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The 15th Edition of the Asia Pacific Poker – APPT Manila – taking place at the stunning Cove Manila at Okada Manila, Philippines, set a new Main Event record with 1,304 entries generating a staggering prize pool of PHP 91,071,360 (~USD 1,575,790). Last night the field trimmed to just 18 players. With the fall of […]

The final day of the esteemed Red Dragon Poker Tour held at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, arrived with the last set of trophies awarded across six events. On the schedule’s highlight was the Final Day of the Red Dragon Championship Event where nine players remained in contention for the title. In […]

Eight days through its ten-day schedule, the Red Dragon Poker Tour games at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, is coming down to its final days, accompanied by the electrifying Championship Event heading onto Day 3. Four days of action saw the 1,337 entry field narrow down to only 60 players remaining in […]

Having coursed through nine days of thrilling action at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, the Red Dragon Poker Tour festival is winding down to its final day of games this Sunday, August 4th, with its headlining Championship Event close to crowning its newest champion. The biggest event held this year in Jeju […]

Another action-packed day unfolded at the 15th Edition of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour – APPT Manila with multiple events once again filling the grand Cove Manila at Okada. Setting the tone was the Charity Event, featuring the billiards GOAT, Efren “Bata” Reyes, also known as “The Magician.” This truly special moment allowed players and […]

In return following a five year absence, the Red Dragon Poker Tour is back with a fresh new look, celebrating its debut with a KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) guaranteed Championship Event. While ambitious for its first showing, the esteemed tour was met with a smashing turnout over the expected with a total of 1,337 […]

Halfway through its debut season, the halls of Landing Casino, Shinhwa World, South Korea, has been filled with buzz day in and out, with the Red Dragon Poker Tour games coursing through its KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) guaranteed Championship Event. Two of four qualifying rounds are already in the books with yesterday’s flight Day […]

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour completed its seventh day of games with another batch of winners crowned and the featured APPT National down to its final 9 players. Taking place at the stunning Cove Manila at Okada Manila in the Philippines, this year’s APPT Manila offers the most extensive schedule yet with 67 trophy events […]

The first flight of the highly anticipated Red Dragon Poker Tour Championship Event at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, kicked off to a good start with 332 entries turning up for the KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) guaranteed games. The day capped with China’s Chen Weihang holding down a commanding lead across the […]

The Red Dragon Poker Tour games at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, continued on to day four of its ten-day schedule through August 4th, and crowned another three champions. China’s Leng Bin emerged victorious over at the Dragon Egg Mystery Bounty event while Gu Xiaochun booked a solid payout after landing the […]

In Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Ke Hong Jing from Malaysia has won the very first Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 which guaranteed a prize pool of $500,000, beating a field of 404 entries to take home the Eagle trophy and a 1st place cash prize of $97,100.  Jing was consistently building his stack […]

After a three year hiatus, the beloved PokerStars Red Dragon returned along with the one-of-a-kind Red Dragon trophy up for grabs. Scheduled as one of the featured events at the ongoing Asia Pacific Poker Tour at Cove Manila at Okada Manila, it came out with a bold PHP 25 Million (~USD 427,840) guarantee. LIVE UPDATES […]

Main Event#2 Day1D Wangyu “OneQ” Kang got ahead of all 20 remaining players of the Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 Day1D by bagging 549,000 in chips. Some notables joined Kang moving into Day2 namely,  Florent Remi, Leroy Fan, Nguyen Tuan Hung. Unlike the previous day, the day finished at Level 15 as players flocked to […]

It was a very lucky day for Zou from China who ended up being the chip leader, bagging 2,420,000 chips entering the Final Table. Out of 404 entries, 77 players battled it out to make it into-the-money and ultimately the final table.  On numerous occasions, Zou found himself all-in either behind or dominated, but somehow, […]

An action-packed day landed at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea for day three of the ongoing Red Dragon Poker Tour festivities, with its opening highlight, KPC Baby Dragon playing down to completion. Only 78 runners out of the 512 entry field headed back to the scene and saw China’s Wang Shengyong rise to […]

Chan Chak Hei from Hong Kong outlasted a total field of 110 entries which included some of the best in world to stand tall and raise his eagle trophy as the champion of the Won Poker Cup Single Day High Roller Event#5 Champion. He also received a cash prize of $54,950 from a total prize […]

Day two of the Red Dragon Poker Tour festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea quickly picked up the pace and welcomed a full house just in time for the last two flights of the KPC Baby Dragon Special Event. With three heats in the books, a total of 512 entries for […]

With a guaranteed prize pool of US$500,000 for a buyin of US$1,100, the Won Poker Cup Main Event debuted with flying colors as Nguyen Chanh Tin leads a pack of 22 players into Day2 of this inaugural event with 388,000 in chips.  Following Tin closely, Nguyen Duc Thanh bagged 352,000 chips as second in chip […]

The Red Dragon Poker Tour festivities running through August 4th at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea kicked off its opening day games with KPC Baby Dragon’s first flight and three trophy events coming into completion. China’s Chen Wen Wen currently leads the twelve survivors moving forward to Day 2 with two more […]

Having taken a short break from the Taiwan Millions Tournament 16 Main Event games, players attending the festival at Asia Poker Arena, Taipei City, Taiwan, relished a special highlight on schedule in lieu of the lucky year ahead. The Dragon of the Year trophy event wrapped up its qualifying rounds and drew in a […]