Jeju Poker Festival 2026 Begins With KRW 50M Red Dragon Annual Appreciation Event

The Jeju Poker Festival (JPF) will return later this year, bringing 15 days of poker action to Jeju, South Korea , from October 28 to November 11, 2026.

First launched in 2024, the year-end festival will celebrate its third edition in 2026. This year’s JPF will be jointly presented by the Red Dragon Poker Tour and K Poker Cup , with further details about the tournament schedule expected to be announced shortly.

The opening day will also feature the Red Dragon Annual Appreciation Event, a special KRW 50 million event created to reward players and supporters of the tour.

Red Dragon Annual Appreciation Event Opens JPF 2026

Scheduled for October 28, the Red Dragon Annual Appreciation Event will offer a KRW 50 million prize pool and will be limited to 168 qualified players.

There will be no entry fee, although participation will be restricted to players who meet the event’s eligibility requirements.

Winners of previous Red Dragon Championship and Baby Dragon events will receive direct entry into the Red Dragon Annual Appreciation event.

Additional opportunities to participate will be available to returning players, new players and content creators. The complete eligibility criteria will be released in phases beginning August 20.

Jeju Poker Festival Enters Its Third Edition

The Jeju Poker Festival was first held in 2024 and has continued to bring players from around the world together for one of Jeju’s major year-end poker gatherings.

Last year’s festival ran for 12 days and featured 87 events. Players representing 38 countries travelled to Jeju to take part, with payouts reaching KRW 13,154,544,000 across the Korean Won events and USD 3,509,600 from events awarded in US dollars.

The 2026 edition will be extended to 15 days, beginning with the Red Dragon Annual Appreciation Event on October 28 and continuing through November 11.

More information about the full JPF 2026 tournament schedule, the Red Dragon Annual Appreciation Event qualification process and other festival announcements will be released over the coming months.

More information can be found on the RDPT website.