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J88Poker Tour about to rock the vibrant Taiwanese poker scene

J88Poker Tour about to rock the vibrant Taiwanese poker scene

Poker continues to flourish in Taiwan with J88Poker set to host a six-day festival at CTP Club – Chinese Texas Hold’em Association – in Taipei City from March 29 to April 3. Last time this young tour showcased their brand of poker in Taiwan, they gathered both the largest crowd of over 360 runners and […]
03/09/2019
Cancelled events and rumors – What is happening to Macau Poker scene?

Cancelled events and rumors – What is happening to Macau Poker scene?

Poker King Cup postponed Poker King Club has announced the postponement of the Poker King Cup Macau 2019, originally scheduled from 15th to 21st March 2019, until further notice. No specific reasons were given other than “due to unforeseen circumstances that have arisen”. There is a compensation procedure in place for those that have made […]
03/07/2019
Triton High Roller Series: Career best score for Michael Soyza!

Triton High Roller Series: Career best score for Michael Soyza!

One of Asian poker’s breakout talent, Malaysia’s Michael Soyza, was victorious in the third event of the Triton High Roller Series in Jeju, South Korea. The 29-year-old takes home the title and HKD 11.15 million (USD 1.421 million). Soyza had broken his hand two weeks prior to the event while snowboarding in Japan and wore […]
03/06/2019
138Poker.vn Pro Championships attracts 294 entries; Future events planned in Vietnam

138Poker.vn Pro Championships attracts 294 entries; Future events planned in Vietnam

Press release sponsored by 138.com February 27, 2019 (Wednesday), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: Poker Lifestyle Brand 138Poker.vn held its first major event in Vietnam in conjunction with the Pro Poker Club. Held 20 to 24 February, the event attracted nearly 300 registered players and included a guaranteed prize pool of PRO700,000,000 with a special […]
03/05/2019
APT Taiwan closes with record breaking Championships Event, two years of partnership with CTP, and Alan Lau for POS

APT Taiwan closes with record breaking Championships Event, two years of partnership with CTP, and Alan Lau for POS

This past weekend saw the Asian Poker Tour wrap up a highly successful inaugural APT Taiwan 2019 in Taipei City. The event took place from February 20 to March 3 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club). The first half witnessed a record-setting prize pool Main Event in Taiwan while the second half […]
03/05/2019
Criminal charges against Paul Phua dropped

Criminal charges against Paul Phua dropped

Two weeks ago Paul Phua went to trial in Macau and has now been “found innocent of all charges in a criminal case file against him years ago in Macau.” The news was distributed this week via a press release. Just as it was the case in the U.S. trial, things basically fell apart and […]
03/02/2019
J88Poker Tour Taiwan hosts NT$60,000 Mixed Game Team Event

J88Poker Tour Taiwan hosts NT$60,000 Mixed Game Team Event

The J88Poker Tour Taiwan is once again calling for action from 29th March to 3rd April 2019. The Main Event boasts a guaranteed NT$5 million and will be held at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP) in Taipei, Taiwan. The winner of the J88Poker Tour Taiwan Main Event will also receive entry to the […]
03/01/2019
Chow Cliff wins APT Taiwan Main Event; Adrian Attenborough & Azusa Maeda among side winners

Chow Cliff wins APT Taiwan Main Event; Adrian Attenborough & Azusa Maeda among side winners

The Asian Poker Tour kicked off the month of February with a couple of first-time destinations. The first one was in Tokyo, Japan which concluded mid-month. The second one is APT Taiwan 2019 in Taipei currently ongoing at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association – CTP Club from February 20 to March 3. Yesterday, the […]
02/27/2019
Ivey and Dwan confirmed for Triton Super High Roller Series next month

Ivey and Dwan confirmed for Triton Super High Roller Series next month

Both players, 10-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey and online legend Tom Dwan, can probably be named the “enigmas of poker”. They rarely show up in the spotlights, especially for tournaments. Ivey had only played a couple of World Series Of Poker events in the past few years and Dwan even less than that. Phil […]
02/25/2019
Richard Marquez crowned the first-ever PPWC Main Event champion

Richard Marquez crowned the first-ever PPWC Main Event champion

The final race to the first-ever PPPoker World Championship – Main Event title seemed to be more of a continuation of Day 3 with Filipino player Richard Marquez in full command. Marquez once again brought his mighty axe to the table and slashed four players in his path to capture his maiden victory and the […]
02/21/2019
NT$5 million Guaranteed J88Poker Taiwan Festival announced

