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Live events continue to light up the Asian poker scene. Here are events right at your doorstep.   Asian Poker Tour Philippines – April 27 to May 8 No breaks for the Asian Poker Tour! Just ten days after completing an inaugural series in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, the brand is set to stage APT Philippines at […]

Having completed a highly successful series last month, the Viet Nam Series of Poker in Hanoi, Vietnam announced its biggest festival yet and it is just around the bend. Coming May 2 to 8 is VSOP Championship IV featuring VN₫ 6,000,000,000 (~US$ 261,238) in guaranteed prize pools, the largest amount ever put forth by the […]

The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club completed its first homegrown High Roller festival with non-stop games running from April 9 to 18 at their main hub in Taipei, Taiwan. In partnership with the Asian Poker Tour, the CTP High Roller Series featured 19 tournaments with buy ins from NT$ 8K to […]

After a two year halt, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live beat, hosting its first full blown festival in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. This was a new destination for the brand and it was the first international poker event staged on the island. Running from April 8 to 17, the festival was held at […]

Ever since the World Poker Tour announced a stop in Sydney, Australia, social media buzzed with non stop excitement. This was to be the brand’s first ever visit to the bustling harbor city and it promised to be big. When the doors opened on March 30, the rush that followed was seemingly endless as players […]

The month of April has kicked off and with it a lineup of live events around the Asian region. Here’s a list of festivals in your neighborhood.  Asian Poker Tour Vietnam Phu Quoc: April 8 to 17 For the first time, an international poker festival will take place at Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. On April […]

Nonstop poker action in Sydney, Australia with the Australian Poker Tour having just wrapped up its seven day series and the World Poker Tour kicking off its inaugural WPTDeepStacks Sydney today March 30 until April 11. We’ve got those stories just below.  WPTDeepStacks in Sydney March 30 to April 11 Back in 2019, the World […]

PokerStars LIVE Asia hosted its third event of the year with the Manila Special running from March 24 to 27 at Okada Manila. The weekend series featured six tournaments highlighted by the Main Event PH₱ 3M guaranteed. Like previous turnouts, it churned up a packed house for a collective payout of PH₱ 6,323,778 (~US$ 121,415). […]

The Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship III in collaboration with Asia Poker League wrapped up a weeklong festival that saw all of its guarantees crushed and a grand prize pool of nearly VN₫ 10.5 billion (~US$ 460,000). The series ran from March 14 to 20 at the VSOP Poker Club in Hanoi. Emerging as […]

The Grand Loyal Poker Club was buzzing with action last week as players grabbed seats for the room’s first homegrown festival of the year. Running from March 7 to 13 was the Hanoi Spring Championship Series which drew a total of 1,092 entries across nine events and generated an overall prize pool exceeding VN₫ 5 […]

Live events are happening all around the Asia Pacific region. Mark your calendars with these upcoming festivals!  Baazi Poker Tour 2022: March 23 to 28 With covid cases at its lowest in India, the first live poker festival will finally take place as PokerBaazi hosts the Baazi Poker Tour 2022 from March 23 to 28. […]

After a two year halt, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live beat with four days of festivities at popular hub Resorts World Manila in the Philippines. Players were treated to a brand new series called, APT Mystery Bounty Weekend, taking place from March 3 to 6. Popularized in the United States, this was […]

PokerStars LIVE Manila concluded its second festival of the year, Manila Super Series, which ran from February 20 to 27 at Okada Manila. Inaugurated in 2017, through the years this event has become the most popular mid-range series offered by the brand in the Philippines. Due to the ongoing pandemic and the shortage of international […]

Live action is making a fierce return in Asia with numerous events announced for the month of March. For players in the Philippines, China, Vietnam, and India, here’s a look at what’s happening just around the bend.  Asian Poker Tour Mystery Bounty Weekend: March 3 to 6 Land-based poker operator Asian Poker Tour will finally […]

As border restrictions ease up and international tourists now welcome in many countries, it is full speed ahead for the World Poker Tour. Having recently released half of its Season XX live event schedule, the brand has just announced its newest tour experience, WPT Prime, which will first launch in Asia. In the announcement, […]

The Asia Poker League completed its fourth online series at Natural8 – GGNet with games running from January 30 to February 13. A total of 20 Jade Trophies were awarded and a massive US$ 19.7 Million paid out. This more than crushed the brand’s previous edition by several millions. Earning the spotlight was anonymous player […]

The Asian Poker Tour concluded its first event of the new year with eight days of games running from January 30 to February 6 at online platform PokerBaazi.com. The event, coined APT India Online Series, was the third of its kind. A total of 43 players walked away as champions and ~IN₹ 7.75 Crore (~US$ […]

The Asia Poker League Online Series taking place at Natural8 – GGNet has already passed the halfway mark with 13 APL Jade Trophies claimed and over US$ 11.4 Million paid out. We’ve got those results below including brief recaps on select events. The series opened on January 30 and will run through February 13. Seven […]

Last month, the World Poker Tour announced the opening half schedule of Season XX which included a first time visit to the beautiful city of Sydney, Australia. News of that event sparked plenty of excitement on social media, and earlier today, the globally renowned brand added more to the thrill revealing full details of that […]

Wrapping up a great start to the year are Asia Pacific’s biggest winners this month of January, having bested the toughest contenders and top tier fields of the season. Thai pro Punnat Punsri gained global recognition as he jump started his 2022 career with not one, but two high roller tournament wins in Las Vegas. […]