Bryn Kenney Wins KPC $100K Charity High Roller for $1.95M

Bryn Kenney has extended his lead at the top of poker’s All-Time Money List after winning the USD 100,000 King’s Charity Super High Roller at LES A Casino in Jeju, South Korea .

Kenney defeated Jesse Lonis heads-up to collect the enormous USD 1,954,000 top prize, taking his recorded live tournament earnings beyond the USD 90 million mark.

Lonis earned USD 1,300,000 as the runner-up, while Elton Tsang completed the podium and collected USD 880,000.

The numbers behind the King’s Charity Super High Roller underline the scale of the achievement. The tournament attracted 71 entries, built a USD 6,674,000 prize pool and brought together some of the most successful players in poker history.

All USD 426,000 collected in tournament administration fees will now be donated to charity, adding a significant charitable contribution to one of the biggest poker tournaments ever held in the region.

#C1 King's Charity Super High Roller 100K ($100,000)

Total Prize USD

$6,674,000

Total Prize

6.7M USD

#	Payout	Player	SPI
1	$1,954,000	BK Bryn Kenney United States of America
2	$1,300,000	JL Jesse Lonis United States of America
3	$880,000	ET Elton Tsang Hong Kong
4	$630,000	XW Xuanyi Wang China
5	$450,000	X Xing China
6	$350,000	TD Tom Dwan United States of America
7	$280,000	DM David Miscikowski United States of America
8	$230,000	KU Kpc Unknown
9	$200,000	FR Feixiang Ruan China

Check the 11 Payouts & Results ...

Bryn Kenney Claims USD 1.954 Million in Jeju

Kenney began the nine-handed final table in sixth place with 1,900,000 chips, leaving him with only fifteen big blinds and less than one-fifth of Lonis’ tournament-leading stack.

Nevertheless, he produced a remarkable recovery to win the KPC King’s Charity Super High Roller and secure the latest seven-figure score of his record-breaking career.

The result pushes Kenney’s career tournament earnings beyond USD 90 million and gives the American further breathing room at the top of poker’s All-Time Money List.

Kenney has won some of the richest tournaments in poker history, including the 2019 Triton Million for Charity , but his victory in Jeju stands among the most valuable results recorded in the Asia-Pacific region.

The USD 1,954,000 top prize was supported by a runner-up payout of USD 1,300,000, while every member of the nine-handed final table was guaranteed at least USD 200,000.

Massive Turnout for the USD 100K Charity Event

The King’s Charity Super High Roller opened with 57 entries on Day 1 before late registration remained available during the early stages of Day 2.

Kenney, Punnat Punsri and Biao Ding were among those who returned for another attempt, while Calvin Lee joined the tournament as a fresh Day 2 entry.

Fourteen additional entries took the final field to 71 and created a USD 6,674,000 prize pool.

That represents an exceptional turnout for a USD 100,000 tournament held outside the established global high roller circuit. For comparison, the USD 100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller at the 2026 WSOP attracted 115 entries and generated USD 11,040,000 in prize money.

That means the King’s Charity Super High Roller reached almost 62% of the WSOP field, finishing only 44 entries short despite being held outside the world’s largest poker festival.

Its USD 6.674 million prize pool was also more than 60% of the total awarded in Las Vegas . Combined with the USD 426,000 charity donation, the turnout represents an impressive result for an event of this scale in Asia.

Poker’s Biggest Names Arrive at LES A Casino

The strength of the field matched the size of the buy-in.

Tony Ren Lin finished Day 1 as the chip leader ahead of Tsang and Gytis Lazauninkas .

Tom Dwan , Danny Tang , Joseph Cheong , David Coleman , Samuel Mullur and Wiktor Malinowski were also among those who took a seat.

Other notable entrants included Wai Kiat Lee , Matthew Wantman , Haohui Ma , Aaron Zang , Quan Zhou and Jinjiang Zhang.

Only the top 11 players reached the money, with every remaining contender guaranteed USD 200,000.

Lazauninkas became the tournament bubble after his pocket kings were overtaken by the ace-jack of David Miscikowski , who paired his ace on the river.

Ren Lin survived the bubble but was eliminated by Lonis in 11th place on the following hand. An anonymous player departed in tenth, leaving nine players to contest the title.

Jesse Lonis Takes a Huge Lead Into the Final Table

Lonis began the final day with 9,950,000 chips , almost twice the stack of his nearest challenger.

Dwan occupied second place with 5,900,000, followed by Tsang with 5,125,000. Miscikowski and Xing were the only other finalists holding more than four million chips.

Kenney had just 1,900,000, placing him ahead of an anonymous player, Feixiang Ruan and Xuanyi Wang.

Ruan became the first player eliminated when his ace-jack ran into the ace-queen of Tsang. The anonymous player followed after losing with pocket fours against the ace-king of Lonis.

Miscikowski finished seventh after the board gave both players two pair, with Lonis holding the superior kicker.

Dwan had started the day as Lonis’ closest challenger, but his hopes were badly damaged when his pocket jacks were overtaken by Kenney’s ace-king. Lonis eliminated Dwan on the following hand, ending one of the tournament’s most closely watched runs in sixth place.

Xing then fell in fifth after his king-ten failed to improve against the pocket queens of Lonis.

Wang was the next to depart. He paired his ace on the flop with ace-deuce, but Kenney completed two pair with king-jack on the river to reduce the field to three.

Kenney Defeats Lonis Heads-Up

Kenney entered three-handed play against Lonis and Tsang after building his short starting stack into a genuine title challenge.

Tsang’s run ended in third place when his ace-queen ran into Kenney’s ace-king, sending the Hong Kong high roller to the rail with USD 880,000.

That elimination gave Kenney a narrow lead at the beginning of heads-up play. He held approximately 18,000,000 chips against the 17,000,000 of Lonis.

Kenney gradually increased his advantage before winning a two-pair confrontation that left Lonis with approximately eight million chips against Kenney’s 27 million.

Lonis eventually moved all in with king-deuce and Kenney called with suited jack-ten. A ten on the flop moved Kenney ahead, and Lonis found no help on the remaining community cards.

The final pot completed a major comeback for Kenney, who had started the final table sixth in chips before eliminating Wang and Tsang on his way to the championship.

Kenney Extends His All-Time Money List Lead

The victory gives Kenney another USD 1,954,000 and takes his recorded live earnings beyond USD 90 million.

Lonis leaves Jeju with USD 1,300,000, while Tsang’s third-place finish was worth USD 880,000. Wang collected USD 630,000 in fourth and Xing earned USD 450,000 in fifth.

Dwan received USD 350,000, Miscikowski collected USD 280,000 and an anonymous earned USD 230,000. Ruan, another anonymous player, and Ren Lin each received USD 200,000.

Kenney’s victory closes one of the most important tournaments on the K Poker Cup schedule , delivering a world-class champion, a USD 6.674 million prize pool and a USD 426,000 charitable donation.

Complete results, chip counts and hand-by-hand coverage from the King’s Charity Super High Roller are available through the Somuchpoker live reporting hub .

All photos courtesy of KPC