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Wei Seng “Paul” Phua is a Malaysian-Chinese businessmen, poker player, and co-founder of the Triton High Roller Series.
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Poker Dream Vietnam crosses halfway mark; Kunal Patni, Hojin Kim, Jason Magbanua, Witsarut Ketnanrin win trophies; ₫230M buy in SHR draws 79, Paul Phua leads, reg still open
Poker Dream Vietnam crossed the halfway mark with Day 5 done and dusted at the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites. The inaugural festival is shaping up to be the richest in the region this year with well over $1.1 Million paid out and 15 events still remaining. For those on the fence […]
10/19/2022
2022 Triton Madrid: Michael Addamo claims two titles; Paul Phua, Chin Wei “Webster” Lim, and Henrik Hecklen among champions
The popular Triton Poker series has always been the epitome of premium poker events with its history of festivals a definite stop for the industry’s biggest players. This season’s festivities in Casino Gran Via, Madrid, Spain is once again a whirlwind affair for high roller enthusiasts with a total of thirteen events on schedule featuring […]
05/24/2022
Punnat Punsri, Michael Addamo, Sriharsha Doddapaneni, and Paul Phua among Asia Pacific’s biggest winners this January
Wrapping up a great start to the year are Asia Pacific’s biggest winners this month of January, having bested the toughest contenders and top tier fields of the season. Thai pro Punnat Punsri gained global recognition as he jump started his 2022 career with not one, but two high roller tournament wins in Las Vegas. […]
01/31/2022
GPI Asia rankings mid-year update: Paul Phua leads GPI, Pete Chen top spot for player of the year
We are officially halfway through the year despite the circumstances brought about by the current pandemic that put an unavoidable pause for multiple live poker events across the world. In this article, an update for the Global Poker Index (GPI) for the year is presented for the Asia region presenting the top tournament poker players […]
06/25/2020
Paul Phua’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
Paul Phua is a Malaysian businessman and recreational poker player. He was born in 1964 in Miri, Malaysia.
03/26/2020
Partypoker Millions: Wai Kin Yong and Paul Phua Earn Malaysia 2nd and 3rd Trophies
Despite the ongoing Coronavirus situation, international poker players have taken time in their schedules to compete in the first ever MILLIONS Super High Roller Series. The festival is currently taking place at Casino Sochi, Russia and is scheduled to occur from 6-15 March, 2020. Partypoker, in partnership with PokerGo and Triton Poker, is hosting a […]
03/13/2020
Global Poker Awards 2020: Paul Phua and Robert Campbell among the winners
The second annual Global Poker Awards took place in Las Vegas on Friday, with many well-known pros being given awards. The categories were an interesting mix, and included Players Choice for Toughest Opponent, Tournament Director of the Year, Journalist of the Year and Broadcaster of the year, along with Poker ICON. Here are a few […]
03/09/2020
Triton High Roller Series concludes with Timothy Adams winning the Main Event
The Triton High Roller Series 2019 in Jeju, South Korea has concluded. Over six scheduled events, 369 high rollers from across the globe battled for a total of HK$275.619 million (US$35.10 million) in prize money. Adams wins the title 48 entries formed a HK$90,204,000 prize pool in the HK$2 million buy-in Main Event. The final […]
03/10/2019
Criminal charges against Paul Phua dropped
Two weeks ago Paul Phua went to trial in Macau and has now been “found innocent of all charges in a criminal case file against him years ago in Macau.” The news was distributed this week via a press release. Just as it was the case in the U.S. trial, things basically fell apart and […]
03/02/2019
Paul Phua’s poker school releases new videos featuring Ivey and Dwan
Paul Phua is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and well-known figures in the world of Asian poker, as one of the cornerstones of the biggest live games in that part of the world. New videos listed on Paul Phua’s poker school One of his projects has been the Paul Phua Poker School which can […]
05/29/2017
