Malaysia’s William Tan Chee Liang won the Poker Dream 26 Malaysia Open at Resorts World Genting on October 11, 2026, taking MYR 323,000 after beating fellow Malaysian Lay Sheen Lau heads-up. The MYR 1,500 event drew 1,963 entries and built a MYR 2,313,285 prize pool, about 154% of its MYR 1.5 million guarantee.
The prize pool and entry count come from Poker Dream’s official PD26 Malaysia schedule (checked October 12, 2026). Final-table names and payouts are as reported by Somuchpoker, which covered the event with official Poker Dream photos. Somuchpoker called it the biggest Malaysia Open of 2026.
Who made the Malaysia Open final table?
Malaysian players took seven of the nine final-table seats at the Poker Dream 26 Malaysia Open. Singapore’s Aaron Lam finished fourth, and Romania’s Florin Dragusin was the first player out of the final table. Per Somuchpoker, the payouts were:
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (MYR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Tan Chee Liang | Malaysia | 323,000 |
| 2 | Lay Sheen Lau | Malaysia | 215,185 |
| 3 | Hon Siong Choi | Malaysia | 154,500 |
| 4 | Aaron Lam | Singapore | 112,100 |
| 5 | Tea Fook Yap | Malaysia | 82,500 |
| 6 | Eng Keat Ng | Malaysia | 61,300 |
| 7 | Zi Xuan Chang | Malaysia | 46,200 |
| 8 | Chun Shen Loo | Malaysia | 35,200 |
| 9 | Florin Dragusin | Romania | 27,100 |
288 players came back for the final day. Day 2 chip leader Kenneth Fong went out in 110th place.
How did the Malaysia Open get to 1,963 entries?
The Malaysia Open ran seven starting flights over two days. Days 1A to 1C ran on October 9 and Days 1D to 1G on October 10, with the final day on October 11. Six flights cost MYR 1,500. Day 1G was a MYR 1,000 Flipout, where one in ten players advanced. Poker Dream also fed the field with MYR 350 “Milestone” satellites (a seat for every MYR 15,000 in the prize pool) and freerolls, according to its official schedule.
The Malaysia Open was the second big field of the week. The MYR 800 Warm Up that opened PD26 on October 8 drew 1,152 entries against a MYR 150,000 guarantee, and its prize pool reached MYR 692,808.
When is the Poker Dream 26 Main Event?
The Poker Dream 26 Malaysia Main Event has a MYR 4,000,000 guarantee and runs October 15 to 19, 2026, at Genting Highlands. The full PD26 festival runs October 8 to 19. According to Poker Dream’s schedule, Day 1 flights run from October 15 to 17. Most flights cost MYR 4,800, and some turbo flights that play down to 10% cost MYR 3,200. Day 2 is on October 18 and the final is on October 19. Satellites to the Main Event cost MYR 740 or MYR 1,100 (a seat for every MYR 30,000), and some satellites guarantee 5 or 10 seats.
Genting runs on Malaysia time (UTC+8), the same as Singapore and Manila. Players from Bangkok or Jakarta (UTC+7) should add one hour to their local time, and players from Seoul or Tokyo (UTC+9) should subtract one.
For the full PD26 schedule and Poker Dream’s other stops, see our Poker Dream 2026 series guide. If you’re playing online from Malaysia between festivals, start with our guide to online poker in Malaysia.