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02/10/2026
๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ | ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ก๐๐! ๐๐ฅ
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ is your APT Players Champs champion!
A field of ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ battled for a share of the $102,700 prize pool, with Mackenzie emerging on top to claim a massive ๐๐จ$๐ฏ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ first prize! ๐ฐ
After one hand of heads up, a 'set up' of a hand led Michael and Mackenzie to both get it all in with Ace Ten and Pocket Ten's. Mackenzie's pockets held and he was crowned our winner of the APT Players Champs.
๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ต:
๐ฅ Mackenzie Alford โ $30,000
๐ฅ Michael Tchong โ $20,400
๐ฅ Manoj Thapa โ $13,545
4th: David Luong โ $9,600
5th: Nathanial Hutton โ $7,150
6th: Jarred Graham โ $5,550
7th: Yifan Yao โ $4,400
8th: Jordan Batis โ $3,750
9th: Tam Truong โ $3,250
๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ณ๐ต | ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ข๐: $๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฎ,๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฌ | ๐๐จ๐ฌ-๐๐ก: $๐ญ,๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ
๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ข ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ญ๐๐! ๐๐
Congratulations, Mackenzie Alford! ๐ฅ
02/10/2026
๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฑ | ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ! ๐๐ฅ
๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ (๐ซ๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐๐ก๐) has taken down the PLO5!
From a field of ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, Uncle Sammy emerged as the last player standing to collect the ๐๐จ$๐ฏ,๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ top prize from an $8,850 prize pool. ๐ฐ
๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ฑ:
๐ฅ Uncle Sammy (Xiuming Huang) โ $3,100
๐ฅ Jim Chahoud โ $2,350
๐ฅ Dean Blatt โ $1,420
4th: Kenzie Chan โ $1,000
5th: Daniel Diaz โ $800
๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ฏ๐ฌ | ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ข๐: $๐ด,๐ด๐ฑ๐ฌ | ๐๐จ๐ฌ-๐๐ก: $๐ฏ๐ฑ๐ฌ
๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ! ๐๐
Congratulations, Xiuming Huang! ๐
02/10/2026
๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ฑ | ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ด ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ฅ
Itโs crunch time in the PLO5! With just eight players left standing, the race is on for the $3,300 first prize.
The $8,850 prize pool is locked in, and every pot from here could make a huge difference as the remaining players chase the title.
๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฆ
Dean Blatt - 259,500
Daniel Diaz - 206,500
Jim Chahoud - 166,000
Uncle Sammy (Xiuming Huang) - 164,000
Dale Marsland - 133,500
Kenzie Chan - 118,000
Gabriel Giber - 106,500
Kon Varkopoulos - 46,000
๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐๐๐ง
1st - $3,300
2nd - $2,150
3rd - $1,420
4th - $1,000
5th - $800
Whoโs got what it takes to scoop their way to the PLO5 title? ๐๐
02/10/2026
02/10/2026
๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ | ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ
Weโve reached the final nine in the APT Players Champs, and $30,000 is now within reach! ๐
Mackenzie Alford leads the way with a monster 1,001,000 chips, with Jarred Graham close behind on 700,000 and Yifan Yao sitting third with 699,000.
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ต
Mackenzie Alford - 1,001,000
Jarred Graham - 700,000
Yifan Yao - 699,000
Nathanial Hutton - 537,000
Tam Truong - 508,000
David Luong - 503,000
Manoj Thapa - 294,000
Michael Tchong - 269,000
Jordan Batis - 231,000
The $100,000 guarantee was surpassed, with a $102,700 prize pool up for grabs and $3,250 already locked up for our final nine.
๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฆ
1st - $30,000
2nd - $20,400
3rd - $13,545
4th - $9,600
5th - $7,150
6th - $5,550
7th - $4,400
8th - $3,750
9th - $3,250
Nine players. One trophy. $30,000 at the top. Letโs find out who takes it home! ๐๐ฅ
Gruelling 20+ hand bubble here at the APT players champs. Just as the players walked away for a dinner break, the bubble was burstโฆ.. well done to the remaining 10 players ๐ฅ who will take out the APT PLAYERS CHAMPS!?
To hero or not to hero? That is the questionโฆ..
๐That Friday feeling here at APT!!!
We are in full swing here at SkyBar 28. The APT Players Champs is approaching the bubble, we have 81 entries and counting in the Hachem Deepstack and PLO5 has kicked off ๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐๐ป๐ฅณ
See you here at Crown ๐ฅ
02/10/2026
๐๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฆ & ๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐
$๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฌ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ง ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ โ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐๐
The APT Players Champs is down to 11 players, with the field now paused for seating as the remaining contenders battle for a share of the $100,000 prize pool.
Registration remains open until 2:50pm, so thereโs still time to jump into this massive feature event!
๐๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐
Seat 1 - John (Jiachen Zhang) - 356,000
Seat 6 - David Moxon - 209,000
Seat 8 - Nathan Ong - 125,500
๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ
Seat 1 - Dale Code - 128,000
Seat 5 - Adrian Digirolamo - 179,500
Seat 6 - Ke Xu - 119,500
Seat 9 - Jett Wong - 294,000
๐ง๐๐๐๐ 2
Seat 3 - Mackenzie Alford - 531,000
Seat 5 - David Luong - 484,500
Seat 6 - Michael Tchong - 189,500
Seat 9 - Daniel Gabriel - 83,500
๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ
Mackenzie Alford leads the way with 531,000 chips, followed by David Luong on 484,500 and John (Jiachen Zhang) with 356,000.
With $100,000 up for grabs, who will emerge as the APT Players Champs champion? ๐
02/10/2026
๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ก ๐ข๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ | ๐ช๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก! ๐๐ฅ
๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ก has done it!
After battling through a massive field of ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ต ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐, Idris has taken down The Crown Opener and walked away with a huge ๐๐จ$๐ฎ๐ญ,๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ first prize! ๐ฐ
A massive $108,160 prize pool was up for grabs, with an action-packed final table producing a thrilling finish.
๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ต:
๐ฅ OG (Idris Hassan) โ $21,500*
๐ฅ Omar Melki โ $20,000*
๐ฅ William (Kee Lim) โ $15,000*
4th: Phat Nguyen โ $8,900
5th: Bowen Wang โ $6,580
6th: David Xie โ $5,100
7th: Daou Wu โ $4,100
8th: Daniel Dessmann โ $3,300
9th: Amit Shorey โ $2,700
๐๐๐๐๐: ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ต | ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ข๐: $๐ญ๐ฌ๐ด,๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฌ | ๐๐จ๐ฌ-๐๐ก: $๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฌ
๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ช๐ก ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ช ๐๐๐ก๐. ๐๐
Congratulations, Idris Hassan!
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