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Macau has for some time been the only Chinese territory on which people can legally gamble. Today, news emerged that Chinese authorities are considering allowing online gaming, a lottery or sports betting on Hainan Island. A game changer for the gaming industry in Asia? China is well documented as having strict views on gambling within the […]

Poker in Malaysia is still illegal but that doesn’t mean they don’t produce some of the finest and toughest poker players around. Take Richard Yong for example, not only is he the highest ranked Malaysian player but he is also one of the driving forces of the Triton Super High Roller Series. Another well-known pro […]

For the past ten days, PokerStars Live Macau has been buzzin’ with continuous poker action with the Macau Poker Cup 28 currently ongoing. With the highly anticipated mighty Red Dragon Main Event (HK$10,000,000 guarantee) yet to come, numerous events have already wrapped up including the Baby Dragon (HK$3,000,000 Guarantee) which saw a monstrous 818 players, […]

The World Poker Tour tackled new destinations last year with countries such as India and Japan added to their roster. This year, the adventure continues with a new stop just announced. Coming this summer is WPT New Zealand to be held at Skycity Auckland casino from May 25 – June 4 2018. This announcement comes […]

The Aussie Millions is rockin’ Down Under with the country’s biggest poker festival currently underway. The top story is the record-breaking turnout of the AU$10,600 Main Event with 800 players at the scene. Also in the up was Ben Lamb winning a title on his first visit. Unfortunately it wasn’t all up and up at the […]

The Asian Poker Tour stormed through Ho Chi Minh City for their season opener – the APT Kickoff Vietnam 2018 – and after ten jam-packed days at the Pro Poker Club, guarantees were surpassed and records broken. This was indeed a highly successful kickoff for the brand that chose to hold this annual event in Vietnam […]

Australia is full of high energy this time of year with a lot happening in the country, especially in the coastal capital of Melbourne. First off, the past few weeks has seen residents and visitors alike take to the blue courts where some of the world’s greatest athletes have assembled. Then just last week, another […]

Now that the poker holiday hiatus has ended, it is back to the tables for many players as they begin their quest for titles in 2018. One player to surely keep a close watch on is Hong Kong pro Danny Tang who currently leads the GPI Asia ranking. Two years ago, Tang finished 5th in […]

Ivey inbound? Photographic evidence emerged a few days ago, courtesy of Nipun Java, showing a certain Phil Ivey on a plane bound for Australia. This is by no means an absolute confirmation that he will play at the Aussie Millions, but that possibility is starting to look increasingly likely. When you put that photo together […]

On the summer of 2016, the Asia Poker League (APL) emerged into Asia’s live poker arena hosting their inaugural event at partnership venue, the Beijing Poker Club. As a newcomer to the scene, they impressively drew in 465 entries for the Main Event. Eight months later, on April 2017, they held their second poker festival, […]

The Philippines and Manila have always been busy places for live poker tournaments. With the new year just getting started, there is no surprise that 2018 is already shaping up to be nothing short of action-packed. If you are in this part of the world and are looking to play, here are key poker events announced for […]

Recent years, particularly those between 2014 and 2016 have brought arduous times for Macau, with many establishments running at a deficit and VIP players spending very little time there. Slowly but surely though, this trend has been changing through the latter part of 2016 and also 2017. This week, for the first time in three […]

2017 is officially done and sitting atop the world ranking for the highest number of cashes are two Asian pros – Hong Kong’s Park Yu Sparrow Cheung and Chinese Taipei’s Pete Yen Han. Both players not only improved on their performance last year, but also now hold the best records for the highest in a […]

A vibrant year of poker has just come and gone with poker brands continuously expanding and highly lucrative festivals running every month. For the avid tournament player, there certainly was never a lack of games to enjoy. Now that the 2017 season has concluded, many players can say they’ve had a fantastic year however there […]

Days ago, the inaugural WSOP China wrapped up a very successful ten-day festival that ran from December 13 – 22 at the Shangri-La Resort & Spa in Sanya, Hainan Island. In partnership with Tencent – Asia’s largest technological firm – the Main Event stormed in with an enormous 781 players each one looking to seize […]

In an announcement that has shaken up the live tournament calendar for the coming year, PokerStars has informed the poker world of changes which are on the way. The APPT, EPT and LAPT will be making their return next year. Return of the APPT The schedule for next year will begin with the Macau Poker Cup […]

With 2018 just around corner, the APT is ready to start the next year with a bang. The APT Vietnam Kickoff will run January 19th-28th in Ho Chi Minh City. It is the first time the APT have run any events in the metropolis and they made sure there are multiple ways for players to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 – […]