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Justin Bonomo bests Daniel Negreanu to win Super High Roller Bowl for $5M
Hosted at the Aria Casino, the Super High Roller Bowl (SHRB) has quickly established itself as one of the events all top pros want to win. With a $300,000 price tag on each seat and a field of world class talent to get through in order to take home the $5 million top prize, buying […]
The Asia Poker League attracts large field in Vietnam; International players dominate locals
After a successful festival in the Philippines, which saw Filipino pro Lester Edoc triumphant in the Main Event, the Asia Poker League is now hosting its second event of the year in the up-and-coming Vietnamese poker market. The organizers teamed up with Pro Poker Club. The club saw a record-breaking APT Kick off Vietnam event last […]
Poker King Club concludes a highly successful inaugural Oriental Poker Championship
To the delight of many players seeking live tournament action in Macau, the month of May avoided a dry spell with Poker King Club launching the Oriental Poker Championship 2018 (OPC). The inaugural six-day series took place at the Venetian Macao on May 23 – 28 with PKC CEO, Winfred Yu, opening the festivities with […]
Phil Galfond’s ‘Run It Once’ Poker Site set to protect recreational players
After a series of delays during the construction of ‘Run It Once’ online poker room, the site created by Phil Galfond is almost ready to throw open its doors and treat players to the first phase of its offerings. Several key details have already been revealed in recent weeks, giving an insight into just what […]
WPT closes out Season XVI with Matthew Waxman winning the Tournament of Champions
What started out in China on April 2017 has just ended in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tonight, the World Poker Tour closed out another successful season of events that were held in various parts of the globe such as as Beijing, Amsterdam, Montreal, and the USA. Along the way, 18 champions added their names to the […]
PokerStars LIVE enters into a new era in Asia with Stanley Choi
Last month, the poker community was shocked to hear of the PokerStars LIVE room closure in City of Dreams Macau. For the past five years, players have come to rely on PokerStars LIVE Macau to offer the biggest and richest live poker events in Asia. With this unfortunate turn of events, along with the sudden […]
Nam Le on poker and life
To players in the United States, American player Nam Le is one of several Vietnamese-descent players well-known in the live circuit. Recording his first cash back in 2004, Le has racked up an incredible list of live poker earnings (mostly in the states) amounting to well over US$7.3M. Contributing to that figure was his victory […]
WPT Tournament of Champions: Darren Elias knocking on the door of history again
Will a new record be made once again? With Darren Elias in the driver’s seat of the WPT Tournament of Champions, it may very well be so. Two days ago, Elias was all over the headlines for becoming the first quadruple WPT title-holder. He won the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic, the last open event of […]
Pete Chen in Vegas aiming to bring his career to the next level
In his continuing pursuit for poker stardom, Pete Yen Han Chen reached another milestone in his career. At the WPT Tournament of Champions, ongoing at ARIA Resort & Casino, Chen was awarded the WPT Asia-Pacific Player of the Year title for his numerous achievements throughout the season, one of which was a huge victory at […]
WPT Tournament of Champions draws in 80 of the best to ARIA Las Vegas
It was an electrifying scene today in Las Vegas with World Poker Tour champions converging at ARIA Resort & Casino for the ultimate battle of the season, the WPT Tournament of Champions. This exclusive event saw 80 WPT past champions take to the felt eager to test their skills against fellow pros and hopefully close […]
Darren Elias wins record 4th title at the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic; Kitty Kuo finishes runner-up
While many players dream of having just one WPT victory, Darren Elias made history by becoming the first player to win a fourth WPT title. Elias overcame a field of 162 entries at the inaugural WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic in Las Vegas, denying runner-up Kitty Kuo her chance at a first WPT title. For his […]
WPT Tournament of Champions: the ultimate showdown begins
The WPT Tournament of Champions is in full swing here at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. For those unfamiliar with this event, it has been the crowning jewel season-ender of the World Poker Tour for the past two years. Currently on its third edition, the WPT TOC is an invitational event bringing together […]
Phil Hellmuth denied a final 6 seat at the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic; Kitty Kuo among the contenders
Somuchpoker is reporting to you live at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada where the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic just concluded Day 3 of the US$10,000 tournament. Despite Phil Hellmuth dominating the day with his true-to-form nonstop table chatter, the legendary pro still couldn’t get past three-time WPT champion Darren Elias for a […]
SCOOP 2018 Roundup: ‘calvin7v’ wins Overall Player of the Series as ‘Lena900’ shines
The Spring Championship of Online Poker is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious online events to take place each year. It also showcases some of the greatest poker talents in the world, across an array of different tournaments and games on PokerStars. This year has seen not only great players taking part, but also winning, […]
A brief moment with Taiwanese pro Kitty Kuo
Kitty Kuo is a female poker pro ranked 4th in Taiwan. She has over US$1.6M in live earnings. She is a well-traveled player frequenting the biggest tours annually such as the WSOP, EPT, and the Aussie Millions. Once in while she’ll hit the felt in Macau where she won the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup back […]
Daniel Colman’s life: Biggest profits and losses, Private life and Net worth
– General Information – Born July 11, 1990 in Holden, Massachusetts, Daniel Alan Colman is a professional American poker player who has risen to fame rapidly. He primarily plays online under the names “mrGR33N13” and “riyyc225”. As for live poker, he has $28.925 million in tournament cashes, and a WSOP gold bracelet for winning the … Read more
The World Poker Tour closes out Season XVI with style in Las Vegas
Somuchpoker is in Las Vegas, Nevada this week to bring you the action at ARIA Resort and Casino where the World Poker Tour has taken over the poker scene since the month began. The tour’s Season XVI games, which began in Beijing a year ago, will conclude with the highly anticipated WPT Tournament of Champions […]
The elite go public at the Triton Super High Roller Series in Montenegro
To summarize the recently concluded Triton Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, it was impressive. For the first time, a festival delivered something innovative to fans worldwide: short deck tournaments and a televised cash game with pots ballooning to $2M. Elite players such as Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan were in attendance with the former […]
Interview with Guo Dong on the state of poker in China
On April 20, the Chinese poker community was shaken by the news of a government shutdown on all online poker apps and any social apps that promote the game of Texas Hold’em. This ban is to be in effect starting June 1, 2018. With not much information on this ban circulating out of China, Somuchpoker […]
Vikram Verma shares his ambition to bring more and more Indian players to Asia
The APL Road Series Vol. 2 is coming to Ho Chi Minh City, May 25 – June 4. Similar to its past events, it’s aiming to attract more than just the local players. In addition to the loyal Korean players who regularly follow the circuit, around 40 Indian players are expected to attend the event, […]
