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The inaugural Jin Bei Cup set itself an ambitious US$ 5 Million guarantee for its flagship Short Deck Main Event and have not only met it but surpassed it with a total of 105 buy ins on record and a prize pool of US$ 5,250,000.  Taking place at the Jin Bei Palace in Sihanoukville, […]

The inaugural Jin Bei Cup Short Deck Main Event ended in spectacular fashion with UK’s Kobe crushing the competition to bank the massive US$ 1,656,000 top prize. As one of the newest events in Asia, the flagship tournment’s US$ 5 Million guarantee turned heads and even moreso when 98 ponied up the massive US$ […]

In what is certain to be the boldest and richest poker event in Cambodia history, the much anticipated Jin Bei Cup  Short Deck Main Event, kicks off today, May 8, 2024. Live Updates – Jin Bei Cup $5M  Hosted by the Jin Bei Group, the series headliner takes place at the luxurious Jin Bei Palace […]

The Jin Bei Cup Short Deck Main Event stands out as Asia’s most ambitious event this year, boasting a staggering US$ 5 Million prize pool. As the first of its kind, many wondered how such an enormous guarantee would be met especially with its hefty US$ 53,000 buy-in. Those questions were finally answered as Day […]

Another rich edition of Poker Dream concluded at New World Hoiana in Hoi An, Vietnam with 23 champions awarded and over VN₫ 52 Billion (~USD 2.08M)  paid out across seven days of games. Running from April 29 to May 5, 2024, it was a thrill from start to finish featuring the unveiling of its fresh […]

After ten days of non-stop live poker action at the Landing Casino inside of Jeju Shinhwa World, the 2024 Asian Poker Tour stop in Jeju has officially concluded on May 5, 2024. It was once again a record-breaking edition for the hottest live poker tour in Asia, which has raised the bar ever since unleashing […]

The inaugural Chase Cup currently running at Poker8 Cebu, Philippines is one day away from crowning its first Main Event champion after six grueling days on the felt. With five starting flights on schedule, the smashing Main Event drew in a total of 495 entries with 64 players cutting a piece of the PH₱ 8,162,000 […]

The first running of the new locally founded series, Chase Cup held at Poker8 Cebu, Philippines, played down its final day festivities with Chase Cokaliong himself emerging victorious in the headliner Main Event. Having garnered support from players all over the country, the Main Event surpassed all expectations, pushing the prize pool to balloon over […]

China’s Xiao Yao fully dominated the first event of the inaugural Jin Bei Cup, eliminating a staggering seven players at the final table to clinch the Single Day NLH title and lock up the US$ 131,000 top prize. In a brief interview with the newly crowned champion, Xiao Yao shared, “I am very happy and […]

India’s Nishant Sharma has etched his spot in Poker Dream history after going from bubble boy to Main Event champion. Sharma shared, “It’s very unreal. I was literally going home after getting bubbled but then I saw there were just three minutes left in the last flight of the Main Event, the Hyper Turbo. So […]

An undoubtedly successful first running, the inaugural edition of the Chase Cup at Poker8 Cebu, Philippines, is down to the final two days of its PH₱ 5,000,000 (~USD 86,900) guaranteed Main Event. The thrilling event kicked off to a slow start but quickly picked up the pace by the latter end of its qualifying […]

The 2024 Asian Poker Tour – APT Jeju Main Event has crowned a champion and it was fitting that a contestant from China lifted the elusive award winning trophy, after all the country has been dominating the series at the Landing Casino in Jeju Shinhwa World and claimed the far most tournament wins. Well-known poker […]

The inaugural Chase Cup taking place at Poker8 Cebu in Mandaue City, Philippines kicks off today with its fifth and final starting day. With the event attracting 291 over the past four days, only 14 more are needed to breach the ₱5 Million (~USD 86,900) guaratntee which is expected to happen within minutes of the […]

Poker Dream enters the final day at New World Hoiana Resort with the thrilling conclusion of the Main Event. Attracting 752 entries, portions of the VN₫ 21.685,320,000 (~USD 852,670) prize pool were claimed at yesterday’s Day 2. Today will determine who will win the largest cut of VN₫ 4,030,000,000 (~USD 158,460) and capture the newest […]

The inaugural Chase Cup featuring is well underway in Cebu, Philippines with three of five starting days completed. While the event had a slow start, it picked up at yesterday’s Day 1C with some of the country’s most decorated joining the hunt for a piece of the PH₱ 5 Million (~USD 86,900) guaranteed prize pool […]

The 10th edition of Poker Dream taking place at New World Hoiana in Hoi An, Vietnam continues its exciting festivities with Day 2 of the Main Event under the spotlight today. The past three days drew 752 entries across eight flights to just edge over the guarantee for a richer VN₫21.685,320,000 (~USD 852,670) prize pool. […]

Photo by Poker Dream Poker Dream 10 Vietnam is through the halfway mark in its weeklong series at New World Hoiana in Hoi An, Vietnam with four days now in the books. Last night awarded the largest series payout to date at the Super High Roller with Hong Kong’s Wong Ka Fai emerging victorious for […]

Counting down to seven months away, the World Poker Tour World Championship will once again set foot at the entertainment capital for its 3rd annual running, traditionally closing its 2024 season in style. Asian players who have the anticipated festival penned on their poker calendars will be glad to know that WPT is offering […]

The final numbers are in for the flagship tournament of the 2024 APT Jeju Main Event. With a buy-in of KR₩ 2.5 Million (~USD 1,820), the tournament set the bar high from the onset with a guarantee of KR₩ 2 Billion (~USD 1.5 Million) and comfortably sailed past that figure. With the four live […]

Out of a field of 1,089 entries in the 2024 APT Jeju Main Event, only 96 players returned to their seats at the Landing Casino at Jeju Shinhwa World. After 10 levels of 60 minutes each, the field of hopefuls was culled down to just 15 hopefuls and they are all competing for the biggest slice […]