Kenny and Lonis split $1.6 million each in the Kings Poker Cup heads-up
July 30, 2026
The King Poker Cup festival is taking place in Jeju, opening with the King's Charity $100,000 Super High Roller event. All the rake, at $6,000 per buy-in, will be donated to charity. The tournament drew 71 entries, forming a prize pool of $6,674,000.
The event was won by All-Time Money List leader Bryn Kenney, who faced Jesse Lonis heads-up. According to Lonis's post on X, the opponents agreed to a deal. Each of them took $1,600,000, but the trophy and the champion title went to Kenney.
Tom "durrrr" Dwan began the final table with the second-largest stack, having stayed for the event after an expensive cash game during the series. Dwan ultimately finished in sixth place and took $350,000. The key hand for him was one where his pocket jacks lost to Bryn Kenney's ♥️♦️.
Right after that, Dwan lost his last chips, going all-in preflop with ♥️♠️ against Jesse Lonis's ♠️♦️. On the ♦️2️⃣♦️♦️ turn Lonis hit a flush, and the ♠️ on the river was no longer enough to help Dwan. Note that durrrr recorded his first live cash since WSOP 2024.
You can watch the recording of the tournament's final table on the King Poker Cup YouTube channel.
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The event was won by All-Time Money List leader Bryn Kenney, who faced Jesse Lonis heads-up. According to Lonis's post on X, the opponents agreed to a deal. Each of them took $1,600,000, but the trophy and the champion title went to Kenney.
Tom "durrrr" Dwan began the final table with the second-largest stack, having stayed for the event after an expensive cash game during the series. Dwan ultimately finished in sixth place and took $350,000. The key hand for him was one where his pocket jacks lost to Bryn Kenney's ♥️♦️.
Right after that, Dwan lost his last chips, going all-in preflop with ♥️♠️ against Jesse Lonis's ♠️♦️. On the ♦️2️⃣♦️♦️ turn Lonis hit a flush, and the ♠️ on the river was no longer enough to help Dwan. Note that durrrr recorded his first live cash since WSOP 2024.
You can watch the recording of the tournament's final table on the King Poker Cup YouTube channel.
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