APT Jeju Station | 10,667 participants over 13 days, with a total prize pool of 19.4 billion won, breaking multiple records.

On October 7, 2026, the fourth stop of the APT 20th Anniversary Season – the 2026 APT Jeju Station – officially concluded at the Jeju Shinhwa World LES A Casino in South Korea.

This series ran from September 25th to October 7th, attracting 1,222 players from 43 countries and regions over 13 days, with a total of 10,667 entries. The total prize money for the series reached:

19,437,344,765 Korean Won

Contract:

$14,614,545

From the Main Event and the Superstar Challenge to the Super High Roller and High Roller, many of the core events set or came close to APT Korea's historical records, making this Jeju event one of the largest APT series in recent years.

1,222 athletes from 43 countries and regions participated, with a total of 10,667 entries.

This year's APT Jeju event features 130 trophy tournaments and 3 satellite tournaments, with participants from 43 countries and regions.

2026 APT Jeju Station Core Data

In Korean won terms, the total prize money for this tournament is only slightly lower than the record of approximately 19.5 billion won set by the 2026 APT Jeju Classic, making it the second highest series ever held by APT in South Korea.

If converted according to the exchange rate at the time of the report, this year's total of approximately US$14.61 million surpasses Jeju Classic's approximately US$13.5 million, setting a new record for APT Korea tournaments in US dollar terms.

Looking at the overall history of the APT, the total prize money for this Jeju event ranks among the top, second only to the 2025 and 2026 APT Taipei Series.

With 1,375 entries to the main event, did Jianfeng Sun take home 4.276 billion won? No, the champion's prize was 428 million won.

The largest single prize pool in the series comes from the APT Main Event with a buy-in of 2,700,000 Korean won.

The main event attracted participants from 36 countries and regions:

1,375 people

The actual participants:

696 people

Final form:

Total prize pool of 3,207,600,000 Korean won

It is approximately US$2.39 million.

This is the third-highest Main Event prize pool in APT Korea history, and also one of the highest Main Event prize pools in history for non-APT Championship series events.

Chinese athlete Jianfeng Sun ultimately reached the summit, achieving:

427,565,000 Korean Won

Contract:

$319,080

And the golden lion trophy symbolizing the APT Main Event.

2026 APT Jeju Main Event Core Data

The top three finishers in the main event will each receive a $10,000 APT Championship Main Event ticket; two additional tickets will be given away through a lottery on Day 3 and Day 4.

Nevan Chang wins Superstar Challenge, 4.518 billion won? Actually 452 million won, the highest prize money in the series.

The second-largest prize pool in this series comes from the Superstar Challenge, with a buy-in of 37,000,000 Korean won, or approximately 27,300 US dollars.

The event includes:

51 participants

Total prize pool reached:

1,785,127,500 Korean Won

It is approximately US$1.33 million.

This sets a new record for the highest prize pool in the history of the event.

Natural8 brand ambassador Nevan Chang ultimately reached the summit, receiving the Black Lion Trophy and:

451,777,500 Korean Won

Contract:

$337,150

This is Nevan Chang's best single live tournament result in his career, and also the highest single-winner prize money at this year's APT Jeju.

It's worth noting that although the total prize pool for the Main Event was nearly twice that of the Superstar Challenge, the highest champion prize was won by Nevan Chang, exceeding the 427,565,000 Korean won won by Jianfeng Sun, the Main Event champion.

This victory also brings Nevan Chang's total APT titles to:

10 seats

Teeraphat Rangkatekarn wins Super High Roller title, surpassing 1.368 billion won.

The APT Super High Roller, with a buy-in of 15,000,000 Korean won, became the third event in this year's tournament to break the million-dollar prize pool mark.

This match has:

99 participants

Total prize pool:

1,368,427,500 Korean Won

It is approximately US$1.02 million.

Thai athlete Teeraphat Rangkatekarn ultimately won the championship, achieving:

355,667,500 Korean Won

That's about $265,425.

