San Hon Pang is a Hong Kong professional poker player who achieved a career-defining victory by winning the APT Incheon Main Event for $293,700 (KRW 411,180,000). With over $438,000 in live tournament earnings, he stands as one of Hong Kong’s most accomplished tournament regulars across Asian circuit stops.

Career Earnings & Biggest Results

With total live tournament earnings of $438,678 across 40 recorded cashes (according to The Hendon Mob), Pang, also known as Stephen Pang, has built a high-profile record across regional Asian series. His top career tournament results in reverse chronological order include:

• August 2026: 1st place in the APT Incheon KRW 2,500,000 Main Event #20 in South Korea for $293,700 (KRW 411,180,000), capturing his career-best live score.
• June 2026: 1st place in the MPT Macau Poker Classic HK$6,800 + 2,000 Progressive Bounty Event in Macau for $16,616 (HK$130,302).
• June 2026: 1st place in the MPT Macau Poker Classic HK$5,000 No-Limit Hold’em Event in Macau for $6,849 (HK$53,722).
• March 2026: 1st place in the MPT Macau Poker Open HK$6,800 + 2,000 Mystery Bounty Event in Macau for $29,081 (HK$227,859).
• April 2026: 1st place in the APT Taipei NT$10,000 Tick Tock Boom Event #66 in Taiwan for $3,558 (NT$112,013).
• August 2018: 8th place in the APPT Manila ₱27,000 Saturday Superstack Event #18 in the Philippines for $6,174 (₱328,000).

Biography & Poker Background

Pang comes from Hong Kong, where he worked in the banking sector before establishing himself as a formidable presence across Asian tournament festivals.

Pang began accumulating tournament scores in regional hubs like Macau and the Philippines as early as 2017. Known on the felt as Stephen Pang, he secured early side-event victories in Macau before hitting a remarkable run of form in 2026. In March 2026, he took down the Mystery Bounty Event at the MPT Macau Poker Open for $29,081, followed by dual title wins at the MPT Macau Poker Classic in June. His ultimate career moment came in August 2026 at the APT Incheon festival in South Korea . Entering the final table of the flagship 1,393-entry Main Event as the chip leader, he navigated a grueling final day to strike a three-way ICM deal and claim the signature 24K Gold Lion Trophy along with a life-changing top prize of $293,700.

Play Style & Strategy

Pang employs an aggressive, highly adaptable, and relentless No-Limit Hold’em tournament strategy. Equally effective in high-volume bounty tournaments, hyper-turbos, and multi-flight championship main events, he focuses on disciplined pre-flop hand selection, positional leverage, and active stack building throughout middle blind stages. His ability to hold momentum as a chip leader and outlast massive fields in championship events reflects sharp ICM instincts, tactical composure under payjump pressure, and elite late-stage execution.

Social Media & Online Presence

• • The Hendon Mob Profile