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Mike Takayama Wins APPT Manila 2026 Main Event for PHP 15.5 Million
The Philippines' Mike Takayama won the APPT Main Event at APPT Manila 2026 on August 10, collecting PHP 15,530,000 (~US$255,700). The PHP 80,000 (~US$1,300) tournament at Okada Manila drew 1,413 entries, the largest field the Asia Pacific Poker Tour has recorded in our data, which starts in November 2024.
Based on data from AsiaPokerHub and generated using AI assistance. Fact-checked by Gábor Magyari, October 23, 2026.
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The Final Table
Philippines- Prize
- PHP 15.5 million (~US$255,700)
- Event
- APPT Main Event
- Field
- 1,413 entries
- Prize pool
- PHP 97.7 million (~US$1.6 million)
APPT Manila 2026 Main Event final table
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| Place | Player | Country | Prize | Prize (US$) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Takayama | Philippines | PHP 15,530,000 | ~US$255,689 |
| 2 | Florencio Campomanes | Philippines | PHP 9,700,000 | ~US$159,703 |
| 3 | Seunghyuk Jung | South Korea | PHP 6,955,000 | ~US$114,508 |
| 4 | Fernan Co | Philippines | PHP 5,350,000 | ~US$88,083 |
| 5 | Yang Yung Mao | Taiwan | PHP 4,120,000 | ~US$67,832 |
| 6 | Haresh Nathan | Singapore | PHP 3,170,000 | ~US$52,191 |
| 7 | Steve Ng | Singapore | PHP 2,430,000 | ~US$40,008 |
| 8 | Joungsun Kim | South Korea | PHP 1,870,000 | ~US$30,788 |
| 9 | Jaehyung Park | South Korea | PHP 1,439,560 | ~US$23,701 |
Three home players finished in the top four. Florencio Campomanes was runner-up for PHP 9.7 million (~US$159,700), South Korea's Seunghyuk Jung placed third, and Fernan Co fourth. Takayama won the final hand with ace-jack.
The Field
The field grew by 167 entries on the 1,246 who played the 2025 Main Event. Of the four Day 1 flights, Day 1C on August 8 was the busiest with 527 entries. The prize pool reached PHP 97.7 million (~US$1.61 million), 63% above the PHP 60 million guarantee, and 207 places were paid. Filipino players took 47 of those cashes, Japan 41 and South Korea 36.
The Winner
This was the eighth title on Takayama's record and his 80th recorded cash. It was not his biggest score: he won about US$312,800 in the APT Super High Roller at APT Taipei 2026. His live earnings recorded by Asia Poker Hub since 2024 now stand at about US$1.39 million. He follows another Filipino winner, Justin Ong, who took the 2025 title for PHP 14.8 million.
The Festival
The rest of the series, from the biggest fields to titles by country, is in APPT Manila 2026 by the Numbers. Last year's results are on the APPT Manila 2025 results page, and the season continues on the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) calendar.