APT JEJU 2026 SCHEDULE | OFFICIAL RESULTS | PLAYER LISTS | IMAGES | WINNERS
China’s Jieming Xu Wins Trip Saver for KRW 21M (USD 16.4K)
JEJU, SOUTH KOREA, October 7, 2026 – The fourth festival of the APT’s landmark 20-Year Anniversary season—the APT Jeju 2026 (#APTJeju2026)—has concluded at the LES A Casino inside the Jeju Shinhwa World resort, surpassing the previous benchmark established during the 2025 edition of the series.
Hosted in partnership with Landing Entertainment Korea (LEK) from September 25 to October 7, the 13-day series delivered high-stakes drama setting three major prize pool records for the tour in South Korea across the USD 25K Superstar Challenge, the Baby Superstar Challenge, and the APT High Roller.
The festival featured epic storylines, including Berhanu Kassa becoming the APT's first-ever Ethiopian champion, and Natural8 ambassador Nevan Chang securing a career-best score in the richest non-Championship USD 25K Superstar Challenge in APT history.
Demonstrating the APT’s global appeal, the festival saw 1,222 unique players from 43 different countries and regions generate 10,667 entries across 130 trophy events and three satellites, with the series awarding a staggering total of KRW 19,437,344,765 (~USD 14,614,545) in prize money.
APT Jeju 2026 county & region distribution graphic
For APT Jeju 2026 Festival Breakdown by Country/Region Graphic please CLICK HERE
APT Jeju 2026 by the Numbers
In terms of prize money played for, this is the second most successful festival the tour has run in South Korea, just behind the record-breaking APT Jeju Classic 2026 in terms of KRW—19.4B vs 19.5B—and the most successful South Korean festival ever in terms of USD—14.5M vs 13.5M—which makes it the third most successful festival in APT history – just behind APT Taipei 2025 (USD 20M), and APT Taipei 2026 (USD 19.1M).
The APT Jeju 2026 festival saw a five percent (5.2%) increase in prize money over the APT Jeju 2025 festival. The figures mark a continued multi-year surge for the festival in Jeju, which has now boosted prize pools by over 57 percent (57.5%) since 2024.
APT Jeju Prize Pool Growth 2024-2026 graphic
View a graphic of APT Jeju Festival Prize Pool Growth HERE
The series drew one four-figure field and generated six ten-figure KRW prize pools, which included three seven-figure USD prize pools, led by the APT Jeju 2026 Main Event.
The flagship KRW 2.7M (~USD 1,900) tournament drew 1,375 entries (696 unique) from 36 countries and regions, generating the richest prize pool of the festival – a massive KRW 3,207,600,000 (~USD 2,393,730).
This stands as the third-richest APT Main Event in South Korean history, just behind the record-breaking APT Jeju 2025 Main Event, and the subsequent record-breaking APT Jeju Classic 2026 Main Event, and is the sixth-richest non-Championship Main Event overall.
Jianfeng Sun finds redemption, winning the APT Jeju Main Event on his second attempt
In addition to awarding champion Jianfeng Sun the award-winning Gold Lion Main Event Trophy and a career-best KRW 427,565,000 (~USD 319,080) top prize on his second attempt, the tournament also awarded the top three finishers with a USD 10,000 (~KRW 13.4M) seat to November’s USD 5 million guaranteed APT Championship Main Event, with a further two seats awarded via lucky draw on Day 3 and Day 4.
You can read a Main Event breakdown by country/region in our APT Jeju 2026 Showcases International Main Event Field feature.
The second richest prize pool of the festival came in the record-breaking 51-entry KRW 37M (~USD 27,300) Superstar Challenge, which drew its largest-ever field since the buy-in increased to USD 25,000 at APT Taipei 2024 and awarded a monster KRW 1,785,127,500 (~USD 1,332,185) prize pool—the richest ever generated by this event.
Nevan Chang claims his 10th career APT title and the exclusive Black Stealth Lion trophy
This saw Natural8 ambassador Nevan Chang taming the Black Stealth Lion Trophy and claiming a career-best KRW 451,777,500 (~USD 337,150) top prize—the second-largest Superstar Challenge top prize ever awarded—and an APT Championship Main Event seat.
The KRW 15M (~USD 11,000) APT Super High Roller was the third of the festival events to award over USD seven-figures in prize money, with the tournament attracting 99 entries who competed for a mammoth KRW 1,368,427,500 (~USD 1,021,215) prize pool. Thailand’s Teeraphat Rangkatekarn tamed the Pewter Lion Super High Roller Trophy, earning a career-best KRW 355,667,500 (~USD 265,425) top prize and a USD 10,000 (~KRW 13.4M) seat to November's APT Championship Main Event.
