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As anticipation builds for the season finale of U Series of Poker (USOP), there are many who feel it can’t seem to come fast enough. Unsurprisingly so as the previous USOP event was held nearly two months back. With just over two weeks left until the finale begins, some great news has surfaced. The […]

The Asian Poker Tour (APT), the longest running poker brand in Asia, is set to conclude 2023 with its grandest offering, a VN₫ 60,000,000,000 (~US$ 2.5 Million) festival guarantee! This is the largest figure announced by any brand in the region. In partnership with Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP), the upcoming season ender takes place from […]

With 2023 in its last quarter to cap the year, event organizers are already preparing for the upcoming 2024 ahead especially with great recovery in the books festival after festival. This year has recorded highly successful tours left and right with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Major global brand, World Poker Tour is […]

It has been a spectacular year for Asia’s latest sensation, U Series of Poker (USOP), drawing massive crowds and shattering records to rapidly become one of the most sought-after festivals in the region. As the year-end approaches, all eyes are on Danang, Vietnam for USOP’s grand season finale where a jaw dropping VN₫ 50 Billion (~$2 […]

APT Hanoi Billions is coming to life at the National Convention Centre from 1st – 10th December 2023, and it’s bringing a massive VND 60BN (~ $2.5M) in prize pool guarantees with it. Notable events on the horizon include the VND 5,000,000 Vietnam National Cup and the VND 36,000,000 (~USD $1,500) Main Event, both poised […]

On his first poker trip to Asia, highly decorated American pro Stephen Song, shared with Somuchpoker the early chapters of his poker journey, leading up to his incredible victory at the renowned World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship in Las Vegas on December 2022. SMP: What were you doing before poker? Stephen Song: I […]

On October 6 to 16, 2023, the World Poker Tour (WPT) hosted its final event in Asia for Season XXI at Crown Poker Club Hanoi. Over the eleven-day festival, WPT Vietnam awarded 32 trophies and a total of 9 packages to the upcoming World Championship and Prime Championship. Here’s a look at the highlights. Festival […]

The Bounty Hunters Series is back with a staggering $50,000,000 in guaranteed prizes! Mark your calendar for an unforgettable poker showdown from 15th October to 6th November 2023.  Here’s what you can look forward to in this thrilling series: Daily $10K Bounty King Leaderboard – Prove your bounty-hunting skills and track all your epic KNOCKOUTS!  […]

On just his third ever live tournament, Thailand’s Sorawit Suriyakarn clinched the World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam Main Event for a career high payout of ₫3,856,400,000 (~$157,565) and a package to World Championship Season XXI worth $12,150! “It’s pretty cool to win, I am so excited. This is just my third live tournament so I […]

[Vietnamese] Day 2 of World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam saw 123 hopefuls return to action at the Crown Poker Club. After eleven hours of play, only 11 players remained led by South Korea’s Woo Young Lee and China’s Tian Hao Zheng. Both players bagged up mighty stacks of 73 bb. Read up on their rise […]

World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam Main Event wrapped up its third and last starting day with a booming 411 entries and 56 players advancing to the next round. Holding the torch as front runner was Korean superstar Nam Hyung Kim who bagged a massive 729,000 stack (145 bb). This was also more than enough to […]

A week of games has quickly gone by at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam – Passport to the World Championship. The festival has been ongoing at the Crown Poker Club Hanoi since October 6 and runs until 16, 2023. More trophies were claimed last night and another WPT Prime Championship Package snatched up. Here are […]

Big day at World Poker Tour (WPT) with 309 Day 1B entries seen at the flagship MAIN EVENT. At one point, host venue Crown Poker Club Hanoi had over 20 tables up and running. The event has now drawn a combined 439 entries and is very close to breaching its ₫12 Billion guarantee. After the […]

Day 1A of the WPT Vietnam ₫ 12 Billion guaranteed Main Event wrapped up after 14 levels with Vietnam’s Phi Tien Sang at the top of the rung. During the last level of play, Sang knocked out numerous players to close the day with 629,000 (125 bb). This was reminiscent of his performance at […]

The last Poker Dream event of the calendar year wrapped up at Hoiana Resort & Golf with games taking place from September 29 to October 8, 2023 in Hoi An, Vietnam. The event was just as lucrative as promised paying out over ₫91.8 Billion (~US$ 3.7 Million) in prizes across 23 events. This was the […]

China’s Yixuan Dong is experiencing the best poker run of her career at World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam. Returning to Crown Poker Club Hanoi after having bricked in September, she won the PLO on October 8, then this evening, she seized the Survivor Bounty 8-Max for her second festival trophy and career second victory. “This […]

Six days of Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event action completed through at the prestigious Hoiana Resort & Golf in Hoi An over the past week and welcomed hundreds of players to its tournament tables. With the great turnout, the largest single offering in the country crushed its VND 20BN (~USD 820) guarantee and […]

The first round of the World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam Opener Event logged in a total of 355 entries over three starting days with 45 players advancing to the money round. Bagging up the overall big stack was Day 1C leader Tran Duc Steve of 418,000 (104 bb), trailed by Day 1B leader Daniel Tighe […]

Poker Dream’s final offering for the year is capping off its festival with four champions to be crowned today, October 8th. The last day on schedule is highlighted by the tour’s biggest ₫22,639,945,500 (~US$ 928,440) Main Event, where a winner will be crowned to take home ₫3,810,000,000 (~US$ 156,240) in winnings and the coveted Golden […]

After tackling the Vietnam felt for over a year, France’s Anthony Cierco finally secured his first trophy on Asian soil at the WPT Vietnam Opener Event. It was a grueling two hour heads up battle that saw 84 hands between Cierco and Nguyen Phuong Ngoc. At the kickoff, Cierco was behind in chips, then both […]