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Good Times Returning in Macau?
After spending a couple of years in decline, there are signs of growth in Macau once again. Resurgence in Macau as gaming revenue increases Monday saw the release of revenue figures for April by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, with significant increases shown in terms of market-wide gaming revenue, which rose 16.3% year-on-year to MOP […]
05/05/2017
Filipino pro Mike Takayama wins his second APT Main Event title
The currently ongoing APT Championships Philippines 2017 at Resorts World Manila recently concluded one of its highlight events, the USD 1,100 buy-in Main Event with Filipino poker pro Mike Takayama capturing his second APT championship title and the US$105,530 cash prize. Mike Takayama – Photo APT The Main Event drew in a record breaking 442 entries […]
05/04/2017
Meet the Final 8 of APT Championships Philippines 2017 Main Event
Final 8 Main Event lineup of the APT Championships Philippines 2017 includes Mike Takayama and SJ Kim. For several days, the APT Championships Philippines has been filled to capacity with a record breaking 442 entries to the Main Event. The featured tournament had a US$1,100 buy-in for a massive prize pool of US$428,740. There were […]
05/02/2017
Navid King Wins Crown Championship Main Event for AU$100,960
Navid King takes down Main Event The Main Event of the Crown Poker Championship series saw a total of 409 players pay their AU$1,650 entry over two starting flight days. This ensured that 50 players would be paid, with AU$139,555 set aside for the champion. As the field was thinned through the course of play, there were […]
05/01/2017
Early results of the ongoing APT Championships Philippines 2017
The biggest Asian Poker Tour event of the year, the APT Championships Philippines 2017, is currently ongoing at Resorts World Manila with twelve days of poker festivities running from April 26th-May 7th. Several events have already wrapped up with the Main Event scheduled to start today. Here’s a look at some of the early results […]
04/29/2017
Best of APL reloaded Beijing: Our 10 favourite Instagram pics
#1 The Main Event Winner #poker #APL #Beijing #China #tournament #mainevent #cards #somuchpoker #smp #instapoker #play #red #winner #champion #prize #hostess #beauty #cute #pokerbabe #happy #chinese #asian #stack A post shared by So Much Poker (@somuchpoker) on Apr 24, 2017 at 6:44am PDT In every festival, you have the side stories and you have the […]
04/27/2017
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 […]
04/27/2017
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 […]
04/25/2017
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 […]
04/24/2017
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 […]
04/21/2017
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 […]
04/20/2017
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 […]
04/19/2017
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 […]
04/19/2017
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 […]
04/15/2017
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. […]
04/11/2017
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 […]
04/09/2017
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 […]
04/04/2017
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. […]
04/03/2017
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 […]
03/30/2017
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 […]
03/28/2017
