For the first time in Asian poker history, three major brands are coming together and creating a massive tournament series. The 2024 Jeju Poker Festival takes place at Landing Casino, Jeju, South Korea, between November 15 and December 1, and sees the World Poker Tour (WPT), the Korea Poker Cup (KPC), and Red Dragon Poker Tour (RDPT) run exciting festivals back-to-back-to-back!
WPT Korea (November 15-22)
Image courtsy of the World Poker Tour
The Jeju Poker Festival bursts into life with WPT Korea, which runs November 15-22. Among the 28 WPT Korea events is the eagerly anticipated WPT Korea Main Event, which costs KRW2,500,000 ($1,800). The WPT is massive in South Korea, as the March 2024 stop proved.
In March 2024, the WPT ran a Main Event costing KRW2,800,000 to enter. Including re-entries, the total attendance stood at 1,065, resulting in a prize pool the equivalent of $1,926,886. Hungary's Mate Hanusi came out on top and raked in $322,567 for his efforts. Expect similar numbers this time around.
The biggest buy-in WPT Korea event is a two-day Super High Roller starting November 20, which commands a KRW16,000,000 ($11,500) buy-in.
Date
Time
Event
Buy-in (KRW)
Fri 15 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#1 WPT Opener Day 1A
1,500,000
1:00 p.m.
#2 Single Day High Roller
5,000,000
2:00 p.m.
#3 Pot Limit Omaha
1,000,000
5:00 p.m.
#1 WPT Opener Day 1B
1,500,000
9:00 p.m.
#4 Hyper Turbo Bounty
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS#1 Milestone Satellite to WPT Main Event
500,000
Sat 16 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#5 WPT Main Event Day 1A
2,500,000
12:00 p.m.
#1 WPT Opener Day 2
2:00 p.m.
#6 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
1,000,000
3:00 p.m.
#7 WPT High Roller Day 1
8,000,000
5:00 p.m.
#8 Single Day Mystery Bounty NLHE
1,500,000
9:00 p.m.
#9 Hyper Turbo NLHE
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS#3 Milestone Satellite to WPT Main Event
500,000
Sun 17 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#5 WPT Main Event Day 1B
2,500,000
12:00 p.m.
#7 WPT High Roller Day 2
8,000,000
1:00 p.m.
#10 DeepStack NLHE
1,000,000
2:00 p.m.
#11 5 Card Pot Limit Omaha
1,000,000
5:00 p.m.
#12 Short Deck NLHE
2,000,000
7:00 p.m.
#13 Flip and Go Day 1
500,000
9:00 p.m.
#14 Win the Button Hyper Turbo
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS#4 Milestone Satellite to WPT Main Event
500,000
Mon 18 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#5 WPT Main Event Day 1C
2,500,000
12:00 p.m.
#13 Flip and Go Day 2
1:00 p.m.
#15 Survivor Bounty
1,500,000
5:00 p.m.
#16 Single Day High Roller NLHE Turbo
4,000,000
9:00 p.m.
#17 Pot Limit Omaha Hyper Turbo
400,000
10:00 p.m.
MS#5 Milestone Satellite to WPT Mystery Bounty
400,000
Tue 19 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#5 WPT Main Event Day 2
12:00 p.m.
#18 WPT Mystery Bounty Flight A
2,000,000
2:00 p.m.
#19 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw
1,000,000
5:00 p.m.
#18 WPT Mystery Bunty Flight B
2,000,000
6:00 p.m.
#20 Single Day High Roller NLHE Turbo
4,000,000
9:00 p.m.
#21 Hyper Turbo Bounty NLHE
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS#6 Milestone Satellite to WPT Closer
400,000
Wed 20 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#5 WPT Main Event Day 3
12:00 p.m.
#18 WPT Mystery Bounty Day 2
12:00 p.m.
#22 WPT Closer Day 1A
2,000,000
2:00 p.m.
#23 No Limit 2-7 Single Draw
1,000,000
3:00 p.m.
#24 WPT Super High Roller Day 1
16,000,000
5:00 p.m.
#22 WPT Closer Day 1B
2,000,000
9:00 p.m.
#25 Win the button Hyper Turbo NLHE
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS#7 Milestone Satellite to KPC Main Event
300,000
Thu 21 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#5 WPT Main Event Day 4
12:00 p.m.
#22 WPT Closer Day 2
12:00 p.m.
#24 WPT Super High Roller Day 2
16,000,000
1:00 p.m.
#26 Mini High Roller Turbo
2,500,000
4:00 p.m.
#27 WPT Mini Closer Turbo NLHE
1,500,000
5:00 p.m.
MS#8 Milestone Satellite to KPC Main Event
300,000
6:00 p.m.
