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Doyle Brunson’s Twitter feed is always an interesting read, and this week it has been especially revealing. With typical humour, Brunson posted a picture of a new Cadillac with a caption thanking all the players who had paid for the car by losing money to him in Bobby’s Room in recent months. Having announced a […]

Tran Thanh Dat wins the Main Event Tran Thanh Dat – Photo Win Poker   Officially started on August 17th at Win Poker Hanoi, Pro Poker Club HCM City and on August 23rd at Win Poker Danang, the Vietnam National Poker Champions 5 (NPC5) has successfully wrapped up the month for poker players in Vietnam. The […]

For those who relish the challenge of tournament poker, the month ahead is set to be a special one. The two biggest operators in the world of online poker are going head to head, both launching major tournament series’ at the same time, with partypoker’s guaranteeing $60 million in prizes across three weeks  (2nd – 23rd […]

Michael Soyza has done it again! The Malaysian pro has been tearing up the felt all over the world with the 2018 EPT Barcelona in Spain as his latest hunting ground. Last night, Soyza took down the €10,300 High Roller event opener, overcoming a field of 124 entries. He shipped in a huge payday of […]

We have teamed up with 888poker! The poker room is offering exclusive $150 freerolls to Somuchpoker followers every Sunday! The field size is expected to be small, you have a great chance to get your hands on some easy money. You do not have to make any sort of deposit to play the freeroll, just open […]

There are few in the poker world who have not heard of the infamous edge-sorting case involving Phil Ivey. Having gone through all the legal avenues in the UK to fight his case against Crockfords Casino, Ivey ultimately lost. He also lost a similar battle over a $10 million win vs Borgata Casino in the […]

Asia Poker League was back in China from August 14 to August 22 to host their first-ever APL Xi’an China. The venue was the Xi’an Baoyulin Poker Club in Xi’an, China, a destination not as well-known as Beijing, but if based on numbers, it certainly seemed otherwise. The league produced a massive 760 entrants for […]

Mark Blake is currently the PokerStars Head of Live Events, Asia Pacific. Somuchpoker caught up with him during the APPT Manila to talk about the future of PokerStars live events in Asia. Somuchpoker:  The APPT Manila is a massive success in terms of attendance. According to you what are the different factors that explain this […]

The Asia Poker League has been the latest event for Asian poker players this week, with the Xi‘an Baoyulin Poker Club providing the location for what was the third event in China to be hosted by the APL. This event is the third of this year too, with two APL Road Series festivals having already […]

The APT Korea Incheon Championships held in Paradise City from August 8 to August 19 concluded with the Japanese contingent raking in a majority of trophies. Earlier in the festival, Iori Yogo won the Main Event and Masato Yokosawa took the CoinPoker Super High Rollers. During the latter part of the series, USA’s Jaepil You […]

While Doug Polk is struggling with his bankroll challenge, Natural8 Ambassador Rinat “ZamazkaTV” Lyapin has just turned $100 into $10,000 in 8 days. Natural8’s $100-$10,000 Bankroll Challenge This impressive achievement was part of a giveaway organised by Natural8 which rewards players who manage to climb the bankroll mountain of turning $100 into $10,000 while streaming […]

Kicking off the month in Australia was the Melbourne Poker Championship running from August 1 to August 13 at the Crown Melbourne. 15 events were gobbled up amassing prize pools from A$25K up to A$196K with attendance as large as 740. The Main Event pulled in the richest pot, an enormous A$784,500. Overall, there were […]

The Asian Poker network Pokamaax is BACK with new deals and promotions for players looking for new playgrounds. Since their last opening they’ve upgraded and introduced several deals such as: – Introduced an additional Cash Deposit Bonus – Introduced new freerolls and tournaments – Completely removed all tournament fees – The August/September Hand Race is […]

The Asian Poker Tour is currently hosting APT Korea Championships with a total of twelve days of festivities running from August 8 to August 19 at Paradise City, Incheon. As announced, this festival marks the start of the APT utilizing the Ante Big Blind format for all of their events. Half of the events have […]

The Asian Poker Tour has released an announcement yesterday detailing the planned and confirmed stops on its tour for the 2019 season. For the second consecutive year, Vietnam will host the opening festival, with Ho Chi Minh City providing the location. In total, there are 11 events scheduled, and although only 8 are confirmed at […]

The 2018 edition of the APPT Manila concluded last night. Singapore’s Wilson Lim wins biggest APPT Manila Main Event in Philippines history Manila is a great destination for poker players looking to play in Asia, and its reputation has certainly grown in recent years. Despite that, few would have anticipated a field of 1,364 players turning […]

Ivan Leow wins Triton Sochi Super High Roller In the latest chapter of what is turning into an exciting career, Ivan Leow triumphed over one of the toughest fields of 20 players you are likely to find at Triton Poker Super High Roller Sochi. This win, which is his second Triton victory in the space […]

We have teamed up with 888poker! The poker room is offering exclusive $150 freerolls to Somuchpoker followers every Sunday! The field size is expected to be small, you have a great chance to get your hands on some easy money. You do not have to make any sort of deposit to play the freeroll, just open […]

The inaugural WPT Teams Event is set to debut at WPT Korea, with the event scheduled for September 19th to the 21st. There are 13 teams already confirmed as participating. This innovative new concept will see four-player teams from countries across the world going head to head for this prestigious title. Danny McDonagh, the event’s […]

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila continued this week with 2 new Platinum Passes awarded. Marc Rivera wins APPT National for ₱4.55M The PHP30,000 buy in APPT National event ran between August 5th and 8th, and had a guaranteed prize pool of PHP5,000,000. With a fantastic turnout of 829 players, this guarantee was more than quadrupled, […]