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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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]