Malaysia Open (1,500 MYR)

Lee Duhan Claim Malaysia Open Title

The Malaysia Open opening event set the tone of the festival drawing an enormous 1,596 entries across seven flights. With buy in at MTR 1,500 each, it sailed past the guarantee for a prize pool MYR 1,650,898 (~US$ 372,065). A lineup of 208 players earned a cut with South Korea's Lee Duhan claiming the biggest share for his victory.

The title was a special one for Lee who was on his first trip to Poker Dream Malaysia. Not only did it turn a huge profit, Lee binked a career high score of MYR 291,000 (~US$ 65,585). To capture the win, Lee outlasted a local dominated final table, denying Tan Wen Shen at heads up.