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The Asian Poker Tour’s flagship festival, the APT Championship, will return to Red Space Taipei from November 13-29, 2026, in partnership with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club. The schedule features more than 200 tournaments, including 23 designated Championship Events.
The centerpiece is the $10,000 buy-in APT Championship Main Event, carrying a $5 million guarantee. Players will start with 50,000 chips and compete across five days, with blind levels lengthening from 75 minutes in the early stages to 90 minutes by the later days. The final table is scheduled for November 27.
Last year’s festival set records for the APT, drawing more than 28,000 total entries and distributing over $34 million in prize money. India’s Nishant Sharma won the 2025 Main Event for $1,181,559 after beating a final table that included Dominik Nitsche and Alexandru Papazian, defeating the Philippines’ John Costiniano heads-up.
The 2026 schedule also emphasizes diversity in formats, with 23 Championship Events spanning Pot-Limit Omaha, 7-Max Hold’em, Mixed Games, and a Teams Championship. A $3,000 Natural8 Cup Championship will carry a $1 million guarantee of its own.
Women’s poker remains a major focus, with 20 women-only events on the schedule, including a $1,100 Women’s Championship. France’s Rosalie Petit won that title in 2025, splitting the prize with Taiwan’s Yu Lun Huang after a heads-up deal.
High rollers are also well represented, with 26 events ranging from $800 Hyper Turbo buy-ins to a $50,000 Superstar Championship, a title South Korea’s Calvin Lee claimed in 2025 for $597,556.
