Rudy Edenata Makes History With APT High Roller Victory

The APT Jeju Classic 2026 closed with a landmark result as Rudy Edenata captured the APT High Roller , lifting the Rose Gold Mega Lion trophy and making history as the first Indonesian player ever to win an APT Mega Lion title.

Edenata navigated a competitive field of 259 entries, pushing the prize pool well beyond the KRW 750 million guarantee to KRW 1,118,880,000 (~USD 763,740). The victory earned him KRW 233,530,000 (~USD 159,400) and a seat to the APT Championship Main Event this November, sealing the biggest result of his young poker career after defeating Weiran Pu heads-up.

What makes the win stand out even more is how quickly it has come. Edenata only began playing live tournament poker in August 2025, yet this victory now propels him from 10th to 6th on Indonesia’s All-Time Money List, (according to The Hendon Mob) an extraordinary jump achieved in just a matter of months.

Although Edenata represents Indonesia on the record books, his poker journey has largely unfolded across Asia. Now based in Manila, where he moved several years ago, he has become a regular presence on the regional circuit. Indonesia has rarely featured at the very top of APT’s biggest events, but in Jeju, that changed, closing the festival with a breakthrough moment for the country.

#84 APT High Roller (5,000,000 KRW)

The APT Jeju Classic 2026 closed with a landmark result as Rudy Edenata captured the APT High Roller , lifting the Rose Gold Mega Lion trophy and making history as the first Indonesian player ever to win an APT Mega Lion title.

Total Prize USD

$763,740

Total Prize

₩1,118,880,000

Guaranteed

₩700,000,000

Entries

259

ITM

31

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	₩233,530,000 $159,405	RE Rudy Edenata Indonesia	2,307.80
2	₩157,240,000 $107,330	WP Weiran Pu China	1,631.86
3	₩110,860,000 $75,670	CL Changhwan Lee South Korea	1,332.41
4	₩89,880,000 $61,350	CD Chi Dung Tran Viet Nam	1,153.90
5	₩71,110,000 $48,540	JC Jun Chen Taiwan	1,032.08
6	₩54,000,000 $36,860	JL Jun Lin Taiwan	942.16
7	₩39,420,000 $26,910	HM Haohui Ma China	872.27
8	₩28,820,000 $19,670	JC Joseph Cheong United States of America	815.93
9	₩23,850,000 $16,280	TC Toan Chan Truong Viet Nam	769.27

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Rudy Edenata’s Thoughts on the Win

For Edenata, the scale of the moment was still sinking in after the final hand. Having only started playing tournaments last August, the APT High Roller represented unfamiliar territory.

“I started playing poker tournaments last August. At first, I just played Facebook games for fun. It’s really fun, especially when you bluff someone or catch someone bluffing. I feel very happy because this is my first big tournament. I have about four trophies, but they’re from small events. This is the biggest event I’ve ever played.”

Despite claiming the Rose Gold Mega Lion, Edenata was quick to temper expectations and reflect honestly on his own development.

“Yeah, honestly, I still need to learn a lot. I still make a lot of mistakes, and maybe I’m just lucky. Of course, I’m here for the fun and for the trophy. It’s a very nice trophy, and it’s the biggest one. I don’t have a big trophy yet, so this is my first.”

His run nearly ended before it truly began. After a fast start on Day 1, Edenata slipped toward the bottom of the counts heading into the final day.

“The first day was very difficult. In the first hour, I got really lucky and built my chips very fast.”

“After that, my stack dropped, and by the end of the day, I think I was one of the ten shortest stacks. So today I came in as one of the shortest stacks, doubled up first, and then just kept doubling up. Very lucky, really lucky. Honestly, I don’t know, because coming from the shortest stack, I didn’t have a lot of hope.”

With only six months of tournament experience behind him, Edenata framed the win as confidence rather than confirmation.

“I’ve only been playing poker for six months. Tournaments mostly — I rarely play cash games. Since I started playing tournaments six months ago, this trophy means a lot to me. It gives me more confidence for my next tournament. I want to study more and keep playing.”

Looking ahead, he remained grounded about what comes next.

“I don’t have big dreams for now. Maybe Triton next month — I’ll try Triton One first and see the result. I’m not sure.”

As one of very few Indonesian players on the APT circuit, the victory also carried a sense of representation.

“There aren’t many Indonesians playing poker. At APT, there are only two Indonesians — me and my friend. I didn’t see others. But in Taipei, I saw some Indonesians there.”

Edenata credited friends for introducing him to the tour and praised the overall experience in Jeju.

“I heard about APT from my friend Jimmy. He told me it’s a very big tournament. Actually, I planned to go to APTC Taipei last year, but I had something to do, so I canceled my plan. This year I came, and the impression is very good. The crowd is big, with so many players. I like it. It’s more challenging for me to play with pro players because I’m just a newbie in poker.”

He closed by thanking those who helped guide him to this point.

“Yeah, I learned a lot from everyone here. I came here just for poker, so I didn’t go anywhere else. I’ll tell my friends it’s very good. Especially the boss, Victor — he’s very humble and very kind to the players. Thanks a lot for watching and supporting me since before. Thank you, everyone — my friends who guided me and taught me a lot.”

Final Day Action

A total of 55 players returned for the final day with the first task simply reaching the money. Renji Mao , Jun Li , Jayden Zalac , and Fendy Kosasih were among those eliminated before payouts, with Kosasih suffering a painful river after flopping a flush against Yilong Wang .

The bubble burst quickly when Ka Ho Ip ran ace-king into Rushen Chen’s ace-ten, with a ten on the turn ending Ip’s run and locking up a payday for the remaining 31 players.

From there, eliminations accelerated. Christian Tabac bowed out in 13th, while start-of-day chip leader Yunpeng Bai became the final table bubble after his pocket nines failed against Pu’s pocket tens.

Pu entered the final table in command, ahead of Chi Dung Tran and Joseph Cheong . Toan Chan Truong was the first to fall, followed shortly by Cheong, whose ace-four couldn’t overcome Pu’s king-queen.

Edenata began to take control midway through the final table, eliminating Haohui Ma with ace-jack versus ace-eight, before Jun Lin followed after his ace-five failed to improve against Pu’s pocket eights.

Key momentum swung during a pivotal bluff by Pu against Tran, but Edenata soon regained the upper hand. Jun Chen exited in fifth, followed by Tran in fourth after his queen-ten couldn’t crack Pu’s pocket sixes.

Chang Hwan Lee made a deep run but eventually fell in third to Edenata, setting up a heads-up battle between Edenata and Pu.

Despite Pu briefly doubling with king-eight against ace-queen, Edenata maintained control. The decisive hand saw Pu snap off Edenata’s shove with pocket jacks against ace-ten. A ten-high flop favored Pu, but an ace on the river completed Edenata’s improbable run, sealing the title and writing a new chapter in Indonesian poker history.

All quotes and photos courtesy of Asian Poker Tour