SMK DJ Boy Wins RM5.17mil in Poker Championship!
Malaysia's Mervin Chan, an alumnus from SMK Damansara Jaya, won AUD1.6mil (approximately RM5.17mil) in the Aussie Millions Main Event Poker Championship. Woots!
By Esther Chung — 03 Feb 2013, 07:00 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
Mervin's high school friend gives a back story
Call it a gambling addiction. Call it being stupid. Call it what you want. But when this kid beats world champions to win $1.6Million, you can also call it victory.
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How does it feel to win?
“I don’t know what to say, I’m speechless,” said Chan, who started playing poker casually with his friends back in Malaysia. “This is great.”
bluff.comMervin Chan wins AUD1.6mil
Chan called and tabled 8 6. Cabret showed A 3 and needed a diamond to stay alive. The river was the K and Cabret’s hope of being the fifth straight Australian winner was over.
bluff.comThe extra day proved to be a short one, as Chan needed less than two hours to cripple Antonius and then bust Cabret to win the event.
Malaysian player Chan defeated Joseph Cabret heads-up to earn AU$1.6m (US $1.66m) and a Chrysler 300C ride.
calvinayre.comBeginning 8 days ago, the 2013 Aussie Millions Main Event has come to a gripping conclusion and after an impromptu extra day, Mervin Chan will now go down in history as the champion.
Heard of the Aussie Millions?
Every year in Melbourne, Australia, one of the biggest poker tournaments in the world, and definitely the Asia-Pacific region, is held. It is called the Aussie Millions.
The 2013 Aussie Millions set new records as the largest tournament in the Southern Hemisphere continues to go from strength to strength.
Held every year at the iconic Crown Melbourne, the Aussie Millions is one of those titles that every poker player dreams of winning.
worldgamingmag.comThe Aussie Millions is Australia's biggest and richest poker event. The first Aussie Millions event had taken place in 1998 and became an annual live poker tournament.
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