NHN has announced that its Texas Hold'em mobile poker game, 'Hangame Royal Hold'em', will host the second 'Hangame Poker Tour (HPT)'.

The HPT is a tournament series featuring online satellite qualifiers and offline main events, with Bithumb participating as a co-organizer. The inaugural event held in November recorded 2,166 offline entries.

The online satellite qualifiers will run for 60 days from Monday, December 22, to Thursday, February 19, 2026, with matches held daily at 18:30, 20:30, and 22:30 in 'Hangame Royal Hold'em'. Any user can participate in the satellite tournaments without a separate application process to compete for one of the 20 offline tournament tickets allocated per satellite. A total of 3,600 tickets are available.

The offline tournament will take place over four days from Friday, February 20, to Monday, February 23. The 'Main Event' Days 1 and 2 will be held at the Swiss Grand Hotel Convention Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. Users can enter the game using one offline tournament ticket. Those who survive can advance to the next round, 'Main Event' Day 2. Re-entry is possible during Day 1 by using another offline tournament ticket.

On the third day, the survivors of Day 2 will compete for a prize pool worth 1 billion KRW in Bitcoin (BTC). The final nine players of the second HPT will face off for the championship trophy at the SOOP Colosseum in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, on February 23.

For this second HPT, NHN has enhanced its broadcast content for viewers. A total of six broadcasts are scheduled during the online satellite tournament period, featuring professional commentators. The final match at the Sangam SOOP Colosseum will also be broadcast.