News - SOMUCHPOKER / Asia-Pacific
2022 WSOP Online halfway highlights; N8’s Pete Chen, Stefan Schillhabel, & David Yan win bracelets; Markus Prinz, Scott Ball bank seven digits
The World Series of Poker Online has been heating up Natural8 – GGNet since August 14 with the masses targeting the 33 gold bracelets on offer. A few nights ago, the series breached the halfway mark. Among the first half winners were N8 players Stefan Schillhabel, David Yan, and Team Hot Ambassador Pete Chen. Each […]
Asian Poker Tour takes on Neil Johnson as President and Fred Leung as CEO
Following news of Asian Poker Tour’s ownership change last June, the prime live tournament operator now under APT Events Private Limited, has announced its newly appointed key leaders as of yesterday. The press release revealed the brand’s decision to sign Neil Johnson as its President and Fred Leung as its latest Chief Executive Officer. “The […]
Record breaking WPT Prime Cambodia pays out over $2.9M; David Erquiaga hailed Player of the Festival; Mike Takayama wins two events
The record breaking WPT Prime Cambodia may be in the history books but the confetti continues to fly with winners yet to be celebrated and moments to relive. Running from August 11 to 23 at NagaWorld Phnom Penh, players gathered from around the world to create the biggest WPT event in Asia of 4,309 entries […]
David Erquiaga clinches WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event for US$ 147,408
Filipino David Erquiaga was crowned the newest World Poker Tour Prime series Main Event champion after he eliminated the last four players at the final table. Erquiaga won the largest three-way deal cut of US$ 137,008 plus a seat to the WPT World Championship worth US$ 10,400. He also leads the WPT Player of […]
WPT Prime Cambodia breaks barriers! Record turnout and US$ 1M+ prize pool
History has been made at the World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia with a massive 1,050 Main Event entries setting a record prize pool of US$ 1,018,500. Not only did each qualifying day grow in size, each day was significantly bigger than its 2019 attendance. This was officially the largest open event ever staged in […]
WPT Prime Cambodia: Main Event crushes $500K GTD! Last chance to enter; Somashekar Kurkhepally, Aun Jian Wong, Martijn Gerrits win trophies; Hieu Ngo leads POF
Players worldwide continue to pour into WPT Prime Cambodia for the biggest event this year in Asia. The highly anticipated Main Event has been much talked about and after two record breaking starting days, it is on track to crush its 2019 turnout. As it stands, the 610 combined entries – Day 1A (264 […]
Biggest VSOP Championship kicks off in a week, VND 10B (~US$ 427K) in guaranteed prizes coming your way
Making its third round for the year, the Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship V is returning this August 26 for the country’s largest Championship edition to date. The popular festival first debuted back in 2020 and immediately turned into a hit for locals and international travelers alike. This month’s series in partnership with Asia […]
On the spot with famous vlogger Andrew Neeme
At WPT Prime Cambodia, famous vlogger and newest addition to the World Poker Tour team, Andrew Neeme, took some time for a Q & A with Somuchpoker. To download the pics, head to the Somuchpoker FB page. Links: Interview with Andrew Neeme Somuchpoker Talks: Andrew Neeme about getting back to Live Poker Andrew […]
WPT Prime Cambodia: Main Event Day 1A breaks previous turnout; Mike Takayama clinches $10K SHR
On Thursday, August 17, WPT Prime Cambodia welcomed players in for the highly anticipated Main Event $500K guaranteed. The WPT team along with partners Connaissance and NagaWorld held a brief presentation. Actor / WPT commentator Vince Van Patten officially launched the big event with the customary poker kickoff address ” Shuffle up and Deal!” […]
WPT Prime Cambodia: Trong Hieu Ngo banks it big at the Mystery Bounty; Akshay Kapoor and Zarvan Tumboli win trophies; SHR closes at 1pm
Swinging day at WPT Prime Cambodia with four tournaments scattered around the ballorom of NagaWorld Phnom Penh. Trong Hieu Ngo emerged the biggest winner, two players from India lifted trophies, and the heavy hitters were in battle gear at the Super High Roller. Here are the highlights. For pics, head to the Somuchpoker FB […]
