Bryn Kenney Wins $100K Charity Super High Roller in Jeju, Surpasses $90 Million

Bryn Kenney once again asserted his dominance on the Super High Roller circuit, extending his lead in the all-time career earnings leaderboard. In South Korea's Jeju, he triumphed in the most expensive event of the King Poker Cup (KPC) series. In a thrilling heads-up, he outplayed fellow countryman Jesse Lonis, taking home a seven-figure prize for his win in the King's Charity Super High Roller.

The tournament, with a hefty $100,000 buy-in, attracted the world’s top poker elite to LES A casino. Over two days of play, 71 entries were registered, creating a massive prize pool of $6,674,000. The event's uniqueness was highlighted by the $426,000 raised from administrative fees being donated to charitable causes.

Notable names like Tom Dwan, Joseph Cheong, David Coleman, and the legendary Polish player Wiktor Malinowski were in attendance.

Bryn Kenney entered the nine-player final table from sixth place with a stack of 1.9 million chips (15 BB), holding less than a fifth of the stack of the then chipleader, Jesse Lonis. Lonis started the final day with a commanding lead, but Kenney staged a remarkable comeback, not losing a single all-in throughout the finale.

After Elton Tsang's elimination in third place, Kenney and Lonis found themselves in a heads-up battle with nearly even stacks. While the official results don't mention any agreement between the players, Jesse Lonis stated on social media platform X that they opted for an even deal at this stage, securing over $1.6 million each.

The showdown was decided when Lonis went all-in with K c 2 s, and Kenney called with J h T h. The board 7 c 7 h T c 9 h 3 c didn't favor Lonis, allowing Bryn Kenney to officially surpass $90 million in lifetime tournament winnings, solidifying his top spot on the All-Time Money List.

First tournament I've played at @KingPokerCup really wanna give them praise. I heard about them adding a $100,000 and $50,000 buyin about 5 days ago. It was enough for me to book a flight and come back to JeJu. My expectations have been completely blown away with the quality of… pic.twitter.com/vXQsG7irB1
— Jesse Lonis (@JesseLonis) July 31, 2026

Results of the $100K King's Charity Super High Roller:

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1.	Bryn Kenney	USA	$1,954,000*
2.	Jesse Lonis	USA	$1,300,000*
3.	Elton Tsang	Hong Kong	$880,000
4.	Xuanyi Wang	China	$630,000
5.	Xing	China	$450,000
6.	Tom Dwan	USA	$350,000
7.	David Miscikowski	USA	$280,000

* Official results prior to the heads-up deal.

Sources: SoMuchPoker, YouTube, X

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