Phan and Lieu Return To Asia To Play in Betfair Asian Poker Tour
Poker superstars John "The Razor" Phan and Liz "The Pokerdiva" Lieu are returning to Asia to join the Betfair Asian Poker Tour in Singapore to be held Nov. 12-17, 2006.
Both Phan and Lieu originated from Vietnam but have built their poker careers in America. Phan has close to $3 million in tournament winnings and have bagged numerous results on the World Poker Tour (WPT) and the World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Lieu on the other hand is a staple winner at high stakes cash games in poker mecca Las Vegas. She has already been active on the poker tournament circuit for a year now, playing on the WPT, European Poker Tour (EPT) and other circuits the world over.
Both Phan and Lieu give part of their earnings to charity, and give 20 percent of their tournament winnings to charity. Should either of them win the Betfair Asian Poker Tour, it could translate to up to $100,000 for charity. The Betfair Asian Poker Tour Asia's first major tournament and both Phan and Lieu say that they are happy to be playing poker 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 really interesting to follow poker's growing popularity in Asia from 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," says Liz and John.
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