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WPTDS Sydney makes history as brand’s largest Main Event turnout; festival pays out massive A$ 6.4M; Mark Fester wins Player of the Festival
Ever since the World Poker Tour announced a stop in Sydney, Australia, social media buzzed with non stop excitement. This was to be the brand’s first ever visit to the bustling harbor city and it promised to be big. When the doors opened on March 30, the rush that followed was seemingly endless as players […]
04/15/2022
Danny Tang clutches latest SHRS Europe victory; Ivey, Gierse, Badziakouski, and Vogelsang among other winners
Following the success of the recently concluded Triton Series – Special Edition where all four champions Nemeth, Mulder, Ivey, and Yu captured seven-figure scores, the spotlight has now shifted to the ongoing Super High Roller Bowl Europe series also held in Merit Royal Hotel Casino & Spa, North Cyprus. The premium festival running through the […]
04/13/2022
Upcoming Asia Live Events: APT Vietnam Phu Quoc, APL Korea; CTP High Roller Series, Deltin Poker Tournament
The month of April has kicked off and with it a lineup of live events around the Asian region. Here’s a list of festivals in your neighborhood. Asian Poker Tour Vietnam Phu Quoc: April 8 to 17 For the first time, an international poker festival will take place at Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam. On April […]
04/03/2022
India Briefs: Baazi Poker Tour Main Event draws record 900 entries, Nitin Arora ships it, Aditya Sushant runner up; NPS live winners Chirag Sodha, Kartik Ved, Sankesh Jain; Deltin Poker Tournament in April
To say that live poker was sorely missed in India is a clear understatement. At the recently concluded Baazi Poker Tour, players rocked the Majestic Pride vessel in Goa from March 23 through March 28 resulting in a record 900 Main Event entries. When the dust cleared, Nitin Arora was crowned champion after a heads […]
04/01/2022
Aussie Briefs: WPTDeepStacks Sydney starts today; Australian Poker Tour Sydney pays out over A$1.26M, festival results and highlights inside
Nonstop poker action in Sydney, Australia with the Australian Poker Tour having just wrapped up its seven day series and the World Poker Tour kicking off its inaugural WPTDeepStacks Sydney today March 30 until April 11. We’ve got those stories just below. WPTDeepStacks in Sydney March 30 to April 11 Back in 2019, the World […]
03/29/2022
PokerStars LIVE Manila Special: Richard Magaro wins Main Event after six-way deal; Enrico de Rosa claims two events; festival results inside
PokerStars LIVE Asia hosted its third event of the year with the Manila Special running from March 24 to 27 at Okada Manila. The weekend series featured six tournaments highlighted by the Main Event PH₱ 3M guaranteed. Like previous turnouts, it churned up a packed house for a collective payout of PH₱ 6,323,778 (~US$ 121,415). […]
03/28/2022
VSOP Championship III + APL: Phạm Tiên Dũng rocks the series with Main Event and APL Dragon Cup titles; festival highlights inside
The Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship III in collaboration with Asia Poker League wrapped up a weeklong festival that saw all of its guarantees crushed and a grand prize pool of nearly VN₫ 10.5 billion (~US$ 460,000). The series ran from March 14 to 20 at the VSOP Poker Club in Hanoi. Emerging as […]
03/22/2022
EPT Prague draws massive turnout; Gab Yong Kim scores career high € 622K; Grzegorz Glowny, Alejandro Lococo, Timothy Adams, Andras Nemeth win big
After two postponements, European Poker Tour Prague finally hit the tables with action taking place at King’s Casino from March 5 to 16. The sheer number of players in attendance demonstrated how the event was sorely missed. Over 13K entered across 38 completed events, roughly € 26.7 Million in cash was paid out, and six […]
03/18/2022
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