After its stop in Da Nang, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) is returning to the spotlight with another full-fledged series this summer. Set to run from August 25 to September 3 at five-star resort Paradise Hotel & Casino, this year’s APT Incheon, South Korea, will host a similar 57 trophy event lineup across its 10-day schedule. The return of the premier poker tournament series assumes a special significance, with this season’s events boasting a massive KRW 3 Billion in the guaranteed prize pool.
There are a whopping 73 tournaments on the schedule, with buy-ins ranging from $225 to $9,750. With guarantees going up to KWD 1,300,000,000, players can expect to win massive cash rewards.
APT Incheon 2023 Key Highlights
While there are several intriguing events to look forward, all eyes will be on the APT Incheon Main Event, where players can compete for the lion’s share of the massive KRW 1.3 Billion (USD $ 1M) prize pool guarantee. The seven-figure prize pool is a significant increase from the last edition’s KRW 300M guarantee, which drew 486 entrants and resulted in a whopping KRW 942M (USD $659K) prize pool. Farhad Aghayev of Azerbaijan won the title after defeating Japan’s Yosuke Takagi in heads-up play. He earned a career high score of KRW 170,228,000 (USD $119,134) and the APT trophy. With this year’s guarantee exceeding three times in its value, we are expecting record-breaking turnouts.
Sporting a buy-in of KRW 2,300,000 (~US$ 1,700), the KRW 1.3 Billion GTD main event is scheduled to take place from August 28 to September 2. It will have a total of four starting flights, namely Flight A on August 28, Flight B on August 29 and Flight C & D on August 30. These flights will be followed by Day 2 on August 31 and Day 3 on September 1. Finally, the winner will be crowned on September 2.
Other highlights on the schedule include several other big guaranteed events like the usual APT Kickoff (KRW 175M/USD $135K GTD), Mystery Bounty Hunter Sponsored by Natural8 (KRW 225M/USD $174K GTD), APT Super High Roller – 8 Max (KRW 250M/~USD $192K GTD), Sunday Super Stack (KRW 100,000,000 /USD $77,000 GTD), Zodiac Classic Sponsored by Natural8(KRW 200,000,000/USD $154,500 GTD), and APT High Roller – 8 Max (KRW 350M/ USD $270K GTD) all promising intense action. To check out the complete 2023 APT Incheon Schedule, click HERE!