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 […]
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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 […]
APT Finale Taiwan: Zhou Yueyang wins the Main Event; early winners include Pete Chen and Im Sangguk
After ten events in the region, the Asian Poker Tour is in Taipei City hosting its last festival of the year at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club). APT Finale Taiwan 2019 got underway on November 28 to conclude on December 9. Half of the games have already completed including the Main Event […]
PokerStars LIVE Asia comes to Taiwan; Red Dragon Manila also announced
PokerStars LIVE Asia will soon arrive in the city of Taipei, marking the first time the tour has visited Taiwan. The festival will run from January 31st to the 9th of February and will be called APPT Open Taipei. This announcement comes alongside the news that the Red Dragon festival, also run by PokerStars, will […]
Asian Poker Tour hosts its grand finale in Taiwan with NT$ 14 Million in guaranteed prizes
Back in late-February, the Asian Poker Tour hosted its first-ever Taiwan series. It paid out over US$ 2 million in prizes to make it the richest APT festival of 2019. After a very busy calendar season that saw the tour host 10 events around Asia, the APT is set to close out the year in […]