Fengyin Du in early position opened to 3,200 and Daniel Lei in the big blind joined him to see a flop.

The dealer spread Q 8 6 . Du continued with 3,000 after action passed to him and Lei stayed with him leading them to the turn.

Du increased the pressure with 6,500 after a check on the 4 turn but Lei continued to hang on.

Finally, Du eased up on the river A tapping the table after Lei. Lei showed A 8 for a rivered two-pair prompting Du to throw his hand in the muck.

Xuefeng Huang opened to 3,200 on the button and called a three-bet to 10,500 from Shota Nakayama, who was in the small blind.

Nakayama check-called an 11,000 bet from Huang on the 9 4 8 flop and then check-raised all in after Huang bet 32,000 on the T turn. Huang called all in for approximately 47,000 and hands were revealed.

Xuefeng Huang: Q 9

Shota Nakayama: A T

Nakayama had turned a pair of tens for the lead, but still needed to fade a lot of outs against Huang's pair of nines and combo draw.

The 5 river completed Huang's flush and he was awarded the double up, leaving Nakayama with just 500 in chips.

Trung Hieu Tran opened to 3,200 from early position, only for Mitsuki Oyama to three-bet to 10,500. Action came back to Tran, who four-bet all-in for about 35,000 and was snap-called by Oyama, who had him covered.

Trung Hieu Tran: J J

Mitsuki Oyama: K K

No help for Tran on the 8 A 6 T A run out and he was sent to the rail.

With the start of level 12, the late registration for the Asian Poker Tour Incheon 2026 Main Event has officially closed. Last year's field of 1,281 entries has been smashed by more than 100 entries and the official attendance figure is still to be confirmed as some entrants at the very last minute are still trickling in.

So far, at least 1,392 entries have emerged of which some 580 players remain. Currently blinds are 800-1,600 with a big blind ante of 1,600.

The players are now on their first 15-minute break of the day.

Late registration will remain open until the close of this break and will then be officially closed.

Zhentao Long

Zhentao Long opened to 3,000 from middle position and was called by Engang Wang in the small blind. Xiangxin Meng then moved all-in for his last 24,700 from the big blind, which got a quick call from Long and a fold from Wang.

Xiangxin Meng: 9 9

Zhentao Long: K K

Meng would need some help, but the A 5 K flop left him drawing to running quads against Long's set.

The 7 turn sealed the result, and the Q river made Meng's elimination official just short of the first break of the day.

Ryuta Nakai

Action was picked up with Dajie Zhuo's and Ryuta Nakai's cards and chips in the middle of the table.

Ryuta Nakai: A K

Dajie Zhuo: J 5

It was a battle of the blinds that Zhuo didn't really expect to win after he saw the hands tabled. But the dealer flopped 5 5 J giving Zhou a boat and leaving Nakai draw dead. All Nakai could do was smile and graciously prepare to leave. Zhou, so shocked, took photos of the hand until the dealer completed the board with a runout of 9 4

Xiaoyang Qian opened to 3,000 from late position and was looked up by Shota Nakayama on the button.

The flop came 5 8 Q and Qian continued for 2,500. Nakayama made the call and the dealer peeled off the 7 as the turn.

Qian checked to Nakayama, who bet out for 10,000. Qian thought briefly and mucked his cards to hand the pot to Nakayama.

Daming Kang

On the river of a A Q 6 9 7 board, Daming Kang checked and Do Yoon Kim pushed all-in for 58,200. Kang used all of his available time bank extensions before he called.

Kim didn't immediately turn over his cards but then sheepishly exposed the K T for the missed nut flush and broadway draw, which Kang had beat holding the A 2 for the top pair with the weakest possible kicker.

Alen Bakovic

Thawat Jirundon on the button opened to 2,800 and Alen Bakovic, in the small blind called to see a flop.

The dealer fanned out T 2 7 . After a check, Jirundon looked at his short stack then looked at the clock that showed fifteen minutes left to the end of level 11. He then proceeded with a 2,500 continuation bet. Bakovic stepped it up and made it 8,000. Jirundon called.

Bakovic led out with 13,000 on the 6 turn, sending Jirundon to think about his options. He looked at his stack and the clock once again before throwing his hand in the muck.