With the continuing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) occurring on a global scale, a number of countries have begun enforcing travel restrictions, quarantines and strict lockdowns in highly infected areas. Fears and concerns of the mass population are leading everyone to stay in the comfort of their homes and practicing social distancing. Multiple festivals all […]
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Big Cash Games action in Las Vegas during the WSOP
Reports suggest the current blinds in Bobby’s Room are $4K/8K and $250K pots are changing hands. Who said summertime in Vegas was all about the WSOP? This cash game action does of course spring up partly due to the WSOP bringing players together, but many players head to Vegas at this time of year purely […]
WSOP 2019: Phil Hui Wins $50K Player’s Championship, Negreanu, Seidel and Ivey go close
This week has been a fascinating one at the Rio, with the $50K Player’s Championship concluding, Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan getting involved in the action, and star names going deep in events too. There may not be too many $10K events left, but the biggest one of all is now not far away. With […]
Interview with Mike Takayama, the first Filipino WSOP bracelet winner
Just prior to the victory celebration at the Metro Card Club, Somuchpoker sat down with Mike Takayama, the first Filipino WSOP bracelet winner. Rank 3rd at the Philippines All Time money list, Takayama’s first-ever visit to the world stage saw him cash in three events, which included a victory at the NLH Super Turbo Bounty. In […]
Metro Card Club honors its WSOP heroes
The Metro Card Club has long been recognized as one of the leading pioneers of poker in the Philippines. Since its inception in 2007, many of the country’s top professionals got their start at its tables. Last night, Somuchpoker was invited to a special victory celebration as the Metro honored five homegrown players aka “Batang […]
Watch: The six most memorable hands of the 2018 WSOP
This year’s WSOP has been a record-breaking feast of poker, with 123,865 entries across all events and $266,889,193 in prize pools. During the course of the series, there have been great stories, but also great hands. Here is our rundown of the six which sparked debate or lit up the Rio this summer. 1) Cynn […]
Two bracelets this Series for Deeb and Cada as WSOP closes in style
Cada and Deeb both win second bracelets of the year! Joe Cada’s great series Poker can be an unpredictable game full of surprises, with Joe Cada’s 2018 WSOP being a clear reflection of that. He began his series in the best way possible, winning event 3, the $3,000 Shootout, winning $226,218 in the process. The […]
John Cynn crowned WSOP Main Event Champion
After a marathon heads-up battle lasting long into the night, the Main Event is now over and the poker world has a new champion. Never before has a WSOP Main Event taken so many hands to be decided, and after this gruelling test, it is John Cynn who now joins an elite club of poker […]
Wei Guo Liang wins bracelet at Little One for One Drop event; Asians make waves at remaining WSOP events
As the 2018 WSOP winds down to its final days, and the world awaits the next Main Event champion, many have set their sights on the last remaining side events. Asian pros were part of that group with several running very deep such as James Chen, Lester Edoc, and Aditya Sushant. One player achieving ultimate […]
Phil Hellmuth shuts down haters with historical 15th WSOP bracelet
Many may hate him, many may doubt him, but the achievements speak for itself, Phil Hellmuth aka “the Poker Brat” made history once again. At the ongoing 2018 World Series of Poker, Hellmuth overcame a field of 452 entries at the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em (30-minute levels) event to add $485,082 to his lifetime career […]