Roman Hrabec

After ten one-hour levels of play, just 21 remain in the TWD 777,000 Asian Poker Tour Super High Roller Championship at the 2025 Asian Poker Tour Championship (APTC) inside Red Space, Taipei. The Day 1 field drew a record-breaking 54 entries, the largest turnout for this buy-in in APT history, and the number is set to climb even higher with late registration still open for one more level of play.

Leading the way into Day 2 is the Czech Republic’s Roman Hrabec, who bagged a huge stack of 1,828,000 when play concluded. APT regular Lester Edoc follows in second place with 1,488,000, while France’s Axel Hallay rounds out the top three with 1,479,500. They are the only players to advance with seven-figure stacks.

Hrabec surged toward the top of the counts during Level 7 when he picked off Samuel Mullur’s triple-barrel bluff holding three queens. Despite boasting over USD 12,000,000 in career earnings according to The Hendon Mob, Hrabec is still chasing his first APT title. His best finish to date came in Taipei in 2024, where he ended up third in the Superstar Challenge.

APT Super High Roller Championship Top Ten Chip Counts

When cards hit the air at midday, 24 players were registered, and it didn’t take long for the chips to start flying. Hrabec got off to a rough start after losing almost a third of his stack to Gabriel Le Jossec, who held on with pocket nines. Not long after, Gytis Lazauninkas dragged in a sizeable pot when his river overbet with the nut straight found a call from Johan Schultz.

Samuel Mullur

Although Mullur didn’t manage to find a bag, he did pull off the bluff of the day against Vincent Huang. Mullur called a three bet preflop and then fired on the flop and turn before jamming over Huang’s third barrel. Huang eventually laid his hand down, and Mullur revealed he had turned trip aces into a bluff on a four flush board.

With less than half the field making it through, several big names were not fortunate enough to bag chips. Alex Lynskey bowed out after running the second nuts into Dylan Linde’s nuts. Matas Cimbolas was left on fumes when his kings were cracked by Hallay’s flopped set, a pot that marked the beginning of Hallay’s rise up the counts.

Michael Addamo

It was a tough day at the tables for Michael Addamo, who struggled to gain any momentum. He got it in good with pocket kings in a three way all in against Edoc and Yu Zhang, but Edoc turned a set and sent Addamo to the rebuy desk. After dinner, Addamo returned with a fresh stack, but Biao Ding busted him by winning a sixty-forty preflop. With late registration still open for one more level on Day 2, Addamo will have another chance to rejoin the action.

Some other notable players returning to the baize tomorrow include Wai Kiat Lee (961,000), Michel Molenaar (706,000), Joseph Cheong (508,500), Manuel Fritz (500,000), and Yosuke Miki (424,000), who found a fortunate turn card in the final level of the night to crack the Cowboys of Ding. They will be joined by Paulius Plausinaitis (290,000), Danny Tang (225,000), and Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel (205,000).

Erik Seidel

Day 2 gets underway at 11:15 AM on Level 11 with blinds at 4,500/9,000 and a 9,000 big blind ante. Late registration will remain open until the start of Level 12 at approximately 12:30 PM, after which the official prize pool and payouts will be announced.

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Be sure to tune back into the APT blog for continuous coverage direct from the tournament floor, as the Super High Roller Championship rolls on.

Play has now concluded for the day, and the remaining 21 players are bagging up their chips to take through to Day 2 tomorrow, Saturday November 22.

As late registration will be available for the first level of play tomorrow, this number is expected to swell considerably as players take advantage of the maximum late registration.

Stay tuned for a recap he day's play along with full chip counts for the surviving players.

Hannes Jeschka

Biao Ding raised it up to 16,000 from under the gun and only Hannes Jeschka called on the button.

Ding checked the 3 Q 9 flop and Jeschka decided to bet 18,000. Ding continued with a call.

The two players checked through the J turn to see the 6 complete the board. Ding bet 8,000 for one big blind, and after a few moments, Jeschka called.

Ding revealed second pair with J 8 , and lost the pot to Jeschka's A Q for top pair.

Paulius Plausinaitis raised it up to 16,000 from the cutoff and found a call from Yosuke Miki in the big blind.

The dealer fanned out the flop of 8 8 J . Miki check-called Plausinaitis' 15,000 continuation bet and the players saw the A peel off on the turn.

Mike checked it over to Plausinaitis once again who now fired out for 45,000. Miki made the call.

The dealer flipped over the 8 as the river and again Miki check-called Plausinaitis' bet, this time for 85,000.

Plausinaitis tabled A K and Miki A 3 and the dealer started chopping up the pot!

The floor has announced that there will be seven more hands before the players bag up for the night.

Kiat Wai Lee

Johannes Molenaar made it 17,000 to play from middle position and was looked up by Kiat Wai Lee in the big blind.

The dealer rolled off the flop of T 7 5 and the action went check-check as it did on the J which came on the turn.

The river brought the 8 and Lee bet out for 10,000 only for Molenaar to raise to 50,000. Lee thought for a short time and then pushed out a re-raise to 175,000. Molenaar didn't take too long and made the call and let out a chuckle as Lee table A 9 for the flopped nut flush.

Chin Wei Lim

Roman Hrabec came in for a raise to 16,000 from the under the gun before Chin Wei Lim three-bet to 50,000 out of the hijack. Hrabec called when it folded back to him.

Hrabec check-called a bet of 35,000 from Lim on the J 6 2 flop.

The K rolled off on the turn and Hrabec check-called another bet from Lim, this time for 60,000.

A 8 completed the board, and Hrabec opted to check-fold once Lim bet 141,500.

Dylan Linde came in for a raise to 16,000 from early position and Yosuke Miki called from middle position. Biao Ding squeezed to 55,500 from the button, which only Miki called.

With 138,000 in his stack, Miki checked the J 5 T flop, and Ding jammed to put him all in. Miki thought for a while and then gathered up his chips and made the call.

Yosuke Miki A T

Biao Ding K K

Ding was ahead with the overpair, and needed to dodge an ace or ten on the rest of the board to send Miki home.

Miki found one of the cards he needed to take the lead on the A turn as he improved to two pair.

The 7 river was clean for Miki, and he stayed alive in the tournament.

Johannes Molenaar

Gabriel Le Jossec raised it up to 17,000 from early position and was looked up by Johannes Molenaar in the big blind.

The flop came 7 2 3 and Molenaar check-called Le Jossec's 17,000 continuation bet. The action went check-check on the A turn for the dealer to peel off the 6 as the river.

Molenaar now cut out a huge overbet of 155,000 and pushed it into the middle. Le Jossec thought for a while before he sent his cards into the muck handing the pot to Molenaar with no showdown.

Jason Mo came in for a raise to 17,000 from middle position and Poseidon Ho called from the big blind.

Check-check came after the 6 A Q flop and the 2 appeared on the turn. Ho bet 16,000, which Mo called.

The 7 river checked through and Ho showed nothing with T 3 . Mo tabled the winner holding J J and the pot went over to him.