PETALING JAYA: Stanley Choi’s increased stake in low-cost carrier AirAsia Group Bhd
is no ordinary bet but one where he has factored in calculated risks just like he would in any of his poker games.
The professional poker player and investor from Hong Kong started looking at the aviation industry when it bottomed out between June and July last year and just as how Covid-19 was an unprecedented pandemic, Choi viewed it as an investment opportunity of a lifetime.
And as he hunted for companies to invest in, he realised that AirAsia appealed to him the most in terms of its fundamentals and management style.
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