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Three weeks ago, the World Poker Tour revealed its return to Vietnam for its first live event in the country since 2019. The much awaited event is the tour’s premier mid major WPTDeepStacks festival, slated to run in mid April 2021 at the capital city of Hanoi. To give players a taste of what’s to […]

More live felt excitement to erupt in Taiwan with the arrival of the first ever GPI Asia Poker Festival this April. Since 2018, Taiwan has been one of the most sought after locations for many land based poker groups, and having arrested the novel coronavirus early on, players in the area have had the privilege […]

Off to a fantastic start this year, South Korean player Sung Joo “Arte” Hyun has been running red hot in Las Vegas with two live events shipped and well over half a million dollars in winnings earned. In February, Hyun won the WPTDeepStacks Venetian US$ 1,600 No Limit Hold’em event for US$ 208,335, then just […]

More signs of live felt activity in Asia as the Deltin Poker Tournament (DPT) completed its first live series onboard the Deltin Royale in Goa, India in nearly a year. With Covid-19 cases still an issue at various locations around the country, it was uncertain as to the turnout. However, it seemed, poker players had […]

Live poker festivals are on a gradual return around the world, however, in Asia, there are places where locals have been shuffling chips on the physical green. One such place is Korea. Since mid last year, poker group J88PT has attracted from 800 up to 1,500 entries to their marquee events. In just a week’s […]

The return of World Poker Tour to Australia isn’t a surprise to many with its 2019 debut in the country well met with success. Held in The Star Gold Coast, the inaugural WPT Australia exceeded expectations having garnered more than 3,000 entries across its 10-day event schedule. Over AUD 3.1 million (~USD 2.09 million) in […]

Live poker in Australia is alive and recovering well as compared to the rest of the world who are still seeing the drastic effects brought about by the current global health situation. Back to back great value tournaments are lined up on schedule and targeted mainly for local players as major operators begin to resume […]

It has been over a year and a half since the World Poker Tour made a live appearance in Vietnam, one of the prime budding poker communities within the Asian region. It’s 2019 events were hailed as a huge success as it offered its richest tournament to date with the Main Event posting a buy-in […]

After being grounded for one year, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live stage with games running from February 19 to March 8 at two locations in Taiwan. The first weekend of APT Taiwan 2021 was held at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) branch in Taichung, you can read up on […]

While the gaming and casino industry has been hit exceptionally hard throughout this whole global health crisis ordeal, it appears the Genting Group is focused on its long term standing rather than the current predicament. One of Asia’s leading multinational companies, Genting Group is involved in various businesses within the region ranging from casinos, hotel […]

The fight for legalized online poker in Australia has been a long winding battle for the last two decades with the government firm on its decision to ban citizens from taking part in the popular sport. Since the Interactive Gambling Act (IGA)’s implementation in 2001 which prohibits gambling providers to offer services including the likes […]

The last time the Asian Poker Tour held a full blown live festival was nearly one year ago in Taiwan. Immediately after, the world went on a sudden standstill, grounding many land based poker operators due to the novel coronavirus. One of the few places that was able to arrest the virus early was Taiwan […]

2021 seemed like a new year for live poker as clubs began to reopen here and there amidst the continuing global health crisis. Successful yet much smaller live festivals in a number of countries were also welcomed by local players considering the situation. With about the whole of 2020’s events canceled or postponed for a […]

The globally renowned World Poker Tour and one of Asia’s leading brands, Poker King, have teamed up for an upcoming festival that players are definitely not going to want to miss. Running from February 11 to 22 is the WPT Spring Festival featuring a substantial CN￥12,000,000 (~US$ 1.86 million) in guarantees. The event will be […]

Manila has been one of the fastest growing poker hubs in the Asia Pacific region having hosted a number of major international tournaments in recent years. Poker clubs have sprung up left and right in the last decade with the local poker community growing alongside it. A steady stream of daily and monthly tournaments always […]

A prime destination in Asia for gamblers and tourists alike, Jeju, South Korea has grown to be a popular holiday island, home to ten casinos catering only to foreign guests. While the popular spot receives an average of 15 million visitors yearly, Jeju is clearly not immune to its bout of criminal cases. Most recently, […]

A new year marks a new chapter, a new beginning for all and it seems a few of the industry’s most decorated pros have decided to switch their attention elsewhere. Bidding farewell to PokerStars’ Team Pro are two prominent figures in the live tournament poker scene, Asia’s Celina Lin and the widely famous 2003 WSOP […]

Good news is in store for live poker enthusiasts looking for more tournament action this approaching new year. While the live poker buzz has ultimately slowed down this 2020 due to the unfortunate health situation, it seems that operators around the globe are eager to get back into the scheme of things. A renowned host, […]

After 11 days of action running from December 11 to 21, the World Poker Tour wrapped up its first ever DeepStacks Taiwan festival in Taipei City. The inaugural event took place at the highly popular poker room, Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club. 27 players walked away carrying WPT event trophies with Huang […]

After a few postponements brought on by the pandemic, the World Poker Tour finally touched down in Taiwan. The tour’s highly popular DeepStacks festival is underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City with 11 days of games offered. The festivities kicked off on December 11 and will run until […]