News - SOMUCHPOKER / Asia-Pacific
APPT Manila opens with a huge bang; Tsolomon Ochir wins the Kickoff
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) is in Manila, and it seems, so are a large number of players from all over the region. Through the years, APPT Manila has proven to be one of the most highly desired events and with this edition of the series offering over P37 Million in guaranteed prizes and […]
Mikita Badziakouski wins Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju Main Event
Mikita Badziakouski goes back to back Back to back Main Event titles in any live poker series is something most players only ever dream of, but for Mikita Badziakouski that dream has become a reality. Not only that, but he has accomplished his feat in a series that richly rewards its winners. The Triton Super […]
APT Korea Championships sparks up Incheon in August
The Asian Poker Tour continues to liven up the region with another big festival kicking off in just a week’s time. Fresh from a very successful event in Vietnam, the tour heads to Korea to host the APT Korea Championships 2018. The event is set to take place from August 8 to August 19 at […]
Metro Card Club honors its WSOP heroes
The Metro Card Club has long been recognized as one of the leading pioneers of poker in the Philippines. Since its inception in 2007, many of the country’s top professionals got their start at its tables. Last night, Somuchpoker was invited to a special victory celebration as the Metro honored five homegrown players aka “Batang […]
Sydney Championships: Early winners include John Thomson, Malaysia’s Christine Hia, and Frank Martino
The Sydney Championships is currently celebrating its 10th year anniversary at Star Poker with festivities running from July 17 until August 6. The festival promises a whopping A$2.25 Million (US$1.6M) in guaranteed prizes spread across five events with the upcoming Main Event extending the largest chunk of A$1 Million. With ten days of games already […]
Silk Road Cup draws massive 1,112 entries in Xi’an, China; Feng Dashuai wins the Main Event
To the Asian sector, the historic city of Xi’an, China may not be one of the most well-known poker destinations but that may all change with the Silk Road Cup producing one of the largest events the county has seen this past week. The third edition of the Silk Road Cup ran from July 19 […]
APL Xi’An and Singapore Poker League: A Quick Chat with Jack Liew
Since founding Singapore Poker League, Jack Liew has spent the last few years promoting poker in Singapore. He has just teamed up with Asia Poker League for its upcoming event in Xi’An, China. Somuchpoker: Can you tell us a bit more about how your poker journey started and why you decided to create the Singapore […]
Dang Xuan Canh wins APT Vietnam HCM Main Event; Gavin Flynn, Huynh Tan Dung, and Yohwan Lim earn titles
The Asian Poker Tour has been in Vietnam since July 11 for their twelve-day championship series in Ho Chi Minh City. The event is currently ongoing at the Pro Poker Club with several events already wrapped up. Vietnam’s Dang Xuan Canh wins the Main Event Last night, the Main Event witnessed Vietnam’s Dang Xuan Canh […]
WPT schedules an “Asia Swing” with events added in Vietnam and India
While the World Poker Tour is already one of the most recognisable poker brands in the world, reaching more people in Asia and hosting events there is always an important goal for poker tours who want to see their brand grow. The tour may already be a regular visitor to Asia, but operations there have […]
Yuka Asaka wins a Platinum Pass at the Manila Super Series; Terry Gonzaga wins two events, Luen Kwok ships a first
The eighth edition of the Manila Super Series concluded with another player added to the list of PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) Platinum Pass winners. The latest to seize the coveted pass was Japan’s Yuka Asaka who rose above a field of 1023 entries at the Main Event. In addition, Asaka pocketed P1,605,000 (~US$30,000), making this […]
Pinoy Briefs: Quiet rise of Alexis Lim; Marvin Cerbito wins the Metro WALK TO A MILLION; APPT Manila in August
While WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama continues to be the biggest story for the Philippines, others seek their fame in smaller events held in the country. Local poker room Metro Card Club recently concluded their third event of the year with Marvin Cerbito topping the 858 entries, and at the recently opened Manila Super Series, […]
APT heats up July with the Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Championships
This July, the Asian Poker Tour heads back to Vietnam to host their fifth event of the season, the APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Championships. The upcoming event promises to be bigger than before with twelve days of nonstop poker festivities taking place at the Pro Poker Club from July 11 to July 22. As […]
Jinwoo Kim champions the APT Korea Seoul Main Event; Stephane Blouin wins Player of the Series
The Asian Poker Tour concluded its fourth festival of the season with APT Korea Seoul 2018 wrapping up on June 24 at Paradise Casino Walkerhill. This was the tour’s first visit to the city bringing with them ten days of nonstop poker festivities. The top story was online player Jinwoo Kim. Last year, Kim finished […]
Not all about the WSOP for players; Vincent Kwun Li tops record field of Wynn Summer Classic
Every year poker players worldwide flock to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas each one eager to compete and hopefully triumph at the grandest stage of all. With the series now approaching its midway mark, players have already flooded sin city however their attentions aren’t just focused on the WSOP. Running simultaneous are […]
Up next for Triton Poker: Russia and Korea
Following a massive success in Montenegro, Triton Poker has announced plans to head to Korea and Russia. The Montenegro Triton Super High Roller Series was impressive, to say the least. From May 12th to the 18th there were four high roller events as well as insanely high stakes televised cash games. The event featured two Six-Plus […]
More events in Vietnam; No cool down for the local poker scene
Live poker tournaments are booming in Vietnam and seems to only be getting much busier. With the recent authorization given to local poker clubs allowing them to host tournaments, 2018 has already seen two highly successful events storm through the country with a large percentage of locals in attendance. Early this month, the Asia Poker […]
Win 1 of 5 Main Event seats to APT Korea Seoul 2018 through CoinPoker
The Asian Poker Tour and CoinPoker have joined forces to bring players from all over the world a chance to win a MAIN EVENT seat to the upcoming APT Korea Seoul 2018. Qualifiers to the Main Event Satellite have already begun. 5 Main Event seats worth KRW 1,100,000 (~US$1,025) each are up for grabs. How […]
Asian players head to Las Vegas for 2018 WSOP campaign
Asian players begin their WSOP journey! The great migration has started once again. Players from all around the world have been arriving in Las Vegas these last few days to begin their challenge for coveted WSOP bracelets. Asian players may not be filling up the registration lists for events just yet, but significant numbers are […]
Nauv Kashyap wins the inaugural record-breaking WPT New Zealand Main Event
As the WPT Main Tour Season XVI came to a close in Las Vegas with Matthew Waxman winning the Tournament of Champions, in another part of the globe, one event getting ready to fire up was the inaugural WPT New Zealand at SkyCity in Auckland. WPT New Zealand is part of the brand’s WPTDeepstacks Season […]
I-Cheng Lin wins the 784-entry Manila Super Series Main Event; Mike Takayama finishes 3rd
Another installment of the Manila Super Series has come and gone and once it again it produced an impressive field with 784 entries charging the felt at City of Dreams Manila. The series is one of the lowest buy-in festivals hosted by PokerStars LIVE with this year’s editions in Manila offering players a chance at […]
