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The inaugural WPT Prime Vietnam is just two days in and already the numbers are worth bragging about. Day 1A of the WPT Opener attracted 123 entries which was then followed by a storm of 185 runners at Day 1B for a combined 308 entries. With buy in of VN₫ 8,800,000 each, the VN₫ 2.5 […]

Hanoi, Vietnam‘s capital city, is one of the newest locations in Asia to see live poker balloon in such a short period of time and one place providing plenty of excitement is the Crown Poker Club. For the next twelve days, running from May 19 to 30, this spacious 700 square meter venue will be […]

The World Poker Tour is back in Vietnam staging its biggest international event in the country in nearly three years. The tour’s much anticipated new series WPT Prime kicked off today May 19 at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi and will run a total of 12 days, concluding on May 30. For those […]

After a year-long gap, the Asia Poker Championship series is back bigger than ever with a much boosted guaranteed prize pool of Php 20,000,000 (~US$ 382,000). Metro Card Club’s largest event so far this year is set to run this coming June 6-12, 2022 with the exciting Main Event as the sole highlight of the […]

Article sponsored by Natural8   This May, GGPoker Network introduces what is likely its largest online tournament series so far–GG Online Championship (GGOC). Not only are there $150M in guaranteed prize pools and different buy-in levels for different bankrolls, there are events with massive guarantees such as the $10M GTD Super MILLION$ HR Main Event […]

For the past two years, live poker has been booming in Hanoi, Vietnam with numerous homegrown events running continuously. Coming May 19 to 30, players will have something unique to feast on as the World Poker Tour Season XX heads to the capital city with a sizzling new series called WPT Prime. Announced back in […]

The Viet Nam Series of Poker wrapped up seven bustling days of poker at their hub in Hanoi, Vietnam. The VSOP Championship IV x APL series ran from May 2 to 8, and in its wake, over VN₫ 9.5 Billion was paid across 12 events. Among the winners, Phan Trọng Linh earned all the praise […]

Last April 27 to May 8, the Philippines experienced its first full-fledged Asian Poker Tour festival in three years with APT Philippines 2022 taking place at Resorts World Manila. Throughout the twelve day series, players were treated to all the crowd favorites resulting in guarantees surpassed and over US$ 1.1 Million paid out. Hoisting unique […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. $150M GTD GG Online Championship kicks off on Natural8 – GGNet A record breaking festival once again, Natural8 – GGNetwork is crushing the online scene with great value tournament offerings and another festival […]

The Grand Loyal Poker Club is the place to be next week as the room celebrates its fifth year in business. Opened in 2017, the club has since become one of Hanoi, Vietnam’s most popular poker venues with numerous big festivals staged. Last year, the club hosted an international series that paid out over half […]

Sundays have always been a prime time for most online poker grinders with felt action on major sites taking the spotlight. This Sunday however, everyone’s eyes were centered on what could be the greatest cash game stream in poker history. Hustler Casino Live most recently released an episode featuring YouTube and Twitch’s biggest earners against […]

Article sponsored by Natural8 This May, Natural8 will be hosting a brand new Zodiac Festival. From 1st to 8th May 2022, everyone can participate in the ¥20,000,000 GTD Zodiac Festival and win special animal avatars. Zodiac Festival Highlights Celebrate Labor Day this year with the brand new Zodiac Festival. Daily Zodiac Main Event (¥500K GTD […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. iPoker Festival Spring guarantees €3M in prizes A boost from last season’s €2.5M record prize pool, iPoker Network returns this April through May 10th with an even larger Spring festival boasting of €3,000,000 […]

Article sponsored by PokerBROS PokerBROS has just unveiled the latest members of its team: Kikita Ardila, Ashley Frank and Justin Crespo are joining the family as official PokerBROS Friends. The Friends will represent the brand online through their social media channels, and at the tables in live events. PokerBROS are supporting the players in their […]

Live events continue to light up the Asian poker scene. Here are events right at your doorstep.   Asian Poker Tour Philippines – April 27 to May 8 No breaks for the Asian Poker Tour! Just ten days after completing an inaugural series in Phu Quoc, Vietnam, the brand is set to stage APT Philippines at […]

Article sponsored by Upoker Over the years, UPoker has been the pioneer in mobile app-based poker security by introducing e-mail binding, IP/GP restriction, Puzzle Verification and Password Protected Tables to make its games more secure. To further fortify their security, UPoker has outsourced in-depth security analysis to S9 Security. What is S9 Security? S9 Security […]

Article sponsored by Natural8 Super MILLION$ Week makes a comeback this 24th April – 1st May on Natural8. This High Roller favourite will feature 55 events and a massive $25,000,000 in guarantees. With nine events featuring over $1,000,000 in guarantees each, there will be plenty of chances for you to be the next Super MILLION$ […]

Having completed a highly successful series last month, the Viet Nam Series of Poker in Hanoi, Vietnam announced its biggest festival yet and it is just around the bend. Coming May 2 to 8 is VSOP Championship IV featuring VN₫ 6,000,000,000 (~US$ 261,238) in guaranteed prize pools, the largest amount ever put forth by the […]

The World Series of Poker Spring Circuit wrapped up its 24-day run on Natural8 – GG Network with nonstop games taking place from March 24 to April 17. At the close, the series paid out over US$ 32.6 Million across 18 ring events. Among the final five ring winners, Israeli player “pisgapoker_1” seized the Main […]

The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club completed its first homegrown High Roller festival with non-stop games running from April 9 to 18 at their main hub in Taipei, Taiwan. In partnership with the Asian Poker Tour, the CTP High Roller Series featured 19 tournaments with buy ins from NT$ 8K to […]