Michael Foo

Michael Foo leads the pack heading into Day 2 of the KRW 15,000,000 (~USD $10,800) APT Super High Roller. The New Zealand national accumulated a massive 3,835,000 chip stack over sixteen 40-minute levels of play, putting him in prime position for a deep run.

A total of 89 entries (62 unique) generated a prize pool of KRW 1,216,272,500 (~USD 873,132), marking this the biggest APT Super High Roller in the tour's history. 23 players still remain, out of which 13 will be in the money, but all eyes are on the prestigious Pewter Lion Trophy and the top price of KRW 319,292,500 (~USD 229,210). With the stakes this high, an action-packed day is guaranteed tomorrow, with coverage available via the live blog and live stream.

Bayar Saran

Chasing Foo in second place is Bayar Saran of Mongolia, who bagged 1,910,000 chips. Saran quietly built his stack throughout the day, consistently avoiding major setbacks and never losing any massive pots. His steady play has him well-positioned to make a run at the title.

Completing the Day 1 podium is Japan’s Ryuta Nakai, who starts day two with 1,600,000 chips. Despite only having started playing live tournaments a year ago, Nakai has already enjoyed impressive success, including cashing for over USD 1,000,000. Motivated to earn his first APT trophy, Nakai is certainly a player to watch.

Charlie Chiu

Other notable players who are still in the race for the title, are poker ambassador Charlie Chiu (1,355,000), former APT High Roller Champion Thanisorn Saelor (1,055,000), Jun Obara (890,000), Calvin Lee (575,000), and Nang Quang Nguyen (215,000).

Here are the chip counts for the top 10 players. For a full list of Day 1's survivors please click here.

And here are the final prizes.

Play resumes on Sunday at 11:15 PM (local time). Follow the live blog for real-time updates. Also this event will be livestreamed on Youtube, as well as, on the Twitch channel of The Asian Poker Tour.

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Day 1 of the APT Incheon 2025 Super High Roller has wrapped up with 23 players advancing from a field of 89 entries (62 unique), battling for a record-breaking KRW 1.2B prize pool. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day’s events.

Stanley Weng

Takashi Kawauchi opened the action from early position and was called by Stanley Weng in late position, as well as Michael Foo in the big blind.

The flop came down 6 5 3 . Foo and Kawauchi checked, prompting Weng to fire a bet of 30,000.

Foo responded with a check-raise to 135,000, only for Kawauchi to jump back into the hand with a cold four-bet to 250,000.

Weng made the call, while Foo quickly got out of the way.

The turn brought the 2 , completing a potential flush.

Kawauchi slowed down and checked, allowing Weng to take the initiative with a bet of 200,000. Kawauchi quickly folded, conceding the pot.

After Xu opened from early-position, Hirokazu Kobayashi moved all-in for 505,000. It folded around to Thanisorn Saelor in the small-blind who made the call. Xu got out of the way.

Kobayashi's tournament life was at risk again, shortly before the end of the day.

Hirokazu Kobayashi: T T

Thanisorn Saelor: Q Q

For the second time in the tournament Kobayashi needed a lot of luck to double up, and indeed the flop came out great for him, as he hit top set on T 7 5 .

The 4 on the turn and 8 river completed the board and Kobayashi had doubled again!

Natsuki Tabeta

Natsuki Tabeta opened with a 50,000 raise from under the gun, with only Nang Quang Nguyen defending out of the big blind.

On the T 6 8 flop, Nguyen check-called a 50,000 continuation-bet from Tabeta.

The turn brought the 3 and Nguyen check-folded a second barrel from Tabeta, this time to the tune of 150,000.

Nguyen is one of the shorter stacks as Day 1 nears its conclusion.

Xu Hang

The action was picked up with Eng Soon Ewe all in from the cutoff, with Xu Hang calling from middle position and at risk.

Xu Hang: 6 6

Eng Soon Ewe: A T

The board ran out J 9 Q , opening Ewe up to an up and down straight draw.

The 4 bricked the turn, but the 8 river card completed Ewe's straight, sending Hang to the rail on the last level of Day 1 of the Super High Roller Event.

Niko Koop opened from middle-position, and Calvin Lee defended his big-blind.

The flop came down J 9 8 and Koop continued with a bet of 55,000. Lee made the call.

The turn brought the interesting Q and Koop continued his aggression with a bet of 110,000. However, Lee went nowhere and made the call.

The river was the 2 and both players checked it down.

Lee tabled Q 8 for a winning two pair.

As Day 1 is nearing a close, here's a look at how some of the players are fairing. Michael Foo looks to be in a leading position, but with around 60 minutes of play left today, the confirmed chip leader remains to be seen.

Thanisorn Saelor

In a quick smash-and-grab hand for Thanisorn Saelor, Charlie Chiu had just raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, before being three-bet to 130,000 by Jeremy Chan in the small blind.

Saelor, acting out of the big, moved all for around 1,500,000 effective.

Both players folded and he added a healthy chunk of chips to his stack.

The remaining 28 players are now on their final 15-minute break of the night. After this there are two more 40-minute levels scheduled. With only 13 places paid, they'll all be looking to secure their stacks and bag up for Day 2 at the end of the night.