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66 former champions of the WPT made the trip to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino to participate in the WPT Tournament of Champions. It’s the second edition of this event which saw Farid Yachou besting a field of 64 players last year. The tournament is a special addition to the poker calendar, as it […]

The $10,000 buy in event at this year’s Seminole Hard Showdown attracted a total of 349 runners, which represented a healthy turnout and generated a prize pool of $3,315,500. This meant that Ryan Riess, who would go on to win this event, walked away with a hefty  $716,088 payday. Stars emerge as leaders of the first starting days The […]

Somuchpoker is reporting live from Miami this week, bringing you all the latest action from the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. There are currently two events at the final table stage, with some exciting names staking their claim to the titles and stacks of cash which are up for grabs. $3,500 WPT Seminole Hard […]

Despite the limited amount of poker in Vietnam, there are still some good stories that appear now and then. Just a week ago, a new poker playground opened in the capital city of Hanoi with nonstop tournaments being offered all throughout the week. Then two nights ago, in the virtual world, a Vietnamese player ran […]

Several days ago the inaugural PokerStars Championship Macau made its debut at the PokerStars LIVE Macau room in City of Dreams with a scheduled 11 days of festivities running from March 30th-April 9th. The highly anticipated event saw an influx of some of the world’s leading poker pros, representing both the live and online realms. […]

While it is a given that the most lucrative sector of the online poker business is in the cash games, it is good to see that online operators still consider it crucial to organize tournaments in both the physical and virtual world. Tournaments have always been the key to attracting players. In the month of […]

In the fascinating world of poker, reporting the latest news on a daily basis is an honour which is always exciting. Despite that fact, we have chosen to look backwards today instead of examining what’s going on right now, as we celebrate 3 years of Somuchpoker. Our goal has always been to support the growth […]

Despite the recent political strife that affected many Chinese travelers to Jeju Island, South Korea, the APT Korea event proceeded as planned with the weeklong poker festival taking place from March 22nd-28th at the Paradise Casino. While the low turnout was as expected, seeing just a sprinkling of regulars and pros in the field, there […]

The Beijing Poker Club will host the APL Reloaded event next month in Beijing. Somuchpoker took some time to discuss the event with Zhang Yangchun, CEO of Beijing Poker Club. Somuchpoker: Currently, many foreigners think that poker is not very legitimate in China due to government regulation. So, can you introduce your Beijing Poker Club […]

Trueteller – Biggest online winner of the year so far Timofey ‘Trueteller’ Kuznetsov has had a busy year at the online tables so far, with more than 20,000 hands in the books across 301 sessions at the time of writing. There have been swings during that time, but his recent downturn in February had endangered his […]

The Macau Billionaire’s Poker 2017 Spring Challenge that ran from March 17th-20th at the Babylon Casino in Macau Fisherman’s Wharf was loaded with stories up the wazoo with well known pros running deep in the Main Event. Out of all the news though, none was more intriguing than everyone’s favorite mystery man Tom Dwan. Tom Dwan […]

The past few days has churned up some interesting poker news in India with Dhaval Mudgal, PokerBaazi Live, and Deltin Poker Tournament as the top highlights. From new beginnings, to sacrifices, and to bigger and better events, here’s a read on what’s shaking up the Indian poker scene.  Dhaval Mudgal parts ways with Team Thrill […]

The verdict is out and it is a big facepalm. Australian legislators have just shut the door on online poker. The crushing decision was reached yesterday, at the country’s parliament, despite several Senators voicing out their support for the online game. This certainly comes as a big letdown to the Australian Online Poker Alliance (AOPA) […]

888Poker, Partypoker and PokerStars currently hold the distinction of being among the largest online poker rooms in the world, but despite their virtual tables seeing plenty of action, these companies have a growing interest in expanding their live tournament offerings. Russia: The new frontier? When it comes to live poker, Russia is almost as unchartered […]

Martin Rundulf Gonzales was the talk of the town in Manila during the recent Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon event. The Filipino pro stole away the chip leader’s status at the end of Day 2 with a fantastic read on a player while holding just King high. Gonzales took the time to discuss the details […]

Article by TADAS PEČKAITIS “Nowadays you need to learn GTO poker to win online” “You need to play an unexploitable strategy to win”.  The term GTO (Game Theory Optimal) gets recently thrown around a lot in the poker community, but unfortunately rarely in a correct or constructive way. For these reasons I have listed 5 common misconceptions […]

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? February 19th (Sunday) at 2PM GMT – Do […]

A few weeks ago one of our highlight stories was on the Australian poker legends who spent years grinding it out in live tournaments. While these featured players have certainly earned every bit of their fame in the ITM department, a much different breed of players is claiming its own section, the 2017 GPI ranking for […]

Escalating tensions between China and South Korea over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system have made one unfortunate casualty: the upcoming World Poker Tour National Korea scheduled for March 17-21. Pressure in China on travel firms forced airlines and cruise operators to cut routes to South Korea: China Eastern Airlines and Spring Airlines have already […]

The Star Poker Festival, the newest poker event in Australia, came to a close last night with Branko Ulsjebkra winning the Australian Poker League (APL) Million Main Event for a beefy AU$265,000. In addition, the two-week festivities, which ran from February 28th-March 13th at The Star Poker Room in Sydney, saw several other players bring home the bacon in […]