The strict gambling regulations in China has forced many of its local capitalists to venture out into neighboring Asian countries to grow and operate its casino businesses. While other countries such as the Philippines, Australia and Macau have tended to the increasing gambling demand of the communist giant, Cambodia has taken a stand to ban […]
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WPT Asia Online Series: Kosei Ichinose; Jung Chou Chen “DragonChou”, Wai Kiat Lee “Mr Lee”, Walter-White, bigwhailie, & LTC Hong bag trophies; Back to back Nation’s Cup for China; Entry flights running for Main Event HK$ 10M GTD
Another six players captured trophies at the inaugural WPT Asia Online Series. The latest champions were Kosei Ichinose, Jung Chou Chen “DragonChou”, Wai Kiat Lee “Mr Lee”, Walter-White, bigwhailie, & LTC Hong. In addition to the champions, Vietnamese pro Ha Duong “Harry1403” reached the final table again making that four final tables with a victory […]
Cambodia: NagaWorld recovers to pre-Covid situation and eyes future expansion, Sihanoukville as an eventual ghost town
While the first couple months of the pandemic hit the gaming industry especially hard, the recent months have been seen as a continuous work in progress as operators strive to recover incurred losses in one of its most devastating periods. It was only last April 2020 when 193 licensed casinos in the Kingdom of Cambodia […]
WPT Asia Online Series first big winners: Harry Duong “harry1403”, Zhe Feng “jjsjsjjsj”, Peiyuan Sun “fish3098”, Jr_hiroki, and Muchen888; Daniyar Aubakirov, Mango5, and angelabobo dazzle at side events
The first five champions of the WPT Asia Online Series have emerged: Harry Duong “harry1403” (Trophy #1: Beat the Pros Bounty), Zhe Feng “jjsjsjjsj” (Trophy #2 WPTDeepStacks), Peiyuan Sun “fish3098″ (Trophy #3: WPT Vietnam Championship, Jr_hiroki (Trophy #4: WPT300), and Muchen888 (Trophy #5: WPT Korea Championship). Daily WPT side events were also offered. Daniyar Aubakirov won the first Super High Rollers event, Mango5 and […]
CTP celebrates its 5th year anniversary; Pete Yen Han Chen wins the Main Event, Shou Dien Chen comes out the richest, & Ping Hao Huang tops the POS
Five years ago in the city of Tao Yuan, Taiwan, the first Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) opened with just two tables and a third one at the nearby market. Fast forward to today, CTP has grown to five branches. The largest and most popular is located in the Songshan District in Taipei […]
Bodog88 ceases operations in Asia
In spite of the increasing action seen in online poker games, the Asian region has lost yet another platform offering real money gaming. Bodog88 online poker room, casino and sportsbook which previously catered to players from China, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and India has reportedly ceased operations in the whole of […]
World Poker Tour announces HK$100M GTD Asia Online Series at GGPoker
Players geo-located in Asia have plenty to be excited about in October with globally renowned World Poker Tour announcing its first ever WPT Asia Online Series. Taking place at GGPoker from October 3 to 25, the festival will be the biggest Asia dedicated online event, guaranteeing a mighty HK$100 Million (~US$ 12.9 million) across 22 trophy […]
Taiwan, Vietnam , Online : All details on Asian Poker Tour upcoming events
Asian Poker Tour was one of many land-based poker operators hit hard by the pandemic. Of the eleven festivals scheduled for 2020, only two came to fruition. It has now been six months since their last live event and while the likelihood of a full blown APT festival is still uncertain for 2020, the brand […]
Metro Manila’s Entertainment City casinos resume operations at 30% capacity
The Coronavirus pandemic has been a large looming problem for the Philippines since news of the situation broke out earlier this year. While neighboring countries such as Taiwan and Vietnam have successfully controlled the spread of infection, the reported third world country has continuously seen a rise in confirmed cases throughout recent months. Deemed now […]
China Poker Games Championships continues to draw the biggest field in Asia
While players worldwide clicked away online for a chance at golden glory, in China the action was in Sanya, Hainan Island for the 2020 China Poker Games Championships. Featuring a RMB 10,000,000 (~US$ 1.4 million) guaranteed MAIN EVENT (Repechage) and 17 side games, the 8th annual festival ran from August 21 to 28 at the […]