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Asian Poker Tour about to launch its biggest festival in history in Taipei, Taiwan – Asia Poker Arena from April 28 to May 7
In just ten days, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) returns to Taiwan for its biggest and most exciting series ever. The upcoming games features 48 events and a massive Main Event with a jaw-dropping 1 Million USD (NT$ 30 Million) guarantee. This is the largest Main Event prize pool ever offered by the APT […]
04/18/2023
South Africans hit the felt today for Sunbet Poker Tour season opener in Pretoria – March 3 to 12
Players in South Africa are just hours away from the country’s first live poker festival of 2023. Starting today March 3 and running through March 12, the Sunbet Poker Tour (SBT) powered by Monster Jam Poker (MJPT) presents ten days of nonstop games at Time Square in the city of Pretoria. The much awaited season […]
03/02/2023
2023 World Series of Poker full schedule unveiled
Three months away until the prestigious World Series of Poker comes to life and already, poker players across the globe are teeming with excitement. This year’s festivities are about to bring in a whole new level of action with the premier event gearing to surpass 2022’s overwhelming success. From last year’s record-breaking $327.9 million […]
02/11/2023
World Poker Tour Season XXI: Australia, Cambodia, India, and Vietnam among first half stops
After the overwhelming success of the World Poker Tour’s 20th year anniversary season finale in Las Vegas, anticipation is high for the brand’s upcoming Season XXI. For the first half of the year, twelve locations have already been announced. Good news for those in the Asia-Pacific region, among the scheduled stops are Australia, Cambodia, […]
01/10/2023
2022 WPT World Championship blasts off with guarantees smashed and massive fields; WPT Prime Championship 2M gtd underway; Asian players in the mix
The biggest year-end poker festival has kicked off… or shall we say, blasted off with opening week of the highly anticipated 2022 WPT World Championship seeing massive turnouts and star studded tables at the Wynn Las Vegas. Throughout the year the World Poker Tour has been celebrating its 20th year anniversary all over the […]
12/09/2022
Huge turnout anticipated for APPT Cambodia this November
In just a couple of weeks, Cambodia will be a hotbed of poker action as the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) lights up NagaWorld Phnom Penh this November. Plenty of excitement surrounds this upcoming festival as it marks the first APPT event to be held in the country. It is also the second major […]
10/19/2022
Poker Dream Vietnam: Zong Chi He, Sin-Ren Chen, Yeu Wei Hsiang, Jason Lau, Chunharas Tossapat lift trophies
Celebrations all day and night at the inaugural Poker Dream Vietnam with Day 4 seeing five players lift trophies at the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites. The newly minted were Taiwanese players Zong Chi He, Sin-Ren Chen, Malaysians Yeu Wei Hsiang, Jason Wai Kit Lau, and just before sunrise, Chunharas Tossapat from […]
10/18/2022
“Find Your Way to WPT World Championship Series” at Crown Poker Club Hanoi feat. ₫13 Billion in guarantees
Chat with us about poker online, we are friendly. Reach us on Telegram, Skype or Whatsapp. The month of December is going to be a blast in Las Vegas with the World Poker Tour staging its biggest event in history, the WPT World Championship, which features a jaw-dropping $15 Million Main Event guarantee. While many have […]
10/16/2022
Poker Dream Vietnam: In Ho Song, Kai Bong Lo, Nguyen Manh Hao, William Ysmael pick up first festival trophies
Games intensified at Day 2 of the inaugural Poker Dream Vietnam with the first four trophies fiercely hunted at the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites. In just under seven hours, the first one was claimed by Korea’s In Ho Song at the Warm Up. The second one took a whopping twelve hours […]
10/15/2022
Inaugural Poker Dream Vietnam kicks off; big names light up opening day
Cards are now flying at the ballroom of Hoiana Hotel & Suites with the first ever Poker Dream event in Vietnam finally hitting the felt. The much awaited festival welcomed players in with a VN₫ 1 Billion GTD Warm Up and a High Rollers Freezeout. Both events are running at opposite sides of the […]
10/14/2022
Ace Poker League concludes massive City Series-Seoul event; pays out over $1.1M; Park Kangkeun banks Main Event; festival highlights inside
