For the third year in a row the APT Online has ripped up the record books, topping all previous online tour records; The APT Online 2025 is the largest and richest iteration of the popular poker festival to have ever played out online. The measure of success is always in the numbers, and by whichever metric you measure it, November’s APTO 2025 absolutely crushed it.
The Asian Poker Tour’s fourth foray into the virtual poker world with official tour sponsor Natural8 has once again proved to be a rip-roaring success, breaking multiple tour records – both online and live. The most notable record broken came in the APT Online Main Event, $3M GTD which proved to be the largest and richest tournament in APT history, drawing its largest-ever field, generating its richest-ever prize pool, and awarding the APT’s biggest-ever Main Event first place prize – at least until the conclusion of the APT Championship Main Event on Friday, November 28.
Including the Main Event, an unprecedented 18 out of the 20 Trophy Events (90%) played broke the existing APT Online records, with Events #1-3, #6, #8-#10, #12-#14, and #16-#20 setting new records field size, prize pool and first place prize for the respective tournaments, while the Event #5: Vietnam National Cup [Bounty] set a new record for prize pool and top prize, and the Event #15: Taiwan National Cup set a new record for entries for the event.
Recaps of all the series action are available here:
APT Online 2025 Recap: Events #1 & #2 – Bounty Kickoff & Superstar Challenge
APT Online 2025 Recap: Events #3 - #8 – Thailand National Cup, Double Stack, Vietnam National Cup [Bounty], Sunday Super Stack, Bounty Hunters High Roller [2-Day Event], and Mini Main Event $1M GTD
APT Online 2025 Recap: Events #9 - #14 – Philippines National Cup [Deepstack Bounty], King of the Jungle Bounty 6-Max, Korea National Cup, Turbo Ultra Stack, APT Online High Roller [2-Day Event], Mystery Bounty Hunter - $100K Top Bounty
APT Online 2025 Recap: Events #15 - #20 – Taiwan National Cup, Omaholic Bounty Masters, China Zodiac Classic [Bounty], Bounty Turbo Closer, APT Online Super High Roller [2-Day Event], APT Online Main Event, $3M GTD
Running from October 26 to November 17, 2025, and boasting over USD 25 million in series prize pool guarantees (including side events), the APT Online festival featured 20 Trophy Events, each of which awarded a real-life APTO trophy to each respective winner.
The three flagship events—the USD 1,500 Event #13: APT High Roller, the USD 3,000 Event #19: APT Super High Roller, and the USD 800 Event #20: APT Main Event—awarded three exclusive APT Online Lion Trophies.
Including the side events, the series comprised 381 tournaments and aced every prize pool guarantee on offer, attracting a total of 561,960 entries who competed for a massive USD 42,812,094 in series prize money – over a 48 percent (48.4%) increase in entries from the November 2024’s APT Online with over 51 percent (51.8%) more prize money awarded – broken down as follows:
Festival Entries:
Total APTO November 2025 Entries: 561,960
APTO Side Event Entries: 500,659
APTO Trophy Event entries: 61,301
Festival Prize Money:
Total APTO November 2025 Prize Money: USD 42,812,094.35
Trophy Event Prize Money: USD 15,908,770.55
Non-Trophy Side Event Prize Money: USD 26,903,323.8
| APTO 2025 Trophy Events | Entries | Guarantee($) | Prize Pool($) | % of Total Prize Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event #1: Bounty Kickoff | 3,605 | 250,000 | 358,192.80 | 2.3% |
| Event #2: Superstar Challenge | 224 | 600,000 | 1,064,000 | 6.7% |
| Event #3: Thailand National Cup | 3,550 | 153,675 | 200,759.76 | 1.3% |
| Event #4: Double Stack | 1,080 | 250,000 | 406,080 | 2.6% |
| Event #5: Vietnam National Cup [Bounty] | 2,553 | 189,938 | 267,600 | 1.7% |
| Event #6: Sunday Super Stack | 2,151 | 250,000 | 494,730 | 3.1% |
| Event #7: Bounty Hunters High Roller [2-Day Event] | 741 | 500,000 | 741,000 | 4.7% |
| Event #8: Mini Main Event, $1M GTD | 15,150 | 1,000,000 | 1,393,800 | 8.8% |
| Event #9: Philippines National Cup [Deepstack Bounty] | 2,873 | 170,307 | 225,065 | 1.4% |
| Event #10: King of the Jungle Bounty 6-Max | 939 | 300,000 | 469,500 | 3.0% |
| Event #11: Korea National Cup | 1,565 | 209,831 | 302,000 | 1.9% |
| Event #12: Turbo Ultra Stack | 2,712 | 200,000 | 311,880 | 2.0% |
| Event #13: APT Online High Roller [2-Day Event] | 636 | 500,000 | 906,300 | 5.7% |
| Event #14: Mystery Bounty Hunter - $100K Top Bounty | 9,667 | 1,500,000 | 1,912,132.60 | 12.0% |
| Event #15: Taiwan National Cup | 3,134 | 161,374 | 232,550.39 | 1.5% |
| Event #16: Omaholic Bounty Masters | 464 | 150,000 | 232,000 | 1.5% |
| Event #17: China Zodiac Classic [Bounty] | 1,964 | 210,690 | 279,168 | 1.8% |
| Event #18: Bounty Turbo Closer | 2,131 | 300,000 | 421,512 | 2.6% |
| Event #19: APT Online Super High Roller [2-Day Event] | 482 | 1,000,000 | 1,373,700 | 8.6% |
| Event #20: APT Online Main Event, $3M GTD | 5,680 | 3,000,000 | 4,316,800 | 27.1% |
| Total | 61,301 | 10,895,815 | 15,908,770.55 | 100% |
Just over a quarter (27.1%) of the Trophy Event prize money was awarded in the USD 800 Event #20: APT Main Event, which drew the third-largest field of the Trophy Events played, accounting for just over nine percent (9.3%) of the total Trophy Event entries. This beat the USD 3 million guarantee by an impressive 48 percent (48.8%), setting a new APTO Main Event record for both field size and prize pool with 5,680 entries competing for a sizable USD 4,316,800 in prize money – an impressive 14 percent (14.3%) increase in both entries and prize money from November 2024’s APTO. It was Peru’s “Oscar Cueva” who claimed the crown, the coveted Black Lion APTO Main Event Trophy, and the USD 601335.73 top prize – the largest APT Main Event first-place prize ever awarded in the tour’s 19-year history!
