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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

Crown Melbourne has prided itself on being one of Australia’s premier locations for tournament poker in recent times. This month sees the Victoria Poker Championship hosted there, bringing yet more tournament action to Melbourne. Here is a recap of the early events. Event 1 – AU$300 Opening Event – Winner: Eoin McLaverty The opening event […]

The Baazi Poker Tour (BPT) has brought a wealth of action and interest to its series in the last week, with the two biggest events having rounded off the series in style. Floating casino “Pride II” in Goa has been hosting the events, which have attracted some of India’s finest poker talents. ₹50,000 Main Event […]

J88Poker’s new live tournament series, J88PT got underway with two festivals in a two-week period:  J88PT Ultra Stack Taipei and J88PT Shanghai. Everything you should know about both festivals: J88PT Ultra Stack Taipei: Huang Wei claims the title The Ultra Stack having taken place between September 18th and 23rd at the Ace8 International Poker Association. This […]

The AJPC festival in Korea has been providing players with chances at glory over the last week with a total of 14 events set to take place. Most of those are now complete, including the all-important Main Event and High Roller, so allow us to bring you the latest results from Paradise City in Incheon. […]

APL Ho Chi Minh City Main Event reached its climactic conclusion over the weekend, with Terry Nguyen overcoming a field of 365 challengers to take the trophy. In addition, five more side events are now in the books, with five more happy champions picking up APL titles. VND16,500,000 Main Event – Winner: Terry Nguyen The Main […]

The Hong Kong Poker Players Association has certainly called Taiwan its second home. After staging their first-ever full length festival in the country back in April, the association returned to Taipei City on October 4 to 8 to host its second of the year. Once again the HKPPA Premier League Taiwan took place at the […]

After almost a week of Asia Poker League action in Vietnam, we can now bring you the result of the High Roller, all the latest from the Main Event, along with the latest side event winners. The festival has seen some great poker and worthy winners, with thousands of dollars having changed hands in Ho […]