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USOP Hanoi Main Event ₫12BN guarantee breached! Hu Jin Long bags big at Day 1B; two flights remaining
[Vietnamese translation] Wall to wall action all day at the Crown Poker Club as players poured in for Day 1B of the USOP HANOI MAIN EVENT. By the close of registration, the tally was a towering 357 entries (214 unique), which was nearly 100 entries more than Day 1A’s 268 count. Combined together, the 625 draw was […]
09/08/2023
Time to shine! U Series of Poker Main Event begins today at Crown Poker Club Hanoi feat. ₫12 BN guarantee
Following six action-packed days of pre-games that filled the Crown Poker Club Hanoi to its limits, the spotlight now shifts to the U Series of Poker (USOP) MAIN EVENT! The hunt for the newest champion begins today at 11am. For a buy in of ₫25,000,000 (~USD 1,057) players have a shot at the VN₫ 12,000,000,000 […]
09/07/2023
Online News: Pokerstars’ WCOOP 2023 boasts $80M in guarantees; WSOP Online on Natural8 – GGNet underway; $50M in prizes to be won at WPN’s OSSXL; PokerBros’ DSOP End of Summer Series
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Pokerstars’ WCOOP 2023 boasts $80M in guarantees Online tournament grinders are up for a very busy autumn season with a ton of exciting festivals hitting the screens beginning this September. Online poker giant […]
09/07/2023
USOP Hanoi: Vu Thai Bao runs it twice for the win! Ip Ho Yuen dominates Superstack Madness; Andrei Berinov, Tran Minh Thang claim trophies
Day 3 at U Series of Poker Hanoi awarded more trophies with four players earning the spotlight. We’ve got those results down below. Plenty of USOP hardware yet to be claimed with the festival ongoing until September 11, 2023. Action takes place at the Crown Poker Club, the largest poker room in Hanoi, Vietnam. USOP […]
09/04/2023
2023 APT Incheon wraps up with KRW 8.56B (~US$ 6.49M) in prizes awarded; Thanisorn Saelor, Riku Mieda, Craig Anthony Cooper, and Daiki Shingae lift trophies
A global affair indeed, the recently concluded Asian Poker Tour Incheon stop was nothing short of successful with KRW 8,567,468,300 (~US$ 6,498,715) in total prizes awarded across its ten-day schedule. The brand’s biggest lineup consisting of 67 trophy events was met with a field of 6,967 entries, representing 40 flags which undeniably showcases the premium […]
09/04/2023
From 7 bb to champion! Hoang Hai Nam wins record breaking USOP Hanoi Superstar Challenge
[Vietnamese Translation] Once again, U Series of Poker (USOP) has broken bounds! At USOP Hanoi, high roller events have been enjoying the same level of popularity as lower-tiered events, a fact that was overwhelmingly evident during the much-anticipated Superstar Challenge. Conceived by host venue Crown Poker Club, the beloved homegrown tournament attracted an outstanding 94 entries […]
09/04/2023
Japan’s Shoichiro Tamaki hails as latest APT Incheon Main Event champion, taking down KRW 271,447,000 (~US$ 206,030) for his win
After six full days of intense action at the Paradise City Casino, the latest Asian Poker Tour Incheon Main Event has crowned Japan’s Shoichiro Tamaki as its newest champion. Tamaki collected an astonishing KRW 271,447,000 (~US$ 206,030) payout following a three-way ICM deal and defeating China’s Tsz To Wan in heads up play. The $1 […]
09/03/2023
Anticipated return of WPT Australia runs September 14 to 27 at The Star Gold Coast
We are on the cusp of WPT Australia, just several days away! From September 14 to 27, 2023, the place to be is undoubtedly The Star Gold Coast where the World Poker Tour (WPT) is set to host its Main Tour for the second consecutive year. Since the complete schedule was unveiled back in […]
09/03/2023
USOP Hanoi: Anatolii Gorbushin and Vu Thai Bao dominate the Mystery Bounty
Huge day for Russia’s Anatolii Gorbushin and Vietnam’s Vu Thai Bao with both players crushing the U Series of Poker Hanoi – Mystery Bounty event taking place at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam. In the end there could only be one true winner. Gorbushin clinched it for his maiden live title and […]
09/03/2023
APT Incheon Main Event: Japan’s Shoichiro Tamaki stacks high up on sixteen player survivor list; KRW 346,647,000 (~US$ 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
