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Tony Dunst has recently replaced Mike Sexton as the voice of the WPT. For him, moving into Mike Sexton’s departed seat is the culmination of years of work. Interview by Gaelle Jaudon Somuchpoker: You’ve been doing the commentary and also hosting the WPT event since 2010, but you were also blogging before that and posting a lot on 2+2. […]

2018 has only just started but pros are already busy gambling and are always looking for more action. Jake Cody puts $60,000 UKPC High Roller win on black! Jake Cody made headlines in the poker world last week with a ridiculous wager made in Dusk Til Dawn casino. Underlining the fact that many top pros […]

After six days of Main Event action at the APL Road Series Vol.1 Philippines, local pro Lester Edoc overcame a powerhouse final table to capture the championship title and the Php1,478,700 (~US$28,300) first place prize money. For players in the Asian circuit, Lester Edoc is one of the most highly recognized players from the Philippines. […]

The Asia Poker League concluded a highly successful first event of the year with players from various nations attending the APL Road Series Vol.1 Philippines. Unlike most events held in the country, the APL defied the norm and held their inaugural Philippine festival in the province of Pampanga instead of the bustling metropolis of Manila. […]

We have reached the Final 9 players! After five days of action, the Asia Poker League is one day closer to awarding its first Main Event champion of the APL Road Series Vol.1 Philippines. The highlight tournament guaranteed 5M, and with 276 entries at Php27,500 each, that number was easily surpassed for a grand total […]

The final starting day of the APL Road Series Vol.1 Philippines Main Event P5,000,000 Guaranteed had players flocking to the tables all afternoon that by the end of late registration it had amassed a 152 strong field. Combine that number with the previous starting days, this drove the prize pool to Php6,693,000 easily crushing the […]

It’s official! This coming Friday, March 2, a new poker room is set to launch in the Philippines with Mike Kim opening LT Poker in Okada Manila. As an avid poker promoter with a network of VIP clientele all over the region, Kim has one goal in mind “offering the biggest Cash Games in the […]

The second day of the APL Road Series Vol.1 Philippines was loaded with action with multiple poker games running simultaneously at the ballroom of the Royce Hotel & Casino in Clark Freeport, Pampanga. The hottest ticket was the P27,500 buy-in Main Event P5,000,000 Guaranteed with 94 entries burning up the tables. At the end of […]

Opening day of the Asia Poker League Road Series Vol.1 Philippines saw numerous tables getting mileage at the Royce Hotel & Casino in Angeles City, Pampanga with a healthy turnout of players partaking in some of the events on offer. Kicking it all off was of course Day 1A of the Main Event P5,000,000 Guaranteed […]

The APL Road Series Vol.1 Philippines has just taken off here at the Royce Hotel & Casino in Angeles City, Pampanga with the Asia Poker League hosting their first-ever event in the country. The six-day festival scheduled to run from February 24 – March 1 features a P5,000,000 Guaranteed Main Event (US$99,000) with an entry […]

Vietnam, Philippines, and Macau aren’t the only places in the continent seeing some early poker action this year. In India, the Deltin Poker Tournament in partnership with Adda52.com concluded their first event of 2018. The five-day festival ran from February 15 – 19 and as always, it was onboard the Deltin Royale in Goa, India. […]

Script and Voice By Craig Bradshaw – Video by Bruno Thienard Full Story We all get that special nostalgic feeling sometimes. The moment you wish you were back in 2009 watching Patrick Antonius lock horns with Ivey, durrrr or Isildur1. That thrill of seeing six, or even seven figures sliding across the virtual felt […]

GPI Philippines #1 ranked player Mike Takayama has seized control of 2018 and we are just through the second month. Coming out very strong for the new year, Takayama fell one spot short of a title at the Macau Poker Cup – Baby Dragon event just missing his chance at the US$30,000 worth PokerStars Players […]

The keenly awaited partypoker MILLIONS Main Event in Rozvadov has finally concluded after a 14-hour session on the final day of play. If the event itself wasn’t newsworthy enough, guaranteeing 5 million euros in prize money, the name of the winner certainly created some headlines. The event began with 1,022 players buying in for €5,300, ensuring […]

Poker is rolling along in Vietnam with two live events soon to sizzle the tables. The first one comes up next week with the National Poker Championships holding their starting days at various destinations in the country. Then months later, the Asian Poker Tour returns packed with a 12-day schedule. Have a read on those […]

The Macau casino beat is red hot these days with the Chinese New Year celebrations at hand. At the Macau Cotai Strip, the family-oriented entertainment sector, all rooms have been booked in anticipation of this holiday season. Joining the party is MGM Cotai, the newest property to open up in the area. While Macau is […]

This past week has seen poker fans treated to some serious high stakes cash game action, the like of which hasn’t been seen nearly enough on our television screens in recent years. This particular game was brought to us by partypoker, who sponsored this 36-hour live cash game. The game format switched between Hold’em and […]

The highly anticipated APL’s Road Series Vol. 1 Philippines will be running from Saturday, February 24 to Thursday, March 1 at the Royce Hotel & Casino in Angeles City, Pampanga. The highlight of the series, the Main Event, will have a prize pool of PHP 5,000,000 Guaranteed! More: APL Road Series Vol 1. Schedule The APL […]

The Philippines continues to be one of the most enjoyable destinations for poker players around the region with the country host to a large number of festivals year-round. For the month of February, players have their calendars nearly blacked out with three events scheduled and more on the way in March. One event has already […]

It was another highly successful Macau Poker Cup that passed with players from all over the world converged at PokerStars Live Macau for the 28th installment of the series. Throughout the 17 days of festivities that ran from January 26 – February 11, it was the Chinese players that dominated the tables both in numbers […]