Philippines’ William Ysmael bags latest Asia Poker Championship title and Php 5,400,000 (~US$ 96,607) in winnings
Manila’s live poker scene has recovered staggeringly this year as tournament operators left and right continue to take advantage of the increased attendance. The country’s largest poker room, Metro Card Club, was not one to miss the action and joined in on the buzz with its second edition Asia Poker Championship for 2022. The freshly […]
WPT Prime Cambodia: Shardul Parthasarathi takes the Super High Roller; Richard Mari wins Short Deck; Asmiati tops the Ladies NLH
Indian players continue to dominate the WPT Prime Cambodia headlines with Shardul Parthasarathi as the latest to join the champions list. Also bagging titles were UK’s Richard Mari and Indonesia’s Ms. Asmiati. We’ve got those stories below including the updated Player of the Festival leaderboard with Trong Hieu Ngo in the lead. Here are the […]
WPT Prime Cambodia: Anand Kumar & Kunal Patni win trophies; Player of the Festival update; Mystery Bounty draws 250 entries, 31 advance
South Africa’s Anand Kumar and India’ Kunal Patni were the latest players minted at WPT Prime Cambodia. The ongoing festival has now awarded six trophies. Action continues with games running from August 11 to 23 at NagaWorld Phnom Penh. Make sure to check the links provied for all your needs. WPT Prime Cambodia schedule […]
WPT Prime Cambodia: late game surge by Younghoon Joo and JK Sorn earn victories; Player of the Festival update
Day 3 of World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia saw lots of fist pumps as two players celebrated their first ever WPT victories. At the 8-Max NL Hold’em Single Day, JK Sorn‘s late game surge landed him the win, and at the Deepstack NLH Freezeout, Younghoon Joo crushed it at the final four. The top […]
World Poker Championship to stage a massive ₫20 Billion guarantee at Grand Loyal Poker Club Hanoi
Since the lifting of border restrictions, Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi, has been the hotbed for some of the most thrilling poker festivals in Asia. This year has already seen international and regional brands present their style of poker. Coming next month, another festival will storm the city with the World Poker Championship (WPC) and […]
Russia’s Semen Kapitonov wins WPT Prime Cambodia Opener for US$ 35,000
After four days of competition, with a final day that ran over twelve grueling hours, Russia’s Semen Kapitonov clinched the WPT Prime Cambodia Opener for his first ever live tournament title. Kapitonov earned the higher cut of the three way deal, pocketing US$ 35,000, and the cool WPT side event trophy. “This is probably […]
China’s Ji Jun Xu towers over the 56 remaining players of WPT Prime Cambodia Opener
It was another fiery day at WPT Prime Cambodia as players made their way in to NagaWorld Phnom Penh Ballroom for the last two entry flights of the Opener $150K GTD. At the close of registration, Day 1C drew a big crowd of 164 and the Day 1D turbo flight pulled in 82. Combined […]
WPT Prime Cambodia: Ashish Munot wins SuperStack, leads Player of the Festival race
Indian pro Ashish Munot is having a spectacular 2022 season. It has only been five months since he returned to the live scene and already has picked up his eighth cash. At WPT Prime Cambodia, Munot closed out the NagaWorld SuperStack 50K for his second side event title this year. Just ten days prior, […]
WPT Prime Cambodia Opener headed for a quarter million dollar prize pool; Day 1B and Deepstack NLH Freezeout Day 1 results
Day 2 at WPT Prime Cambodia was brimming with action as more players flocked in to take part in the festivities. The day saw three events light up the NagaWorld Phnom Penh Ballroom. The first to complete was the NagaWorld SuperStack 50K which saw decorated WPT champion Ashish Munot lift the first side event […]
Shuffle up and deal! WPT Prime Cambodia underway – August 11 to 23
Welcome to opening day of the much awaited World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia here at NagaWorld Phnom Penh! The opening ceremony dazzled the crowd with a live dance number followed by a short speech by WPT Live Events Specialist, Danny McDonagh. With him were Connaissance Management Directors Bryan Huang and Kelvin Chua, CEO of […]
