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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 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.

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 is an American professional poker player and casino executive. He was born in 1950.

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 – […]

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, […]