Juwon Kim is a South Korean poker player who recorded a major $8,504 bounty victory in the Survivor 4K Bounty High Roller Event at the WPT Cambodia festival at NagaWorld Integrated Resort in Phnom Penh. Active in both North American card rooms and Asian circuit hubs, he is a versatile tournament competitor.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $31,059 across recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob and regional tracking), Kim has compiled a solid resume featuring results in the United States, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• August 2026: 1st place in the WPT Cambodia Survivor 4K Bounty High Roller Event #28 at NagaWorld in Phnom Penh for $8,504, capturing his career-best live cash.
• August 2026: 5th place in the WPT Cambodia 8-Max Survivor $1.25K Bounty Event #15 in Phnom Penh for $4,900.
• December 2025: 3rd place in the APC Taiwan NT$3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Hero Hunter Event #10 in Taipei City for $566 (NT$17,700).
• August 2025: 15th place in the Legends of Poker $1,100 No-Limit Hold’em Parkwest Classic III Event #23 in Los Angeles for $6,700.
• June 2025: 1,397th place in the 56th WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker Event #53 in Las Vegas for $3,010.
• May 2025: 197th place in the WSOP Circuit Los Angeles $1,700 Main Event #8 for $3,431.

Biography & Poker Background

Kim comes from South Korea and has spent significant time competing in Southern California, building a strong poker background in Los Angeles card rooms like Commerce Casino and the Parkwest Bicycle Casino.

Kim began accumulating professional tournament scores in West Coast tournaments, securing deep runs in major Los Angeles series including the Legends of Poker and WSOP Circuit events. In summer 2025, he competed in Las Vegas at the World Series of Poker, making the cash in the competitive $1,500 Millionaire Maker. Expanding his international footprint, Kim traveled to East Asia in late 2025 for the Asia Poker Championship in Taipei, making a final table appearance in the Hero Hunter bounty event. In August 2026, Kim enjoyed a major breakthrough in Phnom Penh during the WPT Cambodia Passport to the World Championship festival hosted at NagaWorld Integrated Resort. He claimed a fifth-place finish in the 8-Max Survivor Bounty before taking down top honors in the Survivor 4K Bounty High Roller for a career-high payout of $8,504.

Play Style & Strategy

Kim plays an aggressive, flexible, and opportunistic No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Demonstrating particular proficiency in bounty formats, survivor structures, and high-roller fast-paced events, he excels at accumulating chips during early stages and leveraging position to claim maximum bounty prizes. His ability to consistently reach final tables in specialized bounty formats reflects strong tactical execution, short-stack precision, and composed decision-making under high-stakes structure pressure.

Social Media & Online Presence

• The Hendon Mob Profile
• WSOP Official Profile
• SomuchPoker Player Profile