Apl Championship Gg Poker 2026
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    Poker with Asians

$25M GTD APL Championship Series at GGPoker

Author
Juan David Vargas Quiceno, aka Vargoso
Published
2/5/2026
Updated
2/5/2026

From February 8 to March 1, 2026, GGPoker will host the Ace Poker League Championship Series with a ¥250,000,000 Guaranteed Prize.

The schedule is divided into two parts:

  1. Main Trophy Events – 27 events. Six of them are multi-flight. The largest tournament in the series is #27: APL Red Horse Main Event ¥25,000,000 GTD for ¥2,026.
  2. Daily Side Events.

The festival has many features aimed at Asian players:

  • All side events and Trophy Events have guarantees and buy-ins in CNY.
  • The first side events start at 4:05 GMT, and all Trophy Events at 13:00-13:05 UTC.
  • Buy-ins and guarantees often use eights, considered lucky in the region.

Tournaments and flights with the word "Cash Drops" in their titles will award ¥220,000 in random prizes each day.

All Ace Poker League events, including satellites, are located in a separate tab in the GGPoker client. Satellite lists are available in the lobby of the target event.

Trophy Events Ace Poker League

Most Trophy Events are associated with a specific zodiac sign. The winner of each event will receive a virtual dragon trophy.

DateTime (UTC)EventBuy-InGTD
2026-02-0813:00#1: APL 2026 Tip-Off¥250¥1,500,000
2026-02-0813:05#2: King of the Zodiac High Roller [2-Day Event]¥5,000¥3,000,000
2026-02-0913:00#3: Zodiac Rat Opener¥550¥1,000,000
2026-02-1013:00#4: Zodiac Ox Bounty [Big Bounties]¥330¥1,000,000
2026-02-1113:00#5: Zodiac Tiger Grand Deepstack¥1,100¥1,500,000
2026-02-1213:00#6: Zodiac Rabbit Luck Eights Bounty¥888¥1,500,000
2026-02-1313:00#7: Zodiac Dragon High Roller Bounty¥8,000¥3,000,000
2026-02-1413:00#8: Zodiac Snake Venom Bounty [6-Max]¥660¥1,000,000
2026-02-1513:00#9: Zodiac Goat Super High Roller [2-Day Event]¥20,260¥5,000,000
2026-02-1513:05#10: APL Winter Championship [Day 2]¥888¥10,000,000
2026-02-1613:00#11: Zodiac Horse Deepstack Bounty¥250¥1,000,000
2026-02-1713:00#12: Zodiac Monkey King Wukong Bounty¥2,200¥2,500,000
2026-02-1713:05#13: Zodiac Happy New Year Celebration¥550¥1,000,000
2026-02-1813:00#14: Zodiac Rooster Double Stack [2-Stack]¥1,100¥1,000,000
2026-02-1913:00#15: Zodiac Dog Bounty [Turbo]¥550¥1,000,000

Ace Poker League Side Event Schedule

Monday-Saturday:

Time (UTC)EventBuy-InGTD
4:05APL Series: ¥220 Zodiac Opener¥220¥40,000
4:30APL Series: ¥110 Zodiac Bounty¥110¥40,000
5:05APL Series: ¥550 Zodiac Strong Stack Turbo¥550¥100,000
5:05APL Series: ¥55 Zodiac Strong Stack Turbo¥55¥25,000
5:30APL Series: ¥330 Zodiac Bounty [Big Bounties]¥330¥100,000
6:05APL Series: ¥1,100 Zodiac Grand Deepstack¥1,100¥100,000
6:05APL Series: ¥150 Zodiac Grand Deepstack¥150¥100,000
6:30APL Series: ¥66 Zodiac Bounty Special¥66¥100,000
7:05APL Series: ¥22 Zodiac Classic¥22¥15,000
7:30APL Series: ¥888 Zodiac Lucky Eights Bounty¥888¥200,000
7:30APL Series: ¥88 Zodiac Lucky Eights Bounty¥88¥60,000
8:05APL Series: ¥188 Zodiac Ultra Deepstack Turbo¥188¥75,000
8:05APL Series: ¥888 Zodiac Ultra Deepstack Turbo¥888¥100,000
8:30APL Series: ¥330 Zodiac Bounty Warm-Up¥330¥125,000
9:05APL Series: ¥66 Zodiac 6-Max Classic¥66¥40,000

Sunday:

Time (UTC)EventBuy-InGTD
4:05APL Series: ¥220 Zodiac Sunday Opener¥220¥40,000
4:30APL Series: ¥110 Zodiac Sunday Bounty¥110¥40,000
5:05APL Series: ¥550 Zodiac Sunday Strong Stack Turbo¥550¥100,000
5:05APL Series: ¥55 Zodiac Sunday Strong Stack Turbo¥55¥25,000
5:30APL Series: ¥330 Zodiac Sunday Bounty [Big Bounties]¥330¥75,000
6:05APL Series: ¥1,100 Zodiac Sunday Grand Deepstack¥1,100¥100,000
6:05APL Series: ¥150 Zodiac Sunday Grand Deepstack¥150¥100,000
6:30APL Series: ¥66 Zodiac Sunday Bounty Special¥66¥100,000
7:05APL Series: ¥22 Zodiac Sunday Classic¥22¥15,000
7:30APL Series: ¥888 Zodiac Sunday Lucky Eights Bounty¥888¥200,000
7:30APL Series: ¥88 Zodiac Sunday Lucky Eights Bounty¥88¥60,000
8:05APL Series: ¥188 Zodiac Sunday Ultra Deepstack Turbo¥188¥75,000
8:05APL Series: ¥888 Zodiac Sunday Ultra Deepstack Turbo¥888¥100,000
8:30APL Series: ¥330 Zodiac Sunday Bounty Warm-Up¥330¥125,000
9:05APL Series: ¥66 Zodiac Sunday 6-Max Classic¥66¥50,000

Main Event

Day 2 #27: APL Red Horse Main Event ¥25,000,000 GTD for ¥2,026 starts on February 22 at 13:05 UTC.

Several dozen flights will take place starting February 8. Day 1 Structure:

  • Starting stack – 25,000 chips (15BB).
  • Blinds speed: 10 minutes.
  • Late registration with unlimited re-entries – 12 levels.

Each flight continues until 10% of the total number of players remain at the tables. You can play any number of Day 1s, but only the largest stack advances to the final table.

You can qualify for flights through step satellites:

  • ¥20 Step
  • ¥210 Satellite