October 1 poker briefing: APT Jeju and Aido’s bracelet

Two recent developments: APT Jeju closes registration at 1,375 entries, and Sergio Aido wins his third WSOP bracelet. Read the reports and their original sources.

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This edition follows an Asian live tournament and an online high roller. APT Jeju has completed Main Event registration, with 198 players advancing from Day 2; Sergio Aido has won the WSOP Online $10,000 GGMillion$ title.

Two recent stories

The summaries and full reports below separate entries from individual players, explain the bubble checkpoint, and record confirmed online payouts. The original event and source dates remain attached.

01

APT Jeju closes at 1,375 entries; 198 advance from Day 2

The 2026 APT Jeju Main Event drew 1,375 entries from 696 individual players. At the end of September 30, Ma Kaihong led the 198 Day 3 qualifiers with 1,135,000 chips.

Read story ↗
  • Asian Poker Tour ↗ — Main Event field, prize pool and the Day 2 advancing-player and chip-count checkpoint.
  • SoMuchPoker ↗ — Main Event field, prize pool and the Day 2 advancing-player and chip-count checkpoint.

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Sergio Aido wins third WSOP bracelet and $2.23 million

Sergio Aido won the 2026 WSOP Online $10,000 GGMillion$ High Rollers event for his third bracelet and $2,228,762. Matheus Machado finished second.

Read story ↗
  • GGPoker ↗ — Event winner, published finishing payouts, original event and reporting dates.
  • PokerNews ↗ — Event winner, published finishing payouts, original event and reporting dates.
  • CardPlayer ↗ — Event winner, published finishing payouts, original event and reporting dates.

Local reading context

Edition date: October 1, 2026. Jeju covers the September 30 Day 2 checkpoint; Aido’s official results are dated September 29.

Source report dates: 2026-09-30 / 2026-10-01