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PokerBaazi & WPT Team Up to Bring a New Era of Poker to India

PokerBaazi & WPT Team Up to Bring a New Era of Poker to India

In a huge development for poker in India, PokerBaazi, the country’s leading online poker platform, has announced a strategic partnership with the World Poker Tour (WPT). This exclusive team-up opens the door for Indian players to compete in some of WPT’s biggest events globally, allowing players to qualify for high-stakes tournaments with life-changing prizes. The … Read more

11/06/2024
Brian Kim and Kayhan Mokri Open Triton Monte-Carlo Series With Victories; Danny Tang Collects Player of the Year Award

Brian Kim and Kayhan Mokri Open Triton Monte-Carlo Series With Victories; Danny Tang Collects Player of the Year Award

The Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Monte-Carlo kicked off on November 1, 2024, and the first two winners have been crowned during the high-stakes contest. Furthermore,  UK-born Danny Tang accepted the Ivan Leow Player of the Year Award in the Salle des Etoiles after what has been a stellar 12 months for the number … Read more

11/04/2024
NSUS Group Finalizes Purchase of World Series of Poker brand

NSUS Group Finalizes Purchase of World Series of Poker brand

On August 2, 2024, the NSUS Group – parent company and operator of leading online poker platform GGPoker – agreed a deal with Caesars Entertainment to purchase the World Series of Poker brand. It took a while for the deal to be finalized but the purchase has now been officially completed as of October 29 … Read more

10/31/2024
Wynn Resorts Breaks New Ground in UAE with First-Ever Gambling License

Wynn Resorts Breaks New Ground in UAE with First-Ever Gambling License

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially taken its first major step into the world of legalized gambling, awarding Wynn Resorts the country’s first-ever commercial gaming operator’s license. This groundbreaking move, long anticipated by industry insiders, will allow the Las Vegas-based gaming giant to bring its signature brand of luxury casino resorts to Ras Al … Read more

10/19/2024
World Poker Tour Releases Payout Structure for ClubWPT Gold $5 Million Invitational Freeroll

World Poker Tour Releases Payout Structure for ClubWPT Gold $5 Million Invitational Freeroll

When the World Poker Tour published the full schedule for the 2024 WPT World Championships at Wynn Las Vegas, many eyebrows were raised because the flagship $10,400 Championship Event held no guarantee unlike in the inaugural two editions. However, they also announced a special $5 Million Invitational Freeroll for their new sweepstakes site ClubWPT Gold … Read more

10/06/2024
Hokyiu Lee Denied Repeat Victory at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe

Hokyiu Lee Denied Repeat Victory at the 2024 World Series of Poker Europe

2024 World Series of Poker Europe The 2024 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) has crowned the first three winners of the festival and among the newest owners of the coveted WSOP gold bracelet is Vivian Saliba. Originally hailing from Brazil, she relocated to Austria several years ago and has been taking part in the … Read more

09/30/2024
World Poker Tour Releases Full Schedule for 2024 WPT World Championship With Largest Freeroll in Poker History

World Poker Tour Releases Full Schedule for 2024 WPT World Championship With Largest Freeroll in Poker History

The dates for the 2024 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas had already been known for months, but the poker community was anxiously waiting for the release of the full schedule. On September 24, this has now been the case. Instead of locking horns with GGPoker and WSOP Paradise, the World Poker Tour has … Read more

09/27/2024
Jonathan Tamayo Wins 2024 WSOP Main Event; Online Legend Niklas “Lena900” Astedt Finishes Third

Jonathan Tamayo Wins 2024 WSOP Main Event; Online Legend Niklas “Lena900” Astedt Finishes Third

The 2024 World Series of Poker has concluded and the most sought-after gold bracelet among the 99 up for grabs at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas found a new owner. Hailing from Humble, Texas, 38 year old Jonathan Tamayo is the new WSOP Main Event champion after an action-packed heads-up duel with fellow American […]

07/19/2024
Redentor Edoc Overcomes Swings To Be Crowned APPT Warm Up Main Event Champion

Redentor Edoc Overcomes Swings To Be Crowned APPT Warm Up Main Event Champion

After a heads up deal, Philippines’ Redentor Edoc was crowned champion of the 2024 APPT Warm Up Main Event. Edoc walked away with a career high payout of PHP 1,455,000 (~$24,908) and his first ever PokerStars spadie. The 2024 APPT Warm Up Main Event ran from July 10 to 14 at the PokerStars LIVE […]

07/14/2024
Final 9 of APPT Warm Up Main Event Emerges; Kurushima Hiroya Leads

Final 9 of APPT Warm Up Main Event Emerges; Kurushima Hiroya Leads

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour – APPT Warm Up concluded Day 2 of the Main Event with the field trimmed from 105 players to the Final 9 in just under eight hours of play. Japan’s Kurushima Hiroyuki emerged as top dog with a stack equivalent to 61 bb. One of Kurushima’s biggest hands was a straight […]

