Results for Side Events: #78, #85-#86, #88-#95

APT JEJU 2026 SCHEDULE| OFFICIAL RESULTS | PLAYER LISTS | IMAGES | WINNERS

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA, October 3, 2026– Day 9 of APT Jeju 2026 saw the record-breaking Baby Superstar Challenge reach its conclusion, with the final five returning to battle for the trophy after play was halted late the previous night. Austria’s Manuel Martin Fritz began the finale with the chip lead as the remaining contenders chased a share of the KRW 799,680,000 (~USD 590,170) prize pool in the richest and largest edition of the event ever held by the APT in South Korea.

Read on to find out more about all the side-event action from Day 9:

Fritz Captures Maiden APT Title in Event #78: Baby Superstar Challenge

Fritz comes out on top of a record-breaking field for his first APT title

Austria’s Manuel Martin Fritz emerged victorious from the record-breaking Event #78: Baby Superstar Challenge, returning as chip leader from the final five to capture his maiden APT title and the trophy.

The 119-entry tournament was the second-largest Baby Superstar Challenge of all time and the largest and richest edition ever held by the APT in South Korea, generating a KRW 799,680,000 (~USD 590,170) prize pool. Play had been halted with five players remaining yesterday, with Fritz leading Jieming Xu, Elmer Kalaquian, Weiran Pu and Wengang Wang into today’s conclusion.

Fritz eventually found himself heads-up against Chinese pro Weiran Pu, with the pair striking a deal that left KRW 6,500,000 (~USD 4,797) and the trophy still to play for. Pu secured the larger guaranteed payout through the deal, but Fritz prevailed in the final battle to claim the title and a total payday of KRW 166,930,000 (~USD 123,196). The result leaves the Austrian pro just shy of USD 8 million in career live tournament earnings.

Pu came agonisingly close to claiming his first APT title, with the Chinese pro, who boasts more than USD 4 million in live earnings, ultimately finishing runner-up for KRW 170,250,000 (~USD 125,646). Experienced Filipino player Elmer Kalaquian had been seeking his fourth APT title but had to settle for third place and KRW 88,360,000 (~USD 65,210).

17 runners were paid, with the final table results below:

BABY SUPERSTAR CHALLENGE FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Event #85: Ultra Stack Draws 274 Entries Across Three Opening Flights; Chen Leads from Flight A

The two-day Event #85: Ultra Stack comfortably surpassed its KRW 150 million guarantee, drawing 274 entries across three opening flights played today to generate a KRW 284 million prize pool. By the end of play, just 40 survivors remained in contention and will return tomorrow for the Final Day, where they will battle for the title and a first-place prize of KRW 57,673,200 (~USD 42,563).

Flight A

Taiwan’s Chi Jen Chen topped Flight A with 2,671,000 in chips, a stack that also sees him top the overall chip counts heading into Day 2. China’s Yun Long Jin finished second in the flight with 1,220,000, while Japan’s Yuichi Sumida rounded out the top three with 941,000.

FLIGHT A TOP CHIP STACKS

Flight B

China’s Cheng Xin topped Flight B with 1,689,000 in chips, followed by the Netherlands’ Michel Johannes Maria Molenaar with 1,283,000. The United States’ Ryan Park rounded out the top three with 976,000.

FLIGHT B TOP CHIP STACKS

Flight C

Japan’s Masayuki Tsuchida topped Flight C with 1,770,000 in chips, followed by the United States’ Christian William Steven Harder with 1,475,000. Japan’s Masao Ushida rounded out the top three with 1,115,000.

FLIGHT C TOP CHIP STACKS

ULTRA STACK OVERALL CHIP STACKS

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Hanh Reaches Double-Digit APT Titles in Event #86: Open Face Chinese Poker - Heads Up

Hanh makes it to 10 APT titles

Austria’s Tran Hanh reached a major APT milestone after triumphing in Event #86: Open Face Chinese Poker - Heads Up, defeating Japan’s Daisuke Someya to capture the trophy and KRW 4,294,400 (~USD 3,169).

