Neowiz said on the 12th that its online poker game "Pimang Showdown Hold'em" will officially sponsor the "2026 1st KPHF Club League with Pimang Showdown Hold'em."
The tournament is the first season-format sports hold'em club league in Korea, hosted by the Korea Professional Sports Hold'em Federation (KPHF) and sponsored by Pimang Showdown Hold'em and "X-RIDER."
It will be held over three weeks for a total of six days on the 13th and 14th, 20th and 21st, and 27th and 28th at KIMS Stadium on Turtle Island in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province. All matches will be broadcast live on the STN SPORTS channel and the sports hold'em KPHF official YouTube channel.
There are six events in total: △NLH SURVIVAL △SHOOT-OUT △TEAM DEATH MATCH △TEAM BATTLE DUO △ACE HIGH-ROLLER △BOUNTY HUNTER. The participating clubs are eight teams in total: △PFGT △Pimang Showdown △Poker256 △IPS △KHPL Wolves △Hone Game △Seedcat △Good Luck.
The total prize pool is about 180 million GTD (Guaranteed), and in addition to event-by-event prizes, the season's final results will award 15 million won in club dividends to the champion club and 10 million won to the runner-up club. The league will operate as a season system that determines the final champion club by adding up each club's players' cumulative season prize money (points).
Pimang Showdown Hold'em selected a total of 10 players through the "PFGT X Pimang Showdown Hold'em Tournament" held in April and May. The selected players will compete in this league as members of Team Pimang Showdown, and professional poker player Kim Gap-yong will serve as team captain.
A Neowiz official said, "Pimang Showdown Hold'em decided to sponsor this league to help establish sports hold'em as a mind sport based on skill and strategy," and added, "We will continue to foster a healthy competitive culture based on responsible service operations."