07/13/2024
WSOP Gold Bracelet Continues To Elude Thai Pros Punnat Punsri and Kannapong Thanarattrakul

WSOP Gold Bracelet Continues To Elude Thai Pros Punnat Punsri and Kannapong Thanarattrakul

A second place finish in any poker tournament means a good pay day. However, it also means that you were one step short of being on top. Such is the dramatic story of Thailand poker pros Kannapong Thanarattrakul and Punnat Punsri, who came very close to winning a bracelet in the 2024 World Series of Poker, but had […]

07/11/2024
Biao Ding, Nevan Chang, Danny Tang, Kavin Shah Among 2024 WSOP Main Event Contenders

Biao Ding, Nevan Chang, Danny Tang, Kavin Shah Among 2024 WSOP Main Event Contenders

The 2024 World Series of Poker $10,000 Main Event No-Limit Hold’em World Championship, famously known as the WSOP MAIN EVENT, shattered records with a roaring 10,112 player turnout. After several days of intense poker, including four Day 1 flights, two Day 2 flights, and a Day 3, the bubble finally burst on Day 4. This […]

07/11/2024
Ren Lin, Takumi Matsumoto, Carlos Chang, Danny Tang Among 2024 WSOP Main Event Day 3 Big Stacks

Ren Lin, Takumi Matsumoto, Carlos Chang, Danny Tang Among 2024 WSOP Main Event Day 3 Big Stacks

The record breaking 2024 World Series of Poker $10K Main Event World Championship completed another day of eliminations with the field trimmed significantly while simultaneously avoiding the bubble. From a record turnout of 10,112 players, that amassed a $94,041,600 prize pool, after Day 3 only 1,524 remained which is just seven spots from ITM of […]

07/10/2024
2024 WSOP Main Event Underway With Asians Representing

2024 WSOP Main Event Underway With Asians Representing

The 2024 World Series of Poker Main Event is in full swing at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. There have been 9,353 total entries so far across four starting days to create a prize pool of $86,982,900. That number will continue to rise as registration remains open for two hours in Day 2. […]

07/08/2024
Aditya Agarwal Finally Locks Up The Dream Bracelet At 2024 WSOP

Aditya Agarwal Finally Locks Up The Dream Bracelet At 2024 WSOP

After a long 17 year grind and relentless pursuit, Aditya Agarwal‘s golden dream came true in the morning hours of Monday, July 9, 2024. The Indian pro crushed the final table of the 2024 WSOP Event #82: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Freezeout, outlasting 1,423 players to clasp his first ever World Series of Poker bracelet. […]

07/08/2024
Hong Kong Makes Some Noise As Wing Po Liu Wins Second Bracelet And Danny Tang Runner Up At 50K HR PLO

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 Wins And Deep Runs By Kai Hung Hu, Hisashi Yamanouchi

2024 WSOP Latest Wins And Deep Runs By Kai Hung Hu, Hisashi Yamanouchi

The 2024 World Series of Poker taking place at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas awarded another five bracelets. Asian players were not among the winners however Taiwan’s Kai Hung Hu and Hisashi Yamanouchi secured final table finishes. Here are the stories. 2024 WSOP Latest Winners Georgios Skarparis Is Last Player Standing; Taiwan’s Kai […]

07/05/2024
Singaporean Yujian Eugen Zhou Debuts In 2nd Place at 2024 WSOP Colossus

Singaporean Yujian Eugen Zhou Debuts In 2nd Place at 2024 WSOP Colossus

Year after year, the World Series of Poker draws the largest crowd at the COLOSSUS event with buy in at an affordable $400. This season was no different with a record-breaking 19,337 entries to generate a prize pool of $5,940,883. Many players from Asia were scattered around the floor with a large number surviving into […]

07/04/2024
Japan’s Shiina Okamoto Wins The 2024 WSOP Ladies Championship

Japan’s Shiina Okamoto Wins The 2024 WSOP Ladies Championship

Japanese poker pro Shiina Okamoto was on a mission to win the 2024 WSOP Event #71: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em LADIES Championship. At this same event last year, Okamoto was so close to winning her first bracelet, but had to settle for a runner-up finish, losing to Tamar Abraham. This year, Okamoto sought redemption. A total of 1,245 […]

07/03/2024
Scott Seiver On Cloud Nine After 3rd Win At 2024 WSOP; Yang Wang Lands First Final Table

Scott Seiver On Cloud Nine After 3rd Win At 2024 WSOP; Yang Wang Lands First Final Table

Excitement continues at the ongoing 2024 World Series of Poker with more players minted. Among them was Scott Seiver who locked up his third bracelet in this series. We’ve got those winning stories below including the deep runs by Asian players Yang Wang, Jin Hoon Lee, Naoya Kihara, and Ryutaro Suzuki. The festival has now awarded […]

07/03/2024