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World Poker Tour set to make a splash in Macau this June
After a six year hiatus, tournament poker in Macau is ready to jump back in the scene, marking its return with a premium World Poker Tour Main Tour as its latest offering. The exciting news came earlier this week with the global brand announcing an anticipated...
Days away from USOP Danang 2024 running March 19 to April 1 in Danang, Vietnam
Just days away from USOP Danang 2024, the scene of the richest U Series of Poker (USOP) festival held last year. The brand’s return to Danang, Vietnam marks the first of two USOP festivals scheduled in this gorgeous coastal city with games taking place on March...
Final Wrap: Country richest APT Taipei 2024 pays out NTD 383 Million (~USD 12M); Stanley Weng tops APT High Roller, Last Day trophies awarded
This year’s APT Taipei has come to a close with several records shattered once again by the thriving live tournament tour. A total of 115 events have wrapped up with a massive 13,153 entries collected across the twelve-day schedule. Another successful partnership with...
APT Taipei 2024: Kun Sen claims trophy glory with Double Stack win; Andrija Robovic scoops up High Roller title; Jeong Yeol Yu scores second series win
With the APT Taipei 2024 Main Event in the books, several winners stepped up to the podium alongside newest champion Daisuke Ogita, sharing trophy glory with Taiwan’s Kun Sen who topped the country’s largest APT Double Stack. Republika Srpska’s Andrija Robovic...
Japan’s Daisuke Ogita ships APT Taipei 2024 Main Event for NTD 12.9 Million (~USD 409K)
The exciting APT Taipei 2024 Main Event festivities at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League has come to an end with Japan’s Daisuke Ogita crowned as the tour’s newest champion. Ogita topped the 1,182 entry field and bagged the country’s richest...
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Online Poker in Vietnam
Poker is legal in Vietnam. Many cities and provinces have established their own clubs, but as poker cash games are generally prohibited, business models are based on tournaments.
Poker in Thailand
Over the past few years, Thailand has become the top spot in Asia for professional online poker players to spend their time, especially during the European/US winter.
Poker in Taiwan
According to a British gambling consultancy, Singaporeans are the second biggest gamblers in the whole world and this is despite very strict laws against gambling in the country.
Poker in Sri Lanka
Since 2009, numerous foreigners have been coming to the Pearl of the Indian Ocean for sightseeing and tourism. In 2010, gambling became officially legalized, aiming, in particular, at casino-starved Chinese and Indians.
Poker in Singapore
According to a British gambling consultancy, Singaporeans are the second biggest gamblers in the whole world and this is despite very strict laws against gambling in the country.
Poker in the Philippines
Poker has boomed in the Philippines especially with PokerStars & Poker King Club making Manila its new home. A greater influx of international poker players are coming in to attend tournaments like the APPT, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) and the World Poker Tour (WPT).