424:. In July 2014, Paul Phua was arrested by the FBI on charges of handling close to $ 400 million in illegal sports betting. The US Department of Justice also alleged that Phua was a senior member of the Hong Kong 14K triad. However, U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon ruled that the FBI's raid of Phua's villa at Caesar's Palace was unconstitional, and the case against him was dismissed in June 2015.
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Phua is close personal friends with many of these stars who often give interviews on his YouTube channel. He has the closest relationship with Tom Dwan.
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in heads up play, earning him his largest cash of $ 1,621,297. In 2016, he won One Drop
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By 2011, other professional poker players had joined the games in Macau. Phua played and learned from these players. In 2012, Phua entered the
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Phua has a career as a VIP junket operator in Macau and was an ambassador for San Marino to
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