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After a long border closure, in early November, Taiwan finally opened to a majority of countries, offering visa free and no requirements for vaccination, PCR test, and quarantine. A mass influx of international players seized the opportunity, resulting in jaw-dropping numbers for the World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan series at the Chinese Texas Hold’em […]

The biggest year-end poker festival has kicked off… or shall we say, blasted off with opening week of the highly anticipated 2022 WPT World Championship seeing massive turnouts and star studded tables at the Wynn Las Vegas. Throughout the year the World Poker Tour has been celebrating its 20th year anniversary all over the […]

PokerStars LIVE Manila wrapped up its final series of the year with the 15th edition of the Manila Megastack running from November 28 to December 5 at their hub in Okada Manila, Philippines. Topping the headlines was Main Event champion Bell John Perez for his first major title. Other noteworthy stories were Deepstack Challenge […]

After a two and a half year wait, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) in partnership with the Viet Nam Series of Poker (VSOP) finally makes landfall in Da Nang, Vietnam. Initially scheduled for April 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic, the much awaited event takes place at the Risemount Premier Resort starting today, […]

After five days of competition, Korea’s Jaesung Kim clinched the first ever Hanoi Super Series MAIN EVENT. Kim outlasted a final table dominated in numbers by Vietnamese to claim the top ICM deal payout of ₫1,073,000,000 (~$44,035) and his first ever live title. Relive the action via the livestream on the Grand Loyal Poker […]

After seven days of festivities that ran from November 28 to December 4 at the Grand Loyal Poker Club,  the inaugural Hanoi Super Series  concluded with a total of ₫14,345,160,000 (~$588,760) paid out and ten players walking away with event trophies. The HSS was the first of its kind in Hanoi, Vietnam and was a collaborative effort […]

After six days of games, the inaugural Hanoi Super Series (HSS) is down to its final day! Created by the Hanoi Series of Poker (HSOP) and Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM) the festival kicked off on November 28 at the Grand Loyal Poker Club with 10 events to conquer and billions in guarantees. To […]

The past two days has been elbow to elbow at the Grand Loyal Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam with the inaugural Hanoi Super Series MAIN EVENT under the spotlight. Three starting heats were scheduled from November 30 to December 1, resulting in a combined 352 entries to easily surpass the guarantee. Breaking it down, Day […]

In collaboration with the Hanoi Series of Poker (HSOP) and Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM), the battle for the first ever Hanoi Super Series MAIN EVENT title is at hand. Hosted by the Grand Loyal Poker Club, the festival headliner kicked off on November 30, drawing a substantial 352 entries over three entry heats. […]

With the Main Event underway, at the side games, another three players walked away proud owners of inaugural Hanoi Super Series trophies. The biggest winner of the batch was Megastack champion Đinh Đức Linh. Linh has now taken command of the HSS Player of the Series race. Joining him on the pedestal were Roller […]

The Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship VI wrapped up its ten-day series with games running from November 18 to 27 in Hanoi, Vietnam. 21 players walked away minted with well known pro Lê Ngọc Khánh seizing the coveted Main Event title. Check out the festival highlights and biggest winners.  LÊ NGỌC KHÁNH wins […]

The 15th edition of the PokerStars LIVE Manila Megastack is in full swing at Okada Manila, Philippines. Doors blasted open on November 28 with a 2-day No Limit Hold’em (NLH) Kickoff event and concluded with South Korea’s Seong Jeon besting the 410 entrants to nab his share of the ₱5,249,640 (~$92,820) prize pool amounting […]

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) concluded its third installment in the Philippines, which featured a record-setting number of 41 events, drawing 2,893 entries, and a guaranteed prize pool that ballooned to over ₱81 Million. The series took place in the Grand Wing Casino, Newport World Resorts from November 15 to 27, 2022. Among the […]

After three days of pre-event games, the inaugural Hanoi Super Series presents the festival headliner MAIN EVENT featuring a ₫5 Billion (~$201,940) guarantee. Games get underway at the Grand Loyal Poker Club on December 1 to 4.  If past events are a gauge of what to expect, then suit up as the  Main Event […]

Đinh Quang Huy came from behind at the final three of the Warm Up event to capture the coveted ₫500 Million (~$20,193) top prize. He overcame USA’s Trent Fechter and decorated local pro Nguyễn Quang Huy for first recorded live victory. He now sits atop the Player of the Series race. Watch the final […]

Cards are flying at the inaugural Hanoi Super Series (HSS) with players pouring in the Grand Loyal Poker Club for the Warm Up event. Highlighting the event is the ₫2 Billion guarantee. This is the first of four HSS events backed by a guaranteed prize pool. With Day 1A attracting a light 52 entries, […]

The Hanoi Super Series may have had a slow start but on Day 2, it was pedal to the metal as players rushed in the Grand Loyal Poker Club for a seat at the Warm Up event. First up was Day 1B which pulled in the largest crowd of 126 entries followed by Day 1C […]

The Hanoi Super Series (HSS) has kicked off at the Grand Loyal Poker Club! Festivities got underway on Monday, November 28 with the Warm Up event and Hyper Turbo stirring up the felts. Seven players survived the heat and Tran Duc Chinh emerged as the first champion. Tran takes the helm in the Player […]

It has only been two months since the Grand Loyal Poker Club and Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM) produced the biggest event ever seen in Hanoi, Vietnam, and coming tomorrow, the pair will light up the capital city once again with another lucrative festival.  Running from November 28 to December 4 is the first […]

The World Poker Tour concluded another record-breaking event in Asia with WPT Prime producing the largest festival prize pool and Main Event numbers ever seen in Taiwan. Running from November 11 to 21 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City, the festival paid out an enormous NT$ 73,290,969 (~$2,352,410) […]