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Last month, the poker community was shocked to hear of the PokerStars LIVE room closure in City of Dreams Macau. For the past five years, players have come to rely on PokerStars LIVE Macau to offer the biggest and richest live poker events in Asia. With this unfortunate turn of events, along with the sudden […]

To players in the United States, American player Nam Le is one of several Vietnamese-descent players well-known in the live circuit. Recording his first cash back in 2004, Le has racked up an incredible list of live poker earnings (mostly in the states) amounting to well over US$7.3M. Contributing to that figure was his victory […]

Will a new record be made once again? With Darren Elias in the driver’s seat of the WPT Tournament of Champions, it may very well be so. Two days ago, Elias was all over the headlines for becoming the first quadruple WPT title-holder. He won the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic, the last open event of […]

In his continuing pursuit for poker stardom, Pete Yen Han Chen reached another milestone in his career. At the WPT Tournament of Champions, ongoing at ARIA Resort & Casino, Chen was awarded the WPT Asia-Pacific Player of the Year title for his numerous achievements throughout the season, one of which was a huge victory at […]

It was an electrifying scene today in Las Vegas with World Poker Tour champions converging at ARIA Resort & Casino for the ultimate battle of the season, the WPT Tournament of Champions. This exclusive event saw 80 WPT past champions take to the felt eager to test their skills against fellow pros and hopefully close […]

While many players dream of having just one WPT victory, Darren Elias made history by becoming the first player to win a fourth WPT title. Elias overcame a field of 162 entries at the inaugural WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic in Las Vegas, denying runner-up Kitty Kuo her chance at a first WPT title. For his […]

The WPT Tournament of Champions is in full swing here at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. For those unfamiliar with this event, it has been the crowning jewel season-ender of the World Poker Tour for the past two years. Currently on its third edition, the WPT TOC is an invitational event bringing together […]

Somuchpoker is reporting to you live at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada where the WPT Bobby Baldwin Classic just concluded Day 3 of the US$10,000 tournament. Despite Phil Hellmuth dominating the day with his true-to-form nonstop table chatter, the legendary pro still couldn’t get past three-time WPT champion Darren Elias for a […]

The Spring Championship of Online Poker is undoubtedly one of the most prestigious online events to take place each year. It also showcases some of the greatest poker talents in the world, across an array of different tournaments and games on PokerStars. This year has seen not only great players taking part, but also winning, […]

Kitty Kuo is a female poker pro ranked 4th in Taiwan. She has over US$1.6M in live earnings. She is a well-traveled player frequenting the biggest tours annually such as the WSOP, EPT, and the Aussie Millions. Once in while she’ll hit the felt in Macau where she  won the PokerStars Macau Poker Cup back […]

Born July 11, 1990 in Holden, Massachusetts, Daniel Alan Colman is a professional American poker player who has risen to fame rapidly.

Somuchpoker is in Las Vegas, Nevada this week to bring you the action at ARIA Resort and Casino where the World Poker Tour has taken over the poker scene since the month began. The tour’s Season XVI games, which began in Beijing a year ago, will conclude with the highly anticipated WPT Tournament of Champions […]

To summarize the recently concluded Triton Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, it was impressive. For the first time, a festival delivered something innovative to fans worldwide: short deck tournaments and a televised cash game with pots ballooning to $2M. Elite players such as Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan were in attendance with the former […]

On April 20, the Chinese poker community was shaken by the news of a government shutdown on all online poker apps and any social apps that promote the game of Texas Hold’em. This ban is to be in effect starting June 1, 2018. With not much information on this ban circulating out of China, Somuchpoker […]

The APL Road Series Vol. 2 is coming to Ho Chi Minh City, May 25 – June 4. Similar to its past events, it’s aiming to attract more than just the local players. In addition to the loyal Korean players who regularly follow the circuit, around 40 Indian players are expected to attend the event, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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 […]