Jeju Poker Festival 2026 Returns to LES A Casino With KRW 3.88 Billion Guarantees
TL;DR — Jeju Poker Festival runs from October 28 through November 11 at LES A Casino with more than 120 numbered events and combined guarantees of KRW 3.88 billion. Three tournaments come with combined guarantees of KRW 3.88 billion with the KRW 1.8 billion guaranteed Red Dragon Plus Championship the biggest. Stay and Play Packages are available for JPF.
SCCG Take — The structured guarantees and packages signal sustained operator focus on integrated poker festivals to drive casino traffic in key Asian markets.
The Jeju Poker Festival returns to LES A Casino for 15 consecutive days of events from October 28 through November 11. The schedule combines the Red Dragon Poker Tour and KPC Poker for more than 120 numbered tournaments plus satellites. Three events carry combined guarantees of KRW 3.88 billion, according to reporting by PokerNews.
Tournament Schedule and Guarantees
KPC opens the festival with its KRW 1.3 million Main Event and KRW 880 million guarantee. Five starting flights run across the first three days, with Day 2 on October 31 and the final table on November 1. Players may also enter the KRW 5 million KPC High Roller or KRW 7 million KPC Super High Roller in the opening days.
The Baby Dragon tournament bridges to the Red Dragon segment with a KRW 1.5 million buy-in and four starting flights from October 31 to November 1. The Red Dragon Classic Main Event follows from November 2-5 at KRW 2.5 million buy-in with a KRW 1.2 billion guarantee. The Red Dragon Plus Championship, the largest event, carries a KRW 1.8 billion guarantee at KRW 4 million buy-in and runs from November 6-11.
High roller and mixed game options fill the schedule. The KRW 8 million Red Dragon Prestige High Roller begins November 4, and the $12,000 Red Dragon Prestige Super High Roller starts November 10. Mixed games include PLO, Big O, Dealer’s Choice, 2-7 variants, Drawmaha, Stud, Razz and the T.O.R.S.E. Championship. Additional events cover the JPF 3rd Anniversary, Red Dragon+ Mini Main and Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty.
Player Packages and Early Booking
Six stay-and-play packages tie tournament entries to accommodation at the Marriott or Landing Hotel inside Jeju Shinhwa World. The Red Dragon Double Crown package covers entries to both major Red Dragon events plus six nights, with early bird rates from KRW 6.83 million at Landing Hotel or KRW 7 million at Marriott. Mixed Game Festival and High Roller Journey packages offer targeted vouchers or entries with extended stays.
Early bird pricing ends October 10. Standard rates apply afterward. The packages focus on segments of the 15-day schedule without extending beyond the reported offerings.
Reporting: PokerNews
Generated by SCCG’s automated editorial system from published source reporting. SCCG Management holds editorial responsibility.
Big guarantees and stay-and-play packages show poker festivals are still a proven traffic driver in Asian casino markets.
We track festival economics across Asia because they reveal how operators bundle poker, accommodation, and ancillary spend to drive yield. The structured packages and tiered buy-ins at Jeju signal confidence in sustained demand — and a template other resorts are watching closely as they build integrated gaming calendars.
- KRW 1.8 billion Red Dragon Plus Championship headlines 120+ tournaments October 28–November 11
- Stay-and-play packages bundle entries with Marriott or Landing Hotel rooms at early bird rates
- Mixed format spans Main Events, High Rollers, PLO, Stud, and bounty variants
SCCG angle: SCCG connects casino operators and poker platforms across regulated Asian markets. When clients ask how to build festival calendars that actually drive occupancy and table yield, we use our regional network to model package economics, content partnerships, and on-the-ground execution based on what is working — like this Jeju blueprint.
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