A new name, two Main Events and $2.3 million (₩3.1 billion) in guarantees await poker players heading to Jeju this October.
K Poker Cup and King Poker Cup have officially joined forces under the KPC Poker banner, and the newly unified tour will make its first major appearance at LES A Casino in Jeju, Shinhwa World from October 10-21.
The 12-day festival is certainly not starting small, with buy-ins stretching all the way to the $60,000 Super High Roller.
There are also two very different Main Events to chase. The ₩1.3 million KPC Main Event comes with an ₩880 million guarantee, while a $15,000 King’s Main Event sees out the end of the festival.
Players making the trip can also choose from several packages combining tournament entries, credits and hotel stays. PokerNews has taken a closer look at those offers separately, including a promotion that gives players complimentary accommodation for the entire festival when they pre-pay $70,000 in tournament buy-ins.
KPC Poker Full Schedule
Date
Time
Buy-in
Event
Guarantee
Sat, Oct 10
11 a.m.
₩800,000
KPC Bankroll Builder – Flight A
₩180M
Sat, Oct 10
11:45 a.m.
₩1,300,000
Omaha Mix Championship Day 1
Sat, Oct 10
12:30 p.m.
$5,000
King’s Debut Day 1A
$1M
Sat, Oct 10
4 p.m.
₩800,000
KPC Bankroll Builder – Flight B
₩180M
Sat, Oct 10
7 p.m.
₩400,000
PL Drawmaha High Sviten Turbo
Sat, Oct 10
8 p.m.
$3,000
King’s Head Hunter Turbo
Sat, Oct 10
8:15 p.m.
₩800,000
KPC Bankroll Builder – Flight C
₩180M
Sat, Oct 10
10 p.m.
₩400,000
Fun Game – Win the Button
Sat, Oct 10
10:30 p.m.
₩300,000
NL 2-7 Single Draw Hyper Turbo
Sun, Oct 11
11 a.m.
₩500,000
NLH – Morning Turbo
Sun, Oct 11
11:45 a.m.
–
Omaha Mix Championship Final Day
Sun, Oct 11
12 p.m.
–
KPC Bankroll Builder Final Day
₩180M
Sun, Oct 11
1 p.m.
$5,000
King’s Debut Day 1B
$1M
Sun, Oct 11
1:30 p.m.
₩1,300,000
KPC Main Event Day 1A
₩880M
Sun, Oct 11
2 p.m.
₩800,000
FL Stud Mix
Sun, Oct 11
3 p.m.
₩800,000
NLH Head Hunter – Big Bounty
Sun, Oct 11
4 p.m.
$10,000
NLH / PLO Mixed
Sun, Oct 11
5 p.m.
₩600,000
Deep Stack – Turbo
Sun, Oct 11
7 p.m.
$5,000
King’s Debut Day 1C
$1M
Sun, Oct 11
7 p.m.
₩400,000
FL ARI99 Turbo
Sun, Oct 11
9 p.m.
₩500,000
NLH – Turbo
Sun, Oct 11
10 p.m.
₩400,000
Fun Game – Best Choice
Sun, Oct 11
10:30 p.m.
₩300,000
PLO Hyper Turbo
Mon, Oct 12
11 a.m.
₩250,000
Milestone Satellite to Main Event Day 1B
Mon, Oct 12
11:45 a.m.
₩3,000,000
Mixed Game Team Event Championship
Mon, Oct 12
12 p.m.
₩1,300,000
KPC Main Event Day 1B
₩880M
Mon, Oct 12
1 p.m.
–
King’s Debut Final Day
$1M
Mon, Oct 12
2:30 p.m.
₩5,000,000
5M High Roller Day 1
₩420M
Mon, Oct 12
3 p.m.
₩1,000,000
NLH – Single Re-Entry
Mon, Oct 12
7 p.m.
₩400,000
5 Card PLO Double Board Bomb Pot Turbo
Mon, Oct 12
7:30 p.m.
₩1,300,000
KPC Main Event Day 1C – Turbo
₩880M
Mon, Oct 12
10 p.m.
₩400,000
Fun Game – Three Card Poker
Mon, Oct 12
10:30 p.m.
₩300,000
NL 6 Card Archie99 Single Draw Hyper Turbo
Tue, Oct 13
11 a.m.
₩250,000
Milestone Satellite to Main Event Day 1D
Tue, Oct 13
11:45 a.m.
₩1,300,000
Triple Draw Mix Championship Day 1
Tue, Oct 13
12 p.m.
₩1,300,000
KPC Main Event Day 1D
₩880M
Tue, Oct 13
1 p.m.
₩5,000,000
5M High Roller Day 2
₩420M
Tue, Oct 13
1:30 p.m.
₩1,500,000
NLH – Freezeout
Tue, Oct 13
4 p.m.
