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APT Vietnam 2019: Oliver Helm wins the Championships Event; Terry Nguyen awarded Player of the Series; Christopher Mateo bags two
APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh 2019 concluded its 12-day run that took place from July 3 to 14 at Pro Poker Club. The second half of the festivities witnessed several players cash in quite large. New Zealander Oliver Helm won the Championships Event, Philippine player Christopher Mateo shipped two events, and Nguyen Tien Thanh aka […]
07/15/2019
Edward Chun Ho Yam breaks world record of most cashes in a year
Every year we see poker players achieve huge milestones such as reaching the top of the GPI country ranking, turning a satellite ticket to a goldmine, winning that first life changing million dollars, and for some, breaking a world record. Last week Hong Kong pro Edward Chun Ho Yam did exactly that. While attending the […]
07/13/2019
APT Vietnam 2019: Zhou Jiaping ships the Main Event; Eunho Kwon & Junwoo Oh among early winners
Ongoing in Ho Chi Minh City at the Pro Poker Club is the Asian Poker Tour’s sixth festival of the year. APT Vietnam 2019 has been running since July 3 and is scheduled to conclude on July 14. This is the tour’s second visit of the year with a third one lined up for early […]
07/10/2019
Locals dominate Manila Super Series 11: Alexis Lim wins the Main Event; Kim Enriquez wins the opener
From July 2 to 7, PokerStars LIVE Manila ran the 11th edition of the Manila Super Series at their hub in Okada Manila. The Main Event drew a strong field of 622 entries to more than double the advertised 3M guarantee. 94 players dipped into the Php 6,371,270 (~US$ 124,600) prize pool with Filipino player […]
07/10/2019
Pinoy Briefs: Mark Amparo wins the Metro WALK TO A MILLION; Manila Super Series and APPT Manila in July
We’ve entered the last half of the year and with that comes plenty of exciting poker all over the Asian region. Focusing our attention on the Philippines, this July will see plenty of cards flying and chips shuffling at Okada Manila. Two events will bookend the month, the Manila Super Series 11 and APPT Manila. […]
07/02/2019
Huidong Gu captures the inaugural APPT Jeju Main Event; Yang Zhang runner-up
The inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Jeju crowned its first Main Event champion with Macau’s Huidong Gu overcoming the 362 field at Jeju Shinhwa World – Landing Casino. This was Gu’s first-ever major title; he pocketed KR₩ 183,695,000 (~US$ 159,000), the largest live score of his career. In a brief interview with APPT, Gu expressed, “I […]
06/28/2019
Ben Farrell wins the Zynga Poker WPT500; Nikita Luther runner-up; Yohwan Lim & Dhaval Mudgal ITM
From June 21 to 27, the poker tables at ARIA casino filled with action for the World Poker Tour’s Zynga Poker WPT500. There was plenty of opportunity to join with eight stating flights offered. In the aftermath, 1,932 entered for a very juicy prize pool of $ 966,000. Navigating his way to the top was […]
06/28/2019
Early highlights of APPT Jeju; Main Event rounds up 362 entries
Shifting our attention from west to east, one of the most prestigious tours offered in Asia is underway. PokerStars LIVE Asia is hosting the inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Jeju at the Jeju Shinhwa World – Landing Casino. Doors opened on June 22 and is scheduled to run until June 29. The top story […]
06/26/2019
Full review of Asian performance during the first half of 2019 WSOP
We have reached the halfway mark of the 2019 World Series of Poker at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The series has been running since May 28 to conclude on July 16. A total of 89 events fill up the schedule. At the time of writing, 43 events have completed. […]
06/22/2019
WSOP 2019: John Hennigan bests Daniel Negreanu for bracelet six, Joseph Cheong claims his first
The last twenty-four hours has seen one of poker’s most controversial stars come agonisingly close to a seventh bracelet, while the man who defeated him heads-up picked up what was the seventh bracelet of his own career Elsewhere, Joseph Cheong picked up the first bracelet of his career, with China’s Zinan Xu also going deep. Event […]
