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Minwoong Jeong is a South Korean professional poker player who achieved international stardom in late 2025 by winning the season-ending Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila Championship. Remarkably, Jeong is a practicing medical doctor who balanced his high-stakes run with hours spent working in an emergency room.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
According to The Hendon Mob, Minwoong Jeong has total earnings of $222,928. The vast majority of his wealth was accumulated in October 2025 at the APPT Manila Championship , where he outlasted 384 entries to win the Main Event. He claimed a career-best score of PHP 11,850,000 (∼$202,981) along with the prestigious shard trophy.
Before his breakout 2025 victory, Jeong had recorded just shy of $20,000 in live winnings over several years. His resume includes notable results such as a 40th-place finish in the PHP 70,000 PokerStars Red Dragon for PHP 110,000 (~$1,896) and multiple podium finishes in Pot Limit Omaha events at the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Manila in 2018, where he earned back-to-back scores of PHP 201,200 (~$3,852) and PHP 197,800 (~$3,656). His consistent performance has propelled him to 131st on the South Korea All Time Money List.
Biography & Poker Background
Originally from South Korea, Jeong has pursued poker as a serious passion for eight years while maintaining a professional career in medicine. He recently admitted that he was on the verge of quitting the game before his life-changing win in Manila, stating, “It is not about winning the money, it is about pride. Poker is very challenging but I love poker”.
Jeong is a fixture in the Southeast Asian circuit, with a tournament history spanning the Philippines and Vietnam. He first appeared on the professional radar in 2016 at APT Manila and has since transitioned from regional small-stakes events to high-profile championships. His unique background as a doctor often draws comparisons to other academic-minded professionals who have successfully applied analytical discipline to the poker table.
Play Style & Strategy
Jeong describes himself with extreme humility, often attributing his success to luck, though his performance on the APPT stage suggested a high level of tactical awareness. During his championship run, he demonstrated a “stole the show” performance during nine-handed play, entering the final table with a commanding chip lead that represented nearly half of the total chips in play.
He is known for a resilient play style and a strong psychological game. In the final stages of the APPT Main Event, he famously caught a major bluff from Eng Choi and later defeated Craig Jones in a lopsided heads-up battle where he held a nearly 5-to-1 chip advantage. His ability to navigate high-pressure situations, even while physically exhausted from his medical shifts, demonstrates an elite level of mental stamina. While he remains modest about his skill, his tactical precision in closing out one of Asia’s most prestigious titles has cemented his reputation as a formidable champion.
