Jeju is about to get loud again. The K Poker Cup and King Poker Cup Series 2026 will run from July 25 to August 10 at LES A Casino, and organizers are not treating it as just another summer stop. Sponsored by QQPK, the 17-day festival stretches from KRW 100,000 satellites all the way to a USD 30,000 Super High Roller, with a production overhaul designed to make the room feel like a televised arena.
A stage built for the cameras
The headline upgrade is physical. The venue will feature a new 200-square-meter main stage wrapped in a darker, more premium lighting design, with the action mirrored on a 100-square-meter LED screen so railbirds can actually follow the all-ins. A dedicated commentary booth rounds out the setup, with hosts and analysts lined up to call hands live through the series. Organizers have also teased special guest appearances without naming names yet.
K Poker Cup: 880 million won up top
The first half belongs to the K Poker Cup, July 25 to August 4. Its Main Event carries a KRW 1,300,000 buy-in and an KRW 880,000,000 guarantee, and the projection of a 2,000-plus field is not wishful thinking — the last edition at the same price point drew 2,030 entries and built a KRW 2.28 billion pool. Six Day 1 flights give players room to fire, and re-qualifying pays: clearing two flights earns a KRW 7,000,000 bonus, three flights bumps it to KRW 17,000,000, and four flights hands over a hefty KRW 22,000,000. Fifty-three side events fill out the schedule, with a KRW 100,000 “Welcome to KPC” satellite offering one of the cheapest doors into the Main.
King Poker Cup and a wearable crown
From August 1, the stakes climb. The King Poker Cup packs in 13 high-roller events led by The King’s Main Event, a USD 15,000 buy-in whose inaugural run pulled 191 entries for a USD 2,681,700 prize pool, won by Tony Ren Lin for USD 600,700. Buy-ins across the rest range from USD 2,000 to USD 10,000, spanning No-Limit Hold’em, PLO, Big O and a USD 3,000 T.O.R.S.E. mixed event. The closer is the real showpiece: the USD 30,000 Final Coronation Super High Roller, where the winner skips the standard trophy and instead walks away with a wearable, diamond-set gold crown. For a region that has turned Jeju into one of its busiest poker hubs, July is shaping up as a destination worth booking flights for.