Poker Superstars Return to Asia

John Phan and Liz Lieu will go to Singapore to take part in the Betfair Asian Poker Tour this November.

(PRWEB) October 19, 2006 -- They are good friends and two of the hottest names in poker. Originating from Vietnam, they have built their poker careers in America.

John “The Razor” Phan has close to $3m 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 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 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.

For further information about the Betfair Asian Poker Tour please contact:
Oliver Bowen
+44 2088348318

For further information about John Phan and Liz Lieu please contact:
Krister Bengtsson
+46 735100355

Pictures of John:
http://www.johntherazorphan.com/journal/vn6-26-2006/
http://www.johntherazorphan.com/journal/vn6-26-2006/vn-pic-016.jpg

Notes to editors:

1.   The Betfair Asian Poker Tour is open to all players aged 21 and over.
2.   Direct buy-in is available via www.betfairasianpokertour.com.
3.   The Betfair Asian Poker Tour takes place November 12-17 in the Mandarin Ballroom of the Meritus Mandarin Hotel on Orchard road in Singapore.
4.   Side events and satellites to the main event take place from November 12.
5.   The $5000 buy-in Main Event takes place November 15-17.
6.   The event will be televised to an international audience.
7.   Terms and conditions apply to all Betfair Poker promotions (see www.betfairpoker.com).

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