Germany’s Fabian Gumz heads into the final table of the 2026 Jeju Poker Festival KPC Main Event as chip leader, but there is very little separating him from Australia’s Andrew Hosok Han. After 747 entries and two days of play, eight players remain in contention for the KRW 150 million first prize, worth approximately $111,770.
Gumz finished Day 2 with 4,435,000 chips, just 145,000 ahead of Han’s 4,290,000. Lithuania’s Aleksandras Rusinovas sits third on 3,070,000, while fellow German Martin Sedlak is also through after knocking out the ninth-place finisher to bring Saturday’s action to a close.
The KRW 1.3 million buy-in event is being played at LES A Casino on South Korea’s Jeju Island. The final table was scheduled to begin at noon local time on Sunday, 1 November, with every remaining player guaranteed at least KRW 14,850,000.
KPC Main Event Final Table Chip Counts
The eight finalists return with a combined 21,860,000 chips in play. Gumz and Han control almost 40% between them, although neither has enough of a lead to run over the table without resistance.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Gumz | Germany | 4,435,000 |
| 2 | Andrew Hosok Han | Australia | 4,290,000 |
| 3 | Aleksandras Rusinovas | Lithuania | 3,070,000 |
| 4 | Yifu He | United States | 2,760,000 |
| 5 | Chung Yi Ho | Taiwan | 2,735,000 |
| 6 | Martin Sedlak | Germany | 1,980,000 |
| 7 | Shuai Li | China | 1,940,000 |
| 8 | Xu Wang | China | 650,000 |
Wang has the most work to do, returning with fewer than one-third of Sedlak’s chips. He is already guaranteed a five-figure payday in US dollar terms, but will need an early double-up to put himself back in contention.
Fabian Gumz Chases Another Major Tournament Victory
Gumz is no stranger to big tournament decisions. The German has recorded more than $4.6 million in live tournament cashes according to The Hendon Mob, with his biggest single payday remaining the $353,380 he collected for finishing runner-up in the 2019 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open.
He won the 2024 WPT Prime Slovakia Main Event for $125,902 and finished 11th in the 2024 WPT World Championship for another $255,000. More recently, Gumz collected $120,000 for finishing tenth in the $60,000 Super High Roller at the October KPC Poker Series in Jeju.
Gumz began this Main Event by bagging 499,000 on Day 1A. He carried that stack into Day 2, where his ace-king chopped a pot with Dakota Anderson’s ace-king after the pair eliminated Yuichi Sumida. Later, Gumz made top pair on the river and successfully picked off a bluff from Yan Zhao.
Speaking to the World Poker Tour about playing with a big stack in December 2024, Gumz said:
“I know how quick it can go the other way.”
That experience should serve him well on Sunday. A lead of 145,000 chips over Han is hardly a cushion, especially with Rusinovas and two other players holding more than 2.7 million apiece.
Andrew Han and Aleksandras Rusinovas Among the Main Challengers
Australia’s Andrew Hosok Han is arguably Gumz’s biggest immediate threat. The Global Poker Index lists his recorded live tournament earnings at approximately $420,000, while his Asian Poker Tour record includes 13 cashes, one title and more than $128,000 in winnings.
Han’s previous results include a 12th-place finish in the 2025 APT Championship Main Event for $65,248. He also won an APT Hyper Turbo High Roller in April 2026 for $5,055, adding another trophy to his tournament record.
Han has been putting chips to work in Jeju. He turned a straight with ace-queen to eliminate Xiaoxiao Chen, then sent Songzhao Gu out in 15th when his ace-king dominated ace-queen.
Rusinovas is another player with experience in large fields. The Lithuanian has approximately $403,000 in recorded live tournament earnings, with his largest cash coming from a fifth-place finish in the 2019 WSOP $888 Crazy Eights event for $233,888.
He reached Sunday’s final table after securing an important double-up with ace-seven against Zhen Xu’s ace-deuce. With 3,070,000 chips, Rusinovas has enough ammunition to challenge the top two rather than simply ladder up the payouts.
Martin Sedlak Returns to Another Jeju Final Table
Martin Sedlak has been putting together an impressive run of results in Asia. The German’s recorded live tournament earnings have climbed past $1.6 million, including more than $600,000 in 2026 alone.
He finished fifth in the $15,000 King’s Main Event at the October KPC Poker Series for $145,000, a result covered in Poker Type’s report on Peng Huang’s $478,000 Jeju tournament run. That event ended less than two weeks before Sedlak reached another major final table on the same island.
Sedlak had already led Day 1D with 882,000 after failing to advance from Day 1A. On Day 2, his suited ace-seven improved to a pair of aces against Zixiong Jiang’s pocket eights, eliminating Jiang from the tournament.
His most important knockout came late in the evening. Holding pocket kings, Sedlak sent Yan Zhao to the rail when her ace-jack failed to improve, leaving Zhao ninth for KRW 12,200,000 and confirming the final eight.
Sedlak returns sixth in chips with 1,980,000. That is below the final-table average, but he has already shown he is comfortable navigating deep runs in Jeju.
High Roller Finalists Looking for Another Payday
Two Chinese finalists have already secured substantial tournament results at this festival.
- Shuai Li finished fourth in the KRW 5 million KPC High Roller for KRW 25,750,000. He reached the Main Event final eight after turning a full house with pocket jacks to eliminate Dakota Anderson in 28th.
- Xu Wang finished runner-up in the same High Roller for KRW 54,200,000. In the Main Event, his pocket kings held against Iulian Blebea’s queen-jack of hearts, helping him reach another final table.
Wang faces the toughest job from the shortest stack, while Li is looking for a second major final-table finish in three days. The pair have already collected KRW 79,950,000 between them from the earlier High Roller.
KPC Main Event Final Table Payouts
There is a substantial difference between taking the first available payout and winning the tournament. The eventual champion will collect more than ten times the eighth-place prize, making the pay jumps a major consideration once the shorter stacks begin moving all-in.
| Finish | Prize (KRW) | Approx. USD |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 150,000,000 | $111,770 |
| 2nd | 102,500,000 | $76,380 |
| 3rd | 68,000,000 | $50,670 |
| 4th | 48,000,000 | $35,770 |
| 5th | 34,000,000 | $25,340 |
| 6th | 25,000,000 | $18,630 |
| 7th | 18,000,000 | $13,410 |
| 8th | 14,850,000 | $11,070 |
With 747 entries, the tournament has attracted a substantial field for its KRW 1.3 million buy-in. It forms part of the wider Jeju Poker Festival, which runs from 28 October to 11 November and includes events organised by KPC Poker and the Red Dragon Poker Tour.
Jeju has become an increasingly busy stop on the international tournament calendar. Poker Type previously examined that growth in How Jeju Became Asia’s High-Stakes Poker Hub, while the recent Michel Molenaar high roller results underline the money being won at the island’s festivals.
For Gumz, the job is straightforward on paper: protect the chip lead, apply pressure where the stacks allow it and avoid giving Han or Rusinovas a cheap route into first place. With eight players still holding chips and KRW 150 million waiting for the winner, there is plenty of poker left to play.
