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The 2023 U Series of Poker (USOP) in Da Nang, Vietnam was the first foray into the Asian poker scene by Russian national and now Auckland, New Zealand resident Natalia Rozova.  After modest success in the New Zealand and Australia circuit as well as a few cashes in the WSOP, Rozova attained five cashes and […]

The WPT World Championship set out with an ambitious guarantee of 40 Million USD, and nearly got there. Needing 4,081 entries, the biggest year end event pulled in a respectable 3,835 entries. This meant a sweet year-end bonus for players in the money with an overlay of $2.4 Million and the champion marked to win […]

PokerStars LIVE Asia wrapped up its final event of the year with the 17th edition of the Manila Megastack racking up record breaking numbers and paying out over PH₱ 70 Million, equivalent to (~$1.265 Million). The festival ran from December 3 to 12, 2023 at its hub in Okada Manila, Philippines. Check out the numbers and […]

Call it Paradise. The Atlantis in Bahamas was the perfect backdrop for Erik Seidel’s career milestone 10th World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet. The Poker Hall of Famer Seidel took down Event #7: $50,000 Super High Roller NLHE at the 2023 WSOP Paradise festival for a first-place payday of $1,704,400. This win also ushers him […]

The World Poker Tour’s biggest year-end bash is in full swing at Wynn Las Vegas! Kicking off on November 29, 2023, the WPT World Championship has far exceeded expectations with massive turnouts and through-the-roof prize pools. For the past five days, the spotlight shined on the highly popular WPT Prime Championship. Last year, this event […]

The World Poker Tour (WPT) makes history as it opens its 2024 season at the posh NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Somuchpoker looks into the key events that could pique the interests of poker aficionados across the region. WPT Cambodia will be the first time the Main Tour makes a stop in Southeast Asia, […]

Meta description: It’s official: Dubai will welcome a Vegas-style luxury island featuring famous hotel franchises. Learn more about what to expect.  Dubai will soon be home to The Island, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) mega-project that will eventually feature 1,400 luxury hotel rooms. At the centerpiece of this development will be three iconic Las Vegas resorts—MGM, Bellagio, […]

The booming popularity of Spin games has taken over the online poker scene since it launched, growing its fan base to a healthy size today. With thousands of players logging on various platforms for some quick hyper-turbo action, major poker sites have since introduced exciting promotions and special twists to keep players in on the […]

*Updated on November 26,2023 Fast paced action across online poker sites has been all the rage with modern players and enthusiasts taking a liking to quick and easy gameplay without putting in hours on screen. While regular tournaments may take 6-10 hours to complete, the highly requested Spin games only demand a few minutes of […]

The annual World Series of Poker Europe returned to King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic last October 25th through November 15 for three weeks of immense poker action. A total of 15 bracelet events were awarded with several Asian runners bagging gold and making multiple final table appearances in the games. Taiwan’s Eric Tsai […]

Just two months away from the historic launch of World Poker Tour (WPT) Cambodia, the first ever Main Tour in Southeast Asia! For those just hearing of the exciting news, what this means is, the world famous Mike Sexton Champions Cup will be making its way to the region for the first time. Formerly called […]

Reigning as the leading network in the world of online poker, GGPoker continues to extend its presence across the community, this time with a refreshing take on a combination of high stakes poker and reality TV. Together with Poker After Dark, the new poker series, Game of Gold debuted on GGPoker’s Youtube channel, GGPokerTV last […]

In July 2023, American actor Arden Cho was spotted at WPT Korea in Jeju Island. Somuchpoker got a chance to interview Cho on her poker hobby. Somuchpoker: How long have you been playing poker and what got you started?  Arden Cho: I’ve been playing off and on for the last 15 years. I started playing […]

The fourth and final Triton Super High Roller Series for 2023 played from October 24 through November 4 at Monte Carlo Sporting, Monaco and featured twelve days of action across the felt. Poker superstars from various parts of the globe gathered once again to battle amongst the industry’s fiercest contenders for a shot to claim […]

With 2023 in its last quarter to cap the year, event organizers are already preparing for the upcoming 2024 ahead especially with great recovery in the books festival after festival. This year has recorded highly successful tours left and right with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Major global brand, World Poker Tour is […]

We are on the cusp of WPT Australia, just several days away! From September 14 to 27, 2023, the place to be is undoubtedly The Star Gold Coast where the World Poker Tour (WPT) is set to host its Main Tour for the second consecutive year. Since the complete schedule was unveiled back in […]

Holding down our title as the top poker media group in the Asia Pacific, Somuchpoker is ready to bring you a step further from your usual daily poker news with a new staking feature thrilled to take on your action. Hitting the screens this week, Staking by SMP serves as a simple and secure […]

The largest and most prized annual festival, the World Series Of Poker, concluded its 54th run with games taking place from May 30 to July 18 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas. Players from all sections of the globe competed for 95 gold bracelets plus 20 online. In the aftermath, it was the […]

Wasting no time to bask in its glory after claiming the richest season in brand history, the esteemed World Series of Poker continues to remain in the spotlight after announcing its first ever winter series, WSOP Paradise. The fresh live tournament series, in partnership with top network GGPoker, is set to take action from December […]

The first collaboration between the World Poker Tour (WPT) and One Drop Foundation was an eight-day series held at the Wynn Las Vegas with two tournaments to help raise funds from July 9 to 16, 2023. The $10,500 buy in WPT EveryOne for One Drop generated $335,200 and the WPT Alpha8 for One Drop generated […]