Hyunkyou Park is a South Korean professional poker player who achieved a remarkable career double-title victory at APPT Cambodia in Phnom Penh. With over $84,000 in live tournament earnings, he is a decorated multi-title winner on the Asian poker circuit.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $84,911 across 21 recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Hyunkyou has built an impressive resume featured by multiple side event titles and deep runs across major international tours. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• August 2026: 1st place in the WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship – 6-Max Megastack Turbo 20 Sec at NagaWorld in Phnom Penh for $2,851.
• June 2025: 201st place in the 56th WSOP – Gladiators of Poker Event in Las Vegas for $3,160.
• May 2025: 6th place in the APPT Cambodia Shot Clock Event in Phnom Penh for $1,100.
• February 2025: 11th place in the WPT Championship Cambodia – Mini Championship in Phnom Penh for $6,600.
• May 2023: 1st place in the APPT Cambodia – Win The Button Event in Phnom Penh for $3,200.
• May 2023: 1st place in the APPT Cambodia – Superstack Single Re-Entry Event in Phnom Penh for $4,500.
• May 2023: 1st place in the APT Summer Series Hanoi – NLH/PLO Turbo Event for $1,990 (₫46,835,000).

Biography & Poker Background

Hyunkyou hails from South Korea, where he developed a passion for multi-table poker tournaments before expanding his reach to major poker hubs throughout Southeast Asia and the United States.

Hyunkyou made his major breakthrough on the international scene in May 2023 at NagaWorld Integrated Resort during APPT Cambodia. He became the standout player of the festival by capturing two side event titles, taking down both the Win The Button event and the Superstack Single Re-Entry event. Later that month, he added another trophy to his cabinet in Vietnam by winning the NLH/PLO Turbo 8-Max event at the APT Summer Series in Hanoi. Building on his Asian success, Hyunkyou made trips to Las Vegas to compete at the World Series of Poker, securing deep runs in massive-field events including the Gladiators of Poker in 2025. He remains an active competitor across major regional festivals in Cambodia, Vietnam, and South Korea.

Play Style & Strategy

Hyunkyou plays a fast-paced, adaptable, and highly aggressive tournament style. Excelling in short-handed, shot-clock, and turbo formats, he relies on quick decision-making, relentless pre-flop pressure, and positional exploitation to outmaneuver opponents in high-velocity situations. His versatility across No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha mixed variants allows him to consistently convert deep tournament runs into title victories.

Social Media & Online Presence

• The Hendon Mob Profile
• WSOP Official Profile