Total Dominance by Teeraphat Rangkatekarn
The festival's opening High Roller event with a buy-in of 15,000,000 KRW (~$11,000) featured a total of 99 entries, creating a prize pool of 1,368,427,500 KRW (~$1,021,215), easily surpassing the original 500 million KRW guarantee.
Teeraphat Rangkatekarn led the tournament from the start of the first day all the way to the final table.
In a marathon heads-up battle lasting more than two and a half hours, he faced American professional Calvin Lee. Despite Lee narrowing a 1:5 deficit and even taking the lead, Rangkatekarn turned the tables back in his favor.
In the final hand of the evening, Lee pushed his remaining chips all-in with A s J d, and Rangkatekarn called with J s J c. The board of 5 h 5 d T h T c 8 s confirmed the victory for the Thai player, awarding him the Pewter Mega Lion trophy, a prize of 355,667,500 KRW (~$265,425), and a $10,000 ticket to the APT Championship in Taipei.
After a crazy final table run and more than 2.5 hours of heads-up play, Teeraphat Rangkatekarn closed out the #APTJeju2026 Super High Roller 🦁🏆
— Asian Poker Tour (@AsianPokerTour) September 27, 2026
Teeraphat takes home KRW 355,667,000 (~USD 265,00) and an APT Championship 2026 Main Event seat.
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Results of the APT Super High Roller Final Table:
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Winnings (KRW) |
Winnings (USD) |
|
1. |
Teeraphat Rangkatekarn |
Thailand |
355,667,500 KRW |
$265,425 |
|
2. |
Calvin Lee |
USA |
249,330,000 KRW |
$186,070 |
|
3. |
Christian Harder |
USA |
164,640,000 KRW |
$122,865 |
|
4. |
James Mendoza |
Philippines |
129,410,000 KRW |
$96,575 |
|
5. |
Abraham Ceesvin |
Singapore |
104,340,000 KRW |
$77,865 |
|
6. |
Yan Jingyao |
China |
81,300,000 KRW |
$60,670 |
|
7. |
Yita Choong |
Australia |
64,360,000 KRW |
$48,030 |
|
8. |
Dillon Najor |
USA |
50,140,000 KRW |
$37,420 |
|
9. |
Yee Yan Wen |
Malaysia |
37,940,000 KRW |
$28,310 |
Lee Wee Liew Stops the Defender and Clinches Second APT Title
The opening Korea National Cup with a buy-in of 900,000 KRW attracted substantial interest, totaling 474 entries. The prize pool reached 358,344,000 KRW (~$264,460), greatly exceeding the set 200 million guarantee.
Malaysian player Lee Wee Liew emerged as the tournament champion, marking his second APT title and his first time winning a mid-tier event at APT.
Liew delivered an outstanding performance at the final table and in the closing heads-up defeated China’s defending champion Zhiyi Wang. Wang had the chance to make history as the first player in APT history to defend a title from the same event, but Liew thwarted his historic triumph.
In the final hand, Liew called Wang’s all-in with 3 s 3 d, against Wang’s K c 6 s, and after the board ran out J h A s 5 h J s Q c, he celebrated with the Silver Lion Silhouette trophy and a prize of 70,334,000 KRW (~$51,900).
Results of the Korea National Cup Final Table:
|
Position |
Player |
Country |
Winnings (KRW) |
Winnings (~USD) |
|
1. |
Lee Wee Liew |
Malaysia |
70,334,000 KRW |
$51,900 |
|
2. |
Zhiyi Wang |
China |
44,250,000 KRW |
$32,655 |
|
3. |
Furui Wang |
China |
31,690,000 KRW |
$23,390 |
|
4. |
Bei Shi |
China |
24,960,000 KRW |
$18,420 |
|
5. |
Zu You Wang |
China |
19,610,000 KRW |
$14,470 |
|
6. |
Magnus Edengren |
Sweden |
15,320,000 KRW |
$11,300 |
|
7. |
Gary Hyemyong Moon |
USA |
11,530,000 KRW |
$8,510 |
|
8. |
Hongkun Wang |
China |
8,040,000 KRW |
$5,935 |
|
9. |
Hongbiao Huang |
China |
6,370,000 KRW |
$4,700 |
Sources: APT, X
