APT Jeju 2025: Guarantees & Tournament Highlights

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APT Jeju 2025 runs Sept 26 to Oct 5 at Jeju Shinhwa World.
Includes 103 events with KRW 4.9 billion (~USD 3.4M) in guarantees.
Main Event features KRW 2.2B prize pool; awards 24K Gold Lion Trophy.

APT Jeju 2025 runs from September 26 to October 5 at Jeju Shinhwa World with 103 events and KRW 4.9 billion (~USD 3.4M) in guarantees, headlined by the KRW 2.2B Main Event and multiple high roller tournaments.

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) returns to South Korea for its second stop in the country with APT Jeju 2025.

The festival will run from September 26 to October 5, 2025, hosted at Jeju Shinhwa World in partnership with Landing Entertainment Korea.

APT Jeju 2025 follows the strong showings of APT Manila Classic 2025 and APT Taipei 2025, bringing 103 tournaments, including satellites, and nearly KRW 4.9 billion (~USD 3.4 million) in total guarantees.

The series is expected to rival the record turnout set in 2024, where APT Jeju produced the largest-ever South Korean series prize pool.

Main Event Overview

Guarantee: KRW 2.2 billion (~USD 1.5 million)
Dates: September 28 – October 4, 2025
Buy-in: KRW 2.6M (~USD 1,860)
Starting Flights: Four (September 28–30)
Starting Stack: 40,000 chips

The APT Jeju 2025 Main Event will serve as the centrepiece of the series. The tournament awards the APT Main Event 24K Gold Lion Trophy and seats to the APT Championship Main Event for the top three finishers.

In 2024, the Jeju Main Event reached 1,089 entries, generating a KRW 2.38 billion (~USD 1.73 million) prize pool. China’s Xixiang Luo won KRW 429.29 million (~USD 311,735), the largest prize ever awarded in a South Korean APT Main Event.

Main Event Structure

Flight A: Ten 60-minute levels
Flight B: Six 45-minute levels + four 60-minute levels
Flights C & D: Six 30-minute levels + four 45-minute levels
Day 2 onward: 60-minute levels
Late Registration: Open until October 1 before Day 2

Featured Marquee Events

APT Jeju 2025’s packed schedule also includes:

Korea National Cup – KRW 200M (~USD 140K) GTD
Mystery Bounty (sponsored by Natural8) – KRW 350M (~USD 250K) GTD
Zodiac Classic (sponsored by Natural8) – KRW 500M (~USD 358K) GTD
Mini Main Event – KRW 300M (~USD 215K) GTD

For players with smaller bankrolls, one-day formats include the Sunday Super Stack (KRW 500K/~USD 360 buy-in) and Micro Main Event (KRW 500K/~USD 360 buy-in).

APT Championship Seats

Seven seats to the USD 5 million guaranteed APT Championship Main Event (valued at USD 10,000 each) will be awarded during the festival. Recipients include: