With everyone adjusting to the new scheme of things, more live events are slowly coming back to the scene in anticipation of the normalcy the world once had. So far, smaller field tournaments are popping up left and right, catering solely to local players in efforts to ensure public health and safety. The reputable World […]
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Outstanding pro Pete Chen signs up with Natural8’s Team Hot
Asia’s leading online poker platform is on a roll, taking the industry’s top pros under its wing in promotion of its fastest-growing network. Just recently, Natural8 has partnered with well-known pro Pete Yen Han Chen, including him in their roster of ambassadors. Chen is set to represent the platform on both live and online games […]
Taiwan Millions Tournament Season 8 closes with a record 1,522 Main Event turnout; Ji Fu Tsai & Carlos Chang win big; back to back POS title for Chia Yun Wu
In a time where there is still much uncertainty for land based poker festivals, one place where players continue to enjoy live events is in Taiwan. Recently concluded was a very hot 18-day series – Season 8 of the Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT) – held at the highly popular CTP Club (Chinese Texas Hold’em Association) […]
Taiwan Millions Tournament Season 8 packs the house; Philip Wang and Chi Jen Chu among the early winners
Long lines and a packed house that’s the ongoing scenario at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City, Taiwan. As one of the small number of places able to arrest and suppress the novel coronavirus (COVID 19), poker players in Taiwan have been fortunate to have had their favorite game available […]
Master Poker Series concludes with Yu You Ci Tsai crowned at the Main Event; Ori Kossonogi ships two; final results inside
What may possibly be the only known live poker event in the world wrapped up this past weekend. Despite knowing the numbers would be compromised and a local heavy attendance, the Global Poker League and Master Poker Series ran from March 28 to April 5 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Poker Club) […]
APT Taiwan 2020: Hamish Crawshaw wins the Main Event; Chan Lok Ming crushing the side events
While many events cancelled around the region, the Asian Poker Tour went ahead with APT Taiwan 2020 in Taipei City. The twelve day series has been ongoing since March 4 and is set to conclude on March 15. As expected ,the numbers have been low due to the COVID-19 situation however the Main Event did […]
WPT Vietnam cancelled; Season finale in Taiwan postponed
The “Coronavirus” – Covid-19 has caused disruption throughout Asia and this does not exclude poker events in the area. Many events have been cancelled or postponed. We have reported about this in the past couple of weeks. And while the World Poker Tour event in the Philippines is running smoothly and with a reduced guarantee, the organiser […]
Asian Poker Tour returns to Taiwan in March with NT$ 14 Million in guaranteed prizes
Ever since the Asian Poker Tour set foot in Taiwan last year, it was evident there would be return visits in the future. It didn’t take long for it to happen; the year went on to see two more events in the country which included the tour’s season finale. Into the new year, the APT […]
Six Asia poker trends of 2019
It was a dizzying year of poker in Asia with barely a break in the live tournament scene. Players had plenty to choose from as festivals sometimes overlapped. Vietnam and the Philippines were consistently busy with nonstop events both local and international. Coming on strong was newcomer Taiwan adding more to everyone’s plate. In India, […]
Tobias Peters ships the APT Finale Taiwan Championships Event; Zhou Yueyang wins POS
The Asian Poker Tour closed out its calendar season awarding a total of 23 champions over 12 action-packed days. APT Finale Taiwan 2019 was held from November 28 to December 9 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. The second half of the festivities witnessed the rise of Netherlands pro Tobias Peters at the featured […]