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Vincent Chauve wins APT Vietnam Championships Event & Player of the Series; final side event winners
APT Vietnam 2019 ran from November 6 to 17 at Pro Poker Club. The festival wrapped up with France’s Vincent Chauve going back to back final tables at the featured events eventually closing out the series winning the Championships Event. He departed the wealthiest and the most celebrated at the Player of the Series race. […]
11/19/2019
Player of the Year race leaders and past champions in action at WPT Cambodia
WPT Cambodia has been underway since November 16 and in just a couple of days, the tables will open for the highly anticipated US$ 250K guaranteed US$ 1,100 buy-in Main Event. This is the first time the tour brings its prestigious brand of poker to the world class NagaWorld Resort in Phnom Penh. A large […]
11/19/2019
WPT Cambodia: Yinfei Xiao dominates the NagaWorld Cup and Mohamad Abbouchi prevails at the Deep Stack Turbo
WPT Cambodia concluded its fourth day with another two players walking away as first time champions. In the late evening, two events wrapped up Day 1 and will resume at 12:45pm tomorrow. We have all the results and finalist chip counts below. NagaWorld Cup: YINFEI XIAO – US$ 35,619 The US$ 300 buy-in NagaWorld Cup […]
11/19/2019
Jianfeng Sun wins WPT Cambodia Warm Up, Yinfei Xiao leads the Nagaworld Cup
A new week has begun and it’s picking up where the weekend left off: with a lot of poker action at Nagaworld in Phnom Penh. Cash Games were running hot with up to ten tables yesterday. On the tournament front the World Poker Tour here in Cambodia had only seen the conclusion of one event […]
11/18/2019
Zhihao Zhang wins Red Dragon Main Event; Bin Sun wins Super High Roller, Liuheng Dai takes High Roller trophy
Red Dragon Jeju 2019 has provided one of the highlights of the Asian poker calendar in recent years, with the Red Dragon Main Event being one of the most coveted titles on the circuit. Here is all the latest from this year’s edition, included the all-important Main Event champion. KRW2,500,000 Red Dragon Main Event – […]
11/17/2019
WPT Cambodia: Yunsheng Sun wins Kickoff, Cards in the air in Warm-up & Nagaworld Cup
Sunday at WPT Cambodia saw the conclusion of one and the start of two tournaments. The first side event champion was crowned in the $440 Kickoff, while the $1,100 Warm-up and the $300 Nagaworld Cup got the show on the road. China’s Yunsheng Sun wins the Kickoff WPT Cambodia’s first event, the $440 Kickoff, has […]
11/17/2019
World Poker Tour kicks off at Nagaworld in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The World Poker Tour holds its first ever festival in Cambodia, starting today in Phnom Penh’s award-winning Nagaworld entertainment and leisure complex. A lot is expected of this 10-day festival in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Action is taking place from 16th to 25th November and cards are already in the air. Today’s opening events are […]
11/16/2019
WPT Cambodia : 212 players enter the Kickoff event, Keith Ong chip leader
The first ever World Poker Tour in the capital city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, has begun today. An exciting 18-event festival at Nagaworld is on its way and it started with two flights of the $440 Kickoff tournament and a satellite into the $1,100 Main Event. Kickoff Event attracts 212 entries A total of 212 entries battled […]
11/16/2019
Akshay Nasa denies Vincent Chauve at the APT Vietnam Main Event
The Asian Poker Tour is rousing up Ho Chi Minh City with their third festival in the country this year. APT Vietnam 2019 kicked off on November 6 at Pro Poker Club and will run until November 17. Half of the events have already been claimed including the Main Event with India’s Akshay Nasa lifting […]
11/14/2019
IFM Asian Nations Cup: Team Singapore finishes 4th, qualifying for Peru
The International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP) Asian Nations Cup hosted in Taiwan has come to a conclusion last weekend. Match Poker is a tournament format that is played in teams. Team members are playing individually at different tables. Each player receives digital cards, identical to those of their team members and begins with equal […]
11/12/2019
Macau gaming revenue continues to plummet
Macau casino industry growth once seemed unstoppable, with high rollers flocking to its casinos on a weekly basis. These latest pictures show the past calendar year has been gloomier. This week saw Macau announce the latest of six revenue drops in the last ten months which indicate that Macau’s allure as a gambling hub is […]
11/07/2019
RVS CUP 2019 Philippine Poker Championship starts today with over Php 6M in guaranteed prizes
If you thought the month of November couldn’t get any better, it has. While international brands heat up parts of Asia, in the Philippine Islands the most popular card room in the country is doing the same. Starting today, the Metro Card Club opens its doors with the annual RVS CUP Philippine Poker Championship. Now […]
11/07/2019
Alex Xiang Wei Lee wins the inaugural Manila Open Poker Tour Main Event
On November 1 to 4, PokerStars LIVE Manila hosted a special event at their hub in Okada Manila called the Manila Open Poker Tour (MOPT). Over the four days, juicy prizes were paid out with the Japanese dominating 5 of the nine events. However, the ultimate glory was not theirs to brag as Singaporean pro […]
11/06/2019
Event organizers in Asia tighten security around their events
The poker world was shaken a few weeks ago when Mike Postle supposedly cheated on a live stream hosted at the Stones Gambling House. Across the world, the community reacted strongly to these allegations which in turn revived other fears and stories. Talking with Somuchpoker, three of the major live event operators in Asia – […]
11/03/2019
Mediarex Group partners with Chinese Poker Enterprise
Mediarex, who own the GPI Index and Hendon Mob have announced a new partnership with Chinese Poker Enterprise. This announcement will see changes made to the way in which Asian player rankings are publicised online. Speaking in response to the partnership announcement, GPI Asia CEO Raymond Wong said, “It will be exciting news for players […]
10/30/2019
Asian Poker Tour releases 2020 schedule of events
In two month’s time, the curtains will draw on 2019. Players will go on a short break to enjoy the holidays and spend their winnings. Before doing so, it would be wise to start planning for 2020. Releasing their schedule early is the Asian Poker Tour, the longest running brand in the region. Last year, […]
10/29/2019
APT Vietnam coming up in early November
The Asian Poker Tour continues to bring players in the region plenty of poker as the brand heads to Ho Chi Minh City early next month. APT Vietnam is the tour’s tenth event of the year running from November 6 to 17 at the Pro Poker Club. For the past two years, this has become […]
10/25/2019
Victorian Poker Championships: Jonathan Karamalikis wins Main Event; Zach Tay is High Roller Champion
Crown Melbourne’s Victorian Poker Championships (VPC) has been bringing a dash of drama to the Australian live tournament scene over the past week, with the festival in full swing and champions being crowned daily. With the final events now wrapping up, Somuchpoker.com can now bring you all the latest results. Event 10 – AU$2,300 Main […]
10/23/2019
APT Taiwan 2019 closes with Jinho Hong claiming the Championships Event; Mike Takayama wins Player of the Series
Another Asian Poker Tour festival wrapped up with APT Taiwan 2019 awarding the last of its champions this past Sunday.The event ran from October 9 to 20 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. Days ago we published the early winners. For the second half, Korea’s Jinho Hong grabbed the victory at the Championships Event. […]
10/22/2019
WPT India: Ashish Munot wins the Main Event; Yasheel Doddanavar wins High Roller
Poker fans in India have been treated to the best of WPT India in the last few days as the Main Event and High Roller have been busy concluding. With the crest of that wave having now broken and the WPT title hopes of almost all those involved having gone the same way, we can […]
10/22/2019
