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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 […]

Several trophies have so far been awarded across the thrilling Taiwan Millions Tournament at Asia Poker Arena, Taipei City, Taiwan with the buzzing series past its halfway mark. Running through July 29th, players joining the festivities have one more week to go to secure a victory along with a sweet payday. Currently ongoing is […]

Victory for China was inevitable at the WPT Cambodia Passport To The World Championship, as the final three players of the Championship all hailed from the country. In a pivotal moment, all three collided in a single massive hand, leading to Sha Cheng Chun claiming 95% of the chips. Soon after, Sha earned his first-ever […]

On his first poker trip outside of home turf India, Karan Sitlani bulldozed through the final table of the WPT Cambodia Passport To The World Championship – 8 Max Survivor Bounty to clinch the first live title of his young pro career. Along with the glory, Sitlani earned a payout deal of USD 29,830, […]

Another round of thrilling games wrapped up today at Okada Manila, Philippines with PokerStars LIVE’s APPT Warm Up currently playing through its Main Event festivities. Two out of four starting flights on schedule are in the books, with the final two set to run this Friday, July 12th. Flight B saw an additional 156 runners […]

Hong Kong made its mark at the ongoing 2024 World Series of Poker with Wing Po Liu locking up his career second gold bracelet at Mixed Big Bet and Danny Tang finishing 2nd at the $50K High Roller Pot Limit Omaha. Here are those stories. Wing Po Liu Wins Career Second Bracelet At Mixed […]