Hanh entered APT Jeju 2026 with eight titles before winning Event #55: Masters Fixed Limit Draw Poker for his ninth. His latest victory takes the mixed-game specialist to 10 career APT titles, making him a double-digit APT champion.

Hanh and Someya agreed to an ICM deal heads-up before playing on for the title and trophy, with Hanh ultimately prevailing. Someya received KRW 4,000,000 (~USD 2,952) for his runner-up finish.

Two runners were paid, with the final table results below:

OPEN FACE CHINESE POKER - HEADS UP FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Luo Claims Maiden APT Title in Event #88: Fixed Limit - Choose Your Own Adventure

Luo takes down her first APT title

China’s Anqi Luo joined the APT winners’ circle after triumphing in Event #88: Fixed Limit - Choose Your Own Adventure, earning KRW 1,310,217 (~USD 967) and her maiden APT title.

Luo overcame compatriot** Xinze Li** heads-up, denying Li another trophy after he captured his first APT title earlier in the festival in Event #65: Masters Fixed Limit Seven Card Stud. Li collected KRW 870,000 (~USD 642) for second.

Thailand’s Sorawit Suriyakarn, who secured his sixth APT title just a day earlier in Event #80: Fixed Limit - R-O-S-E-T, continued his strong mixed-game run with a third-place finish worth KRW 540,000 (~USD 399).

Three runners were paid, with the final table results below:

FIXED LIMIT - CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Fedotov Goes One Better in Event #89: Masters - Big Bet

Fedotov makes good on his second deep run of the festival

Russia’s Mikhail Fedotov converted another deep run at APT Jeju 2026 into victory, topping the 23-entry field in Event #89: Masters - Big Bet to earn KRW 12,508,000 (~USD 9,231).

Fedotov had already come close to silverware earlier in the festival with a runner-up finish, but went one better this time to secure his maiden APT title.

Japan’s Tomoyuki Maeda finished runner-up for KRW 8,350,000 (~USD 6,162), while compatriot Daisuke Someya completed the podium in third for KRW 5,370,000 (~USD 3,963). Nine-time APT champion Tran Hanh added another deep mixed-game run with a fourth-place finish.

Four runners were paid, with the final table results below:

MASTERS - BIG BET FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Cheng Turns First APT Cash Into Title in Event #90: NL Hold'em - Freezeout

Cheng takes home first APT title in first deep run in the Tour

China’s Jingwei Cheng made his first appearance in the APT payouts a memorable one, topping the 68-entry field in Event #90: NL Hold'em - Freezeout to collect KRW 25,688,000 (~USD 18,958).

With no previous APT cashes to his name, Cheng went all the way on his first trip to the payout desk, overcoming France’s Gregoire Pierre Hubert Main De Boissiere heads-up to secure his maiden APT title.

De Boissiere collected KRW 18,510,000 (~USD 13,661) for his runner-up finish, while China’s Qingming Zhang completed the podium in third for KRW 12,030,000 (~USD 8,878).

Nine runners were paid, with the final table results below:

NL HOLD'EM - FREEZEOUT FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Yamagata Turns First APT Cash Into Title in Event #91: Women's Event

Yamagata brings home her first APT title

Japan’s Yuri Yamagata made her first APT cash a winning one, topping the 30-entry field in Event #91: Women's Event to collect KRW 2,660,576 (~USD 1,964).

With no previous APT cashes to her name, Yamagata navigated her way through the field before overcoming China’s Qiang Ying heads-up to capture her maiden APT title.

Ying narrowly missed out on what would have been her third trophy of APT Jeju 2026, having already won Events #12 and #79. She collected KRW 1,840,000 (~USD 1,358) for second place, while the Philippines’ Jade Kosasih continued her string of deep runs in the festival’s women’s events by finishing third for KRW 1,170,000 (~USD 863).

