Isaac Haxton proved once again why he is one of the world's best poker players after taking down the TWD 300,000 APT Super High Roller for TWD 9,089,650 (~$287,885) and getting his hands on the flagship pewter lion trophy.

Haxton came out on top of the 137-player (93 unique) field after defeating Tony Lin in a gripping heads-up contest that saw the runner-up add TWD 6,173,000 (~$195,500) to his bankroll.

The event saw its richest-ever prize pool of TWD 37,873,650 (~$1,200,000) and its second-biggest field size on record despite the buy-in being double what it usually is.

APT host Gregory "Greg Goes All In" Liow got a chance to talk to Haxton after the American player lifted his maiden APT title.

"This is awesome. A great start. I am definitely enjoying my entry into APT" replied Haxton when Liow remarked this was his first APT series, and first APT trophy.

"It was a wild heads-up match. Big pots every hand and a lot of back and forth."

Haxton added a few comments about the award-winning APT lion trophy.

"This is no joke of a trophy. I hope you're going to help me ship this because it's not fitting in my luggage" joked Haxton.

"Thanks to everyone who is watching and supporting me. This has been a lot of fun for me, and I hope you have enjoyed it"

Payout:

Place

Name

Country

Prize (TWD)

Prize (~$USD)

1

Isaac Haxton

United States

9,089,650

287,885

2

Tony Lin

United States

6,173,000

195,500

3

Edward Yam

Hong Kong

4,071,000

128,935

4

Yan Shing "Anson" Tsang

Hong Kong

3,363,000

106,510

5

Mike Takayama

Philippines

2,700,000

85,515

6

Punnat Punsri

Thailand

2,117,000

67,050

7

Tien Loon Ling

Malaysia

1,587,000

50.265

8

Sung Joo Hyun

South Korea

1,174,000

37,185

9

Andrija Robovic

Republika Srpska

909,000

28,790