It was another record-setting weekend for the Asian Poker Tour Online (APTO) as the series continued on the virtual felt at Natural8. After reaching the halfway point with strong turnouts in Events #9 and 10, the back half of the schedule picked up on the momentum to add to the record-breaking turnouts and prize pools in Events #11-14.
Each of the four Trophy Events that played out over the weekend set APT Online records – with one in particular drawing an eye-watering field of participants. In the Mini Main Event, a staggering 19,229 entries took their shot at APT Online greatness. That's the largest-ever field in the four-year history of the festival.
With 14 of the 20 Trophy Events now in the books, 11 have established new benchmarks for the online festival.
And there's still one more week of action still to play out.
Below, you'll find recaps of the results in Events #9-14.
Event #9: Vietnam National Cup
The Vietnam National Cup pivoted from last year's bounty format into a standard tournament structure. The switch was a great success as a field of 2,628 entries generated a prize pool of $232,716.
China's 'AllinDY' rose above the field, collecting the $27,858 first-place prize – a 115.5% increase on the base top prize awarded in 2025.
'AllinDY' defeated countryman 'lialiaqc' during heads-up play, with the Philippines' own 'lucid3' rounding out the podium spots.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AllinDY (China) | $27,858 |
| 2 | lialiaqic (China) | $21,482 |
| 3 | lucid3 (Philippines) | $16,565 |
| 4 | Kilink (Philippines) | $12,773 |
| 5 | Jenny Turtle (Taiwan) | $9,850 |
| 6 | Thomas Rooij (Netherlands) | $7,595 |
| 7 | 0Krossby0 (Romania) | $5,857 |
| 8 | Carthor (Poland) | $4,516 |
| 9 | JayZone (Philippines) | $3,482 |
Event #10: Single Day High Roller – Double Stack
In its debut outing on the APT Online schedule, the $525 buy-in Single Day High Roller drew a field of 819 entries to generate a prize pool of $409,500 – surpassing the set guarantee by 2.37%.
Taiwan's 'HuanChen' took home the lion's share of the prize pool, downing Dietrich Fast during heads-up play to seal the win. Cypriot 'HZ93' finished in third place.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HuanChen (Taiwan) | $58,269 |
| 2 | Dietrich Fast (Indonesia) | $44,931 |
| 3 | HZ93 (Cyprus) | $34,647 |
| 4 | Felipe Ketzer (Norway) | $26,716 |
| 5 | Jackie_Brown (Thailand) | $20,601 |
| 6 | Matthew Stumpf (Canada) | $15,885 |
| 7 | M Dziubdziela (Poland) | $12,249 |
| 8 | Gilgamesch47 (Thailand) | $9,445 |
| 9 | MrShappy (Australia) | $7,283 |
Event #11: Korea National Cup – Bounty 7-Max
For the first time in series history, the Korea National Cup switched to a bounty format – and the players showed up big time as a record 2,063 entries ponied up the $166 buy-in.
In comparison to last year's field, that figure represents an increase of 31.82%.
The ensuing $315,061 prize pool beat the guarantee by 4.39%.
After more than eight hours of action, Hong Kong's 'Littleshy' emerged as the victor, defeating the Netherlands' 'BraadNL' during heads-up play to close out the win.
Brazil's 'R_Anacoretto' rounded out the podium in third place.
| Place | Player | Placement Prize | Bounty Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Littleshy (Hong Kong) | $18,035 | $17,290 |
| 2 | BraadNL (Netherlands) | $18,035 | $7,723 |
| 3 | R_Anacoretto (Brazil) | $13,668 | $3,677 |
| 4 | MrJccB (Vietnam) | $10,358 | $2,337 |
| 5 | Amybuhe (China) | $7,850 | $1,644 |
| 6 | Wiggle00 (Laos) | $5,949 | $565 |
| 7 | XOINGCHUMOLE!! (China) | $4,508 | $1,082 |
| 8 | Pete Tong (Brazil) | $2,636 | $1,728 |
| 9 | PierreCashnn (Hong Kong) | $1,945 | $1,572 |
Event #12: Sunday Super Stack
The $250 buy-in Sunday Super Stack set records in every metric.
The 2,471-entry field surpassed 2025 turnout by a margin of 14.88% and the resulting $568,330 prize pool not only beat the guarantee, but also clocked in as the richest prize pool in the event's history.
After well over 24 hours of action across the two-day event, Israel's 'AvocadoLove' took home the title, besting Taiwan's '8817' in during heads-up play.
Germany's Jessica 'JessicaStreusel' Teusl finished in third place to claim the final podium position.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avocado Love (Israel) | $66,994 |
| 2 | 8817 (Taiwan) | $51,657 |
| 3 | JessicaStreusel (Germany) | $39,833 |
| 4 | flyingcowkiss (UK) | $30,715 |
| 5 | Xiaodongbei (China) | $23,685 |
| 6 | jjj515 (China) | $18,263 |
| 7 | B Botteon (Brazil) | $14,083 |
| 8 | MMMMHong (China) | $10,859 |
| 9 | wesol05 | $8,373 |
Event #13: Bounty Hunters High Roller
The two-day Bounty Hunters High Roller attracted a field of 759 entries – a slight bump on last year's figure – to generate a record $759,000 prize pool.
Austria's Dawid Smolka secured the top prize of $46,298 plus $59,414 in bounties won after defeating Nikita Kuznetsov during heads-up play.
Brazil's 'R Meneguetti' finished in third place.
| Place | Player | Placement Prize | Bounty Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawid Smolka (Austria) | $46,298 | $59,414 |
| 2 | Nikita Kuznetsov (Slovenia) | $46,297 | $19,400 |
| 3 | R Meneguetti (Brazil) | $36,787 | $13,435 |
| 4 | F Bernhauser (Austrai) | $29,231 | $5,593 |
| 5 | Ravid Garbi (Israel) | $23,227 | $11,660 |
| 6 | Dominus Vitae (Portugal) | $18,456 | $6,144 |
| 7 | Nau u Ny (Finland) | $14,665 | $8,812 |
| 8 | Islam Magomedov (Belarus) | $11,653 | $5,335 |
| 9 | M Druteika (Andorra) | $9,259 | $5,507 |
Event #14: Mini Main Event $1M GTD
And, last but certainly not least, the two-day, $80 buy-in Mini Main Event made festival history with the largest field ever hosted during the APT Online.
With 19,229 entries across the 38 Day 1 starting flights, the Mini Main Event generated a prize pool of $1,415,254 – demolishing the $1M set guarantee.
Belarusian Dmitry Chertkov triumphed over the massive field to capture the title and the $169,487 first-place prize after defeating Taiwan's 'Paul8151' in heads-up play.
Ukrainian 'VSV27' rounded out the podium spots with a third-place finish.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dmitry Chertkov (Belarus) | $169,487 |
| 2 | Paul8151 (Taiwan) | $130,678 |
| 3 | VSV27 (Ukraine) | $100,768 |
| 4 | Messi1601 (Vietnam) | $77,705 |
| 5 | Liaozinho (Brazil) | $59,921 |
| 6 | Thich Nhan Chip (Vietnam) | $46,207 |
| 7 | Sean86923 (Taiwan) | $35,632 |
| 8 | Tern12 (Thailand) | $27,478 |
| 9 | AA115118 (China) | $21,190 |
