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USOP: Poker 2U Taiwan Series: 48 players hunt down Kick Off TWD 547K top prize; Mystery Bounty 3M gtd begins; Zong Chi He 何宗奇 wins Turbo NLH
Welcome to Day 2 of the inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series taking place at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. Games got rolling on February 10 and will run through February 19. Players can expect another thrilling day at the felt with the Kick Off event certain […]
2023 World Series of Poker full schedule unveiled
Three months away until the prestigious World Series of Poker comes to life and already, poker players across the globe are teeming with excitement. This year’s festivities are about to bring in a whole new level of action with the premier event gearing to surpass 2022’s overwhelming success. From last year’s record-breaking $327.9 million […]
USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series: Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 ships Kick Off event for TWD 547,000 (~$18,130)
The first key event winner of the inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series has been crowned! Taiwan’s Ching Wei Chen ‘Carter’ 陳靖惟 defeated Singapore’s Jacky Wang 王立傑 at heads up of the Kick Off event to seize the champion’s trophy and earn a cool TWD 547,000 (~$18,130). This was Chen’s 陳靖惟 first […]
USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series underway at the CTP Club in Taipei!
The mood is electric here at the first ever U Series of Poker live festival! At 1pm (Taiwan time) the USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series got underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. Opening the festivities was the TWD 2,000,000 (~$65,260) guaranteed Kick Off event with over 50 players […]
Inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series Kick Off event draws 375; Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 bags overall chip lead
The inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series has arrived at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. The opening Kick Off event drew a tremendous field of 375 entries. There certainly was no shortage of action nor talent as familiar locals and international players battled it out for […]
Asian Poker Tour announces million dollar Main Event prize pool for APT Taipei 2023
Hot off the press! The Asian Poker Tour has just announced a jaw dropping one million dollar Main Event prize pool (NT$ 30 Million) for APT Taiwan 2023. This is the single largest tournament guarantee ever put forth by the brand in over a decade. The upcoming thriller headlines the festival’s 49-game lineup which […]
Asian Poker Tour roars in 2023 season in Hanoi; Main Event underway; Mike Takayama, Phan Minh Duc, Dinh Duc Linh early big winners – February 3 to 12
The Asian Poker Tour is currently running its 2023 season opener at the Viet Nam Series Poker (VSOP) in Hanoi, Vietnam. As one of the most awaited events of the new year, it has been jam packed from the start. Among those getting in the early action were 2022 GPI National Philippines David Erquiaga, […]
USOP: Poker 2U Taiwan Series 20M guaranteed in less than a week! – February 10 to 19 at CTP Club
In just under a week, U Series of Poker makes landfall in Taipei City, Taiwan! This is the brand’s first venture into the live arena and it aims to be highly memorable featuring 23 trophy events and TWD 20 Million (~$625,600) in guaranteed prize pools. If you missed our earlier posts, no fret as […]
Upcoming live festivals in Asia: CTP Championship Series x Japan High Roller, APL Hong Kong, APT Hanoi, USOP: Poker2U-Taiwan Series
After a rush of lucrative season openers lighting up the Asian region, the next wave of games is at hand. Make sure to mark them down. CTP Championship X Japan High Roller Series: January 27 to February 6 Popular card room, Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club and Japan High Roller team […]
Get ready for Triton Poker Vietnam this March
Premium poker brand, Triton Poker, has set its imprint in various places around the world and coming this March, Vietnam will be added to that list. Revealed earlier this month, the event takes place from March 1 to 13 at Hoiana Resort & Golf in Hoi An, Vietnam. It will be the brand’s first […]
Taiwan Millions Tournament 13 pays out over $1M; Ding Siang Lin wins Main Event; Lok Ming Chan, Yu Wei Chang, Zong Chi He among top highlights
The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club Taipei) opened the new year with the 13th edition of the Taiwan Millions Tournament. Running from January 2 to 17, the highly popular homegrown festival guaranteed players NT$ 10 Million in combined prize pools. Like past editions, locals poured in, filling the room to capacity. At […]
New chapter for Asian Poker Tour: APT Hanoi 2023 revamped schedule and five-year sponsorship deal with Natural8
2023 marks a new chapter for the Asian Poker Tour with new owners, APT Events Private Limited, aiming to take the brand to greater heights. This past week revealed some of those changes starting with a revamped APT Hanoi 2023 schedule. Following the release, the APT also announced an agreement with Natural8 that will […]
Poker Dream Malaysia concludes with Devan Tang crowned Main Event champion; festival pays out RM 3.65M (~$845K)
Poker Dream opened the new year at Resorts World Genting Highlands with a weeklong series running from January 9 to 15, 2023. This was the young brand’s second visit to Malaysia and as expected, it dragged out the biggest names in Asian poker with several seizing titles. Among the big winners were Danny Tang, […]
Taiwan is calling! U Series of Poker – Poker2U Taiwan Series Early Bird Packages – February 10 to 19 at CTP Club
The U Series of Poker – Poker 2U Taiwan Series is coming up in just a few weeks and what better way to jumpstart your plans than by taking advantage of the Early Bird Packages. Two types of packages are offered. Early Bird Standard Package – US$ 660 The Early Bird Standard Package costs […]
Asia’s finest looking forward to World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia; full schedule released – US$ 1M guaranteed – March 9 to 21
The poker world is buzzing with the recent release of the World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia Season XXI schedule. With the upcoming festival just a month and a half away, players are already planning their trip. Here are some of Asia’s best expressing their enthusiasm. David Erquiaga, Season XXI WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event […]
World Poker Championship pays out over ₫51.6 Billion (~$2.2M); Tuong Manh Ha wins Player of the Series; WPC returns to Grand Loyal on March 31 to April 9
On January 15, the World Poker Championship (WPC) in partnership with the Hanoi Series of Poker (HSOP) concluded its season opener at the Grand Loyal Poker Club in Hanoi. The event got underway on January 3 featuring a confident US$ 1 Million guarantee. Locals and Koreans flooded the felt, joined by a scatter of […]
Korean pros Steve Yea and Seungmook Jung sign with Bluff & Catch
With live poker thriving in Korea, organizers have been seeking out players to best represent their brand. Late last year, high profile Korean pros Yohwan Lim – more famously known as BoxeR – and Sung Joo Hyun both signed with Winjoy Poker League then several days ago Steve Yea and Seungmook Jung both signed […]
Vietnam’s Thang Ngoc Dao crowned World Poker Championship Main Event champion!
After five hours of intense competition, Thang Ngoc Dao is the newest World Poker Championship Main Event champion! He eliminated five players at the final table that included fellow countryman Hung Van Huynh at heads up to clinch the title and an ICM payout deal of ₫1,540,030,000 (~$65,700). Relive the Final 8 race to […]
Hong Kong’s Hoi Wai Tam leads the World Poker Championship Main Event Final 8; VN₫2.7B ($115.6K) up top
After a lengthy 15+ hours of Day 2 play, the World Poker Championship MAIN EVENT Final 8 was established. Hong Kong’s Hoi Wai Tam bagged up the mightiest stack of 81 BB and holding firm as last rank was Day 2 chip leader Grant Gardner with 15 BB. The title-chase continues on Saturday, January […]
Poker Dream Malaysia: Danny Tang, Phachara Wongwichit, Tan Zi Xuan among early winners; Main Event RM 2 Million gtd underway
Lots of great poker action taking place in Malaysia with Poker Dream back at Resorts World Genting Highlands in Kuala Lumpur. Like its inaugural run, the high roller events have once again dragged in the industry’s biggest players and locals have joined the hunt, coming out in full force. The series kicked off on […]
