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Largest event in Taiwan history; WPT Prime Main Event sees colossal Day 1C tunrout of 452 entries; Zachary Tay bags overall lead; 108 into Day 2
For the past three days, it has been wall to wall at the World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan Main Event at Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) with yesterday’s final entry day drawing an explosive 452 entries. This brought the overall total entry field to 877 making it the largest ever poker tournament […]
11/20/2022
France’s Marc Inizan leads the way at the WPT Prime Taiwan MAIN EVENT Final Table
It was a race of endurance at the record setting WPT Prime Taiwan Season XX MAIN EVENT with the 108 returning players chasing a seat to the final table. After eleven hours of Day 2 play, the lineup was formed led by Frenchman Marc Inizan with a very healthy 87 BB. Action resumes today, […]
11/20/2022
VSOP Championship VI underway! Chu Anh, Nguyen Quoc Chung, Nguyen Tuan Tai, Tran Ngoc Son capture trophies
The Viet Nam Series of Poker Championship VI is underway in Ha Noi, Vietnam! The popular homegrown festival is one of the most awaited by the locals as it promises to be richer than ever featuring ₫12 Billion (~$483,000) in guaranteed prize pools. The games lit up the felt on November 18 and will […]
11/19/2022
WPT Prime Taiwan: Hon Cheong “Ivan” Lee ships Super High Roller; Im Heesoo wins Single Day HR; Masaya Hayami leads PLO Day 1, 14 remain
WPT Prime Taiwan enters its eighth day at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) with games kicking off on November 11 and running through November 21. A total of 13 events have completed with two new champions emerging last night. Hong Kong’s Hon Cheong Lee aka Ivan Lee shipped the Super High […]
11/18/2022
WPT Prime Taiwan Main Event: Thailand’s Metasit Pratipsangkom dominates Day 1B
Action packed day at WPT Prime Taiwan with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) filled to capacity once again. International players and locals poured in for Main Event Day 1B, and as predicted, the NT$ 10M guarantee was quickly shattered. With a cumulative 452 entries (Day 1A – 189, Day 1B – […]
11/18/2022
WPT Prime Taiwan Main Event: Singapore’s Carter Chan delivers the bubble to earn Day 1A chip lead
World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan brought together 189 runners to the Main Event and after 11 hours of play, Singapore’s Carter Chan stole the show, delivering the bubble to end Day 1A. Chan also set the bar high for the next starting day, bagging up a mammoth 691,000 in chips. Read up on the […]
11/17/2022
WPT Prime Taiwan: Motoyoshi Okamura wins Mini High Roller; Ya Wen Hsieh dominates Ladies Event
Another action packed day at WPT Prime Taiwan concluded with two players added to the winners list. The newly minted were Japan’s Motoyoshi Okamura at the Mini High Roller and Ya Wen Hsieh at the Ladies Event. These two players are now proud owners of their first WPT Prime trophies. More awards on offer […]
11/16/2022
WPT Prime Taiwan MAIN EVENT NT$ 10M guaranteed on the felt November 17 to 21
This year has shaped up to be a big one for the World Poker Tour in Asia-Pacific with numbers through the roof and records set. For its final Season XX celebration in the region, the globally renowned brand lights up Taiwan with an 11-day Prime series. This is the country’s first look at the […]
11/16/2022
WPT Prime Taiwan: Victor Chong clinches the Bounty Event; Pi Ying Hsu, Takao Shimizu, Chung Liang Kuo win trophies; SHR Day 1 update
Wall to wall poker at WPT Prime Taiwan with another batch of games drawing players to host venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club Taipei). In the aftermath, anothr four trophies were awarded. We’ve got those results below including an update on the ongoing Super High Roller and the Player of the Festival […]
11/16/2022
WPT Prime Taiwan in full swing at the CTP Club Taipei; early winners, POF standings; Mini HR still open and Ladies Event tonight
With borders now loosened, players around the region have descended on the first ever World Poker Tour Prime series in Taiwan. The festival kicked off on November 11 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) and is scheduled to run through November 21. The first four days saw the floor pumping with […]
11/15/2022
