Results for Side Events: #75-#84
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JEJU, SOUTH KOREA, October 2, 2026– Day 8 of APT Jeju 2026 delivered another packed day of action, with the record-breaking Baby Superstar Challenge taking centre stage as its 119-entry field was reduced to just five contenders chasing one of the biggest prizes in the tournament’s history.With the thirteen-day festival now firmly into its second half, the stakes continue to rise across the Jeju tournament floor.
Read on to find out more about all the side-event action from Day 8:
Fritz Leads Final Five in Record-Breaking South Korean Baby Superstar Challenge
Austrian pro Fritz on the hunt for his first APT Title in the Baby Superstar Challenge
The 119-entry Event #78: Baby Superstar Challenge has been whittled down to its final five players, with play stopping for the night ahead of tomorrow’s conclusion to what has become a record-breaking edition of the tournament.
The field generated a KRW 799,680,000 (~USD 590,170) prize pool, making it the richest and largest Baby Superstar Challenge ever held by the APT in South Korea, as well as the second-largest Baby Superstar Challenge of all time. The eventual champion will take home KRW 201,230,000 (~USD 148,509), the second-richest top prize in the event’s history, trailing only the APT Taipei 2025 edition.
Austria’s Manuel Martin Fritz will return with the lead after bagging 5,120,000 in chips. The Austrian pro is on the cusp of USD 8 million in live tournament earnings and will be looking to convert his commanding position into his maiden APT title.
China’s Jieming Xu sits second with 2,800,000, while the Philippines’ Elmer Kalaquian will return third in chips with 2,370,000. Weiran Pu remains in contention with 1,675,000, while Wengang Wang completes the final five with 470,000.
BABY SUPERSTAR CHALLENGE CHIP STACKS
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All tournament information can be found on the Event #78: Baby Superstar Challenge tournament page
Hsu Wins Third Jeju Title in Event #75: PL Omaha High - Heads Up
Hsu is on a roll at Jeju
Taiwan’s Yih Ming Hsu continued his winning streak at APT Jeju 2026 by overcoming the 15-entry field in Event #75: PL Omaha High - Heads Up, earning KRW 6,460,192 (~USD 4,768).
Hsu had already won Event #4: Fixed Limit - Triple Draw Mix and Event #13: Fixed Limit - Seven Card Super Stud Mix earlier in the festival. His latest victory gives him an impressive three titles at APT Jeju 2026 and takes his career tally to four APT titles.
The final pitted Hsu against China’s Suiyuan Chen. Chen had previously won Event #20: Sunday Super Stack and Event #58: Turbo - NL Omaha Ultimate Hi-Lo - Cry Me A River, and was chasing her third title of the series and fourth overall. Hsu prevailed in the heads-up showdown, leaving Chen to collect KRW 3,500,000 (~USD 2,583) as runner-up.
Two runners were paid, with the final table results below:
PL OMAHA HIGH - HEADS UP FINAL TABLE RESULTS
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All tournament information can be found on the Event #75: PL Omaha High - Heads Up tournament page
Ma Adds Second APT Title in Event #77: 9-Game - High Roller
Ma on the rise after taking his second APT title
Hong Kong pro Chun Yu Ma added another piece of APT silverware to his collection after topping the 28-player field in Event #77: 9-Game - High Roller, earning KRW 26,856,000 (~USD 19,820).
Ma, who is closing in on USD 500,000 in live tournament earnings, secured his second career APT title after overcoming a final table featuring several accomplished mixed-game players.
Finishing runner-up was fellow Hong Kong pro Kevin Choi, who was chasing another title after winning Event #45: Masters Mix Game - 9-Game earlier in the festival. Choi collected KRW 18,510,000 (~USD 13,661), while Dzmitry Urbanovich finished third for KRW 11,790,000 (~USD 8,701).
Five runners were paid, with the final table results below:
9-GAME - HIGH ROLLER FINAL TABLE RESULTS
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All tournament information can be found on the Event #77: 9-Game - High Roller tournament page
Ying Adds Second Jeju Trophy in Event #79: Women's Event
Ying adds a second APT title to her stellar series
China’s Qiang Ying continued her impressive run at APT Jeju 2026, topping the 13-entry field in Event #79: Women's Event to collect KRW 2,550,208 (~USD 1,882).
Ying had already made her mark earlier in the festival by winning Event #12: Women's Event, which represented both her first recorded live tournament cash and maiden APT title. She has since added another deep run with a runner-up finish to Qiaochu Zhang in Event #68: Women's High Roller, before returning to the winner’s circle here to secure her second APT title of the series and of her career.
The Netherlands’ Anna Vladimirovna Gulevich finished runner-up for KRW 1,710,000 (~USD 1,262), while Japan’s Yuri Murakami took third for KRW 1,070,000 (~USD 790).
