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Hanoi Spring Championship Series: Huỳnh Ngọc Cường clinches career second Main Event title; Vũ Thái Bảo and Nguyễn Thị Kiều Anh among side winners
The Grand Loyal Poker Club was buzzing with action last week as players grabbed seats for the room’s first homegrown festival of the year. Running from March 7 to 13 was the Hanoi Spring Championship Series which drew a total of 1,092 entries across nine events and generated an overall prize pool exceeding VN₫ 5 […]
03/16/2022
Upcoming Asia Pacific live events: Baazi Poker Tour, PokerStars LIVE Manila Special, CPG Tour Xiamen, WPTDeepStacks Sydney, APT Phu Quoc Vietnam
Live events are happening all around the Asia Pacific region. Mark your calendars with these upcoming festivals! Baazi Poker Tour 2022: March 23 to 28 With covid cases at its lowest in India, the first live poker festival will finally take place as PokerBaazi hosts the Baazi Poker Tour 2022 from March 23 to 28. […]
03/14/2022
APT Mystery Bounty Weekend: Jeorge Lagatuz takes down the Main Event; Richard Marquez wins the opener; Nicolo Valenton bags two events; APT Phu Quoc Vietnam up next
After a two year halt, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live beat with four days of festivities at popular hub Resorts World Manila in the Philippines. Players were treated to a brand new series called, APT Mystery Bounty Weekend, taking place from March 3 to 6. Popularized in the United States, this was […]
03/08/2022
PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 14 pays out over PH₱ 10.8M; Joe Mark Vasay wins the Main Event; festival results and highlights inside
PokerStars LIVE Manila concluded its second festival of the year, Manila Super Series, which ran from February 20 to 27 at Okada Manila. Inaugurated in 2017, through the years this event has become the most popular mid-range series offered by the brand in the Philippines. Due to the ongoing pandemic and the shortage of international […]
03/01/2022
Asia live events in March: APT Mystery Bounty Weekend; CPG Tour Haitang; VSOP + APL Championship III; Hanoi Spring Championship; Baazi Poker Tour 2022; PokerStars LIVE Manila Series
Live action is making a fierce return in Asia with numerous events announced for the month of March. For players in the Philippines, China, Vietnam, and India, here’s a look at what’s happening just around the bend. Asian Poker Tour Mystery Bounty Weekend: March 3 to 6 Land-based poker operator Asian Poker Tour will finally […]
02/28/2022
World Series of Poker reveals this summer’s 88-bracelet lineup
The news everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived! The 53rd World Series of Poker event schedule has been released with 88 bracelets up for grabs across fifty-one action packed days. The industry’s most prestigious annual festival is expected to be bigger than previous as it returns to its usual summer schedule, running […]
02/24/2022
World Poker Tour reveals WPT Prime with first stops in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Taiwan
As border restrictions ease up and international tourists now welcome in many countries, it is full speed ahead for the World Poker Tour. Having recently released half of its Season XX live event schedule, the brand has just announced its newest tour experience, WPT Prime, which will first launch in Asia. In the announcement, […]
02/23/2022
APT India Online Series: Amar Mehta crowned Main Event champion, Punya Prabha wins Championship Event; full festival results and highlights
The Asian Poker Tour concluded its first event of the new year with eight days of games running from January 30 to February 6 at online platform PokerBaazi.com. The event, coined APT India Online Series, was the third of its kind. A total of 43 players walked away as champions and ~IN₹ 7.75 Crore (~US$ […]
02/11/2022
World Poker Tour announces three Australia stops for Season XX and full WPTDS Sydney schedule
Last month, the World Poker Tour announced the opening half schedule of Season XX which included a first time visit to the beautiful city of Sydney, Australia. News of that event sparked plenty of excitement on social media, and earlier today, the globally renowned brand added more to the thrill revealing full details of that […]
02/01/2022
Taiwan Millions Tournament 11 final highlights: Chung Hsien Lee clinches Main Event; Chia Yun Wu tops Player of the Series; Chan Lok Ming wins six events
After 21 days of nonstop action, the Taiwan Millions Tournament 11 came to a close at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. The highly popular homegrown festival ran from January 4 to 24 with 69 players walking away as champions and over US$ 1.2 Million paid out. Among the glorious […]
