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Poker Dream’s final offering for the year is capping off its festival with four champions to be crowned today, October 8th. The last day on schedule is highlighted by the tour’s biggest ₫22,639,945,500 (~US$ 928,440) Main Event, where a winner will be crowned to take home ₫3,810,000,000 (~US$ 156,240) in winnings and the coveted Golden […]

After tackling the Vietnam felt for over a year, France’s Anthony Cierco finally secured his first trophy on Asian soil at the WPT Vietnam Opener Event. It was a grueling two hour heads up battle that saw 84 hands between Cierco and Nguyen Phuong Ngoc. At the kickoff, Cierco was behind in chips, then both […]

The highly awaited World Poker Tour World Championship is drawing near and to help players secure seat(s) cheap is via WPT Vietnam Passport to World Championship which is currently ongoing at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam. Up to 10 packages are guaranteed – 8 WPT Prime Championship packages and 2 WPT World Championship […]

Tournament action at the prestigious Hoiana Resort & Golf in Hoi An, Vietnam has been immensely thrilling with hundreds of players attempting to lock up a spot in the Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event games. The ten starting flights on schedule played through four days of action and collected a total of 1,351 […]

Premier brand Ace Poker League continued to reaffirm its popularity in South Korea with a stunning 2,737 signing up for the Main Event. Without challenge, this was the biggest poker tournament in the country. Contributing a large portion to that turnout was the final starting day (Day 1L) which brought in 881 entries. APL Seoul […]

The tournament arena at the prestigious Hoiana Resort & Golf in Hoi An, Vietnam, is in full swing with the Poker Dream 7 Vietnam ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guaranteed Main Event currently underway. Six out of ten starting flights have so far played through, garnering a total of 75 qualifiers advancing to Day 2. Japan’s […]

Poker fever continues at Ace Poker League Seoul! Day 2 of the ongoing festival witnessed another jam-packed house as the games raged on at the Swiss Grand Hotel. The top attraction was none other than the Main Event featuring the ￦1,100,000,000 (~US$ 807.460) guarantee, and according to the organizers, that figure has already been breached. […]

Closing the 2023 season with a bang is Poker Dream 7 Vietnam’s Main Event currently underway at the prestigious Hoiana Resort & Golf in Hoi An, Vietnam. The six day affair headlines the tour’s final series for the year with a massive ₫20 Billion (~US$ 820,000) guarantee. Running through the 8th, three of ten […]

Undoubtedly, Ace Poker League holds the title of the most popular poker brand in South Korea. The five-month hiatus since its last event in May only served to heighten the anticipation for their next event, and it became glaringly evident on opening day of APL Seoul, hosted at the Swiss Grand Hotel. On October 3, […]

Poker Dream 7 Vietnam Main Event Review Dates: October 3-8, 2023 Buy in:  VND 8,500,000 (~USD 366) – VND 25,500,000 (~USD 1,099) Guarantee: VND 20,000,000,000 (~USD 820,000) Prize Pool: VND 22,639,945,500 (~USD 928,440) Total Entries: 1,351 ITM: 159 players Day 1 Results 1A: 81 entries / 5 advanced 1B: 77 entries / 4 advanced 1C: […]

Top Joy Poker Tour concluded its first venture outside of mainland China with five days of games taking place at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. Running from September 28 to October 2, 2023, the brand experienced tough challenges with a lower Main Event turnout than expected but ultimately, it was a […]

The revamped Asian Poker Tour is capping off the year with another festival record to beat right in Vietnam’s largest conference space, the National Convention Center (NCC) this coming December. Having finished off its previous tours with astounding results one after the other, the upcoming APT Hanoi Billions is sure to top the charts and […]

After five days of heavy competition, South Korea’s Hyeon Ho Shin emerged as the first-ever Top Joy Poker Korea (TJPK) Main Event champion! Shin walked away with his first ever live title and a career high payout of ￦261,000,000 (~$192,900). The TJPK festival was the first leg of a two-part series with games running from […]

Nonstop poker continues in Seoul, South Korea with the Ace Poker League next on the plate. Revered as the biggest brand in the country, players can expect another lucrative festival with an ambitious ₩2.5 Billion (~USD 1.88 Million) guaranteed across 19 events. That’s over ₩600M more than its previous series. The Main Event features the most […]

After three starting days that drew 659 runners, the inaugural Top Joy Poker Tour Korea (TJPK) Main Event enters Day 2! 113 players are back at the Swiss Grand Hotel hunting down a piece of the enormous US$ 1 Million prize pool. The money starts at 81st place. Once the money flows, the players will […]

Day 1 of Top Joy Poker Tour‘s debut in Seoul, South Korea is in the books! Plenty of thrilling action took place as players from China, Korea, and outside lit up host venue Swiss Grand Hotel for the irresistible USD 1 Million guaranteed Main Event. At night’s end, China’s Li Zhong Xian set the bar […]

The World Poker Tour is taking on the Asian live tournament scene stronger than ever, moreso that its record breaking World Championship festivities is fast approaching. Slated for December, players looking to score a passport entry to the $40,000,000 guaranteed WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas, is definitely doable with the upcoming WPT Vietnam […]

The last Poker Dream festival of the season is underway at Hoiana Resort & Golf in Hoi An, Vietnam! Cards started flying at 12pm today, September 29, 2023 and will run until October 8, 2023. A total of 23 trophies are up for grabs and ₫40 Billion (~US$ 1.64 Million) in guarantees. Though that […]

Day 1B of the inaugural Top Joy Poker Korea (TJPK) Main Event $1 Million guaranteed drew a larger field of 177 entries, among them was Joseph Cheong, one of the most decorated American pros with multi-million in live career earnings. Cheong was a force to reckon with as he bagged up the largest stack of […]

When it comes to poker achievement, Tom Dwan is far less than Phil Ivey. Phil Ivey, boasts 10 golden bracelets, had been widely recognized as a top-tier player in both tournaments and cash games. From the playing in underground rooms until reaching the pinnacle of the poker world during the golden era when poker gathered. […]