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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 […]

The Sapphire Series Poker Challenge at the Crown Casino in Perth has come to a conclusion. The event ran from 23rd May to 2nd June and included 11 events. Andrian Chin takes down Main Event The Main Event of the series had a AU$ 1,150 (~US$ 800) buy-in and found 299 entries (with 49 re-entries). […]

While the poker world is looking at Las Vegas, two other major poker tournament organisers have announced some big news. WPT announces first ever-event in Australia The World Poker Tour has announced a partnership with The Star Gold Coast Casino Queensland and the first WPT ever to be held in Australia. The full WPT Australia […]

The World Series of Poker has arrived and within the coming weeks players from all around the globe will descend upon the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This particular series is expected to be the grandest of WSOP poker events – and one not to be missed – with the series celebrating […]

We sat down with Ray Chiu, Co-founder and Academy Director of the Hong Kong Poker Players Association during the Asia Poker League Vietnam 2019 to talk about the Hong Kong Poker scene.

Macau in seems to be becoming too popular for its own good. 2018 saw 35.81 million visitors, a 9.8% rise in numbers compared to 2017. According to forecasts, 2019 could bring this number up to 38 million. Communities in Macau have raised concerns about the increasing number of visitors and are calling for measures that […]

Asia Poker League wrapped up another exciting festival in Vietnam running from May 9 to 20 at Pro Poker Club. This was the brand’s third visit to the country. Over the course of the twelve days, 18 events were up for grabs. As always, the Main Event fueled the largest turnout of 623 entries for […]

Later this month, the Asian Poker Tour returns to Korea to host the next leg in their event calendar. APT Korea Seoul 2019 takes place from May 29 to June 9 at Grand Walkerhill Paradise Casino. This will be the tour’s second visit to the bustling metropolis and it promises to be very exciting with […]

In just six hours of final table competition that saw a total of 92 hands, Chinese player Zhu Yong railed six players in his path to the Asia Poker League Vietnam Main Event title to seize the VND 1,700,440,000 (~US$72,000) first place purse. This was Yong’s first-ever victory and it was more than well-deserved. Catching […]

After six days of continuous thrilling poker at Pro Poker Club, the massive 623-entry field of the Asia Poker League Vietnam – Main Event – downsized even further in Day 3. 23 runners returned to the felt and in just four hours, the final 9 players emerged. For every one of these contenders, the hunt […]

It was make or break at Asia Poker League Vietnam with 149 players returning to Pro Poker Club for Day 2 of the Main Event. For nearly half the field, it was to be a day of misfortune with only 78 places due to get paid. At the end of the scheduled 10 rounds, the […]

As in the case of nearly every final starting day, Day 1D of the Asia Poker League – Main Event – attracted the largest field of 209 unique players with 80 re-entering for a total of 289 entries. Add this with the 334 combined entries of the previous starting days, that sums up to 623 […]

Day 1C of the Asia Poker League Vietnam – Main Event – ignited with a great turnout of 200 entries. This alone was much more than the first two starting days combined of 134 entries. Scattered around the host venue Pro Poker Club were pros from all over Asia however none soared as high as […]

Another starting day has come and gone at the Asia Poker League Vietnam – Main Event. A total of 70 entered Day 1B taking place at Pro Poker Club. By the end of the scheduled fourteen rounds only 15 players had chips to bag with USA’s Daniel Perkins amassing the largest of 292,000. This now […]

Cards have been flying in Ho Chi Minh City with the Asia Poker League hosting its latest event at Pro Poker Club. APL Vietnam started on May 9 and will run a total of 12 days to conclude on May 20. A total of 18 events are on offer with the Main Event – VND […]

Asia Poker League Vietnam concluded the first of four starting days of the Main Event with 64 entries (55 uniques, 9 re-entries) buzzing up the tables at Pro Poker Club. After the scheduled fourteen 40-minute rounds, the field trimmed down significantly to just 14 players. Amassing the largest  stack was Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa with […]

The Global Poker Index (GPI) has become an established measurement of live tournament prowess since it began and has seen its top 10 positions populated by some illustrious names in recent years. While Asian players have seen some success in globally recognisable tournaments, they have always struggled to establish themselves in the GPI top 10. […]

Hengqin is an island west of Macau and south of Zhuhai, also known under its Portuguese name Ilha de Montanha. Parts of Hengqin have been leased out to Macau in order to support the massive plans of developing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. Since 2005 there have been conversations around a multi-billion dollar plan […]

The Asian Poker Tour concluded a 12-day run at Resorts World Manila with APT Philippines 2019 taking place from April 24 to May 5. This was the fourth stop of the tour this year and as the trend has been for the brand this year, it drew large fields across the board. Overall a grand […]

The Asia Poker League Taiwan was wrapped up last week and we can already look forward to the next stop of this popular poker festival series. It will be the first APL event in Vietnam in 2019 from 9th to 20th May at the Pro Poker Club HCMC. Players are encouraged to travel to the […]