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In just a week’s time, poker players from all around the globe will storm the doors of King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic for the World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE). For the past two years, the WSOP has held circuit festivals at this location however this will be a first for the WSOPE. With […]

Who is Matt Kirk? Australian poker professional Matt Kirk, also known as “Aussie Matt” has been catching the public’s eye and ear quite a bit these days. Known to be more of a cash game Pot Limit Omaha player that spends his career in the shadows playing incredibly high stakes private games, it is odd […]

Born September 26, 1990 in Sweden, Viktor Blom is better known by his online poker name, Isildur1. In fact, this high-stakes online poker player kept his

A few years ago, Nathan “BlackRain79” Williams was the talk of the poker forums after posting never seen results at the smallest online Stakes. Since then he moved to Thailand, kept playing but also became a well known blogger and  author teaching +players to become winning players at online poker SMP:  Why and when have you […]

In recent weeks, high stakes cash games have made a long-awaited return to our screens through Poker Go, bringing names such as Tom Dwan, Doyle Brunson, Antonio Esfandiari, Isaac Haxton and many others back to the televised tables. While Hold’em has often been the game of choice for these cash games in years gone by, […]

From September 26th-30th, the WPT Korea was buzzing up the Grand Jeju Paradise Casino with 175 entries tallied for the Main Event. With each entry at KRW 1.5M each, this racked up a prize pool of KRW 229,162,500 (~US$200,000). After five days of action, Canada’s Jessica Bian Hong Yang captured her first major international poker title. […]

Whether it is opening up new poker rooms or staging the biggest poker events, the Poker King Club is undoubtedly one of the most ambitious poker brands in the Asian region. Within the past two years, the PKC – owned by the Macau VIP junket investor Suncity Group –, launched various projects that included the […]

With the spotlight constantly upon the them, poker pros are widely expected to become ambassadors of the game and to adopt perfect behaviour. But can we really expect that from people who choose to make a living playing cards? If you want to know what you are not supposed to do at a poker table, […]

Poker in Asia shifts to one of the most beautiful destinations in the region, Jeju Island, where the World Poker Tour is currently hosting its latest event, the WPT Korea 2017. This marks the third year the WPT has visited the island, drawing in players to enjoy both the games indoors and the lush beauty […]

Phil Ivey appeared last Saturday in Beijing With the biggest star of poker making a limited number of appearances this year and skipping the entire WSOP (World Series of Poker), seeing Phil Ivey appear as the guest star of a promotional event in Beijing was something of a surprise. Somuchpoker was on site to get […]

New ‘Monster Series’ Set to Begin at Partypoker October 21st to the 31st will see a brand-new tournament series firing up in the lobby of Partypoker. The ‘Monster Series’ has pledged $5 million in tournament guarantees to participating players, and will feature tournaments at micro levels through to the medium buy-in range. Players can expect […]

For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betfair is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll:  September 24, 2017 on Betfair – 3PM WET REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be shared between a relatively small number […]

The Asian Poker Tour concluded its latest event, the APT Philippines II, held at Resorts World Manila from September 13-21. On closing day, a new champion was crowned with Korea’s Sung Ho Kim winning the Main Event. In his shadow, were several Asian poker pros claiming side events, along with the awarding of the APT […]

Viktor ‘Isildur1’ Blom wins first WCOOP title Normally renowned for his online cash game prowess, it is rare to see Isildur1 step into the online tournament arena. When he does though, he normally plays the big buy in events in major festivals, and has previously made a serious impact too. His most notable success in […]

If, like a large part of the poker world, you are wondering where Phil Ivey is these days, the answer is not Vegas. He is in fact travelling to Beijing to promote the Chinese poker app ‘Zhi Zou’. There is a promotional tournament involved, which will take place on September 23rd, with Phil Ivey set […]

Win Poker Club to host 1 billion VND guaranteed multi-flights event Having already established a venue in Hanoi, Win Poker has now opened a new venue in Danang, which will host the upcoming National Poker Champions event. The event will involve four separate starting flights across three different cities. Those cities will be Hanoi, Danang, and […]

2% increase in number of cashers During the past week, we have learned that tournament poker at PokerStars is undergoing a bit of a makeover. While there has always been a gradual shift over the years from paying around 10% of the field to paying more, this latest step marks the most recent chapter in that […]

With the Australian senate recently voting to approve a piece of legislation which shuts the door to most online poker operators in Australia, it is fair to say that poker in the country will probably never be the same again. The situation is certainly bleak, but not entirely beyond hope. Australian government is considering licencing onshore […]

Born July 30, 1986 in Edison, New Jersey, Thomas (Tom) Dwan Jr. is best known for winning record pots at high stakes poker events. He used to go by the iconic

Polk challenges durrrr to $5 million heads-up duel Having become famous in recent years for his online video content, the poker world could easily have forgotten just how good Doug Polk is as a player. During the summer however, he reminded everyone just what he’s all about by taking down the $111,111 High Roller at […]