APT Championship Day 12; Daily Recap and Highlights

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN, November 25, 2025– Day 12 of the APT Championship 2025 marked another milestone moment inside Red Space, as the #1011 [Event 11] APT Championship Main Event Freezeout officially closed registration and set new standards for the tour. With numbers that surpassed all expectations and rewrote the record books, the Main Event has cemented itself as the biggest and most significant tournament ever held in the APT New Era.

While the spotlight shone brightly on the Main Event’s historic turnout, the action didn’t slow elsewhere. The #1012 [Event 12] Mini Main Event Championship – Flight A got underway today, drawing a fresh wave of players eager to secure an early bag and take their first step towards another highly anticipated Championship title.

APTC Main Event Edges Closer to Money

The APTC Main Event Freezeout officially locked in a staggering 671 entries, generating a massive TWD 194,080,973 (~USD 6.2 million) prize pool — making it the biggest and richest USD 10K freezeout outside of Las Vegas in the past decade. After two days of play, the field has now been trimmed to 135 survivors, including Dohang Na, chipleader of Day 2, as well as Julian-Andrew Warhurst, Dylan Wayne Foster, Erik Seidel, and Steve O’Dwyer, all returning for Day 3 where they will battle for a coveted place among the 95 ITM spots.

Dohang Na from South Korea lead the chipcounts heading into Day 3

APT Blogger Kai Cocklin also released a comprehensive feature today titled “The Asian Poker Tour Continues to Prove Nothing Is Impossible,” chronicling how the APTC Main Event shattered expectations and rewrote the record books. The article reflects on the tour’s dramatic rise over the past three years, the historic scale of the TWD 194M (~USD 6.2M) prize pool, the massive Step 2 Mega Satellite, and the industry voices now calling this event “the Asian Main Event.” You can read the full breakdown of this historic moment here.

Erik Seidel gave his thoughts about the APT Championship Main Event setting new standards in Asia

The Mini Main Event Championship also kicked off today with Flight A, drawing 245 entries and narrowing down to 35 survivors by the end of play. All remaining players have already locked up an ITM finish and will return on Thursday, 27 November, to battle it out on the final day for the next Championship title. The action continues tomorrow with Flights B, C, and D, giving the rest of the field their chance to join the advancing pack.

Over in the side events, Event #125: High Roller – Single Re-Entry kicked off its first of two days and drew an impressive 256 entries, marking one of the largest high-roller fields of the festival. The survivors will return tomorrow to battle for a massive TWD 33 million (~USD 1.05 million) prize pool.

Kong Brings Down Event #123: Tuesday Towering Stack - Freezeout

Kong conquers the Tuesday Towering Stack event

Hong Kong’s Chung Lam Allan Kong claimed his second APT title in Event #123: Tuesday Towering Stack – Freezeout, rising above a sizeable 293-entry field to secure TWD 482,093 (USD 15,598). It marked his first cash of the APT Championship series, and he converted it directly into a title run.

Japan’s Kuroda Kiyoto delivered a strong performance to finish runner-up for TWD 320,300 (USD 10,364), while fellow Japanese contender Hajime Murase completed the podium in third place, earning TWD 234,300 (USD 7,579) after another sound showing.

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