to the rail in 11th place for KRW 40,170,000 (~$28,690).

Tetsuro Tomita

On the feature table:

Lili Tang with Q J under the gun, Yita Choong holding 3 3 in cutoff, and Peng Zhou with 9 2 in the small blind, all limped with Tetsuro Tomita, forced all-in for 90,000, holding 7 2 in the big blind.

The trio checked through the turn of a T T A 4 board.

On the river 3 Choong bet 250,000 for his boat and pushed Tang and Zhou out of the pot. After the hands were tabled, Choong added the pot to his stack as Tomita quietly picked up his things and left the table to collect his KRW 35,810,000 (~$25,580).

Danqui Chen

In early position, Danqui Chen shoved all in for 925,000 and Hao Zhang in hijack flat-called putting Chen's tournament life at risk.

Danqui Chen: J T

Hao Zhang: Q Q

The flop came K 5 7 keeping Zhang's lead. The runout A and 8 didn't help Chen eliminating him in 12th place.

Georgios Skarparis opened to 320,000 from under the gun and got called by Shuang Qui in the small blind to see the flop.

The flop came Q 8 3 . Skarparis continued with 325,000 and won the pot.

Yu Han Su

Mingyang Na opened to 280,000 under the gun and Yu Han Su, in the big blind, called to see a flop.

The dealerr peeled 9 Q 8 . After a check, Na continued for 400,000 prompting Su, who only had around 550,000 behind, to burn two time banks to consider her options. As time was about to run out, Su jammed all her chips in and Na snap-called.

Yu Han Su: 8 7

Mingyang Na: A T

Su had hit bottom pair and was ahead. Na had multiple outs with his over cards and a gutshot straight draw. The turn J completed Na's draw urging Su to start packing her things.

The river 8 fell with no consequence. Su got on her feet and headed towards the tournament director for her cash out of KRW 32,050,000 (~$22,890).

Chao Cheng Sent Packing in 15th Spot

Chao Cheng moved all in under the gun for 750,000 only for Haiyang Yang to three-bet all in from the next seat to isolate. The rest of the table got out of the way quickly.

Chao Cheng: 7 7

Haiyang Yang: A Q

The K 6 T flop gave Yang additional outs and when the J peeled off on the turn Cheng was drawing dead.

The irrelevant 4 came on the turn to seal Cheng's fate and send him to the rails in 15th place for KRW 32,050,000 (~$22,890).

Mingyang Na moved all in from under the gun for 1,100,000 and action folded to Shuang Qiu in the small blind, who made the call.

Mingyang Na: Q T

Shuang Qiu: A 7

A lovely door card for Na on the T J 2 flop and when the 2 turn turned and the 7 river both bricked out, he was sent the pot for a double up.