• China’s Junyu Huang Wins APT National Cup for KRW 93.8M (~USD 65.8K)

• Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 Draws 991 Entries; China’s Wen Jie Sun Leads

APT JEJU CLASSIC 2026 SCHEDULE | OFFICIAL RESULTS | PLAYER LISTS | IMAGES | WINNERS

JEJU, SOUTH KOREA, January 31, 2026 – Running January 30 to February 8 in partnership with Landing Entertainment Korea at the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World resort and playing out at the tournament tables of LES A Casino, the second day of the APT Jeju Classic 2026 saw the high rollers out in force for the APT Super High Roller.

The first of the festival’s signature events saw the big guns brought out, with the tournament setting a new tour country record with 115 entries battling at the baize for an Asian Poker Tour Championship (APTC) Main Event seat and a share of the hefty KRW 1.5 billion (~USD 1.1 million) prize pool – more on this below .

Then there was the thrilling finale of the APT National Cup with the 690-strong field whittled down to 97 survivors who returned to duke it out for a share of the KRW 486.8 million (~USD 341K) prize pool and the Silver Lion Silhouette Trophy – more on this further down.

Budding detectives were also in attendance, with the three opening flights of the Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 drawing a combined 991 entries, all looking to solve the mystery of who would claim the largest slice of the KRW 644.5 million (~USD 447,600) prize pool.

There were a further seven side event champions crowned, which you can read about in the APT Jeju Classic 2026 Day 2; Results for Side Events: #11-#17 press release.

Japan’s Yosuke Miki Leads Tour’s Largest Korean-based APT Super High Roller

Yosuke Miki is chasing his maiden APT title in the APT Super High Roller

With the first of the festival’s signature Mega Lion trophies on the line, a KRW 500 million (~USD 349,000) guarantee, and an Asian Poker Tour Championship (APTC) Main Event seat for the eventual winner, Day 1 of the KRW 15M (~USD 10,400) buy-in APT Super High Roller drew the tour’s largest-ever Korean-based field with 115 high-rolling entries (75 unique) in action.

This generated the first ten-figure (seven-figure USD) prize pool of the festival with a hefty KRW 1,589,587,500 (~USD 1,103,880) in the purse – included the KRW 14.4 million (USD 10,000) APTC Main Event seat.

The top 17 places will earn a share of the tour’s richest-ever Korean-based Super High Roller, with a min-cash good for KRW 24.7 million (~USD 17,175) and the eventual champion taking home a KRW 396,317,500 (~USD 275,220) top prize – in addition to the trophy and title.

For APT Super High Roller Pool & Payouts please CLICK HERE

The tournament attracted a star-studded field, with five-time WSOP bracelet winner John Juanda, APT All-Time Money List #1 Joseph Cheong, Romanian All-time Money List #1 Alexandru Papazian, China All-Time Money List #3 Tony “Ren” Lin, bracelet winner and two-time Superstar Challenge champion Calvin Lee, and former APT Main Event champions Punnat Punsri and Rene von Reden just some of those in the running.

While Juanda, Lee, and Lin were able to keep their Super High Roller dreams alive, the rest were not so fortunate.

By the time the tournament clock ticked into the red at the end of the sixteen 40-minute levels played just 23 players remained in contention, with Japan’s Yosuke Miki sitting at the summit of the chip counts with a stack of 2,985,000.

Thailand’s Teeraphat Rangkatekarn (2,605,000) was the only other player to bag over two million in chips, with Japan’s Ryuta Nakai (1,935,000) rounding out the top three stacks.

Other notables to close out the action in the top ten include Lithuanian All-Time Money List #4 Paulius Plausinaitis (1,470,000), Juanda (1,450,000), and Ireland’s Ryan Plant (1,360,000).

APT SUPER HIGH ROLLER TOP TEN STACKS

Outside of the top ten, others still in the running include Lee, who returns 14th in the overall counts, Australia’s Dylan Foster, Natural8 Ambassador Sparrow Cheung, and the aforementioned Lin.

For APT Super High Roller Day 1 Player List please CLICK HERE

For APT Super High Roller Day 1 Survivors please CLICK HERE

For APT Super High Roller Final Day Draw please CLICK HERE

The Final Day gets underway at 11:15am on Sunday, February 1, with the tournament crowning the APT Jeju Classic 2026 Super High Roller champion.

All tournament information can be found on the APT Super High Roller - Day 1 tournament page and you can read about how all the high stacks action played out vai the APT Blog.

China’s Junyu Huang Wins APT National Cup for Career-Best KRW 93.8M (~USD 65.8K)

Junyu Huang claimed his maiden live tournament title in the APT National Cup

The first of the festival’s key events has crowned a champion, with China’s Junyu Huang defeating a 690-entry field to claim a career-best score in the KRW 850,000 (~USD 600) buy-in APT National Cup.

Just 97 players returned for the Final Day to duke it out for the lion’s share of the KRW 486,804,384 (~USD 341,620) prize pool, with all returning players guaranteed a payout of at least KRW 1,340,000 (~USD 940).

While it was India’s Vishal Ojha who returned with the overnight chip lead, the Indian player lost two back-to-back crucial coin flips on the final table to hit the rail in fourth place.

Huang, who came into the nine-handed final table as the sixth-largest stack, played a patient game and picked his spots carefully, avoiding big all-in confrontations to ladder up.

It was only when play became three-handed that Huang began to up the aggression, sending WSOP bracelet winner Qiang Xu to the rail in third place to bring a 3-to-1 chip deficit into the heads-up match against fellow countryman Zu You Wang, who had been dominating the final table action.

