APT’s 20th Anniversary Year Begins in Jeju; Ten Days, 99 Events, KRW 4.9 Billion (~USD 3.4 Million) in Guarantees
The Asian Poker Tour — Sponsored by Natural8 is pleased to announce the full schedule details for the upcoming APT Jeju Classic 2026, running Friday, January 30 to Sunday, February 8.
Running in partnership with Landing Entertainment Korea at the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World resort the 10-day festival kickstarts the APT’s 20th anniversary year and will play out at the tournament tables of LES A Casino, headlined by the KRW 2.3 million (~USD 1,600) buy-in Main Event, which carries an impressive KRW 2.2 billion (~USD 1.5 million) guarantee.
The action-packed schedule features 99 events including 18 high roller tournaments, 15 assorted mixed games, and 17 Omaha tournaments, and over KRW 4.9 billion (~USD 3.4 million) in guaranteed prize pools.
The tour’s other two signature tournaments, the KRW 15M APT Super High Roller and the KRW 5M APT High Roller, come with KRW 500 million (~USD 340,000) and KRW 700 million (~USD 476,000) prize pool guarantees respectively, with the Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8 also sporting a KRW 500 million guarantee.
Other guaranteed events include the APT National Cup, the always popular Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8, and the Mini Main Event, which all come with six figure USD prize pools.
In addition, several key events throughout the festival will also award seats to the APT Championship 2026 (APTC) running November 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, with the top three finishers in the APT Jeju Classic 2026 Main Event, and the winners of the APT Super High Roller, the APT High Roller, the Superstar Challenge, and the Zodiac Classic all claiming a seat to the APTC 2026 Main Event.
With an action-packed schedule, landmark prize pools, and a milestone year ahead, APT Jeju Classic 2026 promises to be an unmissable opening chapter to the season.
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KEY EVENTS
- APT Main Event (KRW 2.2B/~USD 1.5M GTD): Feb 1-7 – KRW 2.3M/~USD 1,570 buy-in
- APT National Cup (KRW 200M/~USD 136K GTD): Jan 30-31 – KRW 850K/~USD 580 buy-in
- Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 (KRW 400M/~USD 272K GTD): Jan 31-Feb 1 – KRW 1.1M/~USD 750 buy-in
- APT Super High Roller (KRW 500M/~USD 340K GTD): Jan 31-Feb 1 – KRW 15M/~USD 10,200 buy-in
- Sunday Super Stack: Feb 1 – KRW 500K/~USD 340 buy-in
- Superstar Challenge: Feb 2-3 – KRW 35M/~USD 23,840 buy-in
- Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8 (KRW 500M/~USD 340K GTD): Feb 5-6 – KRW 3.6M/~USD 2,450 buy-in
- Baby Superstar: Feb 6 – KRW 15M/~USD 10,200 buy-in
- Mini Main Event (KRW 300M/~USD 204K GTD): Feb 6-7 – KRW 1.2M/~USD 820 buy-in
- Ultra Stack (KRW 100M/~USD 68K GTD): Feb 7-8 – KRW 1M/~USD 680 buy-in
- APT High Roller (KRW 700M/~USD 476K GTD): Feb 7-8 – KRW 5M/~USD 3,400 buy-in
- Micro Main Event: Feb 7 – KRW 450K/~USD 310 buy-in