Numbers keep growing and records continue to fall on the Asian Poker Tour, and the Incheon Main Event could be about to become the latest – and most noteworthy – example.
The 2025 edition saw a record 1,281 entries here at the Paradise City Casino. That record could well be broken once registration closes after the first level of Day 2 on Wednesday.
The $1M guarantee was smashed on Monday, with the prize pool now up to $1.8 million, while four live flights and the ‘Onlive’ flight on Natural 8 Poker (part of the GGPoker network) have brought the total to 1,177 entries.
2026 APT Incheon Main Event entry totals
- Day 1A – 165
- Day 1B – 222
- Day 1C – 303
- Day 1D – 205
- ‘Onlive’ via Natural 8 Poker – 282
The quest for a Lion Trophy continues on Wednesday.
Day 2 into the money and on stream
That 2025 total of 1,281 entries was the most ever for an APT Main Event in Incheon, and just over 100 late registrants on Day 2 would be enough to set a new record.
Along with a potential new attendance record, the final 15 percent of the field will also have reason to celebrate, with Day 2 scheduled to play down to the money.
Day 2 is scheduled to play until the bubble bursts, at which point the surviving players will bag up for Day 3, where they’ll join the 39 players who advanced from the Natural 8 ‘Onlive’ flight.
You can watch all of the Main Event action from Day 2 onwards on the APT Incheon livestream. Coverage starts at 11am on Wednesday and runs through to the champion being crowned on Saturday.
Notables returning for Day 2
Along with overall chip leader Shawn Lee, who bagged 329,000 on Day 1B, there are plenty of former APT Lion Trophy winners who’ll be back on Wednesday as they continue their quest to add to their collection.
APT Incheon Main Event Day 1 chip leader Shawn Lee.- Joseph Cheong (145,200) – APT All-Time Money List leader
- Jason Wai Kit Lau (108,600) – 2024 APT Phu Quoc High Roller champion
- Tony ‘Ren’ Lin (104,800) – 2026 APT Jeju Classic Super High Roller champion
- Junjie He (88,500) – 2025 APT Incheon Main Event champion
- Trung Quan Nguyen (88,500) – 2025 APT Taipei High Roller champion
- Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (56,200) – 2024 APT Taipei Poker Classic Super High Roller champion
- William Li (45,800) – 2026 APT Jeju Classic Main Event champion
Also advancing to Day 3 from the ‘Onlive’ flight are the 2026 APT Incheon Super High Roller champion Jeremy Chan and 2023 APT Taipei Main Event champion Punnat Punsri.
We’ll have much more from the Main Event and the rest of the series, so keep your browsers locked on PokerOrg, the official media partner of the Asian Poker Tour.
