The Poker Dream 13 Malaysia officially concludes with Team India leaving an indelible mark on the series. Indians players cashed over 53 events, scored 11 final tables, and won four trophies, showcasing their dominance on the international stage.
Highlighting Indian performances was none other than Nishant Sharma, who ended up as the biggest Indian earner of the series, winning an impressive three titles, which included his historic third consecutive main event win. Adding to India’s success in the series was Abhishek Paul, who won a trophy in Event #54 Mini High Roller. Paul, an Indian-origin player who currently lives in Canada, bested Weiliang Tai in heads-up, claiming RM 97,200 from a total prize pool of RM 353,565.
Poker Dream Mini High Roller Final Table Results (RM)
| Rank | Name | Prize |
| 1 | Abhishek Paul | RM 97,200 |
| 2 | Weiliang Tai | RM 69,065 |
| 3 | Tze Hou Lance Goh | RM 45,300 |
| 4 | Chen Shen Chua | RM 34,800 |
| 5 | Yen-Han Chen | RM 27,600 |
| 6 | Yang Zhang | RM 21,600 |
| 7 | Li Shaoming | RM 17,000 |
| 8 | Lee Wee Liew | RM 13,300 |
| 9 | Dejan Baskovic | RM 10,100 |
This was by far the first-poker dream title and second live victory overall for Paul, who also cashed the series’ main event, finishing 178th for MY 8,000 (INR1.51 Lakhs). Paul secured his first cash back in 2017 with a fourth-place finish in the Kick-Off event of the Deltin Poker Tournament in Goa and followed that up with a victory in a Hyper Turbo event at Asia Poker League in Vietnam.
Since then, he has competed in plenty of international events, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP) where he has notched up over 14 cashes, totaling around $91,268. His best live cash came at last year’s WSOP in Event 76 NLH – Main Event, where he took home $32,500. With the latest victory at Poker Dream 13 Malaysia series, his total live tournament earnings now stand at more than $126k.
A Quick Look at Indian Players’ Final Table Scores & Victories
| 1 | Nishant Sharma | MR 5 Billion GTD Main Event | 9,30,800 |
| 1 | Nishant Sharma | Event #16: MR 3,000 Mystery Bounty | 2,50,500 |
| 4 | Nikhil Kedia | Event #9: MR 15,000 High Roller | 1,41,000 |
| 1 | Nishant Sharma | Event #14: MR 2,000 Pot Limit Omaha | 23,200 |
| 5 | A/L Rajan Puvanarajah | #35 NLH – Turbo | 4,600 |
| 9 | Hari Rajeev Varma | #30 Super High Roller Day 2 | 1,00,000 |
| 5 | Avneesh Munjal | #39 Bubble Rush | 5,900 |
| 7 | Gagandeep Singh Malik | #39 Bubble Rush | 3,700 |
| 4 | Nikhil Kedia | #9 High Roller | 1,41,000 |
| 7 | Nishant Sharma | #21 Single Day High Roller | 61,000 |
| 2 | Jatin Sablani | #25 Mystery Bounty – Turbo | 13,922 |
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