News - SOMUCHPOKER / Asia-Pacific
APT Stars to compete in a special SNG sponsored by PokerFishS
The Asian Poker Tour Championships Philippines 2017 kicks off today with twelve days of nonstop poker festivities running from April 26th-May 7th at Resorts World Manila. The festival features a multitude of events including a Sam Razavi Champions Cup, the APT Main Event, and the APT Championships. Among this action packed schedule is a special […]
The Asian Poker Tour makes a return to the Super High Roller scene
Super High Roller Tournaments have been gaining popularity in the live circuits around the world and most especially in Asia where the playing field includes poker legends, many young live and online pros, and wealthy Asian businessmen. In the coming days, the next big moneyed event is set to sail at the APT Championships Philippines […]
Mark Pagsuyuin tops the massive 1266 entries of the Metro Summer Event
The Metro Card Club hosted its second major event of the year, the Metro Summer Event 2017 with a 3M Guaranteed Main Event. The series ran for six days from April 19th-24th with a massive 1266 total entries each one contributing the low P3,000 buy-in. This drove the prize pool to a whopping P3,315,654 (US$66,626), well […]
Teacher tops 911 strong field to claim US$116,162 APL Main Event 1st prize
The Asia Poker League Reloaded measured up to its name with a highly successful seven days of poker and a massive 911 entries storming in for the Main Event at the Beijing Poker Club. This was an incredible achievement for the APL having nearly doubled last year’s attendance of 472 entries. The highlight event offered […]
Many notable pros survive APL Main Event Day 2; Canlin Chen in the lead
The Asia Poker League Reloaded resumed another day of thrilling poker action at the Beijing Poker Club with Day 2 of the Main Event seeing 250 players out of the 911 total entries returning to the felt. With less than half of the field seeing a payout, 108 players to be exact, this meant that […]
Numbers climbing at the Asia Poker League Main Event
As anticipated, a massive field has been brewing at the Asia Poker League (APL) with Day 1C and Day 1D of the Main Event producing big numbers at the Beijing Poker Club. The CNY 5,500 entry fee (approx. US$800) saw Day 1C with the largest showing of 196 players while Day 1D had 161. Combine […]
First major victory for Pete Chen at the inaugural WPT Beijing
From April 15th-19th, the World Poker Tour (now an Asian brand acquired by Ourgame in 2015) held a sold out event at the NUO Hotel Beijing with 400 entries strong for the invitational Main Event. This was undoubtedly a very special moment for the WPT as it opened its Season XVI in new territory, in […]
Beijing – Asian Capital of Poker for the Week
Only few days after the end of the massive PokerStars Macau Championship, serious tournament action has now started in Beijing with two major events running simultaneously: The World Poker Tour (WPT) Beijing and the Asia Poker League Reloaded. WPT Beijing The WPT has decided to open this XVI season in Beijing. The event is hosted […]
PokerStars Championship Macau: Elliot Smith marathon win to the Main Event
The 11-day PokerStars Championship Macau festival came and went with 31 total champions awarded the coveted first trophies of the new series to hit Macau. There were many well known pros in attendance, especially at the Main Event and the High Roller events. Here is a rundown of the stories of all those big winners. […]
Daniel Weinman Claims Victory in the WPT Tournament of Champions
The second edition of the WPT Tournament of Champions, the special invitational event restricted to WPT winners, attracted 66 players at the opening of play on day 1, generating a $1,090,000 prize pool. $381,500 was set aside for the winner, along with a car donated by Audi. By the end of the first day the […]
Vietnam Briefs: WIN Poker Club opens, Vietnamese player wins 500K in Sunday Million
Despite the limited amount of poker in Vietnam, there are still some good stories that appear now and then. Just a week ago, a new poker playground opened in the capital city of Hanoi with nonstop tournaments being offered all throughout the week. Then two nights ago, in the virtual world, a Vietnamese player ran […]
PokerStars Championship Macau highlights: O’Dwyer wins the Super High Roller
Several days ago the inaugural PokerStars Championship Macau made its debut at the PokerStars LIVE Macau room in City of Dreams with a scheduled 11 days of festivities running from March 30th-April 9th. The highly anticipated event saw an influx of some of the world’s leading poker pros, representing both the live and online realms. […]
Three Years of Somuchpoker made possible by you
In the fascinating world of poker, reporting the latest news on a daily basis is an honour which is always exciting. Despite that fact, we have chosen to look backwards today instead of examining what’s going on right now, as we celebrate 3 years of Somuchpoker. Our goal has always been to support the growth […]
Team Japan bags multiple trophies at APT Korea; Katsuhiro Muto wins the Main
Despite the recent political strife that affected many Chinese travelers to Jeju Island, South Korea, the APT Korea event proceeded as planned with the weeklong poker festival taking place from March 22nd-28th at the Paradise Casino. While the low turnout was as expected, seeing just a sprinkling of regulars and pros in the field, there […]
Poker In China: Interview with Zhang Yangchun, CEO of Beijing Poker Club
The Beijing Poker Club will host the APL Reloaded event next month in Beijing. Somuchpoker took some time to discuss the event with Zhang Yangchun, CEO of Beijing Poker Club. Somuchpoker: Currently, many foreigners think that poker is not very legitimate in China due to government regulation. So, can you introduce your Beijing Poker Club […]
MBP Highlights: Tom Dwan runner-up at the SHR! Andy Chan wins the Main Event
The Macau Billionaire’s Poker 2017 Spring Challenge that ran from March 17th-20th at the Babylon Casino in Macau Fisherman’s Wharf was loaded with stories up the wazoo with well known pros running deep in the Main Event. Out of all the news though, none was more intriguing than everyone’s favorite mystery man Tom Dwan. Tom Dwan […]
India Briefs: Dhaval Mudgal leaves Team Thrill; PokerBaazi cancels ongoing event
The past few days has churned up some interesting poker news in India with Dhaval Mudgal, PokerBaazi Live, and Deltin Poker Tournament as the top highlights. From new beginnings, to sacrifices, and to bigger and better events, here’s a read on what’s shaking up the Indian poker scene. Dhaval Mudgal parts ways with Team Thrill […]
Australia’s federal parliament bans online poker
The verdict is out and it is a big facepalm. Australian legislators have just shut the door on online poker. The crushing decision was reached yesterday, at the country’s parliament, despite several Senators voicing out their support for the online game. This certainly comes as a big letdown to the Australian Online Poker Alliance (AOPA) […]
Interview: Martin Gonzales talks of his recent MPC Red Dragon deep finish
Martin Rundulf Gonzales was the talk of the town in Manila during the recent Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon event. The Filipino pro stole away the chip leader’s status at the end of Day 2 with a fantastic read on a player while holding just King high. Gonzales took the time to discuss the details […]
The Australian Online Generation takes control of the National GPI Ranking
A few weeks ago one of our highlight stories was on the Australian poker legends who spent years grinding it out in live tournaments. While these featured players have certainly earned every bit of their fame in the ITM department, a much different breed of players is claiming its own section, the 2017 GPI ranking for […]
