KPC Poker Unifies Its Jeju Brands for October Debut
The 12-day festival at LES A Casino tops out at $60,000 buy-ins and carries $2.3 million in guarantees.
KPC Poker has folded the K Poker Cup and King Poker Cup into a single brand, and the reworked tour is set for its first major outing at LES A Casino in Jeju Shinhwa World from Oct. 10-21, according to PokerNews. The 12-day festival carries $2.3 million, or KRW 3.1 billion, in guarantees and pushes buy-ins as high as $60,000.
The schedule is built around two Main Events. The ₩1.3 million KPC Main Event offers an ₩880 million guarantee and runs six flights from Oct. 11-14, while the $15,000 King’s Main Event begins on Oct. 17, uses two starting flights, and crowns its winner on Oct. 20.
The opening day starts with the ₩800,000 KPC Bankroll Builder, which has ₩180 million guaranteed across three flights. Just 90 minutes after the first cards there, the $5,000 King’s Debut begins with a $1 million guarantee, and the mid-festival stretch adds a ₩5 million High Roller with ₩420 million guaranteed before a $25,000 Single Day Super High Roller and a $60,000 King’s Super High Roller.
As reported on Aug. 28, KPC Poker had already started selling limited Jeju hotel-and-entry bundles for the same festival. Those packages paired tournament entries, player credit and accommodation, and one offer gives full-festival hotel stays for players who pre-pay $70,000 in buy-ins.
A separate promotion cuts the administration fee in half for players seated before selected events begin, with the discount applying to 17 tournaments or starting flights marked by a gift-box symbol on the official schedule. The closing stretch also includes a $30,000 Final Coronation and a $20,000 Single Day Super High Roller on the final day.
