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APT Jeju 2026 Side-Event Winners and Results Through Day 6
- 52 side-event winners crowned in 6 days at APT Jeju 2026
- Kenji Arai scores biggest payout in Single Day High Roller
- Several players, including Hsu, Aoki, Wang & Chen, win multiple titles
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APT Jeju 2026 has produced 52 reported side-event winners through Day 6, with Kenji Arai recording the largest first-place payout. Yih Ming Hsu, Daiki Aoki, Yi Wang and Suiyuan Chen have each won two titles during the festival so far.
APT Jeju 2026 has produced 52 reported side-event winners through Day 6, with Kenji Arai recording the largest first-place payout among the completed events covered so far.
Yih Ming Hsu, Daiki Aoki, Yi Wang and Suiyuan Chen have each won twice during the festival, while several players have secured maiden Asian Poker Tour titles.
The festival opened on September 25 with seven side-event champions. Yi Ye secured her maiden APT victory in the opening Single Day High Roller following an ICM deal. Yuan Lei, Bo Dou and Yongliang Li also collected their first APT titles.
Zehao Li claimed his third APT title, Houyu Zheng earned his second, while Hsu began his two-title run by winning Event #4.
Eight more champions were recorded on September 26. Hsu followed his Event #4 victory by winning Event #13, giving him two titles in as many days and three career APT titles.
Jamie Lunt returned to recorded live tournament action for the first time since 2017 and won the PL Omaha High - High Roller for his maiden APT title. Qiang Ying, Tharit Nanthana, Hideki Nakamura and Yuming Poon also won their first APT trophies.
Wenchao Liu won the 94-entry Single Day High Roller - Mystery Bounty and collected KRW 59,838,800 in combined winnings, including KRW 15,050,000 in bounties. Suiyuan Chen defeated a 233-entry Sunday Super Stack field for her second career APT title.
Daiki Aoki won the Masters Omaha event to move to six career APT titles, while Erika Konishi, Jie Zhang, Hideyuki Sasa, Shurong Huang and John Lee Kah Huat were among the players securing maiden APT victories.
Aoki Adds Second Jeju Title
Aoki became another two-time winner at APT Jeju 2026 when he added Event #38 to his Masters Omaha victory. The result increased his career total to seven APT titles.
Shu Liu topped the 91-entry JOPT-sponsored freezeout for KRW 26,821,200 and received a JOPT NLH Crown ticket worth JPY 250,000.
The top 30 finishers also received JOPT NLH Millions tickets worth JPY 40,000, valid for a player's choice of JOPT Tokyo event before September 30, 2027.
Lili Tang secured her third APT title, Ruidi Yu and Chuer Ni each won their second, while Chung Ching Cheung moved to four career titles.
Arai Wins Single Day High Roller
Kenji Arai recorded the largest first-place payout among the completed side events covered through Day 6.
Arai defeated a 105-entry field in Event #46: Single Day High Roller for KRW 99,666,000 and his maiden APT title. The APT described the result as the biggest score of his career.
Yi Wang also became a two-time winner at the festival. After taking Event #15, Wang won Event #49 for KRW 33,800,000, increasing his career total to three APT titles.
Yun Lam Kevin Choi won his sixth APT title, Wang Zhujun secured her second, Joris Michl collected his fourth and Yan Zhang earned his second.
Jialiang Sun and Minghong Zhao both converted their first recorded live tournament cashes into maiden APT titles.
Chen Joins APT Jeju's Two-Time Winners
Day 6 added Suiyuan Chen to the group of multiple winners. Chen followed her Sunday Super Stack victory by winning Event #58, securing her second title of APT Jeju 2026 and third career APT title.
Tran Hanh moved to nine career titles after defeating a 28-entry Masters Fixed Limit Draw Poker field.
Su Yang recorded a career-best result with his Event #56 victory, while Geka Aoi converted her first recorded live tournament cash into an APT title.
Pavel Platonov, Yixiang Zhu and Qinxue Jiang also secured maiden APT titles. Jiang earned KRW 21,175,600 for winning the Hyper Turbo - High Roller, representing the biggest recorded score of his career.
Four Players Have Won Twice
Four players have secured multiple titles through Day 6:
- Yih Ming Hsu: Events #4 and #13
- Daiki Aoki: Events #22 and #38
- Yi Wang: Events #15 and #49
- Suiyuan Chen: Events #20 and #58
Arai's KRW 99,666,000 Single Day High Roller victory remains the largest first-place payout among the completed side events included in the first six reports.
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