APPT Manila 2026 Returns to Okada Manila | July 28 – August 10

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APPT Manila

The Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) is heading back to Manila this summer, with the APPT Manila 2026 festival set to run from July 28 to August 10 at the Cove Manila at Okada Manila . With ₱132,000,000 in total guarantees across a packed 14-day schedule and Somuchpoker on the floor for live coverage throughout, it is shaping up to be one of the biggest stops on the Asian poker calendar this year.

The tour returns to one of its most popular destinations for a two-week festival that has firmly established itself as a fixture of the regional circuit, with the Cove Manila arena - a 9,000 square metre space beneath a 30-metre glass dome - once again hosting the action across a full range of buy-ins and formats.

Tournament Highlights

The centrepiece of the series is the APPT Manila Main Event, running from August 6 to 10, with an ₱80,000 buy-in and a ₱60,000,000 guaranteed prize pool - one of the largest guaranteed Main Events on the Asian poker calendar.

Elsewhere, the festival opens on day one with the ₱10,000 buy-in Okada Kickoff, guaranteed at ₱2,000,000, giving players a low-cost entry point from the very start. The PokerStars Red Dragon returns from July 31 to August 3 with a ₱50,000 buy-in and a ₱15,000,000 guarantee, while the APPT National carries an ₱8,000,000 guarantee with a ₱30,000 buy-in. The APPT Open adds another ₱15,000,000 to the prize pool picture with a ₱60,000 buy-in. At the top end, the APPT Super High Roller comes in at a ₱300,000 buy-in with a ₱5,000,000 guarantee, while the APPT High Roller offers a further ₱5,000,000 at a ₱150,000 buy-in.

