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The Asia Poker League is firing up Vietnam full throttle with the inaugural APL Hanoi festival drawing nothing short of incredible numbers. On our previous news, the floodgates opened with 562 pouring in for the VN₫ 6,600,000 (~US$ 285) Kickoff Event. This was followed by the VN₫ 16,500,000 (~US$ 700) Main Event which attracted 503 […]

Triton London has served up many exciting stories this month, with fascinating battles, interesting characters and huge prizes on display. Amid all this, we have been treated to some real poker gems in terms of hands which showcase the talents of the players involved. Here is our list of the six greatest moments from Triton […]

Australia has been a hub of tournament action over the last month, with the Sydney Championships having only just ended a week ago. Australian tournament enthusiasts have since made the trip across to Melbourne for the next big live series – the Melbourne Poker Championship. Taking place at the Crown Melbourne Casino, this series features […]

Lighting up Vietnam this month is another Asia Poker League stop in Vietnam however it is not where you would expect it to be. Instead of Ho Chi Minh City, the brand brought their fun style of poker to Hanoi for the first-ever APL Hanoi at the Loyal Poker Club. The event is scheduled to […]

Several events ran simultaneously in Asia early this month. In Korea was the Asian Poker Tour’s seventh festival of the season dubbed as APT Korea Incheon 2019. The event is still ongoing at Paradise City Casino located within the Incheon International Airport complex. It has been running since August 3 and is scheduled to conclude […]

The Triton London series has undoubtedly been one of the greatest spectacles of 2019. Incredible prize pools, world-class talent and headline grabbing action have all combined to leave us wanting to see more, but sadly the final three events are now at end. The curtain may have come down on Triton London, but we have […]

For those who enjoy tournaments and play most of their poker online, Bodog and Ignition are the places to be in August. The Super Millions Poker Open is currently underway, offering $4.5 million across the duration of a series which spans 139 separate events. Super Millions Poker Open guarantees $5 million  Tournaments offer a kind […]

Triton London has been a breath of fresh air for high-stakes tournament poker, with the £1,000,000 (US$1,215,096) event having established itself as one of the most exciting and well-run events of 2019 Everything has been excellent, from the format, shot-clock and rules through to the standard of play and live coverage. It has been such […]

The last Deltin Poker Tournament of the year concluded on August 5 and emerging as the newest Main Event champion was India’s Rishabh Vekaria. Vekaria is a new face in India’s live poker scene making him quite the envy of all. For his first live tournament cash, he overcame the 448 entry field to win […]

Tournament poker is changing. In less than ten years, the biggest buy in event on the live circuit has risen from around $100,000 to more than $1.2 million. The sheer scale and prize pool of the WSOP Main Event has always slightly skewed All-Time Money List, with unknown players having a handful of small cashes […]

The Sydney Championships has provided non-stop action and fantastic poker in Australia during the last few weeks, but with the Main Event champion crowned, this illustrious series is now almost at an end. There have been numerous side events taking place in recent days too, along with a AU$20K High-Roller, in which the winner has […]

Sam Trickett is a British professional poker player. He was born on July 2nd, 1986 in East Retford, England. He used to lead the British all time money list

Cary Katz is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and recreational poker player. He was born on January 29th, 1970 in Atlanta, Georgia. His success in the

In our latest update on happenings within the poker community, we report on the legal problems now facing one 2019’s Main Event finalists and bring you the sad news of one of poker’s bright stars who sadly passed away last week. The sudden loss of Richard “nutsinho” Lyndaker puts trivialities such as money into perspective, […]

APPT Manila 2019 is in the books and to say it was a huge success was an understatement. For the first time, the festival took place in Okada Manila at the

Seven years ago, the idea of a poker tournament with a seven-figure buy in was something new. The $1,000,000 buy in 2012 Big One for One Drop ushered in a new era of high stakes tournament poker and the world watched on, gripped by the excitement of such a staggering amount of money on the […]

After four days of heated competition that included a final day that ran for 13 hours at Okada Manila, semi-retired Filipino player Florencio Campomanes railroaded the latter half of the final table to become the newest APPT Main Event champion. He pocketed his largest live tournament career score of ₱ 11,092,500 (US$ 214,900) and one […]

Poker may have existed long before Doyle Brunson was around, but in terms of competitive poker for big money and the WSOP, Brunson was one of the founding fathers of the game. An all-rounder of exceptional ability he amassed ten WSOP bracelets in his career, including back to back Main Event titles in 1976 and […]

APPT Manila 2019 is now in full swing. With the opening events completed and the early winners lauded, we now move into the business end of the series. We have results from the ₱500,000 Super High Roller, the ₱,5000,000 guaranteed APPT National, two ₱100,000 events and comprehensive reports of all the latest winners from completed […]

With the summer’s biggest poker event all wrapped up, it’s time for a mid-year review on the Global Poker Index Asia rankings. Since our last update significant changes have taken place; only six players secured their top ten standing and Hong Kong’s Daniel Chi Tang overtook Malaysia’s Christopher Michael Soyza for the top spot. #1 […]