$25,000
25K Single Day Super High Roller
Tue, Oct 13
5 p.m.
₩800,000
NLH Head Hunter – Big Bounty
Tue, Oct 13
7 p.m.
₩400,000
PL Drawmaha Mix Turbo
Tue, Oct 13
8 p.m.
₩250,000
Super Satellite to Main Event Day 1E
Tue, Oct 13
10 p.m.
₩400,000
Fun Game – Bomb Pot
Tue, Oct 13
10:30 p.m.
₩300,000
4/5/6 Card PLO Dealer’s Choice Hyper Turbo
Wed, Oct 14
11 a.m.
₩250,000
Milestone Satellite to Main Event Day 1E
Wed, Oct 14
11:45 a.m.
–
Triple Draw Mix Championship Final Day
Wed, Oct 14
12 p.m.
₩1,300,000
KPC Main Event Day 1E
₩880M
Wed, Oct 14
1 p.m.
–
5M High Roller Final Day
₩420M
Wed, Oct 14
1:30 p.m.
₩1,200,000
Heads-Up – 32 CAP
Wed, Oct 14
2 p.m.
₩800,000
Big O Classic
Wed, Oct 14
3 p.m.
$60,000
King’s 60K Super High Roller Day 1
Wed, Oct 14
3 p.m.
₩400,000
Venus Event
Wed, Oct 14
4 p.m.
₩2,500,000
Mini High Roller
Wed, Oct 14
6:30 p.m.
₩500,000
NLH – Turbo
Wed, Oct 14
7 p.m.
₩400,000
2-7 Mix 10s Action Turbo
Wed, Oct 14
7:30 p.m.
₩1,300,000
KPC Main Event Day 1F – Turbo
₩880M
Wed, Oct 14
10 p.m.
₩400,000
Fun Game – Best Choice
Wed, Oct 14
10:30 p.m.
₩300,000
PLO K.O. Bounty Hyper Turbo
Thu, Oct 15
11 a.m.
₩300,000
Milestone Satellite to Monster Stack Day 1A
Thu, Oct 15
11:45 a.m.
₩600,000
OFC Turbo (Ultimate Jokers, 3-to-1)
Thu, Oct 15
12 p.m.
–
KPC Main Event Day 2
₩880M
Thu, Oct 15
1 p.m.
₩1,500,000
Monster Stack Day 1A
₩200M
Thu, Oct 15
1:30 p.m.
$60,000
King’s 60K Super High Roller Day 2
Thu, Oct 15
2 p.m.
₩800,000
PLO Win the Button Winner’s Choice
Thu, Oct 15
5:30 p.m.
$15,000
King’s Single Day High Roller 15K – Turbo
Thu, Oct 15
7 p.m.
₩1,500,000
Monster Stack Day 1B – Turbo
₩200M
Thu, Oct 15
7 p.m.
₩400,000
PL 2-7 Double Draw Turbo
Thu, Oct 15
7:30 p.m.
₩1,100,000
Stairs Satellite to King’s 15K ME – Step 1
Thu, Oct 15
10 p.m.
₩400,000
Fun Game – Win the Button
Thu, Oct 15
10:30 p.m.
₩300,000
5 Card PLO Double Board Bomb Pot Hyper Turbo
Fri, Oct 16
11 a.m.
₩300,000
Milestone Satellite to Monster Stack Day 1C
Fri, Oct 16
11:45 a.m.
₩2,000,000
Poker Players Championship
Fri, Oct 16
12 p.m.
₩1,500,000
Monster Stack Day 1C
₩200M
Fri, Oct 16
1 p.m.
–
KPC Main Event Final Day
₩880M
Fri, Oct 16
1 p.m.
–
King’s 60K Super High Roller Day 2 Final Day
Fri, Oct 16
3 p.m.
$20,000
20K Crown Hunt Day 1
Fri, Oct 16
6 p.m.
₩1,500,000
Monster Stack Day 1D – Turbo
₩200M
Fri, Oct 16
6:30 p.m.
₩500,000
NLH – Turbo
Fri, Oct 16
7 p.m.
₩400,000
Big O Escalating Bounty Turbo
Fri, Oct 16
7:30 p.m.
₩3,150,000
Stairs Satellite to King’s 15K ME – Step 2
Fri, Oct 16
9 p.m.
₩250,000
Fun Game – Flip Out
Fri, Oct 16
10:30 p.m.
₩300,000
PL 6 Card Archie99 Double Draw Hyper Turbo
Sat, Oct 17
11:45 a.m.
–
Mixed Game Players of the Series Final Table
Sat, Oct 17
12 p.m.
–
Monster Stack Final Day
₩200M
Sat, Oct 17
12:30 p.m.
–
20K Crown Hunt Final Day
Sat, Oct 17
1 p.m.