06/21/2019
Poker action shifting from Macau to Taiwan
What were just a few promising festivals hosted in Taipei last year has now turned into a real trend. The boom is fueled largely by the challenges organizers have faced in Macau. Ever since the closure of PokerStars Macau, poker events have been scarce in Asia’s entertainment mecca; it is practically impossible to host an […]
06/20/2019
Famous StarCraft “BoxeR” and “YellOw” rivals join J88Poker
Former professional StarCraft Pro Gamers from South Korea, Lim Yo Hwan and Hong Jin Ho have signed sponsorship contracts with J88Poker at the end of May. “BoxerR” enters the J88Poker ring Lim Yo Hwan, also known as “BoxeR”, is widely considered to be one of the most successful StarCraft players. He has been the first […]
06/19/2019
APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh 2019 right around the corner
Ever since the Asian Poker Tour stormed into Ho Chi Minh City in January 2018, Vietnam has become one of its prime destinations. To date, the tour has held four events in the bustling city with a fifth just around the corner. Coming July 3 to 14, suit up for APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh […]
06/13/2019
Highlights of the AJPC Asian Circuit Taiwan 2019
The AJPC Asian Circuit in Taiwan has come to a conclusion and we are delivering you the highlights of this festival. It was a 10-event festival running from 5th to 9th June at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association in Taipei. The Main Event (Event #3) The NTD 20,000 (USD 637) Main Event kicked off […]
06/12/2019
APT Korea Seoul 2019: Punnat Punsri ships the Championships Event; Edward Yam wins Player of the Series
The Asian Poker Tour wrapped up another festival in their 2019 season calendar. Running from May 29 to June 9 was APT Korea Seoul 2019 at Grand Walkerhill Paradise Casino. For the first time in Seoul, the APT offered a jam-packed schedule of 24 games along with KRW 360 Million (~US$ 304,000) in guaranteed prizes. […]
06/12/2019
World Poker Tour confirms 8 events for Asia Pacific Season 18
The globally renowned World Poker Tour is getting ready for a very busy Asia Pacific Season 18. The brand confirmed 8 events in the region with two new destinations, WPT Australia and WPT Taiwan. The season will also see the much-awaited return to the Philippines after a three-year absence. Talking about the upcoming Asia Pacific […]
06/11/2019
APT Ho Chi Minh Online Satellites on Natural8 – 4 seats guaranteed
Natural8 is known to offer players the chance to qualify for live events hosted by the Asia Poker Tour. After Korea it now has been announced that throughout June another 4 seats are guaranteed for the APT Main Event in Vietnam through Natural8 satellites. These exclusive $150 satellites to the APT Ho Chi Minh 2019 […]
06/08/2019
APT Korea Seoul 2019: Go Saito wins the Main Event; Early highlights of the series
The Asian Poker Tour is in full swing at Grand Walkerhill Paradise Casino for the fifth leg of their calendar season. APT Korea Seoul 2019 kicked off on May 29 and is slated to run for twelve days to conclude on June 9. Half of the events have already completed including the Main Event. We’ve […]
06/05/2019
Manila Megastack: Lisa Tan Meiling becomes first woman to win the Main Event; many big names claim side event titles
Over the past ten days, running from May 24 to June 2, PokerStars LIVE Manila held the 12th edition of their highly popular Manila Megastack series at Okada Manila. 26 events were up for grabs. Numerous well known players lifted trophies with some even bringing home two for the shelf. Stealing the ultimate spotlight was […]
06/04/2019
Ken Chan wins WPT New Zealand Main Event; Vincent Chauve crowned WPT Asia-Pacific POY
The World Poker Tour New Zealand 2019 festival at SkyCity Auckland casino ran from 23rd May to 3rd June, and came to a conclusion with finding a Main Event champion. Ken Chan takes down the Main Event The NZ$2,000 buy-in Main Event had 333 entries, and Ken Chan came into the third and final day […]
06/04/2019
