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Asian Poker Tour Announces APT Jeju with $1.5 Million Main Event Guarantee

By Jonathan Raab

23 Feb 2024

Jonathan Raab 23 Feb 2024

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APT Announces Second Festival of 2024 in Jeju, South Korea
$1.5m guaranteed prize pool in main event
Key events announced, full schedule pending

Tour Sponsor Natural 8 will run online qualifiers

With APT Taipei due to start soon, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) sponsored by Natural8 has revealed the dates and location of its second festival of the year, at Shinhwa Resort on Jeju Island, South Korea. This high-stakes poker event is scheduled to unfold at the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa Resort, from April 26 to May 5, 2024.

APT is known for offering big guarantees on its prize pools and the Jeju event is no exception. With a Main Event that promises a staggering KRW 2 billion (approximately $1.5 million) prize pool guarantee, the festival is set to be a highlight for the region. Across ten days, players will compete for a slice of the more than KRW 5 billion (circa $3.76 million) in total guaranteed prize money across all events.

Festival Highlights and Key Events

The APT Jeju 2024 kicks off with the APT National Cup, featuring a KRW 200 million ($150,000) guarantee. The opening weekend also sees the Mystery Bounty event sponsored by Natural8 and the APT Super High Roller take place. Natural 8 is also sponsoring a Zodiac Classic event, which is a live version of an online tournament held on their site and on GG Poker.

The Main Event with its (USD) $1.5 million guarantee is the crown jewel of the festival and requires over 800 players to enter to avoid an overlay.

Key Events Schedule

Dates	Event Name	Buy-in	Guarantee
Apr 29-May 4	APT Main Event	KRW 2.5M ($1.8K)	KRW 2BN ($1.5M)
Apr 26-27	APT National Cup	KRW 800K ($600)	KRW 200M ($150K)
Apr 29-30	Superstar Challenge	KRW 30M ($22.5K)	-
Apr 27-28	Mystery Bounty – Sponsored by Natural8	KRW 1M ($750)	KRW 300M ($225K)
Apr 27-28	APT Super High Roller	KRW 13.5M ($10K)	KRW 500M ($375K)
Apr 28	Sunday Super Stack	KRW 1.1M ($825)	KRW 200M ($150K)
May 2-3	Zodiac Classic – Sponsored by Natural8	KRW 3M ($2.2K)	KRW 500M ($375K)
May 3-4	Double Stack	KRW 1M ($750)	KRW 300M ($25K)
May 4-5	Mini Main Event	KRW 800K ($600)	KRW 250M ($187K)
May 4-5	APT High Roller	KRW 7M ($5.2K)	KRW 650M ($487K)
May 5	Micro Main Event	KRW 400K ($300)	KRW 50M ($37.5K)

The full festival schedule has not yet been released but will include a diverse range of games including pot-limit Omaha, No Limit Hold’em variations and mixed games. There will also be a daily high roller tournament.

Qualify Online at Natural 8

Tour sponsor Natural 8 is once again holding online satellites enabling players to win a seat in the APT Jeju Main event for a fraction of the usual cost to enter. For the opening stop of the season in Taipei Natural 8 guaranteed a very healthy 128 seats into the main event. The site has yet to reveal its qualification offering for APT Jeju, but another significant promotion is expected.

New players can use the Natural8 poker bonus code MAXBONUS when registering to get up to $1000 welcome bonus.