J88Poker Tour 2019 kicked off on March 29 at CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association – with the Team Event as its opener. 12 teams comprised of four members each signed up representing various Asian nations and clubs. Over the course of three days, they competed in four game formats – NLH, PLO, […]
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J88Poker Tour: Vincent Li tops Main Event Day 1B; Team Event final 3 established
J88Poker Tour 2019 concluded another starting day to the Main Event with 121 entries at the close of registration. Combine that with the 105 of Day 1A, the NT$ 5 Million guarantee has been reached. There is still one entry day left to fatten up that prize pool even further. For now, we’ve got the day’s […]
J88Poker Tour: Main Event opens with 105 at Day 1A; Yi Wei Peng wins first trophy
The J88Poker Tour 2019 kicked off the weekend with its spotlight on Day 1A of the Main Event. This first of three starting heats drew out 105 runners to the CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Association. The day also saw the Opening Event on its final run with 36 players back in action for the […]
J88Poker Tour sees 9 teams advance and 240 entries at the opener
It was full blown action at opening day of the J88Poker Tour with two events commanding the floor of the CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. The Team Event heated things up in the afternoon while the Opening Event took full control in the evening with an impressive 240 runners. We’ve got those results for […]
Triple Crown winner, Niall Farrell talks about his recent success and his career
Last November, Niall Farrell defeated a field of 113 total entries to win the 2017 World Series of Poker Europe €25,000 No-Limit Hold’em High roller. The Scottish poker pro became the eighth player in poker history to win major titles in WSOP, World Poker Tour and European Poker Tour Events. Our reporter, Gaelle Jaudon, spent time with the champion to discuss […]
Asia’s 10 Greatest Player Achievements of 2016
Another booming year of poker has passed with many players rising to the top of the Asian live tournament scene. While there were many who lifted trophies and made headlines, these are our pick for the top 10 greatest Asian player achievements of 2016. An incredible year for Korea’s Soojo Kim Back in January, Korean […]
The Day That Saw Tom Dwan Return (Manila 2016)
Script Craig Bradshaw – Video Bruno Thienard Full Story Tom Dwan’s rise to fame was truly something special, only rivalled by fellow online star Isildur1. From 2008 – 2011 Dwan was everywhere in the poker world. Grabbing headlines, engaging in online high stakes warfare, and placing figurative firecrackers under the chairs of sleepy old school […]
Japan’s Iori Yogo becomes the newest APT POY champion
Japanese poker pro Iori Yogo won 8 APT titles, cashed in a total of 34 events, and earned the highest number of points to become the overall APT Player of the Year 2016 champion. He was awarded US10,000 worth of APT Main Event buy-ins of his choice, a customized APT jacket, and the APT POY […]
Top 5 Biggest Poker Cash Games
It has been said that tournaments are where the spotlight is, and cash games are where the money is. Unfortunately it’s hard to unearth all the details of these games. Despite that fact, we have managed to gather some details about the Biggest Poker Cash Game. #5. Molly’s Game It has been said that […]
Bright future ahead for the Triton High Roller Series
When Richard Yong and Winfred Yu launched the Triton Super High Roller Series back in early January in Manila, Philippines, it was the first time that high profile Asian businessmen left the confines of the exclusive high stakes cash games to participate in a live tournament setting. With a field joined by poker elites from […]