Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, poker pro Punnat Punsri’s phenomenal year continued with another live tournament achievement in the bag. This time, Punsri upped his earnings by US$ 2,600,000 after taking down the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Main Event in Cyprus. He has now catapulted to the top of the Hendon Mob Thailand […]
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The APL (Asia Poker League) Rebranded as The Ace Poker League
Since its inauguration in 2016, APL events have been successfully held in various countries in Asia. With that support the APL is prepared to take on the global market to become the leading brand in tournament poker. With the pandemic affecting all industries. The APL has been building and striving to make bigger guaranteed events […]
World Poker Championship awards ₫54.6B (~US$ 2.3M) in prizes, Leonard Yannick wins two events; Other highlights
After ten full days of fun and exciting action at Grand Loyal Poker Club, the World Poker Championship has wrapped up its first chapter in Hanoi, Vietnam, having awarded over VN₫ 54.6B (~US$ 2,305,101) in prizes. The concluded 20-event lineup ran from September 16-25, 2022 and welcomed a grand total of 3,826 entries all throughout. […]
WPC-SEAPT final six side events come to a close; Yu Je Nam, Cao Ngoc Anh, Kim Jinyoung, Leonard Yannick, Tzai Wei Phua, and Norbert Koh claim titles
The biggest tournament series in Vietnam poker history has officially wrapped up its final six side events to finish off its 10-day lineup. Claiming the last few trophies are Korea’s Yu Je Nam and Kim Jinyoung, Vietnam’s Cao Ngoc Anh, France’s Leonard Yannick, and Singapore’s Tzai Wei Phua and Norbert Koh. The concluded World […]
Vietnam’s Ha Manh Tuong clinches World Poker Championship Main Event for ₫3.2B (~US$ 136,069) in winnings
After three days of play, Vietnam’s own Ha Manh Tuong was crowned champion of the biggest Main Event to land in the country. The local pro outlasted the 1,020-entry field and bagged the lion’s share of the VN₫ 17,809,200,000 (~US$ 751,126) prize pool amounting to VN₫ 3,226,200,000 (~US$ 136,069) for his impressive run. Ha’s journey […]
Poker Dream releases Hoi An, Vietnam full schedule featuring ₫16 BN in guarantees
The Asian live poker circuit has never been so vibrant with an abundance of exciting developments taking place this year. The latest was the emergence of an ambitious new brand, Poker Dream, created by well known poker figure Winfred Yu. In July, the brand debuted in Malaysia becoming the first to ever host an […]
World Poker Championship Main Event seals Final 8 led by India’s Kartik Ved
The record-breaking World Poker Championship has finally come down to its final 8 players after Day 2 action played through 13 levels of 60 minute blinds. The 128-player field saw many of its runners’ Main Event dreams go down the drain after inevitably falling short of making the final table. The last 18 players […]
WPC-SEAPT 2022: 128 runners remain in the hunt for the Main Event ₫3.2B (~US$ 136,069) top prize; Michael Kim Falcon claims Turbo Event title
Living up to its name, the World Poker Championship Main Event festivities at Grand Loyal Poker Club was nothing short of grand with 1,020 entries collected across its four starting flights. The generated prize pool is now listed at VN₫ 17,809,200,000 (~US$ 751,126), making it the biggest event in Vietnam poker history. The massive […]
WPC-SEAPT Main Event totals 1,020 entries for ₫17.8B (~US$ 751,126) prize pool, Vietnam’s Le Cong Vuong leads Day 2 qualifiers
A smashingly great value tournament indeed, today’s last two qualifiers for the World Poker Championship Main Event racked up an insane turnout of 541 entries for a combined 1,020 entries all in all. Players hailing from all across the world were seen on the felt in search of the hefty VN₫ 3,226,200,000 (~US$ 136,069) […]
APT Philippines II pays out over US$ 1.5M; Hernan Villa wins Main Event, David Erquiaga tops Championships Event and Player of the Series; highlights inside
The recently concluded Asian Poker Tour (APT) Philippines II 2022 saw its guaranteed prize pool of PHP 29M triple to nearly PHP 90M (~US$ 1.57M), courtesy of 3,103 entries from players, professional and recreational, alike. The series ran from September 6 to 18 at Newport World Resorts featuring 26 events. Topping the headlines was […]