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Catching up on the WPT Vietnam side event action; WPT Asia Swing POY standings
With the WPT Vietnam Main Event now in the books, it’s time to catch up on the side event action. Currently running is the WPT – Pro Poker Superstack Classic. That’s a three-day event and by the size of the field, it looks like players will be seeing a very nice pot for that. Registration […]
Dinh Xuan Dinh bests Danny Tang at the WPT Vietnam High Roller + other side winners; Alex Lee leads the Superstack
The penultimate day of the inaugural WPT Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City had a wide range of side action filling every seat at the Pro Poker Club. By the midnight cutoff, three titles were claimed and one bagging up with the final 9 remaining. We’ve got those stories for you below. Dinh Xuan Dinh […]
Dhaval Mudgal wins the inaugural WPT Vietnam Main Event for VND 2.4 Billion
India’s Dhaval “Dirty” Mudgal made World Poker Tour history tonight as the first player to win a WPT Main Event title in Vietnam. Amidst a crowded rail, Mudgal defeated Japan’s Takao Shimizu at heads up and captured the VND 2,4287,580,000 (US$104,000) first prize. The VND 22M buy-in Main Event ran a total of five days […]
From 178 to the Final 15 players of the WPT Vietnam Main Event; Yik Yin “Ray” Chiu chip leader
WPT Vietnam Main Event saw the return of the 178 survivors and from the get-go it was action-packed at Pro Poker Club. The event attracted 679 total entries for a smashing prize pool of VND 13,172,600,000. This was the largest-ever live tournament poker prize pool seen in the country. And to earn a piece, all […]
Exclusive Freeroll on 888Poker: $150 for Grab – No Deposit Needed!
We have teamed up with 888poker! The poker room is offering exclusive $150 freerolls to Somuchpoker followers every Sunday! The field size is expected to be small, you have a great chance to get your hands on some easy money. You do not have to make any sort of deposit to play the freeroll, just open […]
Exclusive Freeroll on 888Poker: $150 for Grab – No Deposit Needed!
We have teamed up with 888poker! The poker room is offering exclusive $150 freerolls to Somuchpoker followers every Sunday! The field size is expected to be small, you have a great chance to get your hands on some easy money. You do not have to make any sort of deposit to play the freeroll, just open […]
WPT Vietnam Main Event – Day 2 Seat Draw
A total of 178 has made it to Day 2 of WPT Vietnam Main Event. Action will resume at 12pm at Pro Poker Club. Seat draw below: Last Name Table Seat 1 Nguyen Thai Duong 315,500 1 1 2 Jason Lau 155,000 1 2 3 Victory Chong 57,000 1 3 4 Abhivav Iyer 45,000 1 4 […]
WPT Vietnam Main Event sets country’s largest-ever prizepool of VND 13.1 Billion; Mike Takayama tops Day 1C
For the past few weeks, the World Poker Tour has been busy spreading their brand of poker all over the region with the WPT Asia Swing taking place in Japan, Korea, and now Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. For the latter, it was their inaugural visit with nine days of games lined up from […]
250 runners for WPT Vietnam Main Event Day 1B; Pham Bao wins the Bounty Event
The first two legs of the WPT Asia Swing may have been successful but Vietnam, now that’s shaping up to be the biggest yet. The inaugural WPT Vietnam kicked off another thrilling day of games with winners crowned amidst a packed house of Main Event attendees at the Pro Poker Club. We’ve got those highlights […]
APT Vietnam 2018 with VND 6BN Main Event guarantee; Short Deck Poker and Shot Clock introduced
The Asian Poker Tour returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the third time this year with APT Vietnam 2018 taking place from October 5 to 11 at Pro Poker Club. The APT was the first international brand to bring a full-blown poker festival to the city drawing in a huge crowd that produced massive […]
WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup draws 207; Nguyen Dang Toan wins the Welcome Event
WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup WPT Asia Swing continued with the second day of the inaugural WPT Vietnam bringing out more players to Pro Poker Club. A total of 207 turned up for the WPT Ho Chi Minh Cup. The opening flight pulled in the busier crowd with 114 players while the later flight drew […]
Poker gosu Lim Yohwan wins the APT Championships Event; Lester Edoc wins Player of the Series
Mission accomplished. Korean ex-Starcraft gamer Lim Yohwan set out to win a poker major and he did just that at the recently concluded APT Philippines Championships this past weekend. Yohwan aka Boxer by his fans, crushed the 174-entry field of the Championships Event and lifted his first-ever championship title along with the PHP 2,819,900 (~US$51,900) […]
World Poker Tour kicks off inaugural WPT Vietnam in Ho Chi Minh City
The next leg of the “Asia Swing” brings the World Poker Tour to Ho Chi Minh City for their inaugural festival in Vietnam. This year has been a busy one for the players in the country with the floodgates opening and poker tours jumping at the chance to showcase their events to this young, vibrant […]
Highlights of the 2018 Poker King Cup
The Poker King Cup has been playing out through the past week, and the festival has seen millions of Hong Kong dollars awarded, with the biggest prizes paid out in the Main Event, High Roller and Super High Roller. Here is our round-up of the numbers. Main Event: Wei Ran Pu claims the HK$1,464,000 first prize […]
WPT Vietnam draws 137 to the Opener; Trần Kim Đông wins the Charity Event
The inaugural WPT Vietnam – the third leg of the Asia Swing, opened its doors today with two events heating up the felt at host venue Pro Poker Club. Welcome Event The Welcome Event was first on the floor with 112 players, of which 25 re-entered, for a total of 137 entries. This brought about a […]
World Poker Tour Korea ends with more High Roller action
The WPT Korea has been has been filled with action at Paradise City Incheon, but all events have now wrapped up. The Main Event saw Valeriy Pak take victory, carrying home the KRW63,620,000 (US $57,058) 1st prize, but he is far from being the biggest winner. A total of 4 High Roller events took place […]
Valeriy Pak wins WPT Korea Main Event for KRW63,620,000 (US$57,058)
Valeriy Pak is the WPT Korea Main Event Champion! He topped the field of 283 players to claim his first major victory on the live poker circuit. The Main Event took place at Paradise City Incheon, Korea. The event kicked off immediately after the first ever Global Poker Teams Event, which was won by Team […]
WPT Korea Main Event: Kitty Kuo bubbles the Final Table, 9 players remains
WPT Korea’s Main Event attracted 283 runners to Paradise City, Korea. After the dust settled on the first day’s action, only 72 returned for day 2. After the money bubble burst with the elimination of Hideo Miyamoto by Norwegian pro Markus Garberg, the 4 Players who qualified from the Tokyo flight entered the field. All of […]
Guo Dong on the pessimism and resignation of Chinese poker community
Last May, Somuchpoker ran a story on the ban of online Texas Hold’em apps in China. Since then, the general state of poker in the country seems to have gotten bleaker. At the currently ongoing WPT Korea, we had a chance to chat with one of China’s top live tournament players, Guo Dong. Dong was […]
WPT Korea Main Event: Everything you should know about the two first starting days
We have been reporting extensively on the WPT Global Teams Event recently, which saw Team China crowned as champions. The focus has now shifted to the WPT Korea Main Event, which began yesterday. At the end of the first two starting days, Saitoh Ryuichi is leading the 72 remaining survivors. Below is everything you should […]