Jianfeng Sun wins APT Jeju Main Event for KRW 427,565,000 after heads-up deal
Jianfeng Sun defeated Steve Ng on October 3 to win the APT Jeju Main Event. His KRW 427,565,000 payout followed a heads-up deal, replacing the advertised first-prize figure.
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Jianfeng Sun converted his October 2 chip lead into the APT Jeju 2026 Main Event title. On October 3 he defeated Singapore's Steve Ng heads-up, earning the Gold Lion trophy, KRW 427,565,000 and an APT Championship Main Event seat. The victory followed Sun's runner-up finish at the same stop in 2024.
Read the payout after the deal
The tournament drew 1,375 entries and a KRW 3,207,600,000 prize pool. Its advertised first prize was KRW 556,340,000, but Sun and Ng agreed a heads-up deal. That earlier figure is therefore not Sun's final cash award.
Both the official recap and final results table give Sun KRW 427,565,000 and identify the deal. The title, cash allocation and additional tournament seat are separate outcomes: an agreement can alter the money while leaving the trophy to the eventual winner. A seat should not be added to cash winnings as if it were cash itself.
The lead changed before the finish
Sun began the eight-handed final day first in chips, with Ng second. He did not retain that advantage throughout. Ng won key pots in the middle stages and entered heads-up ahead; Sun subsequently regained control and closed out the contest.
The official hand-by-hand coverage records the finish on hand 90. Sun's A4 faced Ng's KT, and the board did not put Ng ahead, leaving ace-high sufficient to win. Those 90 final-table hands included Sun's early lead, Ng's surge and Sun's recovery.
The finishing order
Steve Pei Yao Ng finished second, and Kwang Chung Tan took third for KRW 225,180,000. Toby Joyce, Weimin Chen, Jiawei Wan, Erdun Xu and Shuang Qiu completed the final table in that order. All three podium finishers received APT Championship Main Event seats.
The result completes the story of the previous day's eight-player table. Starting stacks, finishing positions and deal-adjusted payouts describe different stages of the tournament; the earlier chip report remains a dated snapshot.
Local reading context
This report uses the October 3 official final-day coverage and results table. Cash amounts are in Korean won and reflect the deal, rather than the October 2 payout schedule.
Source report dates: 2026-10-02 / 2026-10-03
Original sources and verification
- Asian Poker Tour
October 3 official final results, champion payout, deal and final hand; October 2 starting context.
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- Asian Poker Tour
October 3 official final results, champion payout, deal and final hand; October 2 starting context.
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