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Melbourne Poker Championship; Early winners report as series gets underway
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 […]
08/12/2019
Asia Poker League draws 562 entries to inaugural APL Hanoi opening event
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 […]
08/11/2019
APT Korea Incheon: Tsang Hang ships the Main Event; Pete Chen & Hung Sheng Lin among early winners
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 […]
08/09/2019
Maiden victory for Rishabh Vekaria at the Deltin Poker Tournament Main Event
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 […]
08/07/2019
Sydney Championships 2019: Hamish Crawshaw wins Main Event as Sean Ragozzini takes High-Roller title
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 […]
08/06/2019
APPT Manila 2019 amasses a grand US$4M in prizes; Kanishka Samant wins High Roller
APPT Manila 2019 is in the books and to say it was a huge success was an understatement. For the first time, the festival took place in Okada Manila at the
08/05/2019
Florencio Campomanes clinches the APPT Manila 2019 Main Event
After four days of heated competition that included a final day that ran for 13 hours at Okada Manila, semi-retired Filipino player Florencio Campomanes railroaded the latter half of the final table to become the newest APPT Main Event champion. He pocketed his largest live tournament career score of ₱ 11,092,500 (US$ 214,900) and one […]
08/04/2019
APPT Manila 2019: Lester Edoc runner-up in the Super High Roller; Benigno Ledina triumphs in National
APPT Manila 2019 is now in full swing. With the opening events completed and the early winners lauded, we now move into the business end of the series. We have results from the ₱500,000 Super High Roller, the ₱,5000,000 guaranteed APPT National, two ₱100,000 events and comprehensive reports of all the latest winners from completed […]
08/02/2019
Mid-year update on GPI Asia’s top 10: Daniel Tang takes the lead
With the summer’s biggest poker event all wrapped up, it’s time for a mid-year review on the Global Poker Index Asia rankings. Since our last update significant changes have taken place; only six players secured their top ten standing and Hong Kong’s Daniel Chi Tang overtook Malaysia’s Christopher Michael Soyza for the top spot. #1 […]
08/01/2019
Poker King Club heats up Taiwan this August
Taiwan continues to be Asia’s hottest poker destination with international brands visiting nearly every month. Soon to join that list is the Poker King Club (PKC) as it makes landfall at the highly popular Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP) in Taipei from August 16 to 20. The PKC is one of the most highly […]
07/31/2019
Zong Chi He wins Taiwan Millions Tournament Main Event
It isn’t just international brands buzzing up the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP club) in Taipei City, running from July 18 to 30 was the Taiwan Millions Tournament. This homegrown festival has become very popular and was reflected on its recent turnout. Now on its sixth installment, the lineup of games was bigger than […]
07/31/2019
APPT Manila: Jinlong Hu wins Kickoff; three side events conclude
APPT Manila 2019 has always been a special event on the Asian tour and with this year’s event having relocated to beautiful new surroundings at Okada Manila’s hotel and casino resort, the event has a stage to fit its prestige. The series got underway a few days ago and we now have the early winners […]
07/29/2019
World Poker Tour announces Cambodia to Asia Pacific Season 18 calendar
One month ago, the World Poker Tour released a full blown Asia Pacific Season 18 events calendar filled with new destinations, new venues, and a return to popular hotspots. Today, the globally renowned brand announced an exciting addition to the roster. For the first time in history, the tour will stage an event in Phnom Penh, […]
07/28/2019
Sydney Championships 2019; Jason Gray wins $5K Challenge as more side events conclude
The Sydney Championships 2019 has been providing the poker headlines in Australia this week, with many events either already in the books or ongoing. New champions have been crowned since our last update, including winner of the AU$5K Challenge, Jason Gray. We are now less than a week away from the Main Event and we […]
07/27/2019
WSOP 2019: Highlights of the Asian contingent
Every year the World Series of Poker drags in players from all around the globe each one aspiring to become a world champion and bring home one of the iconic gold bracelets. This year, a large contingent from Asia sought that dream. Many ran well however only four players reached stardom. Here are the top […]
07/24/2019
The top five Australian performances this summer
When it comes to poker, Australia can often be seen punching above its weight. Not content with a regular great summer in terms of bracelets, with Australian Robert Campbell being the only man to bag two; Australia then had a great run in the Main Event too, with two Australians still in contention during the […]
07/24/2019
Aussie Millions 2020 full schedule announced
When it comes to tournament series’ in the southern hemisphere, few, if any compare to the Aussie Millions in terms of size and prestige. For those who look forward to this series every year, the release of the schedule is an important date. For Aussie Millions 2020, that date has now arrived. For the top […]
07/23/2019
APT returns to Korea in August with KRW 400M guaranteed in tow
The Asian Poker Tour is getting ready to host its seventh leg of the calendar year. Coming up fast is APT Korea Incheon 2019 taking place at Paradise City Casino from August 2 to 13. Unlike the tour’s previous visits to Incheon, this installment will be bigger than ever with 24 exciting games lined up […]
07/22/2019
Early Highlights from the Sydney Championships 2019
This summer, The Star Sydney is spearheading tournament action in Australia with its keenly awaited series – the Sydney Championships 2019. The tournaments got underway on July 11th and are set to run until August 5th, with 17 events filling the schedule. With everything from a AU$330 Crazy Pineapple event to a AU$3,000 NLH Main […]
07/22/2019
Interview with WSOP bracelet winner Danny Tang
WSOP 2019: Huge celebration at the World Series of Poker 2019 with one of Asia’s leading pros, Daniel Tang, achieving the dream at Event #90: US$50K Final Fifty No Limit Hold’em High Roller. Tang overcame the 123 strong field to capture his first-ever bracelet and a bucketful US$ 1,608,406 in winnings Interview by Christin Maschmann […]
07/19/2019