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TMT 16: Hong Kong’s Justin Chan leads Dragon of the Year Special Event Day 2; NTD 1.09 Million (~USD 33K) listed up top
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 […]
07/24/2024
TMT 16: Taiwan’s Kai Hung Hu tops Dragon of the Year Special Event Day 1A; Qualifying rounds to wrap up today
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 […]
07/23/2024
Sha Cheng Chun Wins Maiden Title At WPT Cambodia Passport TO WC Championship
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 […]
07/22/2024
India’s Karan Sitlani Wins WPT Cambodia Passport To The WC 8 Max Survivor On International Debut
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, […]
07/17/2024
2024 APPT Warm Up: USA’s Kyle Anderson bags huge across Main Event Flight B; Two more heats remain on schedule
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 […]
07/11/2024
Hong Kong Makes Some Noise As Wing Po Liu Wins Second Bracelet And Danny Tang Runner Up At 50K HR PLO
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 […]
07/05/2024
2024 WSOP Latest Winners: Dario Sammartino Finally Wins Bracelet; Shota Nakanishi Near Win, Sean Ragozzini Goes Deep
The 2024 World Series of Poker has completed a month of games at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with two-thirds of the coveted gold bracelets now claimed. Among them were Dario Sammartino who snapped the 12 year hunt, Elie Nakache at the 10K PLO Championship, Frank Funaro at the swingy 10K Super Turbo Bounty, Frank […]
06/30/2024
2024 WSOP Latest Winners: Christopher Vitch, Erlend Melsom, George Alexander, Peter Park, Mostafa Haidary, Khang Pham, Yuri Dzivielevski
The 2024 World Series of Poker continues to crown champions everyday at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Out of the 99 coveted gold bracelets up for grabs, 53 have been claimed. Here are the latest winners. 2024 WSOP Latest Winners Christopher Vitch Locks Up Career 3rd WSOP Gold Bracelet 2,212 poker hopefuls entered the […]
06/24/2024
2024 WSOP Update: Close Calls For Asia Continue as Yuichi Kanai, Robert Natividad finish second
The second week of the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas is drawing to an end and in the latest batch of tournament results, two players from Asia finished in second place. Two close calls but one spot away from the elusive victory as the waiting game continues. Below is a recap of […]
06/11/2024
Japan’s Kento Chogo ships the richest PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series Main Event for PHP 3.6 Million (~USD 62K)
The record breaking PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 20 Main Event festivities has come to a close with Japan’s Kento Chogo reigning as the tour’s newest champion. Chogo outlasted the 1,277 entry field and banked the lion’s share of the PHP 21,800,944 (~USD 372,525) pot following four grueling days on the felt. An impressive […]
06/02/2024
Final 9 players of the record breaking Manila Super Series Main Event
The record breaking PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series Main Event is just one day away from crowning its richest champion in the history of the series with the Final 9 players established. Kicking off on May 29 2024 at Okada Manila in the Philippine metropolis, the 20th edition set new heights with 1,277 entries across […]
06/01/2024
Karen Talamayan bags massive stack at Manila Super Series 20 Main Event Flight B
The 20th Edition of PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series concluded another Main Event flight at premier resort Okada Manila in Manila, Philippines and once again it was an action-packed day. The second of four entry heats drew a larger 330 entry field for a combined 558 entries. This sent the prize pool soaring just inches away from the […]
05/30/2024
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Becomes Newest Triton Main Event Champion in Montenegro
Throughout the entire Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, the attendance numbers have been steady and produced decent figures without breaking any Triton records at the Maestral Resort in Budva. That almost changed in none other than the $125,000 Main Event, which attracted a staggering 171 entries. It was the second-largest Triton Poker […]
05/23/2024
First Four Winners Crowned in the 2024 Triton Super High Roller Series Montenegro Stop
For the fourth time in history, the Triton Super High Roller Series is visiting the coastal country of Montenegro and holds the most extensive schedule to date at the Maestral Resort & Casino in Budva. From May 12 to May 26, 2024, the high-stakes contest includes 14 trophy events in a mix of No-Limit Hold’em […]
05/17/2024
Kobe conquers record breaking Jin Bei Cup Short Deck Main Event for massive $1,656,000 payday
The inaugural Jin Bei Cup Short Deck Main Event ended in spectacular fashion with UK’s Kobe crushing the competition to bank the massive US$ 1,656,000 top prize. As one of the newest events in Asia, the flagship tournment’s US$ 5 Million guarantee turned heads and even moreso when 98 ponied up the massive US$ […]
05/09/2024
Jin Bei Cup certain to crush $5M guarantee as Day 1 attracts 95 entries
The Jin Bei Cup Short Deck Main Event stands out as Asia’s most ambitious event this year, boasting a staggering US$ 5 Million prize pool. As the first of its kind, many wondered how such an enormous guarantee would be met especially with its hefty US$ 53,000 buy-in. Those questions were finally answered as Day […]
05/08/2024
Chase Cup 2024: Chase Cokaliong towers over Main Event final nine; Lemmor Patulot takes down Mystery Bounty
The inaugural Chase Cup currently running at Poker8 Cebu, Philippines is one day away from crowning its first Main Event champion after six grueling days on the felt. With five starting flights on schedule, the smashing Main Event drew in a total of 495 entries with 64 players cutting a piece of the PH₱ 8,162,000 […]
05/07/2024
Chase Cokaliong ships inaugural Chase Cup Main Event title for PH₱ 1,140,183 (~USD 19,930) following three way deal
The first running of the new locally founded series, Chase Cup held at Poker8 Cebu, Philippines, played down its final day festivities with Chase Cokaliong himself emerging victorious in the headliner Main Event. Having garnered support from players all over the country, the Main Event surpassed all expectations, pushing the prize pool to balloon over […]
05/07/2024
From bubble to champion, Nishant Sharma wins Poker Dream Main Event in Vietnam
India’s Nishant Sharma has etched his spot in Poker Dream history after going from bubble boy to Main Event champion. Sharma shared, “It’s very unreal. I was literally going home after getting bubbled but then I saw there were just three minutes left in the last flight of the Main Event, the Hyper Turbo. So […]
05/06/2024
Chase Cup 2024: 64 runners guaranteed a piece of PHP 8.1 Million (~USD 143K) Main Event prize pool, Jessie Leonarez leads Day 2 survivors
An undoubtedly successful first running, the inaugural edition of the Chase Cup at Poker8 Cebu, Philippines, is down to the final two days of its PH₱ 5,000,000 (~USD 86,900) guaranteed Main Event. The thrilling event kicked off to a slow start but quickly picked up the pace by the latter end of its qualifying […]
05/06/2024