APT Online 2023 Recap: Events #5 - #7

Boasting $15 million in prize pool guarantees and running 5th - 26th November 2023, the Asian Poker Tour Online (APTO) is entering its third thrilling weekend and the halfway point of the festival, with 7 out of the scheduled 14 Trophy Events now in the books. You can catch up with the previous action here:

• APT Online 2023 Recap: Events #1 & #2

• APT Online 2023 Recap: Events #3 & #4

Events #5-#7 played out between 13th - 16th November, awarding three physical APTO trophies and crowning three new champions, with the $88 Event 6: APT Mini Main Event drawing the largest field of the series so far, attracting a massive 11,196 entries – you can read more about this below. 

A total of 18,087 entries have competed over the seven APTO Trophy Events that have played out over the first half of the festival, with ~$3,199,678 in prize money awarded to date and plenty of action left to come!

Upcoming highlights in the next recap include action from the ~$315* Event #8: Taiwan National Cup (*converted from Taiwan dollars) – running Saturday, 18th November at 7 p.m. (HKT), the two-day $1,500 Event #9: APT High Roller – running from 19th - 20th November at 7 p.m. (HKT), and the $210 Event #10 Mystery Bounty Hunter - $100K Top Bounty – running from 13th - 19th November with the Final Stage playing out on Sunday, 19th November at 9 p.m. (HKT). 

Don’t miss out on what promises to be a great weekend of online poker action: 

• TW$1,000 (~US$31.40) satellites for Event #8: Taiwan National Cup - 17th - 18th November. 

• Win an exclusive bespoke APT Online Lion Trophy by taking down the $1,500 Event #9: APT High Roller – $150 Mega Satellites run from 18th - 19th November.

• Day 1s of Event #10: Mystery Bounty Hunter - $100K Top Bounty are playing out until 6 p.m. (HKT), 19th November, with daily $25 Satellites available.

Win Your Way Through to The APT Online Main Event!

As reported in the last recap, action in the $800 Event #14: APT Main Event is underway, with a total of 741 players having already locked up a spot in Day 2, which plays out on Sunday, 26th Nov at 9 p.m. (HKT).

APT Main Event Day 1s are running from 11th - 26th November, with daily $8 Step Satellites and $80 Mega Satellites. In addition to claiming the lion’s share of the enticing Main Event $2 million prize pool guarantee, the eventual winner will walk away with an exclusive bespoke APT Online Lion Trophy – don’t miss out on the action!

The Final Table will be streamed in multiple languages on Monday, November 7th at 9 p.m. (HKT).

• English  

• Thailand

• Taiwan

• Vietnam

• Hong Kong

Event #5: $300 Sunday Super Stack

Playing out Sunday, 12th November, the $300 Event #5: Sunday Super Stack drew 992 entries, easily surpassing the $250,000 guarantee and generating a $276,768 prize pool, with the top 161 places paying out and a min-cash coming in at $501.66.

Living up to their moniker, it was Brazil’s “RanThisTable” who bossed the final table action to enjoy a super Sunday, claiming a top prize of $33,035.08 after cutting a three-way deal with opponents “kriausiniene” of Poland and compatriot “Judite” who received payouts of $28,865.22 and $28,127.42 respectively for second and third place.

APT live regular “Vincent Li” also managed a final table appearance, earning $9,232.94 for his sixth-place finish, with the final table paying out as follows:

SUNDAY SUPER STACK FINAL TABLE RESULTS

Other notables to cash but come up short of the final table included Canada’s Nicholas “N Maimone” Maimone (92nd for $654.28), and Taiwan’s “pepsipiranha” (161st for $501.66).

Event #6: APT Mini Main Event

Fittingly, outside of the Main Event it was the $88 Event #6: APT Mini Main Event that proved to be the biggest draw of the series so far, drawing a sizable 11,196 entries over the ten starting Day 1 flights.

This saw the prize pool guarantee swell from $500,000 up to $750,000, with the tournament eventually generating a sizable $906,428 prize pool – the largest of the series to date – with a total of 1,312 players fighting their way through to the Final Day, which played out on Sunday, 12th November 2023.

All Final Day competitors were already guaranteed a payout of $195.69, but it was the title, trophy, and tantalizing $73,991.24 top prize that all were gunning for. It was Taiwan’s “pepsipiranha” who claimed the accolades, defeating China’s “xxyman” to clinch the title and five-figure winner’s purse, with their opponent receiving a payout of $55,085.36 for second place.

The Netherlands’ “evartar321” rounded out the winner’s podium, taking $41,060.37 for third place, with the final table paying out as follows:

MINI MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE RESULTS

Other notables to cash but come up short of the final table included APT High Roller specialist “Joshua McCully” (92nd for $1,284.22), Canada’s “TennEggGuy” (166th for $845.87), Russia’s “wraJke@” (190th for $736.74), March’s APTO Event #8: Metro Manila Million champion “Loris51” (259th for $642.11), Natural8 ambassador “Thai Ha” (379th for $488.92), the UK’s “Chris Moorman” (638th for $327.22), and reigning APTO Main Event champion “Sioul17” (671st for $327.22) to name but a few.

Event #7: King of the Jungle Bounty 6-Max

Playing out on Thursday, 16th November, the $525 Event #7: King of the Jungle Bounty 6-Max boasted a progressive bounty of at least $125 for each player eliminated and drew a total of 971 entries over four starting flights. This generated a $485,500 prize pool – over a 20% increase on the $400,000 guarantee.

A total of 111 players battled their way through to the Final Stage, all guaranteed a payout of $830.30 plus whatever bounties they accumulated over the action.

It was South Africa’s “BraceletHunt” who was crowned King of the Jungle, defeating Brazil’s “theheroguy” heads-up to claim a $23,512.69 top prize, plus an additional $30,841.17 in bounties, with their opponent collecting $23,463 for second place, earning a further $11,370.38 in bounty payouts. 

Israel’s “Nesher_boy” took $16,953.47 for third place, plus an additional $3,542.49 in bounties, with the final table paying out as follows:

KING OF THE JUNGLE 6-MAX FINAL TABLE RESULTS

Notables to cash but come up short of a place in the final nine included Natural8 Team Hot Ambassador Yu-Chung 'Nevan' Chang (17th for $2,350.55 + $2,078.12 in bounties), Ukraine’s “Kostya Holskyi” (64th for $1,163.64 + $1,015.62 in bounties), the USA’s “Joseph Cheong” (79th for $1,038.46 + $656.25), and Event #3: APT Double Stack runner-up “Potpuno_Lud” (111th for $830.30 + $593.75 in bounties).

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Shane C

Shane is a content writer with over 10 years of writing experience. He specializes in poker and casino games and has been chasing the ultimate poker dream and the excitement of hero calls for the last 15 years! Admittedly, he has yet to win any APT nor WSOP title, but he's not giving up!