Thailand’s Teeraphat Rangkatekarn scored a career-defining win to climb to 11th on Thailand's All-time Money List
The fourth largest prize pool of the festival came in the third of the tours signature events, with the KRW 5M (~USD 3,600) APT High Roller setting a new Korean tour prize pool record with the 295-entry field—the second-largest Korean-based edition in tour history—generating a hefty KRW 1,274,400,000 (~USD 958,195) purse. This saw UK poker professional Scott Margereson tame the Rose Gold APT High Roller Trophy and claim a handsome KRW 252,850,000 (~USD 190,110) top prize—his best result on the tour to date—as well as an APT Championship Main Event seat.
Poker pro Scott Margereson dominates a 295-entry field to claim the Rose Gold Lion
The third record of the festival came in the ninth richest tournament, with the KRW 7.5M (~USD 5,500) Baby Superstar attracting the tour’s largest ever Korean-based field of 119 entries, who duked it out for a KRW 799,680,000 (~USD 592,355) prize pool – the most ever awarded by the tour in the country.
For a breakdown of prize money, player numbers, and records set during the festival you can view the APT Jeju 2026 Festival Breakdown by Prize Pool, Player Numbers & Records HERE.
APT Jeju 2026 Event Prize Pool Contribution
Inside the Top 10 Events Driving 68% of APT’s Jeju’s Prize Pools
- Capital Concentration: Out of KRW 19.44 Billion (~$14.61M USD) awarded across 134 events, the Top 10 tournaments generated KRW 13.14 Billion (~USD 9.88M)—commanding 67.6% of the entire festival's prize money.
- The "Billion-Won" Club: Exactly six tournaments broke the 10-figure KRW barrier (>KRW 1,000,000,000 / ~$750K+ USD), anchored by the flagship Main Event at KRW 3.21B.
- Volume vs. Buy-in Polarization: These 10 events captured 4,143 total entries (38.8% of the festival’s 10,667 total entries), split evenly between mass-market flagship fields and elite high-roller buy-ins.
- Largest First Prize Belonged to the SuperStar Challenge: Despite the Main Event having a prize pool almost double in size, Event #35 SuperStar Challenge awarded the festival's largest individual first prize (KRW 451.78M / USD 337,150 to Nevan Chang), surpassing Main Event winner Jianfeng Sun's payout (KRW 427.57M / USD 319,080).
- High Roller Supremacy: 6 of the Top 10 tournaments were pure High Roller formats (#35, #10, #87, #33, #54, and #78), collectively generating KRW 7.15 Billion (~USD 5.38M). This indicates substantial nosebleed liquidity and multi-bullet demand in Jeju.
- The Big Three Attendance Anchors: Three events supplied the bulk of festival participation among the top tier:
- Main Event: 1,375 entries (696 unique players)
- Mini Main Event: 713 entries (385 unique players)
- Mystery Bounty Hunter: 644 entries (343 unique players) These three tournaments accounted for 2,732 entries (over 25% of the festival's 10,667 total field).
- International Title Dispersal: The 10 biggest titles were won by players representing 7 distinct countries/regions (China, United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, Austria), with China and the United Kingdom capturing multiple top-tier victories.
For APT Jeju 2026 Event Breakdown by Prize Pool, GTD & First Prize graphic please CLICK HERE
China’s Jieming Xu Wins Trip Saver for KRW 21M (USD 16.4K)
Jieming Xu claimed his second career APT title in the Trip Saver
With the last of the festival’s silver lion silhouette trophies on the line, and a significant KRW 1.8M (~USD 1,300) buy-in, just five players out of an initial field of 38-entries (31 unique) returned for the final day of the Trip Saver to battle at the baize for a share of the KRW 59,097,600 (~USD 44,435) prize pool.
The action resumed on level 15 with blinds of 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante, and it took China’s Jieming Xu just over four 30-minute levels to see off the remaining four competitors and claim his second career APT title.
Xu defeated start-of-day chip leader Sebastian Henao of Colombia heads-up to earn a KRW 21,877,600 (~USD 16,450) top prize – his fourth final table and cash of the festival.
Hanao collected KRW 15,070,000 (~USD 11,330) for his runner-up finish; his fourth cash and second final table showing of the series.
Hong Kong’s Chun Kit Kwan received KRW 9,600,000 (~USD 7,220) for his fifth career APT final table appearance, with the rest of the tournament paying out as follows:
####TRIP SAVER RESULTS
For Trip Saver Final Day Draw please CLICK HERE
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All tournament details are available on the Trip Saver Final Day tournament page.