The game of poker has exploded over the last few years with players from all over the globe seeking riches on the felt. People from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Australia have all come together to make their mark on the game. But while poker has definitely experienced a big surge in popularity in these areas over the last few years, no place has brought as much to the table as Asia has recently. Here is a look at some of the top Asian poker players in the world.

Johnny Chan
As his nickname (the Oriental Express) indicates, Chan was born in China. During his days on the felt, Chan has not only become one of the best Asian players ever, but he has also etched his name as one of the top 5 poker players overall. Chan is one of only 3 people to win the WSOP Main Event in back-to-back years, and he is tied for second with 10 WSOP bracelets. Because of his extremely successful poker career, Chan even had a poker room dedicated to him which earned top Poker site review honors across the Internet.

Scotty Nguyen
Born in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Scotty Nguyen has come to be known as one of the most colorful poker players in the history of the game. He's always chosen to play in live tournaments as opposed to Poker online and has become famous for his antics and outspoken manner during these tourneys. Of course he has always been able to back his outspokenness up with plenty of successful play. Nguyen has earned 5 WSOP bracelets, won the 1998 WSOP Main Event, and earned over $10,700,000 in career winnings which ranks him 6th all-time.

John Juanda
Indonesian-born player John Juanda is no doubt one of the most successful poker players of all-time as his nearly $9,700,000 in live winnings can attest to. This huge amount of cash has Juanda ranked 11th in lifetime tournament winnings. During his career Juanda has won the Aussie Millions Main Event, made numerous WPT final tables, cashed 49 times in the WSOP, and won 4 WSOP bracelets.   

Men .The Master. Nguyen
Few poker players have ever went through as much as Men Nguyen has. Like his namesake Scotty, Men grew up in Vietnam where he would escape the Communist regime by sailing on a boat with 87 other people. Eventually, he wound up in Los Angeles, California where he would begin developing his poker skills. After years of practice and patience, Nguyen began to master the game of poker which led other Vietnamese-born players to seek his tutelage. Due to the fact that he has coached other Vietnamese players to successful careers, Men is known as The Master. Of course it doesn't hurt that he also has 6 WSOP bracelets and $9,100,000 in career winnings too.