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A thrilling time for the Asian live tournament scene, this season’s WPT Korea is underway, running through March 25 – April 3, 2024 at the luxurious Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea. The action-packed ten-day schedule features 28 trophy tournaments  centered around the KR₩ 2,000,000,000 (~US$ 1.5M) guaranteed WPT Championship Event. Unlike any other, […]

Attendance continued to escalate at Day 5 and 6 of U Series of Poker – USOP Danang 2024 as more Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean players joined large contingents already present such as the Philippines, Russia, and Taiwan. In turn, this sent event prize pools soaring to triple USD digits generating the juiciest payouts to date. […]

Live MTT is blossoming like wild flowers in Asia. The reopening of countries and cities in 2023 gives poker players itching to play live tournaments the opportunity to chase their dreams. Poker event organisers duly oblige, and an Asia poker boom is happening right now. The major Asian organisers, such as Asian Poker Tour (APT), […]

It was certainly a high-stakes series to remember as the now finished Triton Super High Roller Series Jeju wrapped up on March 21, 2024. Two weeks of No-Limit Hold’em; Pot Limit Omaha and Short Deck contests saw some of the biggest names in the world of poker compete at the Landing Casino on Jeju […]

Asia’s live tournament poker schedule has been packed since the beginning of the year, filled with nonstop action festival after festival. This April, HKPPA – Hong Kong Poker Players Association in partnership with Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) is stepping out into the limelight with a fifth season of its HKPPA Premier […]

After its stunning debut last year where over 2 Million in USD equivalent was paid out, Chinese brand Asian Poker Festival (APF) returns to Hanoi, Vietnam for another series at the Royal Poker Club. Now confirmed for April 8 to 17, 2024, excitement mounts as the brand joins forces with popular Chinese brand Top Joy Poker Tour […]

One of the most well-known national holiday all over the world is Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day, which lures plenty of spectators onto the streets to witness the Irish in Leprechaun costumes during the celebrations. It may not be a pot of gold that poker players can win on WPT Global, but there is a dedicated […]

The latest stop of the Triton Poker Jeju Series will go into the history books as one of the busiest so far, setting several records along the way. More than half-way through the series, which takes place from March 5 to 21, 2024, at the Landing Casino on Jeju Island, South Korea, nine winners out […]

After a six year hiatus, tournament poker in Macau is ready to jump back in the scene, marking its return with a premium World Poker Tour Main Tour as its latest offering. The exciting news came earlier this week with the global brand announcing an anticipated WPT Macau festival to be held at the […]

Just days away from USOP Danang 2024, the scene of the richest U Series of Poker (USOP) festival held last year. The brand’s return to Danang, Vietnam marks the first of two USOP festivals scheduled in this gorgeous coastal city with games taking place on March 19 to April 1 at the Pullman Danang Beach […]

Tom Dwan, a familiar face on the Asian high-stakes poker scene, signed this week as a new ambassador for ACR Poker – Americas Cardroom. The player originally from New Jersey in the United States will now represent the brand and host a new streaming game on the platform. “We’re really excited to bring Tom Dwan […]

The 55th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is fast approaching and players from around the world will soon converge on Las Vegas for a packed schedule. The biggest spectacle in poker was founded in 1970 and has grown into a massive event that set records again in 2023. Keep reading to learn all about […]

This year’s APT Taipei has come to a close with several records shattered once again by the thriving live tournament tour. A total of 115 events have wrapped up with a massive 13,153 entries collected across the twelve-day schedule. Another successful partnership with Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP) was showcased throughout the festival with […]

The exciting APT Taipei 2024 Main Event festivities at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League has come to an end with Japan’s Daisuke Ogita crowned as the tour’s newest champion. Ogita topped the 1,182 entry field and bagged the country’s richest payout at NTD 12,944,020 (~$409,730). The Japanese runner displayed an impressive […]

Down to the tail end of its schedule, the APT Taipei 2024 currently running at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League has brought several great value games to the table, shattering a number of records once more. The headlining Main Event garnered everyone’s attention with the prize pool swelling to NTD 72,232,020 […]

Poker Dream, in partnership with Chinese brand Top Joy Poker Tour (TJPT), is raising the stakes in Malaysia having unveiled RM 15.5 Million (~USD 3.3 Million) in guarantees across twelve steamy days. This is the brand’s most lucrative festival yet and is highlighted by the jaw dropping RM 10,500,000 (~USD 2.2 Million) guaranteed Main Event. All […]

Thrilling action seems unending at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League with the country’s richest prize pool on its way to crowning a winner. The APT Taipei 2024 Main Event attracted a total of 1,182 entries across its qualifying rounds and saw the tour’s largest guarantee in history smashed on the schedule’s […]

Exciting news from PokerStars reveals larger guarantees for the upcoming Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila, along with the introduction of its richest festival, the APPT Manila Championship. Both of these events will take place during the second half of 2024 at the brand’s hub in Okada Manila. “The APPT circuit was established in 2007 […]

Cards continue to fall at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League with the APT Taipei 2024 counting down the days until a new Main Event champion is crowned. This year’s festivities posted the tour’s largest guarantee of all-time and proudly smashed the record after four qualifying flights. With NTD 72,232,020 (~USD 2,287,160) in […]

Chinese brand Top Joy Poker Tour (TJPT) has revealed the schedule for its inaugural event in Sydney, Australia, featuring an ambitious AUD 2 Million (~USD 1.3M) Main Event guarantee. The upcoming festival takes place from April 29 to May 9, 2024 at the Canterbury League Club. Top Joy Poker Tour goes international As one […]