South Korea Poker Profile: Net Worth, Earnings & Stats (2025)
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South Korea’s Juyeol Lee wins USOP Hai Phong Main Event for VN₫ 6.3 Billion (~US$ 257K)
Tension was high across the Final Day of the USOP Hai Phong Main Event with the action down to two tables remaining, and the VN₫ 6,320,000,000 (~US$ 257,590)
South Korea’s Juyeol Lee leads USOP Hai Phong Main Event Day 1A
Also joining the charge are USOP Hai Phong series winners Johnni Nielsen 712,000 (59 BB), Ryan Plant 480,000 (40 BB), Sun Jianfeng 395,000 (33 BB),
Red Dragon Poker Tour 2024 opens this week in Jeju, South Korea; KRW 1.68 Billion (~USD 1.2M) Championship Event awaits
The anticipated showing of Red Dragon Poker Tour at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea is fast approaching with a full fledged festival set to hit the felt this July 26th. Running a ten day schedule, the series features a 38 trophy event lineup consisting of a variety of games, including the likes […]
Red Dragon Poker Tour turns up the heat this summer in Jeju, South Korea with a KRW 1.68 Billion (~USD 1.2M) guaranteed Championship Event
The newest circuit to step out into the international poker scene, Red Dragon Poker Tour is gearing up to make a splash this summer with a full fledged series to kick off its debut. The RDPT Jeju series to be held at the luxurious Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World from July 26 – August 4, […]
Xixiang Luo Wins Largest APT Main Event in South Korea
The 2024 Asian Poker Tour – APT Jeju Main Event has crowned a champion and it was fitting that a contestant from China lifted the elusive award winning trophy, after all the country has been dominating the series at the Landing Casino in Jeju Shinhwa World and claimed the far most tournament wins. Well-known poker […]
2024 APT Jeju Main Event Becomes Biggest International Poker Tournament in South Korea
The final numbers are in for the flagship tournament of the 2024 APT Jeju Main Event. With a buy-in of KR₩ 2.5 Million (~USD 1,820), the tournament set the bar high from the onset with a guarantee of KR₩ 2 Billion (~USD 1.5 Million) and comfortably sailed past that figure. With the four live […]
Asian Poker Tour Jeju, South Korea 2024 sets the bar high with over KRW 5 Billion (~USD 3.76M) in prizes to be awarded
Offering its second series for the year, regional favorite Asian Poker Tour in partnership with Landing Entertainment Korea (LEK), is getting ready to make another splash, this time at the world-class Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea. It has been over seven years since the tour has made an appearance in the beautiful […]
PS LIVE Manila Megastack 18: South Korea’s Shin Hyeonho closes Main Event Flight A with the lead; Three more flights to go
The richest Manila Megastack Main Event in the tour’s history is in full swing at Okada Manila, Philippines with the first of four flights in the books. The PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 357,430) guarantee attracted a total of 176 entries across ten levels of registration and played down to 15% of the field at 27 […]
APL Manila: South Korea’s Jeong Seong Hun tops Main Event Day 1A; Three more flights remain on schedule
The Ace Poker League festivities currently running at 2Ace Poker Manila, Philippines is stirring some buzz with its PHP 20,000,000 (~USD 361,280) guaranteed Main Event finally underway. The first of four flights on schedule played through yesterday and managed to collect a total of 57 entries where only nine qualifiers advanced to Day 2. Action […]
APL Manila: South Korea’s Kang Myeonghwa leads APL Tip Off survivors into Final Day; Kwon Taekwon and Terry Gonzaga claim first two trophies
The first event on schedule for the APL Manila series currently running at 2Ace Poker, Pasay city, has set the tone for the rest of the festival. One of only three tournaments with a listed guarantee, APL Tip Off has smashed its PHP 2,000,000 (~USD 36,090) advertised pot and proudly reached the PHP 3,000,000 […]
Manila Super Series 18: Main Event Day 1A wraps up with South Korea’s Shin Hyeonho in the lead; Two more starting flights ahead
A fan favorite festival across the Asian tournament scene, PokerStars’ Manila Super Series has always been a running hit within the poker community with its lower cost buy-ins and sizeable prize pools keeping everyone in tune. This edition’s Main Event follows its predecessors’ footsteps with a PHP 3,000,000 (~USD 52,842) guarantee, which is most likely […]
Record-largest APT Main Event in South Korea sees Australia’s Aaron Lim leading the 134 pack through Day 3
Final numbers are in for this year’s APT Incheon Main Event where the tour recorded yet another outstanding feat in this season’s games. The tournament tables at Paradise City Casino welcomed a total of 709 entries across its four starting flights and a further 50 registrants for Day 2 in addition to the 171 […]
Asian Poker Tour Incheon, South Korea returns this August with KRW 3 Billion (~US$ 2.3M) in prizes in tow
Fresh off from its Da Nang stop, Asian Poker Tour is making its way back to the spotlight with another full fledged series to cap off the summer. Running from August 25 to September 3 at five-star resort Paradise Hotel & Casino, this year’s APT Incheon, South Korea is set to host a similar 73 […]
World Poker Tour® Heading to Jeju, South Korea for Summer Festival Including Alpha8™ for One Drop™ Event
WPT Press Release The World Poker Tour® has a added another amazing international stop this summer as WPT® Korea will take over the Jeju Shinhwa World this July. The schedule includes a ₩3,400,000 (~$2,550 US) Main Event, and a ₩17,000,000 (~$127,350 US) Alpha8™ for One Drop™ event. “Hosting the World Poker Tour gives u another […]
WPL X KSOP wraps up in Incheon, South Korea; Joosang Kim clinches Main Event for ₩120M (~$95K); festival highlights inside
Since the start of the pandemic, live poker has been booming in South Korea resulting in incredibly lucrative festivals. Due to this, many new poker brands and organizers have emerged such as the Winjoy Poker League (WPL) and the Korea Series of Poker (KSOP). To close out the year and kick off the new […]
2022 WSOP: South Korea’s Jinho Hong captures gold bracelet glory, denies Punnat Punsri Event #76: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty title
Down to its last week of festivities, the 53rd annual World Series of Poker currently running in the entertainment capital is wrapping up this year’s 88-bracelet event schedule with only a few of the global brand’s gold left to be awarded. Asian runners have reared well across the international field with Event #76: $1,979 […]
Byeol Ram Yu captures APL South Korea Main Event for $129,940, Over $780K in prizes awarded
Considering live poker took a step back last year amid the pandemic, recent events suggest that the increasingly popular sport is making a stronger recovery than anyone could expect. Having just concluded its four tournament lineup, Asia Poker League’s South Korea series was met with such a great turnout by its local market that it […]
World Class of Poker: New player in the South Korean market
For several years, well known land based international brands such as the World Poker Tour (WPT), Asian Poker Tour (APT), and Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), have been bringing their style of poker to South Korea. Due to the pandemic, these poker operators have been on a standstill while Korea owned brands J88 Poker Tour […]
South Korea’s Jeju Shinhwa World searches for missing banknotes valued to be at US$13 million
A prime destination in Asia for gamblers and tourists alike, Jeju, South Korea has grown to be a popular holiday island, home to ten casinos catering only to foreign guests. While the popular spot receives an average of 15 million visitors yearly, Jeju is clearly not immune to its bout of criminal cases. Most recently, […]
