Varun Goenka

A Revamped Korean Team is Ready for the Asian Nations Cup

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After a recent change in the national federation structure in South Korea, the team has also been revamped with a strong mix of individuals being selected to give the Koreans the best chance of success. National team coach James Kim is looking forward to his team’s performance in Hong Kong and seeing the Match Poker format played at the highest level.

 

Here is the squad for the 2023 Asian Nations Cup:

Name: Kevin Choe

Age: 45

Profession: Director

Bio: 2 years and 5 months of poker experience as a recreational player, spends majority of his spare time playing no-limit Hold’em as a hobby, seeking a long career in the poker industry, participated in Match Poker 3 times so far.

 

Name: Dahye Kim

Age: 31

Profession: YouTuber

Bio: 2 yrs experience playing poker, YouTuber who changed her profession to poker YouTuber, down to earth and dead serious about pursuing poker as a career.

 

Name: Yoo Ra Yeong

Age: 33

Profession: Self employed

Bio: She is following a professional path towards being a winning poker player, she loves playing Hold’em, can’t live without Hold’em!

 

Name: Kim Hak Do

Age: 53

Profession: Comedian, entertainer and singer

Bio: He has been a poker enthusiast for over 10 years now, with his own personal YouTube channel.

 

Name: Lee SeokJun

Age: 28

 

Name: Kim Ho Seong

Age: 52

Profession: Director of the Ace Poker League

Bio: He has spent over 15 years in the poker industry, working on both online and offline events. National team coach.

 

Name: Jonguk Kim

Age: 28

Profession: APL dealer, J88, WCOP, KSOP, JOPT floor & dealer

Bio: He originally only knew stud poker, but then came across Texas Hold’em when he took a part-time job as a dealer. This was about 3 years ago, after which he started working as a full time dealer and fell in love with the game.

 

Name: Jiseung Hong

Age: 25

Profession: APL, J88, WFP floor & dealer

Bio: After enlisting in the military, he got interested in poker while looking for a hobby. He watched videos and read books to improve his knowledge and learn detailed information about this mental game. After being discharged from the military, he thought it matched his inner aptitude and after consulting with his family he started to work on poker to improve his skills. He is constantly looking to challenge himself and get better everyday.

 

Name: Giju Hwang

Age: 25

Profession: J88, WCOP, KSOP, JOPT floor and dealer

 

Name: Hyeunmo Gu

Age: 27

Profession: APL, J88, WFP, KSOP floor and dealer

Bio: After starting as a bartender, my boss recommended I try dealing blackjack which eventually lead me to becoming a Texas Hold’em dealer. I was a dealer for about 2 and a half years and was famous for ‘one handed dealing’ in the Korean Hold’em world. My interest in managing the floor grew and I naturally studied it while performing my duties as a dealer.

 

Name: Won Guy Kang

Age: 35

Profession: Poker player

Bio: Korean Team Pro member

 

Name: Kim Kyounghoi

Age: 42

Profession: CFO at the Texas Holden Association of Korea (THAK)

Bio: He has been involved in the poker industry for over 10 years and is excited to represent his nation.

Varun Goenka

Team Korea are Aiming for More Silverware

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Team Korea being represented by the Korean Poker Association (KPA) for the 2021 Nations Cup Qualifiers:

Jiwoon Kim – Jiwoon Kim is one of the most famous professional poker players in the country, ranked 19th with $327,248 in the all time money list of South Korea. In 2019 he got 47th place in the WSOP Main Event, which is also the best records in South Korea. He has also won 4th place at a High Roller Event in APPT in 2019. 

 

Junyeob Song – better known as Sammy Song, is a professional poker player. In 2014 he became the Champion of the APT Cebu NLH Event, that brought him $5,256 of live earnings. However, his best cash $18,801 was for the 2nd place in the Mega High Roller of the J88PT Korea in 2021. 

 

Kyuwan Sim – better known as KIPPEUM. His best result was in this year when he won the 4th place at Mega High Roller of the J88PT Korea and got his biggest cash – $7,162. 

 

Jaekyung Sim – Jaekyung Sim, also known as “Simba”, is a professional poker player ranked 6th in the all time money list of South Korea. In 2013 he became the Champion of the APPT Cebu Main Event, that brought him $95,487 of live earnings. However, his best cash $103,256 was for the 3rd place in the Main Event of the EPT 2014 with 609 entries. A member of Korean National Poker Team since the 2019 Asian Nations Cup in Taoyuan city, Taiwan in 2019. 

 

Chulhan Choi – Chulhan Choi is a famous top ranked professional Go player from South Korea. The similarities between Go and poker attracted Chulhan Choi to accept the new challenge. He joined J88Poker in his quest to have poker accepted as a mind sport. 

 

Junga Choi – She started playing poker in 2019. Her best result was in this year when she won the 3rd place at the Super High Roller of the J88PT Korea and got her biggest cash – $18,865.

 

Chulwoo Park – Chulwoo Park is a famous professional poker player. In 2009 he won his first live tournament – WSOP $1500 NLH, in which he has won $3,528. His best live cash is $45,268, and he has got in 47th place in South Korea All Time Money List. 

 

Jaechul Chang – Jaechul Chang has won for total live earnings of $498,340. He has got in138th place in Texas, USA all Time Money List.In 2008 he became the Champion of the WSOP Circuit Event, that brought him $96,807 of live earnings. Jaechul Chang also has wins at various tournaments and a lot of final tables on his account.