APT Jeju High Roller Sets Record $958,000 Prizepool as Series Nears Finish

The APT Jeju High Roller produced a record prizepool of $958,000 from 295 entries, with the $190,000 first prize paid in the final held on 4 October 2026 at LES A Casino. The result makes this the richest APT High Roller in the tour's history. The finish is one of several new records set during the ongoing Jeju stop of the Asian Poker Tour.

APT Jeju High Roller sets record prizepool

The High Roller drew 295 entries and created a prizepool of approximately $958,000, making it the largest-ever APT High Roller by total prize money. The $190,000 payout to the winner is the second-largest single first prize in a Jeju High Roller on the tour; the largest remains the $196,000 won by Eric Tsai in 2024 in the same room at LES A Casino.

The event's structure and dates placed the final table during the weekend as the series moved toward its conclusion. The APT's Jeju stop has become notable for expanding schedules and larger fields since the tour's relaunch under new ownership in 2023, a phase the organization calls the "New Era." The Jeju results underline that growth: this High Roller is the richest edition of the tournament in APT history.

How the APT Jeju High Roller reached the $958,000 prizepool

The tournament collected 295 total entries across its flights and re-entries. That level of participation, combined with the buy-in structure for the High Roller, produced the near-$1m prizepool. The APT converted Korean won amounts to US dollars for reporting; the dollar figures are approximate and correct at the time of writing.

The $190,000 first prize sits just behind the $196,000 that Eric Tsai won in 2024, which was also paid in this room at LES A Casino. The venue continues to host multiple APT marquee events during the Jeju series.

Other records at APT Jeju and mixed-game strength

Jeju has already delivered two other record-setting events earlier in the series. The Superstar Challenge attracted 51 entries and produced a prizepool of roughly $1.25 million, making it both the richest and the largest field for that event in APT history. Nevan Chang won the Superstar Challenge and took home the black "stealth lion" trophy.

The $2.2K 9-Game High Roller set new APT country records with 119 entries, 84 unique players and a prizepool of approximately $595,000. The mixed-game format remains a strong draw for APT players; the 9-Game High Roller figures illustrate the tour's ability to attract deep mixed-game interest.

Remaining schedule and what’s still to play in Jeju

Two tournament days remained after the High Roller final. Monday 5 October 2026 was scheduled to feature three starting flights for the $550 Micro Main Event, which will play to a finish on Tuesday. A $3K High Roller Ultra Stack also begins on Monday and ends the following day. In total there were still more than two dozen tournaments on the Jeju schedule, with the series slated to close on Wednesday evening with a bank of turbo events designed to finish the stop quickly and give value to late players.

The APT awards distinct trophies across its signature events: the Super High Roller presents the pewter lion, the Main Event the gold lion, and the High Roller the rose gold lion. The High Roller final therefore awarded one of the tour's prestigious mega lion trophies.

Where the APT goes next and the season finale in Taipei

After Jeju the tour's next major stop is Taipei, where the Asian Poker Tour's season-ending Championship series returns from 13–29 November 2026. The Taipei Championship Main Event will be a $10,000 freezeout with a guaranteed $5,000,000 prizepool. The Championship schedule will include more than 200 additional tournaments, offering multiple chances for players and organizers to set further records.

The APT's expansion since 2023 has produced deeper schedules, larger prizepools and more entrants across Asia. The Jeju results — particularly the $958,000 High Roller prizepool — provide an immediate example of that expansion and underscore the tour's current momentum.

"The APT's relaunch in 2023 brought new events and bigger prizepools," an APT media release noted, reflecting the tour's stated objectives for growth.

The APT continues to publish schedules and results as the series concludes; coverage of later Jeju finishes and the upcoming Taipei Championship will follow in our event dispatches. For calendar and event summaries consult the APT Jeju series listings in our events section and broader tour coverage in news.

Note: dollar amounts in this report have been converted from Korean won and are approximate and correct at time of writing. Additional images and media supplied courtesy of the Asian Poker Tour.