Wu Chun Yu

The TWD 70 million (~US$ 2,150,000) guaranteed APT Taipei 2025 Main Event kicked off its first starting flight, drawing a total of 541 entries (404 unique). With another 466 OnLive entries from Natural 8 - the Main Event boasts of a total of 1,007 entries so far with three more flights yet to conclude.

Today's flight competed through ten 60-minute levels with a total of 203 survivors bagging their chips to continue their main event journey for Day 2.

Taiwan's Wu Chun Yu amassed the biggest stack of the day with a total of 469,200 chips, setting the bar for the other upcoming flights.

A bit further down with the second largest stack is Hong Kong's Nicholas Go with 338,900 and just right behind him is Sing Wen Chen of Taiwan with 330,000 to round up the top three, with the top ten Flight A chip counts as follows:

Reigning APT Taipei Poker Classic Main Event champion Rene von Reden narrowly missed out on bagging a top ten stack, concluding the action with 245,900 in chips.

Other notable players from this flight who will advance to Day 2 include Beng Hong Ker of SIngapore (165,600), Choi Youngchang of South Korea (160,300), Shinya Matsuda of Japan (149,200), Dinesh Alt of Switzerland (139,300), Lester Edoc of the Philippines (138,000) and Tom Verbruggen of the Netherlands (137,300).

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Main Event - Flight A has concluded. A recap of today's action will follow shortly.

Chien-Hung Chi shoved all in from under the gun for 62,800 and Jun Hao Wu also pushed all his chips in the middle for 26,000 from middle position.

Jun Hao Wu: A K

Chien-Hung Chi: 9 9

Chi had the chance to win the flip, however, the flop quickly delt Q A T , improving Wu to a superior pair of aces.

The runout came 8 3 , securing a much-needed double up for Wu.

Jerico Padilla raised on the button to 3,000 and small blind He Lin Jia added a few more of her chips to re-raise it 8,000.

Padilla called and both players were shown a flop of 4 5 6

Both checked to see a 3 on the turn, then both checked again to see a 9 on the river.

Both players didn't want to risk any more bets with the flight about to conclude.

Padilla showed A J for ace-high while Jia showed A 4 for a pair of fours to win a small pot to improve her stack.

Tsz Ping Hai raised to 2,800 from early position, receiving calls from Aleksandr Sergeev in middle position and Chi-Ying Lin in the small blind.

All three players checked the 4 9 6 flop.

The 4 turn saw both Lin and Hai check, but Sergeev had other plans, betting 5,000 into the pot. Hai quickly folded, while Lin made the call.

The river came A , and Lin checked once more. As Sergeev reached for his chips, Lin swiftly folded, leaving all cards face down.

A board rolled off 4 6 3 A with around 25,000 chips in the pot, and Kaifan Wang checked over in the big blind, which Wei Jen Wang also tapped the table.

Kaifan Wang shoved all in for 32,100 after seeing the 5 river, sending his opponent into the tank. Jen Wang took a long time to before he eventually opted to muck his cards, relinquishing the sizable pot to his opponent.

Yu Wu Chun made it 3,100 to go from under the gun. Chih Hua Hsu on the button and Toan Truong in the big blind made the call.

On the 2 T K flop, Truong checked to Chun who continued for 5,000. Only Truong came along.

Both players checked through the 6 turn to see a 4 fall on the river, where Truong checked. Chun moved all in for around 550,000, applying pressure to his opponent.

After thinking for a while, Truong tossed his cards back to the dealer and relinquished the pot.

Chun has accumulated over half a million chips in the last level of today!

Lester Edoc and Hsiang Wang were staring at a board of 8 3 A 2 with a pot of roughly 60,000 in the middle.

Wang moved all-in for his last 35,000 and Edoc called. Wang confidently showed A A for a set of aces while Edoc flipped over 5 4 for a turned wheel straight with a flush draw.

Just to rub some salt in, the poker gods threw a 9 on the river to complete Edoc's flush. Edoc moved forward his chips for the dealer to confirm if he had Wang covered and indeed he did.

Wang exited the table with heartbreak, standing up from his seat and still starting at the felt as the chips were shipped Edoc's way.

All he could do was shrug and smile.

That's poker.

Tetsuya Fujiwara

Yuichi Sumida entered the hand from early position, and Tetsuya Fujiwara defended from the big blind.

The flop came A J 3 , and Sumida led out with a 3,200 continuation-bet, which Fujiwara called.

The 7 turn saw Sumida maintain his aggression with a 9,000 bet, which Fujiwara again called.

When the T landed on the river, Sumida reached for a sizable portion of his stack, about 30,000, preparing to bet. However, before he could act, Fujiwara folded his hand.

Tsan Wa Li and Yu-Feng Cheng were looking at a flop of K 2 7 beside a pot of around 34,000 in the middle.

Cheng checked his option and Li moved all-in for his last 26,000. Cheng made the call and showed K Q versus the 7 5 of Li.

Li was on the verge of elimination, but the board completed 4 7 to give Li trips to stay alive and - more importantly - to double up in a big way.