203 events and $8.7M GTD for November's APT Championship

The APT Lion trophies, pictured, are plated with 24-karat gold

Posted on: June 12, 2025 05:56 PDT

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has announced the complete schedule for its 2025 APT Championship. From November 14-30, the Red Space in Taipei, Taiwan will play host to the 17-day poker festival in collaboration with the Chinese Texas Hold'em Poker Club.

With 203 events on the schedule, the APT Championship has an event for players of all interests – headlined by the 20 Championship Events, including the Asia Gaming Industry Championship Freezeout which kicks off the day before the festival begins. For players attending the APT Championship, the other 19 Championship events offer a shot at poker glory.

Note that buy-ins and guarantees listed below are approximate, having been converted to USD.

Players were out in numbers throughout the entirety of the 2025 APT Taipei festival.

APT Championship schedule highlights

The highlight of the series is the APT Championship Main Event – a ~$10,000 freezeout running from November 24-28 – and boasts the tour's largest-ever guarantee of ~$5M. For the winners of the following Championship Events, a Main Event ticket awaits – on top of the prize money for the winning the title.

National Cup Championship
Mystery Bounty Championship
7-Max Championship
Ultra Stack Championship
Natural8 Cup Championship
Super High Roller Championship
Superstar Championship

For the high rollers, the APT Championship offers 33 elite-level events with higher buy-ins – including the Superstar Championship (~$50,000 buy-in), the Super High Roller Championship (~$25,000 buy-in), and the High Roller Championship (~$15,000 buy-in).

For the mixed games enthusiasts thinking about making the trip, rest assured with the knowledge that there are 62 non-NLH events on the schedule – most notably the PLO Championship (~$3,400 buy-in) and the Mixed Games Championship (~$2,400 buy-in).

The APT Championship schedule also includes 19 events for women. With the Women's Championship (~$1,200 buy-in) serving as the highlight, this year's series also introduces the first Women's Bounty and Women's Limit events.

For those players looking to put together a slate of events to enter, check out the complete 2025 APT Championship schedule.

^{Images courtesy of Asian Poker Tour.}