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This year’s WSOP has been a record-breaking feast of poker, with 123,865 entries across all events and $266,889,193 in prize pools. During the course of the series, there have been great stories, but also great hands. Here is our rundown of the six which sparked debate or lit up the Rio this summer. 1) Cynn […]

Since founding Singapore Poker League, Jack Liew has spent the last few years promoting poker in Singapore. He has just teamed up with Asia Poker League for its upcoming event in Xi’An, China. Somuchpoker: Can you tell us a bit more about how your poker journey started and why you decided to create the Singapore […]

The continued rise of partypoker as an online force will be marked this summer by another daring online tournament series, with big guarantees scheduled across the planned events. A total of $2.1 million is guaranteed across the Monster Series, which will involve 171 tournaments played out between July 29th and August 6th. This will be […]

The Asian Poker Tour has been in Vietnam since July 11 for their twelve-day championship series in Ho Chi Minh City. The event is currently ongoing at the Pro Poker Club with several events already wrapped up. Vietnam’s Dang Xuan Canh wins the Main Event Last night, the Main Event witnessed Vietnam’s Dang Xuan Canh […]

While the World Poker Tour is already one of the most recognisable poker brands in the world, reaching more people in Asia and hosting events there is always an important goal for poker tours who want to see their brand grow. The tour may already be a regular visitor to Asia, but operations there have […]

In 2016, the poker world stood in awe as Fedor Holz put together a run of live tournament results that few thought they would see again. He accumulated around $16 million through that calendar year, winning High Roller tournaments with apparent ease. Fast forward just two years, and Holz’s epic run has now been surpassed […]

Cada and Deeb both win second bracelets of the year! Joe Cada’s great series Poker can be an unpredictable game full of surprises, with Joe Cada’s 2018 WSOP being a clear reflection of that. He began his series in the best way possible, winning event 3, the $3,000 Shootout, winning $226,218 in the process. The […]

After a marathon heads-up battle lasting long into the night, the Main Event is now over and the poker world has a new champion. Never before has a WSOP Main Event taken so many hands to be decided, and after this gruelling test, it is John Cynn who now joins an elite club of poker […]

As the 2018 WSOP winds down to its final days, and the world awaits the next Main Event champion, many have set their sights on the last remaining side events. Asian pros were part of that group with several running very deep such as James Chen, Lester Edoc, and Aditya Sushant. One player achieving ultimate […]

The World Series of Poker Main Event has been an interesting affair this year, with plenty of interesting hands and notable journeys, but no journey has attracted quite as much interest as Joe Cada’s. The man who triumphed over a final table that included Phil Ivey to win poker’s biggest title in 2009 is once […]

Many may hate him, many may doubt him, but the achievements speak for itself, Phil Hellmuth aka “the Poker Brat” made history once again. At the ongoing 2018 World Series of Poker, Hellmuth overcame a field of 452 entries at the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em (30-minute levels) event to add $485,082 to his lifetime career […]

The sixth day of the most prestigious poker tournament in the world has come to a close with just 26 players still standing from a starting field of 7,874. The pressure and anticipation are now building quickly at the Rio, with $74,015,600 in the prize pool, and $8,800,000 set aside for the eventual winner. By […]

The WSOP Main Event came to an abrupt end with mother nature storming in Las Vegas to briefly cut the lights at the Rio All Suite Casino & Hotel. According to player reports, the rare sudden blackout led to hands being completed through the use of camera lights and cell phone flashlights. Play is temporarily […]

The eighth edition of the Manila Super Series concluded with another player added to the list of PokerStars Players Championship (PSPC) Platinum Pass winners. The latest to seize the coveted pass was Japan’s Yuka Asaka who rose above a field of 1023 entries at the Main Event. In addition, Asaka pocketed P1,605,000 (~US$30,000), making this […]

The grandest live poker tournament in the world has reached the end of its fourth day at the Rio, and only 310 runners have survived to reach the fifth day. They will be contesting the 1st prize of $8,800,000, or at least hoping to take home some substantial piece of the $74,015,600 prize pool. With […]

It was make or break at the WSOP Main Event with the 2,799 remaining players battling it out to reach the money round of 1,182 places. This of course provided plenty of tales throughout the day such as the controversial Phil Hellmuth, the fall of many notable players, and eventually the emergence of the chip […]

The field for this year’s WSOP Main Event reached the impressive number of 7,874 but with the second day starting flights now having come to a close, we have just 2,786 players still standing (1,182 make the money). The players are competing for a piece of the $74,015,600 prize pool, with $8,800,000 set aside for […]

While WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama continues to be the biggest story for the Philippines, others seek their fame in smaller events held in the country. Local poker room Metro Card Club recently concluded their third event of the year with Marvin Cerbito topping the 858 entries, and at the recently opened Manila Super Series, […]

After a month of continuous poker action at the 49th World Series of Poker, the highly prestigious US$10,000 No Limit Hold’em Main Event finally took center stage, and to say it was big is an understatement. The past three days saw players from all over the world crowd the Rio All-Suite Casino resulting in an […]

For those who are already an integral part of the Natural8 community, July is set to be an exciting month too, with numerous promotions on the way #1. Flush Jackpot Jackpot payouts for huge hands are fairly common in the world of poker, but most of the time, they require the rarest of hands to […]