Jesse Lonis In Charge as Tom Dwan and Bryn Kenney Chase Into King’s Charity SHR Final Table With $1.95m Up Top

The USD 100,000 King’s Charity Super High Roller has delivered an exceptional turnout at LES A Casino , with 71 entries creating a massive USD 6,674,000 prize pool.

Jesse Lonis will lead the final nine back today with a stack of 9,950,000. Tom Dwan sits second with 5,900,000, while Elton Tsang follows with 5,125,000.

Each finalist has secured at least USD 200,000, with USD 1,954,000 awaiting the champion.

The prize money is only part of the story. KPC has announced that the entire USD 426,000 administration fee collected from the tournament will be donated to charity.

“We’ve reached 71 entries and a USD 6,674,000 prize pool! We will donate our entire administration fee of USD 426,000 to charity.”

Huge Turnout for a USD 100K Tournament

Attracting 71 entries for a six-figure buy-in event is a major result, particularly for a standalone tournament in Jeju.

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 6,674,000 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.

Late Entries Push the Field to 71

Day 2 began with 37 survivors from the 57 entries recorded on the opening day. Registration remained available until the start of Level 11, allowing another 14 entries to push the final total to 71.

Bryn Kenney , Biao Ding and Punnat Punsri were among those who returned after failing to bag chips on Day 1.

Calvin Lee , Ryan Plant and Konstantin Held were among the fresh arrivals before registration closed.

Lonis lost his original stack early in the day but immediately re-entered. He turned that second opportunity into the chip lead, building nearly ten million before play concluded.

Tony Ren Lin Falls After Surviving Money Bubble

Tony Ren Lin began Day 2 as the chip leader with 1,470,000, narrowly ahead of Tsang and Gytis Lazauninkas .

The opening-day leader endured an uneven session, losing a large pot when Lonis caught one of his bluffs. The loss left Lin fighting for his tournament life as the money bubble approached.

Lazauninkas eventually became the last player to leave without a payout. His pocket kings were ahead of the ace-jack held by David Miscikowski, but an ace on the river ended his run in 12th place.

Lin was all in at another table during the same round and doubled through Lonis to reach the money. His recovery was brief, however, as Lonis eliminated him one hand later in 11th place.

An unidentified player followed in tenth after moving all in with an open-ended straight draw against “Xing”. The draw failed to complete, bringing Day 2 to an end and setting the final table.

King’s Charity Super High Roller Final Table Chip Counts

USD 1.954 Million Awaiting the Champion

The champion will collect USD 1,954,000, making this one of the biggest first-place prizes awarded at a poker tournament in the region this year.

There is also more than USD 1 million waiting for the runner-up, while third place pays USD 880,000. Even the first player eliminated from the final table will leave LES A Casino with USD 200,000.

The King’s Charity Super High Roller final table resumes on Thursday, July 30 at 13:30 local time. Complete live updates will be available exclusively on Somuchpoker , while the delayed live stream can be watched on the official King Poker Cup YouTube channel.