For the past two years, live poker has been booming in Hanoi, Vietnam with numerous homegrown events running continuously. Coming May 19 to 30, players will have something unique to feast on as the World Poker Tour Season XX heads to the capital city with a sizzling new series called WPT Prime. Announced back in […]
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Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship IV highlights; pays out over ₫9.5 Billion; Phan Trọng Linh ships Main Event, Norbert Koh runner up
The Viet Nam Series of Poker wrapped up seven bustling days of poker at their hub in Hanoi, Vietnam. The VSOP Championship IV x APL series ran from May 2 to 8, and in its wake, over VN₫ 9.5 Billion was paid across 12 events. Among the winners, Phan Trọng Linh earned all the praise […]
APT Philippines 2022 pays out over $1.1M; locals Renniel Galvez, Moses Saquing, Mike Takayama top the charts
Last April 27 to May 8, the Philippines experienced its first full-fledged Asian Poker Tour festival in three years with APT Philippines 2022 taking place at Resorts World Manila. Throughout the twelve day series, players were treated to all the crowd favorites resulting in guarantees surpassed and over US$ 1.1 Million paid out. Hoisting unique […]
Grand Loyal 5th year anniversary x APT Warm Up ₫3 Billion guaranteed from May 9 to 15
The Grand Loyal Poker Club is the place to be next week as the room celebrates its fifth year in business. Opened in 2017, the club has since become one of Hanoi, Vietnam’s most popular poker venues with numerous big festivals staged. Last year, the club hosted an international series that paid out over half […]
Hustler Casino Live’s crazy million dollar game takes the internet by storm
Sundays have always been a prime time for most online poker grinders with felt action on major sites taking the spotlight. This Sunday however, everyone’s eyes were centered on what could be the greatest cash game stream in poker history. Hustler Casino Live most recently released an episode featuring YouTube and Twitch’s biggest earners against […]
Upcoming events in Asia: APT Philippines, VSOP Championship IV; WPT Prime Vietnam; India Poker Championships
Live events continue to light up the Asian poker scene. Here are events right at your doorstep. Asian Poker Tour Philippines – April 27 to May 8 No breaks for the Asian Poker Tour! Just ten days after completing an inaugural series in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, the brand is set to stage APT Philippines […]
Viet Nam Series of Poker announces biggest series yet featuring VN₫ 6 Billion in guaranteed prize pools; Asia Poker League to sponsor two events
Having completed a highly successful series last month, the Viet Nam Series of Poker in Hanoi, Vietnam announced its biggest festival yet and it is just around the bend. Coming May 2 to 8 is VSOP Championship IV featuring VN₫ 6,000,000,000 (~US$ 261,238) in guaranteed prize pools, the largest amount ever put forth by the […]
APT X CTP High Roller Series festival highlights: Tsu Ynu Yang clinches the Main Event and Player of the Series; Lee Kun Han and Chi Jen Chu bag two events
The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club completed its first homegrown High Roller festival with non-stop games running from April 9 to 18 at their main hub in Taipei, Taiwan. In partnership with the Asian Poker Tour, the CTP High Roller Series featured 19 tournaments with buy ins from NT$ 8K to […]
Asian Poker Tour wraps up 10-day series in Phu Quoc Vietnam; pays over ₫14.1 Billion; Hue Dang crowned Main Event champion, Vamerdino Magsakay wins Player of the Series
After a two year halt, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live beat, hosting its first full blown festival in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. This was a new destination for the brand and it was the first international poker event staged on the island. Running from April 8 to 17, the festival was held at […]
WPTDS Sydney makes history as brand’s largest Main Event turnout; festival pays out massive A$ 6.4M; Mark Fester wins Player of the Festival
Ever since the World Poker Tour announced a stop in Sydney, Australia, social media buzzed with non stop excitement. This was to be the brand’s first ever visit to the bustling harbor city and it promised to be big. When the doors opened on March 30, the rush that followed was seemingly endless as players […]