₩1,500,000
NLH – Single Re-Entry
Sat, Oct 17
1 p.m.
$15,000
The King’s Main Event – Day 1A
Sat, Oct 17
2 p.m.
$2,000
King Poker Cup – Mixed Triple Draw
Sat, Oct 17
6:45 p.m.
₩500,000
NLH – Hyper Turbo
Sat, Oct 17
8 p.m.
$2,000
King’s Big O
Sun, Oct 18
1 p.m.
$15,000
The King’s Main Event Day 1B
Sun, Oct 18
2 p.m.
$2,000
King’s Big Bet Mix
Sun, Oct 18
3 p.m.
$25,000
25K Single Day Super High Roller
Sun, Oct 18
8 p.m.
$4,000
King’s PLO Escalating Bounty
Mon, Oct 19
1 p.m.
–
The King’s Main Event Day 2
Mon, Oct 19
3 p.m.
$20,000
20K NLH – 6 Handed
Mon, Oct 19
8 p.m.
$5,000
King’s PLO 6-Handed
Tue, Oct 20
1 p.m.
–
The King’s Main Event Final Day
Tue, Oct 20
3 p.m.
$30,000
Final Coronation Day 1
Wed, Oct 21
1 p.m.
–
Final Coronation Final Day
Wed, Oct 21
3 p.m.
$20,000
20K Single Day Super High Roller
Jeju Poker Festival 2026 Returns With KRW 3.88B Guaranteed at LES A Casino
From ₩800K Bankroll Builder to $60K Super High Roller
One look at the schedule shows the range KPC Poker is going for with its first festival under the new name. Things begin on Saturday, October 10 with the ₩800,000 KPC Bankroll Builder, which has ₩180 million guaranteed across three opening flights.
Just 90 minutes after the first cards are dealt in that event, the $5,000 King’s Debut gets underway with a considerably larger $1 million guarantee.
The King’s Debut was a major part of previous King Poker Cup festivals, and its return gives the opening weekend one of the biggest guarantees of the entire series. Three starting flights are spread across October 10-11 before the final day on October 12.
By that point, the KPC Main Event will already be underway. Six flights are available between October 11 and October 14 for the ₩1.3 million Main Event, including evening turbo options. Players making it through those opening flights return for Day 2 on October 15, with the winner crowned the following day.
There is ₩880 million guaranteed, making it the biggest KRW-denominated guarantee on the schedule.
Guaranteed Events
Event
Buy-in
Dates
Guarantee
KPC Bankroll Builder
₩800,000
Oct 10-11
₩180M
King’s Debut
$5,000
Oct 10-12
$1M
KPC Main Event
₩1,300,000
Oct 11-16
₩880M
5M High Roller
₩5,000,000
Oct 12-14
₩420M
Monster Stack
₩1,500,000
Oct 15-17
₩200M
Ren Lin Wins Player of the Series as King Poker Cup Wraps Up in Jeju
Then the Stakes Go Up
The middle of the festival marks a noticeable shift to bigger buy-in events. A ₩5 million High Roller with ₩420 million guaranteed begins on October 12, followed a day later by the first $25,000 Single Day Super High Roller.
And then comes the biggest buy-in on the schedule. The $60,000 King’s Super High Roller starts on October 14 and continues into October 16, sitting at the top of a high roller programme.
There’s a $15,000 Single Day High Roller Turbo on October 15 and a $20,000 Crown Hunt the following afternoon before another of the festival’s headline tournaments begins.
The $15,000 King’s Main Event gets underway on October 17. There are only two starting flights. Day 1A takes place on Saturday, October 17, Day 1B follows on Sunday, and the remaining players combine on October 19. The champion will be decided on October 20.
A $30,000 Final Coronation starts on the same day as the King’s Main Event final table, while the festival concludes on October 21 with a $20,000 Single Day Super High Roller.
King Poker Cup Delivers for Players w/ WPT Global’s Ren Lin at Center of Attention
Register Early and Pay Less
KPC Poker is also cutting the administration fee in half on a selection of tournaments for players who register and are seated before the event begins.
The promotion applies to 17 tournaments or starting flights across the festival, including the King’s Debut, $60,000 Super High Roller, Poker Players Championship and both flights of the $15,000 King’s Main Event.
Eligible events are identified by a gift-box symbol on the official schedule.
Add in the various hotel and tournament packages available to travelling players, and there are several incentives to get plans sorted before arriving in Jeju.
For the latest and most detailed information, please contact the official KPC Poker VIP Service directly.
Calum Grant
Senior Editor & Live Events Executive
Calum has been a part of the PokerNews team since September 2021 after working in the UK energy sector. He played his first hand of poker in 2017 and immediately fell in love with the game.
Calum has written for various poker outlets but found his home at PokerNews, where he has contributed to various articles and live updates, providing insights and reporting on major poker events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