This prize money marks his best live performance of his career, and he also earned a ticket to the APT Championship Main Event.

Scott Margereson dominates High Roller, setting a new South Korean jackpot record with 295 entries.

The fourth-largest prize pool in the series comes from the APT High Roller, which has a buy-in of 5,000,000 Korean won.

The event is attractive because:

295 participants

form:

Total prize pool of 1,274,400,000 Korean won

That's about $958,195.

This is the highest prize pool High Roller that APT has ever held in South Korea, and it is also the second largest High Roller tournament in APT history in South Korea.

British player Scott Margereson ultimately won the championship, achieving:

252,850,000 Korean Won

It is approximately US$190,110.

This is also his best result in his APT Tour career, and it comes with an APT Championship Main Event ticket.

This year's four major prize pool competitions

The top ten tournaments contributed 67.61 million in TP3T series prize money.

In terms of the overall prize pool structure, the high prize money of this year's APT Jeju Station is highly concentrated in core large-scale events.

The top ten events combined form:

Approximately 13.14 billion Korean won

It is approximately US$9.88 million.

Total prize money for the entire series:

67.6%

These ten events attracted a total of 4,143 participants, equivalent to 38.81 TP3T of the total 10,667 participants.

Six of these were high roller events, generating a total prize pool of approximately 7.15 billion Korean won and 5.38 million US dollars, reflecting the market demand for high buy-in events at the Jeju Station.

The Main Event, Mini Main Event, and Mystery Bounty event contributed more than a quarter of the total number of participants.

In terms of the number of participants, the three largest events in this year's competitions are:

APT Main Event: 1,375 attendees

Mini Main Event: 713 attendees

Mystery Bounty Hunter: 644 players

Total of three matches:

2,732 people

This already accounts for more than a quarter of the total 10,667 participants in the entire series.

This structure also demonstrates that the APT Jeju Station possesses the dual appeal of both large-scale low-to-medium stakes events and high-stakes high roller events.

Jieming Xu won the Traveler's Journey event, securing the final Silver Lion trophy of the series.

On the final day of competition, October 7, the series' last Silver Lion trophy was awarded in the Travelers' Journey event, a buy-in event with a price of 1,800,000 Korean won.

This match has:

38 participants

Actual contestants:

31 people

Total prize pool:

59,097,600 Korean Won

That's about $44,435.

After Day 1, only 5 players remained to return to the final round.

Chinese player Jieming Xu only needed four 30-minute levels in the final round to break through the other competitors and finally defeat Day 1 chip leader Sebastian Henao from Colombia in the Heads-Up.

Jieming Xu obtained:

21,877,600 Korean Won

That's about $16,450.

This is his personal career:

Second APT Championship

This also marks his fourth time entering the money and his fourth time reaching the Final Table in this series.

Sebastian Henao finished as runner-up, earning 15,070,000 won; Hong Kong's Chun Kit Kwan took third place, earning 9,600,000 won.

Meng Dian Peng's last-minute bus ride secures APT's first championship.

Event #129, the last bus for luxury cars, had 48 participants.

Chinese athlete Meng Dian Peng successfully summited, achieving:

48,336,400 Korean won

That's about $35,673.

This is his first APT championship in his career.

German player Martin Michael Sedlak took second place and won 34,910,000 won; Moroccan player Chaoui Roqai Mehdi ranked third and won 22,250,000 won.

A total of 7 people made it into the prize pool in this round.

Zijie Lin won the closing match; Chinese athletes swept the top two spots.

Event #128, the closing competition, had 33 participants.

Chinese athlete Zijie Lin ultimately won the championship, and her achievements include:

4,497,475 Korean won

That's about $3,319.

This is also his first APT title.

Xuan Zhou, who had previously won his first APT title at Event #110 PLO High, finished as runner-up and earned 3,110,000 won; Nan Min finished third and earned 1,980,000 won.

