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

Tricia David is a seasoned poker journalist and writer for Somuchpoker, with over a decade of experience covering the Asian poker scene. She began her career with the Asian Poker Tour (APT) in 2010 then in 2012, she became the lead writer for the Philippine Poker Tour, delivering news and live updates. Since 2014, Tricia has been a core contributor at Somuchpoker, providing in-depth coverage, features, and live updates from major poker events across the Asian region.

Updated: 2025.06.11

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

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.

Event	Guarantee	Entries	Prize Pool
Main Event	₩500,000,000	1000	₩750,000,000
Kick Off	₩50,000,000	300	₩84,000,000
Busan Cup	₩80,000,000	300	₩126,000,000
Mystery Bounty	₩130,000,000	400	₩240,000,000
High Roller	₩60,000,000	200	₩240,000,000
Super High Roller	₩100,000,000	59	₩200,600,000

#9 MAIN EVENT (10 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$551,680

Total Prize

750,000,000

Guaranteed

500,000,000

Entries

1,000

ITM

125

#	Payout	Player
1	103,000,000 $75,765	LJ Lee Jun Kyu South Korea
2	106,200,000 $78,120	HT Han Taekyung South Korea
3	112,700,000 $82,900	LK Lee Kwan Soo South Korea
4	48,000,000 $35,310	YJ You Junho South Korea
5	38,000,000 $27,950	LY Li Youkan
6	29,000,000 $21,330	LJ Lee Jae Hwang South Korea
7	21,000,000 $15,445	GD Gong Dong Ho South Korea
8	15,000,000 $11,035	PJ Park Jun Ho
9	11,000,000 $8,090	KY Kozo Yamada Japan

Check the 125 Payouts & Results ...

#1 KICK OFF (5 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$61,790

Total Prize

84,000,000

Guaranteed

50,000,000

Entries

300

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	20,000,000 $14,710	KY Kim Young Hoon South Korea
2	13,000,000 $9,560	CY Chun Young Bae South Korea
3	8,500,000 $6,250	KS Kim Sul Bum South Korea
4	6,500,000 $4,780	CC Chae Chang Seog
5	5,100,000 $3,750	KK Kim Kyung Mo South Korea
6	3,800,000 $2,795	LM Lee Man Su South Korea
7	2,800,000 $2,060	ZY Zhang Yankai
8	2,100,000 $1,545	WZ Wang Zixu
9	1,500,000 $1,105	PJ Park Jung Jae

Check the 38 Payouts & Results ...

#4 BUSAN CUP (6 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$92,680

Total Prize

126,000,000

Guaranteed

80,000,000

Entries

300

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	32,550,000 $23,945	LS Lee Sang Woo South Korea
2	19,000,000 $13,975	XZ Xiaosheng Zheng China
3	12,000,000 $8,825	JJ Jang Jun Yong South Korea
4	9,000,000 $6,620	PS Park Sung Il South Korea
5	7,000,000 $5,150	PJ Park Jae Sung
6	5,400,000 $3,970	WZ Wang Zixu
7	4,100,000 $3,015	LK Lee Kyung Woo South Korea
8	3,000,000 $2,205	FC Feng Chuan China
9	2,400,000 $1,765	PJ Park Jun Sung South Korea

Check the 38 Payouts & Results ...

#7 MYSTERY BOUNTY (8 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$176,540

Total Prize

240,000,000

Guaranteed

130,000,000

Entries

400

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	47,800,000 $35,160	HY Ha Yun Hwan South Korea
2	27,900,000 $20,520	KJ Kim Jin Hwan
3	33,000,000 $24,275	JS Jeong Sang Jun South Korea
4	11,800,000 $8,680	ZC Zhang Chunhao
5	7,800,000 $5,735	CJ Choi Jun Young South Korea
6	5,500,000 $4,045	KC Kim Chang Jun South Korea
7	6,600,000 $4,855	MW Min Woong Ki South Korea
8	7,000,000 $5,150	PJ Park Jung Eun South Korea
9	5,500,000 $4,045	LJ Lee Jong Seon South Korea

Check the 50 Payouts & Results ...

#10 HIGH ROLLER (15 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$176,540

Total Prize

240,000,000

Guaranteed

60,000,000

Entries

200

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	54,000,000 $39,720	KW Kang Won Kyu South Korea
2	34,000,000 $25,010	OJ Oh Jun Seok
3	30,000,000 $22,065	WJ Won Jong Sun South Korea
4	16,800,000 $12,360	KS Kim Seong Gwon South Korea
5	12,500,000 $9,195	YX Yu Xiao Tong China
6	9,600,000 $7,060	WZ Wang Zixu
7	7,000,000 $5,150	KH Kim Hyun Su South Korea
8	5,000,000 $3,680	CC Chae Chang Seog
9	4,000,000 $2,940	YJ Yeo Jee Woong South Korea

Check the 30 Payouts & Results ...

