APT Championship 2026 Day 2; Daily Recap and Highlights

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN, November 14, 2026– Records have already been broken at APT Championship 2026, with the final starting flights of #1001 [Event 1] National Cup Championship concluding today. The tournament has officially become the biggest field for a Championship event held to date, setting a new benchmark for the Tour with 2,459 entries. With all five starting flights now complete, the stage is set for tomorrow's Final Day, when the festival's first Championship event winner will be crowned.

Meanwhile, the side-event action continued in full swing, with Event #3: High Roller - The Opener reaching its conclusion as the first High Roller champion of the series was crowned. There was plenty more poker on offer throughout the day, with a variety of mixed-game tournaments adding to the excitement as the festival's opening weekend gathered pace.

Homegrown Champions Shine

The High Roller action continued to gather momentum at APT Championship 2026, with Event #15: High Roller - Single Day attracting a competitive field of 79 entries. Taiwan's Kun Sen Liao emerged victorious after navigating the field to claim the title and the top prize of TWD 1,220,040 (~USD 37,425).

Malaysia's Leonard Ng came close to securing the title but ultimately settled for runner-up honours and TWD 867,400 (~USD 26,607). Romania's George Mircea Tomescu completed the podium in third place, taking home TWD 567,900 (~USD 17,420) for his efforts.

Local Liao takes down the Single Day High Roller event on Day 2

Away from the High Roller tables, the Women's Event also enjoyed a strong turnout, drawing 102 entries as players competed for one of the festival's early side-event trophies. It was Taiwan's Chien Yu Lin who emerged victorious, overcoming the field to secure the title on home soil along with the top prize of TWD 72,932 (~USD 2,237).

Japan's Maho Serada put together an impressive run of her own, finishing runner-up for TWD 50,300 (~USD 1,543). South Korea's Yun Jihee rounded out the top three with a third-place finish worth TWD 33,000 (~USD 1,012).

Taiwanese Lin takes down third APT title in a Women’s Event

Coelho Claims Maiden APT Title in High Roller – The Opener

Coelho makes a winning debut on the APT

Portuguese poker pro Diogo Andre Machado Coelho made an immediate impact on his Asian Poker Tour debut, taking down Event #3: High Roller - The Opener to claim his maiden APT title and the top prize of TWD 1,555,940 (~USD 47,728).

Boasting over USD 2.5 million in live tournament earnings, the European pro added another accolade to his poker résumé after overcoming a field of 98 entries to secure the first High Roller trophy of APT Championship 2026.

Japan's Kotaro Kurotaki finished runner-up for TWD 1,090,600 (~USD 33,454), while Australian pro Daniel Neilson completed the podium in third place, collecting TWD 720,100 (~USD 22,089).

13 runners were paid, with the final table results bellow:

HIGH ROLLER OPENER FINAL TABLE RESULTS