#28 Monster Stack Hyper Turbo NLE
1,000,000
Fri 22 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#5 WPT Main Event Day 5
Approximate conversion rate of 1,380 South Korean won to 1 US Dollar
Korea Poker Cup (November 21-26)
Korea Poker Cup (KPC)
The Korea Poker Cup (KPC) features 13 numbered events between November 21-26, including a couple of High Rollers and Super High Rollers that have the largest buy-ins of the entire festival.
On November 24, the KPC Single Day High Roller comes with a KRW33,400,000 ($24,100) buy-in. A day later, a two-day Super High Roller Short Deck event will bring out the best six-plus Hold'em players from Asia and much further afield, as it costs a staggering KRW66,800,000 ($48,200) to enter!
Of course, more affordable events such as the KRW1,600,000 ($1,150) Korea Poker Cup Main Event and the KRW1,200,000 ($865) Jeju Cup are available and should be immensely popular to boot.
Date
Time
Event
Buy-in (KRW)
Thu 21 Nov
2:00 p.m.
KPC Freeroll to Korea Poker Cup Main Event
Free
4:00 p.m.
#27 WPT Mini Closer Turbo NLHE
1,500,000
5:00 p.m.
MS#8 Milestone Satellite to KPC Main Event
300,000
6:00 p.m.
#28 Monster Stack Hyper Turbo NLE
1,000,000
Fri 22 Nov
12:00 p.m.
#5 WPT Main Event Day 5
12:00 p.m.
KPC1 Korea Poker Cup Main Event Day 1A
1,600,000
2:00 p.m.
KPC2 KPC Single Day High Roller
5,000,000
4:00 p.m.
KPC3 Pot Limit Omaha
1,000,000
7:30 p.m.
KPC3 Turbo NLHE
500,000
9:30 p.m.
MS1 Milestone Satellite to KPC Main Event
300,000
Sat 23 Nov
11:00 a.m.
MS2 Milestone Satellite to KPC Main Event
300,000
12:00 p.m.
KPC1 Korea Poker Cup Main Event Day 1B
1,600,000
2:00 p.m.
KPC5 KPC Single Day High Roller
5,000,000
3:00 p.m.
KPC6 Freezeout NLHE
1,000,000
7:00 p.m.
KPC1 Korea Poker Cup Main Event Day 1C Turbo
1,600,000
9:00 p.m.
KPC7 Turbo NLH
500,000
Sun 24 Nov
11:00 a.m.
MS3 Milestone Satellite to Jeju Cup
200,000
12:00 p.m.
KPC1 Korea Poker Cup Main Event Day 2
12:30 p.m.
KPC8 Jeju Cup Day 1A
1,200,000
2:00 p.m.
KPC9 KPC Single Day High Roller
33,400,000
5:30 p.m.
KPC10 Big Bounty NLHE
1,000,000
9:00 p.m.
KPC11 All-in or Fold NLH
500,000
Mon 25 Nov
11:00 a.m.
MS4 Milestone Satellite to Jeju Cup
200,000
12:00 p.m.
KPC1 Korea Poker Cup Main Event Day 3
12:00 p.m.
KPC8 Jeju Cup Day 1B
1,200,000
3:00 p.m.
KPC12 KPC Super High Roller Short Deck Day 1
66,800,000
5:00 p.m.
KPC13 Ultra Stack NLHE
1,000,000
7:00 p.m.
MS5 Milestone Satellite to RDPT Main Event
400,000
Tue 26 Nov
12:00 p.m.
KPC1 Korea Poker Cup Main Event Day 4
12:00 p.m.
KPC8 Jeju Cup Day 2
Approximate conversion rate of 1,380 South Korean won to 1 US Dollar
Red Dragon Poker Tour (November 26 to December 1)
Image courtesy of the Red Dragon Poker Tour
The Red Dragon Poker Tour (RDPT) picks up the baton for the third and final part of the massive Jeju Poker Festival. Its 25 events run from November 26 through December 1. The KRW12,000,000 ($8,650) Super High Roller will attract well-heeled poker players in droves. A slightly higher ($11,500) edition of this event ran at Landing Casino in August 2024 and saw Quan Zhou of China outlast 31 entrants to bank $110,938.
The Red Dragon Championship is the event every player will have their eye on. In August 2024, a bumper crowd of 1,974 turned out. China's Mai Zhang came out on top and received $284,022 for their efforts.
Date
Time
Event
Buy-in (KRW)
Tue 26 Nov
12:00 p.m.
RDPT1 Baby Dragon Day 1A
1,500,000
1:00 p.m.
MS1 Milestone Satellite to Baby Dragon
350,000
2:00 p.m.
RDPT2 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo
1,000,000
3:00 p.m.
RDPT3 Red Dragon Super High Roller Day 1
12,000,000
5:00 p.m.
RDPT1 Baby Dragon Day 1B
1,500,000
9:00 p.m.
