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WPT Vietnam closes with Nguyen Van Dung winning High Roller 2; final results
From September 3 to 11, the World Poker Tour hosted WPT Vietnam, the first festival of the brand’s Season XVIII Asia-Pacific. The nine day event took place at the highly popular Pro Poker Club in Ho Chi Minh City. Among the final winners were Nguyen Van Dung and Yohwan Lim. We’ve got all the remaining […]
Latest twist in Borgata saga raises the question – is Phil Ivey broke?
Only a couple of months has passed since the last twist in the tale of Phil Ivey and Borgata, and already, we have interesting new information coming to light wich could suggest that Phil Ivey is in fact, broke. The poker great was seemingly backed for 100% of his WSOP action and cash games this […]
Hamish Crawshaw crushes the final day to win the WPT Vietnam Main Event
After six days of thrilling poker action, that saw a final table run for six hours, the newest WPT Vietnam Main Event champion emerged. Lifting the prestigious title was New Zealand’s Hamish Crawshaw who crushed the competition sending every player to his knees. Crawshaw was awarded the WPT Champions Trophy, 1500 points towards the Season […]
Bilzerian set for India Poker Championship appearance as Tony G makes the trip to Australia
As two of the more fascinating stars of the poker world, Dan Bilzerian and Tony G stir up interest whenever they attend a poker tournament. The pair lead interesting lives outside of the game and normally play something of a sporadic schedule as a result. For that reason, and due to their particular brand of […]
All Inn Prague Casino & Hotel promises €88,000,000 tournament to mark opening
Tournaments grab headlines and attention like nothing else in the game. Fans love the drama unfolding in the late stages, television loves the tension and all poker players have imagined what it must be like to take down a life-changing score. The All Inn Prague Casino & Hotel dropped a bombshell announcement this weekend, claiming […]
WPT Vietnam delivers richest Main Event prize pool; Hamish Crawshaw and Aditya Agarwal leading
When the World Poker Tour announced their lineup of festivals for Season XVIII Asia- Pacific, opening the season was a very special WPT Vietnam. For the first time in the country, an ambitious VN₫ 15 billion was guaranteed for the Main Event along with a structure only for the main tour. Four days ago the […]
WPT Vietnam Season XVIII – Main Event Day 2 – Seat Draw
Name Table Seat Country Chips Jeonggyu Cho 1 1 South Korea 93,500 Nguyen Dang Long 1 2 Vietnam 11,900 You Heung Youl 1 3 South Korea 69,000 Aaron Lim 1 4 Australia 108,700 Chen Yuanxi 1 5 Singapore 71,200 Manh Hoang 1 6 Vietnam 153,200 Joel Hammen 1 7 USA 88,500 Huynh Duc Tai 1 […]
WPT Vietnam: VN₫ 15 BN guaranteed Main Event surpassed; Huynh Tan Dung leads 156 players into Day 2
It is official! The World Poker Tour has delivered the richest tournament ever seen in Vietnam. The past three days witnessed players descend upon the Pro Poker Club in Ho Chi Minh City for the WPT Vietnam – Main Event VN₫ 15 billion guaranteed (~US$ 644,000). At the end of Day 1C, the overall count […]
WPT Vietnam: Powerhouse field at Main Event Day 1B; 53 survive; Neil Raine wins second trophy
Action-packed day at WPT Vietnam with the prime attraction, the Main Event VN₫ 15 billion (~US$ 644,000) guaranteed, dragging in players from all over the globe. For those just tuning in, this is the largest prize pool put forward by the World Poker Tour in the country. The host venue was the highly popular Pro […]
Boyaa bank accounts seized by Chinese government
China’s government has made it very clear in recent years that online poker is not something they want Chinese citizens to be getting involved in. In order to prevent online poker operators from targeting Chinese nationals, the government has gone to great lengths. The story of Boyaa’s frozen assets and its imprisoned CEO are just […]
China Poker Games revealed: Interview with Mr. Li, President of Hainan Poker Association
On August 23 to 30, China Poker Games delivered the biggest and wealthiest live poker event in Asia with 3,132 Main Event entries and a prize pool spilling over US$ 4.1 million. The festival took place at the Howard Johnson Resort in Sanya, Hainan Island, China’s up and coming prime tourist beach destination. Somuchpoker was […]
Natural8 launches new micro-stakes tournament schedule
Natural8 has been making headlines recently with its N8GGS3 tournament series, which gets underway on September 8th. This series alone, with its $50 million guarantee, is enough to suggest Natural8 is looking to improve its standing in the pecking order of global online poker rooms. However, the latest offerings from Natural8 are not a one-off […]
WPT Vietnam: Christopher Mateo leads Main Event Day 1A; Nguyen Thanh Binh wins High Rollers 1
World Poker Tour launched its biggest event of Season XVIII Asia-Pacific with Day 1A of WPT Vietnam Main Event VN₫ 15 Billion (~US$ 644,000) guaranteed taking center stage at Pro Poker Club. This is the most ambitious prize pool put forward by the brand in the country. After nine rounds of play, 93 was the count […]
World Poker Tour kicks off WPT Asia Swing in Vietnam with VN₫ 27 Billion guaranteed
Excitement is on the rise here in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam with the first stop of Season XVIII World Poker Tour Asia-Pacific underway. WPT Vietnam opened on September 3 at Pro Poker Club and is scheduled to conclude on September 11. Hauling everyone in is the massive VN₫ 27 Billion (~US$ 1.1 Million) in […]
WPT Vietnam: Le Ngoc Khanh banks a billion at the Kickoff; Yoon Chang Hwan wins the opening Turbo
The first billion payout of WPT Vietnam was awarded today with Event #1 Kickoff VN₫ 4 Billion guaranteed coming to a conclusion. The envy of all was Vietnam’s own Le Ngoc Khanh who rose above the 412 entries to capture the VN₫ 1,231,890,000 (~US$ 53,000) first prize. This is now Khanh’s largest live tournament career […]
Will solver tools kill online poker? partypoker’s Rob Yong opens the debate
Over the past decade, poker software has slowly crept up from a ground level and wrapped itself around the very fibres of our game. It is now inseparably knitted into the fabric of online poker, and while that fact is irreversible and widely accepted – is the gradual shift from post-game analysis aids to potential […]
Asian Poker Tour heats up the Philippines in September with Php 24M in guarantees
Pack your bags and book your flights, the Asian Poker Tour, one of the longest running tours in the region, is headed to Manila for the second edition of APT Philippines 2019. The Philippines is the brand’s main hub making this one of their most popular stops. It runs from September 11 to 22 at […]
Jennifer Harman’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Jennifer Harman is an American professional poker player. She was born on November 29th, 1964 in Reno, Nevada. She’s one of the 4 women in poker history to have won at least 2 open – meaning discounting the female-only Ladies Events – WSOP bracelets. She was inducted into the Poker Hall … Read more
Linus Loeliger’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Linus Loeliger, better knowns as his PokerStars moniker LLinusLLove, is a Swiss professional poker player. His exact date of birth is not public, his Wikipedia page simply states he was born in either 1994 or 1995. LLinusLLove is known as one of the greatest online cash game players in the world. … Read more
EPT Barcelona 2019: Simon Brandstrom wins the Main Event; Juan Pardo crushes the High Rollers
EPT Barcelona 2019 has been a fascinating series, with a near triple High Roller champion, an exciting roller coaster of a Main Event and a very deserving winner to cap off the festival. The big names have all been attendance and entry numbers have been high throughout, with a record-breaking Main Event field size adding […]
