Stanley Choi

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Stanley Choi
  Personal information  
Date of birth March 23
place of birth Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
place of residence Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong
Live Poker Tournament Achievements
Highest prize money $ 6,465,574
Total prize money $ 7,768,874
Last updated: February 9, 2020

Stanley Choi (born March 23 in Hong Kong ) is a Chinese entrepreneur and poker player from Hong Kong.

Personal

Choi works as an investor . He founded Yunfeng Capital and was one of the largest shareholders in Simsen International Financial Group. Choi is also committed to nature conservation . He lives in Hong Kong .

Poker career

Choi occasionally takes part in prestigious live tournaments with high buy-ins.

At the end of August 2012, Choi won the High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller in Macau , which required a buy-in of around $ 250,000. For this he prevailed against 72 other players and received a prize of just under 6.5 million US dollars . In November 2015, he finished second in the high roller event of the Asia Championship of Poker in Macau for around $ 400,000. In mid-August 2017, Choi finished eighth in the Super High Roller of the PokerStars Championship in Barcelona and received over 150,000 euros in prize money.

Overall, Choi has earned more than $ 7.5 million in poker in live tournaments, making him the second most successful Hong Kong poker player after Daniel Tang .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Stanley Choi on somuchpoker.com, accessed October 19, 2017.
  2. ↑ a b c Stanley Choi in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 19, 2017.
  3. ↑ 2012 Macau High Stakes Challenge Super High Roller (HK $ 2,000,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 19, 2017.
  4. ↑ APPT 2015 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) (HK $ 240,000 + 10,000 No Limit Hold'em - High Roller) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 19, 2017.
  5. ↑ PokerStars Championship Barcelona (€ 50,000 No Limit Hold'em - PokerStars Championship Super High Roller # 10) in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 19, 2017 (English).
  6. ↑ Hong Kong All Time Money List in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed October 26, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Choi, Stanley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese entrepreneur and poker player
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Hong Kong