Indonesia’s Rudy Edenata is looking to win back-to-back APT High Roller titles

• Japan’s Eisuke Katsuren Claims Career-Best TWD 5.4M (~USD 175K) & APTC Seat in Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8

APT TAIPEI 2026 SCHEDULE | OFFICIAL RESULTS | PLAYER LISTS | IMAGES | WINNERS

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, May 2, 2026 – Run in partnership with with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP) across two venues—the cavernous Red Space 多元商務空間 and the Asia Poker Arena APA—in addition to the exciting finish in the Main Event, the penultimate Day 11 of the APT Taipei 2026 also saw the Zodiac Classic play down to a thrilling conclusion.

The last of the festival’s signature lion trophies was also up for grabs with players flocking to buy-in to Day 1 of the APT High Roller in an attempt to tame the Rose Gold Lion.

APT High Roller Hits 329 Entries, TWD 34M (~USD 1M) Prize Pool; Reigning APT Jeju High Roller Champion Rudy Edenata Out Front

While the APT Taipei 2026 Main Event may have concluded, that was not the end of the frantic festival poker action with players piling into the TWD 120,000 (~USD 3,800) APT High Roller in an attempt to tame the final APT Big Three signature lion trophy of the series.

The Day 1 action got underway at 11:15am (TST) and by the time registration closed after the dinner break at the end of level 11 the final numbers were in.

The tournament drew the second-largest APT High Roller field in the tour’s 20-year history with a total of 329 (211 unique) entries battling at the baize over seventeen 40-minute levels.

Just 62 players were successful in their quest to make the Final Day and take their shot at taming the coveted Rose Gold Lion.

However, with only the top 47 places cashing for a share of the chunky TWD 34,110,720 (~USD 1,089,800) prize pool—the second richest ever generated in this event—a third of the remaining field will be leaving empty handed.

It is recently crowned APT Jeju 2026 High Roller champion Rudy Edenata who will be returning in prime position to make his bid for a historic second signature lion trophy and the TWD 6,526,320 (~USD 208,510) top prize after bagging a chip leading stack of 1,950,000.

In addition, the top two places will also claim a USD 10,000 seat to the USD 5M GTD APT Championship Main Event running in November.

For APT High Roller Prize Pool & Payouts please CLICK HERE

South Korea’s Hoseong Ha (1,585,000) and the freshly coronated APT Super High Roller champion Mike Takayama (1,419,000) round out the top three spots, with the top ten as follows:

APT HIGH ROLLER TOP TEN STACKS

In addition to Edenata and Takayama, other reigning and former APT champions to make it through to the Final Day included APT Jeju 2025 Main Event champion Abraham Ceesvin (767,000), former APT Super High Roller champion Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (402,000), APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024 Main Event champion Rene von Reden (376,000), and two-time Main Event champion Lester Edoc (288,000).

Other notables to make it through to the Final Day included the Netherlands Rob Hollink (592,000), Taiwan’s Chi Jen ‘Justin’ Chu (497,000), triple bracelet winner Yan Shing ‘Anson’ Tsang (421,000), and APT All-Time Money List #1 Joseph Cheong (243,000).

Two Natural8 Ambassadors are also in the mix, with Chih Wei Fan (362,000), and Yu Chung ‘Nevan’ Chang (250,000) making the cut.

For APT High Roller Day 1 Player List please CLICK HERE

For APT High Roller Day 1 Survivors please CLICK HERE

For APT High Roller Final Day Draw please CLICK HERE

All tournament information can be found on the APT High Roller Day 1 tournament page.

You can read about all the high rolling Day 1 action on the APT Blog.

The Final Day resumes at 11:15am (TST) on Sunday, May 3, with full APT Blog coverage available, in addition to a APT High Roller Final Day live stream on the official APT YouTube channel, which starts on a 30-minute delay at 11:45am.

Japan’s Eisuke Katsuren Claims Career-Best TWD 5.4M (~USD 175K) & APTC Seat in Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8

Japan’s Eisuke Katsuren has claimed an APTC Main Event seat in addition to a career best score in the Zodiac Classic

An additional third day proved to be no obstacle for Eisuke Katsuren in the TWD 85,000 (~USD 2,700) buy-in Event #124 Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8 with the Japanese player maintaining his overnight lead to close out the tournament.

Katsuren cashed for a career-best TWD 5,457,040 (~USD 174,905) top prize after defeating Estonia’s Ranno Sootla heads-up to claim his maiden APT title and one of two APT Championship Main Event seats on offer in the event.

“With the long structure I really think the Zodiac Classic is the best way to go. This time, I got to play all the way through to the end, and I had a lot of fun. I’m so happy I can’t even put it into words; I feel incredibly lucky,” Katsuren told APT host Yuri Murakami in his post-match interview.

“I played in the Main Event of the Championship last year too, and I went out with about 40 minutes left on Day 3, so I’d like to get my revenge,” Katsuren stated when asked about winning his APTC Main Event seat.

“The Championship... the buy-in is a bit high, and it’s the kind of tournament where people come from all over the world. Last year, the tables felt a bit different than usual, and I expect the level of play will be quite high.”

Runner-up Sootla bagged the other seat on offer, although he had already locked up a second place payout of TWD 4,515,500 (~USD 144,730) after cutting and ICM deal the night before with Katsuren, and third-place finisher Leo Pang of Hong Kong, who banked TWD 4,113,700 (~USD131,850).

Just 3 out of an initial 486-entry field returned for the additional day, with the tournament unable to conclude before the 3am cutoff time on Friday, May 1.

A total of 71 players cashed for a share of the TWD 35,691,840 (~USD 1,143,970) prize pool, with the final table paying out as follows:

Top(L-R), Jeffrey Lo, Tran Le, Trong Ngo, Eisuke Katsuren, Hon Lee Seated(L-R), Ichiro Hamada, Ranno Sootla, John Tech, Leo Pang

ZODIAC CLASSIC FINAL TABLE RESULTS

For Zodiac Classic Results please CLICK HERE

All tournament information can be found on the Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8 tournament page.

You can read about how the Zodiac Classic action played out via the APT Blog.