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APT Vietnam 2018 with VND 6BN Main Event guarantee; Short Deck Poker and Shot Clock introduced
The Asian Poker Tour returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the third time this year with APT Vietnam 2018 taking place from October 5 to 11 at Pro Poker Club. The APT was the first international brand to bring a full-blown poker festival to the city drawing in a huge crowd that produced massive […]
WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup draws 207; Nguyen Dang Toan wins the Welcome Event
WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup WPT Asia Swing continued with the second day of the inaugural WPT Vietnam bringing out more players to Pro Poker Club. A total of 207 turned up for the WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup. The opening flight pulled in the busier crowd with 114 players while the later flight drew […]
Poker gosu Lim Yohwan wins the APT Championships Event; Lester Edoc wins Player of the Series
Mission accomplished. Korean ex-Starcraft gamer Lim Yohwan set out to win a poker major and he did just that at the recently concluded APT Philippines Championships this past weekend. Yohwan aka Boxer by his fans, crushed the 174-entry field of the Championships Event and lifted his first-ever championship title along with the PHP 2,819,900 (~US$51,900) […]
World Poker Tour kicks off inaugural WPT Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City
The next leg of the “Asia Swing” brings the World Poker Tour to Ho Chi Minh City for their inaugural festival in Vietnam. This year has been a busy one for the players in the country with the floodgates opening and poker tours jumping at the chance to showcase their events to this young, vibrant […]
Highlights of the 2018 Poker King Cup
The Poker King Cup has been playing out through the past week, and the festival has seen millions of Hong Kong dollars awarded, with the biggest prizes paid out in the Main Event, High Roller and Super High Roller. Here is our round-up of the numbers. Main Event: Wei Ran Pu claims the HK$1,464,000 first prize […]
WPT Vietnam draws 137 to the Opener; Trần Kim Đông wins the Charity Event
The inaugural WPT Vietnam – the third leg of the Asia Swing, opened its doors today with two events heating up the felt at host venue Pro Poker Club. Welcome Event The Welcome Event was first on the floor with 112 players, of which 25 re-entered, for a total of 137 entries. This brought about a […]
World Poker Tour Korea ends with more High Roller action
The WPT Korea has been has been filled with action at Paradise City Incheon, but all events have now wrapped up. The Main Event saw Valeriy Pak take victory, carrying home the KRW63,620,000 (US $57,058) 1st prize, but he is far from being the biggest winner. A total of 4 High Roller events took place […]
Valeriy Pak wins WPT Korea Main Event for KRW63,620,000 (US$57,058)
Valeriy Pak is the WPT Korea Main Event Champion! He topped the field of 283 players to claim his first major victory on the live poker circuit. The Main Event took place at Paradise City Incheon, Korea. The event kicked off immediately after the first ever Global Poker Teams Event, which was won by Team […]
WPT Korea Main Event: Kitty Kuo bubbles the Final Table, 9 players remains
WPT Korea’s Main Event attracted 283 runners to Paradise City, Korea. After the dust settled on the first day’s action, only 72 returned for day 2. After the money bubble burst with the elimination of Hideo Miyamoto by Norwegian pro Markus Garberg, the 4 Players who qualified from the Tokyo flight entered the field. All of […]
Guo Dong on the pessimism and resignation of Chinese poker community
Last May, Somuchpoker ran a story on the ban of online Texas Hold’em apps in China. Since then, the general state of poker in the country seems to have gotten bleaker. At the currently ongoing WPT Korea, we had a chance to chat with one of China’s top live tournament players, Guo Dong. Dong was […]
WPT Korea Main Event: Everything you should know about the two first starting days
We have been reporting extensively on the WPT Global Teams Event recently, which saw Team China crowned as champions. The focus has now shifted to the WPT Korea Main Event, which began yesterday. At the end of the first two starting days, Saitoh Ryuichi is leading the 72 remaining survivors. Below is everything you should […]
Team China victorious in inaugural WPT Global Teams Event
The last two days has seen a riveting clash of nations unfold, with 14 four-person teams being tested in a number of poker formats as they sought to become the first champions of the WPT Global Teams Event, which took place in Incheon, Korea. In the end, Team China was relentless in its pursuit of the […]
Unexpected high roller action springs up in Incheon – Ivan Leow wins US$118,000
One Super High Roller event which was not officially scheduled has popped up during the WPT Korea. Malaysian businessman and owner of the Triton brand, Richard Yong landed on Thursday evening with a group of players looking for higher stakes. The WPT festival has already attracted some of the finest talents in the Asia – […]
GPI Asia #1 Michael Soyza talks success, career and more
At the ongoing WPT Global Teams Event in Korea, Somuchpoker had the chance to meet Michael Soyza – the Malaysian pro who currently ranks #1 on GPI Asia. He shared with us about how he decided to switch to being a full-time tournament player, his future goals as well as the poker situation in Malaysia. […]
Lester Edoc’s incredible run continues; wins fourth title this year; Lim Yo Hwan and Michael Falcon win HR events
For the fourth time this year, Filipino pro Lester Edoc stood on the Main Event winner’s stage after seizing yet another title in his home country. His latest victory was at the APT Philippines Championships series ongoing at Resorts World Manila, an event he championed back in March. For this incredible feat, Edoc set a […]
China leads after second day of WPT Global Teams Event
The second day of World Poker Tour’s unique Global Teams Event has now drawn to close, with Team China having vaulted into the lead. This is of little surprise, given that the Chinese team formed by Dong Guo (captain) and featuring Yang Zhang, Xixiang ‘heichao’ Luo and Guoliang Wei boasts combined earnings of over $5 million […]
Shingo Endo wins WPT Japan 2018 – the first stop in WPT Asia Swing
WPT Japan came to an end just a few days ago on September 17th in Tokyo at Bane Bagus Shibuya Poker Club. This was the first stop of a 20-day period called “Asia Swing” – a succession of events taking place beneath the WPT banner in different Asian countries, providing all players with the perfect opportunity to visit Asia. […]
Elite Teams ready to battle for the WPT Global Teams Event in Korea
The first ever WPT Global Teams Event is ready to kick off in Korea at the Paradise City Hotel & Casino. The event will take place between September 19th and 21st during WPT Korea and involves an interesting new twist on tournament play. Team events are not new of course, but this event will pit nations […]
APT Philippines Championships II: Early winners include Lester Edoc, Iori Yogo, and Julius Lagman
Despite the threat of a super typhoon, it was full speed ahead for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently ongoing is the second edition of the APT Philippines Championships 2018 at Resorts World Manila where twelve days of games are lined up from September 13 to September 24. With over PHP 20 Million (~US$370,000) in guaranteed […]
Tencent Poker app shuts down and 2018 WSOP China cancelled
If things couldn’t get any worse for Tencent Holding Ltd, after reporting big drops to their stock this year, the tech-giant announced the closure of its Tencent Poker app and the cancellation of the 2018 WSOP China. The news was expelled in the Tencent Poker app on Monday, September 10, 2018. Players attempting to access […]
