Name | Phachara Wongwichit |
Nickname | Phachara W |
Nationality | Thai |
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Phachara Wongwichit is a Thai poker player and Natural8 Ambassador from Merrimac, Thailand, with over $2.3 million in lifetime earnings. He has won a number of major international tournaments, including the EPT Barcelona, the WSOP 2019, the APPT Korea, and many others.
In October 2011, Wongwichit began participating in live poker tournaments. His first live poker tournament cash came at the Gold Coast Championships in Australia, where he finished 13th for $3,180.
Phachara secured a second-place finish in the opening six-day event battle of the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, earning $118,728.
He also competed in the Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Macau in February 2018, finishing in second place for $113,162. Guodong Sun, a Chinese poker player, was the victor for $166,866.
Phachara’s Wongwichit best live cash came at the June 2018 Wynn Summer Classic, where a $1 million guaranteed event took place. Phachara finished in second place for a massive score of $204,728.
The 2019 Venetian DeepStack Championship MonsterStack attracted 2,233 players, resulting in a prize pool exceeding the guaranteed $1,000,000. Phachara also returned on Day 2 with 339 other players and was eliminated in 6th place for a $69,281 payday.
In May 2022, he competed in the Triton event series, which was founded by Paul Phua and Richard Yong. He then competed in the Triton Poker Series in Madrid, finishing 12th. He earned $106,089.
After winning the Asian Poker Tour in Taipei City in May 2023, Phachara also took first place and $156,692 in prize money. His most recent appearance was at the September 2023 Asian Poker Tour in Incheon, where he finished 93rd and won $3,399 in prize money.
Phachara Wongwichit is currently ranked third on the Thailand All-Time Money List. He is still active in tournaments and was last seen at the Asian Poker Tour in Incheon, South Korea.
The Thai poker community has grown significantly in recent years, beginning in 2013, when a Thai national achieved significant success on the tournament circuit. Phachara is one example of Thai’s success, and he will continue to be so in the future.