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China’s government has made it very clear in recent years that online poker is not something they want Chinese citizens to be getting involved in. In order to prevent online poker operators from targeting Chinese nationals, the government has gone to great lengths. The story of Boyaa’s frozen assets and its imprisoned CEO are just […]

On August 23 to 30, China Poker Games delivered the biggest and wealthiest live poker event in Asia with 3,132 Main Event entries and a prize pool spilling over US$ 4.1 million. The festival took place at the Howard Johnson Resort in Sanya, Hainan Island, China’s up and coming prime tourist beach destination. Somuchpoker was […]

World Poker Tour launched its biggest event of Season XVIII Asia-Pacific with Day 1A of WPT Vietnam Main Event VN₫ 15 Billion (~US$ 644,000) guaranteed taking center stage at Pro Poker Club. This is the most ambitious prize pool put forward by the brand in the country. After nine rounds of play, 93 was the count […]

Excitement is on the rise here in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with the first stop of Season XVIII World Poker Tour Asia-Pacific underway. WPT Vietnam opened on September 3 at Pro Poker Club and is scheduled to conclude on September 11. Hauling everyone in is the massive VN₫ 27 Billion (~US$ 1.1 Million) in […]

The first billion payout of WPT Vietnam was awarded today with Event #1 Kickoff VN₫ 4 Billion guaranteed coming to a conclusion. The envy of all was Vietnam’s own Le Ngoc Khanh who rose above the 412 entries to capture the VN₫ 1,231,890,000 (~US$ 53,000) first prize. This is now Khanh’s largest live tournament career […]

Pack your bags and book your flights, the Asian Poker Tour, one of the longest running tours in the region, is headed to Manila for the second edition of APT Philippines 2019. The Philippines is the brand’s main hub making this one of their most popular stops. It runs from September 11 to 22 at […]

Cambodia’s biggest casino is about to get a lot bigger. Plans for a large extension to the casino have been approved, paving the way for an expansion which will be called Naga 3. This new development will be three times larger than NagaWorld and Naga 2 combined. Shareholders agree with plans for expansion The shareholders […]

It may come as a surprise to many players that the biggest live poker tournament in Asia is currently taking place in Sanya, Hainan Island, China. For the past three days , the 2019 China Poker Games Championship has been nothing short of monumental. The Main Event witnessed a staggering 3,132 turnout, and with each […]

After much anticipation, the Poker King Club hosted its first-ever event in Taipei City, Taiwan at the highly popular tournament venue, the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club. The five-day festival – PKC Taiwan – ran from August 16 to 20. It was the first for the brand this year after having canceled […]

After two weeks of intense poker action, the Melbourne Poker Championship is at an end. Numerous varied events have been playing out across Crown Casino through the course of the series, with hundreds of thousands of dollars being won. Here is a recap of the events which have concluded in the second week. Event 11 […]

From August 6 to 16, players from all over the Asian region took part in the first Asia Poker League festival hosted in Hanoi, Vietnam. From kickoff, the APL Hanoi event was certain to be a big one with 562 charging in the Loyal Poker Club for the opener. Wedged in the middle of the […]

India’s legal landscape when it comes to casinos has always been difficult to navigate. The country’s official stance is firmly against casinos, with strict laws applying to the industry. Despite this fact, Goa has been able to run casinos on Indian soil for some years now. Or, at least, suspended on a body of water […]

Twelve days of nonstop action took place in Korea with the Asian Poker Tour hosting its seventh festival of the calendar year. This was another successful run for the brand in the country with attendance and prize pools way up from their previous visits. APT Korea Incheon 2019 kicked off on August 2 at Paradise […]

When it comes to poker tours, few can match the might of WPT. Top quality events attracting the best players in the world to some of the most beautiful locations on earth is what WPT has always provided and the tour shows no signs of slowing up. If anything, WPT is becoming even more diverse […]

The Asia Poker League is firing up Vietnam full throttle with the inaugural APL Hanoi festival drawing nothing short of incredible numbers. On our previous news, the floodgates opened with 562 pouring in for the VN₫ 6,600,000 (~US$ 285) Kickoff Event. This was followed by the VN₫ 16,500,000 (~US$ 700) Main Event which attracted 503 […]

Australia has been a hub of tournament action over the last month, with the Sydney Championships having only just ended a week ago. Australian tournament enthusiasts have since made the trip across to Melbourne for the next big live series – the Melbourne Poker Championship. Taking place at the Crown Melbourne Casino, this series features […]

Lighting up Vietnam this month is another Asia Poker League stop in Vietnam however it is not where you would expect it to be. Instead of Ho Chi Minh City, the brand brought their fun style of poker to Hanoi for the first-ever APL Hanoi at the Loyal Poker Club. The event is scheduled to […]

Several events ran simultaneously in Asia early this month. In Korea was the Asian Poker Tour’s seventh festival of the season dubbed as APT Korea Incheon 2019. The event is still ongoing at Paradise City Casino located within the Incheon International Airport complex. It has been running since August 3 and is scheduled to conclude […]

The last Deltin Poker Tournament of the year concluded on August 5 and emerging as the newest Main Event champion was India’s Rishabh Vekaria. Vekaria is a new face in India’s live poker scene making him quite the envy of all. For his first live tournament cash, he overcame the 448 entry field to win […]

The Sydney Championships has provided non-stop action and fantastic poker in Australia during the last few weeks, but with the Main Event champion crowned, this illustrious series is now almost at an end. There have been numerous side events taking place in recent days too, along with a AU$20K High-Roller, in which the winner has […]