Jiajun Yang is an Australian poker player with more than $130,000 in recorded live tournament earnings. Based in Sydney, Yang has recorded dozens of results on the Australian circuit and achieved the biggest score of his career in September 2026 when he finished fifth in the Irish Open Sydney Main Event for AUD 98,000 ($70,622).

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

According to The Hendon Mob, Jiajun Yang has more than $130,000 in recorded live tournament earnings.

His biggest result came in September 2026 during the Irish Open Sydney 2026 festival. Yang reached the final table of the AUD 2,000 Irish Open Sydney Main Event , which attracted 515 entries and generated an AUD 1 million prize pool.

Yang entered the nine-player final table second in chips and remained in contention until five-handed play, when the remaining players agreed an ICM deal. He eventually finished fifth for AUD 98,000 ($70,622), recording by far the largest live tournament cash of his career.

Earlier in the same festival, Yang also reached the final table of the AUD 360 Mini Irish Open . He finished eighth from a 1,547-entry field for AUD 7,000 ($5,017).

Before his Irish Open breakthrough, Yang had built a consistent tournament record across Sydney and New South Wales. He finished third in the 2025 WPT League Championship Genesis event for AUD 5,600 ($3,674) and later won a Pot-Limit Omaha event during the 2025 Kings Cup Series for AUD 3,850 ($2,524).

His recorded results also include numerous final tables and cashes in recurring events across the Sydney poker scene.

Biography & Poker Background

Jiajun Yang represents Australia and is based in Sydney.

His recorded live tournament history includes dozens of cashes, with the majority coming in Australia . Yang has competed across several formats, including No-Limit Hold’em, Pot-Limit Omaha and mixed-game events.

During 2024 and 2025, Yang accumulated several final-table appearances in tournaments across New South Wales. His results included a victory in a Colossus Series Deep Freeze event in August 2024, multiple final tables during the 2025 WPT League Championship and a Pot-Limit Omaha title at the Kings Cup Series later that year.

Yang continued adding results throughout 2026 before recording the two biggest final-table finishes of his career at Irish Open Sydney 2026 .

Play Style & Strategy

There is limited public interview or strategy material available from Yang, making it difficult to define his overall playing style from tournament results alone.

His results do show experience across several live poker formats, with final tables recorded in both No-Limit Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha, alongside mixed-format events.

Social Media & Online Presence

No verified public social media accounts for Jiajun Yang have been identified. His tournament history and recent results can be found through the following links:

• The Hendon Mob Profile
• Irish Open Sydney 2026
• Irish Open Sydney Main Event
• Mini Irish Open

  
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