Super Cup Makes Waves In Busan With Maximum Turnouts At Key Events

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06/11/2025
Busan, South Korea
Busan, South Korea

From June 2 to 9, 2025, the port city of Busan played host to one of the most promising signs of live poker’s revival in South Korea. The Super Cup. A young and ambitious brand that brought players together from across the region, delivering an eight-day event that exceeded all expectations.

Emerging only in late 2024, Super Cup is currently the only brand hosting events in South Korea outside of Jeju Island. Its debut in Seoul saw a rocky start as players expressed concerns over legal uncertainties. Interest then shifted in Jeju where turnout increased. But it was the recent stop in Busan that marked the brand’s turning point where it drew the largest attendance of all three stops to date. 

Super Cup Busan

Super Cup Busan
Big turnout at Super Cup Busan

Taking place at the Paradise City Hotel, from day 1 local support for Super Cup Busan was strong, resulting in long registration lines and elbow to elbow room. Familiar Korean player Kim Hak Do was among those in the field. Japan was also well represented, led by Yuri Ishida and Nana Nakamura, the latter who won three trophies at the inaugural run in Seoul. China’s contingent included pros Xiaosheng Zheng and Baiyu Ni, Hong Kong’s Steven Lai and Taiwan’s Christy Huang were also spotted, and Malaysia’s Shyh Chyn Lim made the trip, adding Busan to his growing list of poker destinations. 

By the end of the brand’s eight-day run, a total of 22 champions were crowned with the large Korean force claiming a whopping 14 trophies. At the top of that list was Lee Jun Kyu for his victory at the Main Event. Lee hailed above a field of 1000 entries, earning an ICM deal payout of KR₩ 103 Million (~US$ 75,765). The largest cut was banked by 3rd placer Lee Kwan Soo of KR₩ 112.7 Million (~US$ 82,900), and wedged between in 2nd place was Han Taekyung who walked away with KR₩ 106.2 Million (~US$ 78,120). Below are the results and highlights of both key and side events.  

SUPER CUP – RESULTS

Key Events Highlights

Taking a look at the festival majors where guarantees across the board were crushed. For example, the Main Event started with a KR₩ 500 Million prize pool that amassed to KR₩ 750 Million. Here’s a look at how they all stacked up. 

EventGuaranteeEntriesPrize Pool
Main Event₩500,000,0001000
₩750,000,000
Kick Off₩50,000,000300
₩84,000,000
Busan Cup₩80,000,000300
₩126,000,000
Mystery Bounty₩130,000,000400
₩240,000,000
High Roller₩60,000,000200
₩240,000,000
Super High Roller₩100,000,00059
₩200,600,000

 

#9 MAIN EVENT (10 TICKET)
MAIN EVENT
Total Prize USD
$551,680
Total Prize
750,000,000
Guaranteed
500,000,000
Entries
1,000
ITM
125
#PayoutPlayer
1103,000,000
$75,765
LJ
Lee Jun Kyu
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
2106,200,000
$78,120
HT
Han Taekyung
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
3112,700,000
$82,900
LK
Lee Kwan Soo
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
448,000,000
$35,310
YJ
You Junho
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
538,000,000
$27,950
LY
629,000,000
$21,330
LJ
Lee Jae Hwang
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
721,000,000
$15,445
GD
Gong Dong Ho
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
815,000,000
$11,035
PJ
Park Jun Ho
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
911,000,000
$8,090
Check the 125 Payouts & Results ...
#1 KICK OFF (5 TICKET)
KICK OFF
Total Prize USD
$61,790
Total Prize
84,000,000
Guaranteed
50,000,000
Entries
300
ITM
38
#PayoutPlayer
120,000,000
$14,710
KY
Kim Young Hoon
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
213,000,000
$9,560
CY
Chun Young Bae
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
38,500,000
$6,250
KS
Kim Sul Bum
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
46,500,000
$4,780
CC
Chae Chang Seog
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
55,100,000
$3,750
KK
Kim Kyung Mo
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
63,800,000
$2,795
LM
Lee Man Su
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
72,800,000
$2,060
82,100,000
$1,545
WZ
91,500,000
$1,105
PJ
Park Jung Jae
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
Check the 38 Payouts & Results ...
#4 BUSAN CUP (6 TICKET)
BUSAN CUP
Total Prize USD
$92,680
Total Prize
126,000,000
Guaranteed
80,000,000
Entries
300
ITM
38
#PayoutPlayer
132,550,000
$23,945
LS
Lee Sang Woo
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
219,000,000
$13,975
312,000,000
$8,825
JJ
Jang Jun Yong
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
49,000,000
$6,620
PS
Park Sung Il
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
57,000,000
$5,150
PJ
Park Jae Sung
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
65,400,000
$3,970
WZ
74,100,000
$3,015
LK
Lee Kyung Woo
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
83,000,000
$2,205
FC
92,400,000
$1,765
PJ
Park Jun Sung
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
Check the 38 Payouts & Results ...
#7 MYSTERY BOUNTY (8 TICKET)
MYSTERY BOUNTY
Total Prize USD
$176,540
Total Prize
240,000,000
Guaranteed
130,000,000
Entries
400
ITM
50
#PayoutPlayer
147,800,000
$35,160
HY
Ha Yun Hwan
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
227,900,000
$20,520
KJ
Kim Jin Hwan
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
333,000,000
$24,275
JS
Jeong Sang Jun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
411,800,000
$8,680
57,800,000
$5,735
CJ
Choi Jun Young
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
65,500,000
$4,045
KC
Kim Chang Jun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
76,600,000
$4,855
MW
Min Woong Ki
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
87,000,000
$5,150
PJ
Park Jung Eun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
95,500,000
$4,045
LJ
Lee Jong Seon
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
Check the 50 Payouts & Results ...
#10 HIGH ROLLER (15 TICKET)
HIGH ROLLER
Total Prize USD
$176,540
Total Prize
240,000,000
Guaranteed
60,000,000
Entries
200
ITM
30
#PayoutPlayer
154,000,000
$39,720
KW
Kang Won Kyu
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
234,000,000
$25,010
OJ
Oh Jun Seok
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
330,000,000
$22,065
WJ
Won Jong Sun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
416,800,000
$12,360
KS
Kim Seong Gwon
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
512,500,000
$9,195
69,600,000
$7,060
WZ
77,000,000
$5,150
KH
Kim Hyun Su
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
85,000,000
$3,680
CC
Chae Chang Seog
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
94,000,000
$2,940
YJ
Yeo Jee Woong
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
Check the 30 Payouts & Results ...
#12 SUPER HIGH ROLLER (40 TICKET)
SUPER HIGH ROLLER
Total Prize USD
$147,555
Total Prize
200,600,000
Guaranteed
100,000,000
Entries
59
ITM
9
#PayoutPlayer
137,000,000
$27,215
GF
Gu Feng
China [CHN]China
250,000,000
$36,780
JH
Jung Hwi Gun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
334,000,000
$25,010
LK
Lee Kwang Soo
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
421,000,000
$15,445
LY
517,000,000
$12,505
OJ
Oh Jun Seok
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
613,600,000
$10,005
SH
Shim Hyeon Tae
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
711,000,000
$8,090
LB
Lee Bong Jae
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
89,000,000
$6,620
98,000,000
$5,885
JG
Jeon Gyeongseok
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
#14 ISABELLE LADIES (3 TICKET)
ISABELLE LADIES
Total Prize USD
$14,520
Total Prize
19,740,000
Entries
94
ITM
12
#PayoutPlayer
16,000,000
$4,415
KJ
Kang Jeong Hwa
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
23,700,000
$2,720
LC
Lee Chae Hyun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
32,400,000
$1,765
LD
Lee Da Eun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
41,600,000
$1,175
KH
Kim Hee Yeon
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
51,200,000
$885
H
Hatayrad
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
6980,000
$720
KM
Kim Min Ji
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
7850,000
$625
LY
Lee Ye Rin
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
8730,000
$535
YK
Yun Kyung Mee
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
9630,000
$465
LS
Lee So Mi
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
Check the 12 Payouts & Results ...

