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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 […]

Escalating tensions between China and South Korea over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system have made one unfortunate casualty: the upcoming World Poker Tour National Korea scheduled for March 17-21. Pressure in China on travel firms forced airlines and cruise operators to cut routes to South Korea: China Eastern Airlines and Spring Airlines have already […]

The Star Poker Festival, the newest poker event in Australia, came to a close last night with Branko Ulsjebkra winning the Australian Poker League (APL) Million Main Event for a beefy AU$265,000. In addition, the two-week festivities, which ran from February 28th-March 13th at The Star Poker Room in Sydney, saw several other players bring home the bacon in […]

Alex Xiang Wei Lee wins the ACOP Platinum Series Main Event The ACOP Platinum series has been progressing throughout this week, with big prizes being awarded across numerous events. The HK$5,500 Main Event always generates special interest, and this year saw 209 players pulling up chairs. The prize pool grew to HK$942,694 ($121,417) with […]

In the land of Aussies, poker is hot on the plate with ongoing events, upcoming festivals, and online poker riding on the edge. Here is a rundown of all the latest news.  Cards in the air at the Star Sydney for the APL Million Main Event The latest craze in the Australian poker circuit is […]

The New Caledonia Poker Event Noumea 2017 wrapped up an action packed ten-day festival at Casinos De Noumea with a changing of the guard as Japan’s Mitsuhiro Shiga defeated New Caledonia’s Daniel Gilles at the heads up round to be crowned the newest Main Event champion. This was a highly significant victory for Shiga as […]

Poker is surely churning all around the Asian circuit with back-to-back events quickly filling up the days of the calendar. We decided to zone in and focus our attention on what’s heating up the Philippine poker scene. Here’s a quick newsflash on a few of those stories. 719 entries for the first edition of the […]

It is still very early in the GPI POY race for 2017, but two stars of Asian poker are already stamping their authority on the leaderboard. Alan King Lun Lau and Sparrow Cheung have stormed into the top 10 places and hope to be key players in the race as it heads into the spring. […]

For the first time in 5 years, the World Poker Tour (WPT) is going to step out of its Chinese tropical paradise in Sanya and will hold an event at the heart of Mainland China – in its capital Beijing.  Right after the end of WPT Season XV, WPT XVI will kick off in WPT […]

While many poker outfits are focused on tapping the growing market in China, one country silently making its way back into the arena is the Republic of India. Several years ago, tournament poker was booming in the country and showing a lot of potential. However, after a tariff was imposed, the numbers immediately plunged, and […]