Two of the hottest names in professional poker, John Phan and Liz
Lieu will travel to Singapore in November to take part in the Betfair
Asian Poker Tour. The two are good friends, having originated from
Vietnam, although they have built their poker careers in America.
John “The Razor” Phan has close to $3 million in tournament
winnings. With numerous results on the World Poker Tour (WPT) and
at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), he was inches from being poker
player of the year in 2005.
Liz “The Pokerdiva” Lieu is a regular winner at high stakes
cash game tables in Las Vegas. For a year she has been playing on
the WPT, European Poker Tour (EPT) and other circuits around the world.
Both very much engaged in charity work, they will give 20 percent
of future tournament winnings to charity. If either player wins the
Betfair Asian Poker Tour, this could mean up to $100 000 for charity.
The Betfair Asian Poker Tour is the first major poker tournament in
Asia and both players are pleased to be enjoying their passion “closer
to home”.
“We are both really looking forward to the Betfair Asian Poker
Tour in Singapore to represent our team, Martinspoker.com. It will
be interesting to follow poker’s growing popularity in Asia
at close range. Asians are always good with games and that is one
of the reasons why so many players of Asian origin have been so successful
in the world of poker, especially in America. We would also like to
find new poker players that would like to become members of our team
by showing their skills on our site or in live tournaments like the
one in Singapore,” the couple say.