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APT Incheon 2026 Coming in August

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  • APT Incheon 2026 runs August 7-16 at Paradise City Casino, South Korea.
  • Main Event features KRW 1.5B guaranteed; includes high rollers & qualifiers.
  • Diverse schedule spans all formats, including women’s, Omaha, and mixed events.
APT Incheon 2026
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The Asian Poker Tour returns to Paradise City Casino for APT Incheon 2026 from August 7 to August 16. Featuring a massive KRW 1.5B GTD Main Event, the series delivers high-stakes high rollers, bounty tournaments, and marquee qualifiers.

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) officially returns to South Korea for the highly anticipated APT Incheon 2026 series. Scheduled from August 7 to August 16, 2026, the elite tournament circuit will gather regional and international poker players at the prestigious Paradise City Casino. 

This multi-day festival offers a comprehensive schedule of diverse events, high-stakes guarantees, and crucial paths toward qualifying for key regional championships.

The tournament structure features a massive lineup of tournaments tailored to varying skill levels and bankrolls. 

Leading the festival is the headline APT Main Event, which commands a massive KRW 1,500,000,000 guarantee (KRW 1.5B GTD). 

It runs across multiple flights beginning August 9, with a buy-in of KRW 2.5M, and will award 3 seats to the APTC Taipei 2026. 

High-stakes enthusiasts can also target several landmark tournaments, including the APT Super High Roller (8-Max) with a buy-in of KRW 15M and a KRW 500M guarantee, the high-tier Superstar Challenge featuring a premium KRW 35M buy-in, and the standard APT High Roller carrying a KRW 5M buy-in and a KRW 500M guarantee. 

In addition to major high-roller showdowns, players will compete in specialized marquee events. The series kicks off on Friday, August 7, with the Korea National Cup (sponsored by DeepRun), featuring a buy-in of KRW 700K and a KRW 200,000,000 guarantee. 

This is closely followed on Saturday, August 8, by the popular Mystery Bounty Hunter (sponsored by Natural8) offering a KRW 300,000,000 guarantee for a KRW 900K buy-in. 
Other notable tiered events include the Zodiac Classic (sponsored by Natural8) with a KRW 500M guarantee, the Mini Main Event boasting a KRW 400M guarantee, and the Ultra Stack tournament variants locked in at a KRW 150M guarantee. 

The festival maintains a balanced offering with multiple dedicated Women's Events, diverse Omaha variations, specific mixed structures like 9-Game, and the celebrated APT Players Party on August 13.