#12 SUPER HIGH ROLLER (40 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$147,555

Total Prize

200,600,000

Guaranteed

100,000,000

Entries

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	37,000,000 $27,215	GF Gu Feng China
2	50,000,000 $36,780	JH Jung Hwi Gun South Korea
3	34,000,000 $25,010	LK Lee Kwang Soo South Korea
4	21,000,000 $15,445	LY Li You Kan China
5	17,000,000 $12,505	OJ Oh Jun Seok
6	13,600,000 $10,005	SH Shim Hyeon Tae South Korea
7	11,000,000 $8,090	LB Lee Bong Jae South Korea
8	9,000,000 $6,620	ZL Zhou Ledong
9	8,000,000 $5,885	JG Jeon Gyeongseok South Korea

#14 ISABELLE LADIES (3 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$14,520

Total Prize

19,740,000

Entries

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	6,000,000 $4,415	KJ Kang Jeong Hwa South Korea
2	3,700,000 $2,720	LC Lee Chae Hyun South Korea
3	2,400,000 $1,765	LD Lee Da Eun South Korea
4	1,600,000 $1,175	KH Kim Hee Yeon South Korea
5	1,200,000 $885	H Hatayrad South Korea
6	980,000 $720	KM Kim Min Ji South Korea
7	850,000 $625	LY Lee Ye Rin South Korea
8	730,000 $535	YK Yun Kyung Mee South Korea
9	630,000 $465	LS Lee So Mi South Korea

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)

Total Prize USD

$65,870

Total Prize

89,550,000

Guaranteed

60,000,000

Entries

199

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	22,750,000 $16,735	ST Sato Takumi Japan
2	14,300,000 $10,520	KI Kim In Gyu South Korea
3	9,200,000 $6,765	YH Yu Hyeon Seung South Korea
4	6,300,000 $4,635	UC Uda Chntsu Japan
5	4,700,000 $3,455	WS Wu Siman China
6	3,900,000 $2,870	WY Woo Young Ho South Korea
7	3,300,000 $2,425	NY Nishikawa Yuki Japan
8	2,800,000 $2,060	A Aito Japan
9	2,300,000 $1,690	CI Cho Il Chan South Korea

Check the 25 Payouts & Results ...

#13 NIGHT GAME : PLO TURBO (2 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$13,800

Total Prize

18,760,000

Entries

134

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	5,200,000 $3,825	BG Biao Guo China
2	3,200,000 $2,355	KS Kim Sangho South Korea
3	2,000,000 $1,470	LC Lee Cheong Hoon South Korea
4	1,500,000 $1,105	LJ Lee Jeong Yeob South Korea
5	1,050,000 $770	KR Kotake Ryo Japan
6	890,000 $655	LS Lee Sang Min South Korea
7	740,000 $545	KD Kim Don Won South Korea
8	600,000 $440	CB Choi Bong Jin South Korea
9	500,000 $370	NC Nam Chi Gyu South Korea

Check the 17 Payouts & Results ...

#15 NIGHT GAME : NLH TURBO 4 (2 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$11,535

Total Prize

15,680,000

Entries

112

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	4,700,000 $3,455	MT Masaya Tokui Japan
2	2,900,000 $2,135	CE Cho Eun Seo South Korea
3	1,700,000 $1,250	NY Nishikawa Yuki Japan
4	1,200,000 $885	PM Park Mina South Korea
5	910,000 $670	JH Jang Hyun Je South Korea
6	720,000 $530	HS Hong Seung Jae South Korea
7	600,000 $440	SR Sun Rui China
8	520,000 $380	KK Kim Kyung Ruk South Korea
9	460,000 $340	MH Miyoshi Hiroshi Japan

Check the 14 Payouts & Results ...

#20 CLOSER EVENT (3 TICKET)

Total Prize USD

$37,220

Total Prize

50,600,000

Guaranteed

20,000,000

Entries

241

ITM

#	Payout	Player
1	9,000,000 $6,620	KH Kim Hyun Su South Korea
2	7,800,000 $5,735	LD Lee Dong Hun South Korea
3	6,400,000 $4,710	MY Moon Young Chan South Korea
4	5,000,000 $3,680	CH Choi Hyeon Yeol South Korea
5	2,900,000 $2,135	LM Lee Myeong Seong South Korea
6	2,450,000 $1,800	JC Joo Cheol Hyeon South Korea
7	2,000,000 $1,470	CI Cho Il Chan South Korea
8	1,600,000 $1,175	HH Hyun Hyeong Cheol South Korea
9	1,300,000 $955	JS Jang Su Min South Korea

Check the 31 Payouts & Results ...

Up Next: Super Cup Incheon

Super Cup continues to bring players in Korea live poker action with the brand headed to Incheon from October 2-12, 2025 at the Paradise City Resort. Mark the dates!

Super Cup Incehon