The Asian Poker Tour has delivered seven consecutive record-breaking festivals since February 2025's APT Philippines. As the tour celebrates its landmark 20-Year Anniversary throughout the 2026 season, the upcoming APT Incheon 2026 is primed to make it eight. Given that the tour’s last four Korean Main Events stand as the largest international poker tournaments in the country's history, the stage is set for another blockbuster festival.
Running from Friday, August 7 to Sunday August 16 in partnership with Paradise Group, the ten-day poker festival is playing out at the tournament tables of the palatial Paradise City casino resort in Incheon, South Korea and packs in a sizable 108 events (including satellites) with over KRW 4 billion (~USD 2.7 million) in prize pool guarantees.
Just like the recent record-breaking APT Jeju Classic 2026, and record-breaking APT Taipei 2026, the festival will be awarding seats to the USD 5M GTD Asian Poker Tour Championship (APTC) Main Event running from November 13-29 in Taipei.
With multiple tickets available in high roller events, there has never been a better time to dip your toes into the high-stakes waters and fight for fortune and glory.
Just under a sixth (16.6%) of the 108 APT Incheon 2026 events are high roller events; there are 18 tournaments on the schedule with buy-ins ranging from KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,000)) for the Turbo High Rollers all the way up to the two-day KRW 35M (~USD 23,800) Superstar Challenge, which comes with the biggest buy-in on the schedule.
Events range from the fast-paced turbo offerings to two-day slow structured events like the KRW 4M (~USD 3,000) High Roller Ultra Stack with plenty in between, including the KRW 10M Baby Superstar Challenge, the KRW 3.5M (~USD 2,340) Single Day High Roller - Mystery Bounty (KRW 1.5M Bounty), the KRW 3M High Roller - PL Omaha High, and High Roller - 9-Game, plus a KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,000) Women's High Roller.
Read on as we take a closer look at the APT Incheon 2026 High Roller schedule and examine the tournaments on offer in more detail:
Two-Day High Roller Events:
In addition to the tour’s two marquee high roller events —the APT Super High Roller, and the APT High Roller, which you can read about in the APT Incheon 2026: Preview—there are a further three two-day high roller events on the schedule with buy-ins ranging from KRW 3M (~USD 2,000) for the two day Event #61 High Roller and going all the way up to the prestigious KRW 35M (~USD 23,800) Superstar Challenge.
Four of the festival's five two-day High Roller events will award the eventual champion with an APTC Main Event seat.
Event #37 High Roller - Ultra Stack
DATE: Mon, Aug 10 to Tues, Aug 11
BUY-IN: KRW 4.5M (~USD 3,000)
APT Incheon 2025 High Roller Ultra Stack champion Cheng Huang
First introduced as the two-day High Roller - Double Stack at the APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024, the tournament was re-branded as the High Roller - Ultra Stack at the APT Manila Classic 2025 with some changes to the starting stack and structure.
Players start with 200,000 in chips and battle over eleven 50-minute levels, and three 40-minute levels after the close of registration on Day 1, and 40-minute levels for the duration of the Final Day, where the winner will also claim an APTC Main Event seat.
There have been a total of eight tournaments since its introduction, with the event averaging 212 entries and generating an average prize pool of over USD 464,000, with an average top prize in the region of over USD 97,000.
The last two-day High Roller - Ultra Stack at the recent APT Taipei 2025 set the current tour record for entries and prize pool, with Japan’s Tetsuya Tsujisake defeating 399 entries to claim the lion’s share of the TWD 25.8 million (~USD 828,700) prize pool and a top prize of TWD 4.9 million (~USD 158,815).
The last iteration of this tournament to play out in Incheon back in 2025 set an APT Korean record for entries and prize pool, with China’s Cheng Huang besting a field of 197 entries to scoop the biggest share of the KRW 765.9 million (~USD 553,820) prize pool and bank a KRW 169.6 million (~USD 122,660) top prize.
DATE: Weds, Aug 12 to Thurs, Aug 13
BUY-IN: KRW 3M (~USD 2,000)
APT Incheon 2025 two-day High Roller champion Dylan Foster
This High Roller event was first introduced back during the previous APT Incheon festival. The four tournaments to have played out to date have attracted an average field size of 196 entries, generated an average prize pool of over USD 457,000, and awarded an average top prize of over USD 95,000.
