Hirotaka Fukatsu has won the $1,340 Main Event at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Korea. The Japanese player collected a Spade trophy and $162,054 in prize money.
APPT Korea 2026 is over. The Main Event drew 782 entries in total, creating a prize pool of roughly $903,368. That sum was shared among 111 players. The titel went to Hirotaka Fukatsu.
The Japanese player came out on top in heads‑up, holding 
against China’s Xueying Zhao ($101,362) with 
. Zhao shoved preflop all‑in, and the board ran out 
.
In the $7,430 APPT Super High Roller, 27 entries came together. Five players shared $186,758 in prize money. In the end, Japan’s Yukinori Kojima ($70,963) prevailed against his compatriots Kotaro Kurotaki (2nd, $45,756) and Takanari Uchida (3rd, $30,351).
Asia Pacific Poker Tour – APPT Korea 2026
Date: September 3 to 14
Location: Paradise City, Incheon
Events: 67
Buy-Ins: KRW 50,000 ($40) to KRW 10,000,000 ($7,430)
–> APPT Korea Schedule
Event #42 – Main Event
Buy-In: KRW 1,800,000 ($1.340)
Entries: 782
Prize Money: KRW 1,216,166,400 ($903,368)
ITM: 111
Final Table Payouts
1st: Hirotaka Fukatsu (Japan) KRW 218,166,000 ($162,054)
2nd: Xueying Zhao (China) KRW 136,460,000 ($101,362)
3rd: Tong Mu (USA) KRW 97,300,000 ($72,274)
4th: Taisuke Niina (Japan) KRW 75,190,000 ($55,851)
5th: Maxim Sorokin (Russia) KRW 57,840,000 ($42,964)
6th: Chao Ting Cheng (Taiwan) KRW 44,500,000 ($33,055)
7th: Daijiro Fukuoka (Japan) KRW 34,230,000 ($25,426)
8th: Soichiro Hayashi (Japan) KRW 26,330,000 ($19,558)
9th: Andrew Tomoya Matahira (Japan) KRW 20,250,000 ($15,042)
