Largest Asian Poker Tour Festival Ever Coming to Taiwan This November – APT Championship 2025

The 2025 season of the Asian Poker Tour will culminate this November in Taiwan with the tour’s largest-ever guaranteed tournament. Red Space 多元商務空間 in Taipei, Taiwan, is set to host the 2025 APT Championship from November 14-30. This year’s APT finale features an expansive lineup of 203 events, including 20 prestigious Championship Events.

The USD 10,000 buy-in Asian Poker Tour Championship (APTC) Main Event, running November 24-28, boasts a massive USD 5M prize pool guarantee. In total, over TWD 288 million (~USD 8.7 million) in guaranteed prize pools will be up for grabs, making this the largest and most lucrative tournament in APT history.

Players attending APTC will have the opportunity to compete in 20 Championship Events during the festival itself, alongside 183 Side Events that cover a wide array of formats and buy-in levels.

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS – APTC 2025

Key festival highlights include:

• Asia Gaming Industry Championship: Nov 13 – TWD 13,000/~USD 430 buy-in
• National Cup Championship (TWD 12,000,000/~USD 402,000 GTD): Nov 14-16 – TWD 15,000/~USD 500 buy-in
• Mystery Bounty Championship sponsored by Natural8 (TWD 15,000,000/~USD 500,000 GTD): Nov 16-17 – TWD 35,000/~USD 1,200 buy-in
• 7-Max Championship: Nov 17-18 – TWD 80,000/~USD 2,700 buy-in
• Ultra Stack Championship (TWD 20,000,000/~USD 670,000 GTD): Nov 17-19 – TWD 25,000/~USD 850 buy-in
• PLO Championship: Nov 18-19 – TWD 100,000/~USD 3,400 buy-in
• Natural8 Cup Championship (~USD 1.2 million GTD): Nov 19-22 – ~USD 3,000 buy-in
• Super High Roller Championship: Nov 21-23 – ~USD 25,000 buy-in
• Mixed Games Championship: Nov 21-22 – TWD 70,000/~USD 2,400 buy-in
• Women’s Championship: Nov 21-22 – TWD 35,000/~USD 1,200 buy-in
• Superstar Championship: Nov 23-24 ~USD 50,000 buy-in
• APT Championship Main Event (~USD 5,000,000 GTD): Nov 24-28 – ~USD 10,000 buy-in
• Mini Main Event Championship: Nov 25-27 – TWD 35,000/~USD 1,200 buy-in
• High Roller Championship: Nov 27-29 – ~USD 15,000 buy-in
• Teams Championship: Nov 27-28 – TWD 30,000/~USD 1,000 buy-in
• Micro Main Event Championship: Nov 28-29 – TWD 10,000/~USD 330 buy-in
• Freezeout Championship: Nov 28-29 – TWD 50,000/~USD 1,700 buy-in
• Mini High Roller Championship: Nov 28-30 – ~USD 7,500 buy-in
• Turbo Championship: Nov 29 – TWD 35,000/~USD 1,200 buy-in
• Trip Saver Championship (TWD 3,000,000/~USD 100,000 GTD): Nov 29-30 – TWD 35,000/~USD 1,200 buy-in

~$5,000,000 Guaranteed APT Championship Main Event

The centrepiece of the series is the APT Championship Main Event, a USD 10,000 buy-in freezeout running from November 24 to 28, boasting the tour’s largest-ever guarantee of approximately USD 5 million. True to its prestige, the Main Event will offer players a single shot at glory – no re-entries.

Players can win their way into the Main Event by capturing one of the following Championship titles during the festival:

• National Cup Championship
• Mystery Bounty Championship
• 7-Max Championship
• Ultra Stack Championship
• Natural8 Cup Championship
• Super High Roller Championship
• Superstar Championship

So far, 15 seats have been secured by winners from the last two APT festivals. An additional 14 seats to the APT Championship Main Event are up for grabs across the following two live festivals — with seven seats available at APT Incheon 2025 and another seven on offer at APT Jeju 2025.

Qualify for the APT Championship Online

For those seeking alternative routes to qualification, the APT’s official sponsor, Natural8, offers a convenient online path to glory.

Natural8 is running weekly USD 150 Step Satellites to the USD 1,100 APT Championship Satellite on July 27, with two USD 12,000 packages guaranteed. These packages include a USD 10,000 APTC Main Event ticket, plus an additional USD 2,000 in Natural8 credits to cover travel expenses.

With USD 20 Step Satellites running at 9 pm (HKT) daily, Mondays to Thursdays, and hourly from 9-11 pm (HKT) Fridays, 2-11 pm (HKT) Saturdays, and 1 pm to 12 am (HKT) on Sundays you can potentially win a USD 10,000 seat for a fraction of the cost.

But that’s not all – there is an incredible incentive awaiting Main Event qualifiers! If you secure your seat via Natural8 exclusive events and go on to win the Main Event, you’ll walk away with an additional $50,000!

Your Journey to the APT Championship Taiwan 2025 starts on Natural8. Don’t miss your chance to qualify for the most significant event on the APT calendar.