Hao Chan Hsieh

Heads-up to the flop of 3 A 2 which was already a three-bet pot with 1,500 sat in it and Thi Minh Pham sat in the big blind check-raised Hao Chan Hsieh's 1,000 bet to 2,500.

Hsieh made the call and the dealer rolled over the 4 as the turn. Pham led out for 2,700 and Hsieh flat-called.

The Q peeled off on the river and the action went check-check. Hsieh tabled 5 5 for a turned straight, getting there against Pham's A 3 and flopped two pair.

Daisuke Abiko

Hongjun Zhao opened to 800 from early position and was called by Rene von Reden in the cutoff, Daisuke Abiko on the button, and Dajie Zhuo in the small blind. Yang Liao wasn't having it and shoved for 23,400 total from the big blind, which got folds from everyone but Abiko, who asked for a count and called with a covering stack.

Yang Liao: A K

Daisuke Abiko: 8 8

The pot came down to a race, and the T A K J 3 runout favored Liao this time after improving him to two pair for the double-up.

Hirohisa Yukawa

Hirohisa Yukawa made it 600 to play from under the gun and was looked up by Sun Yubo in late position. Action came to Pin Quan Ong, who three-bet to 2,000 from the hijack.

Maxim Lykov sat on the button made the call, as did Yukawa and Yubo.

The dealer peeled off the flop of 4 7 K , and it was checked to Lykov, who fired out for 1,500. Yukawa called, and the other players folded quickly.

The action went check-check on the T turn for the players to see the 3 roll off on the river.

Yukawa fired out for 3,000 and after a short tank, Lykov made the call. Yukawa flipped over A J and was shipped the pot as Lykov sent his cards to the muck.

Hirohisa Yukawa raised to 500 and called a three-bet of 1,600 from Sun Yubo on the button.

Yukawa check-called a 1,000 bet from Yubon on the 8 K K flop, but check-folded after Yubo barreled for 3,000 on the 3 turn.

Flight D is already up to 42 players about halfway through Level 2, with late registration remaining open through the flight for any late arrivals.

Kasidit Sukwongjan

Action folded to Achang Gu in the cutoff who made it 600 to play and found calls from Xu Di in the small blind and Kasidit Sukwongjan in the big blind.

The flop came Q 2 2 and it was checked to Gu, who continued for 1,200. Di folded, and Sukwongjan made the call.

The action went check-check on the J turn, and the dealer peeled off the A as the river. Both players checked again, and Sukwongjan tabled K J to be pushed the pot while Gu mucked his cards.

Kunlei Xie raised to 500 from the cutoff and found one caller in Achang Gu on the button.

Both players checked on the A J 2 flop and then Xie bet 600 on the K turn. Gu responded with a raise to 2,300 and Xie called.

The 6 completed the board and Xie checked. Gu sized up for a bet of 6,000 and Xie decided to look him up after a bit of thought.

Gu turned over Q T for the nuts and Xie sent his cards into the muck.

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!