The APT Online 2026 runs from October 11 through November 2, with a total guaranteed prize pool of $40 million. The schedule features 20 Trophy events, including three exclusive Lion Trophy tournaments and the Main Event with a $5 million guarantee. Following a record-breaking opening weekend, the success continued throughout the week. Six of the first eight Trophy Events set new records. The guaranteed prize pools for these tournaments alone totaled $4.56 million. With Events #5 through #8, four more tournaments have now concluded. The High Roller and the Mystery Bounty Hunter, in particular, generated impressive prize pools.
Event #5: Taiwan National Cup – Bounty
The $110 Taiwan National Cup – Bounty (Event #5) centered on the hunt for bounties. For the first time in the history of the APT Online, the tournament was held in a bounty format. The new concept was a hit: A total of 2,904 entries created a prize pool of 9,350,880 TWD (approximately $293,454). This exceeded the seven-million-TWD guarantee by 33.85 percent. The top 336 players reached the paid places and received at least 3,603.47 TWD (approximately $113). After more than nine hours of play, the winner was determined: The Chinese player “MoneyMaker_1999” emerged victorious, securing not only the trophy but also a base prize of 472,486.78 TWD, plus an additional 430,643.75 TWD in bounties. His total winnings thus amounted to the equivalent of approximately 28,349 U.S. dollars. In the heads-up match, he defeated the Taiwanese player “xiaomoobao.” The latter received 472,485.29 TWD for second place, plus an additional 172,262.50 TWD in bounties—a total of approximately 20,240 U.S. dollars. The Romanian player “OHmyBUDDHA” rounded out the podium. For third place, he received 375,435.88 TWD in prize money, plus an additional 77,950 TWD in bounties. His total payout amounted to approximately $14,228.
Event #6: Turbo – Ultra Stack
The $100 Turbo – Ultra Stack (Event #6) featured fast-paced poker with deep stacks and a guaranteed prize pool of $250,000. A total of 3,475 entries set a new attendance record. The prize pool also reached a new high. At $319,700, the prize pool exceeded the guarantee by 27.88 percent. The tournament concluded after just over seven hours. The top 510 players finished in the money and received at least $202.37. The Slovenian player “Renato Pozzetto” secured the largest share of the prize pool. He prevailed against the large field of participants and won the APT Online trophy along with $35,971.84 in prize money.In the heads-up match, he defeated Brazil-based “Andre Figueiredo,” who was rewarded with $27,736.36 for second place. “Nove de Copas,” also from Brazil, took third place and received $21,387.65.
Event #7: APT Online High Roller
The $1,050 APT Online High Roller (Event #7) was one of the festival’s first major highlights. The two-day tournament, with a $600,000 guarantee, attracted 842 entries, setting a new attendance record. The strong turnout was also reflected in the prize pool: A total of $842,000 was awarded, exceeding the guarantee by 40.33 percent. After more than 27 hours of play, the Austrian player “milka29” emerged victorious. He secured the title, the trophy, and prize money of $119,682.23. In the decisive heads-up match, he let the Cambodian player “3k-szy2sy” take second place. The latter took home $92,287.05. Slovenian Nikita Kuznetsov rounded out the podium with prize money of $71,163.05.
Event #8: Mystery Bounty Hunter
The $250 Mystery Bounty Hunter (Event #8) was also one of the highlights of the APT Online 2026. The two-day tournament was guaranteed $2 million and attracted a total of 9,321 entries. The event set new records for both the total prize pool and the first-place prize. The total prize pool amounted to $2,143,830. The guarantee was exceeded by 7.19 percent. The biggest prize went to “Valen_tina” from the United Arab Emirates. For winning the tournament, she received a standard prize of $156,442.99. On top of that, she earned $200,410 in Mystery Bounty rewards. In total, she took home $356,852.99. “Guolu1984” from China took second place. In addition to $117,265.76 in prize money, he received an additional $13,260 in bounties. His total payout amounted to $130,525.76. Third place went to the Croatian player “Hyperturbo123,” who collected $87,937.08 in prize money and an additional $970 in bounties. In total, he received $88,907.08.
Players have several ways to qualify for the USD 5M GTD APT Championship Main Event Freezeout in Taipei (November 23–27). All 20 winners of the APTO Trophy Event will receive a seat worth $10,000, while every participant in the APT Online tournament is automatically qualified for the $100K Freeroll to the APT Championship on November 7. From October 11 through November 23, satellites will also be held, allowing players to qualify with buy-ins starting at just USD 12.
More information can be found on the GGPoker website. The complete schedule is available on Natural8, among other places.
APT Online 2026
Date: October 11 through November 2
20 Trophy Events
Buy-ins ranging from $56 to $5,000
