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Chinese poker player Peng Huang enjoyed a breakout week at the KPC Jeju festival held at the LES A Casino. Prior to the series, Huang’s career earnings stood at $73,178 since his first recorded cash in December 2021. That figure has now been dwarfed by his results in Jeju.
Huang first claimed the KPC Main Event title, outlasting a field of 1,082 entrants that generated an $851,075 prize pool. After a heads-up deal with Hong Zhu, Huang took home $128,102, while Zhu secured $102,100. Earlier eliminations at the final table included Yilong Wang (third, $59,675) and Colombia’s Sebastian Camilo Toro Henao (fourth, $43,265).
Buoyed by his win, Huang entered the $15,000 buy-in King’s Main Event, which drew 169 players for a $2,372,760 prize pool. Notable names including Joseph Cheong, Fabian Gumz, and Eric Tsai made the money.
Huang went on another deep run, eventually reaching heads-up against Lithuania’s Marius Kudzmanas. After roughly 90 minutes, Kudzmanas’ jack-eight outran Huang’s ace-three when a jack landed on the flop, ending Huang’s bid. He settled for a career-best $350,000 as runner-up, while Kudzmanas claimed the title and $533,800.
Elsewhere in Jeju, Eric Tsai won the $60,000 King’s Super High Roller for $1,046,600, defeating Calvin Lee heads-up after a 66-entry field built a $3,706,600 prize pool. The result moves Tsai into third on Taiwan’s all-time money list.
Dutchman Michel Molenaar also impressed, winning two high roller titles worth a combined $308,400 during the series.
