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Anticipated return of WPT Australia runs September 14 to 27 at The Star Gold Coast
We are on the cusp of WPT Australia, just several days away! From September 14 to 27, 2023, the place to be is undoubtedly The Star Gold Coast where the World Poker Tour (WPT) is set to host its Main Tour for the second consecutive year. Since the complete schedule was unveiled back in […]
09/03/2023
USOP Hanoi: Anatolii Gorbushin and Vu Thai Bao dominate the Mystery Bounty
Huge day for Russia’s Anatolii Gorbushin and Vietnam’s Vu Thai Bao with both players crushing the U Series of Poker Hanoi – Mystery Bounty event taking place at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam. In the end there could only be one true winner. Gorbushin clinched it for his maiden live title and […]
09/03/2023
APT Incheon Main Event: Japan’s Shoichiro Tamaki stacks high up on sixteen player survivor list; KRW 346,647,000 (~US$ 262,090) awaits champion
The nonstop APT Incheon Main Event action across the past five days has rounded the field down to its remaining sixteen contenders after another ten levels of play. The final numbers recorded a total of 930 entries (564 unique) across the event’s four onsite and slew of online starting flights, with 134 having returned […]
09/02/2023
USOP Hanoi – Heads Up Challenge first round match-ups revealed!
The first round match-ups of the U Series of Poker (USOP) Hanoi – Heads Up Challenge has been determined! Revealing the pairings at Crown Poker Club were USOP Chief Operating Officer Alex Wong and poker player Meo Xinhh. “The response from all of you has been nothing short of incredible. This event is going to […]
09/02/2023
USOP Hanoi: Mystery Bounty draws 496, Dinh Quang Vu, Arjanveer Chadha top heats; 63 advance led by Vu Thai Bao; largest bounty prize VND 300M
The U Series of Poker Hanoi Mystery Bounty 3BN guaranteed event stole the spotlight as hordes of players poured in the Crown Poker Club for the final two heats. In the aftermath, it amassed a collective 388 entries boosting the total entry count to an impressive 496 and swelling the prize pool to VND 3,127,200,000 […]
09/02/2023
Record-largest APT Main Event in South Korea sees Australia’s Aaron Lim leading the 134 pack through Day 3
Final numbers are in for this year’s APT Incheon Main Event where the tour recorded yet another outstanding feat in this season’s games. The tournament tables at Paradise City Casino welcomed a total of 709 entries across its four starting flights and a further 50 registrants for Day 2 in addition to the 171 […]
09/01/2023
Cards flying at USOP Hanoi! Instant cooler on the first deal of Mini High Roller
[Vietnamese Translation] Cards are flying in Hanoi with U Series of Poker back at the Crown Poker Club for its second Vietnam installment this year. The first of 38 USOP trophies are now up for grabs! The highly anticipated event opened its doors with Day 1A of the Mystery Bounty 3BN guaranteed followed shortly after […]
09/01/2023
USOP Hanoi: Vu Thai Bao dominates Mystery Bounty Day 1A; Abhinav Iyer wins Mini High Roller; Yuan Xin, Nguyen Kim Truong Son lift trophies
Action packed opening day at U Series of Poker (USOP) Hanoi with trophy hunters filling up the Crown Poker Club. Three players navigated to triumph – Abhinav Iyer, Yuan Xin, and Nguyen Kim Truong Son. Also seen crushing the felt was Vietnam’s Vu Thai Bao who bagged a monster stack at the Mystery Bounty. […]
09/01/2023
APT Incheon Main Event surpasses $1M guarantee, Philippines’ Mike Takayama and Thailand’s Punnat Punsri wrap up final flight
The prestigious APT is showing no signs of slowing down with another outstanding Main Event turnout for its fifth return to South Korea. Tournament tables across the Paradise City Casino were heavily packed as the thrilling KRW 1,300,000,000 (~US$ 1,000,000) guaranteed APT Incheon Main Event played down its final two flights yesterday. The biggest […]
08/31/2023
WSOP Online-N8: Dicky Tsang, Hsi Hao Chen, Lavi Ahuja run deep; Or Nezer, Vinicius Steves, Sergei Koliakov, Paulius Vaitiekunas score bracelets
The virtual poker arena has been hopping lately with online platform Natural8-GGNet hosting the World Series of Poker Online. The festival lit up the screens on August 20 and will continue until October 2, offering a grand total of 33 gold bracelets to be claimed. Opening week witnessed strong performances by several Asian players, most […]
08/31/2023
World Poker Tour announces unprecedented USD 40M guarantee for WPT World Championship! Win your way via WPT Vietnam in October
