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Lee Wee Liew is a Malaysian poker player with more than $474,000 in recorded live tournament earnings. A regular across major Asian festivals, Liew has won titles on both the Asian Poker Tour and Poker Dream, with his biggest victory coming in the Poker Dream 22 Jeju High Roller for more than $77,000. In September 2026, he added his second APT title by winning the Korea National Cup at APT Jeju 2026.
Career Earnings & Biggest Results
According to The Hendon Mob, Lee Wee Liew has $474,057 in recorded live tournament earnings and ranks inside the top 50 on the Malaysia All-Time Money List.
His largest recorded live cash came at Poker Dream 22 Jeju in May 2026.
Liew won the festival's High Roller, topping a 110-entry field to collect KRW 113,340,000 ($77,534). He defeated a final table that included Nevan Chang, who finished runner-up for more than $68,000.
Four months later, Liew added another major title at APT Jeju 2026.
He outlasted 474 entries in the KRW 900,000 Korea National Cup, defeating defending champion Zhiyi Wang heads-up to win KRW 70,334,000 (~$51,900).
The victory was the second APT title of Liew's career and the second-largest recorded live cash of his career.
His first APT title came at APT Manila in November 2024, when he won the PHP 50,000 Short Deck Triple Chance 6-Max for PHP 195,550 ($3,351).
Liew's previous career-best result had come only a few days later at Poker Dream 13 Malaysia, where he finished third in the RM 10,000 Single Day High Roller for RM 103,000 ($23,035).
His results continued to grow throughout 2025. Liew won the Mystery Bounty Turbo at Poker Dream 16 Jeju, finished eighth in the Poker Dream 17 Malaysia High Roller for $10,438, took 10th in an APT Taipei Single Day High Roller for $9,571, and finished 12th in the Ultra Stack Championship at APT Championship Taipei for $12,542.
The following year brought his strongest results to date. In addition to his Poker Dream 22 and APT Jeju titles, Liew finished ninth in the Poker Dream 21 Malaysia Main Event for $14,808 and 16th in the APT Taipei High Roller for $12,492.
He continued cashing regularly after his Korea National Cup victory, with further results at APT Jeju and the KPC Poker Series in Jeju during October 2026.
Biography & Poker Background
Liew represents Malaysia, where he is also listed as residing.
His recorded live tournament history dates back to 2022, beginning with Poker Dream events in Kuala Lumpur.
Over the following seasons, Liew became increasingly active across the Asian circuit. His results include tournament cashes in Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Cambodia, Vietnam and South Korea.
Poker Dream has featured heavily throughout his career. Liew has competed regularly at the tour's festivals in Malaysia and Jeju, progressing from smaller side-event cashes to High Rollers and Main Events.
His first significant title on another major tour came at APT Manila 2024, where he won the Short Deck Triple Chance event.
Liew continued building his results through 2025 before producing his strongest season in 2026.
The Poker Dream 22 High Roller victory in May gave him his first recorded cash worth more than $50,000. Four months later, he repeated that milestone at APT Jeju by winning the Korea National Cup.
Following the APT victory, Liew said the result carried additional significance because his previous trophies had come in smaller side events.
"This is my first trophy from a mid-sized event," Liew said. "I've been looking forward to this for a long time."
Play Style & Strategy
There is limited detailed public strategy material available from Liew, so it would be inaccurate to assign him a specific overall playing style.
His tournament record does, however, show experience across a wide range of formats.
Alongside traditional No-Limit Hold'em Main Events and High Rollers, Liew has recorded results in Short Deck, Mystery Bounty, Ultra Stack, Turbo and Hyper Turbo tournaments.
His 2026 results also demonstrate success at different buy-in levels and field sizes. He won a 110-entry Poker Dream High Roller in May before overcoming 474 entries in the APT Jeju Korea National Cup four months later.
Liew faced Zhiyi Wang heads-up in the Korea National Cup, with Wang attempting to become the first player in APT history to successfully defend a title.
After the victory, Liew praised his opponent's performance, describing Wang as a solid player who made few mistakes.
Rather than relying on assumptions about his wider strategy, his results show a player who has accumulated experience across many of the tournament formats currently played on the Asian circuit.
Social Media & Online Presence
More information about Lee Wee Liew's tournament career and recent results can be found through the following links:
About the Editor
Zoe Chang is Somuchpoker's Live Content and Tournament Analyst, covering live poker festivals across Asia Pacific and writing the site's SPI Score player ranking series, tracking results and rankings across markets including Hong Kong, Japan, the UK, the US, India and Australia.