Multi-Tabler from Korea

While playing at a full-ring, limit hold 'em table, the King accidentally put in a search for PokerStar Pros who are online at the very moment.  At that time of day, there were many pros online and the King perchance clicked on a Korean pro since asian countries have their favorite games and poker is not as popular as in Europe, Russia, Latin America and the U.S.

The Korean is Tae Joon Noh and he was playing 14 tables simultaneously with 12 tables of $1-$2 no-limit hold 'em and two tournament tables.  The above picture is from a $300 buy-in tournament, where he had to pay $320 as an entrance fee.  Noh's estimated winrate at the $1-2 tables is, being conservative, about $15/ hour per table.  For 12 tables he makes $180/ hour. 

Noh's Bio from PokerStar's Website

The Korean pro gaming scene has produced some exceptional poker talent over the years, and another Team PokerStars Pro to come from that background is Tae Joon Noh. Before he discovered poker, Tae played Warcraft 3 professionally, as well as studying business management at university. He took his first steps in poker when he played a live freeroll, and incredibly he went on to win the tournament. The thrill of making the final table and winning that event inspired him, and he’s now one of the top Korean players on the circuit.

After that first live success, Tae took his game online and began to build a bankroll. He’s a high volume player, and that experience came in very handy when he sat down to play his first major event - the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour event in Manila in 2008. Considering he was still pretty much a live poker rookie, his runner-up finish was a massive result and announced him as a big talent on the Asian scene. He narrowly missed out on glory after a grueling six-hour heads-up battle, but the $103,760 he won for 2nd place, as well as the confidence he gained, have meant he’s been able to take his career to the next level. He’s a regular at the Macau Poker Cup, and has numerous cashes in those events to his name, including five final table appearances. With so many deep finishes on his resume, his main focus now is to get that elusive big tournament win under his belt, and it should just be a matter of time.

Tae enjoys the pro poker lifestyle and the rewards it brings. He lists collecting cars and watches as his interests away from the tables, and judging by his tournament results, those collections will continue to grow for some time. In his downtime he still likes to play video games, with Starcraft 2 being his favorite. Tae plays poker online only at PokerStars, and you can find him at the tables with the User ID ‘Tae Joon Noh’.