Poker player

Sung Joo Hyun

South Korea

Sung Joo Hyun is a Korean professional poker player who has achieved multiple successes in WSOP and various Asian tournaments. He is known in the poker community for his aggressive playing style and distinctive personal flair.

Career earnings: $ 2,653,50836 views

Player Introduction

Sung Joo Hyun, also known as Komong (Korean: 코몽) or ArtePoker, is a top professional poker player from South Korea. He was born on May 21, 1990 in Seoul and graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. His total live tournament earnings amount to $2,653,508 (source: Hendon Mob), with his best single cash being $323,409.

Early Life and Education

Sung Joo Hyun attended Yongin Korean Foreign Language University High School and later entered and graduated from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. In high school, he was first exposed to poker through a betting booth at an English tutoring center, and he has been interested in poker ever since.

Career Highlights

Sung Joo Hyun's career includes several major event victories:

2020: Winner of WSOP Online Event #46, earning his first WSOP gold bracelet (online)
2021: Winner of WPT DeepStacks Event #18; Winner of Wynn Spring Classic NLH Championship. In February of the same year, he won the WPTDeepStacks Venetian $1,600 NLH event for $208,335, and then scored another victory within just a few weeks, pushing his 2021 income over $500,000
2022: Winner of WPT Bellaccio Event #5; Winner of PGT High Roller Series Event #36

High Roller Results

Sung Joo Hyun has achieved multiple deep runs in high roller tournaments, such as:

2023 WSOP Event #23: $50,000 High Roller – 8th place for $182,662
2023 WSOP Event #16: $25,000 High Roller 8-Handed – 28th place for $50,000
2023 WSOP Event #35: $10,000 Secret Bounty – 68th place for $11,876
2022 WSOP Event #16: $3,000 NLH – 46th place for $11,180
2021 WSOP Event #88: 8-Handed NLH – 68th place for $8,061

Player of the Year Honors

Thanks to his outstanding performance in 2021, Sung Joo Hyun was named the 2021 Asia Pacific Player of the Year by the Global Poker Index (GPI National Player of the Year for Asia Pacific).

Team and Platform

Sung Joo Hyun joined the Korean poker team CHEEZEE as a Team Pro in November 2025. He has been active on online poker platforms and has also won WSOPC online events.

Personal Life and Trivia

Nickname: Komong (Korean: "코몽"), derived from his online gaming ID. He also used ArtePoker as his YouTube channel name before changing it to Komong.
Personality: MBTI type ENFP; humorous and straightforward, often displaying a rich range of expressions at the poker table.
Hobbies: Football and StarCraft; he is a fan of famous esports player Lim Yo-hwan (Boxer).
TV appearances: Participated in the Korean poker-themed variety show "War of God" Seasons 2 and 3, as well as survival shows "Blood Game" Season 2 and "Project Genius".
In 2019, he experienced a low point of bankruptcy but later returned to the top.
He actively uploads vlogs and head‑to‑head challenge videos on YouTube, featuring matches against well-known Korean poker players.

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