Hung Hsiang Wu wins PLO, securing his second APT title.

Event #130 Pot-Limit Omaha High had 19 participants.

Taiwanese athlete Hung Hsiang Wu ultimately won the championship, achieving the following:

4,967,728 Korean Won

That's about $3,666.

This is his second APT championship.

Douglas Costa finished as runner-up, earning 3,310,000 won; Yih Ming Hsu, who has already won four titles at this year's Jeju Station, finished third, earning another 2,130,000 won.

Mou Yue, runner-up in the high-speed tournament, Nevan Chang makes it back to the final table.

Event #131 High-Speed Race had 30 participants.

Dutch player Gerardus Johannes Vogels emerged victorious, earning 4,540,480 Korean won and his first APT title.

Chinese athlete Mou Yue won the silver medal.

3,140,000 Korean won

Nevan Chang made it to the Final Table again, finishing third and earning 2,000,000 won.

Tsz Yeung Ka won two more titles on the final day, completing his three-peat in the series.

One of the most outstanding multi-title stories on the final day of the series came from Hong Kong player Tsz Yeung Ka.

He first won the Event #132 High Speed High Roller race, which had only 3 participants, achieving:

5,299,200 Korean won

They secured their second title in this series.

He then immediately switched to Event #133 high-speed Big O.

A total of 18 people participated in this competition. Tsz Yeung Ka once again reached the summit, achieving the following:

4,705,216 Korean won

On the last day of the competition alone, he won two championships in a row.

Adding to his previous victory at Event #92, Tsz Yeung Ka ultimately finished as follows:

This year's 3-crown

Completed my trip to Jeju Island.

His total number of APT championships has increased to:

4 seats

Chinese athlete Zeng Weiyong won the runner-up title and earned 3,140,000 Korean won, while Hong Kong athlete Yun Lam Kevin Choi ranked third.

Yuhan Wang wins the speed race; Chinese athletes take the top three spots.

Event #134 Speed Race was won by Chinese athlete Yuhan Wang.

He achieved:

3,259,302 Korean won

That's about $2,405.

Hong Kong's Kwok Chun Yip finished second, earning 2,170,000 won; China's Mo Xu came in third, earning 1,390,000 won.

Chinese and Hong Kong athletes took the top three spots in this competition.

Athletes from multiple countries topped the tournament, showcasing the international competition landscape at the APT Jeju event.

Besides Chinese and ethnic Chinese athletes, many of the heavyweight champions at this year's APT Jeju Station also come from different countries.

Jianfeng Sun won the Main Event, Nevan Chang took the Superstar Challenge, Teeraphat Rangkatekarn dominated the Super High Roller, and Scott Margereson won the APT High Roller.

Previously, Berhanu Kassa made history at the Micro Main Event, becoming the first champion from Ethiopia in the 20-year history of the APT.

With 1,222 participants from 43 countries and regions, and over 10,000 participants, the international reach of the Jeju series is a key feature of this year's event.

With a total prize pool of 19.4 billion Korean won, the APT 20th Anniversary Jeju Station officially concludes.

After 13 days of competition, the 2026 APT Jeju Station concluded with a total prize pool of 19,437,344,765 Korean won and 10,667 participants.

With 1,375 entries and a prize pool of 3.208 billion Korean won, the main event became the largest single event in the series; while Nevan Chang won the highest prize of the entire series, 451,777,500 Korean won, in the Superstar Challenge.

On the final day, Chinese player Jieming Xu won the Traveler's Journey and the series' last Silver Lion trophy. Meng Dian Peng, Zijie Lin, and Yuhan Wang also won championships, and Tsz Yeung Ka even achieved a double victory in a single day.

From the main event and high-stakes tournaments to mixed games and the final day's scrimmage, this year's APT Jeju event set numerous records in terms of participation, total prize money, and international reach, officially concluding the Jeju chapter of the APT 20th anniversary season.

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