The inaugural High Roller winner and defending champion is Australia’s Dylan Foster, who bested a 175-entry field on the event’s debut to earn the biggest slice of the KRW 453.6 million (~USD 327,980) prize pool.
Singapore’s Ravn Teo won the largest and richest High Roller to date at the APT Jeju 2025 where he overcame a 260-entry field to take the largest portion of the KRW 898.5 million (~USD 641,830) prize pool to claim a KRW 148 million (~USD 105,750) top prize.
DATE: Fri, Aug 14 to Sat, Aug 15
BUY-IN: KRW 35M (~USD 23,800)
Defending APT Incheon 2025 Superstar Challenge champion Calvin Lee
Another of the two-day High Roller tournaments offering the eventual champion an APTC Main Event seat and boasting the biggest buy-in on the schedule, the Superstar Challenge attracts some of the world’s top tournament professionals. Two-time champion Joseph Cheong, Natural8 Ambassador Chih Wei Fan, Hong Kong’s Danny Tang, and Chinese poker superstar Tony Ren Lin are just some of the big names to have claimed the exclusive Black Stealth Lion Superstar Challenge trophy.
The tournament’s buy-in was increased to USD 25,000 at the APT Taipei 2024, which remains the largest and richest edition of the event with French poker legend Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier cementing his superstar status and overcoming a 49-entry field to claim the lion’s share of the TWD 36.9 million (USD 1,167,615) prize pool, banking the richest top prize the tournament has ever awarded – a sizable TWD 11.6 million (~USD 367,770).
However, the reigning Incheon Superstar Challenge champion is the USA’s Calvin Lee, who bested a 24-entry field to earn the largest slice of the KRW 781.6 million (~USD 561,140) prize pool, banking a KRW 328.3 million (~USD 236,680) top prize. Lee followed this up by winning the inaugural Superstar Challenge Championship at the Asia Poker Tour Championship 2025.
Players start with 250,000 in chips and compete over fourteen 40-minute levels on Day 1, with the survivors returning for the Final Day to duke it out for the title and trophy. The tournament averages 39 entries, generates and average prize pool of over USD 613,000, and awards an average top prize of over USD 218,000.
Single Day High Roller Events:
While the festival offers plenty of two-day tournament action, sometimes players just want to scratch the poker itch and play for a few hours before riding off into the sunset with a gleaming golden lion trophy and a pile of cash.
Excluding the Turbo and Hyper Turbo High Roller tournaments (which are covered further down) the APT Incheon 2026 offers the players eight high roller events designed to be played out in a day without sacrificing too much when it comes to the structure.
Buy-ins range from KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,000) for the Women’s High Roller, and KRW 3M (~USD 2,000) for the High Roller – PL Omaha and High Roller – 9-Game, climbing to KRW 10M (~USD 6,680) for the Baby Superstar Challenge.
All the Single Day High Roller tournaments come with a 100,000-chip starting stack except for the Event #84 High Roller – 9-Game where players start with 50,000.
Events #3 High Roller - Single Day, #53 Single Day High Roller - Mystery Bounty, and #104 High Roller - Last Chance all come with 20-minute levels.
The Event #75 Women’s High Roller comes with 25-minute levels.
The remaining four tournaments; #11 High Roller - Single Day, #23 High Roller - PL Omaha High, #49 High Roller - Baby Superstar Challenge, and #84 High Roller - 9-Game all come with 30-minute levels.
The first 16 players seated before the first hand is dealt in all non-turbo and hyper turbo Single Day – High Roller tournaments will receive 50 percent of the tournament fee in cash back.
As per the APT Tournament Rules shot clocks are in play for all tournaments, and in any non-Turbo event with High Roller in the name players begin with three 30-second time banks. Players will receive an additional time bank at every scheduled break - including overnight breaks.
