Winfred Yu

Winfred Yu

Hong Kong [HKG]Hong Kong
Poker DreamWorld Poker TourPlayers SeriesKorea Poker CupTriton Poker SeriesJeju Poker Festival
Total Prize in Asia-Pacific
$1,284,800
Largest Prize in Asia-Pacific
$590,000
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.

Winfred Yu, President of the Poker King Club, is one of the most recognizable figures in the Asian Poker world.While he may often appear in headlinesrelating to Asian poker, he is more than just a businessman, and is quite a well-respected poker player in his own right.

Winfred Yu‘s playing career is littered with cashes and final tables across Asia and the USA, but it wasn’t until 2012 that Yu managed to hit a six figure score. He placed 2nd in an Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau Main Event for over USD$131,000.

From there, he quickly added two major finishes to his live cashes. The Aspers £100,000 High Roller, 2 months later, netted him USD$535,000 and a 3rdplace position in April 2013 in the WSOP-APACMain Event added a further USD$442,917.

Since then, Yu made it in the money and made final tables in side events which earned him small cash figures but this still exhibited his skills and his consistency in the game.

In September 2016, he once again made 6-figures in the Super High Roller Triton Charity Poker Tournament where he placed 4th and took home US$232,192. On November of that same year, he he made it to the final table of the Main Event of the Triton Super High Roller Series and made USD$402,274.

Winfred Yu can definitely be considered as one of the luminaries of the Asian poker scene as a businessman that has contributed greatly to the health of the industry in Asia and as a skilled and formidable opponent on the felt.


October 4, 2016:Triton Super High Roller Series Makes A Return, Tom Dwan & Jungleman Confirmed

May 4, 2016:Poker King Club President, Winfred Yu, talks future development of the PKC Brand

January 16, 2016:An exclusive insight into the world’s biggest game with Winfred Yu

January 5, 2016:Winfred Yu: “More Triton Super High Roller Series events in 2016”

November 20, 2015: Asia Pacific– World High Stakes Capital in January

June 15, 2015:Who are the top Asian money winners at the WSOP?

Winfred Yu’s Dream Room Taipei Unique Offerings And High Stakes Vision
In the heart of Taiwan’s poker landscape, Winfred Yu is making waves with his Dream Room poker venues. Currently operating two rooms, one in Taoyuan near the
10/19/2024
Winfred Yu Opens Dream Room In Taiwan
At 3pm on October 9, 2024, poker pro and business man Winfred Yu, along with partners, colleagues, and friends, officially opened Dream Room in Taipei City,
10/09/2024
Song Ying Leads Final 16 Of The Inaugural Poker Dream Jeju Main Event; Winfred Yu, Martin Nielsen Win Dragons
It took twelve 50-minute levels of Day 2 play for the inaugural Poker Dream Jeju Main Event to trim down the 179-player field to the final 16. Two players
10/05/2024
Poker Dream 10 Vietnam: Wong Ka Fai Wins Super High Roller, Winfred Yu Runner Up
Photo by Poker Dream Poker Dream 10 Vietnam is through the halfway mark in its weeklong series at New World Hoiana in Hoi An, Vietnam with four days now in the books. Last night awarded the largest series payout to date at the Super High Roller with Hong Kong’s Wong Ka Fai emerging victorious for […]
05/03/2024
Poker Dream Manila: Winfred Yu overcomes a deficit at heads up to win the White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller
Poker Dream founder, Winfred Yu, overcame fellow hard-hitters to capture the first ever White Horse Cup Short Deck Super High Roller title. Yu came from behind at heads up against Triton founder Paul Phua to claim the PHP 18,700,000 (~US$ 336,970) top cash prize. Event Info Buy in: PHP 1,380,000 (~US$ 25,300) Guarantee: PHP 55,000,000 […]
05/01/2023
On the spot with Winfred Yu – Poker Dream creator
Emerging from the pandemic on a mission, poker player and businessman Winfred Yu created a new brand called Poker Dream. The brand launched in Malaysia in late-July 2022 then two months after, staged its second in Hoi An, Vietnam. In this interview, Yu gives us insight on his new project, why there is a need […]
10/26/2022
I Am High Stakes Poker series gives its viewers a sneak peek into Winfred Yu’s journey to conquering the Asian live poker circuit
Featured on the Paul Phua Poker Youtube channel, the I Am High Stakes Poker series took off two years ago, allowing poker enthusiasts worldwide to tune in to their icons’ real life experiences. The previous episode showcased one of Asia’s fastest rising poker superstars Michael Soyza, who quickly rose up to fame after a series […]
08/25/2020
Discover the final nine players of the Triton SHR Main Event at Solaire Resort, Manila, after an intense competition.
11/05/2016