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Despite the stormy weather, players came in droves to take part in the opening games of Poker Dream Vietnam. Two events lit up the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites KHOS – the Warm Up VN₫ 1B guaranteed and the High Roller Freezeout. Here are the highlights, chip counts, and Day 2 seat […]

Good news for the live poker scene in Asia, Taiwan has finally lifted its mandatory quarantine requirements on all incoming travelers. Players and poker organizations alike have been awaiting this moment and it comes just in time for the World Poker Tour’s Prime series which is set to take place from November 11 to […]

For poker players in the Philippines, the 16th edition of PokerStars LIVE – Manila Super Series is currently swinging at Okada Manila. The weeklong event opened on October 11 and will run through the 17th. This is the most popular low buy in series hosted by the brand with prices ranging from just ₱ […]

In just under 48 hours, the first ever poker event in Hoi An, Vietnam will finally hit the live green as Poker Dream hosts a ten–day series at the five-star Hoiana Hotel & Suites. Since the announcement, the event has drawn plenty of attention with players anticipating another thrilling series by the new brand, […]

Social media has been buzzing with chatter for several days, and expectedly so, with a big reveal coming from the PokerStars LIVE dugout. For the first time in history, the brand’s highly regarded Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) heads to Phnom Penh, Cambodia with games taking place at the world class NagaWorld Entertainment Complex […]

APPT CAMBODIA 2022 BROCHURE PokerStars LIVE announces inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Cambodia, running November 3-13, 2022. For the first time in the tour’s fifteen year history the APPT is heading to the Cambodian capital -Phnom Penh-, with the multi-award winning, world class integrated resort of NagaWorld playing host to the 10-day tournament series. “PokerStars […]

Rising Filipino star Maxwell Philippe Rosete has once again proved to be a strong contender against the local scene after bagging the Asian Philippine Poker League title last Sunday. Rosete cashed in on his career-best cash of Php 3,203,000 (~US$ 54,251) for topping the 396-entry field Main Event. The inaugural APPL festival at Dowinn Casino, […]

The World Poker Tour wrapped up an incredibly fun and successful first ever Australia Main Tour, which ran from September 15 to 27 at The Star Gold Coast. Over the 13 days, the festivities brought in a flood of enthusiasts from all around the country, which included highly decorated local superstars Joe Hachem and […]

Since its inauguration in 2016, APL events have been successfully held in various countries in Asia. With that support the APL is prepared to take on the global market to become the leading brand in tournament poker. With the pandemic affecting all industries. The APL has been building and striving to make bigger guaranteed events […]

Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, poker pro Punnat Punsri’s phenomenal year continued with another live tournament achievement in the bag. This time, Punsri upped his earnings by US$ 2,600,000 after taking down the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Main Event in Cyprus. He has now catapulted to the top of the Hendon Mob Thailand […]

After ten full days of fun and exciting action at Grand Loyal Poker Club, the World Poker Championship has wrapped up its first chapter in Hanoi, Vietnam, having awarded over VN₫ 54.6B (~US$ 2,305,101) in prizes. The concluded 20-event lineup ran from September 16-25, 2022 and welcomed a grand total of 3,826 entries all throughout. […]

The biggest tournament series in Vietnam poker history has officially wrapped up its final six side events to finish off its 10-day lineup. Claiming the last few trophies are Korea’s Yu Je Nam and Kim Jinyoung, Vietnam’s Cao Ngoc Anh, France’s Leonard Yannick, and Singapore’s Tzai Wei Phua and Norbert Koh.  The concluded World […]

The Asian live poker circuit has never been so vibrant with an abundance of exciting developments taking place this year. The latest was the emergence of an ambitious new brand, Poker Dream, created by well known poker figure Winfred Yu. In July, the brand debuted in Malaysia becoming the first to ever host an […]

After three days of play, Vietnam’s own Ha Manh Tuong was crowned champion of the biggest Main Event to land in the country. The local pro outlasted the 1,020-entry field and bagged the lion’s share of the VN₫ 17,809,200,000 (~US$ 751,126) prize pool amounting to VN₫ 3,226,200,000 (~US$ 136,069) for his impressive run.  Ha’s journey […]

Living up to its name, the World Poker Championship Main Event festivities at Grand Loyal Poker Club was nothing short of grand with 1,020 entries collected across its four starting flights. The generated prize pool is now listed at VN₫ 17,809,200,000 (~US$ 751,126), making it the biggest event in Vietnam poker history.  The massive […]

The record-breaking World Poker Championship has finally come down to its final 8 players after Day 2 action played through 13 levels of 60 minute blinds. The 128-player field saw many of its runners’ Main Event dreams go down the drain after inevitably falling short of making the final table. The last 18 players […]

The World Poker Championship – South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) festivities at Grand Loyal Poker Club has brought in a different level of buzz across the international live tournament scene. Throughout its first week, the festival had its share of record turnouts and insanely crushing prize pools, taking everyone in awe.  Players of several […]

The recently concluded Asian Poker Tour (APT) Philippines II 2022 saw its guaranteed prize pool of PHP 29M triple to nearly PHP 90M (~US$ 1.57M), courtesy of 3,103 entries from players, professional and recreational, alike. The series ran from September 6 to 18 at Newport World Resorts featuring 26 events. Topping the headlines was […]

A smashingly great value tournament indeed, today’s last two qualifiers for the World Poker Championship Main Event racked up an insane turnout of 541 entries for a combined 1,020 entries all in all. Players hailing from all across the world were seen on the felt in search of the hefty VN₫ 3,226,200,000 (~US$ 136,069) […]

The halfway mark for the World Poker Championship games at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi was a very busy day altogether with three featured events playing down to the winners. One of the main highlights of the festival, the multi-day Mystery Bounty event drew to a close as its 75 final qualifiers left France’s […]