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WSOPE Update: Anson Tsang wins first-ever bracelet; Timur Margolin gives Israel series gold #3; Shaun Deeb widens lead in POY race
The past week saw more bracelets awarded at the 2018 World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). The annual event has been ongoing at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic running from October 9 to November 2. Among the hottest news were Asian players standing out. Hong Kong pro Anson Yan Shing Tsang ran deep in four […]
Macau Briefs: HKZM bridge connects Macau to Hong Kong; Less options for poker players
News from Macau lately has been largely negative for both casino operators and poker players. This could be set to change to some degree, with an important new bridge linking Macau to Hong Kong having now been opened. This should help the flow of new money into Macau during the coming months. World’s longest sea […]
Victorian Poker Championship: Adrian Indovino lands his first major + other winner reviews
The 13-day 2018 Victorian Poker Championship (VPC) filled the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia from October 11 to 23 with 17 events running throughout. Buy-ins ranged from A$240 to A$5,000. The festival concluded with as many as seven happy winners walking away with their first-ever series career titles. Among them was Adrian Indovino, champion of […]
A new era for the Japanese poker scene?
For a country such as as Japan with very strict gambling laws, the red flag on poker has been lifted. This past summer, the Japanese Parliament approved the development of up to three integrated casino resorts and among the games given meticulous consideration was poker. It is likely that as early as mid-2020’s, poker players […]
Jeff Gross: Interview with the PokerStars Ambassador and Twitch celebrity
Jeff Gross, the PokerStars’ ambassador, forged his competitive spirit on the soccer field. But his true love has always been poker – a game he discovered in university when he was sharing his room with Michael Phelps. Since then, he has dedicated himself fully to this passion, having earned more than $3M on the live poker circuit […]
WSOPE Early highlights: Asi Moshe & Hanh Tran win bracelet #2; Shaun Deeb way ahead in WSOP POY race
The World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) is currently underway at Kings Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic with 10 bracelet events and over €13M in guaranteed prizes. The event runs from October 9 to November 2. As of today, four events have completed. Among the top stories are the Colossus Event winner, pros Asi Moshe […]
WIN Poker Club opens in Ho Chi Minh City; WIN Poker Hanoi gets an upgrade
2018 has seen tremendous changes in the Asian poker landscape and contributing largely to this is today’s newest poker hotspot – Vietnam. Last year, the Vietnamese government gave the thumbs up for poker membership clubs to be erected with locals allowed to participate. One of the first places to open was WIN Bridge & Poker […]
Asia Poker League returns to Vietnam in November and teams up with DeepStack Open
After delivering a highly successful inaugural event last May, Asia Poker League returns to Vietnam for APL Ho Chi Minh City – Road Series Vol 3. This second round of festivities has something for everyone with a fantastic schedule lined up from November 15 to 25 at Pro Poker Club. 18 events run throughout, highlighted […]
Triton Cash Games episodes highlighted by Tom Dwan’s catastrophic fails
The 2018 Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju took place last July and saw massive televised NLH and Short Deck cash games hosted on the side. Two episodes are released every week on the Triton Poker YouTube channel displaying prominent players: Tom Dwan, Patrick Antonius, Paul Phua, Dominik Nitsche, Jason Koon, and Andrew Robl. But, […]
AJPC Asian Circuit: Hirokazu Kobayashi wins the Main Event; Xing Biao Zhu takes down five + HR winners
From October 5 to 14, the All Japan Poker Championship (AJPC) Asian Circuit was back at Paradise City in Incheon for their third-ever visit to Korea. Throughout the ten days, a total of 26 events were lined up. As expected the Japanese dominated in numbers, however in individual titles, it was China’s Xing Biao Zhu […]
Natural8 guarantees $3.5 Million across 129 events in new tournament series
Tournament Series’ with headline grabbing guarantees can represent a short-term risk for up and coming operators, but there is undoubtedly a longer-term benefit in terms of publicity and attracting new customers. Natural8 has chosen to hit the headlines with a $3.5 million guaranteed prize pool across a series which will offer 129 events. Inaugural ‘Good […]
Doyle Brunson’s Life: Net Worth, Biggest Profits, Losses and Private Life
– General Introduction – Doyle Brunson – Photo WSOP.com The prolific poker legend Doyle Brunson (aka “Texas Dolly”) was born on August 10th, 1933. The American poker star and Poker Hall of Famer has published multiple books on poker throughout his 50-year career, the most famous one being his 1979 influential strategy book Super/System. In … Read more
APT Vietnam 2018: Tetsuya Tsuchikawa wins the Main Event; Victor Chong among the side winners
The Asian Poker Tour wrapped up a third visit to Ho Chi Minh City this year with APT Vietnam 2018 completing a weeklong event from October 5 to 11 at the highly popular poker room, Pro Poker Club. Many notable players grabbed the headlines. Without a doubt, the biggest catch of the day was Tetsuya […]
Antanas Guoga “Tony G’s” Life: Biggest Profits and Losses, Private Life and Net Worth
– General Information – Source: tonygpoker.com Known in the poker world as Tony G, Antanas Guoga is a man of many hats. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania on December 17, 1973, this Australian-Lithuanian poker star is also a businessman, politician, and philanthropist. In addition to being the Public CIO to the Mayor of Vilnius, Remigijus Šimašius, … Read more
Indian Police crack down on card games closing 500 card rooms in Bengaluru
Indian police have raided and shut down around 500 card rooms in Bengaluru in what is a sudden shift in law enforcement’s view on gambling venues. Commission of Police Alok Kumar indicated to the Bangalore Mirror that this move was an attempt to thwart criminal activity and brawls that have become synonymous with the games. […]
Barry Greenstein: Interview with a poker legend
Three WSOP bracelets, a WPT title, over eight million dollars in tournament winnings and at least as much in cash games – Barry Greenstein is a true poker legend. But the PokerStars ambassador is above all an eminently friendly character to whom we take pleasure in listening. Gaelle Jaudon is bringing us this exclusive interview. Somuchpoker: First, How was […]
Manila Super Series 9: Tan Wah Meng wins Main Event, 2018 APOY Mike Takayama awarding, + other winners
PokerStars LIVE Manila ran for seven days from October 1 to October 7 at City of Dreams Manila. As always, Filipino players flooded the felt and in the aftermath, they captured 8 of the 15 trophies. Among the winners were Lester Edoc and Alexis Lim. However, the top prize went to Singapore’s Tan Wah Meng […]
A Chat with Dhaval Mudgal, the first WPT Vietnam Main Event champion
On October 2, 2018, one of India’s highly colorful poker players, Dhaval “Dirty” Mudgal clinched his first-ever major international poker title. He overcame the 679 entry field of the inaugural WPT Vietnam Main Event at Pro Poker Club in Ho Chi Minh City and pocketed VND 2,427,580,000 (~US$104,000). The day after, the champ sat down […]
World Poker Tour closes a highly successful inaugural festival in Vietnam
It has been a thrilling nine days of poker running from September 26 to October 4 here in Ho Chi Minh City with WPT Vietnam wrapping up a fantastic festival on their first-ever visit. The event was part of a tri-leg series that began in Japan, followed by Korea, and concluding in Vietnam. At each […]
A thunderous showing of 224 runners for the WPT Vietnam High Roller event; 67 into the Final Day
While the inaugural WPT Vietnam Main Event was running, the Pro Poker Club continued to fill to capacity with players gobbling up seats to the side events. One of the hottest tickets was the High Roller event pulling a thunderous 224 entries over the course of two starting days. With each entry ponying up the […]