Event #3 High Roller - Single Day
DATE: Fri, Aug 7
BUY-IN: KRW 3M (~USD 2,000)
Event #11 High Roller - Single Day
DATE: Sat, Aug 8
BUY-IN: KRW 4M (~USD 2,670)
There are two High Roller – Single Day tournaments on the schedule. The first, Event #3 High Roller – Single Day, comes with 20-minute levels and a KRW 3M buy-in, while the second, Event #11 High Roller – Single Day, comes with 30-minute levels and a KRW 4M buy-in.
These draw an average field of 91 entries, generate an average prize pool of over USD 218,000, and award an average top prize of over USD 55,000.
China’s Yuzhu Wang holds the record for defeating the largest-ever High Roller – Single Day field after besting 271 entries at APT Hanoi Billions 2023 to earn the biggest share of the VND 11.8 billion (USD 486,995) prize pool, banking the richest High Roller – Single Day top prize of VND 3.1 billion (USD 128,645).
Event #23 High Roller - PL Omaha High
DATE: Sun, Aug 9
BUY-IN: KRW 3M (~USD 2,000)
Reigning APT Incheon 2025 High Roller – PL Omaha High champion Nohad Teliani
First introduced at APT Taipei 2025, the PL Omaha High – High Roller has become a schedule staple. The tournament draws an average field of 27 entries, generates an average prize pool of over USD 48,000 and awards an average top prize in the region of USD 19,000.
Reigning champion Nohad Teliani bested a 21-entry field back at APT Incheon 2025, with the Canadian taking the lion’s share of the KRW 54 million (USD 39,000) prize pool and banking a KRW 20 million (~USD 14,360) top prize.
The Philippines’ Vamerdino Magsakay won the largest and richest iteration of the tournament at the recent APT Taipei 2026, overcoming a 39-entry field to earn the largest slice of the TWD 2.1 million (~USD 70,000) prize pool and take home a TWD 810K (~USD 26,000) top prize.
Event #49 High Roller - Baby Superstar Challenge
DATE: Tues, Aug 11
BUY-IN: KRW 10M (~USD 6,800)
Reigning APT Incheon 2025 Baby Superstar Challenge champion Yuji Moriya
Coming with a buy-in over fifty percent (50%) larger than the tour’s marquee APT High Roller, the Baby Superstar Challenge was first introduced at APT Taipei 2024.
A slightly smaller single day version of the prestigious two-day Superstar Challenge with a great structure, the tournament draws an average of 64 entries, generates an average prize pool of over USD 352,000, and awards an average top prize of over USD 102,000.
Reigning Incheon champion Yuji Moriya of Japan defeated a 39-entry field back in the 2025 edition of the tournament to take the largest share of the KRW 348 million (~USD 251,000) prize pool, earning a career-best KRW 128.8 million (~USD 93,000) top prize.
Taiwanese Natural8 Ambassador Chih Wei Fan holds the record for defeating the largest and richest iteration of the tournament at APT Taipei 2025, outlasting 151 entries to take the lion’s share of the hefty TWD 22.3 million (USD 729,540) prize pool and a TWD 5.3 million (~USD 165,380) top prize.
Event #53 Single Day High Roller - Mystery Bounty
DATE: Tues, Aug 11
BUY-IN: KRW 3.5M (~USD 2,340)
Reigning APT Incheon Single Day High Roller – Mystery Bounty champion Kannapong Thanarattrakul
First introduced at APT Incheon 2023, the Event #53: Single Day High Roller - Mystery Bounty tournament is one of the more exciting single day high roller events on the schedule.
A total of KRW 1.5M of the KRW 3.5M buy-in goes into the bounty pool, with the Mystery Bounties kicking in when the field is reduced to twice as many players as make the paying positions; so, if the tournament pays out the top 10 places, the bounties come into play when there are 20 players remaining.
The event averages 112 entries and generates an average prize pool of over USD 248,000 (including bounties), awarding an average top prize of over USD 35,000.
It is Natural8 Ambassador and DeepRun Managing Director Kannapong Thanarattrakul who is the current reigning APT Incheon Single Day High Roller – Mystery Bounty champion after triumphing over the largest APT Korean-based field of 148 entries for this event.
Thanarattrakul claimed the biggest piece of the KRW 447.5 million (~USD 163,090) prize pool, banking a 54.1 million (~USD 39,140) top prize in addition to earning a further KRW 42 million (~USD 30,000) in bounties.
