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PokerMaster Tokyo Cup 2017 Grand Final on December 16 & 17

PokerMaster Tokyo Cup 2017 Grand Final on December 16 & 17

Through the years, the number of poker players in Japan has increased dramatically with poker tournaments gaining in popularity. Just last month, the inaugural WPT Japan took place with a healthy turnout of 469 entries for the Main Event. In just a couple of days, another big event will be taking place at the heart […]
12/13/2017
New Milestone for Tetsuya Tsuchikawa – APT Player of the Year 2017 champion

New Milestone for Tetsuya Tsuchikawa – APT Player of the Year 2017 champion

Almost everyone in the Asian poker circuit knows Tetsuya Tsuchikawa. And how can they not? The Japanese professional poker player entered the live tournament scene in 2010 and since then has earned numerous achievements in practically all of the big events in Asia. 2014 was a particularly big year for him; he won the WPT […]
12/12/2017
APT Finale Macau Championships: Final Highlights

APT Finale Macau Championships: Final Highlights

With 2017 coming to a close, many poker outfits have already gone on break for the holidays. One of the last ones to host its season-ender was the Asian Poker Tour. Two nights ago, they wrapped up their twelve-day APT Finale Macau Championships event at the Macau Billionaire Poker that ran from November 29 – […]
12/11/2017
Early Highlights of the APT Finale Macau Championships 2017

Early Highlights of the APT Finale Macau Championships 2017

Macau may be a bit chilly this time of year but at the ongoing APT Finale Macau Championships 2017 at the Macau Billionaire Poker in Babylon Casino, poker enthusiasts have been heating up the felt with many of the events already claimed. Here are some of the festival’s early highlights: Varun Gupta wins the Main […]
12/06/2017
Poker destination: DSO and ASOP Festivals in Mauritius

Poker destination: DSO and ASOP Festivals in Mauritius

The year may be drawing to a close, but big live poker festivals are set to get underway across the world in the new year. Players who prefer their felt to be live rather than virtual still have plenty to sink their teeth into in January, with the Deepstack Poker Open (DSO) and African Series […]
12/04/2017
An overview of the massive Suncity Cup 2017 event by the numbers

An overview of the massive Suncity Cup 2017 event by the numbers

Poker King Club’s biggest event of the year has arrived and for the past eight days, players from all over the region, and scattered parts of the world, have converged at the Venetian Macau for this much-awaited year-ending event – the Suncity Cup 2017 with its jaw-dropping HKD 8 Million Guaranteed Main Event (US$1,000,000). With […]
12/01/2017
Eiji Kimura wins the first-ever WPT Japan

Eiji Kimura wins the first-ever WPT Japan

Eiji Kimura won the first-ever WPT Japan on Sunday. He defeated a field of 460 entries to win the $10,000 WPT Multi-Passport top prize. An Unique Event WPT President Adam Pliska attended the event and got proceedings underway, after especially pleasing local players by announcing how special WPT Japan was personally to him, given that his […]
11/28/2017
WSOP and Tencent unveil WSOP China schedule

WSOP and Tencent unveil WSOP China schedule

The 48th Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas may have come and gone but on December 13 – 22, 2017, the world’s most prestigious poker brand will be hosting its first-ever WSOP China at the Shangri-La Resort & Spa in Sanya, Hainan Island, the country’s prime beach destination. This past summer, the WSOP […]
11/23/2017
APT Game of Champions: An exclusive battle of APT 2017 title-holders

APT Game of Champions: An exclusive battle of APT 2017 title-holders

Every December, the Asian Poker Tour offers big rewards recognizing the top players in its circuit for the calendar year. The most popular avenue they’ve done this is through the APT Player of the Year race. This year, in addition to the APT POY, another exciting player incentive program was introduced, the APT Game of […]
11/20/2017
WPT Sanya Main Event Final Table set, Qian Zhi Qiang  chip leader

WPT Sanya Main Event Final Table set, Qian Zhi Qiang chip leader

The 888 entries to the World Poker Tour (WPT) Sanya Main Event is now down its final nine aspirants bringing an end to Day 4 of the competition here. Wu Xin became the bubble boy as his wilted against the of chip leader Qian Zhi Qiang on a board of to now bring to an end Day […]
11/20/2017
Meet your WPT Sanya Final 9

