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Staging its first ever live festival, the U Series of Poker, in partnership with Poker2U and the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club), officially opened the games at Day 1A of the Main Event. Welcome speeches were given by CTP owner David Tai, UPoker COO Tse Ian Lee, and USOP’s Alex Wong, followed […]

Be the first ever U Series of Poker live event MAIN EVENT champion! The inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series kicks off the second half of the festival with its crowned jewel MAIN EVENT. An impressive TWD 10,000,000 (~$330,000) guarantee awaits players. Event runs from February 15 to 19 at host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em […]

Massive success at the Asian Poker Tour’s first event of the calendar year. From start to finish, it was maximum capacity at host venue Vietnam Series of Poker in Hanoi, Vietnam. The series ran from February 3 to 12, paying out a tour record 62 Billion in Vietnamese dong (~$2,619,500) across 34 events to […]

After five days of games, the U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City opens with the MAIN EVENT! The star of the festival is highlighted by its TWD 10,000,000 (~$330,000) guaranteed prize pool. The event runs from February 15 to 19 […]

Taiwan’s Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 entered Day 2 of the Mystery Bounty with just 15 BB, seven and a half hours later, he was crowned the USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series’ newest champion. Chen 陳冠翰 defeated USA’s Michael Kravitz at heads up to claim his first ever live title and trophy along with the TWD […]

The inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series underway at host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. has been packed to the hilt since kick off and it will only get bigger with plenty of events yet to be tabled. Today marks the halfway point. Nine events have already been conquered. The latest winners were Hon […]

Welcome to Day 3 of the U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series! The ten-day live festival opened on February 10 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City, Taiwan and runs through February 19. For those that missed the opening festivities, Taiwan’s Ching Wei Chen ‘Carter’ 陳靖惟 shipped the […]

In just two weeks time, one of Korea’s premier poker organizers, Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM), brings its highly popular Asia Poker Championship to Da Nang, Vietnam. Slated to run from February 27 to March 5 at the Dragon Poker Club, tournament players are in for a thrill as a whopping ₫10 Billion (~$424,180) […]

Another bustling day at the U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series with 285 entries (Day 1C – 152, Day 1D – 133) added to the Mystery Bounty player tally. This boosted the total field to 534 entries, and with each buy in costing TWD 10,000 (~$330), the prize pool surged to a rich […]

Welcome to Day 2 of the inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series taking place at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. Games got rolling on February 10 and will run through February 19. Players can expect another thrilling day at the felt with the Kick Off event certain […]

Three months away until the prestigious World Series of Poker comes to life and already, poker players across the globe are teeming with excitement. This year’s festivities are about to bring in a whole new level of action with the premier event gearing to surpass 2022’s overwhelming success. From last year’s record-breaking $327.9 million […]

The first key event winner of the inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series has been crowned! Taiwan’s Ching Wei Chen ‘Carter’ 陳靖惟 defeated  Singapore’s Jacky Wang 王立傑 at heads up of the Kick Off event to seize the champion’s trophy and earn a cool  TWD 547,000 (~$18,130). This was Chen’s 陳靖惟 first […]

The mood is electric here at the first ever U Series of Poker live festival! At 1pm (Taiwan time) the USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series got underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. Opening the festivities was the TWD 2,000,000 (~$65,260) guaranteed Kick Off event with over 50 players […]

The inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series has arrived at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. The opening Kick Off event drew a tremendous field of 375 entries. There certainly was no shortage of action nor talent as familiar locals and international players battled it out for […]

Hot off the press! The Asian Poker Tour has just announced a jaw dropping one million dollar Main Event prize pool (NT$ 30 Million) for APT Taiwan 2023. This is the single largest tournament guarantee ever put forth by the brand in over a decade. The upcoming thriller headlines the festival’s 49-game lineup which […]

The Asian Poker Tour is currently running its 2023 season opener at the Viet Nam Series Poker (VSOP) in Hanoi, Vietnam. As one of the most awaited events of the new year, it has been jam packed from the start. Among those getting in the early action were 2022 GPI National Philippines David Erquiaga, […]

In just under a week, U Series of Poker makes landfall in Taipei City, Taiwan! This is the brand’s first venture into the live arena and it aims to be highly memorable featuring 23 trophy events and TWD 20 Million (~$625,600) in guaranteed prize pools. If you missed our earlier posts, no fret as […]

After a rush of lucrative season openers lighting up the Asian region, the next wave of games is at hand. Make sure to mark them down.  CTP Championship X Japan High Roller Series: January 27 to February 6 Popular card room, Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club and Japan High Roller team […]

Premium poker brand, Triton Poker, has set its imprint in various places around the world and coming this March, Vietnam will be added to that list. Revealed earlier this month, the event takes place from March 1 to 13 at Hoiana Resort & Golf in Hoi An, Vietnam. It will be the brand’s first […]

The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club Taipei) opened the new year with the 13th edition of the Taiwan Millions Tournament. Running from January 2 to 17, the highly popular homegrown festival guaranteed players NT$ 10 Million in combined prize pools. Like past editions, locals poured in, filling the room to capacity. At […]