Challenge the Mystery Bounty event in the latest Omaholic Series
Article sponsored by Natural8 The World Champion of Omaha Series is back. From 13th – 27th November, play your favourite Omaha games to your heart’s content and stand a chance to win a huge chunk out of the $5,000,000 worth of guaranteed prize pools. Fans of the popular Texas Hold’em variant will be delighted to […]
11/14/2022
Inaugural APPT Cambodia 2022 Main Event champion to be crowned today, Taiwan’s Yu Chung Chang leads the pack
Yesterday’s intense race saw 75 players return to the Grand Ballroom of NagaWorld Phnom Penh for Day 2 of the Main Event, each one hoping for a piece of the bloated $494,991 pot and a seat to the finals. After nine hours of play, the chase ended with all the nine spots spoken for […]
11/13/2022
Online News: Winamax Pokus features €7M in guarantees; EGR awards 888poker Poker Operator of the Year title; 888poker boasts over $2M in prizes in The Knockout Games; Natural8 – GGNet’s $5M GTD Omaholic Series underway
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Winamax Pokus features €7M in guarantees France’s Winamax is back again this November for the third offering of its annual Winamax Pokus series. This season’s enchanting themed festival takes on a twelve-day schedule […]
11/13/2022
Alexander Puchalski crowned first ever APPT Cambodia Main Event champion
Canada’s Alexander Puchalski was crowned the first ever APPT Cambodia Main Event champion after besting a field of 378 entries. He captured the coveted PokerStars shard trophy and the $96,028 top prize. Read up on his race to victory via the Live Updates. “I feel good. I’ve won an event before but just for […]
11/13/2022
APPT Cambodia 2022 MAIN EVENT: 378 entries, $494.9K prize pool, 75 players head into Day 2; Valeriy Pak, Yu Qi Zhao top heats; David Erquiaga wins trophy
The inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cambodia enters its penultimate day with Day 2 of the Main Event seeing 75 players return. The pack will be led in by front runners just half a small blind apart – Korea’s Nam Hyung Kim (410,000) and Russia’s Valeriy Pak (409,000). Kim topped Day 1A and Pak […]
11/12/2022
Grand Loyal to close out the year featuring Hanoi Super Series ₫10 Billion (~$402,500) guaranteed
The Grand Loyal Poker Club in Vietnam has been a poker powerhouse all year with massive international and homegrown festivals fueling up the country’s capital city. In September, the club shattered multiple country records, paying out over $2.3 Million in prizes during the ten-day World Poker Championship. To date, it is the biggest event […]
11/12/2022
APPT Cambodia 2022: Seongmin Lee lifts first PS shard trophy; Clement Van Driessche, Hassaan Arif, Yu Qi Zhao win trophies
The first ever PokerStars shard trophy of APPT Cambodia 2022 has been captured with Korea’s Seongmin Lee minted at the APPT National. Lee overcame India’s Rajeev Kanjani at heads up to rein in the coveted title and the $30,133 top prize. You can read up on his road to victory via the Live Updates. […]
11/10/2022
APPT Cambodia 2022 Main Event: Nam Hyung Kim bags the lead again; Gary Thompson dominates SHR; Daniel Westerholm wins PLO Bounty
Unbelievable! Topping the headlines once again was Korea’s Nam Hyung Kim who closed out Day 1A of the Main Event as chip leader with 410,000 in chips, which was equivalent to 103 BB entering Day 2. Kim has been an absolute crusher at the inaugural APPT Cambodia 2022. He racked up massive stacks at […]
11/10/2022
Flip & Go Millionaire – Win Your Share of $1,000,000 on Natural8!
Article sponsored by Natural8 In conjunction with Single’s Day, Natural8 will be running a special one-of-a-kind series known as the Flip & Go Millionaire on 11th November 2022. With $1,000,000 in prize pool, players can buy in from as low as just $11. Satellites start from only $0.11 and are available throughout the series for […]
11/09/2022
First ever Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cambodia Main Event hits the felt on November 10 to 13
After one week of pre-games, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour kicks off its $1,500 buy in Main Event at the Grand Ballroom of NagaWorld Phnom Penh. Highlighting the anticipated event is the $400,000 guarantee and the PokerStars shard trophy. It opens on Thursday, November 10 with the final table taking place on Sunday, November […]
11/09/2022
