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The opening day for the awaited VN₫ 20 Billion (~US$ 854,800) guaranteed World Poker Championship has finally arrived at Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi. As early as 10:00, players have flocked in at the prestigious Grand Loyal Poker Club to jump in WPC and South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) festival’s opening satellite of the […]

Off to a smashing start, the World Poker Championship festivities currently running at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi, saw its ballroom fill up quickly with dozens of players from all across the region. The WPC in partnership with South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) welcomed hundreds of runners to three events on schedule – […]

Less than 72 hours in before the awaited World Poker Championship kicks off on Friday, September 16th at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi for ten full days of jam-packed action. The WPC in partnership with South East Asia Poker Tour (SEAPT), is set to bring a total 19 tournaments on schedule, nine of which hold […]

The Viet Nam Series of Poker advertised the biggest homegrown event in Hanoi, Vietnam and after ten days of action packed days, it more than delivered with over VN₫ 18 Billion in cash paid out. In partnership with Asia Poker League, the series ran from August 26 to September 4. Main Event champion Nguyễn […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!” […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]