Meet your WPT Sanya Final 9

The Final Table of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Sanya is set to clash starting tomorrow (November 21st) at 12:00NN (local time) with a new champion to be crowned and the top prize of $242,555 still at stake. But before the finale, let’s get to meet the nine players who will engage in the last […]
11/20/2017
Pete Chen: Modern Poker’s ‘Ironman’

Pete Chen: Modern Poker’s ‘Ironman’

After busting out of the ongoing World Poker Tour (WPT) Sanya, Pete Chen has decided to stop playing poker for the next three days. The real reason for this is that he wanted to spend more time with his girlfriend, who had flown to this island paradise southwest of mainland China for the weekend. He […]
11/19/2017
WPT Sanya Day 2 Recap: American WPT champs out, Chen still in, 74 remain

WPT Sanya Day 2 Recap: American WPT champs out, Chen still in, 74 remain

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Sanya Main Event field has been whittled down to 74 as Day 2 came to a close with the money bubble being burst, the two American WPT titlists eliminated and lots of incredible poker action going down here at the MGM Grand Hotel in Hainan, China. The first news maker of […]
11/18/2017
WPT Sanya Day 1B Recap: International players join, 169 advance to Day 2

WPT Sanya Day 1B Recap: International players join, 169 advance to Day 2

Day 1B is now in the books as 169 players move on to Day 2 of the Main Event here as a global flavour, the return of past champions and the arrival of no less than the big boss himself highlights the day’s headlines here in the World Poker Tour (WPT) Sanya.  Adam Pliska, WPT’s […]
11/17/2017
A slew of first time champions at the APT Manila 2017; Anthony Abram wins Player of the Series

A slew of first time champions at the APT Manila 2017; Anthony Abram wins Player of the Series

The Asian Poker Tour may see the likes of Japanese pros Tetsuya Tsuchikawa and Iori Yogo grabbing the headlines at many of their stops, however joining them at the APT Manila 2017 in making the news were numerous players all claiming their first trophies of the year, some even picking up their first-ever APT title. […]
11/14/2017
Online Qualifier Marti Roca De Torres wins the WSOPE Main Event for  €1,115,207

Online Qualifier Marti Roca De Torres wins the WSOPE Main Event for €1,115,207

If there’s one thing you can rely on in poker, it’s that the WSOPE Main Event will provide interesting stories. With final tables that regularly feature big names (Annette Obrestad, Phil Hellmuth and John Juanda  have all won the event), it’s no wonder this tournament is keenly awaited every year. This year, despite the stellar field assembled in the […]
11/11/2017
APT announces online Starting Days at Natural8 for the upcoming APT Finale Macau

APT announces online Starting Days at Natural8 for the upcoming APT Finale Macau

In anticipation of their biggest event of the year, the Asian Poker Tour has just announced a new way for players to enter the two featured events of the upcoming APT Finale Macau Championships 2017. On Saturday, November 19 at 21:00pm GMT +8, Natural8 – the flagship skin of GGNetwork – will host Online Starting […]
11/08/2017
Top stories of the APT Noumea 2017; Andre Moracchini reigns

Top stories of the APT Noumea 2017; Andre Moracchini reigns

Off the South Pacific, poker festivals in the pristine islands of New Caledonia may only come by a couple of times a year however this tiny French territory does see some action. Last year, the Asian Poker Tour held its first event in Noumea, the capital city of the country, and as expected many locals […]
10/30/2017
Alan Lau grabs ACOP Main Event title and becomes first-ever two-time APOY champion

Alan Lau grabs ACOP Main Event title and becomes first-ever two-time APOY champion

There is no disputing this one! Alan “Kinglune” Lau has won the Asia Player of the Year 2017 and will be the first player in history to have his name engraved on the trophy not once but twice! The Hong Kong pro sealed the title after his spectacular victory at the Main Event of the […]
10/29/2017
The 2017 ACOP by the numbers

The 2017 ACOP by the numbers

After 17 days of continuous poker festivities running from October 13 -29, the 2017 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) is now officially in the books. This year’s edition of the ACOP was by far the largest and richest with 48 tournaments for a grand prize pool of HK$166,276,022 (~US$21.3M). Here is a look at the […]
10/29/2017
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