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Wilson Lim wins Record-Breaking APPT Manila Main Event
The 2018 edition of the APPT Manila concluded last night. Singapore’s Wilson Lim wins biggest APPT Manila Main Event in Philippines history Manila is a great destination for poker players looking to play in Asia, and its reputation has certainly grown in recent years. Despite that, few would have anticipated a field of 1,364 players turning […]
Ivan Leow: Malaysia’s Double Triton Conqueror
Ivan Leow wins Triton Sochi Super High Roller In the latest chapter of what is turning into an exciting career, Ivan Leow triumphed over one of the toughest fields of 20 players you are likely to find at Triton Poker Super High Roller Sochi. This win, which is his second Triton victory in the space […]
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 […]
13 teams confirmed for WPT’s upcoming Global Teams Event at WPT Korea
The inaugural WPT Teams Event is set to debut at WPT Korea, with the event scheduled for September 19th to the 21st. There are 13 teams already confirmed as participating. This innovative new concept will see four-player teams from countries across the world going head to head for this prestigious title. Danny McDonagh, the event’s […]
Marc Rivera, Michael Soyza and TZai Wei Phua among latest winners at APPT Manila
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila continued this week with 2 new Platinum Passes awarded. Marc Rivera wins APPT National for ₱4.55M The PHP30,000 buy in APPT National event ran between August 5th and 8th, and had a guaranteed prize pool of PHP5,000,000. With a fantastic turnout of 829 players, this guarantee was more than quadrupled, […]
Nebojsa Blanusa wins the largest-ever Sydney Championships Main Event; Sosia Jiang tops the High Rollers
The Sydney Championships concluded its 10th year anniversary celebration with the largest-ever seen Main Event attendance in the festival’s history. A total of 522 runners came out to play, and with the buy-in set at A$3,000, the A$1 Million guarantee was easily surpassed for a grand prize pool of A$1,461,600 (~US$1,078,000). Last night, Australia’s Nebojsa […]
PokerStars and partypoker fuel rivalry upon WCOOP and Powerfest’s announcement
The rivalry between PokerStars and partypoker has been growing for a while now, and with each tournament series, it seems to intensify. The latest chapter in this ongoing competition was announced this week, with both poker rooms releasing details of a future tournament series that aims to be bigger and better than its previous installments. […]
APPT Manila opens with a huge bang; Tsolomon Ochir wins the Kickoff
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) is in Manila, and it seems, so are a large number of players from all over the region. Through the years, APPT Manila has proven to be one of the most highly desired events and with this edition of the series offering over P37 Million in guaranteed prizes and […]
Fedor Holz’s Life: Biggest Profits and Losses, Private Life and Net Worth
– General Information – Originally from Saarbrücken, Germany, Fedor Holz is a professional poker player who was born on July 25, 1993 and is also known by his PokerStars screen name “CrownUpGuy”. Holz now lives in Vienna, Austria and primarily plays high roller tournaments. This focus has landed him a good bit of money and … Read more
Win your APL Xi’an Main Event Ticket Online at PlayAPL
The Asia Poker League will once again visit China, bringing a third Chinese APL event to all the players who wish to be involved. The festival will span 8 days between August 14th and 22nd. The event will be hosted by the Xi’an Baoyulin Poker Sporting Club and will include a Main Event tournament with […]
Mikita Badziakouski wins Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju Main Event
Mikita Badziakouski goes back to back Back to back Main Event titles in any live poker series is something most players only ever dream of, but for Mikita Badziakouski that dream has become a reality. Not only that, but he has accomplished his feat in a series that richly rewards its winners. The Triton Super […]
APT Korea Championships sparks up Incheon in August
The Asian Poker Tour continues to liven up the region with another big festival kicking off in just a week’s time. Fresh from a very successful event in Vietnam, the tour heads to Korea to host the APT Korea Championships 2018. The event is set to take place from August 8 to August 19 at […]
Metro Card Club honors its WSOP heroes
The Metro Card Club has long been recognized as one of the leading pioneers of poker in the Philippines. Since its inception in 2007, many of the country’s top professionals got their start at its tables. Last night, Somuchpoker was invited to a special victory celebration as the Metro honored five homegrown players aka “Batang […]
Sydney Championships: Early winners include John Thomson, Malaysia’s Christine Hia, and Frank Martino
The Sydney Championships is currently celebrating its 10th year anniversary at Star Poker with festivities running from July 17 until August 6. The festival promises a whopping A$2.25 Million (US$1.6M) in guaranteed prizes spread across five events with the upcoming Main Event extending the largest chunk of A$1 Million. With ten days of games already […]
Playing your first international poker tournament: Dos and Don’ts with the Asian Poker Tour Team
With two events hosted in Vietnam this year, the Asian Poker Tour is tapping into new markets with a fair number of players new to the game. We took a chance during the latest event hosted by the Tour in Ho Chi Minh City to ask Lloyd Fontillas – APT General Manager & Executive Tournament […]
Silk Road Cup draws massive 1,112 entries in Xi’an, China; Feng Dashuai wins the Main Event
To the Asian sector, the historic city of Xi’an, China may not be one of the most well-known poker destinations but that may all change with the Silk Road Cup producing one of the largest events the county has seen this past week. The third edition of the Silk Road Cup ran from July 19 […]
Watch: The six most memorable hands of the 2018 WSOP
This year’s WSOP has been a record-breaking feast of poker, with 123,865 entries across all events and $266,889,193 in prize pools. During the course of the series, there have been great stories, but also great hands. Here is our rundown of the six which sparked debate or lit up the Rio this summer. 1) Cynn […]
APL Xi’An and Singapore Poker League: A Quick Chat with Jack Liew
Since founding Singapore Poker League, Jack Liew has spent the last few years promoting poker in Singapore. He has just teamed up with Asia Poker League for its upcoming event in Xi’An, China. Somuchpoker: Can you tell us a bit more about how your poker journey started and why you decided to create the Singapore […]
partypoker announces $2.1M Guaranteed Monster Series
The continued rise of partypoker as an online force will be marked this summer by another daring online tournament series, with big guarantees scheduled across the planned events. A total of $2.1 million is guaranteed across the Monster Series, which will involve 171 tournaments played out between July 29th and August 6th. This will be […]
Dang Xuan Canh wins APT Vietnam HCM Main Event; Gavin Flynn, Huynh Tan Dung, and Yohwan Lim earn titles
The Asian Poker Tour has been in Vietnam since July 11 for their twelve-day championship series in Ho Chi Minh City. The event is currently ongoing at the Pro Poker Club with several events already wrapped up. Vietnam’s Dang Xuan Canh wins the Main Event Last night, the Main Event witnessed Vietnam’s Dang Xuan Canh […]
