The Asian Poker Tour Online 2026 (APTO) will take place from October 11 through November 2 and offers guaranteed prize money totaling $40 million. Ten of the 20 Trophy Events have already crowned their champions. Seven of them set new tournament records. With Events #9 through #10, two more tournaments have now been decided.
Event #9: Vietnam National Cup
Event #9, the Vietnam National Cup, switched from its previous bounty format to a standard tournament format for 2026. 2,628 participants paid the buy-in of the equivalent of $96. This generated a prize pool of 6,044,400,000 VND (approx. $232,716), exceeding the guarantee of 5 billion VND ($192,512). After more than ten hours, 390 players were in the money. The min-cash was approximately $192.65. In the end, the Chinese player “AllinDY” prevailed and secured the APTO trophy as well as a record-breaking first-place prize of 706,783,080 VND ($27,858). AllinDY defeated his compatriot “lialiaqic” in heads-up play. The runner-up received 545,004,350 VND ($21,482). The Filipino player “lucid3” rounded out the top three with 420,255,623 VND ($16,565).
Event #10: Single Day High Roller – Double Stack
Event #10 attracts players with large bankrolls. The $525 Single Day High Roller – Double Stack ($400,000 GTD) appeared on the APT Online calendar for the first time this year. With 819 entrants, the prize pool totaled $409,500. 114 players finished in the money. The minimum payout was $1,159.66. After nearly nine and a half hours, Taiwanese player “HuanChen” emerged victorious from the heads-up event, securing the trophy and prize money of $58,269.73 after defeating Indonesian player “Dietrich Fast” ($44,931.68) in heads-up play. Cypriot player “HZ93” rounded out the podium with third place and $34,647.08.
A total of 20 Trophy Events will be played at the APT Online 2026, including 3 exclusive Lion Trophies and a Main Event with a guaranteed prize pool of $5 million. In addition to their tournament winnings, each winner of the 20 Trophy Events will receive a seat in the APT Championship Main Event valued at $10,000.
APT Online 2026
Dates: October 11 through November 2
20 Trophy Events
Buy-ins ranging from $56 to $5,000
For more information, visit the GGPoker website.
