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Player of the Year race leaders and past champions in action at WPT Cambodia
WPT Cambodia has been underway since November 16 and in just a couple of days, the tables will open for the highly anticipated US$ 250K guaranteed US$ 1,100 buy-in Main Event. This is the first time the tour brings its prestigious brand of poker to the world class NagaWorld Resort in Phnom Penh. A large […]
WPT Cambodia: Yinfei Xiao dominates the NagaWorld Cup and Mohamad Abbouchi prevails at the Deep Stack Turbo
WPT Cambodia concluded its fourth day with another two players walking away as first time champions. In the late evening, two events wrapped up Day 1 and will resume at 12:45pm tomorrow. We have all the results and finalist chip counts below. NagaWorld Cup: YINFEI XIAO – US$ 35,619 The US$ 300 buy-in NagaWorld Cup […]
Jianfeng Sun wins WPT Cambodia Warm Up, Yinfei Xiao leads the Nagaworld Cup
A new week has begun and it’s picking up where the weekend left off: with a lot of poker action at Nagaworld in Phnom Penh. Cash Games were running hot with up to ten tables yesterday. On the tournament front the World Poker Tour here in Cambodia had only seen the conclusion of one event […]
Zhihao Zhang wins Red Dragon Main Event; Bin Sun wins Super High Roller, Liuheng Dai takes High Roller trophy
Red Dragon Jeju 2019 has provided one of the highlights of the Asian poker calendar in recent years, with the Red Dragon Main Event being one of the most coveted titles on the circuit. Here is all the latest from this year’s edition, included the all-important Main Event champion. KRW2,500,000 Red Dragon Main Event – […]
WPT Cambodia: Yunsheng Sun wins Kickoff, Cards in the air in Warm-up & Nagaworld Cup
Sunday at WPT Cambodia saw the conclusion of one and the start of two tournaments. The first side event champion was crowned in the $440 Kickoff, while the $1,100 Warm-up and the $300 Nagaworld Cup got the show on the road. China’s Yunsheng Sun wins the Kickoff WPT Cambodia’s first event, the $440 Kickoff, has […]
World Poker Tour kicks off at Nagaworld in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The World Poker Tour holds its first ever festival in Cambodia, starting today in Phnom Penh’s award-winning Nagaworld entertainment and leisure complex. A lot is expected of this 10-day festival in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Action is taking place from 16th to 25th November and cards are already in the air. Today’s opening events are […]
WPT Cambodia : 212 players enter the Kickoff event, Keith Ong chip leader
The first ever World Poker Tour in the capital city of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, has begun today. An exciting 18-event festival at Nagaworld is on its way and it started with two flights of the $440 Kickoff tournament and a satellite into the $1,100 Main Event. Kickoff Event attracts 212 entries A total of 212 entries battled […]
Akshay Nasa denies Vincent Chauve at the APT Vietnam Main Event
The Asian Poker Tour is rousing up Ho Chi Minh City with their third festival in the country this year. APT Vietnam 2019 kicked off on November 6 at Pro Poker Club and will run until November 17. Half of the events have already been claimed including the Main Event with India’s Akshay Nasa lifting […]
$4,500 Crazy Freeroll – free road to J88PT Millionaire $100,000 GTD
J88PT is a series of live events organised by J88Poker which is growing in popularity in Asia. On 1st December 2019, J88Poker is going to host the online series J88PT Millionaire. Highlights will consist of two tournaments: 20:00 (CST) Main Event ₵10,000,000 GTD (USD 100,000), buy-in ₵6,000 (USD 60) 22:00 (CST) High Roller ₵5,000,000 GTD […]
Everything you should know before making a deal in a tournament
Over the years, deal making has become an increasingly popular and important factor in tournaments. It allows players to flatten the payouts in the late stages which decreases the variance which can make tournament grinding difficult to manage as a profession. Most live events are happy to facilitate deals between players, and certain online poker […]
One Day of Poker: The biggest cheating scandal in online poker history
It’s 2007, and a player called “Potripper” drags in another pot during a tournament on Absolute Poker. Based in Costa Rica, the player is making perfect bluffs and unbelievable calls. Soon enough, Potripper has all the chips in play and a big payday, but his opponents are suspicious. They are about to unveils the […]
IFM Asian Nations Cup: Team Singapore finishes 4th, qualifying for Peru
The International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP) Asian Nations Cup hosted in Taiwan has come to a conclusion last weekend. Match Poker is a tournament format that is played in teams. Team members are playing individually at different tables. Each player receives digital cards, identical to those of their team members and begins with equal […]
WSOP POY Bombshell: Negreanu’s title retracted due to data error
The official Twitter account of the WSOP dropped the explosive tweet yesterday which revoked Daniel Negreanu’s 2019 POY title and handed it to Robert Campbell. Thanks to a sharp-eyed Russian journalist by the name of Alex Elenskiy, the Player of the Year crown for 2019 now rests on the right head. Data discrepancy changes the […]
Macau gaming revenue continues to plummet
Macau casino industry growth once seemed unstoppable, with high rollers flocking to its casinos on a weekly basis. These latest pictures show the past calendar year has been gloomier. This week saw Macau announce the latest of six revenue drops in the last ten months which indicate that Macau’s allure as a gambling hub is […]
RVS CUP 2019 Philippine Poker Championship starts today with over Php 6M in guaranteed prizes
If you thought the month of November couldn’t get any better, it has. While international brands heat up parts of Asia, in the Philippine Islands the most popular card room in the country is doing the same. Starting today, the Metro Card Club opens its doors with the annual RVS CUP Philippine Poker Championship. Now […]
Alex Xiang Wei Lee wins the inaugural Manila Open Poker Tour Main Event
On November 1 to 4, PokerStars LIVE Manila hosted a special event at their hub in Okada Manila called the Manila Open Poker Tour (MOPT). Over the four days, juicy prizes were paid out with the Japanese dominating 5 of the nine events. However, the ultimate glory was not theirs to brag as Singaporean pro […]
Johnny Moss’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Johnny Moss was an American professional poker player and gambler. He was born on May 14th, 1907 in Marshall, TX. He passed away on December 16th, 1995. Moss and Stu Ungar are the only two players in the history of poker who have won 3 WSOP Main Events. However, Moss’ first … Read more
Riveting Colossus contest rounds off WSOPE: ElKy wins gold; Daniel Negreanu crowned WSOP POY
If you have been following the 2019 WSOPE with us, you will already know that there have been a number of interesting stories arising in Rozvadov. Phil Hellmuth nearly pocketed another bracelet, a double bracelet winner emerged, and the Player of the Year race went right down to the wire. With the final event now […]
Bobby Baldwin’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Bobby Baldwin is an American professional poker player and casino executive. He was born in 1950. Baldwin won the WSOP Main Event in 1978. He also won 3 more bracelets during his career. As a casino exec, he first became a consultant for the Golden Nugget, then was appointed to be … Read more
Event organizers in Asia tighten security around their events
The poker world was shaken a few weeks ago when Mike Postle supposedly cheated on a live stream hosted at the Stones Gambling House. Across the world, the community reacted strongly to these allegations which in turn revived other fears and stories. Talking with Somuchpoker, three of the major live event operators in Asia – […]
