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With the success of last year’s inaugural WPT Australia series, there is no surprise that the World Poker Tour would be coming back to the country anytime soon. Earlier this week, the internationally televised gaming and entertainment brand announced three new WPT festivals to take place at The Star Gold Coast, Australia in the next […]

Poker hasn’t come to a full halt in the Philippines. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 situation, players are still able to enjoy competitive poker. In mid-February, the World Poker Tour wrapped up a twelve-day series pulling in a decent 344 entries to the Main Event and paying out over US$ 445,000. To cap the month, the […]

With Australia’s sunniest capital being a long-time participant in the poker community, it is no doubt a great stop for international players. The Crown Perth 2020 Perth Poker Champs series was recently concluded with Dale Marsland bagging a six figure win by taking down the Main Event. The festival was held from February 20, 2020 […]

The city of Busan may not have the same ability as Seoul or Incheon to attract international players but cards were definitely in the air these past few days as players battled it out for the Asia Millions Poker Championship. The festival, hosted by AJPC and HKGC, ran from 21 – 24 February, 2020 at […]

Great news for players across the Asia-Pacific region! Amidst the Coronavirus outbreak and various events cancelling here and there, it seems that the poker industry is beginning to take light as schedules start to line up for the next couple of months. The World Poker Tour (WPT) just announced yesterday, February 24, 2020, the premiere […]

Jinho “YellOw” Hong is a former professional StarCraft player who plays under the alias YellOw. In 2012, he became the coach of the Xenics Storm League of Legends pro gaming team. He has now made a transition to poker and is sponsored by the online brand J88Poker. Somuchpoker: First of all, congratulations! 2019 has been a great year for you […]

When Phil Ivey’s edge sorting case was brought to the headlines, not only poker players were interested in what was happening but the general audience as well. It captured everyone’s excitement when they won tens of millions of dollars using a technique unbeknownst to us all. Seven years later, Ivanhoe Pictures, the division of SK […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared last January 31 that we are currently experiencing a global health emergency as the Coronavirus continues to spread outside of China. Citizens of various countries are being urged to reconsider their travel plans due to the current situation. While confirmed cases of the virus are slowly dropping, multiple events […]

Macau, known as the world’s gambling capital, is finally set to re-open its 41 casinos to the public this coming midnight of February 20th. Health officials announced that the shutdown would not be extended beyond the initial 15-day period with the casinos having the option to apply for a 30-day extension in preparation for the […]

Bulgaria’s Dimitar Blazhev will have more to spend with while vacationing in the Philippines. He became the newest WPT Asia Pacific Season XVIII Main Event champion pocketing a handsome Php 4,812,000 (~US$ 95,200) first prize. This was his first-ever major live victory and largest live career score. Talking to Somuchpoker, he confessed that he had to […]

With the Main Event now completed, it’s time to turn our attention back to the WPT Philippines side events. Throughout the 12-day series at Okada Manila, players hunted and battled for a taste of small victory. The final five winners are listed below. Among them were notable players Florencio Campomanes, Pete Yen Han Chen, and […]

WPT Philippines has reached the final day of its 12 day series. Games opened on February 6th at Okada Manila and will conclude today. Last night determined the final 9 players. All of them seeking their first WPT major title and of course the Php 4,812,000 (~US$ 95,200) top prize. We have all the info […]

Amid travel bans and quarantines, WPT Philippines went on as planned at Okada Manila. The past two days were dedicated to entering the Main Event where a Php 12 million guarantee was on the table. Despite numerous cancellations by avid supporters, the featured event drew a solid 344 total entries to crush the guarantee for […]

Catching up with the big guns at the WPT Philippines side events. Two days ago, Cao Ngoc Anh dominated the Super High Roller and Mike Takayama shipped the Single Day High Roller. We’ve got the results for you below. Event 13: Super High Roller – Cao Ngoc Anh – Php 3,058,000 (~US$ 60,500) Vietnamese pro […]

The “Coronavirus” – Covid-19 has caused disruption throughout Asia and this does not exclude poker events in the area. Many events have been cancelled or postponed. We have reported about this in the past couple of weeks. And while the World Poker Tour event in the Philippines is running smoothly and with a reduced guarantee, the organiser […]

After eight days of side event action at WPT Philippines, the Main Event arrived and with it a turnout of 126 entries (109 uniques, 17 re-entries) for Day 1A. This was a strong turnout considering the travel ban and quarantines imposed in the region. Another piece of good news, the Philippine government lifted the ban […]

We are at the halfway mark of WPT Philippines here at Okada Manila. The festival opened on February 6th and is set to wrap up on February 17th. Nine of the 21 events have been completed. The latest ones were claimed by Konstantinos Misailidis and Michael Kim Falcon. Along with the results below is an […]

The 10K NLH Freezeout was the only WPT Philippines event that completed today and it was claimed by steady rising Filipino David Erquiaga. Ten players have now been awarded at the festival with more games to be conquered. The other event lighting up the floor was the 6 Max NLH which no doubt was the hottest […]

While players await the start of the main feature, for now it’s all about warming up at the WPT Philippines side events. Four players have already been hailed champions and another three joined the list last night. We’ve got those results below including info and news on the series. Event 5: Deepstack NLH – Xin […]

It was a multi-winner day at WPT Philippines as three players walked away carrying one of the festival’s first trophies. If you want to score one of those classy glass mementos, more events are lined up to try to claim one. The highlighted Main Event with a Php 12M guarantee will be the tournament to […]