News - SOMUCHPOKER

$565 was the price of taking a shot at WPT glory in this event, the WPT500, which took place in Las Vegas and attracted 3,541 entries. The $1 million guarantee was easily surpassed by the size of the field, which was split into several starting flights, with $230,000 set aside for eventual winner Jon Borenstein. […]

Marijuana legalised in Las Vegas Las Vegas has brought pot limits to an end this week, in a move which is bound to have joint benefits for casinos and food businesses. We are, of course not talking about game varieties here, but about the legalisation of marijuana. While people have been enjoying green paper and […]

The young Vietnam poker community is growing quickly, thanks to a more favorable legal setting, but also because of the passion of the people building the game in the country. Interview is available in Vietnamese: Phỏng vấn anh Julien Tran, nhà đồng sáng lập của Poker Coach Vietnam Somuchpoker has decided to discuss the issue with […]

While the 48th annual World Series of Poker continues to bring ear-to-ear smiles to all of the latest bracelet winners, there are also plenty of players just as happy at having gone deep for a profit. In the Asian contingent, the latest big money-maker was Taiwanese pro Pete Yen Han Chen for his thrilling runner-up […]

The WSOP Circuit tour will once again be back at The Star Casino in 2017, with events beginning on November 28th and ending on December 18th. Having already hosted an excellent series at the same location last year, this year will see 13 events taking place across a 21-day period. As well as offering smaller […]

While cheating at poker is nowhere near as rife as Hollywood suggests in movies, unfortunately, it does still happen. Recent years have seen a few cases appear during live tournaments, and here is our list of the five worst. Counterfeit Chips at Borgata Casino Firstly, we have the case of counterfeit chips finding their way […]

The 2017 WSOP has completed nearly thirty days of action with gold bracelets constantly being claimed everyday. While Asia and Australia have only picked up a couple combined, their presence is very much felt. For James Obst and Aditya Agarwal, their continued performance has earned them high ranking in the WSOP POY leaderboard while other […]

Chinese poker community buzzing with news of restaurant arrests Several key members of the Chinese poker community were arrested on June 20th while playing poker in a restaurant in Beijing, as China once again showed that the authorities will swiftly clamp down on any live cash games taking place in the country. The reports first surfaced […]

Australian high stakes pro sues over $2 million loan The 2+2 forum revealed a serious legal clash today, as a photo was posted showing a lawsuit filed by Australian poker pro Matt Kirk against Leon Tsourkernik after an alleged refusal by the Czech casino owner to pay back a sum of $2 million. According to […]

Since 2013, James Obst has consistently raked in the dough at the series however a bracelet has eluded him. Well not anymore! The superstar Aussie from Adelaide won his first gold bracelet at Event #26: US$10,000 Razz Championship. Interview by Gaelle Jaudon Somuchpoker: You had a really great start this year with a second place […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the $100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Tigergaming and BetOnline (US Players) is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. – What can I win: $100 to be shared between a relatively small number of players. – When? June 11th (Sunday) at 2PM GMT. – […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the $100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Tigergaming and BetOnline (US Players) is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. – What can I win: $100 to be shared between a relatively small number of players. – When? June 11th (Sunday) at 2PM GMT. – […]

While on our travels to Florida, Somuchpoker got a front row seat to the introduction of ‘action clocks’ at the WPT Tournament of Champions, and felt it important to write about the subject. After all, the speed of the game has been a big problem in recent years and it felt like a very workable […]

In recent weeks, both PokerStars and PartyPoker have expanded their lineups, but in two decidedly different directions. While PartyPoker added the talented and experienced Marcel Luske and Kristen Bicknell to their pro team, PokerStars opted to go the celebrity route, adding actor and comedian Kevin Hart and world record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt to their line-up. […]

While Las Vegas sizzles with the WSOP back in town, on the other side of the globe its Asian counterpart also experienced a little fire of its own with the Asian Poker Tour back in the Las Vegas of the East for the APT Macau 2017. This latest festival ran a course of nine days, […]

It continues to be an exciting WSOP 2017 with all types of stories grabbing the headlines. For our latest update, we start off with two online legends Chris Moorman and Shaun Deeb. Days ago, Moorman finally captured his first WSOP victory which of course came with that coveted gold bracelet. He has been ecstatic, to […]

In the coming months, Gaelle Jaudon will bring us interviews with the biggest international stars of the poker circuit. Her first interview for Somuchpoker: Gus Hansen who discusses his goals as player, online poker, WSOP and the poker world in general. Somuchpoker : We haven’t seen you on the circuit for a long time, and […]

The WSOP 2017 may be seeing many coveted bracelets land in the hands of the host Americans but some of them do slip away. The Liv Boree – Igor Kurganov tandem took one for their respective countries followed by the Nipun Java – Aditya Sushant tandem for the first-ever bracelet awarded to India. While there were several […]

On the surface, the Chinese poker scene can sometimes give the appearance that poker is struggling to take root in the country, but this is in fact quite far from the truth. The Chinese poker scene is dynamic, it’s just that many of the tournaments are not reported to the rest of the world. Here […]

When people look at players who have become household names, with gold bracelets adorning their wrists and millions in the bank, they often wonder how a player ever reached that point in their career. Whether they simply got very lucky in one big tournament, or whether they had to grind like crazy for many years. […]