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Gyeongbyeong Lee is a professional poker player from South Korea known for his longevity in the game and his massive championship title wins on the Asian circuit.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
According to Somuchpoker data, Gyeongbyeong Lee has accumulated a Net Worth $306,840 in Asia-Pacific, though this figure does not include his most significant recent cashes. His largest recorded cash is $223,135 as Lee triumphed over a field of 1,867 entries to win the Ultra Stack Championship at the APT Championship 2025 . He earned his maiden APT title and a career-best prize of TWD 6,917,200 (~$223,135), in addition to an APT Main Event seat.
Earlier in 2025, Lee won the AJPC Main Event Title at the AJPC Samurai Circuit Taiwan , defeating a countryman heads-up to pocket NTD 1,000,000 (US $33,315).
Biography & Poker Background
Gyeongbyeong Lee is a poker player from South Korea. He’s an Asian circuit regular and has long been a regular at Asian Poker Tour (APT) events, having stated, “I joined so many APT events trying to win a championship”.His commitment was rewarded in November 2025 when he won the Ultra Stack Championship at the APT Championship, calling the victory “just one step in the entire journey”. He thanked his many friends and family back in Korea for their support over the years.
Lee has also competed in He has competed in World Poker Tour (WPT) events, having been noted for earning a knockout at the WPT Prime Taiwan Championship.
Play Style & Strategy
Lee is known for a patient game in the early stages of a final table, where he entered sixth in chips. However, he is capable of highly aggressive plays, which he leveraged to take the chip lead and “run over his two Thai opponents” heads-up to close out the Ultra Stack win. His strategy demonstrates both endurance for multi-day events and strong ICM awareness in late-stage play.
My relationship with cards started thanks to my father. I was still in elementary school when he first taught me how to play Rummy, and I still remember the long evenings spent playing cards with my family. During the poker boom, I was still underage, but the televised tournaments immediately captured my attention. I became fascinated with the game and started learning different poker formats whenever I had the chance. Later in life, as an adult, I was fortunate enough to spend four years playing poker professionally. During that time, I mainly focused on Heads-Up Sit and Go games, where I found the format that suited me best. Even though my professional career was relatively short, poker remains something I’m grateful to have experienced as a major part of my life. Today, I play mostly as a hobby, while writing has become my main focus. That said, my enthusiasm for writing about poker is just as strong as my passion for playing the game once was.
