News - SOMUCHPOKER / Asia-Pacific
FREE 50% Cashback with Natural8’s Killer Whale Promotion!
Natural8 is making a splash with its latest Fish Buffet promotion – the Killer Whale! This limited-time promotion runs from 15th January [08:00 (UTC) / 16:00 (HKT)] – 15th February 2024 [07:59 (UTC) / 15:59 (HKT)] and promises to raise the current cashback system to an unprecedented level. Classic Fish Buffet Fish Buffet is […]
WPT Cambodia: Mystery Bounty draws 532; Cao Ngoc Anh tops overall heats; biggest bounty at $20K
World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia experienced yet another impressive turnout as the highly popular Mystery Bounty event lit up NagaWorld Phnom Penh, attracting a total of 532 entries across three starting days. Not only did the event smash its guarantee, the top mystery reward is set at a mighty USD 20,000. Here is the breakdown: Mystery Bounty […]
WPT Cambodia: Choi Hun Tae leads final 7 of Championship Warm Up; Bien Mai bags big at Mystery Bounty Day 1A
Day 4 at World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia saw the Championship Warm Up trim down to seven players with Choi Hun Tae bagging the chip lead. At the Mystery Bounty, the opening flight drew 146 entries with 19 at bagging time led by Vietnam’s Bien Mai. Scroll down for the recap and highlights. WPT Cambodia […]
WPT Cambodia Day 3 and Day 4 winners: Ivan Lee, Seongho Cho, Kyle Bao Diep, Steve Ferry, Ayato Shibata
Cards have been flying nonstop in Cambodia with the World Poker Tour (WPT) hosting its first Main Tour in Southeast Asia. Taking place at NagaWorld Phnom Penh, the past two days saw five players join the winners club with Korea’s Seongho Cho becoming the first to win two trophies. Other minted players were Steve Ferry […]
WPT Cambodia: Jonald Garcia clinches Championship Warm Up; Hwany Lee, Will Kwok win events
On Day 5 of World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia, another three players emerged victorious – Jonald Garcia, Chi Wai Will Kwok, Hwany Lee – to score their first WPT hardware. We’ve got those stories below. In addition, the Player of the Festival race is well underway with 13 events in the books. Two-time winner Seongho Cho […]
$100M GTD Bounty Hunters Series 2024 is LIVE!
The first Bounty Hunters Series of 2024 has begun. This time, the stakes have been doubled to $100,000,000. From 14th January to 15th February 2024, hunt down your opponents and collect your bounties in the heart-pounding Bounty Hunters Series. Show no mercy and seize your chance to claim a piece of the $100,000,000 in […]
Asian Poker Tour announces USD 2 Million guarantee for 2024 season opener in Taiwan
Having been quiet since the abrupt cancellation in December, the Asian Poker Tour has come out with explosive news, announcing a jaw-dropping 2 Million USD Main Event prize pool for its upcoming season opener in Taipei City, Taiwan. This echoes last year’s announcement when the brand made history as the first in over a […]
WPT Cambodia – Championship Warm Up draws 489, Amit Kaushik leads in 103 survivors
The World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia – Championship Warm Up was the hottest item on the menu the past two days, drawing a combined 489 entries over three entry flights. This sent the prize pool soaring over double to USD 341,518. WPT Cambodia Championship Warm Up – Day 1A Day 1B drew the largest crowd […]
WPT Cambodia Day 2 winners and Championship Warm Up Day 1A chip counts
Running from January 17 to 30, 2024, Season XXII of the World Poker Tour (WPT) completed its second day of games at the grand ballroom of NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Four players emerged victorious – Seongho Cho, Luke Keay, Thi Xuan Ha Tran, and Sean Ragozzini. Also wrapping up was Day 1A of the […]
World Poker Tour Season XXII underway in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The 22nd Season of globally renowned brand World Poker Tour is underway in Cambodia! Taking place at prime destination, NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, this is the first time the brand has brought its Main Tour to Southeast Asia. Already on display and towering over the players is the prestigious Mike Sexton Champions Cup. […]
