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Jonathan Little’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Jonathan Little is an American professional poker player. He was born on December 22nd, 1984 in Pensacola, Florida. He got his start as an online player, mainly playing S&G’s on PokerStars under the screen name “Jcardshark” and on Full Tilt under the screen name “FieryJustice”. He then transitioned to the live … Read more
partypoker continues to push for tournament dominance
There was once a time, not so long ago when PokerStars was the only place to find tournaments which offered life-changing money. The live tournament circuit also saw PokerStars take a lead role in setting up tours with huge prizes. In the last few years though, we are beginning to see an increasing amount of […]
200 entries for APL Vietnam Main Event Day 1C; Matthew Mortensen bags a massive stack; Duy Ho wins NLH
Day 1C of the Asia Poker League Vietnam – Main Event – ignited with a great turnout of 200 entries. This alone was much more than the first two starting days combined of 134 entries. Scattered around the host venue Pro Poker Club were pros from all over Asia however none soared as high as […]
Daniel Perkins rules APL Vietnam Main Event Day 1B; Chun Kong Kwok & Zhang Lijun win events
Another starting day has come and gone at the Asia Poker League Vietnam – Main Event. A total of 70 entered Day 1B taking place at Pro Poker Club. By the end of the scheduled fourteen rounds only 15 players had chips to bag with USA’s Daniel Perkins amassing the largest of 292,000. This now […]
APL Vietnam in full swing; VND 8 Billion GTD Main Event begins; early side event winners
Cards have been flying in Ho Chi Minh City with the Asia Poker League hosting its latest event at Pro Poker Club. APL Vietnam started on May 9 and will run a total of 12 days to conclude on May 20. A total of 18 events are on offer with the Main Event – VND […]
Bryn Kenney wins Triton Series Montenegro 2019 Main Event, Danny Tang runner-up
Bryn Kenney once again proved that to win in poker you need a healthy balance of skill, intuition and luck. Kenney most recently showcased his superiority in this combination by winning the Triton Series Montenegro Main Event for HKD 21,300,000 (USD 2,713,876), just two months after finishing as runner-up in the Triton Jeju Main Event. […]
APL Vietnam: Main Event Day 1A ends with Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa way ahead; Jack En-Ching Wu crushes the Kickoff
Asia Poker League Vietnam concluded the first of four starting days of the Main Event with 64 entries (55 uniques, 9 re-entries) buzzing up the tables at Pro Poker Club. After the scheduled fourteen 40-minute rounds, the field trimmed down significantly to just 14 players. Amassing the largest stack was Nguyen Thi Hien Hoa with […]
Asian Players break into GPI Top 10
The Global Poker Index (GPI) has become an established measurement of live tournament prowess since it began and has seen its top 10 positions populated by some illustrious names in recent years. While Asian players have seen some success in globally recognisable tournaments, they have always struggled to establish themselves in the GPI top 10. […]
Macau’s new super development: Hengqin Island
Hengqin is an island west of Macau and south of Zhuhai, also known under its Portuguese name Ilha de Montanha. Parts of Hengqin have been leased out to Macau in order to support the massive plans of developing the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. Since 2005 there have been conversations around a multi-billion dollar plan […]
Kristen Bicknell’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Kristen Bicknell is a Canadian professional poker player. She was born on December 29th, 1986 in St. Catharines, Ontario. She has three WSOP bracelets, one from the 2013 Ladies Event, one from the 2016 $1,500 Bounty No Limit Hold’em event, and one from the 2020 $2,500 No Limit Hold’em 6-Handed online … Read more
Daniel Cates’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Daniel “Jungleman” Cates is an American professional poker player. He was born on November 14, 1989 in Bowie, Maryland. He made a name for himself as an online cash game player, becoming one of the best online heads-up players in the world. He’s over $10 million in profit in cash games … Read more
China’s Wei Huang runner-up to Manig Loeser in EPT Monte Carlo Main Event
The prestigious PokerStars European Poker Tour Monte Carlo has come to a conclusion. The 41-event festival ran from 25th April to 4th May 2019 and ended with the victory of the German high roller Manig Loeser in the €5,300 Main Event. Several Asian players scored big in the side events. Manig Loeser denies China a […]
APT wraps up its largest event of the year; Siyoung Lee wins the Championships & Iori Yogo tops Player of the Series
The Asian Poker Tour concluded a 12-day run at Resorts World Manila with APT Philippines 2019 taking place from April 24 to May 5. This was the fourth stop of the tour this year and as the trend has been for the brand this year, it drew large fields across the board. Overall a grand […]
PokerStars prepares major software update, partypoker about to restrict HUDs
The online poker landscape is evolving quickly with private applications taking a growing share of the cash game market and Asian poker sites like Natural8 investing massively in expanding their tournament offerings. In response to this increased competition, the market leaders PokerStars and partypoker have too keep innovating and double down on safety and trust. […]
Natural8 is bringing back the GG Series with $10M GTD across 157 events
This May 12th, Natural8 is bringing back the much anticipated Good Game Series. Since its first installment last November featuring $3.5M in guarantees, Natural8 is making a leap to $10M GTD this May. The Natural8 Good Game Series 2 (N8GGS2) is a MTT festival comprising of 157 events across 15 days, from May 12 – […]
Everything you should know about the upcoming APL Ho Chi Minh City
The Asia Poker League Taiwan was wrapped up last week and we can already look forward to the next stop of this popular poker festival series. It will be the first APL event in Vietnam in 2019 from 9th to 20th May at the Pro Poker Club HCMC. Players are encouraged to travel to the […]
Tom Dwan named Triton Ambassador, Jungleman reminds him to pay his debt
Triton has announced Tom “durrrr” Dwan as their latest brand ambassador. Dwan has been a supporter of the Triton Series from the start and it has served the poker community as a window into Dwan’s otherwise illusive and legendary poker life. Tom Dwan is the second big name to join as a Triton ambassador. His […]
APT Philippines early highlights: Christopher Mateo wins the Main Event; Iori Yogo & Narutoshi Otsuka win High Rollers
The Asian Poker Tour is currently running its fourth event of the year with APT Philippines 2019 ongoing at Resorts World Manila. Games began on April 24th and is scheduled to conclude on May 5th. Through the years, this leg has proven to be the most popular. With this year’s festival falling during Japan’s Golden […]
In Brief: Bilzerian’s unbearable antics; markup mayhem; and bulge-gate
The social media front was hot over the last week, with Daniel Negreanu and Shaun Deeb competing with Dan Bilzerian to create the biggest outrage. Negreanu’s revealing poolside picture As a man who always speaks his mind regardless of who it annoys, Daniel Negreanu is fully accustomed to people telling him to put a sock […]
Chi Jen Chen wins APL Taiwan Main Event for NT$ 1,278,500, Steve Yea takes down the High Roller
The Asia Poker League Taiwan festival has come to a conclusion. The festival took place from April 20th to April 28th at the CTP Club in Taipei. A Main Event champion had been crowned and more trophies have found new owners in several side events. Read our first report from the festival here. Chi Jen Chen wins the Main Event […]
