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WPC-SEAPT Main Event Day 1B breaks guarantee, Kim Beab Su bags biggest stack; Nishant Sharma and Hyunseung Lee win titles
Grand Loyal Poker Club’s ballroom was once again at full capacity with its Main Event Day 1B welcoming a staggering 292 players onto the field. Adding in yesterday’s (Day 1A) 187 entries, a total of 479 bullets have been fired, pushing the prize pool already past its VN₫ 8 Billion guarantee. Two more flights – […]
09/21/2022
Inaugural WPT Australia main tour in full swing; Mike Sexton Champions Cup in the house; record turnout at the Mystery Bounty opener
For the first time in history, the iconic Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup is in the land down under as the World Poker Tour stages its highly anticipated main tour in Australia. Poker players in the country could not be any more excited as the chance to have one’s name engraved alongside past champions […]
09/20/2022
WPC-SEAPT Main Event Day 1A locks in 187 entries, Michael Kim Falcon tops field; Three more flights on schedule
The World Poker Championship games at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi has packed in undeniable success through its first half, with its festival’s generated prize pools cruising way above its advertised guarantees. Record turnouts and massive fields are among the two things that have been consistent all throughout the past five days. With the […]
09/20/2022
WPC-SEAPT Kick Off Event awards Nguyen Phuong Ngoc trophy following three way deal; Roland Kivi and Nguyen Thanh Hung take down side events
The guarantee smashing WPC-SEAPT Kick Off Event at Grand Loyal Poker Club has finally come to a close after awarding close to VN₫ 4.7B in prizes across the three days. With 75 players returning to the felt out of the record 605-entry turnout, it took about 9 hours of fierce gameplay before the final […]
09/19/2022
WPC-SEAPT Mystery Bounty packs in 394 entries for ₫3.8B prize pool, Ta Son Tung leads Final Day; Bier Romain lands France another WPC trophy
Whether the VN₫ 20B guaranteed World Poker Championship at Grand Loyal Poker Club has been under listed or not, great news await the tournament players coming in to play its games. Pot smashing guarantee after pot smashing guarantee, today’s Mystery Bounty event once again surpassed its expected entry field and packed in a total […]
09/19/2022
WPC-SEAPT 2022: 75 players return for the Kick Off Event Final Day; France’s Leonard Yannick captures trophy win
An hour left on the clock before the Final Day festivities sets sail for the World Poker Championship at Grand Loyal Poker Club’s first featured event on schedule. 75 players led by Nguyen Duc Anh, return to the felt as they hunt down the coveted VN₫ 888,300,000 (~US$ 37,544) top prize. The astounding 605-entry […]
09/18/2022
World Poker Championship smashes VN₫ 2.5B Kick Off guarantee halfway through Day 1B; One more flight to go!
There’s no surprise to see the ballroom at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi once again fill up by midday with the Day 1B qualifier for Event #2: WPC-SEAPT Kick Off setting sail as early as 11:00. Five levels of registration was all it took before the opening event smashed its VN₫ 2.5 Billion (~US$ […]
09/17/2022
WPC-SEAPT Kick Off Event draws 605 entries for VN₫ 4.6B (~US$ 198K) prize pool; Nguyen Duc Anh leads Final Day qualifiers
Following three flights over the course of two days, Event #1: WPC-SEAPT Kick Off recorded a jaw-dropping 605-entry field, easily surpassing its initial VN₫ 2.5B guarantee. The generated prize pool grew to a whopping VN₫ 4,694,800,000 (~US$ 198,428), dubbing the first event of the World Championship Poker games at Grand Loyal Poker Club an […]
09/17/2022
Cards are in the air for this season’s World Poker Championship at Grand Loyal, Hanoi!
