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The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) set themselves a high bar for the Taiwan Millions Tournament 16 Main Event with a jaw-dropping USD 1 Million Main Event prize pool guaranteed. That ambitious figure has now been way dusted with 4,430 entries across five entry flights. Players can still sign up with two final […]

Day 4 at 2024 APPT Manila was pumping with action with several key events taking over sections of the grand venue Cove at Okada Manila. Here are the highlights. LIVE UPDATES NEWS PHOTOS SCHEDULE APPT Manila – Day 4 Highlights APPT Open – Final 9 Players The  APPT Open resumed with 64 players out of […]

The first festival of the 2024 Asia Pacific Poker Tour is currently underway in the Philippines at Cove in Okada Manila with the APPT Manila setting sail on July 24 and running through August 5. The second day provided plenty of thrills with several players hoisting trophies. The first key event was also tabled, the […]

Tournament poker is back in action at the luxurious Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea with a fun filled ten days ahead for those coming in to play at the picturesque island. The awaited return of the Red Dragon Poker Tour hosts an exciting 38 trophy event lineup centered around its KRW 1,680,000,000 […]

The U Series of Poker returns to Vietnam for what will be the first international live poker tournament in the country in the current year following a series of cancellations during the spring and summer months. Initially scheduled to take place in Da Nang, the next USOP stop on Vietnamese soil has now been finalized […]

With a guaranteed prize pool of US$500,000 for a buyin of US$1,100, the Won Poker Cup Main Event debuted with flying colors as Nguyen Chanh Tin leads a pack of 22 players into Day2 of this inaugural event with 388,000 in chips.  Following Tin closely, Nguyen Duc Thanh bagged 352,000 chips as second in chip […]

The Red Dragon Poker Tour festivities running through August 4th at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea kicked off its opening day games with KPC Baby Dragon’s first flight and three trophy events coming into completion. China’s Chen Wen Wen currently leads the twelve survivors moving forward to Day 2 with two more […]

The inaugural event of the Won Poker Cup started today with Won Poker Cup Warm-Up Event #1 which guaranteed US$100,000.  All Day1s were played on the same day and saw total entries of 205 players from which 32 are moving into Day 2.  Leading this group was Mai Bien from Vietnam with 454,000 chips followed […]

Despite the stormy weather, the Taiwan Millions Tournament ran as planned with the record setting Main Event attracting  an impressive 503 entries for Day 1C. After an eleven hour grind, Liao Pin Hung claimed the top spot out of the 51 survivors. You can read up on the action and end of Day chip counts […]

China’s premier poker brand, China Poker Games is just weeks away from hosting its biggest annual festival in Sanya, Hainan Island. As tradition dictates, the upcoming CPG Championship will be held during the third week of August, running from August 21-30, 2024, at the Howard Johnson Resort Sanya Bay.  Expectations are high for this […]

PokerStars premier international series, Asia Pacific Poker Tour, has kicked off with the 2024 APPT Manila now underway at Okada Manila, Philippines. This year’s event promises an exceptional player experience with the event taking place at the venue’s largest entertainment space, Cove Manila, setting the stage for the grandest APPT event in the history of the […]

Having taken a short break from the Taiwan Millions Tournament 16 Main Event games, players attending the festival at Asia Poker Arena, Taipei City, Taiwan, relished a special highlight on schedule in lieu of the lucky year ahead. The Dragon of the Year trophy event wrapped up its qualifying rounds and drew in a […]

All eyes are in Sihanoukville Cambodia as the country’s premier tourist destination awaits the arrival of poker players from around the world for the very first international tournament, the Won Poker Cup happening at Won Majestic Hotel from July 24 to 29, 2024. The Won Poker Cup Main Event guarantees US$500,000 and Day1A starts tomorrow, […]

Several trophies have so far been awarded across the thrilling Taiwan Millions Tournament at Asia Poker Arena, Taipei City, Taiwan with the buzzing series past its halfway mark. Running through July 29th, players joining the festivities have one more week to go to secure a victory along with a sweet payday. Currently ongoing is […]

With the awards table now empty, the WPT Cambodia Passport To The World Championship has come to a close. In partnership with Connaissance Management Limited, the twelve-day festival was held from July 12 to 23, 2024 at NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Among the final winners was Portugal’s Rui Bouquet with a remarkable […]

Victory for China was inevitable at the WPT Cambodia Passport To The World Championship, as the final three players of the Championship all hailed from the country. In a pivotal moment, all three collided in a single massive hand, leading to Sha Cheng Chun claiming 95% of the chips. Soon after, Sha earned his first-ever […]

WPT Cambodia Passport To The World Championship resumed with 136 players out of the 913 entry field returning to NagaWorld Phnom Penh for Day 2 of the headliner WPT Passport Championship. For each one, the goal was to reach the money round and claim a piece of the seven figure USD prize pool of $1,040,592.  […]

With the last batch of winners now crowned, the 55th Annual World Series of Poker has come to an end at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Running from May 28 to July 17, 2024, a total of 99 bracelets were claimed with one of the last ones snatched by Taiwan’s Ching Da Wu at […]

Seven hours into the final starting day of WPT Cambodia Passport Championship the official numbers were in. With a field of 426 entries added to Day 1A (175) and Day 1B (312), the headliner drew a combined 913 entries to send the prize pool soaring to a whopping USD 1,040,592. This was the third time […]

Tournament offerings across Asia are taking the poker scene by stride with aspiring growth seen year after year. The success of locally homegrown Taiwan Millions Tournament for one, is undeniable with its past fifteen editions consistently hitting record numbers. This year’s festivities, which kicked off last July 11th at Asia Poker Arena, Taipei City, […]