KPC Poker Series
The KPC Poker Series is one of the busiest live poker festivals in Asia. It’s held at LES A Casino inside Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea. In late August 2026, two Jeju tournament brands, the K Poker Cup and the King Poker Cup, announced they were joining forces under the KPC Poker banner. Their first unified festival, KPC Poker Series October 2026, runs October 10–21.
The official schedule has 62 numbered events (#1–#62). Organisers have since added two more, #63 NLH/PLO Mixed (Oct 11) and #80 NLH Single Re-Entry (Oct 12), and there are daily satellites on top. Two Main Events headline the festival, with more than $2 million in combined guarantees.
This page covers the schedule, the live results, both Main Events, past champions, travel packages, and what you need to know before you fly to Jeju.
KPC Poker Series October 2026 at a Glance
| Detail | KPC Poker Series October 2026 |
| Dates | October 10–21, 2026 (12 days) |
| Venue | LES A Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, Seogwipo, Jeju, South Korea |
| Organiser | KPC Poker (K Poker Cup and King Poker Cup combined) |
| Events | 62 numbered events, plus added events #63 and #80, plus satellites |
| Guarantees | More than $2 million in total |
| Buy-in range | ₩250,000 satellites up to the $60,000 King’s Super High Roller |
| Main Events | KPC Main Event (₩1,300,000) and The King’s Main Event ($15,000) |
| Games | No-Limit Hold’em, PLO, Big O, Stud, Triple Draw, OFC, mixed games |
| Status | In progress. KPC Main Event Day 2 is today (Oct 15). |
Source: official KPC October 2026 schedule on Somuchpoker and PokerNews announcement.
What Is KPC Poker?
KPC Poker is the brand that now covers both of LES A Casino’s in-house tournament series. “KPC” comes from the K Poker Cup, the older series that built a following among regional players with affordable buy-ins in Korean won. Some trade coverage, such as ASGAM, describes it as the “Korea Poker Cup Series”. The organisers now simply use KPC Poker as the umbrella name.
The King Poker Cup arrived in January 2026 as the high-stakes side of the venue. It charges buy-ins in US dollars, from $2,000 to $60,000, and is aimed at international high rollers.
Here is how the merger unfolded:
- January 2026: The K Poker Cup ran a joint festival with LPT, while the King Poker Cup debuted alongside it.
- July 25 to August 10, 2026: The K Poker Cup and King Poker Cup ran together but still as two separate brands.
- Late August 2026: The rebrand to a single KPC Poker tour was announced (PokerNews, August 29).
- October 10–21, 2026: The first festival under the unified KPC Poker name.
In practice, this means one schedule covering everything from ₩800,000 (about $600) Bankroll Builders to $60,000 super high rollers.
KPC Poker Series 2026 Latest Results
Results So Far (October 10–14)
| Event | Buy-in | Entries | Winner | Prize |
| #1 KPC Bankroll Builder | ₩800,000 | 252 | Zhuo Zheng (China) | ₩39,000,000 |
| #2 Omaha Mix Championship | ₩1,300,000 | 39 | Hao Chen (China) | ₩14,800,000 |
| #3 King’s Debut | $5,000 | 214 | Yan Wen Yee (Malaysia) | $247,600 |
| #5 King’s Head Hunter Turbo | $3,000 | 29 | Tianyu Chen (China) | $19,200 |
| #18 5M High Roller | ₩5,000,000 | 167 | Ren “Tony” Lin (China) | ₩134,120,000 (heads-up deal) |
| #22 Triple Draw Mix Championship | ₩1,300,000 | 31 | Xinze Li (China) | ₩11,200,000 |
| #23 NLH Freezeout | ₩1,500,000 | 30 | Xin Jiang (China) | ₩14,000,000 |
| #24 $25K Single Day Super High Roller | $25,000 | 38 | Lei Yu (China) | $316,100 |
| #33 Mini High Roller | ₩2,500,000 | 54 | Tom Verbruggen (Netherlands) | ₩35,800,000 |
| #63 NLH/PLO Mixed (added event) | $10,000 | 10 | Vladas Tamasauskas (Lithuania) | $56,600 |
Sources: official schedule and results, Day 3 recap and Day 5 recap. USD conversions for KRW events use about ₩1,342 per $1 this week.