NT$5 million Guaranteed J88Poker Taiwan Festival announced

March 29th to April 3rd will see J88Poker bringing another live tournament festival to players. There was a strong turnout for their previous festival back in December, which drew a crowd of over 360 players and created a record-breaking prize pool of NT$ 6,235,606. Taiwan hosted the previous instalment, and the 6-day event this time will take […]
02/21/2019
Meet the Final 6 players of the PPPoker World Championship Main Event

Meet the Final 6 players of the PPPoker World Championship Main Event

PFrom 383 entrants, we are down to the final 6 players of the PPPoker World Championship – Main Event. Many would love to be in the shoes of the finalists with first prize an enormous PHP 4,850,000 (US$93,000). Three of the contenders hail from the host country of the Philippines. Two of them are highly […]
02/20/2019
PPWC Main Event Day 2 ends with Lester Edoc and Mike Takayama leading the final 16 players

PPWC Main Event Day 2 ends with Lester Edoc and Mike Takayama leading the final 16 players

The PPPoker World Championship resumed the Main Event with Day 2 seeing 130 players back on the felt in a race to survive another ten grueling rounds. For many, it was a day that would end before the money with only 60 paid. For some, cashing was better than walking away empty-handed. But for 16 […]
02/19/2019
62 out of 176 players survive PPWC Main Event Day 1C; Gabriel Carter and Martin Gonzales among the leaders

62 out of 176 players survive PPWC Main Event Day 1C; Gabriel Carter and Martin Gonzales among the leaders

The last starting day of the PPPoker World Championship – Main Event – produced the largest turnout of 176 players. As expected, many well known figures in the Asian circuit and international players in the region came out with the jaw-dropping PHP 20 Million (US$382,000) guarantee giving them every reason to attend. After a grueling […]
02/18/2019
PPWC Main Event: 130 players return for Day 2; Seat draw, chip counts and payouts inside

PPWC Main Event: 130 players return for Day 2; Seat draw, chip counts and payouts inside

After three starting days, the PPPoker World Championship – Main Event – enters Day 2 with 130 players out of the 383 total entrants returning to the felt. These players are now just one step closer to claiming a share of the enormous PHP 20 Million (US$382,000) guarantee. Cards in the air at 12pm. Live […]
02/18/2019
PPWC: Alpheus Chan ends Main Event Day 1B at the top of 46 survivors; William Ysmael close behind

PPWC: Alpheus Chan ends Main Event Day 1B at the top of 46 survivors; William Ysmael close behind

It was an action-packed Sunday at the PPPoker World Championship with Main Event Day 1B dragging out 143 players to host venue Resorts World Manila. The draw of course was none other than the meaty PHP 20 Million (US$382,000) guaranteed prize pool. By the end of the scheduled 10 hours of play, only 46 had […]
02/17/2019
Thailand and Malaysia secure the money and advance to the PPWC Teams Event final day

Thailand and Malaysia secure the money and advance to the PPWC Teams Event final day

It was make or break at the PPPoker World Championship – Teams Event. What started out as 10 teams yesterday saw only 8 advance to today’s round. Once again the goal was to rack up the highest number of points over three games: 6 Max SNG, Double Heads Up, and Heads Up, however this time […]
02/16/2019
PPWC: Main Event Day 1A ends with Abhinav Iyer leading the 22 survivors

PPWC: Main Event Day 1A ends with Abhinav Iyer leading the 22 survivors

Saturday at the races attracted 64 players to Main Event Day 1A of the PPPoker World Championship at Resorts World Manila. This was the first of three starting days. No same day re-entries were allowed leaving only 22 players at the end of the scheduled 10 hours of play. Owning the chip lead was India’s […]
02/16/2019
PPPoker World Championship festival has begun at Resorts World Manila

PPPoker World Championship festival has begun at Resorts World Manila

The much-awaited PPPoker World Championship festival has made landfall in the Philippines with seven days of games taking place at Resorts World Manila starting today February 15 to February 21. PPPoker is the hottest online poker app that has stormed the market for the past two years, and last year, they ventured into the live […]
02/15/2019
PPPoker World Championship Teams Event roundup

PPPoker World Championship Teams Event roundup

Opening day of the inaugural PPPoker World Championship (PPWC) is swinging in the Philippines with the Teams Event well underway at Resorts World Manila. Ten teams have descended upon felt, each one having coughed up the PHP 550,000 (US$10,478) entry fee for a chance at the PHP 10 Million (US$190,530) guaranteed prize pool. If you […]
02/15/2019
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