APT Taipei 2026 Day 3; Daily Recap and Highlights
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TAIPEI, TAIWAN, April 24, 2026– Day 3 of APT Taipei 2026 has arrived and what a day it has been! Today is the first day that the festival splits into two venues, and players have flooded both venues, raising anticipation levels with plenty of action to be had.
There is plenty to go over today, with the festival opener, APT National Cup breaking several records with both its final flights playing out today. The team on the ground has also managed to grab hold of one of Europe’s staunch supporters of mixed games, even introducing one into the festival schedule. Read on to find out more.
Day 3 Heats Up as Players Shuffle to Two Venues
Day 3 of APT Taipei 2026 delivered a historic milestone for the Tour, as the APT National Cup officially became the largest side event in APT history. Following the conclusion of the final two starting flights, Flight E and Flight F, the festival opener surged to a staggering 2,940 entries, generating a record-breaking prize pool of TWD 28,929,620 (~USD 924,270). In doing so, it not only surpassed the previous benchmarks set at APT Taipei 2025, but also established new all-time records for both field size and prize pool for a festival opener.
With the National Cup now firmly etched into the APT record books, attention turns to the Final Day, where the remaining players will return to compete for one of the most prestigious early titles on the schedule.
Red Space was filled to the brim with National Cup hopefuls
Running alongside this record-setting start is another key storyline shaping APT Taipei 2026, the growing presence of mixed games and the arrival of Sviten Special on Asian soil. Leading that charge is Martin ‘Franke’ von Zweigbergk, who has travelled to Taipei with a group of 12 players from Europe, bringing both experience and a distinct mixed-game culture to the festival floor .
Martin ‘Franke’ von Zweigbergk had binked his first APT trophy yesterday, with one other cash on Day 1
Speaking to Matthew Ooi, Media Coordinator for the Asian Poker Tour, Franke talks about championing alternative formats through initiatives like The Festival Series and his current mission in Taipei: to introduce Sviten Special to a new audience and expand its global reach. With APT offering one of the most diverse mixed-game schedules in the region, Taipei provides the ideal stage for this crossover, as players look beyond No-Limit Hold’em and embrace the broader spectrum of poker variants now gaining traction across the Tour.
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Thanarattrakul Strikes Gold in Star-Studded Super High Roller Warm-Up
Thanarattrakul crosses a prize money milestone with his fourth APT title
Event #29: Single Day Super High Roller – 1 Re-Entry delivered a fitting prelude to the APT Super High Roller set to begin tomorrow, drawing a stacked field of elite and seasoned contenders.
Emerging victorious was Thailand’s Kannapong Thanarattrakul, who added a fourth APT title to his résumé with a commanding performance, along with TWD 7,371,000 (~USD 235,495) .The win also sees the Thai pro surpass the USD 4 million mark in live tournament earnings, further cementing his status as one of the region’s most accomplished players.
Lithuania’s Gytis Lazauninkas, a relatively new face on the circuit, delivered a breakout performance to finish runner-up, securing a career-best score of TWD 5,323,500 (~USD 170,079) while narrowly missing out on his maiden APT title. Meanwhile, the Philippines’ Mike Takayama, a well-known name in the Asian poker scene with over USD 4 million in live earnings, rounded out the podium in third place, taking home TWD 3,393,000 (~USD 108,402), adding another sizeable result to his already impressive record.
The final table was packed with notable names. American poker content creator Ethan ‘Rampage’ Yau made a strong showing with a fourth-place finish, while Chinese superstar Tony Ren Lin, fresh off a fiery run at APT Jeju 2026, opened his series in Taipei with a final table appearance and his first cash of the festival.
SINGLE DAY SUPER HIGH ROLLER – 1 RE-ENTRY FINAL TABLE RESULTS