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The Asian Poker Tour crowned its first APT Main Event champion of the year, Japan’s Takumi Samejima, who defeated Filipino pro Czardy Rivera at the heads up round to capture the US$38,020 first place purse and the APT Championship Ring. The Final 8 match began with Rivera as the chip leader and Samejima trailing closely […]

The Aussie Millions had once again begun with great festivities and a blast but this time without the PokerStars brand. It runs from January 11-30, 2017 at the Crown. 1,565 entries in the opening event  The prestigious festival which has recently ended their partnership with PokerStars due to changes in its live tournament offerings, kicked off […]

The Asian Poker Tour’s first event of the year, the APT Kickoff 2017, has been running at Resorts World Manila with the Main Event winding down to its last day. Last night the Final 8 was set and among them were three past APT Main Event champions. Also in the mix were several newbies and […]

Christian Harder wins the very first Pokerstars Championship The very first PokerStars Championship which was held from January 6-14, 2017 at the Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahamas, just ended with Christian Harder taking down the Main Event after making a deal with Cliff Josephy, his backer in 2008 when he placed 7th for […]

What the Australians feared will happen, has finally happened. Online poker giant 888Poker.com exits Australia by ending services provided to its citizens. In a surprise message to customers upon logging into their accounts, 888Poker.com sends the following: “Following a business reevaluation, we’d like to inform you that 888poker’s services are not being offered to players […]

As 2016 saw the end of the Asian Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), the Asian community was unsure as to what will happen to the backdrop of live poker tournaments in the region especially since one of the biggest and most prestigious events held in the continent had concluded forever. It was announced that all live […]

Local pros John Tech and Lester Edoc with early wins; APT Player of Series introduced For the past three days, the APT Kickoff 2017, the first Asian Poker Tour event of the year, has been ongoing at Resorts World Manila in Newport City, Manila, Philippines. The event is scheduled to run from January 11th-19th, with […]

Right after the World Poker Tour (WPT) National Thailand which was held from Dec. 22-28, 2016 at Holiday Palace Resort in Poipet, Cambodia, the WPT National Cambodia took off. Held from January 6-11 at the Queenco Hotel & Casino in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, the WPT National Cambodia Main Event had recently ended with Benjamin Gonzva from […]

Deepstacks Poker Tour which started organizing live tournaments in the US in 2012 is now 100% owned by the World Poker Tour (WPT). As such the WPT® will be in full control of WPTDeepStacks operations. WPTDeepStacks which initially partnered with the WPT® in 2014, was created to replace the WPT Regional and DeepStacks Poker Tour […]

Manila, Macau and Montenegro set to host the Triton Super High Roller Series in 2017. One year ago, Fedor Holz was busy taking down the first ever Triton Super High Roller Series, for a 1st prize of $3,072,748. After the success of the inaugural event, two additional events were hosted in 2016. The winning formula […]

PartyPoker has announced its most ambitious Powerfest which will guarantee more than US$11 million. 224 events – US$11 million GTD The event will run from January 22 to February 5, 2017 with 224 events divided into categories or “weight divisions” namely, Featherweight, Middleweight, Heavyweight and High Roller. Buy-ins for the events may be as low as US$5.50 […]

The year that passed saw big game changers for the poker industry in Asia. There were many challenges that were overcome and new horizons set for the growth of the sport. Here is a list of five key trends that counted in 2016 and for the years ahead. 1) Macau poker scene flourishes In sheer […]

One of the most enigmatic figures of the current poker scene, Malaysian businessman Paul Phua’s passion for the game remains undiminished. Today’s revelation only serves to make that fact clearer than ever. Phua has just launched his own poker training site, which is named www.paulphuapoker.com Paul Phua is among the world’s biggest losers at online poker […]

Our Exclusive Freerolls on Betsafe are back! For those that love to get their hands on free money, the €100 Somuchpoker freeroll on Betsafe is the opportunity of the week, with no requirement to make a deposit before registering. Next freeroll: January 8th on Betsafe -2PM GMT REGISTER – What can I win: 100 Euros to be […]

Jungleman frustrated as Isildur1 wins Viktor “ISILDUR1” Blom who wasn’t running so well in 2016 has turned his luck at the start of the year 2017 at the expense of Daniel “Jungleman” Cates. The 5th biggest loser of the year 2016, Blom won US$217,000 from Cates in a heads-up match on Wednesday, after posting a prior […]

The Global Poker Index (GPI), the authority in live tournament rankings and results, is awarding its GPI Player of Year (PoY) trophy to David Peters of the United States. Peters has accumulated a total of 3,666.31 GPI POY points while unstoppable Fedor Holz from Germany follows at 2nd with 3,644.80 points. What is the GPI […]

With 2016 now consigned to the pages of history, we delve into the numbers and take a closer look at who the big online winners and losers of last year were. We use HighstakesDB as our source, and while this is a globally recognised website with accurate tracking, it doesn’t necessarily tell the entire story. […]

Las Vegas is once again opening a new casino – The Casino Lucky Dragon – after 6 years, the last opened casino being the Cosmopolitan  which opened in 2010. Somuchpoker’s friend  Las Vegas Jaunt from Las Vegas has given a full report after visiting the newly opened casino. When East meets West A step away […]

Bryan Huang made the surprise announcement on the 31st December that he would be leaving team PokerStars with immediate effect. Although Huang is still chasing his first major title, he has had several scores in the upper five-figure or six-figure range. These cashes have helped elevate him to the number one spot on Singapore’s all-time […]

We all know the feeling of waking up in the first few days of January and seeing a fresh opportunity before us. Each new year seems like a clean slate and a chance to push our game and bankroll to the next level, but not all years can be great ones even for the best […]