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J88PT is a new series of live events organised by J88Poker which is growing in popularity in Asia. Four events have already taken place in Taiwan and Shanghai, with the tournament in Shanghai attracting 860 entries Previous events: Dec. 2018 – J88PT Taiwan, Main Event pr. pool ~US$ 202,919, CTP Club Mar. 2019 – J88PT […]

The Main Event is the highlight of the WSOPE festival, and it has served up all the usual fascinating stories and big-name deep runs that it always does. With the crown now resting on a new head, allow us to run you through the most prestigious tournament in Rozvadov. Numbers and early action The WSOPE […]

The flourishing poker variant Six Plus Hold’em, or also commonly referred to as Short Deck can now be found at Natural8! Short Deck is a stripped-deck version of Texas Hold’em. In playing the game, all the deuces through fives are removed, leaving a deck of just 36 cards instead of the normal 52. Because of […]

Mediarex, who own the GPI Index and Hendon Mob have announced a new partnership with Chinese Poker Enterprise. This announcement will see changes made to the way in which Asian player rankings are publicised online. Speaking in response to the partnership announcement, GPI Asia CEO Raymond Wong said, “It will be exciting news for players […]

It’s February 2006, and Phil Ivey walks into the Wynn Resorts’ high stakes poker room He takes a seat opposite his adversary – a Texan billionaire named Andy Beal. He is about to play one of the biggest poker games ever hosted. Stakes are so high that a defeat would bankrupt not only, him […]

In two month’s time, the curtains will draw on 2019. Players will go on a short break to enjoy the holidays and spend their winnings. Before doing so, it would be wise to start planning for 2020. Releasing their schedule early is the Asian Poker Tour, the longest running brand in the region. Last year, […]

WSOPE has been keeping the poker world on the edge of its seat in the last two weeks with some of the game’s biggest names duelling for jewellery over in Rozvadov. The Player of the Year race has been tight, Phil Hellmuth almost claimed number 16, Phil Ivey got involved and final tabled and now […]

In the Czech city of Rozvadov, the WSOPE is approaching its grand finale. The Main Event is already underway, the WSOP Player of the Year is going down to the wire and a 100K Diamond High Roller champion has emerged from a field of talented names. €100,000 Diamond High Roller This High Roller tournament has […]

In truth, you could outline dozens of ways in which PokerStars and partypoker have chosen divergent paths in terms of what they offer players. The successes or failings of many of these strategic differences can never be measured. But one thing that can be measured and discussed is the changes we have seen in Sunday […]

The Asian Poker Tour continues to bring players in the region plenty of poker as the brand heads to Ho Chi Minh City early next month. APT Vietnam is the tour’s tenth event of the year running from November 6 to 17 at the Pro Poker Club. For the past two years, this has become […]

Since WSOPE 2019 landed in Rozvadov, some of the best poker players in the world have been battling to get their hands on one of the final WSOP bracelets to be awarded this year. The gold bracelets are enough incentive for most players to make the trip, but for some players there is something else […]

The Asia Poker League has been very active on the live poker scene in recent years with multiple events hosted across Asia. Despite this offline prominence, it is now set to redeploy its efforts into the online field. The online poker application “APL Poker” will be live on October 29th, 2019! APL Poker has been […]

With the WSOPE grabbing the attention of the poker world in the last week, it would be easy to miss a few curious gems from the fringes of the poker world. Hart‘s partially concealed return to the spotlight was a welcome sight, while the dealers at the Battle of Malta Ladies Event certainly weren’t. Rage […]

Crown Melbourne’s Victorian Poker Championships (VPC) has been bringing a dash of drama to the Australian live tournament scene over the past week, with the festival in full swing and champions being crowned daily. With the final events now wrapping up, Somuchpoker.com can now bring you all the latest results. Event 10 – AU$2,300 Main […]

Another Asian Poker Tour festival wrapped up with APT Taiwan 2019 awarding the last of its champions this past Sunday.The event ran from October 9 to 20 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. Days ago we published the early winners. For the second half, Korea’s Jinho Hong grabbed the victory at the Championships Event. […]

Poker fans in India have been treated to the best of WPT India in the last few days as the Main Event and High Roller have been busy concluding. With the crest of that wave having now broken and the WPT title hopes of almost all those involved having gone the same way, we can […]

The spotlight of the poker world has fallen firmly on Rozvadov during the past week as players seek to get their hands on a coveted gold bracelet at WSOPE. Titles have been claimed and the lead has changed hands in the battle for Player of the Year too. In addition, Phil Ivey has been busy […]

The 2019 World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic kicked off with James Chen taking down the most expensive event of the series and bringing home the first gold bracelet for his home country of Taiwan. €250,000 Super High Roller – Winner: James Chen One of the biggest highlights of the 2019 WSOPE is undoubtedly the €250,000 […]

Rick Salomon has certainly been a controversial figure in the poker world in recent years, making claims about huge wins in private games and occasionally appearing for Super High Roller events. He has apparently also had an interesting private life, having previously been Pamela Anderson’s partner. The legal dispute which came to light this week […]