As Season XXI of the World Poker Tour swiftly approaches its conclusion, the much-anticipated WPT World Championship is on the horizon. The grand finale of this properous season promises to be nothing short of monumental boosted by the recent announcement of a massive USD 40,000,000 guarantee. In the press release, WPT CEO, Adam Pliska said, […]
08/31/2023
APT Incheon $1M GTD Main Event packs 430 entries in, Taiwan’s Yu Sheng Lin tops survivor list; Two flights left on schedule
The biggest festival in Asian Poker Tour history is making a splash this week as it plays through its KRW 1,300,000,000 (~US$ 1,000,000) guaranteed APT Incheon Main Event at the top-rated Paradise City Casino. The prestigious series runs for a total of five more days through September 3rd, attracting yet another outstanding turnout as […]
08/30/2023
2023 APT Incheon: Singapore’s Jun Hao Wu takes down record-breaking Superstar Challenge; China’s Hong Ru Zhang clinches two trophies; Fourth APT title for Dicky Tsang; Milos Petakovic and Bastien Joly emerge victorious
Almost a week in, the fifth running of the Asian Poker Tour festivities in Incheon, South Korea has been a full fledged international affair with players hailing from various parts of the globe coming down to the tournament tables at Paradise City Casino. The esteemed festival covers a ten-day schedule through September 3rd featuring 69 […]
08/30/2023
Countdown to USOP Hanoi, just days away! Heads Up Challenge players announced, Tag Team Event open – September 1 to 11 at Crown Poker Club
The eagerly awaited return of the U Series of Poker (USOP) to Hanoi, Vietnam is just days away! Time to pack your bags for what promises to be a thrilling festival featuring VND 32 Billion – equivalent to USD 1.33 Million – in guaranteed prize pools. This is VND 7 Billion more than its previous […]
08/29/2023
CPG Championship crowns Liu Xiaohu the newest Main Event champion
China’s premier poker organization, China Poker Games (CPG), has once again delivered a sensational event at the Howard Johnson Resort in Sanya, Hainan Island. The 11th edition of the annual CPG Championship series, known as the richest event in Asia, concluded with a staggering 4,080 entries in the Main Event and an impressive prize pool […]
08/28/2023
“Jungleman is Coming” to Hong Kong Poker Tour Da Nang from September 19 to 28 at Hoiana Resort & Golf
Just three months after its inaugural event in Korea, the Hong Kong Poker Tour (HKPT) is back for another series and certain to be there is American elite player Daniel Cates aka Jungleman! The pro’s participation was revealed by HKPT several days ago on facebook. Other VIPs are expected and will be announced soon. The […]
08/28/2023
Bump up the fun with Somuchpoker’s new staking feature coming your way!
Holding down our title as the top poker media group in the Asia Pacific, Somuchpoker is ready to bring you a step further from your usual daily poker news with a new staking feature thrilled to take on your action. Hitting the screens this week, Staking by SMP serves as a simple and secure […]
08/27/2023
Biggest ever in Vietnam History for local series – VSOP Championship IX featuring over ₫20 Billion in guarantees; No Winning Fee
Homegrown poker festivals are thriving in Vietnam, and just in 2 weeks, the place you should be is the Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP) Championship IX. Pegged by players as the coolest looking poker room in Hanoi, the upcoming series by VSOP showcases an impressive ₫20 Billion (~$860,000) in combined guarantees. This is the richest […]
08/26/2023
Poker Dream 6 Malaysia sets new brand record Main Event prize pool; festival pays out ~ USD3.5 Million; full results inside
Last weekend marked the culmination of the most lucrative poker event in Malaysia’s history as Poker Dream shattered records, attracting an immense 1,453 Main Event entries for a prize pool of RM 4,777,318 (~USD 1,028,708). Running from August 11 to 20, 2023, the festival paid out nearly RM 16.3 Million, equivalent to roughly USD 3.5 […]
08/24/2023
WPT Prime Taiwan wraps up! Seonguk Huh wins record Main Event, Sparrow Cheung clinches POF title, Pradeep Sharma claims two; Vietnam, Taiwan events revealed
Fourteen days of spectacular poker action swept through Taipei City, Taiwan as players converged for the biggest World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime series in the region. Running from August 8 to 21, 2023 at the Asia Poker Arena, the festival closed with nearly $3.9 Million paid out and the Main Event setting new heights for […]
08/23/2023
