Andrew Han Outlasts Yifu He in Two-Hour Battle for Career-Best KPC Main Event Title

After 12 hours of poker, Andrew Han has won the KPC Main Event at Jeju Poker Festival 2026, beating Yifu He following a two hour heads-up battle at LES A Casino to collect KRW 150,000,000 (~USD 111,770), the biggest score of his career.

The KRW 1,300,000 KPC Poker Main Event drew 747 entries across five starting flights for a KRW 880,000,000 (~USD 655,740) guaranteed prize pool.

Han, who was third in chips after Day 1D and second going into the final table, outlasted a final eight that included overnight leader Fabian Gumz, Aleksandras Rusinovas and Martin Sedlak.

KPC Main Event Final Table Results

Final Table Action

Xu Wang started as the short stack but won the first big pot of the day, doubling through Han when his pocket jacks held against pocket nines.

Shuai Li, who made the KPC High Roller final table earlier in the week, was the first to go. Rusinovas turned a set of eights and moved all in on the river after Li made two pair with ace-king, and Li called to exit in 8th.

Chung Yi Ho moved all in under the gun with king-eight and ran into Wang's pocket kings in 7th. Sedlak doubled through Wang soon after, and Wang's run ended in 6th when his ace-ten shove was called by He's pocket kings.

Gumz then took control. Sedlak flopped a set of kings, but the board ran out four hearts and Gumz's pocket queens, which included the queen of hearts, made a flush to send him out in 5th.

Gumz's ace-king then held against Rusinovas' ace-ten of hearts in 4th, leaving the German with 12,000,000 and a big lead three-handed.

He turned things around. With a set of fours, he moved all in on the river from the small blind, and Gumz called with king-ten of hearts after pairing his ten, ending his run in 3rd for KRW 68,000,000 (~USD 50,670).

Heads-Up

Han and He started heads-up almost level, with Han holding around 11,000,000, and the pair traded the lead for close to two hours.

On hand 282, He moved all in on the button with king-ten and Han called from the big blind with king-eight. An eight on the flop paired Han, and the board ran out clean to give him the title after a 12-hour final day.

He collected KRW 102,500,000 (~USD 76,380) as runner-up.

Han on His Biggest Win

Han, an Australian pro based in Melbourne, only began travelling the Asian circuit in 2025.

His previous best was 12th in the APT Championship Taipei 2025 Main Event for about USD 66,500, and his titles in Asia include the KPC Mini High Roller Turbo in June 2025, the GOP Taipei Titan Stack High Roller and the USOP Vietnam Superstack. He also finished 12th in the WPT Prime Korea at last year's Jeju Poker Festival.

"I started traveling the circuit last year. It was my first year last year, so I've been doing okay."

He praised the changes to the festival's structures, saying "The structure has changed the last couple of times, and it's getting better. It's really good." Han is staying for the rest of the series and said he expects to play more High Rollers after this win.

"I have been playing a few. Maybe more. I feel more comfortable playing them now."

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