APT Incheon 2026 will run from August 7 to 16 at Paradise City Casino Resort in Incheon, South Korea, bringing 106 events and more than KRW 4 billion (~USD 2.7 million) in guaranteed prize pools.
The festival is the third stop of the APT’s 20-Year Anniversary season, with Paradise Group listed as the partner for the Incheon stop. High roller action accounts for 18 events, while the wider schedule also includes 23 stud, draw and mixed game tournaments plus 19 Omaha events.
Main Event Carries KRW 1.5 Billion Guarantee
The KRW 2.5 million (USD 1,700) buy-in Main Event headlines the series with a KRW 1.5 billion (USD 1 million) guarantee.
The Main Event also carries three seats to the APT Championship 2026 Main Event. Those seats go to the top three finishers, with the USD 5M guaranteed season-ending event scheduled for November 13–29, 2026 in Taipei.
Nine APT Championship Seats on the Schedule
APT Incheon 2026 will award nine seats to the APT Championship 2026 Main Event across selected results.
The other six seats are tied to event winners. They will go to the champions of the APT Super High Roller, APT High Roller, Superstar Challenge, Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8, High Roller Ultra Stack, and Mini Main Event.
Players also have an opportunity to win APT tournament credits at JOPT 2026 Tokyo, which runs from July 16 to 20.
Paradise City Hosts the Festival
All tournaments are scheduled for Paradise City Casino, located at 186 Y.eongjonghaeannam-ro 321beon-gil, Jung-gu, Incheon.
Entry to the casino is free for guests aged 19 and above with accepted identification. Foreign citizens need a valid foreign passport. Additional document rules apply for expatriate Koreans, including a Korean passport (PM/PR), either an overseas-issued green card or Korean government certificate of emigration, and an Overseas Korean Confirmation Letter at the casino counter.
Paradise City Casino may deny entry to guests who do not provide the required documents. The venue rules also list no cameras or photography, flip flops, pajamas or pets.
