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APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: Dhanesh Chainani leads Main Event Final Table; NTD 14.4 Million (~US$ 450K) up top; Hye Keun Park and Niko Koop scoop up wins
The APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024 Main Event finds its 1,991 entry field drawn down to its final nine players looking to take the largest share of the NTD 86,011,200 (~US$ 2,722,735) prize pool.
10/05/2024
APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: Abraham Ceesvin stands tall over Main Event Day 3, 1991-entry field down to 47 players
Halfway through its twelve day lineup, Day 3 of the Main Event came to a close with 47 players out of its staggering 1,991 entry field remaining in contention. Singapore’s Abraham Abdulla Ceesvin currently leads the charge, having bagged the largest across yesterday’s games, and remains in prime position to claim the NTD 14,413,200 (~US$ 453,430) top prize.
10/04/2024
APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: Main Event pot soars to NTD 86 Million (~US$ 2.7M), Andrew Ong leads Day 3; Ryan Plant, Tony Khoang, and Jack Moon shine over side events
APT showcases another successful season across the felt with its ongoing Main Event games serving as its biggest showing to date in Taiwanese history
10/03/2024
APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: NTD 65 Million (~US$ 2M) Main Event guarantee breached; Chih Wei Fan, Peter Kiem, and Yita Choong land victories
Two final flights ran its course and saw its NTD 65,000,000 (~US$ 2M) guarantee breached midway through Flight C
10/02/2024
APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: Chee Sim Yong towers over Main Event Flight B; Chuning Tan, Pongsapak Himathongkom, and Hsu Fei Hsuan dominate fields
By bagging time of Flight B, only 181 players stood to move forward, led by Chee Sim Yong
10/01/2024
APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: Keigo Kubo tops Main Event Flight A; Phanlert Sukonthachartnant, Isaac Phua, and Ravn Teo emerge triumphant
Keigo Kubo shines at APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024; Phanlert, Isaac, and Ravn excel in a thrilling competition.
09/30/2024
Poker Dream Jeju 12: Zhou Quan captures maiden win at Mystery Big Bounty; Xu Yiguang, and Wu Liang top side events
Zhou Quan wins the Mystery Big Bounty at Poker Dream Jeju 12, excelling in NLH/PLO side events. Explore the highlights now.
09/30/2024
APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: Kaihung Hu takes down APT National Cup; Joseph Wilkinson joins winner spotlight; Main Event underway
Kaihung Hu wins APT National Cup as Main Event begins with NTD 65M guarantee. Discover the latest from SOMUCHPOKER.
09/29/2024
USOP Hai Phong Final Wrap: Xinxing Tang awarded as Player of the Series; Juyeol Lee, William Jia, and Baiyu Ni hail as top performers; China bags most trophy wins
U Series of Poker - Hai Phong pays out incredible VN₫ 168 Billion (~US$ 6.8M) in prizes. Xinxing Tang hailed as Player of the Series.
09/25/2024
Getting up close with Australia’s Anton Zhen Zhao Lu
Seen in the mix across the U Series of Poker Hai Phong games, Somuchpoker had a chance to catch up with Anton Zhen Zhao Lu. The Australian runner is
09/24/2024
Manila Megastack 19: Martin Gonzales, J Michael Shell, Tomoyuki Takagi, Tanaka Nobutoshi
The culmination of Day 5 of Manila Megastack 19 marks the halfway point of the series. Running from September 19 to 29 at the first-class Okada Manila in
09/24/2024
Asia’s Premier Poker Event 2024 CPG Championship Draws Massive $15M Prize Pool
After ten days of thrilling poker action, the 12th annual China Poker Games - CPG Championship wrapped up at the Howard Johnson Resort Sanya in Hainan Island, China. Running from Agust 21 to 30, 2024, it was the largest edition put forth by the brand with 91 events (including satellites) from start to finish. Scroll down for the highlights.
09/03/2024
Taiwan’s Eric Tsai finishes strong in 2023 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event; Hokyiu Lee, Wing Po Liu, and Santhosh Suvarna bag gold
The annual World Series of Poker Europe returned to King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic last October 25th through November 15 for three weeks of immense poker action. A total of 15 bracelet events were awarded with several Asian runners bagging gold and making multiple final table appearances in the games. Taiwan’s Eric Tsai […]
11/19/2023
PokerStars Live Asia packs Manila Super Series 15 and Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) this July – Full schedules released!
A budding hub for live poker, Manila, Philippines is continuing to cement its rightful place in the tournament scene with nonstop great value action month after month. Just following last June’s Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Open Manila held at Okada Casino, major operator PokerStars is back again with two full festivals – Manila Super […]
06/29/2022
APPT Open Manila: Henrik Tollefsen triumphs Main Event; Outstanding series for Japan’s Ken Okada; Lee, Inocentes, Edoc, and Miyamoto among winners; Festival results inside
Live action is back and running in one of the most popular tournament poker stops throughout the region with PokerStars LIVE Asia having recently concluded its fourth event of the year in the Philippine capital. The Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila Open ran from May 30 through June 5, 2022 at Okada Manila featuring a […]
06/06/2022
Punnat Punsri, Michael Addamo, Sriharsha Doddapaneni, and Paul Phua among Asia Pacific’s biggest winners this January
Wrapping up a great start to the year are Asia Pacific’s biggest winners this month of January, having bested the toughest contenders and top tier fields of the season. Thai pro Punnat Punsri gained global recognition as he jump started his 2022 career with not one, but two high roller tournament wins in Las Vegas. […]
01/31/2022
2021 WSOP: Review of Asia’s Top Performers; Four bracelet winners; Six runner ups
Considering the global health crisis, the vaccination mandate, and other travel restrictions, it was uncertain if a large contingent of players from Asia would make the trip to the 52nd Annual World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. In the end, the numbers exceeded all expectations. Newcomers, recreational players, and well known pros came out […]
11/25/2021
Metro Card Club launches new app with Php 1M GTD RVS Cup; Team Pro makes appearance in WSOP 2021
Live poker in the capital of the Philippines was doing exceedingly well right before the pandemic hit the vibrant city and took the sport back to an all-time low. Weekly events, major festivals, daily tournaments and round the clock cash games kept hundreds of poker devotees busy seven days of the week with nonstop action […]
11/12/2021
2021 WSOP Main Event: $62M prize pool; Moneymaker, Hellmuth, Hachem survive Day 2; Abhinav Iyer, Pete Chen, SJ Kim, Norbert Koh, Phachara Wongwichit among 71 Asians left
For the past week, all the action at the 52nd World Series of Poker was focused on the highly anticipated $10,000 Main Event NL Hold’em World Championship. Now that the rush has calmed, the official player count was 6,650 which was incredibly impressive given the vaccination mandate and challenges faced by many international travelers. This […]
11/11/2021
2021 WSOP Main Event underway: Full list of Asia Pacific Day 2 qualifiers; Other advancing pros Doyle Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Fedor Holz, Moneymaker, and more
If there is one clear proof that the World Series of Poker was sorely missed, it was the sheer number of players coming out for the $10,000 Main Event NL Hold’em World Championship. With the US having opened its borders on November 8, the highlighted event expanded from four starting days to six, and for […]
11/10/2021