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Japanese players dominated the 2026 APPT Korea tournament, winning 16 titles in 29 events.

APPT Korea | Japanese team swept 16 out of 29 titles, while Chinese players have already won 4 titles.

The 2026 PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Korea is currently underway at the Paradise Hotel & Resort in Incheon. The series, which began on September 3rd, will run until September 14th. Of the 29 completed events announced as of September 11th, Japanese players have already secured 16 titles, dominating more than half of the tournaments and making them the most dominant national team so far. Chinese players have also shown consistent performance, accumulating 4 titles so far. With the most important events of the series still undecided, the national champion rankings for the second half of APPT Korea remain subject to further changes. 29 Completed Events, Japanese Players Take 16 Titles As of the time of PokerNews' statistics, this year's APPT Korea has completed: 29 events. Japanese players have won: 16 titles, more than half. Chinese players have won: 4 titles. This makes East Asian players the main protagonists of the first half of this series. APPT Korea's current champion distribution and key event data: Series dates: September 3rd to September 14th; 29 events completed: Japanese players 16 champions, Chinese players 4 champions; Venue: Paradise Hotel & Resort Incheon. Due to the main events and other core tournaments still being scheduled, the current data is only preliminary. Tomohiro Kawada wins the opening event, his second career live money tournament. The first major event of the series was the KRW 600,000 NLH Paradise City Kickoff, attracting 171 entries. The winner was Japanese player Tomohiro Kawada. Kawada defeated Canadian player Dong Yan heads-up, earning $11,051. Notably, this is only Kawada's second career live tournament win. For a player with relatively little live tournament experience, winning the APPT opening event with 171 participants is one of the most representative breakthrough stories in the early stages of the series. Shion Sakamoto wins the 246-player Mystery Bounty. Another significant victory for the Japanese contingent came from the KRW 900,000 NLH Mystery Bounty. This event attracted 246 participants, making it one of the largest events to date. Ultimately, Shion Sakamoto emerged victorious, taking home $21,378, a relatively outstanding prize among the announced results. Several Japanese wrestlers secured their first career titles. The Japanese contingent's strength at this year's APPT Korea wasn't solely due to...

A straight flush, a brutal upset! Patrik Antonius suffers a heartbreaking defeat in the $20 million poker duel.

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Patrik Antonius lost $10 million in the biggest heads-up match in live poker history. Ossi “Monarch” Ketola hit a straight flush and made several successful bluffs to end the $20 million showdown. Ossi “Monarch” Ketola just wanted to “get a feel for it” in the $20 million heads-up match against Poker Hall of Famer Patrik Antonius, which turned out to be the biggest heads-up match in live poker history. The two Finnish high-stakes players certainly did – each bought in for $10 million, and the match turned into an extremely intense battle during the Triton Poker Series in Jeju. Monarch hit a straight flush to help him win; he also made one of the boldest bluffs early in the match, risking $3 million with only a 6-high hand, a bet so powerful that it forced his opponent to fold top pair. The veteran Antonius may have realized he was bluffed on that hand, which may have affected his subsequent decisions. One of his decisions was to call a six-figure river bet with Q-high, which was the right call because Ketola only had 8-high. The battle for the record-breaking pot: Monarch maintained a lead for most of the early game. But when a pot reached $5.2 million, he encountered a brutal river – Monarch flopped bottom two pair, while Antonius made an even stronger two pair on the river. This gave the Hall of Famer a slight chip lead. Shortly after this upset, the action intensified. Monarch, holding Q♦3♦, hit top pair on 10♦Q♣2♥6♠. Antonius raised pre-flop with A♦5♦ and continued aggressively betting with A-high on the flop and turn, only to be called. He eventually folded on an unhelpful river, but lost a huge pot, allowing Monarch to regain a nearly 2:1 chip lead. Monarch, who lost a notorious heads-up match to Dan “Jungleman” Cates for $15 million last year, continued to test the more experienced Antonius. To make matters worse, Antonius 3-bet with 9♠8♠ in the next hand, only to be forced to fold to an opponent holding K♠4♠. In another hand, Antonius raised to $1,125,000 on the river with top two pair, extracting maximum value from a small pocket pair. The game took another turn when both players flopped flush draws but missed. Ketola, still 6-high on the river, bet $3,000,000 into the $2,200,000 pot, defeating...

An unforgettable year: Alex Anton wins his first Triton title and a WSOP gold bracelet – a double celebration.

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Alex Anton triumphed at Triton Jeju with the $30,000 NLH Turbo event, winning $577,000 and his first Triton title. He had just won a WSOP bracelet three months prior and had reached multiple final tables this week. At a star-studded final table, the newcomer shone. Alex Anton dominated the Triton Jeju #9: $30,000 NLHE Turbo event, defeating 70 players in a fast-paced manner, including a heads-up victory over Artur Martirosian to win $577,000. This is Anton's fourth career Triton cash, following his cash at #5 and a third-place finish at #7 this week. Now, in addition to his WSOP bracelet win three months ago, he has added his second-largest career cash and his first Triton title. Meanwhile, Martirosian's dream of a fifth Triton title was dashed, but his $411,000 prize money was enough to push his Triton jackpot past $16 million. Event #9: $30,000 NLH Turbo Final Table Results Rank Player Country Prize Money 1st Alex Anton USA $577,000 2nd Artur Martirosian Russia $411,000 3rd Alisson Piekazewicz Brazil $269,000 4th Stephen Chidwick UK $207,000 5th Adrian Mateos Spain $164,000 6th Byron Kaverman USA $128,000 7th Mikita Badziakouski Belarus $101,000 8th Winfred Yu Hong Kong $79,000 Final Table Recap Despite confirming a nine-player final table, Winfred Yu became the first casualty, eliminated by Adrian Mateos, who came from behind Stephen Chidwick. He took the lead. Martirosian then eliminated Mikita Badziakouski in a pre-flop run, making Badziakouski the first player to win a six-figure prize. Byron Kaverman entered the final table with the shortest stack and experienced a rollercoaster ride. He doubled up against Martirosian with AJ against AK, but Martirosian then defeated the American player with his own AJ.

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APPT Korea | Japanese team swept 16 out of 29 titles, while Chinese players have already won 4 titles.

A straight flush, a brutal upset! Patrik Antonius suffers a heartbreaking defeat in the $20 million poker duel.

An unforgettable year: Alex Anton wins his first Triton title and a WSOP gold bracelet – a double celebration.

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