Three runners were paid, with the final table results below:
WOMEN'S EVENT FINAL TABLE RESULTS
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All tournament information can be found on the Event #79: Women's Event tournament page
Suriyakarn Secures Sixth APT Title in Event #80: Fixed Limit - R-O-S-E-T
Suriyakarn scores sixth APT title of poker career
Thailand’s Sorawit Suriyakarn added a sixth APT trophy to his collection after overcoming the 21-entry field in Event #80: Fixed Limit - R-O-S-E-T, earning KRW 5,492,752 (~USD 4,054).
The victory marked the Thai pro’s sixth career APT title and pushed his live tournament earnings to the verge of the USD 400,000 milestone. Suriyakarn had already come close to adding to his title tally earlier at APT Jeju 2026, inclu
China’s Wenyuan Yin finished runner-up for KRW 3,660,000 (~USD 2,701), while compatriot Zehao Li, himself a winner earlier in the festival, added another deep run with a third-place finish worth KRW 2,350,000 (~USD 1,734).
Four runners were paid, with the final table results below:
FIXED LIMIT - R-O-S-E-T FINAL TABLE RESULTS
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All tournament information can be found on the Event #80: Fixed Limit - R-O-S-E-T tournament page
Chen Claims Sixth APT Title in Event #81: Turbo - NLH
Chen adds a sixth APT title
Taiwanese poker veteran Chi Jen Chen added another trophy to his collection after topping the 90-entry field in Event #81: Turbo - NLH, earning KRW 9,691,440 (~USD 7,152).
A familiar face on the Asian poker circuit, Chen's latest victory saw him secure his sixth career APT title, adding another accolade to a lengthy tournament résumé.
Hong Kong’s Shing Kit Cheung finished runner-up for KRW 6,790,000 (~USD 5,011), while China’s Yujia Wang rounded out the podium in third for KRW 4,480,000 (~USD 3,306).
13 runners were paid, with the final table results below:
TURBO - NLH FINAL TABLE RESULTS
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All tournament information can be found on the Event #81: Turbo - NLH tournament page
Lu Goes One Better to Win Event #82: Hyper Turbo - NL Hi-Lo Dealer Button's Choice
Lu takes it over the line this time
China’s Siyuan Lu turned an earlier near miss at APT Jeju 2026 into victory, topping the 25-entry field in Event #82: Hyper Turbo - NL Hi-Lo Dealer Button's Choice for KRW 3,875,360 (~USD 2,860).
Lu had come close to the trophy just a day earlier, finishing runner-up to Ying Li in Event #70: PL Super Holdem - Hi-Lo 8 or Better. He needed little time to go one better, returning to the tables and taking down another Hi-Lo variant to secure the title.
China’s Renjun Yang, already a two-time APT champion, finished runner-up for KRW 2,580,000 (~USD 1,904), while Brazil’s Paulo Villena Gini rounded out the podium in third for KRW 1,660,000 (~USD 1,225).
Four runners were paid, with the final table results below:
HYPER TURBO - NL HI-LO DEALER BUTTON'S CHOICE FINAL TABLE RESULTS
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All tournament information can be found on the Event #82: Hyper Turbo - NL Hi-Lo Dealer Button's Choice tournament page
Ying Celebrates Maiden APT Victory in Event #83: Hyper Turbo - High Roller
Ying takes down first APT title
China’s Wenhao Ying claimed his first APT title after topping the 22-entry field in Event #83: Hyper Turbo - High Roller, taking home KRW 12,509,200 (~USD 9,232).
Ying arrived at the final stages with plenty of tournament experience, having amassed more than USD 500,000 in live earnings, but an APT trophy had remained elusive. He put that right in Jeju, overcoming Singapore’s Changjie Zhang heads-up to finally open his APT title account.
Zhang collected KRW 8,340,000 (~USD 6,155) for his runner-up finish, while popular pro Tony Ren Lin from China completed the podium in third for KRW 5,360,000 (~USD 3,956).
Four runners were paid, with the final table results below:
HYPER TURBO - HIGH ROLLER FINAL TABLE RESULTS | Place | Name | Country | Prize (KRW) | Prize (USD) |
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Ng Turns First APT Cash Into Victory in Event #84: Super Hyper Turbo - NLH
Ng makes his first splash on the Tour with his first APT title
Singaporean amateur Jing Kai Ng made his first APT cash one to remember, topping the 42-entry field in Event #84: Super Hyper Turbo - NLH to claim KRW 3,420,806 (~USD 2,525).
With no previous APT cashes to his name, Ng went all the way on his first visit to the payout desk, overcoming China’s Shi Xiaobin heads-up to secure his maiden APT title.
Xiaobin collected KRW 2,370,000 (~USD 1,749) for his runner-up finish, while compatriot Weitao Chen took third for KRW 1,510,000 (~USD 1,114).
Six runners were paid, with the final table results below:
SUPER HYPER TURBO - NLH FINAL TABLE RESULTS
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All tournament information can be found on the Event #84: Super Hyper Turbo - NLH tournament page