Korea Poker Cup Series 2025 Smashes Guarantee In Standalone Debut

The Korea Poker Cup Series 2025, sponsored by QQPK, made a bold statement in its first-ever standalone series, as the KPC Main Event shattered expectations. Hosted at the luxurious Landing Casino within Jeju Shinhwa World Resort, the Main Event attracted a staggering 1,228 entries across five flights, each contributing a buy-in of KRW 1,300,000 (~USD 970). This propelled the prize pool to KRW 1,393,600,000 (~US$ 977,000) with 187 locking up a share. 

As the action moves into Day 2, only 154 players remain in contention, each with their sights set on becoming the first-ever standalone KPC Main Event champion. The minimum payout is now at KRW 3,220,000 (~US$ 2,260) while at the very top, awaiting the champion, is a handsome KRW 216,500,000 (~US$ 151,000).

KPC Main Event - Day 2 Table / Seat Draw
KPC Main Event - Day 2 Chip Counts

Among the contenders is Dutch player Joris Michl, the Jeju Poker Festival - KPC Main Event champion. Michl secured his spot at the final flight, keeping his bid for a second major title alive. In a brief interview with the Michl, he shared his strategy coming into Day 2, 

I have about 30 big blinds, so things can move quickly. I’ll probably take it easy at first - there are a lot of short stacks, so I’ll see if I can ladder up a bit and hopefully find a good spot to chip up.

Here’s a look at how the flights played out.

Korea Poker Cup Series 2025 - KPC Main Event Review

The Korea Poker Cup - KPC Main Event kicked off on April 8 completing five flights across four days of nonstop action. China came out in full force, dominating the turnout. Taiwan was also well represented, however by the end of all the flights, at the top of the list was Hong Kong’s Chun Lung Wong who will return as the overall frontrunner after surpassing Flight B leader, China’s Lei Yu. Wong will be sharing the felt with WSOP bracelet winner Weiran Pu, so fireworks are likely as the two heavyweights battle for control. 

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For those that missed mark, there are still plenty of side events to conquer. For all the results, head to this link --> Korea Poker Cup Series 2025 - Full Results

Special announcement was also made during the festivities. The Korea Poker Cup is set to return to Landing Casino in mid June so book your tickets now!