DATE: Thurs, Aug 13
BUY-IN: KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,000)
Reigning APT Incheon Women’s High Roller champion Yue Sun
First introduced at APT Taipei 2025, the inaugural event still retains the tour record with Taiwan’s Molly Hsiao overcoming a 61-entry field to take the lioness’ share of the TWD 1.8 million (USD 56,930) prize pool to earn her maiden live tournament title and bank the largest score of her playing career after winning a TWD 537,140 (USD 16,578) top prize.
Reigning APT Incheon 2025 champion Yue Sun of China overcame a 36-entry field to claim the largest piece of the KRW 46.6 million (~USD 33,735) prize pool, earning a KRW 17.2 million (~USD 12,500) top prize.
The tournament attracts an average field of 38 entries, generating an average prize pool of over USD 35,000 and awarding an average top prize in the region of over USD 12,000.
Event #84 High Roller - 9-Game
DATE: Fri, Aug 14
BUY-IN: KRW 3M (~USD 2,000)
Inaugural High Roller – 9-Game champion Nagino Makoto
The High Roller – 9-Game made its debut during the APT Incheon 2025, with four tournaments played in total over the last 12 months.
Featuring a mix of No Limit Hold’em, Limit Razz, Limit 2-7 Triple Draw, Pot Limit Omaha Limit 7 Stud Hi-Lo, Limit Hold’em, No Limit 2-7 Single Draw, Limit 7 Stud, and Limit Omaha Hi-Lo where the game changes every orbit, players start with 50,000 in chips and battle over 30-minute levels.
Inaugural champion Nagino Makoto of Japan defeated a 24-entry field on the tournament’s debut, taking the lion’s share of the KRW 62.2 million (~USD 45,000) prize pool to earn a KRW 26.1 million (~USD 18,900) top prize.
The tournament averages 23 entries and generates an average prize pool of over USD 40,000, awarding an average top prize of over USD 14,900.
Event #104 High Roller - Last Chance
DATE: Sun, Aug 16
BUY-IN: KRW 3M (~USD 2,000)
Defending APT Incheon High Roller – Last Chance champion Gaku Fujita
The last of the non-turbo and hyper turbo high roller events on the schedule, the High Roller – Last Chance does exactly what the name suggests, offering the tours’ high rollers their last chance at claiming a trophy and a USD five-figure top prize.
The tournament averages a field of 87 entries, generates an average prize pool of over USD 158,000, and awards an average top prize in the region of over USD 41,000.
Natural8 Ambassador Yu Chung “Nevan” Chang holds the most Last Chance titles having won two, but it is APT Taipei 2025 champion Dinesh Alt of Switzerland who defeated the largest field this event has ever generated, overcoming 200 entries to claim the lion’s share of the TWD 11.2 million (USD 367,060) prize pool (the events’ richest ever) earning the tournament's biggest-ever top prize of TWD 2.4 million (USD 81,240).
It is Gaku Fujita who is the defending APT Incheon champion, with the Japanese player overcoming a 107-entry field to earn the biggest portion of the KRW 277.3 million (~USD 200,540) prize pool, taking home a KRW 70.8 million (~USD 51,250) top prize.
Turbo High Roller Events:
There are a further 5 Turbo High Roller tournaments on the schedule with buy-ins between KRW 1.5M (USD 1,000) and KRW 2M (USD 1,330).
For all tournaments with level durations of 15 minutes or less, the shot clock and time bank are 15 seconds. All events have shot clocks introduced from the start, players will receive two time banks when they enter the tournament and will receive another time bank at every scheduled break, including overnight breaks.
DATE: Fri, Aug 7
BUY-IN: KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,000) buy-in
DATE: Sun, Aug 9
BUY-IN: KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,000) buy-in
DATE: Thurs, Aug 13
BUY-IN: KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,000) buy-in
DATE: Fri, Aug 14
BUY-IN: KRW 2M (~USD 1,330) buy-in
Event #107 Turbo - High Roller
DATE: Sun, Aug 16
BUY-IN: High Roller KRW 1.5M (~USD 1,000)