Abraham Ceesvin

APT Jeju 2025 Main Event Champion, Abraham Ceesvin, has just taken his seat.

Ceesvin who took down the title after multiple near main event misses is looking to get a bag through to Day 2 in the final flight to continue the defence of his title.

Rene von Reden

Ceesvin joins 2024 APT Taipei Poker Classic Champion, Rene von Reden, who has also just taken his seat along with recent Mystery Bounty Champion Daisuke Abiko.

Daisuke Abiko

Good luck champs!

Achang Gu opened to 300 from under the gun and was called by Yi Bowen on the button and Abraham Ceesvin in the small blind. Dzmitry Urbanovich then squeezed to 1,800 from the big blind, which got a call from Gu, but folds from Bowen and Cessvvin for a heads-up pot.

Both players checked on the 6 T 8 flop and then Urbanovich check-folded facing a 1,400 bet from Gu on the 9 turn.

Fuyu Yang

With eight players at the start, Flight D of the APT Main Event is now underway!

The Gold Lion APT Main Event Trophy

It’s last-chance saloon time, with the final flight of the 2026 APT Jeju Main Event upon us here at the luxurious Les A Casino, Jeju, with Flight D kicking off at 6 p.m. local time.

Two of the four starting flights have run their course over the last two days, while Flight C is currently playing down to a conclusion on the grandiose casino floor.

To date, the Main Event has drawn a total of 975 entries — 297 from Flight A, 239 from Flight B, 216 (at the time of writing) from Flight C, and 223 OnLive entries. With late registration open until the start of Level 2 on Day 2, that number is expected to increase significantly.

Currently, 194 players have bagged up chips from one of the opening flights and will return for Day 2, where they will join the survivors from Flights C and D to battle it out on the felt until they reach the money and bag up for Day 3. These players will then join the 31 OnLive qualifiers who have already secured their place in Day 3 and are already in the money.

Xiubo Li

Top dog after the first two starting flights is China’s Xiubo Li, who raked up a whopping 381,000 from his stellar Flight A performance. Li’s compatriot Liangqiang Pang (327,600), who took his chance in Flight B, and Russia’s Dmitrii Belikov (306,000), from Flight A, round out the current top three chip leaders. Will a new top dog emerge to knock Li off the top spot, or will he hang on to the chip lead?

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn

With the number of survivors growing, a plethora of APT regulars and notable players have, as expected, got their bags through to Day 2. These include recent Korea National Cup winner Lee Wee Liew (128,200) and Super High Roller Champion Teeraphat Rangkatekarn (38,000). They join former APT Main Event champion, Dicky Tsang (30,700), in Day 2.

Ren Lin

Other notables who should be on the radar include Jianfeng Sun (169,100), Vinay Boob (147,800), Ren Lin (125,400), Martin Sedlak (99,000), Jun Li (98,600), Tom Verbruggen (76,500), and Natural8 Ambassadors Nevan Chang (69,500) and Kitty Kuo (65,600).

Kitty Kuo

Flight D kicks off at 6 p.m. local time and features an identical structure to Flight C, which is currently in play. The first six levels will last 30 minutes, before the final four levels increase to 45 minutes each.

Players start with 40,000 in chips, with the blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. There will be a 15-minute break after Levels 4 and 7 are completed. A total of ten levels will be played before surviving players bag up their chips and return for Day 2 on September 30.

Late registration for the Main Event closes at the start of Level 2 on Day 2 (September 30 at ~12:15 p.m.), so there is still plenty of time for any max late-reg players to jump in and grab a piece of the pie.

The APT Jeju 2026 Main Event is ramping up to be a belter, so stay tuned to keep up to date with all the action from the floor as it unfolds over the next few days.

For a full list of Flight A survivors, click HERE.

For a full list of Flight B survivors, click HERE.