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Bao Qiang Ho wins the KPC Final Coronation for USD 608,600, while Punnat Punsri closes the Jeju festival with a USD 262,640 High Roller victory.

Mike Takayama defeated Florencio Campomanes to win the record 1,413-entry APPT Manila Main Event and PHP 15.53 million at Okada Manila.

APT Incheon 2026 Day 4 saw Shawn Lee take the Main Event lead, Jeremy Chan win KRW 236 million and Daniel Smiljkovic top the Ultra Stack

Jeremy Chan ended five consecutive heads-up defeats by beating Michel Molenaar to win the APT Incheon Super High Roller and KRW 236 million.

APT Incheon 2026 Day 3 sees Pakorn Duangtrakan win the Mystery Bounty, Akamatsu lead Flight A and Reoma Ogawa top the Super High Roller.

Ye Wang completes a heads-up comeback to win the 180-entry King’s Main Event in Jeju for USD 587,200 from a USD 2.527 million prize pool.

APPT Manila 2026 Main Event sets records with 1,413 entries and PHP 97.6M (~USD 1.6M) prize pool. Joungsun Kim leads 269 Day 2 survivors.

Ye Wang leads the King’s Main Event final nine chasing USD 587,200, while Tony Ren Lin wins the USD 10,000 NLH/PLO Mix for USD 134,540.

APT Incheon 2026 Day 2 sees Tomoya Tsubouchi win KRW 78 million, Alex Ip lead an 868-entry Mystery Bounty and two players claim second titles.

Seunghyuk Jung stages a huge comeback to defeat Yukishige Doi and capture the APPT Super High Roller for PHP 4.2M at APPT Manila 2026.

Tien Loon Ling wins the KPC Royal Ascent for USD 273,380, while Ryan Plant claims the Crown Hunt title and USD 160,000 in Jeju.

APT Incheon 2026 begins with a record 709-entry Korea National Cup as Ivan Govorov leads and eight champions collect opening-day trophies.

Asaki Tanaka captured his first major title at APPT Manila 2026, winning the APPT Open, PHP 4.8M, and the trophy after a one-hand heads-up.

Lucas Jumalon never lost the chip lead, closing out Saaskilahti heads-up to win $10 million and the 2026 WSOP Main Event bracelet.

Five eliminations and a trapped Greg Mueller later, Jumalon and Saaskilahti are set to battle heads-up for the WSOP Main Event title.

Former MLBB star Billy "Z4pnu" Alfonso earns the biggest cash at APPT Manila 2026 as APPT Open Day 2 begins and Harry Halim stays unbeaten.

Lucas Jumalon leads the final seven in the 2026 WSOP Main Event after Evagoras Evagorou and Mario Boos were eliminated on the opening night.

Chun Liang Kuo wins TMT20's Crown Main Event for TWD 4,500,000, closing out the festival's landmark 20th edition after 27 days.

Yuhan Liu completes a remarkable comeback to win the 1,692-entry KPC Main Event in Jeju for KRW 224.25 million, worth around USD 153,495.

Kim Giboum tops a wild final table to win the PokerStars Red Dragon for PHP 4,550,000 (~USD 74,005) at APPT Manila 2026.