Junjie He

At the start of the penultimate day of the KRW 2,500,000 APT Incheon Main Event, 48 survivors returned to Paradise City Casino, all with one goal in mind — to etch their names in APT history, as the APT’s Largest Korean Main Event played out.

With an impressive turnout of 1,281 entries, the tournament smashed its KRW 1,500,000,000 guarantee, generating the tours' richest-ever Korean prize pool of KRW 2,766,660,000 ($2,000,477).

A mouth-watering KRW 483,890,000 ($349,885) top prize awaits the eventual champion.

Adding even more excitement, the top three finishers not only score life-changing payouts but also a seat at the APT Championship Main Event, each worth KRW 13,830,000 ($10,000).

Outmaneuvering 60-minute levels with wits, guts, and grit, the field has been whittled down to the final nine, who now prepare for another action-packed day on Saturday. August 9. Each of them is guaranteed a minimum payout of KRW 35,750,000 (~$25,850).

Final Table Chip Counts

Leading the final table is China’s Junjie He, who came into the day as the eleventh-largest stack and steadily clawed his way to the top of the leaderboard. He enjoyed a late-night surge right after the 15-minute break by doubling up through 11th place finisher Hang Xu, pairing an ace against Xu’s pocket eights.

Within two hours, He knocked out Satoshi Tateuchi in 12th place with ace-king, beating the Japanese player’s ace-deuce.

To finish his day in winning fashion, He sent Haohui Ma to the rail in tenth by flopping Broadway to conclude the days' poker action, ending with a stack of 13.2 million as the runaway chip leader.

Chasing in second place is Thailand’s Anusorn Asiralertsiri with 8,625,000 chips. Rounding out the top three is Japan’s Kuroda Kiyoto with 8,325,000 chips.

With strong players like three-time APT title winner Thanisorn Saelor (7,600,000) also in the mix, they cannot afford to let their guard down.

Thanisorn Saelor

Day 4 Action

With the tense atmosphere palpable from the start, the returning 48 players showed their aggression as they battled for glory and a spot among the finalists. Over nine grueling hours of play, many notable players saw their hopes dashed.

Former APT tournament director Lloyd Fontillas came into the day with the second-largest stack. However, his momentum was halted in a hand against Bin Li when his bullets were cracked by Li’s ten-four.

Fontillas eventually exited in 22nd place when his pocket nines went up against Okumiya’s Big Slick.

Lloyd Fontillas

After a rollercoaster ride of a day, former frontrunner Abraham Ceesvin eventually finished in 17th place. The final stop on Ceesvin’s ride came against Naoki Ota, whose pocket kings hit a set, putting an end to the Singaporeans tournament run.

Abraham Ceesvin

Start-of-day chip leader, Rishi Mehra made the final sixteen but could go no further, his ace-three losing out to Okumiya’s rivered flush.

The tournaments' sole remaining female player, Ayaka Honke, finished her day in 13th place after going all in with ace-king against Asiralertsiri’s ace-ten. The deck favored the Thai player’s ten over her king, and just like that, the Japanese player was sent to the rail.

Ayaka Honke

APT Incheon Main Event Final Table Payouts

*Plus an APTC Main Event Seat valued at KRW 13,830,000 (~$10,000)

Final table action kicks off at 11:15 a.m. local time tomorrow, with action resuming to Level 31 (80,000/160,000 and a big blind ante).

As usual, it will be streamed with a 30-minute delay to avoid spoilers for poker fans. To watch the stream: click here.

With the final table of the richest APT Main Event in Korean history now set, the final day promises an electrifying battle for a career-defining title and a life-changing prize inside Paradise City Casino.

The Final Table for the Main Event of APT Incheon 2025 Main Event is set. The remaining 9 players will come back tomorrow at 11:15am to battle it up. A recap of today's action will be published here shortly.

Haohui Ma

Junjie He opened to 400,000 from under the gun, and Haohui Ma three-bet to 2,900,000 from the small blind. He then shoved all in with his covering stack, and Ma called off his remaining chips.

Haohui Ma: A T

Junjie He: A Q

He’s superior kicker gave him the lead and he flopped the nuts on the K T J flop leaving Ma drawing very thin.

The turn and river delivered no surprises with a runout of 6 7 , finishing Ma's deep run in 10th place for a payout of KRW 29,840,000 (~$21,575).

Hang Xu

It folded around to Naoki Ota, who moved all for 3,000,000 in late-position. Hang Xu, having 1,000,000 less in his stack, made the call from the big-blind.

Hang Xu: A K

Naoki Ota: 5 5

The board ran out 9 8 2 4 7 and Ota won the important flip to bust out Xu shortly before the final table.

Satoshi Tateuchi

Junjie He opened from late-position, and Satoshi Tateuchi defended his big-blind.

The flop came down A 8 6

He put out a continuation bet of 200,000 and Tateuchi responded with an all-in for 2,400,000. He quickly made the call, easily covering his Japanese opponent.

Satoshi Tateuchi: A 2

Junjie He: A K

Only a deuce could have helped Tateuchi, but no help arrived for him on the 6 turn and 5 river.

Tateuchi was rewarded with KRW 26,680,000 for an amazing run at this Main Event.

Mingyang Na

Mingyang Na shoved all-in for 1,700,000 on the button. Daniel Lee jammed all-in for 3,200,000 on the small blind to isolate.

Daniel Lee: 4 4

Mingyang Na: Q 9

Board: J 3 J 9 8

Na paired his nine on the turn and held on to make a crucial double-up while doing big damage to Lee's stack.

Ayaka Honke

Anusorn Asiralertsiri raised to 400,000 from early position. Ayaka Honke three-bet to 800,000 on the small blind. Asiralertsiri made the call.

Flop landed 7 5 T

Honke fired out 550,000 and Asiralertsiri made the call.

The turn showed a 4 . Honke jammed all-in for her last 2,300,000.

Asiralertsiri threw in a few time banks and made the call.

Ayaka Honke: A K

Anusorn Asiralertsiri: A T

Asiraletsiri was ahead with a paired ten. Honke needed a king, but the river came J , sealing her fate as the 13th place finisher.

Thanisorn Saelor

Hang Xu opened the hijack to 320,000 and Thanisorn Saelor called in the cutoff.

Both players checked through the 8 2 5 flop to see a board-pairing 2 hit on the trun, where it went check-check again.

When the 4 river completed the board, Xu fired out 225,000 and Saelor snap-called.

Saelor tabled A Q for ace-high, and it was good enough for the pot as Xu laid it down.

Junjie He

Junjie He shoved all in 1,755,000 from under the gun and Hang Xu called in the big blind.

Junjie He: A 7

Hang Xu: 8 8

Xu held the lead with pocket eights, but it couldn't hold it on the J A 9 flop as He improved to top pair.

Xu didn't receive any help on the Q 5 runout and shipped a double-up to He.

Hang Xu opened the cutoff to 320,000 and Naoki Ota defended his big blind.

On the flop of 9 8 K , it went check-check.

Ota then check-called a bet of 380,000 from Xu on the 6 turn.

When the 8 fell on the river, Ota check-called again, another barrel of 550,000 from Xu.

Ota mucked his hand after seeing Xu reveal top pair of kings with K T .