The Malaysian Poker Scene
All shapes.
All sizes.
Poker players, and poker venues, in Malaysia come in all shapes and all sizes.
What does Malaysia offer in terms of the domestic poker scene?
You have the single-table home games played over a dining table with casual plastic chips. You have the multiple-table poker venues played over speed felt tables with clay chips.
You have the regular home game groups, the same 6-8 faces on a friday night. You have the rooms with streams of poker players from all walks of life.
You have the rooms located in cheap digs. You have the rooms located in upmarket, exclusive, highly-secure residential accommodation (or in commercial set-ups).
There’s a wide variety of places to play with, as well as people to play with. On the one hand, you will have the smaller fly-by-night groups with small player pools renting cheap places to play. On the other extreme, you have Sanctuary, Residency, Terracotta and Haven, as the four premier rooms in Malaysia to play at, complete with multiple poker tables, Paulson chips, and a full-strength team of dealers and ushers.
What are players in Malaysia like?
Like mostly everywhere else in the world, there is a wide range of playing styles present. Tight to passive players. Loose to aggressive players. Players who are just starting out, as well as players with deep experience.
The game in Malaysia is probably softer than most other countries, but that only means that it’s a softer game that you can hone your skills / crush.
Where are poker rooms in Malaysia mostly located at?
Most of the poker rooms in Malaysia are located in the Klang Valley area, with about 10-15 rooms operating at present throughout Malaysia. Most rooms are single-table operations, with infrequent or irregular sessions (read: 1-3 times a week).
How do you get an invite into poker rooms in Malaysia?
You have to know someone. That’s key. Alternatively, you can write in to us at kl.poker.room@gmail.com and we will make the formal introductions for you.
What about options for online play in Malaysia?
Malaysia, like other nations, has a burgeoning group of online grinders, those who can profitably grind poker 4-8 hours a day. The sites of choice include:
1SPoker http://www.1spoker.com
Dafa Poker http://www.dafapoker.com
Full Tilt Poker http://www.fulltiltpoker.com
PokerKing http://www.pokerking.me
PokerStars http://www.pokerstars.com
