APT Main Event - Flight D (30/45 Mins) - TWD 65,000,000 GTD

The final flight of the Main Event, Flight D, has officially wrapped up! Out of 259 entries (201 unique), only 131 players remain, securing their spots for Day 2.

It is South Korea's Jae Wook Shin topping the Flight D counts, concluding the ten levels of play with 264,000 in chips.

Thailand's Pakwarin Teerawatpattana bagged the second largest Flight D stack and will be returning for Day 2 B/D with 242,400 in chips.

Japan's Shinya Maeda rounded out the top three, finishing the fourth starting flight with 183,700 in chips, with the top ten stacks as follows:

Flight D Top Ten Stacks

Other notables to make it through included Japan's Hirotoshi Nakabo (128,400), Singapore's Jacky Wang (127,400), Hong Kong's Jeffrey Lo (102,000), the USA's Joseph Cheong (88,900), and the Philippines Florencio Campomanes (82,400) to name but a few.

It was an action-packed day filled with big pots, bad beats, and plenty of chip shuffling, but the real battle begins tomorrow.

Day 2, flight B/D kicks off at 5:30 PM, where the 312 combined survivors from Flights B and D will return with their sights set on fighting their way through to Day 3 and the paying positions.

Be sure to follow along for all the updates as the tournament continues to heat up. Stay tuned for more chip counts, key hands, and eliminations as we inch closer to crowning a champion!

Take note, players can still rush down to register for the tournament before day two begins!

Lee Chu

Lee Chu was all in for his tournament life, holding 4♦ 4♥ against Wei Ting Chen's A♣ K♠.

With Chen hoping for big cards, the board ran out without pairing his ace or king, leaving Chu’s pocket fours to hold strong. Chen had to ship his chips over to Chu.

Sometimes, it's the small pairs that do the heavy lifting!

After an early position open, Jacky Wang shoved his 27,000 stack from the button, catching everyone off guard when the small blind decided to call. The original raiser got out of the way, leaving Kao Wei in the small blind looking disappointed when he saw his A♠ K♠ was up against Wang's A♦ A♣.

Despite the river bringing a K♥, it wasn’t enough for Wei to crack the rockets. Wang scooped the pot and doubled up, leaving Wei to shake his head in frustration.

Yip Man Hoi

Widjaya in the hi-jack wasn’t backing down after calling a three-bet from Yip Man Hoi on the button. The flop of 7♠ 4♦ 5♠ brought some action, with Widjaya check-calling a 3,800 bet.

The turn came 6♠, and both players slowed down with a check.

On the river, the straight-completing 3♦, Widjaya decided to go big, firing 22,000. Hoi went into the tank before eventually making the call with just A♥ T♠. Widjaya looked disappointed, but that quickly turned into relief when he realized they chopped the pot!

Minh Nguyen

Minh Nguyen wasn’t backing down after three-betting Andrew Hoon's lo-jack open, especially when Hoon four-bet back at him! Nguyen made the call, and with 40,000 already in the middle, the flop rolled out 5♥ A♦ K♠. Both players decided to take a free look at the turn, which came 7♣.

Now, Hoon, in position, fired 10,000, and Nguyen made the call. The river brought no fireworks with both players checking. Nguyen showed an ace with a higher kicker from the small blind to scoop the pot.

Shelley McDermott busted out after a wild three-way action in a four-bet pot. With 72,000 already in the middle, the flop came down 2♣ 6♣ J♦, and Shin Jae Wook threw in a 25,000 bet, which McDermott called.

On the turn, when checked to, Wook then jammed for about 75,000. Holding K♦ K♥, McDermott snap-called, only to see Wook proudly flip over A♣ A♥. The rockets held strong, and the 3♠ river sent McDermott packing.

Another rough exit courtesy of the dreaded aces!

Ni Yu Ze found himself all in on a Q♠ T♦ 3♥ flop, sitting pretty with K♠ K♥. Things were looking good until Yip Man Hoi raised all in, showing off a flopped set of T♥ T♠.

The turn and river, however, brought no miracles for Ze, and he busts out of the tournament.

The players are on their last break of the day. After a 15 minute refresh, they will play three more 45-minute levels.

Leung Tsui decided to take a stand, four-bet jamming over Hsiang Ko’s small blind three-bet. Ko made the call with A♣ Q♦, only to see he was up against Leung’s A♦ K♠—dominated city.

The board bricked out, and Big Slick held strong for Leung, who doubled up in a massive 70 big blind pot. Tough break for Ko, but sometimes, Ace-Queen just doesn't cut it!

Anton Widjaya

Ni Yu Ze opened the button, and Anton Widjaya called from the big blind. The flop came down 4♦ J♦ T♥, and after checking, Widjaya called a 1,500 bet.

Things slowed down on the T♠ turn, with both players checking. But on the river, the 2♥, Widjaya led small for 2,000, and Yu Ze snap-called.

Widjaya proudly flipped over his 8♣ 4♣, scooping the pot with bottom pair! You’ve gotta love a bit of thin value.