Win One of 22 APTC Main Event Seats at the APT Taipei 2026; Over TWD 207 Million (~USD 6.5 Million) in Prize Pool Guarantees
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, March 11, 2026 – The Asian Poker Tour — Sponsored by Natural8 — continues its milestone 20-year celebration and returns to Taiwan for the second series of the 2026 poker season with the APT Taipei 2026 running April 22 to May 3.
Like its record-breaking predecessors, the festival is run in partnership with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP) across two venues; the Red Point Center’s cavernous Red Space 多元商務空間 and the Asia Poker Arena, both located in central Taipei.
Headlined by a Main Event with a TWD 70 million (~USD 2.2 million) guarantee the action-packed 172-event schedule comes with over TWD 207 million (~USD 6.5 million) in prize pool guarantees.
In addition to the mouth-watering guarantees, the APT Taipei 2026 will also award seats to the APT Championship 2026 (APTC) Main Event, the USD 5M guaranteed season-ending showpiece taking place from November 13–29, 2026 in Taipei.
There are a staggering 22 seats up for grabs, with the top six finishers in the TWD 55,000 (~USD 1,700) buy-in APT Main Event, and the finishers of the following events all claiming a ~USD 10,000 buy-in seat to the APTC Main Event:
- (1 seat) APT National Cup - winner
- (1 seat) Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 - winner
- (2 seats) APT Super High Roller - 1st & 2nd place
- (2 seats) Superstar Challenge - 1st & 2nd place
- (1 seat) High Roller – Ultra Stack - winner
- (2 seats) Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8 - 1st & 2nd place
- (2 seats) Mini Main Event - 1st & 2nd place
- (1 seat) Ultra Stack - winner
- (2 seats) APT High Roller - 1st & 2nd place
In addition to the six seats on offer in the Main Event there will also be two random draws for two further APTC Main Event seats; one on Day 4 and one when the tournament reaches the paying (ITM) positions, with all players remaining in the tournament at the time of the draws eligible to win one of the two additional seats.
There has never been a better time to travel to Taiwan and compete in what could potentially be a sixth consecutive record-breaking APT festival, especially with the added incentive of winning a seat to the tour’s most prestigious end-of-year tournament.
For a more in-depth look at the jam-packed APT Taipei 2026 festival schedule check out the APT Taipei 2026: Festival Preview & Key Event Schedule feature, and the Living the High Life: A Closer Look at the APT Taipei 2026 High Roller Events feature.
See you in Taipei!
APT Taipei 2026 Key Events*
- APT Main Event (TWD 70M/~USD 2.2M GTD): April 26-May 2 – TWD 55K/~USD 1,700 buy-in
- APT National Cup (TWD 15M/~USD 477K GTD): April 22-25 – TWD 12K (~USD 380) buy-in
- Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 (TWD 20M/~USD 636K GTD): April 25-26 – TWD 20K (~USD 635) buy-in
- APT Super High Roller (TWD 15M/~USD 477K GTD): April 25-26 – TWD 330K (~USD 10,500) buy-in
- Sunday Super Stack: (TWD 5M/~USD 159K GTD) April 26 – TWD 30K/~USD 955 buy-in
- Superstar Challenge: April 27-28 – TWD 800K/~USD 25,400 buy-in
- Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8 (TWD 25M/~USD 795K GTD): April 30-May 1 – TWD 85K/~USD 2,700 buy-in
- Baby Superstar: May 1 – TWD 165K/~USD 5,200 buy-in
- Mini Main Event (TWD 25M/~USD 795K GTD): May 1-2 – TWD 30K/~USD 955 buy-in
- Ultra Stack (TWD 10M/~USD 318K GTD): May 2-3 – TWD 21K/~USD 670 buy-in
- APT High Roller (TWD 20M/~USD 636K GTD): May 2-3 – TWD 120K/~USD 3,800 buy-in
- Micro Main Event: (TWD 2M/~USD 63K GTD): May 3 – TWD 12K/~USD 380 buy-in