RDPT4 Hyper Turbo Bounty NLHE
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS2 Milestone Satellite to RDPT Main Event
400,000
Wed 27 Nov
12:00 p.m.
RDPT5 Red Dragon Championship Day 1A
2,000,000
12:00 p.m.
RDPT3 Red Dragon Super High Roller Day 2
12,000,000
12:00 p.m.
RDPT1 Baby Dragon Day 2
2:00 p.m.
RDPT6 Lady Dragon
1,000,000
5:00 p.m.
RDPT7 Short Deck NLH
1,500,000
6:00 p.m.
RDPT5 Red Dragon Championship Day 1B
2,000,000
9:00 p.m.
RDPT8 Win the Button Hyper Turbo
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS3 Milestone Satellite to RDPT Main Wvent
400,000
Thu 28 Nov
12:00 p.m.
RDPT5 Red Dragon Championship Day 1C
2,000,000
1:00 p.m.
RDPT9 MegaStack NLHE
1,500,000
4:00 p.m.
RDPT10 Mixed Game NLHE/PLO
1,500,000
5:00 p.m.
RDPT11 Single Day High Roller NLHE Turbo
4,000,000
6:00 p.m.
RDPT5 Red Dragon Championship Day 1D
2,000,000
9:00 p.m.
RDPT12 Pot Limit Omaha Hyper Turbo
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS4 Milestone Satellite to Dragon Egg
500,000
Fri 29 Nov
12:00 p.m.
RDPT5 Red Dragon Championship Day 2
12:00 p.m.
RDPT13 Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty
4,000,000
4:00 p.m.
RDPT14 Survivor Bounty NLHE
1,500,000
7:00 p.m.
RDPT15 Big Bounty Turbo
3,000000
9:00 p.m.
RDPT16 Hyper Turbo Bounty
600,000
10:00 p.m.
MS5 Milestone Satellite to Mini Main
350,000
Sat 30 Nov
12:00 p.m.
RDPT5 Red Dragon Championship Day 3
12:00 p.m.
RDPT17 Mini Main Event Flight A
1,500,000
12:00 p.m.
RDPT13 Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty Day 2
2:00 p.m.
RDPT18 Pot Limit Omaha
1,500,000
3:00 p.m.
RDPT19 Red Dragon High Roller Day 1
6,000,000
5:00 p.m.
RDPT17 Mini Main Event Flight B
1,500,000
7:00 p.m.
RDPT20 Flip and Go Day 1
500,000
9:00 p.m.
RDPT21 Win the Button Hyper Turbo
600,000
10:00 p.m.
RDPT22 All-in of Fold Hyper Turbo
600,000
Sun 1 Dec
12:00 p.m.
RDPT5 Red Dragon Championship Day 4
12:00 p.m.
RDPT19 Red Dragon High Roller Day 2
6,000,000
12:00 p.m.
RDPT17 Mini Main Event Day 2
12:00 p.m.
RDPT20 Flip and Go Day 2
1:00 p.m.
RDPT23 SuperStack Bounty Turbo
1,500,000
3:00 p.m.
RDPT24 MegaStack Turbo
1,000,000
5:00 p.m.
RDPT25 MonsterStack Hyper Turbo
800,000
Approximate conversion rate of 1,380 South Korean won to 1 US Dollar
Special Early Bird Discounts Are Available
It pays to be an early bird at the Jeju Poker Festival because the organizers have created five Early Bird Specials that see you save a bunch of money if you book in advance using its link. These four packages can be seen below; will you be an early bird in Jeju?
Should you play well and run hot during the Jeju Poker Festival, you could see yourself returning home with a cash prize worth up to KRW 60 million, hotel accommodation, and with up to three Main Event seats for the 2025 edition of the Jeju Poker Festival!
Reach two Main Event final tables during the 2024 Jeju PokerFestival, and you'll receive KRW 30 million in cash and two Main Event seats for the 2025 edition of this incredible festival. Complete a hat-trick and navigate to three Main Event final table at the 2024 Jeju Poker Festival to receive KRW 60 million in cash, six nights' accommodation, and three Main Event seats for the 2025 Jeju Poker Festival!
Terms and Conditions
Non-transferable: Invitations and accommodations are non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
Ticket Refund: If any brand of main event cancels participation in the Jeju Poker Festival next year, the corresponding ticket amount will be refunded to the winners.
Exclusive Reward: If a player qualifies for both the Double FT Reward and the Triple FT Reward, only the Triple FT Reward will be granted.
Matthew Pitt hails from Leeds, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom, and has worked in the poker industry since 2008, and worked for PokerNews since 2010. In September 2010, he became the editor of PokerNews. Matthew stepped away from live reporting duties in 2015, and now concentrates on his role of Senior Editor for the PokerNews.