Five runners were paid, with the final table results below:

WOMEN'S EVENT FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Ka Captures Second APT Title in Event #92: Fixed Limit - Dealer's Choice Stud

Ka goes up to two APT titles in his poker career

Hong Kong’s Tsz Yeung Ka added another APT trophy to his collection after overcoming the 18-entry field in Event #92: Fixed Limit - Dealer's Choice Stud, earning KRW 4,705,216 (~USD 3,472).

The victory marked Ka’s second career APT title, with China’s Zehao Li standing between him and the trophy heads-up. Li, already a champion earlier at APT Jeju 2026, fell just short of adding another title to his collection and collected KRW 3,140,000 (~USD 2,317) for second place.

Japan’s Hisashi Yamanouchi finished third for KRW 2,020,000 (~USD 1,491), while six-time APT champion Sorawit Suriyakarn continued his strong festival with another deep mixed-game run, finishing fourth.

Four runners were paid, with the final table results below:

FIXED LIMIT - DEALER'S CHOICE STUD FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Nasu Converts for First APT Title in Event #93: Turbo - NLH

Nasu finally gets his hands on his first APT title

Japan’s Kento Nasu finally turned a string of deep APT runs into victory, topping the 57-entry field in Event #93: Turbo - NLH to earn KRW 9,868,457 (~USD 7,283).

Nasu had made several APT final-table appearances dating back to last year but had yet to get his hands on a trophy. That wait came to an end in Jeju, with the Japanese player overcoming Singapore’s Kwang Chung Tan heads-up to capture his maiden APT title.

Tan collected KRW 7,140,000 (~USD 5,269) for his runner-up finish, while Russia’s Gyan Ir De rounded out the podium in third for KRW 4,610,000 (~USD 3,402).

Eight runners were paid, with the final table results below:

TURBO - NLH FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Utsunomiya Claims Maiden APT Title in Event #94: Turbo - NL - Triple Draw Mix (A-5, 2-7)

Utsunomiya latches unto his first APT title

Japan’s Shota Utsunomiya secured his first piece of APT silverware after topping the 36-entry field in Event #94: Turbo - NL - Triple Draw Mix (A-5, 2-7), earning KRW 4,914,518 (~USD 3,627).

Utsunomiya overcame Hong Kong’s Ka Chun Yuan heads-up to secure his maiden APT title, with Yuan taking home KRW 3,390,000 (~USD 2,502) for his runner-up finish.

Fellow Japanese player Yamashiki Takuro completed the podium in third for KRW 2,160,000 (~USD 1,594), while recent Event #89: Masters - Big Bet champion Mikhail Fedotov added another deep run with a fourth-place finish.

Five runners were paid, with the final table results below:

TURBO - NL - TRIPLE DRAW MIX (A-5, 2-7) FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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Gini Converts Strong Jeju Debut Into Victory in Event #95: Super Hyper Turbo - NLH Bomb Pot - Double Board

Gini is having a memorable debut on the Tour

Brazilian pro Paulo Villena Gini capped an impressive debut APT series by topping the 36-entry field in Event #95: Super Hyper Turbo - NLH Bomb Pot - Double Board, earning KRW 3,200,691 (~USD 2,362) and his maiden APT title.

Gini had already recorded four cashes at APT Jeju 2026 before this victory, including a third-place finish in Event #82: Hyper Turbo - NL Hi-Lo Dealer Button's Choice. After several deep runs across the festival, the Brazilian finally took one over the line to secure his first piece of APT silverware.

China’s Shu Xu finished runner-up for KRW 2,200,000 (~USD 1,624), while compatriot Qichuxuan Jiang rounded out the podium in third for KRW 1,400,000 (~USD 1,033).

Five runners were paid, with the final table results below:

SUPER HYPER TURBO - NLH BOMB POT - DOUBLE BOARD FINAL TABLE RESULTS

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