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With plenty of prestigious events going on this week, the crowds in Las Vegas have had their fair share of big names fighting it out for bracelets. They have also seen numerous Asian players grinding away in the latter stages of tournaments too, and after several close calls, we now have our first Asian winner […]

It’s not all about winning WSOP bracelets in Las Vegas. Around the city, numerous poker events also offer juicy guarantees. From June 17 to 21, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) held a $3,000,000 guaranteed Main Event at the Venetian. It drew a massive 2,472 entrants each one ponying up the $1,600 buy-in for a prize […]

We have reached the halfway mark of the 2019 World Series of Poker at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The series has been running since May 28 to conclude on July 16. A total of 89 events fill up the schedule. At the time of writing, 43 events have completed. […]

The last twenty-four hours has seen one of poker’s most controversial stars come agonisingly close to a seventh bracelet, while the man who defeated him heads-up picked up what was the seventh bracelet of his own career Elsewhere, Joseph Cheong picked up the first bracelet of his career, with China’s Zinan Xu also going deep. Event […]

What were just a few promising festivals hosted in Taipei last year has now turned into a real trend. The boom is fueled largely by the challenges organizers have faced in Macau. Ever since the closure of PokerStars Macau, poker events have been scarce in Asia’s entertainment mecca; it is practically impossible to host an […]

The World Series of Poker in Las Vegas has been heating up nicely during the past week, with numerous stories being written over in sin city. The last twenty-four hours alone have seen China come close to a bracelet, not for the first time this summer. The biggest story, however, has been the astonishing achievement […]

Former professional StarCraft Pro Gamers from South Korea, Lim Yo Hwan and Hong Jin Ho have signed sponsorship contracts with J88Poker at the end of May. “BoxerR” enters the J88Poker ring Lim Yo Hwan, also known as “BoxeR”, is widely considered to be one of the most successful StarCraft players. He has been the first […]

Mike Matusow is an American professional poker player. He was born on April 30th, 1968 in Los Angeles, CA. He is a 4-time WSOP bracelet winner. He also made

Triton Poker finally reveals details about the upcoming biggest buy-in tournament in poker history. It is going to be held as part of the Triton Super High Roller Series in London 31st July to 8th August this year. Get ready for the Triton Million – A Helping Hand for Charity This record-breaking tournament is going […]

The third week of this years World Series of Poker is now in full flow as is the tournament action and the headlines which inevitably follow it. Our latest update sees a desperately close call for Japan’s fans, former bracelet winners increasing their tally, Phil Ivey gracing the series with his presence, and much more. […]

Ever since the Asian Poker Tour stormed into Ho Chi Minh City in January 2018, Vietnam has become one of its prime destinations. To date, the tour has held four events in the bustling city with a fifth just around the corner. Coming July 3 to 14, suit up for APT Vietnam Ho Chi Minh […]

The AJPC Asian Circuit in Taiwan has come to a conclusion and we are delivering you the highlights of this festival. It was a 10-event festival running from 5th to 9th June at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association in Taipei. The Main Event (Event #3) The NTD 20,000 (USD 637) Main Event kicked off […]

The Asian Poker Tour wrapped up another festival in their 2019 season calendar. Running from May 29 to June 9 was APT Korea Seoul 2019 at Grand Walkerhill Paradise Casino. For the first time in Seoul, the APT offered a jam-packed schedule of 24 games along with KRW 360 Million (~US$ 304,000) in guaranteed prizes. […]

The globally renowned World Poker Tour is getting ready for a very busy Asia Pacific Season 18. The brand confirmed 8 events in the region with two new destinations, WPT Australia and WPT Taiwan. The season will also see the much-awaited return to the Philippines after a three-year absence. Talking about the upcoming Asia Pacific […]

The bracelets are finding wrists to call home thick and fast now with the 2019 WSOP entering the tail end of week two. Asian players have continued to put in strong showings, with Singapore and Japan almost getting a bracelet winner. No big names have picked up bracelets yet, but there are still many events […]

Natural8 is known to offer players the chance to qualify for live events hosted by the Asia Poker Tour. After Korea it now has been announced that throughout June another 4 seats are guaranteed for the APT Main Event in Vietnam through Natural8 satellites. These exclusive $150 satellites to the APT Ho Chi Minh 2019 […]

With all eyes fixed on Las Vegas currently, there has been an abundance of WSOP stories surfacing this week. If there is one thing you can always guarantee with poker’s premier festival, it is that there will be plenty of talking points. WSOP 2019 is only just into its second week and we already have […]

Jaime Staples is a Canadian professional poker player and Twitch streamer. He was born on May 27th, 1991 in Lethbridge, Canada.

With some of the early events now completed, the 2019 WSOP schedule is in full flow heading into the second week. The action will now be non-stop across multiple events until the fabled Main Event on July 3rd, and then beyond. There are 89 events scheduled this summer, with the final one kicking off on July […]