01/27/2022
Aussie briefs: APT Brisbane Season V highlights; Treasury Brisbane Poker Festival, Stacked Poker Championship, & Australian Poker League up next
The new year is off to a great start for players in Australia with interstate borders loosening and upcoming festivals announced in several cities. In Brisbane, action is nonstop with one event just wrapped up and another quickly setting up. We’ve got those stories for you. Australian Poker Tour Brisbane Season V highlights Unlike last […]
01/26/2022
Asia Poker League kicks off 2022 with live and online events: APL Happy New Year ₩1.1BN gtd and APL Online Series ¥80M gtd at Natural8
The Asia Poker League continues to supply players with plenty of thrilling action with upcoming festivals on both the live and online front. In less than a week’s time is the APL Online Series boasting a monstrous CN¥ 80 Million (~US$ 12,620,600) guarantee, and happening simultaneously is the APL Happy New Year Event live in South […]
01/24/2022
Asia Pacific live event briefs: Asian Poker Tour Mystery Bounty Weekend moved to March; Australian Poker Tour Brisbane starts; WPTDS Sydney announced; Triton Poker postpones Bali series
Live event poker organizers are hoping to bring more to the table this year with several events announced in the Asia Pacific region. Here’s a look at what’s at your doorstep and on the near horizon. Asian Poker Tour Mystery Bounty Weekend rescheduled for March 3 to 6 With Covid-19 cases at an all time […]
01/15/2022
Taiwan Millions Tournament 11 in full swing; Yu Kai Wang wins first Mystery Bounty event in Asia; over US$320K already paid out; first half results inside
It’s that time of the season once again for the prized Taiwan Millions Tournament. Now on its 11th season, the popular homegrown festival has been underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association Taipei (CTP Club Taipei) since January 4 and will run through January 24. A total of 69 tournaments populate the roster highlighted […]
01/13/2022
PokerStars Okada Manila Millions: Jose Colada clinches back to back Main Event titles; PJ Aratea, Wonjae Lee, Flo Campomanes among side winners
PokerStars LIVE Manila concluded its first live event of the calendar year with the 3rd edition of Okada Manila Millions taking place on January 3 to 9 at Okada Resort Hotel & Casino. Among the 14 players that walked away with brand new spade trophies, it was defending champion Jose “JC” Colada earning the highest […]
01/10/2022
Okada Manila Millions underway at PokerStars LIVE Manila; games running from January 3 to 9
Crack those knuckles and bring on your A-game, it’s time for some live tournament action in the Philippines. After nearly two years, the much awaited Okada Manila Millions has returned with games currently underway at PokerStars LIVE Manila. Festivities kicked off today, January 3, and will run for seven days, concluding on January 9. […]
01/03/2022
Top achievements by Asia-Pacific players on the 2021 live scene
2021 witnessed a busier live scene than expected, and as the curtain closes, here’s a look at some of our top Asia Pacific player live achievements of the year. Michael Addamo wins over US$ 9.4M, two WSOP bracelets, and Purple Jacket Inarguably one of the top No Limit Hold’em players today, this past fall Australian […]
12/28/2021
2021 WSOP underway: Jesse Klein outlasts the elite in $25K H.O.R.S.E; Jeremy Ausmus locks up second career bracelet; maiden victory for James Barnett
After a one year interruption, the highly awaited 52nd World Series of Poker is finally underway in Las Vegas. Games kicked off at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino on September 30 and will run through November 23. Despite the vaccine mandate, the first three days have already produced promising numbers and will only […]
10/03/2021
Wiktor Malinowski bags Super High Roller Bowl Europe Main Event, Ivan Leow settles for runner-up finish
Carrying one of industry’s heftiest price tags, this year’s Super High Roller Bowl recently concluded with Polish pro Wiktor Malinowski capturing the Main Event win for $3,690,000. The 9-event line-up kicked off last August 23rd at Merit Royal Hotel Casino & Spa in North Cyprus, and completed five Short Deck Hold’em and four No Limit Hold’em […]
09/02/2021
2021 WSOP Update: Proof of vaccination now required for all event participants
As the controversial Rule 115 had the entire poker community buzzing earlier this month, the World Series of Poker finally put talks to rest last Friday. The renowned brand issued an official press release announcing that attendees for this year’s live festivities must provide a full proof of vaccination against Covid-19 prior to registration. According […]
08/30/2021