There is no disputing this one! Alan “Kinglune” Lau has won the Asia Player of the Year 2017 and will be the first player in history to have his name engraved on the trophy not once but twice! The Hong Kong pro sealed the title after his spectacular victory at the Main Event of the […]
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Philippines biggest poker room Metro Card Club getting ready to host its fourth annual RVS CUP 5M
When it comes to poker festivals in the Philippines, many international players tend to follow the Asian Poker Tour and PokerStars. Unsurprisingly so, as these well-established brands have developed a strong international following and tend to muster up huge prize pools. However, despite the lure of these giants, there is one local poker brand standing […]
Jessica Bian Hong Yang wins first-ever title at the WPT Korea Main Event
From September 26th-30th, the WPT Korea was buzzing up the Grand Jeju Paradise Casino with 175 entries tallied for the Main Event. With each entry at KRW 1.5M each, this racked up a prize pool of KRW 229,162,500 (~US$200,000). After five days of action, Canada’s Jessica Bian Hong Yang captured her first major international poker title. […]
Poker King Club launches Suncity Cup at WPT Korea
Whether it is opening up new poker rooms or staging the biggest poker events, the Poker King Club is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious poker brands in the Asian region. Within the past two years, the PKC – owned by the Macau VIP junket investor Suncity Group –, launched various projects that included the […]
WPT Korea early winners: Bryan Huang for the High Rollers and Kazuki Ikeuchi wins two
Poker in Asia shifts to one of the most beautiful destinations in the region, Jeju Island, where the World Poker Tour is currently hosting its latest event, the WPT Korea 2017. This marks the third year the WPT has visited the island, drawing in players to enjoy both the games indoors and the lush beauty […]
WPT Korea 2017 Official Results
Here are the official results of the WPT Korea 2017, organized in partnership with Poker King Club and held September 24th to the 30th 2017 at the Paradise Casino at Jeju Maison Glad in South Korea. All results in KRW Suncity Cup 24 & 25 September (37 Entries): RANK NAME COUNTRY PRIZE 1 Yasuyuki Asakura Japan 900 000 2 Sugie Yoshinori Japan 900 000 […]
APT Philippines II: Korea’s Sung Ho Kim wins the Main Event; Pros win side events
The Asian Poker Tour concluded its latest event, the APT Philippines II, held at Resorts World Manila from September 13-21. On closing day, a new champion was crowned with Korea’s Sung Ho Kim winning the Main Event. In his shadow, were several Asian poker pros claiming side events, along with the awarding of the APT […]
Vietnam: Win Poker to Host 1 Billion VND Guaranteed Event and Pro Poker Club Offer Qualifiers into Sun City Cup
Win Poker Club to host 1 billion VND guaranteed multi-flights event Having already established a venue in Hanoi, Win Poker has now opened a new venue in Danang, which will host the upcoming National Poker Champions event. The event will involve four separate starting flights across three different cities. Those cities will be Hanoi, Danang, and […]
National Poker Champions 2017 Schedule
– English Version – (Vietnamese Version Below) The National Poker Champions 2017 (NPC 2017) will be held from September 16th to October 1st 2017 in Vietnam . The event will feature four separate starting flights across three different cities (Hanoi, Danang, and Ho Chi Minh City). Players will be able to join from any of these three cities (see more information […]
Record-breaking Red Dragon Main Event; Celina Lin wins the Ladies, Jiwei Deng slays the Baby Dragon
The Macau Poker Cup is back once again with 17 days of poker festivities at the PokerStars LIVE Macau poker room in City of Dreams. The ongoing event kicked off on August 25th and is set to conclude on September 10th with the most prestigious event in Asia, the Red Dragon Main Event, sure to […]