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EPT Prague highlights; Mikalai Pobal wins €5,300 Main Event; Tsugunari Toma takes down the €10,300 High Roller
A few hours ago, the 2019 EPT Prague reached its thrilling conclusion. Pobal became the second player after Victoria Coren-Mitchell to win two EPT Main Events. Tsugunari Toma won a second High Roller Title. €5,300 EPT Main Event – Winner: Mikalai Pobal Mikalai Pobal (Belarus) makes history after taking down the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour […]
World Poker Tour Vietnam 2020 (WPT) – Official Schedule – CANCELLED
The World Poker Tour Vietnam 2020 will be held from March 13th to March 22nd at Pro Poker Club, Vietnam. DATE TIME EVENT # TOURNAMENT BUY-IN Stack Level 3/13/2019 1:00 PM 1 | WPT VIETNAM KICKOFF VND 2 BILLION GTD DAY 1A PLAY TO ITM (1 RE-ENTRY PER FLIGHT) VND 11,000,000 20,000 40 mins 6:00 PM 2 | DEEPSTACK […]
Nguyen Minh Tuan clinches inaugural APL Da Nang Main Event
After six days of stiff competition, the inaugural Asia Poker League Da Nang Main Event concluded with Vietnam’s Nguyen Minh Tuan lifting the trophy and the handsome VND 2,026,500,000 (~US$ 87,400) first prize. Final Day recap The Main Event ran from December 14 to 19 attracting 525 entries at VND 22,000,000 (~US$ 950) each to […]
APL Da Nang Main Event: Meet the Final 9 players
It was another fast elimination day at the inaugural Asia Poker League Da Nang Main Event with 33 players returning to action for Day 3 at host venue Risemount Premier Resort. In just under five hours, the final 9 was formed. We’ve got a short recap below and a brief look at the finalists. Final […]
APL Da Nang: 525 entries into the Main Event; Kim Jae Hwan and Kwon Hyuk Jin winners in side events
An action packed day came to a conclusion yesterday at the Asia Poker League Da Nang with the last two Day 1 opportunities for the VND 22,000,000 (~USD 944) Main Event and the runout of two side events, the VND 8,800,000 (~USD 380) No Limit Hold’em and the VND 5,500,000 (~USD 238) Hyper Turbo 2. […]
Pinoy Briefs: Koki Takeishi wins Manila Super Series 13, PokerStars Manila announces 7 events for 2020
PokerStars Manila at Okada Resort and Casino, Philippines, has been busy these past few days with the conclusion of the Manila Super Series 13. Seven additional events have also been announced for 2020. Koki Takeshi wins Manila Super Series 13 Main Event The 13th edition of the Manila Super Series has come to a close with […]
APL Main Event Da Nang: 33 players bag up with Dao Minh Phu in high command
The inaugural Asia Poker League Da Nang resumed today at Risemount Premier Resort with 133 players back in action at the Main Event. By the end of six rounds, the field trimmed down to only 33 players led by Vietnam’s own Dao Minh Phu with a commanding 1,123,000. Phu was the only player to stack […]
Chip Reese’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – David Edward “Chip” Reese was an American professional poker player. He was born on March 28th, 1951 in Centerville, OH. He passed away on December 4th, 2007. Reese won 3 WSOP gold bracelets. In 2006, he won the first event in the World Series’ history that had a buy-in over $10,000, … Read more
APL Da Nang: Im Sung Gok wins Deep Stack; Lin Jian on top of the Main Event chip counts
Day 1A of the Asia Poker League Vietnam Main Event had seen 71 entries and yesterday players came to the Risemount Premier Resort Da Nang, Vietnam, to play the second flight of this event. In addition to that the VND 10,000,000 (~USD 430) Deep Stack event took place as well. Lin Jian leads Main Event […]
[Watch] Poker Around The World – Cambodia Guide
Somuchpoker is delving deeper into the details about different poker locations in the world. We are not only reporting about the latest poker events in Asia, for the past 5 years we have also been working on creating a comprehensive guide of all places where you can find poker in Asia. But we don’t want […]
Adrián Mateos’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Adrián Mateos is a Spanish professional poker player. He was born on July 1st, 1994 in Madrid, Spain. In 2013, at only 19 years of age, he won the WSOP Europe Main Event for €1,000,000. Mateos went on to win three more bracelets at the World Series in Las Vegas, in … Read more
APL Da Nang: Cards in the Air in the Main Event, Nguyen Hoang Linh wins Kick off
The first three days of the Asia Poker League Da Nang 2019 are in the books. We saw the conclusion of four events and the start of the prestigious VND 22,000,000 (~USD 944) Main Event. Nguyen Hoang Linh takes down the Kick off The VND 11,000,000 (~USD 433) Kick Off Event was the opener for […]
EPT Prague early highlights; Chin Wei Lim wins Single Day High Roller; Mateos and Chidwick claim titles
The PokerStars EPT Prague festival is well underway, with champions having topped star laden fields and six figure scores being won. The early events have seen some of the best talents in the world go head to head, with stellar names having already picked up titles. €25,000 Single Day High Roller – Winner: Chin Wei […]
The Asia Poker League kicks off season finale in Da Nang
The Asia Poker League is set to conclude its year in Vietnam. The prestigious final instalment will run from December 12th to 21st at the Risemount Premier Resort in the picturesque coastal city of Da Nang. The APL finale is organised in partnership with the Vietnamese Series of Poker (VSOP) and promises a satisfying closer […]
Tobias Peters ships the APT Finale Taiwan Championships Event; Zhou Yueyang wins POS
The Asian Poker Tour closed out its calendar season awarding a total of 23 champions over 12 action-packed days. APT Finale Taiwan 2019 was held from November 28 to December 9 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. The second half of the festivities witnessed the rise of Netherlands pro Tobias Peters at the featured […]
WSOP Sydney: Steven Zhou bags Main Event title; Jonathan Karamalikis crowned High Roller king
The WSOP Circuit festival in Australia has served up some exciting poker over the past few weeks, with Star Casino playing host to all the tournaments which have unfolded. The events have now drawn to a close with the biggest of them all having now been completed. The Main Event has been won, along with […]
Asia Poker League holds its year end finale in Vietnam, presents “Ambassadors Team”
With a new “”Ambassadors Team” and an upcoming event in Da Nang, the Asia Poker League is having a busy month of December. APL Announces Ambassador Team According to James Kim, “ the Ambassadors have been selected not only for their poker skills but also for their involvement in the poker community of their own […]
[Watch] Poker Around The World – Vietnam Guide
Poker is a game that is being played all around the globe. It’s basically the same rules, the same thrill and fun, the same passion. However, each place has unique conditions, customs and laws At Somuchpoker we are not only reporting about the latest poker events in Asia, for the past 5 years we have […]
PokerStars LIVE Asia comes to Taiwan; Red Dragon Manila also announced
PokerStars LIVE Asia will soon arrive in the city of Taipei, marking the first time the tour has visited Taiwan. The festival will run from January 31st to the 9th of February and will be called APPT Open Taipei. This announcement comes alongside the news that the Red Dragon festival, also run by PokerStars, will […]
APT Finale Taiwan: Zhou Yueyang wins the Main Event; early winners include Pete Chen and Im Sangguk
After ten events in the region, the Asian Poker Tour is in Taipei City hosting its last festival of the year at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club). APT Finale Taiwan 2019 got underway on November 28 to conclude on December 9. Half of the games have already completed including the Main Event […]
