Poker Dream 17 Malaysia Festival Highlights; Pays Out Over $5.4M In Prizes

Poker Dream wrapped up another memorable series, running from April 10 to 21, 2025, at the Genting Highlands in Malaysia. True to form, the brand's 17th edition drew a massive turnout of over 11,000 entries with Malaysian players showing up in force, joined by a strong international contingent led by players from China, India, and Singapore.

Over twelve action-packed days, the series paid out approximately $5.41 million in prizes and crowned 60 champions, with Dingxiang Ong taking center stage as the latest Poker Dream Main Event winner. We've got those results and other highlights down below.

Poker Dream 17 Malaysia

Festival Numbers

Festival Trophy Events: 60
Festival Entries: 11,500
Festival Prize Pool: Over US$ 5.41 Million
Main Event Prize Pool: MYR 6,191,636 (~US$ 1.4 Million)
Main Event Champion: Dingxiang Ong - MYR 771,781 (~US$ 174,785)
Super High Roller Champion: Chun Keat Liu - MYR 731,000 (~US$ 165,550)
Multi-Champions: Baiyu Ni (2), Kim Wah Chiu (2), Dong Li (2), Chea Zern Vincent Hong (2), Pak Wai Chow (2)

Poker Dream 17 Malaysia - Full Results

Main Event

Super High Roller

Mystery Bounty High Roller

Mini Main Event

High Roller

Mystery Bounty

The Luckiest Of All

Event #8 Mystery Big Bounty had every eligible player biting their nails as each one hunted down the single biggest bounty worth MYR 220,000 ~(US$ 49,825). The lucky winner was China's Yang Bo, turning his MYR 2,100 buy in more than 100 times over.

Dream Bonus

Dream Bonuses have become one of the most coveted incentives at every Poker Dream Main Event, rewarding players with generous cash prizes for qualifying into Day 2 multiple times. At Poker Dream 17 Malaysia, the turnout for this promotion was nothing short of astounding, with players going all out to secure these valuable bonuses.

Dream Bonus Second Qualifiers : 25 players each earned MYR 20,000 (~US$ 4,500)
Dream Bonus Third Qualifiers: 6 players each earned MYR 58,000 (~US$ 13,200)

Poker Dream 18 Malaysia

Poker Dream returns to Malaysia for its 18th edition taking place back at Genting Highlands from August 7-18, 2025. Stay tuned as more details will be released soon.