News - SOMUCHPOKER / Asia-Pacific
APT Philippines 2022 III pays out over $1.4M; Moses Saquing, Paul Kiem, Mike Takayama among big winners
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) concluded its third installment in the Philippines, which featured a record-setting number of 41 events, drawing 2,893 entries, and a guaranteed prize pool that ballooned to over ₱81 Million. The series took place in the Grand Wing Casino, Newport World Resorts from November 15 to 27, 2022. Among the […]
Hanoi Super Series MAIN EVENT ₫5 Billion gtd on the felt December 1 to 4
After three days of pre-event games, the inaugural Hanoi Super Series presents the festival headliner MAIN EVENT featuring a ₫5 Billion (~$201,940) guarantee. Games get underway at the Grand Loyal Poker Club on December 1 to 4. If past events are a gauge of what to expect, then suit up as the Main Event […]
Dinh Quang Huy wins the Hanoi Super Series Warm Up for ₫500M
Đinh Quang Huy came from behind at the final three of the Warm Up event to capture the coveted ₫500 Million (~$20,193) top prize. He overcame USA’s Trent Fechter and decorated local pro Nguyễn Quang Huy for first recorded live victory. He now sits atop the Player of the Series race. Watch the final […]
Hanoi Super Series Warm Up ₫2B GTD: last chance to enter
Cards are flying at the inaugural Hanoi Super Series (HSS) with players pouring in the Grand Loyal Poker Club for the Warm Up event. Highlighting the event is the ₫2 Billion guarantee. This is the first of four HSS events backed by a guaranteed prize pool. With Day 1A attracting a light 52 entries, […]
Hanoi Super Series: Warm Up event draws 262 entries; 34 advance led by Pham Ngoc Tu; full chip counts inside
The Hanoi Super Series may have had a slow start but on Day 2, it was pedal to the metal as players rushed in the Grand Loyal Poker Club for a seat at the Warm Up event. First up was Day 1B which pulled in the largest crowd of 126 entries followed by Day 1C […]
Hanoi Super Series opening day highlights; Dinh Quang Huy tops Warm Up Day 1A survivors; Tran Duc Chinh scores first trophy
The Hanoi Super Series (HSS) has kicked off at the Grand Loyal Poker Club! Festivities got underway on Monday, November 28 with the Warm Up event and Hyper Turbo stirring up the felts. Seven players survived the heat and Tran Duc Chinh emerged as the first champion. Tran takes the helm in the Player […]
Grand Loyal Poker Club and KMGM bring players the Hanoi Super Series feat. ₫10 Billion in guarantees, starts tomorrow November 28
It has only been two months since the Grand Loyal Poker Club and Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM) produced the biggest event ever seen in Hanoi, Vietnam, and coming tomorrow, the pair will light up the capital city once again with another lucrative festival. Running from November 28 to December 4 is the first […]
Record breaking WPT Prime Taiwan pays out over US$2.3M; Kristof Segers clinches Player of the Festival; highlights inside
The World Poker Tour concluded another record-breaking event in Asia with WPT Prime producing the largest festival prize pool and Main Event numbers ever seen in Taiwan. Running from November 11 to 21 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City, the festival paid out an enormous NT$ 73,290,969 (~$2,352,410) […]
Monster Jam invites players to magnificent Cape Town for richest Sunbet Poker Tour festival – November 23 to December 4, ZAR 4.5M gtd
Twelve days of exciting competition awaits players in South Africa with the Sunbet Poker Tour powered by Monster Jam Poker Tour wrapping up its biggest year in the magnificent port city of Cape Town. Described as one of the most awe inspiring places in the world, the season finale will take place at the […]
Marc Inizan crowned WPT Prime Taiwan Main Event champion
It only took a quick five hour final table race at the WPT Prime Taiwan Main Event with France’s Marc Inizan clinching the title for his first ever live tournament victory. Inizan entered as frontrunner and never looked back. He eliminated three players along the way then crushed Kai Jan “Steven” Chou at heads […]
