Déjà vu! Nishant Sharma has secured back-to-back Poker Dream Main Event victories! History was made at the recently concluded Poker Dream 11 Malaysia festival with Sharma becoming the first player to win two Poker Dream Main Event titles. The Indian pro topped the star loaded final table and walked away with a payout deal of MYR 811,629 (~$183,600).
For those who may not remember, at Poker Dream 10 Vietnam, Sharma stunned the competition after his comeback from bubble boy to champion. This earned him his first ever major title and became the first owner of the newly designed Poker Dream trophy. Proving it was no fluke, Sharma returned to Poker Dream, this time for the Malaysia leg, and stunned the crowd once again with his victory.
With this result, Sharma easily breached US$ 1 Million in live earnings per Hendon Mob. Prior to the win, he placed second at the Mystery Big Bounty for a payout of MYR 67,300 (~$14,900).
The Poker Dream 11 Malaysia Main Event drew 2,013 entries for a prize pool of MYR 6,807,305 (~$1.54M). Among the finalists was newly crowned Mystery Bounty winner Ang Yang Siang who carried in the largest stack into the final table. Sharma beat Malaysia’s Yong Chin Chong in heads-up play to defend his title.
Other Poker Dream Malaysia Winners
Another standout on the final day was Malaysia’s Joshua Tjan, who claimed victory at the Mini Main Event, earning a payout of MYR 78,600 (~$17,760). Tjan is a seasoned Poker Dream champion, holding the distinction of being the brand’s first-ever Main Event winner.
Decorated Indian player Akshay Nasa claimed his first ever Poker Dream win with a victory at the Mini High Roller event. Nasa earned the MYR 104,500 (~$23,600) top prize from a prize pool of MYR 379,755 (~$85,800).
No stranger to winning Poker Dream events, Malaysia’s Yeu Wei Hsiang clinched his career fourth brand title at the Mystery Bounty High Roller. Along with the new merch, Hsiang pocketed MYR 254,000 (~$57,380) plus an extra MYR 109,700 (~$24,780) in bounties. The event drew a field of star-heavy contenders building a prize pool of MYR 1,052,932 (~$237,850).
Links:
PLAYER PROFILE – Nishant Sharma
FROM BUBBLE TO CHAMPION – Nishant Sharma
From bubble to champion, Nishant Sharma wins Poker Dream Main Event in Vietnam
Record Turnouts At Poker Dream 11 Malaysia: Main Event Underway Feat. MYR 5M ($1.1M) gtd
Tricia David
Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.
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