#1 The Main Event Winner #poker #APL #Beijing #China #tournament #mainevent #cards #somuchpoker #smp #instapoker #play #red #winner #champion #prize #hostess #beauty #cute #pokerbabe #happy #chinese #asian #stack A post shared by So Much Poker (@somuchpoker) on Apr 24, 2017 at 6:44am PDT In every festival, you have the side stories and you have the […]
15/04/2017 – APL Reloaded Beijing
Teacher tops 911 strong field to claim US$116,162 APL Main Event 1st prize
The Asia Poker League Reloaded measured up to its name with a highly successful seven days of poker and a massive 911 entries storming in for the Main Event at the Beijing Poker Club. This was an incredible achievement for the APL having nearly doubled last year’s attendance of 472 entries. The highlight event offered […]
Many notable pros survive APL Main Event Day 2; Canlin Chen in the lead
The Asia Poker League Reloaded resumed another day of thrilling poker action at the Beijing Poker Club with Day 2 of the Main Event seeing 250 players out of the 911 total entries returning to the felt. With less than half of the field seeing a payout, 108 players to be exact, this meant that […]
APL Team Event: Captain GACKT leads Japanese Team to a runner-up finish
Every poker festival tends to include a new twist in their event lineup and at the Asia Poker League Reloaded, it was definitely the team event. Unlike other team tournaments, the format for this one was quite unusual, and upon witnessing the action, it seemed extremely fun to play with players allowed to collude as […]
Asia Poker League Beijing Main Event by the numbers
The Asia Poker League Reloaded (APL) has been on fire at the Beijing Poker Club with a total of eight days of nonstop poker scheduled from April 15-22, 2017. With the fifth and last starting flight of the Main Event now in the books, it is time for us to take a look at the […]
Numbers climbing at the Asia Poker League Main Event
As anticipated, a massive field has been brewing at the Asia Poker League (APL) with Day 1C and Day 1D of the Main Event producing big numbers at the Beijing Poker Club. The CNY 5,500 entry fee (approx. US$800) saw Day 1C with the largest showing of 196 players while Day 1D had 161. Combine […]
Massive field taking shape at the APL Main Event in Beijing
Poker is in full swing at the Beijing Poker Club with the second edition of the Asia Poker League (APL) burning hot the past two days. Scheduled to run for seven days, from April 15th-21st, the series features a highly affordable Main Event, which only costs CNY 5,500 to enter (approx. US$800), plus thirteen side […]
Beijing – Asian Capital of Poker for the Week
Only few days after the end of the massive PokerStars Macau Championship, serious tournament action has now started in Beijing with two major events running simultaneously: The World Poker Tour (WPT) Beijing and the Asia Poker League Reloaded. WPT Beijing The WPT has decided to open this XVI season in Beijing. The event is hosted […]
Poker In China: Interview with Zhang Yangchun, CEO of Beijing Poker Club
The Beijing Poker Club will host the APL Reloaded event next month in Beijing. Somuchpoker took some time to discuss the event with Zhang Yangchun, CEO of Beijing Poker Club. Somuchpoker: Currently, many foreigners think that poker is not very legitimate in China due to government regulation. So, can you introduce your Beijing Poker Club […]
Interview: Judic Kim – The Asia Poker League is going back to Beijing
The Asia Poker League is back with a new event announced in Beijing, starting April 15th. Somuchpoker took some time to discuss this with Judic Kim, founder of the league. Somuchpoker: The Asia Poker League has just announced a return to Beijing. Can you tell us more about this upcoming event? Judic Kim: First, I […]