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Manila Resorts World attack: The Asian poker community in shock
Resorts World Manila targeted in fatal attack The Asian poker world has been left in a state of shock after Resorts World Manila, one of the prime poker destinations in Asia was struck by a gunman, who set tables ablaze and killed 38 people in the process. The gunman was seen on CCTV walking around […]
06/02/2017
A brief look back at the greatest Asian accomplishments of the WSOP 2015 & 2016
With cards now flying at the 48th World Series of Poker 2017, the excitement continues to heighten with players and pros from all over the world trickling in for this annual pilgrimage. Scheduled to run from May 30th – July 13th at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino, the 45-day festival will surely have everyone’s calendars […]
05/31/2017
Las Vegas action warming up with the return of top players to the scene
The WSOP 2017 may still be a day away but the heated action in Las Vegas has already begun. Since last week, the Aria Super High Roller festival at the Aria Casino and Resort has been the talk of the town with nothing but big stories to boot. One of the top headlines was Tony […]
05/29/2017
Paul Phua’s poker school releases new videos featuring Ivey and Dwan
Paul Phua is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and well-known figures in the world of Asian poker, as one of the cornerstones of the biggest live games in that part of the world. New videos listed on Paul Phua’s poker school One of his projects has been the Paul Phua Poker School which can […]
05/29/2017
PKC Macau: Longyun Li claims the Main Event title; Ichinose and Takayama win trophies
The Poker King Cup Macau concluded its second stand alone poker festival with an invasion of new faces and seasoned pros taking turns at the spotlight all week. The nine-day event ran from May 18th-26th at the Venetian Macau with the highlight tournament, the HK$5 million guaranteed Main Event, wrapping up last night. Emerging as […]
05/27/2017
Spring Online Majors: Isildur1, Doug Polk and Charlie Carrel Making Headlines
Everyone knows that MTT’s can be a serious grind with heavy swings in variance meaning that the best players don’t always win. Sometimes though, variance behaves itself and we end up with some pretty big stories come spring time…. Charlie Carrel wins the SCOOP Main Event High He may have achieved quite a bit of […]
05/25/2017
Your Summer in Vegas: The ultimate tournament schedule
Every year, starting this May, the poker world starts a great migration. Players from all around the world fly to Las Vegas to play poker for 3 months of non-stop action. The World Series of Poker is of course the main focus of a lot of players, but countless competitions will take place in Las Vegas during the […]
05/24/2017
PokerStars and PartyPoker Choose Alternate Player Reward Paths
The general trend in the online Poker industry has recently been to offer greater rewards to the depositing players and to have specific promotions designed for them. This new focus has been followed by drastic cuts to the rewards given to the ‘regulars’. In an interesting strategic decision, Partypoker has decided to do the exact […]
05/23/2017
Interview with Dom Choi: An Insider Look at Paradise City Poker Room
Recently, Paradise City, the very first integrated casino resort of its kind in South Korea, opened its doors to the world. The casino resort is one of the very few locations that has a poker offering. To get to know more about this much anticipated addition to the poker industry, Somuchpoker sat down with Mr. […]
05/22/2017
New Faces Chung Yuan Yu and Zheng Xiaosheng win PKC Macau trophies
The ongoing Poker King Cup Macau has already dished out a few trophies prior to the featured Main Event. A couple of those titles were claimed by new faces on the awarding stage, Taiwan’s Chung Yuan Yu for the High Rollers event and China’s Zheng Xiaosheng for the HK$1M guaranteed Warm Up event. Here’s a […]
05/21/2017
Cards are in the air for the Poker King Cup Macau!
The Poker King Cup (PKC) is currently hosting its longest poker festival at the Venetian Macau. The festivities saw the cards flying on May 18th and will be ongoing for a total of nine days until its conclusion on May 26th. Developed by the well-known Poker King Club that produces highly reputable cash games, the […]
05/19/2017
The WSOP Main Event History in 10 Dates
The World Series of Poker has just announced the end of the November 9 nine concept. Year after year this tournament hasn’t lost its prestige and is still a dream for poker players and amateurs worldwide. Here’s a look at the most important dates in the event’s history: 1) 2017: No more November 9 – A tradition established in […]
05/18/2017
The dumbest prop bets ever made by poker players
While poker players may spend a lot of mental resources calculating their optimal plays, some of them seem to lose that level of judgment when they start betting away from the poker table. Here’s our collection of the dumbest poker prop bets on record. 1) Mike Noori will eat $1,000 worth of McDonald’s in 36 hours Emerging on […]
05/18/2017
WPT Chengdu announced – Online Satellites already running
The World Poker Tour has unveiled a new event date in Mainland China. The Tour will make a stop in Chengdu the capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Like all events in China, this event is invitational and will take place from 15 July to 21 July in The Longemont Chengdu Hotel. The prizepool will have a […]
05/17/2017
Pros Alert: Isildur1 strong start in 2017 SCOOP; Negareanu’s big WSOP plans
The PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) is heating up everyone’s computer consoles these days and now that they are halfway through the event, there are several pros that have been running well and outshining. Famous online pro Victor “Isildur1’ Blom is currently ranked 3rd overall, and pros Charlie “Epiphany77” Carrel, Martin Jacobson, and […]
05/15/2017
WSOP 2017 takes new measures to speed up the game
Last year, the WPT Tournament of Champions trialed an “action clock” at their event in order to address the growing concern of habitual tankers stalling the game. This new concept was met with much success prompting other poker organizers to introduce a “shot clock” at their respective events. PokerStars Championship Bahamas was one of the […]
05/12/2017
Meet Li Yan: one of China’s passionate poker players
Is there such a thing as a recreational poker professional? Seems like an oxymoron because either you are a recreational player or a pro. How can you be both? With poker booming in China, more and more players are being exposed to the game, and many are falling in love with it. These players join […]
05/11/2017
The World Poker Tour announces first-ever event in India
Ever since the World Poker Tour was acquired by Ourgame International Holdings, Ltd. a Hong Kong listed corporation, the well-known poker brand has been very active in developing the poker market in Asia, most especially in China with sold out events held in Sanya and Beijing. Last year, the WPT expanded its market base even […]
05/10/2017
Poker King Club partners with Donaco to develop poker in Poipet, Cambodia
Big news for poker in Cambodia as the Poker King Club, operator of cash games and tournaments, will start to do business in the country this 1st of July. Already famous for managing three of the most prestigious Poker Rooms in Asia – the Venetian Macao ; the Solaire Casino in Manila and the Maison Glad Hotel on the […]
05/08/2017
Final overview of the APT Championships Philippines
For the past twelve days, the Asian Poker Tour held its biggest poker event of the year, the APT Championships Philippines 2017 at Resorts World Manila. The series ran from April 26th – May 7th, concluding two nights ago with many players pocketing big cash prizes and trophies to shelf. In all, there were two major tournaments, two invitational, […]
05/08/2017