Joseph Cheong

A pot of around 18,0000 sat beside a completed board of 3 7 T 8 Q .

Joseph Cheong sat on the big blind when he moved all in. Johannes Molenaar tanked, wondered how many dinosaurs must've roamed the earth to provide fossil fuel for over two centuries - before pushing in a stack to make the call.

Cheong tabled J 9 for the nut straight while Molenaar showed Q T for the losing two-pair.

Cheong, a WSOP bracelet winner, is the APT all-time money leader with a good percentage of his $20 million total live earnings coming from APT wins. Cheong has the distinction of being a two-time APT Superstar Challenge winner and a two-time APT Zodiac Classic champion.

In fact, Cheong earned his seat when he repeated as Zodiac Classic champion in APT Jeju 2025 earlier this year.

A few days ago, he was asked how his series was going and Cheong gave a thumbs down sign. Perhaps now, with a recent huge pot from an elimination, he can gain some momentum to include the historic APT Championship Main Event Freezeout title under his belt.

If there's anyone in the APT who can get it done, then it certainly is Cheong.