Chang Hwan Lee 🇰🇷

Lee Chang-hwan from South Korea has become a regular in the booming Asian poker scene, frequently traveling between Taiwan, Vietnam, and South Korea. His career took a significant turn in 2025 with a series of high-stakes tournament wins that pushed his career earnings past the $500,000 mark. Lee Chang-hwan is one of many highly competitive South Korean players who have transitioned from local tournaments to regulars on international circuits like the APT and WPT.

Li is known for his meticulous yet highly aggressive high-stakes strategy, a style that allows him to excel in large, record-breaking tournaments, such as the Taipei tournament with 354 participants. His strategy is characterized by a solid fundamentals foundation and the ability to remain calm in deep-stack "super-deep" structures, where late-game technical application is crucial. A regular in high-stakes single-day events, his strategy emphasizes making decisions under pressure and managing chips efficiently against the region's strongest pros.

Lee Chang-hwan is currently ranked 32nd on the all-time Korean poker money list, with total live tournament winnings of approximately US$683,454. He is known for his outstanding performances in major regional tournaments, especially in the Asian Poker Tour (APT). Key tournament highlights include: 2025 APT Taipei: Winning the High Roller - Mega Stack title, earning a career-high live tournament prize of US$137,262 (NT$4,465,700). This victory also set a new record for the highest prize money in this event during the "New Era of the APT". 2025 VPT Championship II: Winning the Single-Day High Roller event in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, for US$14,709 (VND 387,000,000). 2023 APT Hanoi Billionaires: Finishing fourth in the Single-Day 8-Max High Roller event, for US$38,319 (VND 930,950,000). PMC Da Nang (2025): Won the Da Nang Pick In event, earning $5,593. For detailed results, please check the Changhwan Lee Hendon Mob profile.