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The Asian Poker Tour is currently running its 2023 season opener at the Viet Nam Series Poker (VSOP) in Hanoi, Vietnam. As one of the most awaited events of the new year, it has been jam packed from the start. Among those getting in the early action were 2022 GPI National Philippines David Erquiaga, […]

Many recognize David Erquiaga as the 2022 breakout player from the Philippines and WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event champion. In addition to his table success, Erquiaga is a poker coach for Action PH Poker Coaching Academy. Although the academy attracts mainly Filipino players,  the classes are available to anyone and everyone willing to learn, and […]

International poker festivals are making their way to Hong Kong and steering it in is Ricky Cheung, founder of Hong Kong Game Club. Somuchpoker had a chance to talk to Cheung about his poker room, what it offers, and what players have to look forward to.  SMP: When did you start the Hong Kong Game […]

In just under a week, U Series of Poker makes landfall in Taipei City, Taiwan! This is the brand’s first venture into the live arena and it aims to be highly memorable featuring 23 trophy events and TWD 20 Million (~$625,600) in guaranteed prize pools. If you missed our earlier posts, no fret as […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 – GGNet’s Mini MILLION$ doubles in on the action On its last leg, Natural8 – GGNet’s ongoing Mini MILLION$ series is once again attracting massive fanfare with its low buy-ins and eye-catching […]

Natural8 to host APTO series with $10,000,000 in guarantees. Last week, Natural8 signed a five-year agreement to become the Title Sponsor for the Asian Poker Tour (APT) and will celebrate the new relationship with the Asian Poker Tour Online (APTO) Series.   Today, Natural8 announced the full schedule for the APT Online which takes place […]

After a rush of lucrative season openers lighting up the Asian region, the next wave of games is at hand. Make sure to mark them down.  CTP Championship X Japan High Roller Series: January 27 to February 6 Popular card room, Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club and Japan High Roller team […]

Premium poker brand, Triton Poker, has set its imprint in various places around the world and coming this March, Vietnam will be added to that list. Revealed earlier this month, the event takes place from March 1 to 13 at Hoiana Resort & Golf in Hoi An, Vietnam. It will be the brand’s first […]

Get your dimes and pennies ready, for the mini MILLION$ series is back! This January, as a gift to Natural8 players, we have decided to double down on the previous mini MILLION$ guarantees and make it $10,000,000 in guaranteed prizes!    “This is the ultimate poker series for everyone and every bankroll!”  – Marketing Director […]

Life can sometimes be seen as one of those games of chance: as each day arrives, we have no real idea of what’s in store. According to Chinese beliefs, the year of our birth sees us being assigned a powerful animal. While there can be little dispute that luck plays a part in life, it’s […]

The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club Taipei) opened the new year with the 13th edition of the Taiwan Millions Tournament. Running from January 2 to 17, the highly popular homegrown festival guaranteed players NT$ 10 Million in combined prize pools. Like past editions, locals poured in, filling the room to capacity. At […]

2023 marks a new chapter for the Asian Poker Tour with new owners, APT Events Private Limited, aiming to take the brand to greater heights. This past week revealed some of those changes starting with a revamped APT Hanoi 2023 schedule. Following the release, the APT also announced an agreement with Natural8 that will […]

Poker Dream opened the new year at Resorts World Genting Highlands with a weeklong series running from January 9 to 15, 2023. This was the young brand’s second visit to Malaysia and as expected, it dragged out the biggest names in Asian poker with several seizing titles. Among the big winners were Danny Tang, […]

The U Series of Poker – Poker 2U Taiwan Series is coming up in just a few weeks and what better way to jumpstart your plans than by taking advantage of the Early Bird Packages. Two types of packages are offered.  Early Bird Standard Package – US$ 660 The Early Bird Standard Package costs […]

The poker world is buzzing with the recent release of the World Poker Tour Prime Cambodia Season XXI schedule. With the upcoming festival just a month and a half away, players are already planning their trip. Here are some of Asia’s best expressing their enthusiasm.   David Erquiaga, Season XXI WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event […]

On January 15, the World Poker Championship (WPC) in partnership with the Hanoi Series of Poker (HSOP) concluded its season opener at the Grand Loyal Poker Club in Hanoi. The event got underway on January 3 featuring a confident US$ 1 Million guarantee. Locals and Koreans flooded the felt, joined by a scatter of […]

With live poker thriving in Korea, organizers have been seeking out players to best represent their brand. Late last year, high profile Korean pros Yohwan Lim – more famously known as BoxeR – and Sung Joo Hyun both signed with Winjoy Poker League then several days ago Steve Yea and Seungmook Jung both signed […]

After five hours of intense competition, Thang Ngoc Dao is the newest World Poker Championship Main Event champion! He eliminated five players at the final table that included fellow countryman Hung Van Huynh at heads up to clinch the title and an ICM payout deal of ₫1,540,030,000 (~$65,700). Relive the Final 8 race to […]

After a lengthy 15+ hours of Day 2 play, the World Poker Championship MAIN EVENT Final 8 was established. Hong Kong’s Hoi Wai Tam bagged up the mightiest stack of 81 BB and holding firm as last rank was Day 2 chip leader Grant Gardner with 15 BB. The title-chase continues on Saturday, January […]

2023 is off to a great start. From 8th – 16th January 2023, you can take all that you learned in 2022 and challenge the first Super MILLION$ Week of the year.  This year, to make it even more rewarding, there will be a special Super MILLION$ Super Ranking Leaderboard, where all the points you […]