News - SOMUCHPOKER / Live Poker
After a year-long gap, the Asia Poker Championship series is back bigger than ever with a much boosted guaranteed prize pool of Php 20,000,000 (~US$ 382,000). Metro Card Club’s largest event so far this year is set to run this coming June 6-12, 2022 with the exciting Main Event as the sole highlight of the […]
05/18/2022
For the past two years, live poker has been booming in Hanoi, Vietnam with numerous homegrown events running continuously. Coming May 19 to 30, players will have something unique to feast on as the World Poker Tour Season XX heads to the capital city with a sizzling new series called WPT Prime. Announced back in […]
05/13/2022
The Viet Nam Series of Poker wrapped up seven bustling days of poker at their hub in Hanoi, Vietnam. The VSOP Championship IV x APL series ran from May 2 to 8, and in its wake, over VN₫ 9.5 Billion was paid across 12 events. Among the winners, Phan Trọng Linh earned all the praise […]
05/12/2022
Last April 27 to May 8, the Philippines experienced its first full-fledged Asian Poker Tour festival in three years with APT Philippines 2022 taking place at Resorts World Manila. Throughout the twelve day series, players were treated to all the crowd favorites resulting in guarantees surpassed and over US$ 1.1 Million paid out. Hoisting unique […]
05/11/2022
The Grand Loyal Poker Club is the place to be next week as the room celebrates its fifth year in business. Opened in 2017, the club has since become one of Hanoi, Vietnam’s most popular poker venues with numerous big festivals staged. Last year, the club hosted an international series that paid out over half […]
05/05/2022
Sundays have always been a prime time for most online poker grinders with felt action on major sites taking the spotlight. This Sunday however, everyone’s eyes were centered on what could be the greatest cash game stream in poker history. Hustler Casino Live most recently released an episode featuring YouTube and Twitch’s biggest earners against […]
05/04/2022
Live events continue to light up the Asian poker scene. Here are events right at your doorstep. Asian Poker Tour Philippines – April 27 to May 8 No breaks for the Asian Poker Tour! Just ten days after completing an inaugural series in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, the brand is set to stage APT Philippines at […]
04/27/2022
Having completed a highly successful series last month, the Viet Nam Series of Poker in Hanoi, Vietnam announced its biggest festival yet and it is just around the bend. Coming May 2 to 8 is VSOP Championship IV featuring VN₫ 6,000,000,000 (~US$ 261,238) in guaranteed prize pools, the largest amount ever put forth by the […]
04/23/2022
The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club completed its first homegrown High Roller festival with non-stop games running from April 9 to 18 at their main hub in Taipei, Taiwan. In partnership with the Asian Poker Tour, the CTP High Roller Series featured 19 tournaments with buy ins from NT$ 8K to […]
04/21/2022
After a two year halt, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live beat, hosting its first full blown festival in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. This was a new destination for the brand and it was the first international poker event staged on the island. Running from April 8 to 17, the festival was held at […]
04/20/2022
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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