What Stood Out
- Tony Lin wins in Jeju again. He reached the 5M High Roller final table eighth of nine in chips. He then made a heads-up deal with Zhengqing Zhao and took the title for ₩134,120,000 (about $99,940). The event’s total prize pool was ₩745,154,000, according to the Day 5 recap. That beat the ₩420M guarantee by roughly 77%.
- Yan Wen Yee’s comeback. The Malaysian was well behind Michel Molenaar heads-up but came back to win the $5,000 King’s Debut for $247,600. Read our King’s Debut recap.
- Lei Yu takes the $25K. The Jeju regular beat Thailand’s Punnat Punsri heads-up and won $316,100 from an $889,200 prize pool.
Events Running Now (as of October 15)
| Event | Status | Key numbers |
| KPC Main Event (₩1,300,000) | Day 2 today; final day Oct 16 | 1,082 entries, ₩1,215,303,000 (about $905,600) prize pool, 105 players left |
| King’s 60K Super High Roller ($60,000) | Day 2 today; final day Oct 16 | 50 entries, $2,808,000 prize pool, 30 players left |
KPC Main Event Day 2 chip leaders:
- Huixiang Xia, 876,000
- Yue Mou, 684,000
- Lee Wee Liew, 639,000
King’s 60K Super High Roller Day 2 chip leaders:
- Manuel Fritz, 2,345,000
- Quan Zhou, 1,579,000
- Ethan “Rampage” Yau, 1,540,000
Tony Lin is still in the event with 317,000.
Source: official KPC live results.
KPC Poker Series October 2026 Schedule
Guaranteed Events
| Event | Buy-in | Dates | Guarantee | Result |
| KPC Bankroll Builder | ₩800,000 | Oct 10–11 | ₩180M | Met |
| King’s Debut | $5,000 | Oct 10–12 | $1M | Met |
| KPC Main Event | ₩1,300,000 | Oct 11–16 | ₩880M | Beaten by about 38% |
| 5M High Roller | ₩5,000,000 | Oct 12–14 | ₩420M | Beaten by about 77% |
| Monster Stack | ₩1,500,000 | Oct 15–17 | ₩200M | Starts today |
Key Events Still to Come
| Date | Event | Buy-in |
| Oct 15 | King’s Single Day High Roller 15K Turbo | $15,000 |
| Oct 15–17 | Monster Stack (four Day 1 flights) | ₩1,500,000 |
| Oct 16 | KPC Main Event final day | ₩1,300,000 |
| Oct 16 | King’s 60K Super High Roller final day | $60,000 |
| Oct 16 | Poker Players Championship | ₩2,000,000 |
| Oct 16–17 | 20K Crown Hunt | $20,000 |
| Oct 17–20 | The King’s Main Event (Day 1A Oct 17, Day 1B Oct 18, final Oct 20) | $15,000 |
| Oct 17 | King’s Mixed Triple Draw / King’s Big O | $2,000 each |
| Oct 18 | 25K Single Day Super High Roller | $25,000 |
| Oct 18 | King’s Big Bet Mix / King’s PLO Escalating Bounty | $2,000 / $4,000 |
| Oct 19 | 20K NLH 6-Handed / King’s PLO 6-Handed | $20,000 / $5,000 |
| Oct 20–21 | Final Coronation | $30,000 |
| Oct 21 | 20K Single Day Super High Roller (series finale) | $20,000 |
Source: official KPC October 2026 schedule. Check it for start times and late-registration cut-offs.
Smaller events run every day of the festival, priced from ₩250,000 to ₩1,500,000. They include:
- turbos, hyper turbos and bounties;
- OFC, 2-7 draw and Big O;
- novelty formats such as Bomb Pot and Win the Button.
