Abby Merk Like I said earlier, I was going to shout out to friends. Thing I love about the APT series is that everyone here - dealers, floor managers, tour directors, media colleagues, big bosses, players - they're all like family.  As a live reporting covering the action on the poker table, I get to witness some of the highs and lows of some of the players at the poker table. Professionally - I'm just supposed to do my job and not react, but then some of them are already personal friends, so when I swing by their seat I wish them a polite good luck. When I see the hands they play well, I also say good job or nice hand. And when they get hurt, sometimes I hear them out during the breaks. I'll be like - I saw that, that was brutal. And the players sometimes need someone - not a fellow player - to talk about it subjectively or just to give support.  Like, for example, APT Jeju 2025 Main Event Champion Abraham Ceesvin was in hand where he hit top pair and had a nut flush draw....