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World Poker Tour announces Japan and Korea stops in September
The World Poker Tour recently announced two events in Asia this year, WPT Japan and WPT Korea. Both events will take place in September. “The World Poker Tour is thrilled to announce WPT Japan and WPT Korea as part of our 2018 schedule,” Adam Pliska, CEO of the World Poker Tour, said. “Asia played an […]
Macau: Melco CEO and Chairman Lawrence Ho buries poker players’ hopes
For Macau, a place that holds the moniker as the “Las Vegas of the East”, finding a game of poker may be difficult these days. With the recent closure of poker rooms in Galaxy and City of Dreams plus changes on the horizon due to Chinese Black Friday, the live poker business has become quite […]
Asian Poker Tour heads to Seoul from June 15 – 24
The Asian Poker Tour is suiting up for its fourth festival of the year taking place in the bustling trend-setting city of Seoul, Korea. The APT Korea Seoul 2018, as it is aptly called, will run from June 15 – 24 at the city’s premier poker destination, Paradise Casino Walkerhill. Through the years, the APT […]
Faraz Jaka: An interview with one of the most colorful characters in the live tournament scene
Runner-up of the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown last month, Faraz Jaka shared his thoughts on his new poker site and his career. A long format interview by Gaelle Jaudon Somuchpoker: You recently finished second in the WPT at the Hard Rock Casino in Florida. How is 2018 going for you so far? Faraz Jaka: […]
CoinPoker launches Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP) with 10M CHP added value
Mark your calendars! CoinPoker is about to launch the first-ever Crypto Series of Poker (CSOP). This inaugural event is set to take place from May 27 – June 3 with a highly lucrative 10M CHP in added prizes. CoinPoker is a poker room built on blockchain technology powered by Ethereum. They created the cryptocurrency CHP […]
Triton Poker announces €1M Cash Game with Partypoker
Partypoker has sealed a sponsorship deal for Triton’s Super High Roller Series in Montenegro. From May 12th to the 18th the high stakes events will run at the Maestral Resort & Casino in Budva. High rollers from around the world will play four events: • HK $250,000 Triton NLHE Side Event • HK $1 Million […]
Danny McDonagh returns to PokerStars as Executive Tournament Director
After a two year absence, Danny McDonagh is headed back to PokerStars. The announcement was made yesterday on a brief interview in Pokerstars Blog. Considerably one of the most well-known figures in the Asian and Australian live circuit, McDonagh will return to PokerStars with a new title as Executive Tournament Director. In the interview, McDonagh […]
Manila Megastack 9: Ignatius Meng tops the record-breaking 695-entry Main Event; Henrik Tollefsen, Eugene Co, and Mike Takayama earn big
PokerStars continues to dominate the live tournament scene in the Philippines with yet another record-breaking turnout at the recently concluded Manila Megastack. The ninth edition of the series ran from April 27 – May 6, drawing in an enormous 695 entries for the Main Event. This turned the advertised P10M guarantee to dust, and in […]
APT Macau Championships 2018: Sparrow Park Yu Cheung wins the Championships Event, Hung Sheng Lin APT Player of the Series
The Asian Poker Tour closed out their first event in Macau this year with the APT Macau Championships 2018 running for 12 days from April 25 – May 6 at Macau Billionaire Poker. The final day of festivities saw the crowning of two highly decorated pros, Hong Kong’s Sparrow Park Yu Cheung for winning the […]
Matt Kirk’s horrendous run at the partypoker’s “The Big Game” goes viral
At partypoker’s ‘The Big Game’ Matt Kirk has been giving the poker world a reminder of what truly hideous runs of bad luck look like. His misfortune has now reached beyond the realms of the poker community, having gone viral on Reddit, and other forums. One viewer decided to trawl through all Kirk’s televised hands […]
Macau: Alisports postpones IPT Macau; Galaxy and City of Dreams close Poker Rooms
Last week, the Asian poker community was stricken by a startling announcement – a ban on all poker applications in Mainland China. This was promptly followed by a decision restricting poker promotion on all Chinese social media such as WeChat. This week also brings its share of unpleasant news with the closure of two poker […]
Nicolas Dumont Wins EPT Monte Carlo Main Event, Peters 4th, Antonius 6th
The EPT Monte Carlo Main Event is an event which is keenly anticipated every year, as it takes place in one of Europe’s most luxurious locations and has an unusual habit of creating final tables with star names and interesting stories. The 2018 instalment was no different, with star players Ole Schemion and Patrick Antonius […]
APT Macau Championships 2018: Hung Sheng Lin wins the Main Event
At the APT Macau Championships 2018 ongoing at Macau Billionaire Poker, Taiwanese pro Hung Sheng Lin dominated the Final 8 of the Main Event to capture the exclusive APT Championship Ring and the HK$ 587,000 (~US$74,700) first prize. This has now become Lin’s single largest live tournament career score and his first major victory since […]
PPPoker App: Everything You Should Know by Somuchpoker
Whether you’re from Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam or even Australia, chances are your heard of PPPoker. The online club-only poker room has been taking off since its release in 2015 and now services over 100 countries worldwide! The PPPoker app is available from their website, Apple Store, and Android stores, and offers players the opportunity to […]
The APL (Asia Poker League) announces a 5 Billion VND GTD Main Event in Vietnam
The APL held its first event outside of China this February with overwhelming success at the Royce Hotel & Casino in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. The Asia Poker League intends to continue this trend in Vietnam with its APL Road Series Vol. 2 Vietnam. Hosting the event will be the Pro Poker Club in Ho Chi Minh […]
Rake race and Highstakes tables: Natural8 strengthens its Omaha offering
Natural8 is the leading skin on Asian network GGNET, and action has been growing on the network lately, with PLO increasingly gaining popularity with players. $25/$50 games have been running regularly, with players looking to jump into some big pots and find a little more action. Natural8 has decided to take this fact on board […]
Match Poker: Lau Heng Seng leads team Singapore to victory in Bangkok
Unorthodox poker seems to be an increasingly common occurrence in Asia, with Triton’s announcement of upcoming short deck poker tournaments being followed by the results of the Match Poker’s Asian Pairs Challenge which took place in Bangkok, Thailand on April 19th. The festival saw Singapore win the competition. The game format was ‘pure skill’ meaning that all players […]
Watch: Looking Back at Poker Legend Johnny Chan
Johnny Chan is truly one of the great champions of our game, with 10 WSOP bracelets to his name and back to back Main Event titles in 1987 and 1988 (he finished 2nd in 1989). Chan has achieved everything in the game and in this 20 minutes episode of Pokerography he talks about his upbringing […]
Jason Koon shares his approach to the game and his goals
Last October, Jason Koon became the latest high-profile poker player to join Partypoker’s team pro. Koon, who has won over $12,000,000 on the live poker circuit is one of the world’s most accomplished No Limit Hold’em player. Gaelle Jaudon is bringing us this exclusive long format interview. Somuchpoker: You said you first started playing poker because […]
Triton Returns with HKD 1M Buy-In Short Deck Event
Triton Poker is back once again, bringing with it all the usual familiar joys of high stakes tournaments. There will however be something a little less familiar this time around, with the introduction of a short deck ante-only event. Short deck ante-only event In fact, there will be two. The first is a HK$250,000 multiple […]