Side Event Highlights

The side events were just as popular as the key events. Listed below are events that drew over 100 entries.

#16 MEDICOS CUP (8 TICKET)
MEDICOS CUP
Total Prize USD
$65,870
Total Prize
89,550,000
Guaranteed
60,000,000
Entries
199
ITM
25
#PayoutPlayer
122,750,000
$16,735
214,300,000
$10,520
KI
Kim In Gyu
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
39,200,000
$6,765
YH
Yu Hyeon Seung
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
46,300,000
$4,635
UC
54,700,000
$3,455
WS
63,900,000
$2,870
WY
Woo Young Ho
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
73,300,000
$2,425
82,800,000
$2,060
A
Aito
Japan [JPN]Japan
92,300,000
$1,690
CI
Cho Il Chan
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
Check the 25 Payouts & Results ...
#13 NIGHT GAME : PLO TURBO (2 TICKET)
NIGHT GAME : PLO TURBO
Total Prize USD
$13,800
Total Prize
18,760,000
Entries
134
ITM
17
#PayoutPlayer
15,200,000
$3,825
BG
23,200,000
$2,355
KS
Kim Sangho
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
32,000,000
$1,470
LC
Lee Cheong Hoon
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
41,500,000
$1,105
LJ
Lee Jeong Yeob
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
51,050,000
$770
KR
6890,000
$655
LS
Lee Sang Min
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
7740,000
$545
KD
Kim Don Won
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
8600,000
$440
CB
Choi Bong Jin
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
9500,000
$370
NC
Nam Chi Gyu
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
Check the 17 Payouts & Results ...
#15 NIGHT GAME : NLH TURBO 4 (2 TICKET)
NIGHT GAME : NLH TURBO 4
Total Prize USD
$11,535
Total Prize
15,680,000
Entries
112
ITM
14
#PayoutPlayer
14,700,000
$3,455
22,900,000
$2,135
CE
Cho Eun Seo
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
31,700,000
$1,250
41,200,000
$885
PM
Park Mina
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
5910,000
$670
JH
Jang Hyun Je
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
6720,000
$530
HS
Hong Seung Jae
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
7600,000
$440
SR
Sun Rui
China [CHN]China
8520,000
$380
KK
Kim Kyung Ruk
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
9460,000
$340
Check the 14 Payouts & Results ...
#20 CLOSER EVENT (3 TICKET)
CLOSER EVENT
Total Prize USD
$37,220
Total Prize
50,600,000
Guaranteed
20,000,000
Entries
241
ITM
31
#PayoutPlayer
19,000,000
$6,620
KH
Kim Hyun Su
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
27,800,000
$5,735
LD
Lee Dong Hun
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
36,400,000
$4,710
MY
Moon Young Chan
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
45,000,000
$3,680
CH
Choi Hyeon Yeol
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
52,900,000
$2,135
LM
Lee Myeong Seong
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
62,450,000
$1,800
JC
Joo Cheol Hyeon
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
72,000,000
$1,470
CI
Cho Il Chan
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
81,600,000
$1,175
HH
Hyun Hyeong Cheol
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
91,300,000
$955
JS
Jang Su Min
Korea (Republic of) [KOR]Korea (Republic of)
Check the 31 Payouts & Results ...

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