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The Aussie Millions has reached its grand finale and the story of the biggest tournament in town has now been written. The Main Event brought an Australian winner, a deep run for a Vietnamese player and a final table for Erik Seidel, further adding to the great run older players have been on lately, as […]

The Asian Poker Tour wrapped up its season opener in Ho Chi Minh City with 12 days of games from January 10 to 21 at Pro Poker Club. The first half saw South African national Rayhaan Adam ship the Main Event. The latter half concluded with Vietnamese pro Harry Duong lifting his second career APT […]

Lester Ben “Benny” Binion was an American poker player and casino executive. He’d also been convicted for murder and had a long history with organized crime.

The older generation in poker are often written off. They are referred to as stuck in their ways, irrelevant and archaic in their approach to the game. The younger generation are the future, but for this week at least, they are certainly not the present. JC Tran beats Tony Dunst to claim WSOPC ring Two […]

Poker rooms have been shutting down and opening up frequently in the fast-paced gambling metropolis Las Vegas. Unfortunately more of the former than the latter. In the wake of Black Friday, twenty-eight poker rooms have shut their doors in Nevada since 2012. In 2018, five have closed in Las Vegas alone. In recent news however […]

This year’s Aussie Millions has already seen champions crowned and piles of cash change hands. In recent days, some of the biggest events on the schedule have concluded and we have the names of all those winners to bring you. AU$50K Challenge – Winner: Michael Addamo The AU$50K Challenge has always been one of the […]

The Asian Poker Tour is in Vietnam hosting their first event of the calendar season. APT Kick-Off Vietnam 2020 got underway on January 10, scheduled to wrap up in January 21. Half of the awards table has been wiped out. Among the early winners were Yohwan Lim, Vincent Kwun Ngai Li, and Lu Zheng Hao. […]

With the New Year’s Eve celebrations having finished just days ago, the first major highlight of the 2020 poker calendar is already upon us. The Aussie Millions never fails to attract the best in the business, with a pile of rings and dollars up for grabs. The early events have already concluded, so allow us […]

Just a week before Christmas the most iconic poker venue in Ireland, the Fitzwilliams Casino & Card Club, tragically announced that it will permanently shut its doors immediately with 80 staff losing their jobs. The “Fitz”, as people lovingly called it, had been operating for 16 years and was the main poker venue not just […]

Andrew Neeme is an American professional poker player and poker vlogger. He is from the state of Michigan.

After a three-year absence, the World Poker Tour heads back to the Philippines! For the first time, the much-awaited festival will be held at the luxurious Okada Manila. WPT VP of Global Tournament Management, Angelica Hael expressed, “WPT is thrilled to partner with Okada Manilla for the first time as part of the WPT Philippines […]

PokerMaster has  almost come to an end. Just 3 years ago, Daniel Cates was talking on Doug Polk’s podcast about high stakes games that were being played on Chinese apps. Since then however, the popularity of these apps may have grown but the landscape has shifted drastically. The Chinese authorities have reiterated that private games […]

It was a dizzying year of poker in Asia with barely a break in the live tournament scene. Players had plenty to choose from as festivals sometimes overlapped. Vietnam and the Philippines were consistently busy with nonstop events both local and international. Coming on strong was newcomer Taiwan adding more to everyone’s plate. In India, […]

The first ever Red Dragon Manila Series that lasted for eight days generating a colossal ₱160.3M (~$3.17M) in prize money ended with more winners taking home series’ trophies and substantial top money prizes. Ankit Ahuja wins Red Dragon High Roller for ₱6.11M Ankit Ahuja (India) topped a field of 101 entries to win the second […]

Nagaworld is the biggest casino in Cambodia and the only licensed one in the capital of Phnom Penh. It is a massive complex building with thousands of staff in hotels, casinos, spas and restaurants. While the average wage in Cambodia is merely $60-$100 per month, Phnom Penh workers see and require an average of $270 […]

Florencio Campomanes wrote a new page in Filipino poker history last night by taking down the illustrious Red Dragon Main Event for ₱13,815,070 (US$270,183), his biggest tournament score up to date. The first Red Dragon Main Event hosted in Philippines saw 669 entries which built a whopping ₱64,244,070 (US$1,271,367) prize pool. The event guaranteed the top […]

Jo Snell seizes victory for A$341,325 at the 2020 Aussie Millions AUD$1,150 Opening Event The 2020 Aussie Millions AUD $1,150 Opening Event reached its conclusion after Jo Snell (Australia) successfully conquered a massive field of 1,665 players to win the Opening Event Title. Snell’s profitable endeavor that lasted for six days of grueling poker action […]

Vanessa Selbst is an American professional poker player. She was born on July 9th, 1984.

Red Dragon Manila Main Event gathers 669 entries, ₱13,815,070 (US$270,183) up top The first ever Red Dragon Main Event held in the Philippines drew a total of 669 entries from its three starting flights that occurred this past Monday and Tuesday (January 6 and 7) at Okada Manila. The large number of entries of both locals […]

It’s again that time of the year when the Aussie Millions, the most prestigious and awaited poker festival in the Southern Hemisphere, takes place. Scheduled to take place from January 4 – 24 at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, the 2020 Aussie Millions features 23 championship poker tournament events. Dzmitry Urbanovich takes down Aussie […]