• Ngo Khoa Anh Claims APT Championship Seat in Tours’ Largest Korean APT High Roller

APT JEJU 2025 SCHEDULE | OFFICIAL RESULTS | PLAYER LISTS | IMAGES | WINNERS

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA, October 5, 2025 – The numbers are in for the APT Jeju 2025, with the Asian Poker Tour making Korean poker history and setting two international records for field-size.

For the fourth festival in row the APT has raised the bar; all of the APT’s 2025 festivals have been record breakers, and the APT Jeju 2025 is officially the tours' richest Korean poker festival of all-time, eclipsing the prize pools of the APT Incheon 2025.

Run in partnership with Landing Entertainment Korea and playing out at the tournament tables of the LES A Casino located at the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World resort, the ten-day festival saw 1,444 unique players from 48 combined countries and regions generate 11,821 total entries over 99 trophy events and 4 satellites, with players competing for a massive KRW 18,463,730,934 (~USD 13,188,380) in prize money.

For APT Jeju 2025 Festival Breakdown by Nationality graphic please CLICK HERE

APT Jeju 2025 by the Numbers

The APT Jeju 2025 festival saw a 37 percent increase in total festival entries, and a close to a 50 percent (49.7%) increase in prize money over the APT Jeju 2024 festival, with six more trophy events on the schedule.

Including the two international records, an impressive 13 tour country records were broken during the series.

For a breakdown of prize money, player numbers, and records set during the festival you can view the APT Jeju 2025 Festival Breakdown by Prize Pool, Player Numbers & Records HERE.

APT Jeju Prize Pool Growth 2024-2025 View a graphic of APT Jeju Festival Prize Pool Growth HERE

The festival drew two four-figure fields, with the largest of these coming in the 1,693-entry KRW 2.6M (~USD 1,860) APT Jeju 2025 Main Event which set a new Korean poker record for field size and generated a KRW 3.8 billion (~USD 2.7 million) prize pool – the richest the tour has ever awarded in the country.

The other international record came in the KRW 850K (~USD 600) APT National Cup, which is the largest opening event ever to play out in the country, attracting a 760-entry field – the third largest of the festival.

The KRW 536 billion (~USD 383K) prize pool set a new tour country record for the tournament, although this was only the eleventh richest generated during the festival.

The KRW 1.1M (~USD 785) Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 was the second largest tournament of the festival and the only other four-figure field, attracting 1,111 entries to set a new tour country record for the tournament.

The KRW 1 billion (~USD 749K) prize pool generated also set a new tour country record for the event, and was the sixth largest of the festival.

APT Jeju 2025 By Event Prize Pool

For APT Jeju 2025 Event Breakdown by Prize Pool, GTD & First Place Prize graphic please CLICK HERE

For the second festival in a row, all three of the APT’s flagship signature Lion Trophy tournaments set new records.

In addition to the international record set in the Main Event, the 97-entry KRW 15M (~USD 10,640) APT Super High Roller set a new tour country record for field size, top prize, and prize pool, with the tournament generating the second richest prize pool of the festival – a hefty KRW 1.34 billion (~USD 950,910).

The KRW 5M (~USD 3,570) APT High Roller also set a new tour country record for both field size and prize pool – the fourth largest of the festival and you can read about this below.

The KRW 35M (~USD 25,000) Superstar Challenge generated the third-largest prize pool of the festival, coming in at a chunky KRW 1.32 billion (~USD 947,140).

For APT Jeju 2025 Festival Event Prize Pool Contribution graphic please CLICK HERE

Ngo Khoa Anh Claims APT Championship Seat in Tours’ Largest Korean APT High Roller

Vietnam’s Ngo Khoa Anh earned a career-best score in the APT High Roller

The last of the festival’s record-setting tournaments to play out was also the last of the series’ marquee events, with players battling it out at the baize in an attempt to tame the Rose Gold Lion in the KRW 5M (~USD 3,570) APT High Roller.

Just 68 survivors out of the tour’s largest-ever Korean-based field of 305 entries returned to action for the Final Day, all looking to earn a share of the KRW 1,317,600,000 (~USD 941,140) prize pool – the richest the event has ever generated in the country.

With a top prize of KRW 261,400,000 (~USD 186,715) and an APT Championship Main Event seat valued at KRW 14 million (USD 10,000) for the eventual winner, the competition was fierce.

With only the top 39 places paying out, 29 of the Day 1 survivors would be departing empty handed, with the action recommencing on level 17 with blinds of 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 running ante.

Event 59: NL Hold’em champion Chon Chan’s exit at the hands of China’s Zhaoyi Lin midway through the level 27 burst the money bubble to guarantee the remaining players a payout of at least KRW 8,990,000 (~USD 6,420).

Chi Ngong Tang returned with the start-of-day chip lead, and while the Hong Kong player managed to fight his way through to the final table, it was Vietnam’s Ngo Khoa Anh who claimed the accolades.

Anh overcame Germany’s Fabian Gumz after a lightning-fast one-hand heads-up match he came into with a three-to-two chip lead.

This result represents a career-best score for Anh, granting the Vietnamese player his maiden APT title, taking his live tournament winnings up to over USD 1.1 million and moving him into the top ten on the Vietnam All-Time Money List.

Gumz, who was also gunning for his first APT title, had to settle for the KRW 173,770,000 (~USD 124,120) on offer for second place.

Jieming Xu rounded out the last of the podium positions, with the Chinese player also cashing for a career-best KRW 127,100,000 (~USD 90,785).

APT HIGH ROLLER FINAL TABLE RESULTS

Back Row (L-R): Fabian Gumz, Tattana Pengduen, Yingjun Lu, Chi Tang, Zhaoyi Lin Front Row(L-R): Jieming Xu, Poseidon Ho, Khoa Anh, Chengxu Hu

Other players to make the money but come up short of the final table included Natural8 Ambassador Yu Chung “Nevan” Chang (12th for KRW 19.9M), APT Taipei 2023 Main Event champion Punnat Punsri (17th for KRW 16M), APT Super High Roller champion Mingcong Chen (25th for KRW 11.4M), Australia’s Dylan Foster(26th for KRW 11.4M), and bracelet winner Martin Finger (30th for KRW 10.1M).

For APT High Roller Final Day Player List please CLICK HERE

For APT High Roller Results please CLICK HERE

Anh has come close to tasting success in an APT High Roller event previously, finishing runner-up to compatriot Long Nguyen during the APT Summer Series Da Nang 2023.

“I once finished second in the APT High Roller event in Vietnam, just missing out on the Lion Trophy,” said Anh following the largest victory of his playing career.

“I’ve been waiting for this victory for a very long time. This win means so much to me because, as a poker player, we all go through so many ups and downs. This result helps me believe in myself and motivates me to keep going.”

“To all my family members and great friends who have always supported and believed in me — this win is for you. I’m truly thankful for your help and encouragement through the difficult moments. Thank you so much!” Anh stated before heading off into the Jeju evening to revel in his win.

You can read about all high rolling action via the APT Blog or follow all the action as it played out via the APT High Roller Final Day Live Stream on the official APT YouTube channel.

All tournament information can be found on the APT High Roller - Final Day tournament page.