Time is flying and before we know it, the 3rd Annual WPT World Championship is upon us. To give players in Asia a chance at securing seats, the World Poker Tour and Crown Poker Club Hanoi are staging the WPT Vietnam Passport to the World Championship this May! Although this festival has been announced for […]
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Jihao Chen Wins Record-Breaking Poker Dream 9 Malaysia Main Event
A new attendance and prize money has been set at the Poker Dream 9 Malaysia stop in the fifth edition at Resorts World Genting Highlands. The event in cooperation with the Chinese live poker brand Top Joy Poker Tour (TJPT) came with sky-high expectations at the venue all the way up in the mountains overlooking […]
Jeju International Poker Tour (JIPT) Main Event underway feat KR₩ 600,000,000 (~USD 444K) guaranteee
The Jeju International Poker Tour (JIPT) is now underway at Jeju Oriental Hotel & Casino in Jeju Island, South Korea with cards flying on April 7 and running through April 14. The past two days crowned the first three champions, we will have those results for you in our next post. As the newest poker […]
World Poker Tour Announces Full Schedule for WPT Macau Main Tour Stop
Poker enthusiasts in the Asia-Pacific region can look forward to another World Poker Tour Main Tour as the brand heads to Macau this summer. Running from June 18 to 24, the 2024 WPT Macau Championship takes place at the Wynn Palace Cotai. In partnership with Allied Gaming & Entertainment (AGAE), the anticipated schedule has […]
Asian Poker Festival Hanoi Spring Series canceled
Players wake up today to unexpected news that the Asian Poker Festival (APF) Hanoi Spring Series has been canceled. Intended to kick off today at the Royal Poker Club, running from April 8 and run until April 17, the official announcement was made early this morning on the brand’s facebook page: The APF Hanoi […]
Everything on the Asian Poker Festival Hanoi Spring Series Main Event $1 Million guarantee
Get ready for one of the most talked about events on the Asian poker calendar, the upcoming Asian Poker Festival Hanoi Spring Series, set to unfold from April 8 to 17, 2024 at the Royal Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam. This marks the second Asian Poker Festival (APF) to grace this location and the first […]
Get ready for Jeju International Poker Tour, Kicks Off this Sunday – April 7 to April 14; Player Guide Released
With live poker booming all over Asia, a new brand has joined the field, the Jeju International Poker Tour (JIPT), organized and hosted by the Korea Hold’em Association. The eight day series is right around the corner, running from April 7 to 14, 2024 at the five-star Jeju Oriental Hotel & Casino in Jeju Island, […]
Poker Dream and Top Joy Poker Tour Tie-Up in Full Swing Above the Clouds of Kuala Lumpur
Poker Dream 9 Malaysia, in partnership with Chinese gaming brand Top Joy Poker Tour (TJPT), is in full swing and currently takes place at the Resorts World Genting in the mountain resort outside of Kuala Lumpur. Poker Dream, one of the newest emerging live poker tours debuted at the very same venue in July 2022 and […]
Final Wrap: WPT Korea 2024 pays out over KR₩ 8 Billion (~US$ 6.2M) in prizes, Hungary’s Mate Hanusi stands as biggest earner
The WPT Korea 2024 games at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea played through another round of thrilling festivities, surpassing records from that of its previous offering. The premium festival ran from March 25 to April 3, 2024 and welcomed its share of international players across 33 various nations, including a large contingent […]
WPT Korea 2024: Belgium’s Thomas Boivin wins WPT High Roller for KRW 218,520,000 (~USD 162K); Yu Lei, Li Valery, Xu Jieming, and Li Jidong bag last few trophies
The final day of WPT Korea 2024 at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, wrapped up with the last five trophy events playing down to a winner. Belgium’s Thomas Boivin clinched the concluding victory at the WPT High Roller event, taking with him a notable KRW 218,520,000 (~USD 162,530) top prize to turn […]