{"id":10021,"date":"2025-10-29T02:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/minwoong-jeong-wins-appt-manila-main-event-after-dominant-final-table-run\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T02:31:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T02:31:17","slug":"minwoong-jeong-wins-appt-manila-main-event-after-dominant-final-table-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/29\/minwoong-jeong-wins-appt-manila-main-event-after-dominant-final-table-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Minwoong Jeong Wins APPT Manila Main Event After Dominant Final Table Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>South Korean poker player and practicing doctor Minwoong Jeong has captured the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker\/asia-pacific-poker-tour-appt\/\">APPT<\/a>) Manila Championship title, sealing victory in fewer than 60 hands at the final table. The win earned him $201,450, the largest cash of his career, and marked a defining moment after years of near misses on the live and online circuit.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Jeong, an emergency room doctor, played through fatigue to secure his breakthrough win.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The APPT Manila final table lasted fewer than 60 hands.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Jeong\u2019s victory marks his first six-figure live tournament payout.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>Following the win, Jeong said he had been considering stepping away from poker after eight years of grinding.<em> \u201cI am so happy! I am not a good player, just very lucky,\u201d<\/em> he said with a grin.<em> \u201cIt is not about winning the money, it is about pride. Poker is very challenging but I love poker. I have been trying to win for eight years and I was going to stop. Now, I don\u2019t know, I am so happy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>A Quick and Decisive Final Table<\/h2>\n<p>When play began inside the Coral Lounge in Manila, Jeong entered with a dominant chip lead\u2014over 120 big blinds\u2014leaving his opponents far behind. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Aditya Agarwal was the only player within striking distance but still had only a third of Jeong\u2019s stack.<\/p>\n<p>Early on, Eng Choi managed to close the gap after eliminating two short stacks, but Jeong soon regained full control after catching Choi bluffing. 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