Milestone (MS1–MS6) and Stairs satellites feed into the KPC Main Event, the Monster Stack and the $15K King’s Main Event.
KPC Main Event vs The King’s Main Event
| KPC Main Event | The King’s Main Event | |
| Buy-in | ₩1,300,000 (about $969) | $15,000 |
| Dates | Oct 11–16 | Oct 17–20 |
| Starting flights | Six (two of them turbo) | Two (Day 1A and Day 1B) |
| Guarantee | ₩880,000,000 | Not announced |
| Starting stack | 30,000 | 500,000 |
| Level length | 40 minutes (20 in turbo flights) | 40 minutes (50 on Day 2) |
| Field so far | 1,082 entries | Starts Oct 17 |
| Best suited to | Recreational players and regional pros | International high rollers |
The KPC Main Event offers serious value: you get a six-flight, deep-stacked tournament for under $1,000. If you’re new to live poker in Asia, it’s the event to build a trip around.
The King’s Main Event is the high-stakes headline. Its January 2026 edition drew 191 entries and a $2,681,700 prize pool.
KPC Poker Past Champions
| Festival | Event | Entries | Winner | Prize |
| January 2026 (KPC x LPT) | KPC x LPT Main Event (₩1.3M) | 2,030 | Lante Zhang (China) | ₩300,000,000 ($207,490) |
| January 2026 (King Poker Cup) | The King’s Main Event ($15,000) | 191 | Ren “Tony” Lin (China) | $600,700 |
| January 2026 (King Poker Cup) | King’s Debut ($5,000) | 362 | Yang Zhang (China) | $330,500 |
| January 2026 | ₩5M High Roller | 178 | Khoa Anh Ngo (Vietnam) | ₩181,700,000 |
| August 2026 (King Poker Cup) | King’s Debut ($5,000) | 282 | Yang Zhang (China) | $238,700 |
| August 2026 (King Poker Cup) | The King’s Main Event ($15,000) | Not published | Ye Wang (China) | Not published |
| October 2026 (KPC Poker) | King’s Debut ($5,000) | 214 | Yan Wen Yee (Malaysia) | $247,600 |
| October 2026 (KPC Poker) | KPC Main Event (₩1.3M) | 1,082 | In progress | — |
Sources: KPC x LPT January 2026 recap, PokerNews on the August King Poker Cup, and the official October schedule.
Tony Lin: The Player to Beat
No one has had a better 2026 in Jeju than Ren “Tony” Lin.
- January: won the inaugural King’s Main Event for $600,700.
- August: named King Poker Cup Player of the Series, with seven cashes. Those included a $10,000 NLH/PLO Mix title worth $134,540 and a $394,500 runner-up finish in the $30,000 Final Coronation. That run took his recorded live earnings past $20 million.
- October: has already won the 5M High Roller and is still alive in the $60K.
Why the Main Event Field Is Smaller Than January
At first glance, the October KPC Main Event’s 1,082 entries look like a big drop from January’s 2,030. The comparison isn’t like-for-like, though. January’s event was a joint KPC x LPT Main Event. It was promoted to two player pools at once, and it was the centrepiece of a combined festival that paid out about $13.9 million across 61 events. Its ₩2.28 billion prize pool reflects that extra reach.
October’s Main Event is a standalone KPC event, and it still beat its ₩880 million guarantee by about 38%. That makes it a healthy result rather than a decline.
| Event | January 2026 | August 2026 | October 2026 |
| $5,000 King’s Debut | 362 entries | 282 entries | 214 entries |
| ₩5M High Roller | 178 entries | — | 167 entries |
| ₩1.3M Main Event | 2,030 (joint KPC x LPT) | — | 1,082 (standalone KPC) |
The King’s Debut is the trend to watch. Its field has shrunk at each stop, probably because Jeju is now hosting high roller events almost every month, including the Triton series in September.
