Jeju, South Korea – Press Release by Poker King Club
On May 8, 2016, WPT® National Korea will return to the beautiful island of Jeju for its sophomore run at the Maison Glad Hotel Jeju, the highly-anticipated follow-up to the widely successful WPT National Korea 2015. The event is set to be bigger than that of last year, Pre-registration for the event has reached an all-time high, with 120 people currently confirmed and more to come. The players attending are predominantly from Asia, made up of 56% Mainland Chinese players, 17% Japanese players, and 10% from Hong Kong. Some notable names include Raymond Wu, Terry Fan, Sparrow Cheung, Alex Lee, and the Team PKC roster, including Juicy Li, Jason Lo, and Gaoxing, Ian Brion and Lester Edoc.
Maison Glad Hotel Jeju
WPT National Korea 2016 envisions an event much broader in terms than a usual poker tournament, with much emphasis put on other elements of the player experience, such as recreation, food & beverage, transport, culture, and tourism, among others. The organizers made sure to offer a variety of sponsored goods and discounts, ensuring the players enjoy all that Jeju has to offer, even outside the poker table.
Kicking off WPT National Korea will be the second-ever Poker King Club namesake event, Poker King Cup, boasting of a KRW 50,000,000 guarantee. The event made its first splash at WPT National Philippines, attracting a whopping 312 entries over its two-day period. Other notable events on the schedule is the 2,000,000 + 200,000 KRW Main Event, and the 6,000,000 + 600,000 KRW High Roller event. For those who do not have their entries to these events yet, satellites for both events will be conducted during the tournament dates. The festivities will also include a NLH KO Bounty, NLH Rebuy, NLH Freezeout, PLO event, 8NLH Deepstack, and a 6-Max Event.
The full schedule can be found
WPT National Korea 2016 starts on May 8, 2016, and will run until May 13, 2016. It is organized by Suncity Group, Poker King Club, J&P Entertainment, and the Paradise Casino Group.
For any enquiries, please contact:
Poker King Club Contact
Katsy Lin – Katsy.lin@kings-consulting.com
Louis Hartwell
Graduated in Media Communication at the University of Lausanne, Louis Hartman is a co-founder of somuchpoker.com. He began his career in Cambodia as freelance journalist. In same time he was making his living by playing poker every night at that time. Intense learner, he read dozens of poker strategy books to improve his skills during many years. With a strong interest about poker "behind the scene" in Asia and his communication skills, Louis launched Somuchpoker in 2014.
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