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    In August 2026, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Incheon event officially concluded, with Hong Kong's San Hon "Stephen" Pang emerging as one of the biggest winners of the series. The final table chip leader ultimately defeated China's Shoumin Zhang to win the 2026 APT Incheon Main Event and the Gold Lion Trophy. The KRW 2,500,000 buy-in Main Event attracted 1,393 entries, an increase of nearly 91 TP3T from last year, creating a total prize pool of KRW 3,008,880,000. PokerNews noted that this entry size broke the record for a major poker tournament in South Korea; the entire APT Incheon series paid out a total of KRW 15,966,848,834, also a new record for the APT Incheon event. Stephen Pang led the nine-man final table with 85 big blinds. After the nine-man final table was formed, Stephen Pang led with 13,550,000 chips, equivalent to 85 big blinds. Chinese player Shoumin Zhang ranked second with 10,585,000, while Japanese player Tempei Kotani came in third with 6,935,000. Ryo Fujita had the shortest stack at the final table with 2,130,000. APT Incheon Main Event Final Table Rankings Player Country/Region Prize Money 1 San Hon “Stephen” Pang Hong Kong, China 411,180,000 KRW 2 Shoumin Zhang China 366,500,000 KRW 3 Yifu He USA 257,000,000 KRW 4 Tempei Kotani Japan 155,650,000 KRW 5 Kazuki Koyama Japan 121,860,000 KRW 6 Shinichiro Kano Japan 92,440,000 KRW 7 Phachara Wongwichit Thailand 70,740,000 KRW 8 Takeru Endo Japan 50,130,000 KRW 9 Ryo Fujita Japan 38,580,000 KRW The top three prizes reflect the prize-sharing agreement reached at the three-person stage, with each of the three players receiving a $10,000 APT Championship Main Event entry. Ryo Fujita, with pocket nines, was the first to be eliminated. Making his APT Main Event debut, Ryo Fujita became the first player eliminated on the final four. After Tempei Kotani raised, Fujita 3-bet with pocket nines. The original raiser folded, and Kota...