KPC Poker Packages and Promotions
| Package | Price | What’s included | Hotel |
| Premium High Roller | ₩11M + $5,000 | King’s Debut and 5M High Roller entries, plus ₩6M credit | 8 nights, Marriott |
| KPC Poker Signature | ₩6.15M | Bankroll Builder, KPC Main Event and Monster Stack entries, plus ₩2.3M credit | 6 nights, Landing Hotel |
| KPC Poker Exclusive | ₩4.6M | Bankroll Builder, KPC Main Event and Monster Stack entries, plus ₩900K credit | 4 nights, Landing Hotel* |
*Exclusive package holders get an extra night if they reach Day 2 of the KPC Main Event. Source: PokerNews on KPC Jeju packages.
Two other promotions are running:
- $70K hotel deal: pre-pay $70,000 in tournament buy-ins and KPC covers your hotel for the whole festival.
- Half admin fee: register and take your seat before the event starts to pay half the admin fee on 17 selected events. These include the King’s Debut, the $60K Super High Roller and the $15K King’s Main Event.
Package credits can’t be refunded or transferred, and they’re only valid during this festival. For a full breakdown, see our KPC Poker Jeju packages guide.
How to Play the KPC Poker Series
Getting There
LES A Casino is inside Jeju Shinhwa World at 38 Shinhwayeoksa-ro 304beon-gil, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo-si. According to Somuchpoker’s venue guide, it’s about 45 minutes by road from Jeju International Airport (CJU). The airport has frequent flights from Seoul and direct routes from several Asian cities.
Who Can Play
LES A Casino is a foreigner-only casino. Shin Hwa World’s own financial reporting, covered by GGRAsia, describes it as restricted to non-Korean nationals. The venue guide also lists entry as foreigners only, aged 19 and over, with a valid foreign passport.
Bring your passport to register. Entry rules for South Korea, including K-ETA and visa requirements, depend on your nationality, so check them with your nearest Korean embassy before you book flights.
Registration Tips
- Register early. Being seated before the start halves the admin fee on eligible events.
- Use satellites. Milestone and Stairs satellites start at ₩250,000 and are the cheapest way into the Main Events.
- Watch the currency. KPC-branded events are priced in KRW and King’s events in USD. Before you sit down, work out what a buy-in costs in your home currency.
- Set a trip bankroll. With buy-ins ranging from ₩250,000 to $60,000, it’s easy to drift up in stakes. Our poker bankroll calculator helps you set limits before you fly.
Other Big Poker Festivals in Asia
- Asian Poker Tour (APT): the APT Championship runs in Taipei, November 13–29, 2026.
- Triton Poker Series: its super high roller series visited LES A Casino in September 2026.
- Jeju Poker Festival: another LES A Casino festival. See our Jeju Poker Festival 2026 packages guide.
FAQs
What is the KPC Poker Series?
It’s a live poker festival at LES A Casino in Jeju, South Korea. It combines the K Poker Cup and King Poker Cup, which announced in August 2026 that they would run under the single KPC Poker brand.
When is the KPC Poker Series October 2026?
October 10–21, 2026, at LES A Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World.
How many events are on the KPC October 2026 schedule?
There are 62 numbered events, plus two added events (#63 NLH/PLO Mixed and #80 NLH Single Re-Entry), plus daily satellites.
How much is the KPC Main Event buy-in?
₩1,300,000 (about $969). The separate King’s Main Event costs $15,000.
What is the KPC Main Event prize pool in October 2026?
The event drew 1,082 entries for a ₩1,215,303,000 (about $905,600) prize pool, beating its ₩880 million guarantee.
What is the biggest buy-in at the KPC Poker Series?
It’s the $60,000 King’s 60K Super High Roller, which drew 50 entries for a $2,808,000 prize pool.
Who won the King’s Debut at KPC October 2026?
Yan Wen Yee of Malaysia, who won $247,600 after a heads-up comeback against Michel Molenaar.
Can South Koreans play at the KPC Poker Series?
No. LES A Casino is restricted to non-Korean nationals aged 19 and over with a valid foreign passport.
Does KPC Poker offer satellites?
Yes. Daily Milestone and Stairs satellites award seats into the KPC Main Event, the Monster Stack and the $15,000 King’s Main Event.
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