Jianfeng Sun finds redemption, winning the APT Jeju Main Event on his second attempt
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Brazil’s Higor Seibel Leads Record-Breaking APT High Roller Field as 65 Survivors Advance to Final Day
Australia’s Lily Chen Claims Maiden Live Tournament Title in Mini Main Event for KRW 176M (~USD 130K)
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA, October 3, 2026 – Day 9 of the APT Jeju 2026 festival (#APTJeju2026) saw the high-octane conclusion of KRW 2.7M (~USD 1,900) buy-in APT Main Event with Chinese tournament professional Jianfeng Sun taming the 24K Gold Lion on his second attempt.
Other marquee event action playing out at the tournament tables of LES A Casino inside the Jeju Shinhwa World resort saw 295 high rollers chase the Rose Gold Lion with Day 1 of the APT High Roller generating the richest Korean-based prize pool in the tournament’s history, as well as the thrilling conclusion of the Mini Main Event.
Side event action saw the additional third day of the record-breaking Baby Superstar Challenge crown a champion, as well as the two opening flights of the two-day Ultra Stack, along with an eclectic selection of mixed games, the NL Hold’em – Freezeout, a Women’s Event and plenty of Turbo and Hyper Turbo thrills. You can read about all this in the side event press release.
Main Event Action
Jianfeng Sun celebrates his APT Jeju 2026 Main Event win
It proved to be second time’s the charm for Jianfeng Sun in the APT Jeju 2026 Main Event, with the Chinese player converting his start-of-day chip lead into a maiden APT title and taking the lion’s share of the massive KRW 3,207,600,000 (~USD 2,393,730) prize pool—the third-richest ever generated by the tour in South Korea (second if going by USD conversion rates).
Just eight players returned for the Final Day from the 1,375-entry field—the ninth-largest non-Championship field in tour history and fourth-largest ever held in South Korea. All eight were guaranteed at least KRW 53,230,000 (~USD 39,725), with Sun carrying an 18 big blind advantage over his nearest challenger, Singapore’s Steve Ng.
Sun had previously come within touching distance of the award-winning Gold Lion trophy two years ago, finishing runner-up to compatriot Xixiang Luo in the APT Jeju 2024 Main Event.
“Over the past two years, I’ve played in many tournaments, so that past loss didn't actually leave a deep impression on me. Back then, I entered heads-up with a very short stack—a 1-to-5 chip ratio—so I didn't feel it was much of a regret to lose,” Sun reflected in his post-match interview.
The 34-year-old tournament professional refused to let history repeat itself. After battling back from a 3:2 chip deficit against Ng during heads-up play, Sun sealed the deal to claim a career-best KRW 427,565,000 (~USD 319,080) top prize.
Sun and Ng prepare to battle heads-up for the title and trophy
Prior to the final duel, the remaining duo negotiated a deal that secured Ng a personal-best score of KRW 449,115,000 (~USD 335,160), leaving the title, trophy, and an additional KRW 23,600,000 (~USD 17,610) to fight for.
Entering the final table as chip leader provided an immediate boost and set the tone for Sun’s redemption run, cemented by an early knockout blow against eighth place finisher Shuang Qiu:
“This time, I really wanted to win, especially since I entered the Final Table as the chip leader. On the very first hand, when my AK eliminated KK, I felt like luck was on my side today... I feel I’ve made progress over the past two years, especially in my mindset and with table dynamics,” said Sun.
Sun and Ng dominated proceedings throughout the final table, accounting for five of the seven eliminations. While Ng claimed four knockouts and enjoyed a stint in the chip lead, Sun scored the crucial first and last eliminations of the day.
“I was very confident in my heads-up play because a few months ago, I was constantly playing heads-up matches against [high stakes professional] Xu Yang. Throughout the process, I could feel momentum shifting in my direction,” Sun added.
Dedicating his triumph to his family, Sun closed out a commanding performance to officially etch his name onto the APT Main Event trophy.
Third place finisher Kwang Chung Tan of Singapore was another to earn a career high score, banking KRW 225,180,000 (~USD 168,045) for his podium place – nine times larger than his previous best results.
The top three finishers also received a USD 10,000 (~KRW 13.4M) seat to November’s USD 5 million guaranteed APT Championship Main Event.
Toby Joyce moves into the top three on the Ireland All-Time Money List with his 4th place finish
While inaugural APT Championship High Roller winner Toby Joyce will be disappointed to have been unable to further add to his legacy by becoming the first player to claim an APT Main Event Mega Lion and a Championship title, the Irish professional did lock up KRW 166,770,000 (~USD 124,455) for his fourth place finish, which moves him into the top three on the Ireland All-Time Money List.
Outside of the top three, both fifth place finalist Weimin Chen, and sixth place finalist Jiawei Wan were two more to cash for career-best results, while seventh place finisher Erdun Xu, and eighth place finisher Shuang Qiu both cashed for their second largest scores.
Top Row (L-R): Kwang Chung Tan, Toby Joyce, Steve Ng, Jianfeng Sun
Bottom Row (L-R): Erdun Xu, Shuang Qiu, Jiawei Wan, Weimin Chen
MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE RESULTS
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You can read a Main Event breakdown by country in our APT Jeju 2026 Showcases International Main Event Field feature.
Full tournament details are available on the Main Event Final Day tournament page, and live reporting can be followed on the Main Event Final Day APT Blog.
