Since the end of the pandemic, poker in Asia has surged, benefiting both new and established poker organizations. Leading the charge is China’s premier brand, China Poker Games (CPG), which has seen its annual Championship Finals numbers soar to unprecedented heights. During the 10th annual celebration in March 2023, CPG set a record 4,406 entries, […]
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12th Annual CPG Championship Opening Day Festivities: Team 3K Wins, Pham Tien Dung Among Survivors
The 12th Annual CPG Championship kicked off day 1 of its ten-day festival at the Howard Johnson Resort Sanya in Hainan Island, China with a total of eight events keeping everyone busy. The most popular were the two key events, the “Poker Mate” Team Event, which saw 28 teams register (168 players), and the “XiaoHuTuXia” […]
Guide To The 12th Annual CPG Championship Underway At Sanya, Hainan Island, China
The 12th Annual CPG Championship festival is now underway in Sanya, Hainan Island, China with doors opening on Wednesday, August 21 and running for ten days, concluding on August 30, 2024. Hosted by China’s leading poker brand, China Poker Games, the festival is once again anticipated to draw large crowds with the upcoming Championship Finals […]
Final Wrap: WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 awards over TWD 144 Million (~USD 4.5M) in prizes; Sparrow Cheung wins back to back PoF titles
Fourteen days of riveting poker action swept through Taipei last August 16 – 19, 2024 with the World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan in cooperation with Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association, having run its course at the CTP Asia Poker Arena. The fun-filled affair welcomed players far and wide, battling across its fifty trophy event […]
Jereld Sam clinches record-breaking WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 Championship Event for TWD 8 Million (~USD 250K); Justin Chu shares winner spotlight
The largest World Poker Tour Prime Championship Event to ever hit the tournament scene has finally come to a close with Singapore’s Jereld Sam reigning victorious over the record-breaking 1,666 entry field. Pure excitement filled the air across CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei, as the final day of the WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 season […]
Singapore’s Jereld Sam leads WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 Championship Event Final Day; Chun Lung Chen tops High Roller Day 1
The record-breaking WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 Championship Event festivities at CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei, is down to its final day, where thirteen players remain in contention for the TWD 8,065,000 (~USD 250,530) top prize. Singapore’s Jereld Sam stands in the lead to start the closing rounds having bagged the largest across Day 2, […]
Chuyi Huang leads WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 Championship Event Day 2; Hao Lin and Weibo Ye emerge triumphant
Having coursed through twelve days of play, WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 is close to wrapping up this season’s games with only nine trophies left to be awarded over the next three days. A full house was evident at CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei this Saturday, August 17th, with the Championship Event’s last flight running […]
World Poker Tour confirms four Asia Pacific stops for 2025
The renowned global brand, World Poker Tour has been putting on quite a show within the past two years, breaking record after record throughout its early showings. Solidifying the demand across the region, four stops for the year ahead have been confirmed, beginning its run with Cambodia’s largest live festival this coming February. The […]
2024 APPT Cambodia: Festival Preview
Craving for more poker in the Kingdom of Cambodia? PokerStars has you covered with the return of its flagship live series, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), set for this November 15 to 25, 2024. The third annual APPT Cambodia will once again take place at world class NagaWorld Integrated Resorts, located in the […]
Tsui Ka Chun ships the reins across WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 Championship Event Day 1B; Three more trophies lifted
Running through its last four days on schedule, the WPT Prime Taiwan 2024 festivities at the CTP Asia Poker Arena, Taipei, once again welcomed hundreds of players right on its doorstep. Day 1B of the Championship Event attracted another smashing turnout with 535 entries added to the tally, bringing the total attendance to 956. […]