EventDatesBuy-InGuarantee
Okada Kickoff (#4)July 28–29₱10,000₱2,000,000
APPT National (#9)July 29–31₱30,000₱8,000,000
PokerStars Red Dragon (#21)July 31 – August 3₱50,000₱15,000,000
Survivor Knockout (#34)August 2–3₱25,000₱5,000,000
APPT Open (#45)August 3–6₱60,000₱15,000,000
Mystery Bounty (#60)August 5–6₱25,000₱5,000,000
APPT Super High Roller (#71)August 6–7₱300,000₱5,000,000
APPT Main Event (#70)August 6–10₱80,000₱60,000,000
Mini Main Event (#97)August 9₱25,000₱3,000,000
APPT High Roller (#102)August 9–10₱150,000₱5,000,000
Click to Expand: Full APPT Manila 2026 Schedule (July 28 – August 10)
EventTimeTournamentBuy-In
Day 1 – Tuesday, July 28
#111:00Freeroll to Super Qualifier [R+A] (10 Seats GTD)Freeroll
#212:00APPT Manila Super Qualifier – WYS@100K (20 APPT Seats GTD)₱9,000
#314:00Ultrastack₱20,000
#4 Day 1A15:00Okada Kickoff – ₱2M GTD (Day 1A)₱10,000
#4 Day 1B17:30Okada Kickoff – ₱2M GTD (Day 1B)₱10,000
#518:00Ladies Warm-up₱3,500
#4 Day 1C20:00Okada Kickoff – ₱2M GTD (Day 1C)₱10,000
#621:00APPT National Qualifier – WYS@70K₱5,100
Day 2 – Wednesday, July 29
#711:00Mega Qualifier to APPT National [R+A] (3 Seats GTD)₱1,000
#811:304/5/6 PLO₱15,000
#4 Day 2 Final12:00Okada Kickoff – ₱2M GTD (Day 2 Final)₱10,000
#9 Day 1A12:00APPT National – ₱8M GTD (Day 1A, Play ITM)₱30,000
#1012:00Megastack Mini High Roller₱75,000
#1117:00Knockout [₱5K Bounty]₱15,000
#1220:00Hyper Turbo₱10,000
#1321:00APPT National Qualifier – WYS@70K₱5,100
Day 3 – Thursday, July 30
#1411:00PLO₱10,000
#1511:00APPT National Qualifier Hyper – WYS@50K₱7,000
#9 Day 1B12:00APPT National – ₱8M GTD (Day 1B, Play ITM)₱30,000
#1616:00APPT National Qualifier – WYS@70K₱5,100
#1717:00Freezeout₱15,000
#9 Day 1C18:00APPT National – ₱8M GTD (Day 1C, Play ITM)₱30,000
#1821:00PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier – WYS@80K₱7,400
Day 4 – Friday, July 31
#19 Day 111:00Super Structure NLH (Day 1)₱10,000
#2011:00PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier Hyper – WYS@60K₱9,800
#9 Day 2 Final12:00APPT National – Day 2 Final₱30,000
#21 Day 1A12:00PokerStars Red Dragon – ₱15M GTD (Day 1A)₱50,000
#2213:00Mini High Roller₱100,000
#2316:008 Handed₱15,000
#2418:00Super Knockout [₱10K Bounty] – Turbo₱20,000
#2520:30Super Deep Hyper Turbo₱35,000
#2621:00PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier – WYS@80K₱7,400
Day 5 – Saturday, August 1
#19 Day 211:00Super Structure NLH (Day 2)₱10,000
#2711:00Double Stack – ₱1M GTD₱15,000
#2811:00PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier Hyper – WYS@60K₱9,800
#2911:30PLO Bomb Pot (Double Board)₱20,000
#21 Day 1B12:00PokerStars Red Dragon – ₱15M GTD (Day 1B)₱50,000
#3013:00Mini High Roller – Turbo₱100,000
#3116:00Limit Hold’em₱15,000
#3218:30Turbo₱15,000
#21 Day 1C19:00PokerStars Red Dragon – ₱15M GTD (Day 1C)₱50,000
#3321:00Survivor Knockout Qualifier – WYS@60K₱5,100
Day 6 – Sunday, August 2
#34 Day 1A11:00Survivor Knockout – ₱5M GTD (Day 1A, Play ITM)₱25,000
#3511:00PokerStars Player Special ₱200K GTD [R+A] + ₱80K APPT Seat₱200,000 GTD
#3611:305 Card PLO₱15,000
#21 Day 212:00PokerStars Red Dragon – Day 2₱50,000
#37 Day 113:00Super High Roller Warm Up (Day 1)₱150,000
#34 Day 1B15:30Survivor Knockout – ₱5M GTD (Day 1B, Play ITM)₱25,000
#3916:00Freezeout₱10,000
#4019:006 Handed Turbo₱55,000
#4120:00Showtime Hyper Turbo₱15,000
#4221:00APPT Open Qualifier – WYS@80K₱8,800
Day 7 – Monday, August 3
#4311:00Knockout [₱5K Bounty] – ₱1M GTD₱15,000
#4411:00APPT Open Qualifier Hyper – WYS@60K₱11,700
#21 Day 3 Final12:00PokerStars Red Dragon – Day 3 Final₱50,000
#34 Day 2 Final12:00Survivor Knockout – ₱5M GTD (Day 2 Final)₱25,000
#37 Day 2 Final12:00Super High Roller Warm Up – Day 2 Final₱150,000
#45 Day 1A12:00APPT Open – ₱15M GTD (Day 1A, Play ITM)₱60,000
#4613:00Megastack High Roller₱125,000
#4715:007 Handed₱20,000
#4818:00Step 1 Main Event Mega Qualifier – WYS@50K (3 Seats GTD)₱3,700
#4920:00Super Deep Hyper Turbo₱55,000
#5021:00APPT Open Qualifier – WYS@80K₱8,800
Day 8 – Tuesday, August 4
#5111:00Super Deep – ₱1M GTD₱15,000
#5211:00APPT Open Qualifier Hyper – WYS@60K₱11,700
#45 Day 1B12:00APPT Open – ₱15M GTD (Day 1B, Play ITM)₱60,000
#5313:00High Roller Turbo₱120,000
#5416:00Bubble Rush₱15,000
#45 Day 1C19:00APPT Open – ₱15M GTD (Day 1C, Play ITM)₱60,000
#5619:00SuperStack – Turbo₱25,000
#5720:00Step 1 Main Event Mega Qualifier – WYS@50K (3 Seats GTD)₱7,700
#5821:00Mystery Bounty Qualifier – WYS@60K₱8,800
#5922:00Super Hyper Turbo₱10,000
Day 9 – Wednesday, August 5
#60 Day 1A11:00Mystery Bounty – ₱5M GTD (Day 1A, Play ITM)₱25,000
#45 Day 212:00APPT Open – Day 2₱60,000
#6112:00Big O₱20,000
#6213:00Step 1 Main Event Mega Qualifier – WYS@50K (5 Seats GTD)₱3,700
#63 Day 113:00Survivor Knockout [₱250K Bounty] High Roller (Day 1)₱122,500
#6415:00Main Event Mega Qualifier – WYS@60K (15 Seats GTD)₱15,600
#60 Day 1B18:00Mystery Bounty – ₱5M GTD (Day 1B, Play ITM)₱25,000
#6519:00NLH-20/15/10₱10,000
#6621:00Main Event Direct Qualifier – WYS@80K (5 Seats GTD)₱11,800
#6722:00Hyper Turbo₱25,000
Day 10 – Thursday, August 6
#6811:00Megastack – ₱1M GTD₱15,000
#45 Final12:00APPT Open – Final₱60,000
#60 Day 2 Final12:00Mystery Bounty – Day 2 Final₱25,000
#63 Day 2 Final12:00Survivor Knockout High Roller – Day 2 Final₱122,500
#70 Day 1A12:00APPT Main Event – ₱60M GTD (Day 1A)₱80,000
#71 Day 113:00APPT Super High Roller – ₱5M GTD (Day 1)₱300,000
#7213:00Ladies Event – Knockout [₱5K Bounty]₱10,000
#7314:00Super Knockout [₱10K Bounty]₱20,000
#7418:00Turbo Freezeout₱10,000
#7519:00Super Deep Turbo₱50,000
Day 11 – Friday, August 7
#7911:00Six Handed – ₱1M GTD₱15,000
#70 Day 1B12:00APPT Main Event – ₱60M GTD (Day 1B)₱80,000
#71 Day 2 Final12:00APPT Super High Roller – Day 2 Final₱300,000
#8114:00Seniors (50 Years or Older)₱15,000
#8214:00Megastack₱20,000
#8318:00PLO Win The Button – Turbo₱10,000
#8519:30High Roller Turbo₱150,000
Day 12 – Saturday, August 8
#8811:00NLH – ₱500K GTD [R+A] (Admin Fee + Add-on Goes to Charity)₱5,000
#9011:30PLO Knockout [₱10K Bounty]₱25,000
#70 Day 1C12:00APPT Main Event – ₱60M GTD (Day 1C)₱80,000
#9113:00Mystery Bounty High Roller₱100,000
#9213:00Ladies Event₱15,000
#70 Day 1D19:00APPT Main Event – ₱60M GTD (Day 1D)₱80,000
#9419:30Teams Event – Turbo₱30,000
#9520:00Superstack Hyper Turbo₱50,000
Day 13 – Sunday, August 9
#9711:00Mini Main Event – ₱3M GTD₱25,000
#70 Day 212:00APPT Main Event – Day 2₱80,000
#9812:00PLO₱20,000
#102 Day 117:00APPT High Roller – ₱5M GTD (Day 1)₱150,000
#10420:006+ Hold’em – Turbo₱15,000
Day 14 – Monday, August 10
#10611:00Ultrastack Shot Clock – ₱1M GTD₱15,000
#70 Day 3 Final12:00APPT Main Event – Day 3 Final₱80,000
#102 Day 213:00APPT High Roller – Day 2 Final₱150,000
#10715:00Super Knockout [₱10K Bounty]₱20,000
#10816:00Last Chance High Roller – Turbo₱100,000
#10918:00Mix NLH/PLO – Turbo₱15,000
#11019:00Last Chance – Super Hyper Turbo₱15,000