The opening day for the awaited VN₫ 20 Billion (~US$ 854,800) guaranteed World Poker Championship has finally arrived at Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi. As early as 10:00, players have flocked in at the prestigious Grand Loyal Poker Club to jump in WPC and South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) festival’s opening satellite of the […]
09/16/2022
World Poker Championship sees full house on opening day; Kick Off Event Day 1A registers 129 runners; Nguyen Trung Ha and Nguyen Khac Quang claim first two trophies
Off to a smashing start, the World Poker Championship festivities currently running at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi, saw its ballroom fill up quickly with dozens of players from all across the region. The WPC in partnership with South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) welcomed hundreds of runners to three events on schedule – […]
09/16/2022
Cedrric Trevino (PokerBros pro player, WSOPC Main Event Tulsa 3rd place with 82k & 66th place in the WSOP Main Event with 121k
Cedrric Trevino: PokerBros pro player – just finished in 3rd place in the WSOPC Main Event Tulsa for 82k and got the 66th place in the WSOP Main Event this summer for 121k Somuchpoker: You’re from Texas, where there is a lot of live poker and you’ve been playing since around 2003. With so much experience […]
09/11/2022
VSOP Championship V amasses over ₫18 Billion; Nguyễn Minh Hoàng wins Main Event; Lê Ngọc Khánh bags two; highlights and results inside
The Viet Nam Series of Poker advertised the biggest homegrown event in Hanoi, Vietnam and after ten days of action packed days, it more than delivered with over VN₫ 18 Billion in cash paid out. In partnership with Asia Poker League, the series ran from August 26 to September 4. Main Event champion Nguyễn […]
09/09/2022
Interview with Marc Joseph – Monster Jam Poker Tour CEO
South African poker player and Monster Jam Poker Tour CEO, Marc Joseph, found time to chat with Somuchpoker about the growth of poker in his country and why everyone should come out and visit. *All photos courtesy of Monster Jam Poker Tour SMP: What’s the poker scene like in South Africa? Joseph: When poker […]
09/07/2022
Asian Poker Tour takes on Neil Johnson as President and Fred Leung as CEO
Following news of Asian Poker Tour’s ownership change last June, the prime live tournament operator now under APT Events Private Limited, has announced its newly appointed key leaders as of yesterday. The press release revealed the brand’s decision to sign Neil Johnson as its President and Fred Leung as its latest Chief Executive Officer. “The […]
09/01/2022
Record breaking WPT Prime Cambodia pays out over $2.9M; David Erquiaga hailed Player of the Festival; Mike Takayama wins two events
The record breaking WPT Prime Cambodia may be in the history books but the confetti continues to fly with winners yet to be celebrated and moments to relive. Running from August 11 to 23 at NagaWorld Phnom Penh, players gathered from around the world to create the biggest WPT event in Asia of 4,309 entries […]
08/25/2022
David Erquiaga clinches WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event for US$ 147,408
Filipino David Erquiaga was crowned the newest World Poker Tour Prime series Main Event champion after he eliminated the last four players at the final table. Erquiaga won the largest three-way deal cut of US$ 137,008 plus a seat to the WPT World Championship worth US$ 10,400. He also leads the WPT Player of […]
08/23/2022
WPT Prime Cambodia breaks barriers! Record turnout and US$ 1M+ prize pool
History has been made at the World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia with a massive 1,050 Main Event entries setting a record prize pool of US$ 1,018,500. Not only did each qualifying day grow in size, each day was significantly bigger than its 2019 attendance. This was officially the largest open event ever staged in […]
08/21/2022
WPT Prime Cambodia: Main Event crushes $500K GTD! Last chance to enter; Somashekar Kurkhepally, Aun Jian Wong, Martijn Gerrits win trophies; Hieu Ngo leads POF
Players worldwide continue to pour into WPT Prime Cambodia for the biggest event this year in Asia. The highly anticipated Main Event has been much talked about and after two record breaking starting days, it is on track to crush its 2019 turnout. As it stands, the 610 combined entries – Day 1A (264 […]
08/20/2022
Biggest VSOP Championship kicks off in a week, VND 10B (~US$ 427K) in guaranteed prizes coming your way
Making its third round for the year, the Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship V is returning this August 26 for the country’s largest Championship edition to date. The popular festival first debuted back in 2020 and immediately turned into a hit for locals and international travelers alike. This month’s series in partnership with Asia […]
08/19/2022
On the spot with famous vlogger Andrew Neeme
At WPT Prime Cambodia, famous vlogger and newest addition to the World Poker Tour team, Andrew Neeme, took some time for a Q & A with Somuchpoker. To download the pics, head to the Somuchpoker FB page. Links: Interview with Andrew Neeme Somuchpoker Talks: Andrew Neeme about getting back to Live Poker Andrew […]
08/18/2022