Largest event in Taiwan history; WPT Prime Main Event sees colossal Day 1C tunrout of 452 entries; Zachary Tay bags overall lead; 108 into Day 2
For the past three days, it has been wall to wall at the World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan Main Event at Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) with yesterday’s final entry day drawing an explosive 452 entries. This brought the overall total entry field to 877 making it the largest ever poker tournament […]
France’s Marc Inizan leads the way at the WPT Prime Taiwan MAIN EVENT Final Table
It was a race of endurance at the record setting WPT Prime Taiwan Season XX MAIN EVENT with the 108 returning players chasing a seat to the final table. After eleven hours of Day 2 play, the lineup was formed led by Frenchman Marc Inizan with a very healthy 87 BB. Action resumes today, […]
VSOP Championship VI underway! Chu Anh, Nguyen Quoc Chung, Nguyen Tuan Tai, Tran Ngoc Son capture trophies
The Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship VI is underway in Ha Noi, Vietnam! The popular homegrown festival is one of the most awaited by the locals as it promises to be richer than ever featuring ₫12 Billion (~$483,000) in guaranteed prize pools. The games lit up the felt on November 18 and will […]
WPT Prime Taiwan: Hon Cheong “Ivan” Lee ships Super High Roller; Im Heesoo wins Single Day HR; Masaya Hayami leads PLO Day 1, 14 remain
WPT Prime Taiwan enters its eighth day at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) with games kicking off on November 11 and running through November 21. A total of 13 events have completed with two new champions emerging last night. Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee aka Ivan Lee shipped the Super High […]
WPT Prime Taiwan Main Event: Thailand’s Metasit Pratipsangkom dominates Day 1B
Action packed day at WPT Prime Taiwan with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) filled to capacity once again. International players and locals poured in for Main Event Day 1B, and as predicted, the NT$ 10M guarantee was quickly shattered. With a cumulative 452 entries (Day 1A – 189, Day 1B – […]
WPT Prime Taiwan Main Event: Singapore’s Carter Chan delivers the bubble to earn Day 1A chip lead
World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan brought together 189 runners to the Main Event and after 11 hours of play, Singapore’s Carter Chan stole the show, delivering the bubble to end Day 1A. Chan also set the bar high for the next starting day, bagging up a mammoth 691,000 in chips. Read up on the […]
WPT Prime Taiwan: Motoyoshi Okamura wins Mini High Roller; Ya Wen Hsieh dominates Ladies Event
Another action packed day at WPT Prime Taiwan concluded with two players added to the winners list. The newly minted were Japan’s Motoyoshi Okamura at the Mini High Roller and Ya Wen Hsieh at the Ladies Event. These two players are now proud owners of their first WPT Prime trophies. More awards on offer […]
WPT Prime Taiwan MAIN EVENT NT$ 10M guaranteed on the felt November 17 to 21
This year has shaped up to be a big one for the World Poker Tour in Asia-Pacific with numbers through the roof and records set. For its final Season XX celebration in the region, the globally renowned brand lights up Taiwan with an 11-day Prime series. This is the country’s first look at the […]
WPT Prime Taiwan: Victor Chong clinches the Bounty Event; Pi Ying Hsu, Takao Shimizu, Chung Liang Kuo win trophies; SHR Day 1 update
Wall to wall poker at WPT Prime Taiwan with another batch of games drawing players to host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club Taipei). In the aftermath, anothr four trophies were awarded. We’ve got those results below including an update on the ongoing Super High Roller and the Player of the Festival […]
WPT Prime Taiwan in full swing at the CTP Club Taipei; early winners, POF standings; Mini HR still open and Ladies Event tonight
With borders now loosened, players around the region have descended on the first ever World Poker Tour Prime series in Taiwan. The festival kicked off on November 11 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) and is scheduled to run through November 21. The first four days saw the floor pumping with […]
