Norbert Koh

Singapore

Total Prize
in Asia-Pacific

$875

Largest Prize
in Asia-Pacific

$475

Festivals Attended

In The Money

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.

Updated: 2024.10.17

Norbert Koh Bio Norbert Koh is aregular face at Asian tournaments, and has been a factor in APT Player of the Year races. He was born in Singapore, and has been a feature of the Asian tour since 2009.

The first four figure score of Norbert Koh’s career came in November of 2009, at APPT Cebu, where he finished 4th, for USD$1,575. He followed this up in the next few days with a 1st place at the same festival, for USD$7,285 and a 6th place in the Six Handed Event, adding another USD$2,077. The Asian Poker King Event in April 2011 saw Koh add the largest cash of his career up to that point, when he finished 18th place for USD$8,700. December 2014 saw him surpass that figure, when he took 3rd place in the APT Manila Poker Fiesta Event, for USD$9,674. The APT Manila series of April 2015 saw Koh once again beat his previous best cash, when he won the Head Hunter Event for USD$12,880. The APT Vietnam festival in May saw him add a further USD$4,900 to his bankroll when he finished 7th in the Main Event. He added another USD$4,078 for winning another APT side event just a month later.

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2022.09.25

Asia-Pacific

WPC-SEAPT final six side events come to a close; Yu Je Nam, Cao Ngoc Anh, Kim Jinyoung, Leonard Yannick, Tzai Wei Phua, and Norbert Koh claim titles

The biggest tournament series in Vietnam poker history has officially wrapped up its final six side events to finish off its 10-day lineup. Claiming the last few trophies are Korea’s Yu Je Nam and Kim Jinyoung, Vietnam’s Cao Ngoc Anh, France’s Leonard Yannick, and Singapore’s Tzai Wei Phua and Norbert Koh. The concluded World […]

2022.05.12

Asia-Pacific

Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship IV highlights; pays out over ₫9.5 Billion; Phan Trọng Linh ships Main Event, Norbert Koh runner up

The Viet Nam Series of Poker wrapped up seven bustling days of poker at their hub in Hanoi, Vietnam. The VSOP Championship IV x APL series ran from May 2 to 8, and in its wake, over VN₫ 9.5 Billion was paid across 12 events. Among the winners, Phan Trọng Linh earned all the praise […]

2021.11.17

Rest of the World

2021 WSOP Main Event final 9! Koray Aldemir up top with a massive stack; Norbert Koh finishes 27th

After twelve days of action that drew a jam packed house of 6,650 players, the World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event No Limit Hold’em World Championship is now down to the final 9 players. In just two days, one player will take the crown and carve his name in history as the 52nd WSOP […]

2021.11.13

Rest of the World

2021 WSOP Main Event Day 4 results: Norbert Koh among the big stacks; 11 Asians remain; Champions Qui Nguyen and Chris Moneymaker advance

The 52nd World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event NL Hold’em World Championship completed another two days of eliminations at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino. Day 3 determined who would advance to the money round while Day 4 wrapped up with 708 paid and 292 players moving on. Among the survivors were 11 […]

2021.11.11

Asia

Rest of the World

2021 WSOP Main Event: $62M prize pool; Moneymaker, Hellmuth, Hachem survive Day 2; Abhinav Iyer, Pete Chen, SJ Kim, Norbert Koh, Phachara Wongwichit among 71 Asians left

For the past week, all the action at the 52nd World Series of Poker was focused on the highly anticipated $10,000 Main Event NL Hold’em World Championship. Now that the rush has calmed, the official player count was 6,650 which was incredibly impressive given the vaccination mandate and challenges faced by many international travelers. This […]

2019.05.16

Asia-Pacific

APL Vietnam Main Event down to the final 23 players; Te Mai leads; Norbert Koh among the contenders

It was make or break at Asia Poker League Vietnam with 149 players returning to Pro Poker Club for Day 2 of the Main Event. For nearly half the field, it was to be a day of misfortune with only 78 places due to get paid. At the end of the scheduled 10 rounds, the […]

2019.03.20

Asia-Pacific

WPT Vietnam Main Event Day 1B draws 211 entries with Thai Ha rising to the top; Norbert Koh ranked second

WPT Vietnam filled nearly every seat at Pro Poker Club with Main Event Day 1B attracting a large field of 211 entries. Breaking that down, there were 174 unique players and 37 re-entering. When combined with the 136 entries of Day 1A, the total came very close to breaching the VND 8 Billion (US$344,800) guarantee […]

2018.11.19

Asia-Pacific

APL HCMC: Main Event Day 1B ends with Norbert Koh in command

The APL Ho Chi Minh City Road Series Vol.3 concluded another Main Event starting day at Pro Poker Club with 22 players out of the 88 total entries surviving the 14 scheduled rounds. Navigating his way to the top with a dominating 209,200 stack is a player we know all too well in the live Asian […]

2018.08.28

Asia-Pacific

Vietnam NPC5: Tran Thanh Dat wins Main Event; Norbert Koh tops the High Rollers

Tran Thanh Dat wins the Main Event Tran Thanh Dat – Photo Win Poker Officially started on August 17th at Win Poker Hanoi, Pro Poker Club HCM City and on August 23rd at Win Poker Danang, the Vietnam National Poker Champions 5 (NPC5) has successfully wrapped up the month for poker players in Vietnam. The […]