Andrew Hosok Han has won the 2026 Jeju Poker Festival KPC Main Event, beating Yifu He heads-up to collect ₩150,000,000 (approximately $111,770). The Australian came through a 747-entry field at LES A Casino on Sunday, 1 November, with the final day lasting 12 hours and the heads-up match alone taking close to two.
For much of the final table, it looked as though Fabian Gumz might lift the trophy. The German began as chip leader, then built a commanding three-handed stack before a costly river call ended his tournament in third for ₩68,000,000 (around $50,670). Our final-table preview had Gumz just 145,000 chips ahead of Han at the start. By the finish, neither Gumz nor his main three-handed rival had the winner’s cheque.
How Fabian Gumz Went From Chip Leader to Third
Gumz brought 4,435,000 chips into the eight-handed finale, with Han on 4,290,000. The first important pot actually went against Han: Xu Wang, who had started as the shortest stack, doubled through him when pocket jacks held against pocket nines. It was an early reminder that the two biggest overnight stacks would not have everything their own way.
Gumz made his move after the field had been reduced to five. Martin Sedlak flopped a set of kings against him, but four hearts appeared on the completed board. Gumz held pocket queens, including the queen of hearts, and made a flush to eliminate his fellow German in fifth place.
Next came Aleksandras Rusinovas. Gumz’s ace-king held against the Lithuanian’s ace-ten of hearts, sending Rusinovas out fourth and leaving Gumz with approximately 12 million chips. That was nearly 55% of the 21.86 million chips in play. With just three players remaining, he had done the hard part of building a stack that could put pressure on both opponents.
A Set of Fours Ends Gumz’s Run
The hand that changed the final table belonged to Yifu He. Holding pocket fours, He made a set and shoved the river from the small blind. Gumz called with king-ten of hearts after pairing his ten, but one pair was nowhere near enough. He won the pot and Gumz was out in third.
There is a difference between saying a player lost a massive pot and claiming the river call was automatically a mistake. Without the complete betting sequence, bet sizes and board texture, there is not enough information to judge the decision properly. What is beyond dispute is the result: Gumz went from controlling the table three-handed to watching the last two players contest a ₩47,500,000 gap between first and second.
His third-place payout of ₩68 million was still another substantial Jeju result. Gumz came into the event with more than $4.6 million in recorded live tournament cashes and had already finished tenth in a $60,000 Super High Roller at the October KPC Poker Series. The trophy, however, went elsewhere.
Andrew Han Beats Yifu He After Two-Hour Heads-Up Match
Han and He began heads-up play almost level, with Han holding around 11 million chips. They exchanged the lead over nearly two hours rather than settling matters with one quick confrontation. After 12 hours of final-day play, it came down to hand 282.
He moved all-in from the button with king-ten and Han called from the big blind holding king-eight. He had the better kicker before the flop, but an eight landed immediately to put Han ahead with a pair. Neither the turn nor the river rescued He, and Han had his Main Event title.
He collected ₩102,500,000 (about $76,380) for second place. Han’s winning payout was ₩47,500,000 higher, a meaningful prize difference even after the players had survived the same 747-entry tournament.
2026 Jeju KPC Main Event Final Table Results
The ₩1,300,000 buy-in tournament ran across five starting flights and carried a ₩880 million guarantee. Below are the confirmed final-table finishers and reported prizes. Dollar figures are approximate conversions, not additional payouts.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (KRW) | Approx. USD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Hosok Han | Australia | ₩150,000,000 | $111,770 |
| 2 | Yifu He | United States | ₩102,500,000 | $76,380 |
| 3 | Fabian Gumz | Germany | ₩68,000,000 | $50,670 |
| 4 | Aleksandras Rusinovas | Lithuania | ₩48,000,000 | $35,770 |
| 5 | Martin Sedlak | Germany | ₩34,000,000 | $25,340 |
| 6 | Xu Wang | China | ₩25,000,000 | $18,630 |
| 7 | Chung Yi Ho | Taiwan | ₩18,000,000 | $13,410 |
| 8 | Shuai Li | China | ₩14,850,000 | $11,070 |
The pay jumps tell part of the final-table story. Reaching third was worth ₩20 million more than fourth; moving from third to second was worth another ₩34.5 million. When Gumz held the three-handed lead, he had the chips to threaten both of those jumps. He also had a lot of equity riding on every big decision.
Han Records His Biggest Live Tournament Score
Melbourne-based Han only started travelling the Asian tournament circuit in 2025. Before this win, one of his best recorded results was a 12th-place finish in the 2025 APT Championship Taipei Main Event worth roughly $66,500. The Jeju victory comfortably surpasses that cash and gives him another title to add to wins in Asian side events.
His record includes a KPC Mini High Roller Turbo victory in June 2025, a GOP Taipei Titan Stack High Roller win and a USOP Vietnam Superstack title. Speaking after this Main Event, Han indicated that the result could encourage him to enter more expensive events: “I feel more comfortable playing them now.”
That does not mean ₩150 million is pure profit. The headline figure is the tournament payout, before accounting for buy-ins, re-entries, travel, staking arrangements or other costs. It is nevertheless the largest reported single cash of Han’s career to date.
Another Main Event Result for Jeju’s Growing Poker Circuit
The KPC Main Event is one part of the wider Jeju Poker Festival, which runs from 28 October to 11 November. The island is hosting large-field Main Events alongside high rollers, giving players very different ways to build a tournament schedule.
It has also been a busy few weeks for familiar names. Michel Molenaar put together a $458,400 run at the October KPC series, while Peng Huang collected $478,102 across two Jeju Main Event finishes. For the bigger picture, our look at Jeju’s rise as a poker destination explains why so many tours and players are returning.
Han now joins that list of Jeju winners. Gumz will be disappointed to have lost the lead so late, but Han still had to recover from an early setback, survive a long heads-up contest and find the winning call when it mattered.
