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The Asian Poker Tour’s Incheon 2026 festival continues at the Paradise City Casino, and Malaysia’s Jeremy Chan has produced the standout result so far by winning the APT Super High Roller 8-Max for a career-best payday.
Despite nearly $850,000 in career live earnings across 66 recorded cashes, Chan had only one previous title to his name, a modest £12,430 score from London in 2023. Between April 2023 and this event, he reached 26 final tables without adding another win, including five runner-up finishes.
One of those was at this very tournament last year, when he lost heads-up to Michael Foo. This time, Chan faced Dutch pro Michel Molenaar in the final duel and turned the tables, securing the title along with $169,650 and a $10,000 seat into the APT Championship.
The tournament drew 58 entries at KRW 15 million each, building a prize pool of KRW 801,705,000 (about $575,525), which also included a bonus Championship seat for the winner. Fourteen players returned for Day 2, with eight making the money.
Sutthi Denvitaya bubbled the final table after his ace-ten fell to Molenaar’s pocket kings. Chan then eliminated several contenders, including Yuta Arito, Nevan Chang, and Martin Sedlak, while Molenaar also scored key knockouts en route to heads-up play.
The final hand saw Chan river a flush with ace-trey of clubs, then check the nuts to induce a shove from Molenaar’s two pair, sealing the win. Molenaar took home $122,720 for second place.