The second-largest event in terms of prize pool was the USD 215 Event #14: Mystery Bounty Hunter, which accounted for a further 15 percent (15.8%) of the Trophy Event prize money awarded. This drew the second-largest field of the entire festival with 9,667 entries competing for a USD 1,912,132.6 prize pool (including bounties) – a four percent (4.4%) increase in entries over the 2024 iteration of the tournament, and close to a 7 percent (6.9%) increase in prize money played for. This saw Israel's "Oshri Suissa" claim the accolades and the USD 137611.94 top prize – the fifth largest first place prize of the series, with the Canada-based “fever-meter” bagging the USD 100,000 top bounty.
By far the most popular event in terms of player numbers was the two-day USD 100 Event #8: Mini Main Event, which was the third largest in terms of Trophy Event prize money played for. This set a new APTO record for the largest-ever field size, attracting a massive 15,150 entries who fought it out at the virtual felt for a share of the USD 1,393,800 prize pool with the Cyprus-based “Cerealas” earning the plaudits and USD 175,855.98 top prize—the fourth largest of the festival—with the tournament seeing a sizable 26 percent (26.2%) increase in entries and prize money from the November 2024 APTO Mini Main Event.
The other two bespoke APT Online Lion Trophies were awarded in the record-breaking USD 1,500 Event #13: APT High Roller, and the record-breaking USD 3,000 Event #19: APT Super High Roller.
It was the Brazil-based “JotaLeclerc” who claimed the first of the flagship trophies on offer in the APT High Roller, defeating a field of 636 entries to claim the lion’s share of the sixth-largest prize pool of the festival – the USD 906,300 purse accounting for 5.7% percent of the total Trophy Event prize money awarded with the USD 134,966.71 top prize the sixth-largest won during the series.
The APT Super High Roller was the fourth-largest event of the festival in terms of the prize purse, accounting for a further 8 percent (8.6%) of the Trophy Event prize money awarded. A total of 482 of pokers’ top online professionals battled it out for a USD 1,373,700 prize pool with the Serbia-based “bzvz” scooping the title, trophy, and USD 215 032.91 top prize – the second largest first-place prize of the festival.
The USD 5,000 Event #2: Superstar Challenge rounded out the top five richest tournaments of the festival, the 224 entries generating a USD 1,064,000 prize pool—the fifth largest of the series accounting for close to 7 percent (6.7%) of the total Trophy Event prize money awarded—with the Mexico-based “lIlIllIIetsRoll” claiming the third-largest first place prize of the festival – a sizable USD 192,774.56 top prize.
Both the APT and Natural8 would like to say a massive thank you to all the players who supported the series – posting the numbers for record-breaking fields and gigantic prize pools would not be possible without their continued support.
APT Live Action
If you guys enjoyed the exciting online APTO action, think about how much more exciting all the events would be played live. Players looking to dip their toes into the live poker arena should consider checking out the upcoming APT 2026 schedule with five exciting stops in three amazing Asian destinations planned over the year of the Horse.
Here are the key dates you should be pencilling into your diary:
APT Jeju Classic 2026: Jan 30-Feb 8 | Partner: Landing Entertainment Korea | Venue: Jeju Shinhwa World
APT Taipei 2026: Apr 22-May 3 | Partner: CTP | Venue: Red Space 多元商務空間
APT Incheon 2026: Aug 7-16 | Partner: Paradise Group | Venue: Paradise City
APT Jeju 2026: Sep 25-Oct 4 | Partner: Landing Entertainment Korea | Venue: Jeju Shinhwa World
APT Championship 2026: Nov 13-29 | Partner: CTP | Venue: Red Space 多元商務空間
