Top Five Tournament Poker Players from Hong Kong
Sep 4, 2011 About Poker Poker News
# 5 Hoi Cheung
Career Earnings – $97,872
Hoi Cheung is the fifth best poker player of Hong Kong of all time. He has been serious in the game since 2009. Ever since this short period of time, he has cashed in three times. Cheung’s biggest cash haul came at the Aussie Millions in January 2009.
# 5 Justin Chan
Career Earnings – $107,489
Justin’s poker career has got him 12 cashes so far along with one tournament victory which has left him to accumulate a total of just over $100,000. The Poker Stars Macau Millions saw his victory which got him $35,479 in his win.
# 3 Patrick Kar Keng Lee
Career Earnings – $135,374
Patrick Kar Keng Lee is Hong Kong’s third greatest player and he has achieved three cashes only in tournaments. His victory at the No Limit Holdem Red Dragon is the reason for him being third on the list. Here his prize money surpassed $134,000.
# 2 Elton Tsang
Career Earnings – $206,542
Elton’s poker career has earned him 10 times in cash. However there are no tournaments won by him as yet. The Asian Poker Tour Philippines event, March 2011 saw Tsang’s biggest night of his career. In this event Tsang stood second and picked up $95,230 for this victory.
# 1 Chong Wing Cheong
Career Earnings – $269,381
Chong Wing Cheong currently holds the first position in the Hong Kong poker list. The Main Event of the APPT Macau, 2010, saw his only success and he stood second taking home prize money of $269,381
