APT Championship 2026 Day 3; Daily Recap and Highlights

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TAIPEI, TAIWAN, November 15, 2026– The first Championship event winner of APT Championship 2026 has officially been crowned, with #1001 [Event 1] National Cup Championship reaching its thrilling conclusion after three days of action. As one Championship event came to a close, another got underway, with #1002 [Event 2] Mystery Bounty Championship kicking off with two starting flights today. Players will return tomorrow for the Final Day, when another coveted Championship trophy will be awarded.

Elsewhere, the side-event action saw another impressive milestone, with Event #25: Sunday Super Stack becoming the largest edition of the event ever held in Taipei. The achievement sums up an already memorable opening weekend, as the festival continued to deliver impressive turnouts across its packed tournament schedule and venue.

Historic National Cup Championship Concludes as Side Events Deliver Huge Turnouts

The opening weekend of APT Championship 2026 concluded with a bang as the National Cup Championship crowned the festival's first Championship event winner. Having already made history as the largest Championship event held to date, the tournament concluded with Troy Mclean from Australia emerging victorious to claim the coveted Championship trophy and a massive TWD 3,973,494 (~USD 121,886) top prize, along with a seat to the APT Championship 2026 Main Event after an ICM deal was agreed between the top three, bringing three days of intense competition to a close.

The side-event action was equally impressive, with the Sunday Super Stack attracting a huge 478 entries to become the largest edition of the tournament ever held in Taipei. The record-setting turnout brings credence to the strong participation across the festival's opening weekend.

Elsewhere, the High Roller action continued with Event #24: High Roller - Single Day, which drew 36 entries as players battled for another of the festival's trophies. It was Kristof Segers from Belgium who emerged victorious, claiming the title and the TWD 1,969,140 (~USD 60,403) top prize.

Belgian pro Segers wins his third APT title

The same tournament also saw some famous names take their first shots of the series, including Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel.

Poker veteran Seidel getting mixed in with the high rollers

Away from the felt, APT writer Kai Cocklin caught up with Petr Rudnev, who had travelled from Minsk and stopped in Jeju for another poker festival before arriving in Taipei. Making his first visit to the APT Championship after discovering the Tour through The Hendon Mob, Rudnev was full of praise for the host city, declaring, "I love Taipei a lot".

The Belarusian has his sights set on playing as many events as possible, with the iconic APT lion trophies particularly catching his attention. With space already waiting on his trophy shelf, Rudnev has an ambitious goal for his visit, telling Cocklin, "I hope I'll give you the Main Event winner interview later.”

Rudnev is having a great time in Taipei

Tsai Claims Maiden APT Title in Record-Breaking Sunday Super Stack

Tsai makes career best score in Taiwan's biggest Sunday Super Stack

Taiwan's Chia Ta Tsai made the most of his home advantage at APT Championship 2026, emerging victorious in Event #25: Sunday Super Stack to claim his maiden APT title and a career-best live tournament score of TWD 755,952 (~USD 23,189).

The popular side event attracted an impressive 478 entries, making it the largest Sunday Super Stack ever held in Taipei. Tsai outlasted the record-breaking field to secure his first APT trophy, adding a memorable achievement to his poker résumé in front of a home crowd.

Fellow Taiwanese player Kai Hung Hu finished runner-up for TWD 476,600 (~USD 14,620), while South Korea's Taeheon Lee completed the podium in third place, taking home TWD 341,400 (~USD 10,472).

SUNDAY SUPER STACK FINAL TABLE RESULTS