Catch up on the action via the APT Main Event Final Day live stream on the official APT YouTube channel.
Brazil’s Higor Seibel Leads Record-Breaking APT High Roller Field as 65 Survivors Advance to Final Day
Brazil’s Higor Seibel leads the record-setting APT High Roller field after Day 1
The two-day KRW 5,000,000 (~USD 3,600) buy-in APT High Roller generated history at the tournament tables of LES A Casino, easily surpassing its KRW 700M guarantee to become the richest Korean-based APT High Roller in tour history and third-richest of all-time.
A massive field of 295 entries (190 unique) created a staggering KRW 1,274,400,000 (~USD 958,195) prize pool, eclipsing the previous tour record set during the APT Jeju 2025 High Roller. This also marks the second-largest Korean-based edition of the tournament and the fifth-largest APT High Roller of all time in terms of entry numbers.
A total of 39 players will secure a payout, with min-cashes starting at KRW 8,700,000 (~USD 6,540). In addition to taming the coveted Rose Gold Lion trophy, the eventual champion will walk away with a handsome KRW 252,850,000 (~USD 190,110) top prize—the second-richest APT High Roller top prize awarded in South Korea and third-richest overall in non-Championship events—along with a USD 10,000 seat to November's APT Championship Main Event.
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Brazil’s Higor Seibel leads the 65 Day 1 survivors after bagging a tournament-topping 1,500,000 chips. Making his tour debut at this festival, Seibel has already posted four cashes, including deep runs in the Main Event, the Zodiac Classic, and the record-breaking Baby Superstar Challenge.
He also reached his career-first APT final table in Event #46 High Roller – Single Day, finishing fourth for KRW 36,470,000 (~USD 27,215). Looking to pad his USD 1.49 million in live tournament winnings, Seibel is now positioned to capture his maiden APT title and a six-figure USD top prize.
The Brazilian bagged up 39 big blinds more than next closest rival Mou Yue of China, who concluded the sixteen 40-minute Day 1 levels with a stack of 1,025,000.
India’s Kunal Patni rounds out the top three stacks, bagging up 989,000 with which to make his play for a seventh career APT live title.
Other notables to bag top ten stacks included Chinese bracelet winner Weiran Pu (956,000), newly crowned Superstar Challenge champion Teeraphat Rangkatekarn (790,000), Main Event runner up Steve Ng (780,000), and APT Incheon 2026 Main Event champion Stephen Pang (774,000).
APT HIGH ROLLER DAY 1 TOP TEN STACKS
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APT Big Three titlists to bag big included Germany’s Rene von Reden (757,000), Australia’s Daniel Neilson (556,000), Germany’s Martin Sedlak (543,000), and Singapore’s Abraham Ceesvin (421,000).
Other notables returning for the final day include the Netherlands’ Tom Verbruggen (663,000), the USA’s Dillon Najor (536,000), and bracelet winners Abhinav Iyer (481,000), and Georgios Skarparis, and Natural8 ambassador Chih Wei Fan (192,000), with former Main Event champion Dicky Tsang (100,000) returning as the shortest stack.
Full tournament details are available on the APT High Roller Day 1 tournament page, and live reporting can be followed on the APT High Roller Day 1 APT Blog.
The Final Day will be live streamed (on a 30-minute delay) starting at the same time as the tournament action gets underway and can be viewed on the official APT YouTube channel.
Australia’s Lily Chen Claims Maiden Live Tournament Title in Mini Main Event for KRW 176M (~USD 130K)
Lily Chen made claimed her first recorded live cash in the Mini Main Event
The two-day KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,100) buy-in Mini Main Event surpassed expectations, tripling its initial KRW 300M (~USD 221K) guarantee after drawing a massive field of 713 entries (385 unique)—the second-largest attendance of the festival so far, behind only the Main Event.
A total of 101 survivors returned for the final day, each guaranteed a share of the impressive KRW 924,048,000 (~USD 684,480) prize pool with min-cashes starting at KRW 2,510,000 (~USD 1,860).
The day belonged to Australia’s Lily Chen, who put on a stellar performance to turn her first-ever recorded live tournament cash into a storybook victory.
Chen navigated a stacked final table with composure before defeating final table chip leader and APT Jeju Classic 2026 Main Event finalist Yuefeng Pan of China heads-up to lift the silver lion silhouette trophy and claim a life-changing KRW 176,038,000 (~USD 130,400) top prize.
Pan padded out his USD 1.1 million in live tournament winnings with a further KRW 107,680,000 (~USD 79,760) for his runner-up finish, with compatriot Shanmin Chen rounding out the last of the podium places and claiming a career-best KRW 76,930,000 (~USD 56,985) for third.
APT Taipei 2024 Main Event champion Daisuke Ogita made a ninth career APT final table showing, with the Japanese player banking KRW 13,940,000 (~USD 10,325) for ninth.
MINI MAIN EVENT FINAL TABLE RESULTS
Other notables to enjoy deep runs were start-of-day chip leader Ryan Plant (13th), the USA’s Francis Anderson (21st), India’s Ankit Ahuja (32nd), APT Incheon 2025 Main Event winner Stephen Pang (56th), Malaysia’s Shyh Chyn Lim (83rd), and Denmark’s Johan Pedersen (95th).
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All tournament details are available on the Mini Main Event tournament page.