Mai Bien

Mai Bien

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Total Prize
in Asia-Pacific
$7,837
Largest Prize
in Asia-Pacific
$4,010
Festivals Attended
12
In The Money
3
Chaar-Lee
Chaar-LeeAuthor
Chaar-Lee discovered poker over 20 years ago, starting with fixed-limit games before embracing the rise of No-Limit Hold’em across cash games, STTs, and MTTs. In the early days, he and his circle sometimes played more than 40 different formats in a single night. He organized the first poker camp in his region and has contributed poker technology to several televised shows. Today, he supports the SOMUCHPOKER team from the tech side, blending two decades of poker passion with technical expertise.

Vietnamese ace Mai Bien, a prominent breakout player in 2020, has scored the top spot at countless tournaments, including the Hanoi Spring Championship, WPT Prime Vietnam, APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh, APPT Cambodia, WPT Prime Cambodia, and APC Danang, to name a few. He also reached 17 final tables in 2023.

Mai Bien
Mai Bien

Mai’s biggest cash-out and first six figure payout was for 2nd place at the 2023 WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event, earning USD 117,842. One month after that finish, Mai came close to another title, finishing second again at the Crown Poker Series Main Event for a a payout of VND 2.1 Billion (~USD 89.7K).

In September, Mai was denied his first major title again, this time at the USOP Hanoi Main Event, finishing in 2nd place. Despite being denied the title, he settled for the VND 3.5 Billion (~USD 145.5K) payout, his largest tournament earning to date.

APPT Cambodia 2022: Mai Bien clinches NagaWorld Kickoff for career high $15,709; Mike Takayama runner up; Wei Jiang and Jeungu Seo win trophies

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Mai Bien Leads Going into Won Poker Cup Warm-Up Event #1 Day 2
Asia-Pacific

Mai Bien Leads Going into Won Poker Cup Warm-Up Event #1 Day 2

The inaugural event of the Won Poker Cup started today with Won Poker Cup Warm-Up Event #1 which guaranteed US$100,000.  All Day1s were played on the same day and saw total entries of 205 players from which 32 are moving into Day 2.  Leading this group was Mai Bien from Vietnam with 454,000 chips followed […]

APPT Cambodia 2022: Mai Bien clinches NagaWorld Kickoff for career high $15,709; Mike Takayama runner up; Wei Jiang and Jeungu Seo win trophies
Asia-Pacific

APPT Cambodia 2022: Mai Bien clinches NagaWorld Kickoff for career high $15,709; Mike Takayama runner up; Wei Jiang and Jeungu Seo win trophies

Vietnam’s Mai Bien clinched his first ever APPT title at the NagaWorld Kickoff Event after overcoming Filipino pro Mike Takayama at heads up. Bien claimed a live tournament career high $15,709 and captured the coveted spade trophy. Bien is on fire this year with four titles under his belt. This was his first outside […]