Richard Yong

Richard Yong

Nationality
Malaysia
Malaysia
GPI Rank 14,597
Total Live Earnings $17,007,842
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Biography

Richard Yong is a Malaysian businessman and poker player with over $15 million in career earnings.

A popular high stakes tournament player, Yong has won several tournaments in his career including the 2015 Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge for US$1,477,560 and a Triton Poker 6-Max Event in Montenegro in 2018 for US$388,024.

Yong has five seven-figure cashes across his career, the largest of which coming when he finished third in the Triton Jeju Super High Roller for US2,130,848.

2014 World Cup Scandal

In Juyl 2014, Yong alongside Paul Phua and six others were arrested in Las Vegas by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) after allegedly being responsible for an illegal betting ring during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

However, less than a year later prosecutors admitted they no longer had the evidence needed for a trial and the case was dismissed.

PokerNews Covered Events

Event Place Prize
2022 Triton Poker Cyprus
Event #3: $75,000 Short Deck
6th $241,000
2019 Triton Super High Roller Series London
£100,000 Short Deck Main Event
15th £177,000
2019 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo®Casino EPT
€25,000 No-Limit Hold'em
7th €66,800
2018 World Series of Poker Europe
Event #9: €100,000 No-Limit Hold'em King's Super High Roller
14th €161,587
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju
HK$2,000,000 Main Event
3rd 16,720,000 HKD
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju
HK$1,000,000 Short Deck Ante-Only
3rd 9,120,000 HKD
2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro
HKD $250,000 6-Max Event
1st 3,046,000 HKD
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro
HK $1,000,000 Main Event
2nd 11,252,000 HKD
2017 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro
HK $250,000 6-Max Event
6th 530,000 HKD
2015 Aussie Millions
$100,000 Challenge
1st 1,870,000 AUD
2014 PokerStars and Monte-Carlo® Casino EPT Grand Final
€100,000 Super High Roller
4th €637,600
2013 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona
€10,300 High Roller
7th €66,000
2012 World Series of Poker Europe
€50,000 Majestic High Roller
3rd €400,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop
8th $1,237,333

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