PokerNews · Nov 29, 2025
Poker Player Attempts Insane Bluff Playing for $1.1 Million
Hao ChuangA poker player pulled off one of the biggest tournament bluffs of the year — with $1,186,880 on the line — at the final table of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) $10,000 Championship Main Event.
The bluff propelled John Niko Costiniano of the Philippines, who got Taiwan's Hao Chuang to fold the nut straight on a paired board, to a runner-up finish in the $5 million guaranteed tournament to take home $732,780 and the video clip of a lifetime.
"Who Actually Bluffs Here?"
The hand, which took place at the streamed final table with eight players remaining, began with Costiniano raising to 200,000 in middle position with A♣10♠ and Chuang coming along in the small blind with K♥Q♦.