Brett Hoy in the small blind raised to 20,000 and Nobutaka Tsukiashi in the big went into the tank, needing a time card, to consider his options. He decided to shove all-in for 180,000 and Hoy, covered, called putting his tournament life at risk.

Brett Hoy: 7 6

Nobutaka Tsukiashi: 9 8

Tsukiashi was pushed further into the lead when the flop dropped 8 3 4 . Hoy still had a chance to improve with a straight draw but the runout came Q T sending him to hit the showers.

Action folded to Kai Lai in late position who open-jammed all in for 66,000 and it came around to Haruna Matsumoto who checked the count and made the call to put Lai at risk.

Kai Lai: A 6

Haruna Matsumoto: 9 8

Not the door card that Lai wanted to see on the 9 Q T flop but it did give him some additional flush outs as well as his ace.

The 9 made affairs a bit tougher for Lai taking away his pair outs and when the river bricked out with the 4 Lai was sent to the cage.

Igor Kan open-shoved all-in from hijack for 130,000, making big blind Reo Yamamoto throw in a time card to consider his options when action went to him. He finally made the call taking them to showdown.

Igor Kan: A J

Reo Yamamoto: K 9

Kan, in the lead, looked satisfied when the hands were tabled but the flop came 7 K 2 pushing Yamamoto ahead. Kan still had outs but the turn was a brick with 2 . The river K gave Yamamoto a boat drowning Kan's hopes of continuing further.

Jenjaroenwong Teerapong open-shoved for 8,000 and Kosugi Ryusuke responded with his own all-in, pushing the remaining players out of the pot and taking both of them to showdown.

Jenjaroenwong Teerapong: A 7

Kosugi Ryusuke: A K

Ryusuke had Teerapong dominated and he stayed in the lead on a flop of 5 K 4 . Teerapong didn't see any chance of improving and headed to the payout counter after the dealer completed the board with 5 9 .

Wang Lung Wong open-jammed all in from under the gun for about 52,000 and action came to Ngoc Trung Cao in middle position who three-bet all in for about 120,000.

It then came around to short-stacked Quan Nguyen sat in the big blind, who called all-in for his remaining 32,000 and cards were revealed.

Quan Nguyen: T 9

Wang Lung Wong: T 6

Ngoc Trung Cao: K Q

The flop of K J Q gave everyone something but when the Q peeled off on the turn it gave Nguyen a straight flush even though it made Cao a full house. The river brought the Q and made Nguyen quads which was still no good against Nguyen's straight flush and Nguyen was pushed the main pot for a treble-up whilst Cao took the side pot sending Wong to the rail.

Yue Sun opened from under the gun to 25,000 and unknown player in middle position shoved all-in for 157,000. Sun called taking them to showdown.

Unknown Player: K K

Yue Sun: A A

Unknown Player was hoping to double with kings but ran into Sun's aces so early in the day. The flop came 6 9 J providing no help for the "UP". The runout J 2 sealed his fate sending him to hit the rails.

APT National Cup - Final Day Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the Korea Naional Cup.

Stay tuned for all the action from the floor as it unfolds.

Chip Leader Ivan Govorov

The third series of the Asian Poker Tour’s 20th Anniversary season, APT Incheon 2026, is officially underway with the highly anticipated APT Korea National Cup reaching its final day today at Paradise City Casino Resort in Incheon, South Korea.

After the completion of three starting flights, the APT Korea National Cup Final Day is set to begin at 11:15 AM (KST). The event has amassed a total prize pool of KRW 409,459,411 (~USD 290,400), surpassing its initial guaranteed prize pool of KRW 200,000,000 (~USD 141,000) and thus making it a new tour-stop record for the event.

From a total field of 709 entries (451 unique players) from 28 different nations, 101 players remain for today’s final day, each already assured KRW 1,110,000 (~USD 790) while setting their sights on the KRW 78,109,411 (~USD 55,400) top prize.

KOREA NATIONAL CUP FINAL DAY TOP TEN STACKS

Flight A attracted 236 entries, producing the event’s early frontrunners. Thailand’s Jeerasak Khumchanthuek emerged as the flight’s chip leader after bagging 626,000 chips, good for second overall. He is closely followed by Mongolia’s Tuguldur Gantumur with 552,000, while Japan’s Haruna Matsumoto rounds out the flight’s top three with 438,000. Gantumur and Matsumoto sit fifth and seventh overall, respectively.

Flight B drew the largest field with 307 entries, pushing the event well beyond its guarantee. APT Manila Classic Main Event champion Ivan Govorov topped the flight with 827,000 chips, putting him at the top of the overall leaderboard. American Frank Zhang (600,000) and Thailand’s Anucha Muandech (480,000) finished second and third in the flight, respectively, and currently sit fourth and sixth overall.

Flight C Chip Leader Yutao Zheng

The final starting flight, Flight C, attracted a further 166 entries. China’s Yutao Zheng led the flight with 610,000 chips, good for third overall. Japan’s Ryouma Yamanaka (422,000) and Austria’s Phuong Ngoc Nguyen (343,000) finished second and third in the flight, respectively, but fell short of the overall top ten.

With a lucrative payday awaiting the champion, the chase for the prestigious APT Lion Trophy promises nonstop poker action, big moments, and plenty of drama. Stay locked in as we bring you live updates straight from the tournament floor.

Final Table Payouts

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