KPC High Roller (8,000,000 KRW)

Hand 1

Button Trung Hieu Nguyen raised to 5,000 and was called by big blind Yaoyu He.

Both checked the 3♠ 2♦ 6♣ flop to see the K♥ turn, where He check-folded to Nguyen’s 4,500 bet.

Hand 2

Button Dong Chen raised to 10,000 and was called by big blind John Juanda.

Juanda check-called the 7♠ K♠ 9♥ flop after Chen bet 5,000. On the 7♣ turn, Juanda led for 10,000, only for Chen to raise to 27,000, forcing Juanda to fold.

Hand 3

Chi Ngong Tang opened to 5,000 UTG and was called by big blind Punnat Punsri.

Punsri check-folded the A♠ Q♠ K♠ flop after Tang continued for 5,000.

Hand 4

Nguyen raised to 5,000 from early position and got calls from button Juanda and big blind Tang.

Tang checked the T♣ 2♥ 2♠ flop, and Nguyen bet 6,500 to take it down.

Hand 5

Chen opened to 5,500 from early position and was called by big blind Florian Duta.

Both checked the 5♠ 7♣ 3♠ flop and 2♠ turn. On the 3♦ river, Duta check-called a 10,000 bet from Chen, who showed A♥ 2♥ for the winner.

Hand 6

Hijack Juanda raised to 5,500 but folded when Tang three-bet to 15,500.

Hand 7

Cutoff Tang raised to 5,000 and was called by big blind Chen.

Chen check-called Tang’s 8,000 bet on the T♣ 4♣ Q♠ flop. Both checked the 8♦ turn, and on the T♥ river Chen led for 5,000. Tang called and saw Chen table pocket eights for a full house.

Liang Dong opened to 4,000 from early position and picked up calls from button Dong Chen and small blind Yaoyu He.

Big blind Johnson (John) Juanda then squeezed to 20,000, forcing quick folds from all three opponents to take down the pot preflop.

UTG Jinjiang Zhang opened to 6,000 and found calls from hijack Iulian Blebea and big blind Yiheng Luo.

On the 3♦ 3♥ 2♦ flop, Luo check-folded after Zhang continued for 15,000, leaving Blebea to call.

When the 3♣ landed on the turn, Zhang placed a single 25,000 chip into the middle. After some thought, Blebea released his hand, conceding the pot.

UTG Yang Li rasied to 2,500, and was then three-bet to 10,500 by button Chi Ngong Tang.

Li responded with a four-bet to 70,000 prompting Tang to dispatch a timebank before eventually releasing his cards back to the dear.

In the next hand, UTG Liangcai Chen raised to 3,000 and was called by big blind Li.

Li check-raised Chen, from 2,000 to 12,000 on the Q♣ 9♣ 7♠ flop. Chen stuck around with the call.

Li fired 2,000 on the 5♠ river and Chen made the call one more.

The K♥ landed on the river, and the action was cautious with a check-check.

Li flipped over A♣ 7♣ but was disappointed to see Chen's A♦ Q♦ for a higher pair.

The spotlight shifts once again inside Les A Casino as the KPC High Roller takes its turn at the Jeju Poker Festival (JPF) 2025. Featuring an 8,000,000 KRW buy-in and a deep 200,000 starting stack, the two-day event is expected to draw another strong lineup of local and international regulars.

Play begins at 3 p.m. with 40-minute levels and blinds starting at 500/1,000/1,000. Registration stays open through the end of Level 9, while Day 1 concludes after Level 12. All surviving players will return tomorrow to continue their run toward the title.

The shot clock is active from the start, and time bank cards are awarded based on when players enter. The final table will switch to a hands-per-level format to maintain steady action as the field tightens.

Excitement remains high following the Super High Roller, which concluded this morning with Ye Wang claiming the title after topping a field of 94 entries for $682,200. With that momentum carrying straight into today’s event, another big turnout is expected as the Jeju Poker Festival continues in full swing.

Keep it right here with Somuchpoker for all the latest action from the felt, and to see who can make a deep run at another High Roller title at the 2025 JPF.