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This summer, Filipino player Terry Gonzaga secured his career first six figure payout of $172.8K after winning Aria’s $1,600 PLO in Las Vegas. The victory was his third deep run of the year, boosting his live tournament earnings to over half a million dollars. SMP: You’ve been having a pretty good year. You won […]

The World Poker Tour (WPT) takes center stage in Asia for a special ten-day series running from today July 15 to 24 in the luxurious Jeju Shinhwa World Landing Resort in Jeju Island. The gorgeous world heritage site is the perfect backdrop for this extraordinary event as WPT Korea presents a schedule of 18 events, […]

The Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT) is back for its 14th edition, and action is already underway! Kicking off on July 14, 2023, the beloved homegrown festival was off to an incredible start. On opening day, over 500 players poured in for the Freeroll to the Kick-Off event. The overwhelming response resulted in a long line […]

The World Poker Tour (WPT) concluded its first day of games in Jeju Island, with the WPT Opener and Deepstack NLH attracting good crowds. The ten-day festival is a special one on the WPT lineup with three key events to look forward to. The festival runs from July 15 to 24, 2023 at Landing […]

Vietnamese online pro Thai Ha secured a long-awaited career milestone by clinching his very first gold bracelet at Event 83: $1500 Short Deck No Limit Hold’em. Ha’s triumph came after two heart-wrenching runner-up finishes at the 2019 WSOP and WSOPE, where he fell just short in both the $10,000 Short Deck NLH and the […]

Asia’s hopes for a WSOP Main Event title vanished as India’s Anirban Das and Japan’s Masato Yokosawa, both fell in Day 7. Yokosawa was eliminated early in 45th place, Das followed out on the last hand of the day in 16th place. Anirban Das – 16th place – $430,200 Taking a look at Anirban […]

From a field of 10,043 players, the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka WSOP Main Event is down to 50 players. Among them are two players flying Asian flags, India’s Anirban Das and Japan’s Masato Yokosawa. Both players are guaranteed a minimum payout of $188,400. Rank Player Flag Stack […]

During the 2023 WSOP Main Event, India’s Abhishek Paul outlasted the participants of the Somuchpoker Survivor Promo to win $10,000 in cold hard cash. On Day 5, after Filipino Cezar Quiambao was eliminated, Paul was neck and neck against Filipino William Ysmael. Ysmael exited in 624th place, Paul fell shortly after in 564th place […]

More hopes and dreams denied at the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship with a further 292 players falling on Day 5. Among them were 2005 champion Joe Hachem and 2003 champion Chris Moneymaker, thus ensuring a new champion to be crowned for 2023. The record breaking Main […]

The highly anticipated World Series of Poker (WSOP) Summer Circuit is back, bringing you 18 Circuit Rings and an astounding $100,000,000 in guaranteed prizes. Mark your calendars from 2nd to 31st July, as this is an opportunity you won’t want to miss! With an array of events and tournaments lined up as well as buy-ins […]

Excitement from the get-go with 1,517 players returning for Day 4 of the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka WSOP Main Event. The day opened with the money just ten spots away. A large crowd of spectators flooded the rails of Horseshoe Las Vegas and an hour in, […]

The World Poker Tour and the One Drop Foundation have joined forces for the first time to bring players an uplifting series, currently unfolding at Wynn Las Vegas. The festivities kicked off on July 9 with the WPT EveryOne for One Drop tournament featuring a guaranteed prize pool of $10,000,000 and a buy-in of $10,000. […]

As the halls of Horseshoe Las Vegas mark a significant occasion, another historic moment unfolds at Wynn Las Vegas where the World Poker Tour is hosting the WPT EveryOne for One Drop. In collaboration with the One Drop Charity Foundation, this tournament is the first of two events preceding the highly anticipated return of the Big […]

The Asian force has trimmed further with the 148 returning players down to just 68 at the end of Day 3 of the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka WSOP Main Event ongoing at the Horseshoe Las Vegas and Paris Las Vegas ballrooms. Day 3 closed with […]

Chinese poker player Yang Zhang won the WSOP $3,000 No Limit Hold’em (Event 44) for a career high payout of $717,789. Somuchpoker had a chance to chat with Zhang about his thrilling WSOP adventure. He shared the ups and downs, and his heart condition that subdued the milestone moment. SMP: How many years have […]

The 54th Annual World Series of Poker has achieved the incredibly challenging task of breaking the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka WSOP Main Event record of 8,773 entries set back in 2006. With countless online satellites offered on all the major platforms, and registration open for five hours at each Day 2 flight, […]

A crowd of over 3,200 players returned to Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas ballrooms for Day 2D of the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka WSOP Main Event. They were joined by around 500 new entries to surpass the 10,000 entry mark. The official announcement was made by […]

Another mind-boggling scene at the 54th Annual World Series of Poker as nearly 4,000 players returned for Day 2 of the $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka 2023 WSOP Main Event.  Ongoing at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas ballrooms, it was without a doubt the largest gathering of players for this heat […]

Twenty years ago, Chris Moneymaker turned his $86 PokerStars online satellite ticket to $2.5 Million after winning the 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event. This resulted in a massive poker boom which is known worldwide as the “Moneymaker Effect”. Shortly after Moneymaker’s welcome speech at the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event, Somuchpoker was […]

It took a year of aggressive preparation and it paid off as the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold’em World Championship aka 2023 WSOP Main Event breached the long-standing 2006 turnout of 8,773 players. Before the announcement was made, 2003 champion Chris Moneymaker delivered a heartfelt welcome speech comparing the […]