While nearly every land-based poker outfit was grounded during the pandemic, Ace Poker League, formerly known as Asia Poker League, was busy turning up the heat in Korea. With live games allowed to run, albeit on and off, the brand delivered numerous lucrative events featuring prize pools irresistible to the gathering masses. A few […]
10/14/2022
Poker Dream Vietnam: All the rage as opening day Warm Up crushes guarantee and HR Freezeout sees 72 descend; chip counts and seat draws inside
Despite the stormy weather, players came in droves to take part in the opening games of Poker Dream Vietnam. Two events lit up the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites KHOS – the Warm Up VN₫ 1B guaranteed and the High Roller Freezeout. Here are the highlights, chip counts, and Day 2 seat […]
10/14/2022
WPT Prime Taiwan schedule revealed: 22 titles; NT$ 10M gtd Main Event; New Events; Player of the Festival
Good news for the live poker scene in Asia, Taiwan has finally lifted its mandatory quarantine requirements on all incoming travelers. Players and poker organizations alike have been awaiting this moment and it comes just in time for the World Poker Tour’s Prime series which is set to take place from November 11 to […]
10/13/2022
Asia Pacific Poker Tour makes its way to Cambodia in November; full schedule released
Social media has been buzzing with chatter for several days, and expectedly so, with a big reveal coming from the PokerStars LIVE dugout. For the first time in history, the brand’s highly regarded Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) heads to Phnom Penh, Cambodia with games taking place at the world class NagaWorld Entertainment Complex […]
10/07/2022
Inaugural WPT Australia pays out A$8.6M (~US$5.7M); David Tang clinches Main Event; Joseph Sandaev wins two and Player of the Festival; highlights inside
The World Poker Tour wrapped up an incredibly fun and successful first ever Australia Main Tour, which ran from September 15 to 27 at The Star Gold Coast. Over the 13 days, the festivities brought in a flood of enthusiasts from all around the country, which included highly decorated local superstars Joe Hachem and […]
10/02/2022
Getting to know Thailand pro Punnat Punsri, 2022 Triton Poker SHR Cyprus Main Event champion
Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, poker pro Punnat Punsri’s phenomenal year continued with another live tournament achievement in the bag. This time, Punsri upped his earnings by US$ 2,600,000 after taking down the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Main Event in Cyprus. He has now catapulted to the top of the Hendon Mob Thailand […]
09/29/2022
2022 WSOP Online: Simon Mattsson ships Main Event, Kannapong Thanarattrakul 2nd, Feng Zhao 3rd; two golds for Claas Segebrecht; Ewald Mahr wins first for Peru
On August 14 to September 27, Natural8-GGNet was buzzing with action as players hunted down World Series of Poker Online bracelets. Last night, the festival concluded with the highly coveted Main Event title and gold claimed by Swedish online star Simon Eric Mattsson for a monster takedown of $2.79 Million. Also walking away with life […]
09/28/2022
Poker Dream releases Hoi An, Vietnam full schedule featuring ₫16 BN in guarantees
The Asian live poker circuit has never been so vibrant with an abundance of exciting developments taking place this year. The latest was the emergence of an ambitious new brand, Poker Dream, created by well known poker figure Winfred Yu. In July, the brand debuted in Malaysia becoming the first to ever host an […]
09/24/2022
A deep mourning for the passing of beloved poker veteran Ivan Leow
Early evening of Saturday, September 17, Triton Poker announced the passing of one of Malaysia’s most beloved and respected poker players, Ivan Leow. According to the post, Leow died at a prime age of 41 due to natural causes. Leow has been active around the Triton circuit since its inception, winning multiple titles from around […]
09/17/2022
Cedrric Trevino (PokerBros pro player, WSOPC Main Event Tulsa 3rd place with 82k & 66th place in the WSOP Main Event with 121k
Cedrric Trevino: PokerBros pro player – just finished in 3rd place in the WSOPC Main Event Tulsa for 82k and got the 66th place in the WSOP Main Event this summer for 121k Somuchpoker: You’re from Texas, where there is a lot of live poker and you’ve been playing since around 2003. With so much experience […]
09/11/2022
