Marius Kudzmanas has won the King’s Main Event at the KPC Poker Series in Jeju.
The $15,000 King’s Main Event at Les A Casino attracted 169 entries, generating a prize pool of $2.37 million. A total of 26 players made the money, including poker pro Joe Cheong, who finished in 16th place for $34,000.
Ren “Tony” Lin (7th/$84,000) was among the finalists. Marius Kudzmanas ultimately claimed the title and $533,800 in prize money. Peng Huang finished runner-up for $350,000, while Xueying Zhao took third place for $250,000.
2026 KPC Poker Series October
Date: October 10 to 21
Location: Les A Casino, Jeju
Events: 62 + Satellites
Buy-Ins: KRW 100,000 ($75) to KRW 7,000,000 ($5.200) & $2,000 to $60,000
Website: kpcpoker.com
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The King’s Main Event
Buy-In: $15,000
Entries: 169
Prize Money: $2,372,760
ITM: 26
Final Table Payouts
1st: Marius Kudzmanas, $533,800
2nd: Peng Huang, $350,000
3rd: Xueying Zhao, $250,000
4th: Zhuoqun Zhang, $190,000
5th: Martin Sedlak, $145,000
6th: Jian Zhu, $110,000
7th: Ren “Tony” Lin, $84,000
8th: Seunghyun Michael Nam, $66,000
9th: Xiaoyu Li, $54,000
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