Peng Huang Tops 1,082 Entries to Win the KPC Main Event
The KPC Poker October Series crowned two of its biggest champions on Friday, October 16, as the action continued at LES A Casino in Jeju, South Korea.
Peng Huang won the 1,082-entry KPC Main Event for KRW 171,873,000 (~USD 128,070), while Eric Tsai took down the King's 60K Super High Roller for USD 1,046,600, the biggest prize of the series so far.
Elsewhere on the KPC schedule, 25K winner Lei Yu leads the 20K Crown Hunt into its Final Day, and Chun Kit Kwan tops the Monster Stack field.
Peng Huang Wins KPC Main Event
Huang started the final table as chip leader with 6,795,000 and was responsible for the majority of the eliminations on his way to the title, including the knockouts in fifth and fourth.
Kai Hung Hu fell in fifth after moving all in for 2,355,000 from the big blind with king-deuce over a Huang limp. Huang called with pocket nines, and they held on a jack-ace-ten-eight-four board.
Colombia's Sebastian Camilo Toro Henao followed in fourth, moving all in on the button with ace-seven, only to be called by Huang's Big Slick in the small blind. The dry runout brought no help, and Toro Henao collected KRW 58,000,000 (~USD 43,220).
Yilong Wang departed in third, leaving Huang heads-up against Hongjun Zhao.
The final hand saw Zhao open to 550,000 on the button with ace-king of spades, Huang three-bet to 2,000,000 from the big blind with king-queen, and Zhao move all in for 9,650,000.
Huang called, and Zhao's ace-king led through the seven-five-four-jack board until the queen on the river sealed the title for Huang and sparked big celebrations from his rail.
Zhao earned KRW 120,000,000 (~USD 89,420) as runner-up.
Huang Celebrates a “Perfect” Birthday
The win came on a special day for Huang, who revealed after the final hand that he was celebrating his birthday. “Today is a very special day for me, and I’m thrilled because today is my birthday,” he said. “I’ll use the word ‘perfect’. Today was truly perfect.”
The player from Guangdong, who has only been playing poker for two to three years, has attended KPC since its very first edition and called the title the fulfilment of a long-held dream. He thanked his mentor Chen Guangshuo, as well as Tony Lin, who won the 5M High Roller earlier in the week.
Huang’s path to the title was far from smooth. On Day 1A he clashed repeatedly with the same opponent every time his stack reached around 100,000. “This didn’t happen just once or twice. It happened roughly 10 times,” he said. “We later did a rough calculation, and on Day 1 alone, he took away roughly 400,000 chips from me.”
He credited his mindset for getting him through. “Everyone in poker experiences upswings and downswings. Without a good mindset, it’s very difficult to pull through.”
KPC Main Event Final Table Results
Place | Player | Prize (KRW) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
1st | 171,873,000 | ~128,070 | |
2nd | 120,000,000 | ~89,420 | |
3rd | 80,000,000 | ~59,610 | |
4th | 58,000,000 | ~43,220 | |
5th | 42,500,000 | ~31,670 | |
6th | 31,500,000 | ~23,470 | |
7th | 24,000,000 | ~17,880 | |
8th | 19,000,000 | ~14,160 | |
9th | 15,900,000 | ~11,850 |
Eric Tsai Wins King's 60K Super High Roller
Tsai beat Calvin Lee heads-up to win the 66-entry King's 60K Super High Roller, the biggest cash of his career after two runner-up finishes at the August KPC series.
The concluding saw Lee move all in with pocket jacks and Tsai call with king-jack, rivering a straight to claim USD 1,046,600. Lee earned USD 700,000.
Hugues Girard produced the story of the final table, climbing from a single 25,000 chip on Day 2 to finish third for USD 470,000.
Lei Yu Leads 20K Crown Hunt
The USD 20,000 buy-in Crown Hunt drew 59 entries to build a USD 750,500 prize pool, with 16 players advancing to the Final Day.
Yu, who won the USD 25,000 Single Day Super High Roller earlier in the series, bagged the lead with 2,800,000, ahead of Rokas Asipauskas (1,980,000) and Candy Lin (1,710,000).
Fresh from his 60K win, Tsai also advanced with 915,000, while Fabian Gumz (1,090,000), Daniel Neilson (505,000), Toby Joyce (500,000) and Mehdi Chaoui (420,000) are all through.
20K Crown Hunt Day 1 Top 10
Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
1 | 2,800,000 | |
2 | 1,980,000 | |
3 | 1,710,000 | |
4 | 1,090,000 | |
5 | 945,000 | |
6 | 915,000 | |
7 | 900,000 | |
8 | 865,000 | |
9 | 600,000 | |
10 | 505,000 |
Kwan Leads Monster Stack Final Day
The KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,118) Monster Stack wrapped up its Day 1 flights with a KRW 365,472,000 (~USD 272,330) prize pool, well clear of its KRW 200,000,000 guarantee.
Thirty-seven players return for the Final Day, led by Day 1C chip leader Kwan on 1,282,000. 5M High Roller third-place finisher Sean Ooi is close behind with 1,194,000, while Day 1D leader Jiajin Hao (671,000) and King's Debut champion Yan Wen Yee (283,000) are also in contention.
The King's Main Event Gets Underway Saturday
Saturday, October 17 sees the start of the USD 15,000 buy-in King's Main Event, with Day 1A at 1:00 p.m., alongside the Final Days of the Monster Stack and 20K Crown Hunt.
Saturday, October 17 Schedule
Start | Event | Buy-In | Starting Stack | Registration Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11:45 a.m. | Event #S1 Mixed Game Players of the Series Final Table | - | - | - |
12:00 p.m. | Event #39 Monster Stack - Final Day | KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,118) | - | - |
12:30 p.m. | Event #46 20K Crown Hunt - Final Day | USD 20,000 | - | - |
1:00 p.m. | Event #51 NLH - Single Re-Entry | KRW 1,500,000 (~USD 1,118) | 30,000 | 6:25 p.m. |
1:00 p.m. | Event #52 The King's Main Event - Day 1A | USD 15,000 | 500,000 | 8:50 p.m. |
2:00 p.m. | Event #53 King Poker Cup - Mixed Triple Draw | USD 2,000 | 150,000 | 5:15 p.m. |
6:45 p.m. | Event #54 NLH - Hyper Turbo | KRW 500,000 (~USD 373) | 20,000 | 8:20 p.m. |
8:00 p.m. | Event #55 King's Big O | USD 2,000 | 100,000 | 11:15 p.m. |
Players can view the complete KPC Poker October Series schedule on Somuchpoker.
Images and data courtesy of KPC.
About the Editor
Callum Jury is Somuchpoker's Live Content and Social Media Specialist, reporting live from WSOP and Asia Pacific poker festivals including the APT and PokerStars LIVE series. Originally from the Lake District in the UK, he has covered the Southeast Asian poker circuit since 2025, combining day-by-day tournament reporting with the social and digital content that brings the action to fans.
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