After a few postponements brought on by the pandemic, the World Poker Tour finally touched down in Taiwan. The tour’s highly popular DeepStacks festival is underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City with 11 days of games offered. The festivities kicked off on December 11 and will run until […]
Asia-Pacific
Manila, Brisbane: Live poker rooms begin to reopen in Asia-Pacific
Ending the year with some good news, the heavily affected Asia-Pacific region is slowly seeing a return of live poker games into the scene. While the past ten months has been definitely a rocky road for most, the recent reopening has the local poker communities filled with excitement as cash games become available once again. […]
VSOP Championship II awards VND 15 Billion in prizes, Hoang Ngoc Tai wins the Main Event title
Vietnam’s quick and aggressive response to the current Covid-19 crisis has been widely recognized for its success in keeping transmission rates under control especially in the Southeast Asia region where a number of high risk countries are still in a losing battle against the spread of the virus. For more than a month, no local […]
Singaporean pro Kenneth Kee guests in latest episode of I Am High Stakes Poker series
After featuring the best of the best in the poker industry, I Am High Stakes Poker is following the likes of Tom Dwan, Timofey Kuznetsov and Daniel Cates with another poker superstar. Singaporean pro Kenneth Kee takes center stage in the Youtube series’ latest episode, giving viewers a peek into his personal life and journey […]
Getting to Know Anson Tsang, Hong Kong’s Two-Time WSOP Bracelet Winner
Interview sponsored by Natural8 Anson Tsang, also known as Yan Shing Tsang or by his online moniker “Tara@0z”, is a two-time WSOP bracelet winner. He won his first bracelet in the World Series of Poker Europe 2018, taking home Event #7: €2,020 + 180 Pot Limit Omaha 8-Max. His second bracelet came just two years […]
2021 Aussie Millions postponed indefinitely
Live poker has been greatly affected this year, with the risks tied to the novel coronavirus remaining a serious concern for public health. Considering the limitations, Australia has seen its share of live games making a gradual comeback, offering cash games to players eager to enjoy some poker action. However, local enthusiasts will have to […]
Nevan Yu Chung Chang wins the 2020 WPTDeepstacks Taiwan Warm Up
Players in Taiwan finally got a tickle of the World Poker Tour’s famous WPTDeepstacks with the brand wrapping up a four-day stint at the highly popular CTP Club Taipei (Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association). This event has been in the works since last year and was intended to launch in March 2020 until Covid 19 […]
TMT 9 X APT final week results: Chen An Lin ships the Main Event; Chan Lok Ming scores Player of the Series; Zong Chi He & Kun Han Lee win APT SHR titles
The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) wrapped up another successful live event in Taipei City with the Taiwan Millions Tournament Season 9 awarding big prizes throughout. The popular homegrown festival ran from October 23 to November 9, offering a total of 30 events and 18 Daily Deepstacks. Highly revered brand Asian Poker Tour […]
J88PT Korea: Je Ho Lee wins Main Event, Soo Jo Kim ships two Super events, Kim Young Do bags the High Roller
Amid the current global health crisis, J88PT held a live poker event in June at the Grand Plaza Cheongju Hotel in Cheongju, South Korea. This was the first time the brand hosted an event in the country, and it was the first live poker festival wherein Koreans were allowed to participate. In the aftermath, the […]
Crown unfit to keep casino license? $2 billion Sydney mega casino opening threatened
Crown Resorts Limited, Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group, is a brand that many, in the gambling industry or not, are familiar with. Having gained its popularity for its luxurious locations, the Crown name has also seen its share of controversies in recent years. The publicized arrest of its 18 employees back in 2016 widely […]