Jianfeng Sun Wins APT Jeju 2026 Main Event as Record-Breaking APT High Roller Highlights Day 9

The final stretch of APT Jeju 2026 delivered its biggest result yet, with China’s Jianfeng Sun finally getting his hands on the APT Gold Lion after finishing runner-up in the same event two years ago.

Sun outlasted a record-breaking 1,375-entry Main Event field at LES A Casino to claim the title and a career-best KRW 427,565,000 (~USD 319,080). Singapore’s Steve Ng finished runner-up after a heads-up deal, with Kwang Chung Tan rounding out the podium.

Elsewhere on Day 9, Brazil’s Higor Seibel led 65 survivors into the final day of the record-breaking APT High Roller, while Australia’s Lily Chen captured her first recorded live tournament title in the Mini Main Event for KRW 176,038,000 (~USD 130,400).

Jianfeng Sun Finally Gets His Jeju Moment

After coming close in 2024, Jianfeng Sun went all the way this time.

Sun returned as the chip leader for the Main Event Final Day and held off the remaining seven players to secure his first APT title. The Chinese pro overcame Steve Ng heads-up after the pair agreed to a deal, leaving the title and trophy to play for.

The victory came from a massive KRW 3,207,600,000 (~USD 2.39 million) prize pool, generated by the record 1,375-entry field. Sun’s KRW 427,565,000 (~USD 319,080) payday is also the biggest cash of his career and pushed his live tournament earnings past USD 2 million.

For Sun, the result completed a different ending to the story he started two years ago when he finished runner-up to fellow Chinese player Xixiang Luo in the APT Jeju 2024 Main Event .

For the full story, final table action, and Sun’s thoughts on his win, read our separate APT Jeju 2026 Main Event recap .

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Jianfeng Sun’s Jeju Story Finally Has the Ending He Wanted

Jianfeng Sun wins the record-breaking APT Jeju 2026 Main Event, outlasting 1,375 entries for a career-best KRW 427.M (~USD 319K) score.

2026.10.04

#19 APT Main Event (2,700,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$2,393,730

Total Prize

3.2B KRW

Guaranteed

2.2B KRW

Entries

1,375

ITM

200

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩427,565,000 $319,080	JS Jianfeng Sun China	4,460.76
2	₩449,115,000 $335,160	SN Steve Ng Singapore	3,154.23
3	₩225,180,000 $168,045	KC Kwang Chung Tan Singapore	2,575.42
4	₩166,770,000 $124,455	TJ Toby Joyce Ireland	2,230.38
5	₩130,330,000 $97,260	WC Weimin Chen China	1,994.91
6	₩98,140,000 $73,240	JW Jiawei Wan China	1,821.10
7	₩75,030,000 $55,990	EX Erdun Xu China	1,686.01
8	₩53,230,000 $39,725	SQ Shuang Qiu China	1,577.12
9	₩40,980,000 $30,580	CS Changliang Sun China	1,486.92

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Higor Seibel Leads APT High Roller Final 65

The KRW 5 million APT High Roller also made its mark, attracting a record 295 entries and creating a KRW 1,274,400,000 (~USD 958,195) prize pool.

Brazil’s Higor Seibel bagged the overall chip lead with 1,500,000, followed by China’s Mou Yue on 1,025,000 and India’s Kunal Patni on 989,000.

A total of 65 players advanced to the Final Day, with 39 guaranteed a payout and the eventual champion set to collect KRW 252,850,000 (~USD 190,110).

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Lily Chen Wins Mini Main Event

Australia’s Lily Chen turned her first recorded live cash into a title, winning the KRW 1.5 million Mini Main Event  for KRW 176,038,000 (~USD 130,400).

The event drew 713 entries and generated a KRW 924,048,000 (~USD 684,480) prize pool. Chen defeated China’s Yuefeng Pan heads-up, with Shanmin Chen finishing third.

#74 Mini Main Event (1,500,000 KRW)

Total Prize USD

$684,480

Total Prize

924M KRW

Guaranteed

300M KRW

Entries

713

ITM

101

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩176,038,000 $130,400	LC Lily Chen Australia	2,634.12
2	₩107,680,000 $79,760	YP Yuefeng Pan China	1,862.60
3	₩76,930,000 $56,985	SC Shanmin Chen China	1,520.81
4	₩58,250,000 $43,150	SL Shu Liu China	1,317.06
5	₩46,360,000 $34,340	JL Jiong Liu China	1,178.01
6	₩35,580,000 $26,355	BA Berhanu Abay Kassa Ethiopia	1,075.37
7	₩25,740,000 $19,065	ZW Zhengyang Wu China	995.60
8	₩17,560,000 $13,000	IH Iguchi Hideki Japan	931.30
9	₩13,940,000 $10,325	DO Daisuke Ogita Japan	878.04

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More APT Jeju Day 9 Winners

Austria’s Manuel Fritz completed his comeback from the final five to win the record-breaking Baby Superstar Challenge, earning KRW 166,930,000 (~USD 123,196) and his maiden APT title.

Hanh Tran reached double-digit APT titles by winning Event #86: Open Face Chinese Poker – Heads Up, while China’s Anqi Luo captured her maiden title in Event #88: Fixed Limit – Choose Your Own Adventure.

Russia’s Mikhail Fedotov went one better to win Event #89: Masters – Big Bet, while China’s Jingwei Cheng turned his first APT cash into victory in Event #90: NL Hold’em – Freezeout.

Japan’s Kento Nasu finally secured his maiden APT title in Event #93: Turbo – NLH, while fellow Japanese player Shota Utsunomiya won Event #94: Turbo – NL – Triple Draw Mix. Brazil’s Paulo Villena Gini closed out the day’s side-event winners by taking down Event #95: Super Hyper Turbo – NLH Bomb Pot – Double Board.

APT Jeju 2026 Day 10

The festival now enters its final days, with the APT High Roller taking centre stage as the remaining 65 players return to battle for the title and KRW 252,850,000 (~USD 190,110) top prize.

The Ultra Stack also continues toward its Final Day, while another selection of side events runs throughout the day at LES A Casino.

Players can view the complete festival lineup on the APT Jeju 2026 schedule .

Stay tuned to Somuchpoker for more updates from APT Jeju 2026 .

All images courtesy of the Asian Poker Tour.

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