The match spanned over a full 30-minute level and a half, with Huang slowly chipping away at his opponent to climb back into contention, before seizing a lead he would not relinquish to claim his maiden live tournament title and a career-best KRW 93,844,384 (~USD 65,855) top prize.

"Winning this championship is honestly quite lucky," stated Huang via the aid of a translator immediately following his win, "It's also a recognition of all the time I’ve spent learning poker along this journey, so I’m really happy.”

While clearly relishing his time in the spotlight, Huang is not getting carried away with his first major score, seeing it more as a learning experience.

“I think it’s important to keep learning, maintain a good mindset, stay focused and patiently wait for opportunities. I think the challenge is controlling impulsive thoughts or irrational decisions – that’s very important,” Huang confided.

Huang also expressed his admiration for the APT.

"APT is one of the largest and most professional tournaments in Asia, with a great organization and venue, so I think APT is the smartest choice within Asia."

Understandably chuffed with his first recorded live victory, Huang is looking forward to getting back to the tournament tables over the next few days.

“Since it’s only Day 2 of the schedule, I’ll probably just have a simple meal and continue playing tomorrow.”

With a further eight days remaining on the schedule, there is still ample opportunity for Huang to further add to his brand new trophy collection, so we could well see more from him during the festival.

While Wang will be disappointed to have been unable to turn his final table dominance into a maiden tournament title of his own, he will not be unhappy with the KRW 57,350,000 (~USD 40,245) runner-up prize, with the result also representing a career-best score for the Chinese player.

Front (L-R): Junyu Huang, Yifei Chen, Vishal Ojha, Wei Hong, Jiaqi He Back (L-R): Qiang Xu, Methavee Taveekitvatee, Weihong Liu, Zu You Wang

APT NATIONAL CUP FINAL TABLE RESULTS

For all APT National Cup Results please CLICK HERE For APT National Cup Final Day Player List please CLICK HERE

Other notables to cash but come up short of the final table included APT Incheon 2025 Main Event champion Junjie He (14th for KRW 4.7M), and APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024 Main Event champion Rene von Reden (18th for KRW 3.7M).

All tournament information can be found on the APT National Cup - Final Day tournament page and and you can read about how all the action played out via the APT Blog.

Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 Draws 991 Entries; China’s Wen Jie Sun Leads

China’s Wen Jei Sun topped Flight A of the Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8

By far the most popular draw of the day, the KRW 1.1M (~USD 760) Mystery Bounty Hunter – Sponsored by Natural8 saw a combined 991 entries (471 unique) don their Sherlock Holmes deerstalkers to solve the poker mystery of who would make the Final Day and the paying positions.

While this did not beat the 1,111-entry record set during the APT Jeju 2025 iteration of the tournament, it is the second-largest Mystery Bounty event the tour has run in South Korea, and also the second richest, with a KRW 644,546,400 (~USD 447,600) prize pool on the line, in addition to a further KRW 297,300,000 (~USD 206,460) to be claimed in bounty payouts.

The eventual champion will bank a KRW 119,266,400 (~USD 82,825) top prize, with the biggest bounty coming in at an enticing KRW 33,050,000 (~USD 22,950).

With the top 14 percent of each flight making the Final Day a total of 140 players made it through to the paying positions, all guaranteed a payout of at least KRW 1,210,000 (~USD 840).

For Mystery Bounty Hunter Prize Pool, Payouts & Bounties please CLICK HERE

It is Wen Jie Sun who will be returning in the driving seat when the Final Day resumes at 11:15am (KST) on Sunday, February 1, after topping the 404-entry opening Flight A with a stack of 833,000, with 57 players making it through the flight after fighting their way through the nineteen 25-minute levels played.

Sun is the only player returning for the Final Day with over 800,000 in chips, with compatriots Yuan Shu Zhou (777,000), and Linrui Ji (471,000) rounding out the top three Flight A stacks.

All tournament information can be found on the Mystery Bounty Hunter - Flight A tournament page.

China’s Liao Cheng bagged biggest on Flight B

The Flight B action got underway at 4pm and drew a further 344 entries, with 49 players making the Final Day and China’s Liao Cheng bagging the biggest Flight B stack of 510,000, which puts him fourth in the overall chip counts.

Russia’s Chzhen Evgenii (480,000), and China’s Dajie Zhuo (445,000) rounded out the top three Flight B stacks.

All tournament information can be found on the Mystery Bounty Hunter - Flight B tournament page.

China’s Kaihua Huang summited the Flight C counts

The third and final Turbo Flight C saw 243 entries fight it out at the felt over twenty-one fast-paced 15-minute levels, with China’s Kaihua Huang summiting the chip counts with a stack of 783,000, which puts him second in the overall pecking order.

A total of 34 players made it through from Flight C, with China’s Shu Li (463,000), and Yang Yang (329,000) rounding out the top three.

All tournament information can be found on the Mystery Bounty Hunter - Flight C tournament page.

MYSTERY BOUNTY HUNTER TOP TEN STACKS

For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight A Player List please CLICK HERE

For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight A Survivors please CLICK HERE

For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight B Player List please CLICK HERE

For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight B Survivors please CLICK HERE

For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight C Player List please CLICK HERE

For Mystery Bounty Hunter Flight C Survivors please CLICK HERE

For Mystery Bounty Hunter Final Day Draw please CLICK HERE

The Final Day gets underway at 11:15am (KST) on Sunday, February 1 with the 140 survivors returning to play down to a champion. Live coverage will be available on the APT Blog.