Affiliate Disclosure: Our Commitment to Transparency & Editorial Independence
Our Mission at Somuchpoker
Somuchpoker is driven by a single, passionate goal: to be the most trusted, in-depth, and useful resource for the Asian poker community and beyond. Our team is composed of poker players, journalists, and industry experts dedicated to creating content that is unbiased, accurate, and, above all, valuable to our readers—from live coverage of major tournaments to deep strategic analysis.
To maintain this high standard of independent journalism and to continuously improve our work, we need to fund our operations in a transparent way. This page exists to explain exactly how our business model works.
How Do Affiliate Links Work?
Within the content on our website (for example, in an online poker room review or a bonus offer highlight), we place special hyperlinks known as affiliate links.
When you click on one of these links and subsequently create an account or make a deposit with a provider we recommend, we may receive a small commission from our partner.
The most important thing to know: This process comes at absolutely no extra cost or disadvantage to you. The price, bonus, or service you receive is exactly the same (and in some cases, even better) as it would be if you went directly to the provider’s site. The commission is paid to us by the partner from their marketing budget as a thank you for directing a new, well-informed player to them.
Why Do We Use Affiliate Links?
Running Somuchpoker is a significant investment. The revenue generated from these commissions allows us to:
- Pay talented journalists and experts who have a deep understanding of the poker world.
- Travel to cover the most important Asian poker tournaments live from the scene.
- Maintain and develop our technical infrastructure, including our detailed results database and our fast, user-friendly website.
- Remain independent and keep our content freely accessible to the entire community.
Our Editorial Independence Promise
This is our core principle, and we never make exceptions.
- Our Recommendations are Honest: Our reviews and rankings are the result of thorough research, testing, and expert analysis. Whether or not we have an affiliate relationship with a partner (or the size of a potential commission) never influences our opinions or a room’s placement in our lists.
- The Reader Comes First: Our success depends on your trust. Our primary goal is to help you, the player, find the safest, most enjoyable, and most suitable poker experience. If a product or service does not meet our high standards, we will say so, even if it means losing potential revenue.
- No “Pay-to-Play”: Operators cannot pay us for a better review or a more prominent position. Our content is not for sale.
Our long-term reputation and the relationship of trust we have built with the community are by far our most valuable assets. We would never risk them for any short-term financial gain.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. By using our links, you are directly supporting independent poker journalism and the work of the Somuchpoker team.
We are deeply grateful for your trust and support.
If you have any further questions about how we operate, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely, The Somuchpoker Team
