Asian Poker Tour (APT) recently announced its second festival of the year, with the APT Jeju 2024 taking place at the stunning Jeju Shinhwa Resort from April 26 to May 5, 2024. The 10-day long poker festival will take place at the Landing Hotel & Casino, which is located in the Jeju Shinhwa Resort. The festival will offer a whopping $3.76 Million in guaranteed prize money, with the Main Event featuring a massive prize pool of $1.5 Million.
“Last year, we saw exponential growth with record player participation and prize money. In order to meet those increasing needs, we have been on an endless search for like-minded partners who have the same high standards, while also being able to accommodate the sheer size of our present-day poker festivals,” said APT CEO Fred Leung.
APT Jeju 2024 Events Highlights
Sponsored by Natural8, the APT Jeju 2024 edition will start on April 26 with the APT National Cup, featuring a $150,000 guarantee. The opening weekend of the festival will be filled with some high octane action with the Mystery Bounty sponsored by Natural8 and the APT Super High Roller taking place. Natural8 is also sponsoring a special Zodiac Classic event, which is a live version of an online tournament hosted on their website and on GGPoker.
APT High Roller & Super Challenge
If you are a fan of high-roller and high-stakes games, then this one’s for you as the upcoming APT festival includes high-roller challenges such as the $22,500 buy-in Super Challenge , $10,000 buy-in APT Super High Roller with a $375,000 guarantee, and $5,250 buy-in APT High Roller with a guaranteed prize pool of $487,500.
APT Main Event, Mini Main Event And More
Featuring the $1,800 buy-in, the APT Main Event runs from April 202 to May 4 and features a massive $1.5 Million Prize pool. Other events of the series include Zodiac Classics (May 2-3), Double Stack (May 3-4), Mini Main Event (May 4-5, and Micro Main Event (May 5). The Zodiac Classic event comes with a $375,000 prize pool, while the Double Stack event has a $225,000 prize Pool. The Mini Main has $187,500 (GTD), while the Micro Main event features a $37,500 prize pool.
| Dates | Event Name | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 29-May 4 | APT Main Event | KRW 2.5M ($1,800) | KRW 2BN ($1.5M) |
| April 26-27 | APT National Cup | KRW 800K ($600) | KRW 200M ($150,000) |
| April 29-30 | Superstar Challenge | KRW 30M ($22,000) | – |
| April 27-28 | Mystery Bounty | KRW 1M ($750) | KRW 300M ($225,000) |
| April 27-28 | APT Super High Roller | KRW 13.5M ($10,000) | KRW 500M ($375,000) |
| April 28 | Sunday Super Stack | KRW 1.1M ($825) | KRW 200M ($150,000) |
| May 2-3 | Zodiac Classic | KRW 3M ($2,200) | KRW 500M ($375,000) |
| May 3-4 | Double Stack | KRW 1M ($750) | KRW 300M ($25,000) |
| May 4-5 | Mini Main Event | KRW 800K ($600) | KRW 250M ($187,000) |
| May 4-5 | APT High Roller | KRW 7M ($5,200) | KRW 650M ($487,000) |
| May 5 | Micro Main Event | KRW 400K ($300) | KRW 50M ($37,500) |
The 10-day festival will also include pot-limit Omaha and No Limit Hold’em tournaments along with mixed games. You will be able to watch the live streaming of the main event of APT Jeju on Asian Poker Tour’s official YouTube channel and Twitch.
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