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Crown Perth 2020 Perth Poker Champs awards Dale Marsland as Main Event Champion
With Australia’s sunniest capital being a long-time participant in the poker community, it is no doubt a great stop for international players. The Crown Perth 2020 Perth Poker Champs series was recently concluded with Dale Marsland bagging a six figure win by taking down the Main Event. The festival was held from February 20, 2020 […]
03/03/2020
Natural8 launches Spin & Gold with up to 60% Cashback – Everything you should know
The fast-paced and exciting game of Spin & Gold has finally landed on the shores of Natural8. This 3 handed Jackpot SnG is the quickest way you can win up to 12,000 times your buy-in and up to $600,000 in prize money! How To Play? Special Features Spin & Gold offers free games through the […]
03/02/2020
Poker players taking wagers on potential WSOP cancellation
To date 85,000 cases of COVID-19 “Coronavirus” have been reported of which almost 3,000 ended deadly and 40,000 have recovered. The situation in Asia is more severe, but the virus also spreads to other parts of the world. Several Asian governments have set travel bans and cancellation of major sporting events and festivals in order […]
03/01/2020
World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2020- Official Schedule (Final Version) [POSTPONED]
Over the past couple of months the WSOP has done well in keeping the conversation going about the world’s most anticipated poker series of the year. With the 51st series in 2020 we are entering the second half of a century of WSOP history and once again thousands of players are expected to rain down […]
02/29/2020
Jason Somerville’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
Jason Somerville is an American professional poker player and Twitch streamer. He was born on April 15th, 1987 on Long Island, New York.
02/28/2020
Asia Millions 2020: Xing Biao Zhu, Alex Lee and Ricky Cheung claim trophies
The city of Busan may not have the same ability as Seoul or Incheon to attract international players but cards were definitely in the air these past few days as players battled it out for the Asia Millions Poker Championship. The festival, hosted by AJPC and HKGC, ran from 21 – 24 February, 2020 at […]
02/27/2020
Mikita Badziakouski’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
Mikita Badziakouski, sometimes alternatively spelled as Nikita Badziakouski, is a Belarusian professional poker player. He was born on February 6th, 1992.
02/26/2020
Win a WSOP Package for as low as $0.01 on 888Poker
t’s a few months away from this year’s 51st World Series of Poker festival set to take place from May 26 to July 15, 2020 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Players all over the world are definitely looking forward to the series after last year’s record breaking turn out, boasting […]
02/25/2020
World Poker Tour Announces WPT Cambodia Main Tour Series This Coming July 2020
Great news for players across the Asia-Pacific region! Amidst the Coronavirus outbreak and various events cancelling here and there, it seems that the poker industry is beginning to take light as schedules start to line up for the next couple of months. The World Poker Tour (WPT) just announced yesterday, February 24, 2020, the premiere […]
02/25/2020
Interview with Russia’s GPI Number 1 Anatoly Filatov
Our reporter Gaelle Jaudon met Russia’s GPI Number 1 Anatoly Filatov for a conversation on his recent results and the current state of the Russian poker scene. Somuchpoker: To know a bit more about you: you have around $5 million in live earnings, more than $2 million online, you’re a partypoker pro, 2019 was a […]
02/24/2020
Interview: From StarCraft to poker: Getting to know Team J88Poker Jinho “YellOw” Hong
Jinho “YellOw” Hong is a former professional StarCraft player who plays under the alias YellOw. In 2012, he became the coach of the Xenics Storm League of Legends pro gaming team. He has now made a transition to poker and is sponsored by the online brand J88Poker. Somuchpoker: First of all, congratulations! 2019 has been a great year for you […]
02/22/2020
Nora ‘Awkwafina’ Lum to Star on Movie about Phil Ivey’s Edge Sorting Case
When Phil Ivey’s edge sorting case was brought to the headlines, not only poker players were interested in what was happening but the general audience as well. It captured everyone’s excitement when they won tens of millions of dollars using a technique unbeknownst to us all. Seven years later, Ivanhoe Pictures, the division of SK […]
02/21/2020
Covid-19: Asia Poker Tour reconfirm events in Taiwan and Vietnam; General context remains difficult
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared last January 31 that we are currently experiencing a global health emergency as the Coronavirus continues to spread outside of China. Citizens of various countries are being urged to reconsider their travel plans due to the current situation. While confirmed cases of the virus are slowly dropping, multiple events […]
02/19/2020
Casinos in Macau to re-open from 20 February
Macau, known as the world’s gambling capital, is finally set to re-open its 41 casinos to the public this coming midnight of February 20th. Health officials announced that the shutdown would not be extended beyond the initial 15-day period with the casinos having the option to apply for a 30-day extension in preparation for the […]
02/18/2020
Bulgaria’s Dimitar Blazhev wins WPT Philippines Main Event for his first major live title
Bulgaria’s Dimitar Blazhev will have more to spend with while vacationing in the Philippines. He became the newest WPT Asia Pacific Season XVIII Main Event champion pocketing a handsome Php 4,812,000 (~US$ 95,200) first prize. This was his first-ever major live victory and largest live career score. Talking to Somuchpoker, he confessed that he had to […]
02/17/2020
WPT Philippines: final side event winners; Pete Chen becomes only player to win two
With the Main Event now completed, it’s time to turn our attention back to the WPT Philippines side events. Throughout the 12-day series at Okada Manila, players hunted and battled for a taste of small victory. The final five winners are listed below. Among them were notable players Florencio Campomanes, Pete Yen Han Chen, and […]
02/17/2020
WPT Philippines Main Event: Meet the 9 Finalists
WPT Philippines has reached the final day of its 12 day series. Games opened on February 6th at Okada Manila and will conclude today. Last night determined the final 9 players. All of them seeking their first WPT major title and of course the Php 4,812,000 (~US$ 95,200) top prize. We have all the info […]
02/16/2020
Germany finally considering federal poker legislation
Germany is known to love poker and has produced some of the best poker players in the world. Poker high roller legends like Fedor Holz, Manig Löser or Rainer Kempe all have two things in common: they come from Germany and they are not living in their home country anymore. The reason for this is […]
02/15/2020
WPT Philippines: Main Event smashes guarantee; 344 entries, 79 advanced to Day 2 with Zheko Dinev leading
Amid travel bans and quarantines, WPT Philippines went on as planned at Okada Manila. The past two days were dedicated to entering the Main Event where a Php 12 million guarantee was on the table. Despite numerous cancellations by avid supporters, the featured event drew a solid 344 total entries to crush the guarantee for […]
02/15/2020
WPT Philippines: Cao Ngoc Anh crushes the Super High Roller; Mike Takayama wins the Single Day HR
Catching up with the big guns at the WPT Philippines side events. Two days ago, Cao Ngoc Anh dominated the Super High Roller and Mike Takayama shipped the Single Day High Roller. We’ve got the results for you below. Event 13: Super High Roller – Cao Ngoc Anh – Php 3,058,000 (~US$ 60,500) Vietnamese pro […]
02/15/2020