Dong Li Shen has won the $1,300 WPT Seoul INSPIRE Championship, defeating Japan’s Yosuke Sekiya heads-up.
The World Poker Tour visited the INSPIRE Entertainment Resort in Incheon, where a total of 45 events were held, including the WPT Seoul INSPIRE Championship. The event attracted 1,033 entries, with the top 128 finishers sharing $1.16 million in prize money. Dong Li Shen and Yosuke Sekiya eventually made it through to heads-up play.
The pair agreed to a deal. In the final hand, Shen moved all-in pre-flop with 
. Sekiya ($183,176), who was covered, called with 
, and the board ran out 
, giving Shen a straight. The Chinese player collected the trophy, $190,868 in prize money and a seat in the $10,400 WPT World Championship in Las Vegas.
World Poker Tour – WPT Seoul 2026
Date: 30 October to 9 November
Venue: INSPIRE Entertainment Resort, Incheon
Events: 45 + Satellites
Buy-ins: KRW 300,000 ($225) to KRW 8,000,000 ($5,950)
–> WPT Seoul Schedule
WPT Seoul INSPIRE Championship
Buy-In: KRW 1,750,000 ($1,300)
Entries: 1,033
Prize pool: KRW 1,561,896,000 ($1,161,892)
ITM: 128
Final Table Payouts
1st: Dongli Shen (China), KRW 252,378,000 ($187,744)
2nd: Yosuke Sekiya (Japan), KRW 246,238,000 ($183,176)
3rd: Jun Li (China), KRW 124,950,000 ($92,950)
4th: Tomoharu Hikino (Japan), KRW 92,310,000 ($68,669)
5th: Juhyun Lee (USA), KRW 68,720,000 ($51,121)
6th: Myagmardorj Batsukh (Mongolia), KRW 54,670,000 ($40,669)
7th: Andrew Tomoya Matahira (Japan), KRW 45,290,000 ($33,691)
8th: Hayato Nagasawa (Japan), KRW 36,700,000 ($27,301)
9th: Yumi Hanzawa (Japan), KRW 28,900,000 ($21,499)
