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Updated: 2025.12.05

Hyundong Lee is a professional poker player from South Korea who delivered one of the most dominant performances in Asian poker history during the 2025 season. He is best known for conquering the Taipei circuit, winning two major Main Event titles in the same city within just three months.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

According to The Hendon Mob, Hyundong Lee has accumulated over $370,000 in total live earnings, with nearly all of his major winnings coming from his spectacular run in 2025.

His crowning achievement came in August 2025 at the WPT Prime Taiwan 2025 . Lee topped a massive field of 1,470 entries to capture the WPT Prime title. He defeated local favorite Ci Hong Ho heads-up to win a career-best prize of TWD 6,038,460 (~$212,005). This victory also secured him a seat to the prestigious WPT World Championship at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Remarkably, this was his second Main Event title of the summer. Just two months earlier, in June 2025, Lee won the ACE Poker League Taipei 2025 Main Event. He outlasted the field to take home TWD 3,629,173 (~$121,313). These two victories combined make him one of the highest-earning players in Taiwan for the 2025 season.

Biography & Poker Background

Originally from South Korea, Hyundong Lee has become a specialist in navigating the large-field tournaments of East Asia. While he has recorded results in his home country (including the WPL x KSOP series), his breakout into the international spotlight occurred at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei.

His ability to close out tournaments is statistically exceptional; winning two large-field Main Events (APL and WPT Prime) back-to-back is a rarity in the high-variance world of tournament poker. In late 2025, he continued to grind, cashing in events at the APT Championship Taipei and preparing for his debut on the global stage in Las Vegas.

Play Style & Strategy

Lee’s success in fields with over 1,000 players indicates a highly resilient play style, capable of managing swingy stack depths over multi-day marathons. During the WPT Prime final table, he demonstrated composure under pressure. After entering heads-up play with a chip deficit against Ci Hong Ho , he successfully adjusted his strategy, eventually turning a flush to crack his opponent’s pair and seal the victory. His play is characterized by calculated aggression and the ability to switch gears when short-stacked.