The Asian Poker Tour closed out its calendar season awarding a total of 23 champions over 12 action-packed days. APT Finale Taiwan 2019 was held from November 28 to December 9 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. The second half of the festivities witnessed the rise of Netherlands pro Tobias Peters at the featured […]
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WSOP Sydney: Steven Zhou bags Main Event title; Jonathan Karamalikis crowned High Roller king
The WSOP Circuit festival in Australia has served up some exciting poker over the past few weeks, with Star Casino playing host to all the tournaments which have unfolded. The events have now drawn to a close with the biggest of them all having now been completed. The Main Event has been won, along with […]
Asia Poker League holds its year end finale in Vietnam, presents “Ambassadors Team”
With a new “”Ambassadors Team” and an upcoming event in Da Nang, the Asia Poker League is having a busy month of December. APL Announces Ambassador Team According to James Kim, “ the Ambassadors have been selected not only for their poker skills but also for their involvement in the poker community of their own […]
[Watch] Poker Around The World – Vietnam Guide
Poker is a game that is being played all around the globe. It’s basically the same rules, the same thrill and fun, the same passion. However, each place has unique conditions, customs and laws At Somuchpoker we are not only reporting about the latest poker events in Asia, for the past 5 years we have […]
APT Finale Taiwan: Zhou Yueyang wins the Main Event; early winners include Pete Chen and Im Sangguk
After ten events in the region, the Asian Poker Tour is in Taipei City hosting its last festival of the year at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club). APT Finale Taiwan 2019 got underway on November 28 to conclude on December 9. Half of the games have already completed including the Main Event […]
PokerStars LIVE Asia comes to Taiwan; Red Dragon Manila also announced
PokerStars LIVE Asia will soon arrive in the city of Taipei, marking the first time the tour has visited Taiwan. The festival will run from January 31st to the 9th of February and will be called APPT Open Taipei. This announcement comes alongside the news that the Red Dragon festival, also run by PokerStars, will […]
WSOP Circuit at the Star: Abdine wins the 5K Challenge; Smith wins Classic and Singh takes Monster Stack
The 2019 WSOP may have ended over in Rozvadov, but circuit events continue to roll on, with Australia being the latest nation to play host to the series. In what is a great build up to the Aussie Millions in one month, players have been battling it out to get their hands on a WSOP […]
Poker Central announces Super High Roller Bowl Australia and Australian Poker Open for January 2020
The fact that tournament poker players descend on Australia in January each year is nothing new. The Aussie Millions has become one of the most prestigious, established tournament festivals in the world. This year however, things will be kicked up a few gears with the addition of the Australian Poker Open and the Super High […]
WPT Cambodia closes with winners Michael Egan, Hamish Crawshaw, and Kai Paulsen
After ten days of games running from November 16 to 25, WPT Cambodia came to an end. All the trophies were claimed and 18 players walked away as champions. The most celebrated was USA’s Brian Tougias who rose above the record-breaking 750 entry field of the Main Event. He also earned 1500 points towards the […]
Brian Tougias clinches WPT Cambodia Main Event for US$131,430
USA’s Brian Tougias entered the final day of the Main Event in second rank, proceeded to knock out three players, then overcame a chip deficit at heads up to defeat Malaysia’s Kai Fu Wong and claim victory. Tougias pocketed his largest- ever live tournament score of US$ 131,430. “I feel great! It’s surreal. My birthday was […]