What Happened Last Year

The previous edition set a high bar. APPT Manila 2025 ran from July 23 to August 4 at Okada Manila and drew 10,168 entries across all events, with total prize money exceeding ₱142,000,000. The Main Event attracted 1,246 entries, and native Justin Ong emerged as champion, banking $256,370. In a remarkable run, Ong had also won the Red Dragon just days earlier, completing one of the most impressive doubles in recent APPT history.

Past Champions

The Venue: Cove Manila, Okada Manila

APPT Manila 2025 at Cove Manila at Okada Manila

APPT Manila 2026 takes place at Okada Manila , a Forbes 5-star integrated resort in Entertainment City, Parañaque. The tournament area is Cove Manila, a 9,000 square metre arena beneath a 30-metre glass dome with views of Manila Bay - one of the most striking poker venues in the region. The resort offers 993 rooms and suites, 25 dining venues, a spa, and direct access to Southeast Asia’s premier indoor beach club. It sits roughly eight kilometres from NAIA airport.

For further details on the venue, visit the Okada Manila venue page . Players new to the Philippines can find everything they need in our Philippines poker guide , and registration information is available via the PokerStars LIVE FAQ page.

Somuchpoker will be on the floor throughout the festival. Stay tuned for live chip counts, eliminations, hand reports, and winner recaps as the action unfolds at APPT Manila 2026 .

About the Editor
Callum Jury

Originally from the Lake District, UK, I’ve spent the last few years living and breathing the Southeast Asian poker circuit. Since 2025, I’ve been a fixture on the floor at the APT, PokerStars, and WSOP events, serving as a lead reporter and media specialist for Somuchpoker. My work is about more than just recording action; I manage the social media and digital content that brings action rail to the fans. By combining a business education and creative background, I aim to look past the technical hand histories to capture the actual human grit and drama that happens during a deep run.