U Series of Poker 2024 season opener pays out over NTD 103.6M (~$3.28M) in Taiwan; festival highlights
Returning to Taiwan for its second consecutive season kickoff, U Series of Poker (USOP) delivered another lucrative festival to add to its already stellar portfolio. Running from January 5 to 15, 2024 at CTP Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, the eleven-day series paid out over NTD 103.6 Million (~USD 3.28 Million) in prizes across […]
World Poker Tour Cambodia opening day ceremony; 207 enter Superstack, 25 advance; Cheng Zhang wins Superstack Turbo
Season XXII of the World Poker Tour opened on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Players were greeted with a welcome speech by WPT Live Events Specialist, Danny McDonagh, alongside partner Connaissance Management General Manager, Erique Tan, and NagaWorld Senior Operations Manager, Christopher Paul Gros. “A very warm welcome to […]
One day away from WPT Cambodia – first Main Tour in Southeast Asia – January 17 to 30, 2024 in Phnom Penh
World Poker Tour Cambodia is on the horizon in Southeast Asia, with cards flipping just one day away at NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in the bustling capital city of Phnom Penh! If you are just catching wind of this event, doors swing open on January 17, revealing a thrilling 44-game lineup – the largest WPT festival in […]
USOP Taiwan MAIN EVENT final 9! Champion to be crowned today, Gyeong Byeong Lee leads; Day 2 payouts included
After four days of nonstop poker showdowns, and the booming 1,100 turnout of the U Series of Poker (USOP) Taiwan MAIN EVENT is now down to the final 9 players! At the helm is South Korea’s Gyeong Byeong Lee with a commanding 134 bb stack. Lee is in prime position to seize the coveted […]
Sam Hung wins USOP Taiwan Main Event
It took Taiwan’s Sam Chen Yu Hung just under eight hours of final table play to clinch the U Series of Poker Taiwan Main Event title and lock up a career high live tournament payout of NTD 5,383,000 (~USD 173,300). Hung entered heads up on a 2:1 deficit against South Korea’s Gyeong Byeong Lee, grinded […]
USOP Taiwan Main Event turnout through the roof as prize pool catapults to over USD 1 Million; Singapore’s Guan Hao Tan leads in 139 players
The U Series of Poker (USOP) has once again proven itself an unstoppable force in the Asian live scene, amassing an incredible 1,100 Main Event entries for a colossal prize pool of NTD 32,010,000 (~USD 1,030,500). The substantial turnout was fueled by the last two flights, adding a roaring 615 entries to the initial 485 […]
USOP Taiwan Day 9 winners: Webster Lim triumphs against Nevan Chang at Heads Up Challenge; Ming Nan Chou, Dae Woong Song, Po Wen Fang win events
It is getting down to the wire at U Series of Poker (USOP) Taiwan with Day 9 now done an dusted. The highlight of the day was none other than the Main Event which jammed the Asia Poker Arena all day. We have that story for you via the link below. USOP Taiwan Main […]
USOP Taiwan Day 8 highlights: Tsun Yin Ng tops Main Event Day 1B; Chin Ling Hsu, Kensuke Tajike, Shmuel Aizik, Zi Wei Tung win trophies
Another blazing day of cards flying and pushing chips at U Series of Poker (USOP) Taiwan taking place at Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City. At the top of the Day 8 menu was the Main Event which drew a crowd of 282 entries on its second flight. By night’s end, 36 advanced to […]
USOP Taiwan Day 7 highlights: Main Event draws 203 entries; Ivan Lee banks SHR; Nam Ho Kim, Oruku Maon, Yu Ta Lee, Chien Hsiang Hung win sides
On Day 7 of the U Series of Poker (USOP) season opener in Taipei City, Taiwan, the Asia Poker Arena was bursting at the seams with multiple events on the floor. Under the spotlight was the first day of the Main Event which attracted a large crowd of 203 runners. 26 players advanced to the next […]
Crown Poker Club Hanoi, Vietnam rings in 2024 with six international events up ahead
Coming from a stellar 2023, tournament poker at Crown Poker Club, Hanoi, Vietnam is gearing up to bring in more action for the year ahead. In preparation of what’s to come, the popular poker venue has recently announced its list of international tours slated for 2024 in addition to its bustling schedule of local […]
