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Vietnam’s Mai Bien clinched his first ever APPT title at the NagaWorld Kickoff Event after overcoming Filipino pro Mike Takayama at heads up. Bien claimed a live tournament career high $15,709 and captured the coveted spade trophy. Bien is on fire this year with four titles under his belt. This was his first outside […]

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Day 2 of the inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Cambodia took off running with Day 1B of the NagaWorld Kickoff drawing in an eager crowd. Seen on the felt were players traveling from around the world: Dutch vlogger Tony Khoang, South Africa’s Marc Joseph, Japan’s Go Mori, India’s Akshay Kapoor (who already cashed […]

The World Poker Tour continues its 20th anniversary celebration with another big festival in Asia before the close of the year. In just a week’s time is the highly awaited WPT Prime Taiwan taking place from November 11 to 21 at the popular card room, Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei […]

The first ever Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) festival in Cambodia was off to a smashing start with the NagaWorld Kickoff event drawing 299 entries over three starting heats. Day 1A pulled in an impressive 118 entries, Day 1B stormed in creating a larger 126 field, then the Day 1C Turbo flight added another […]

Off to a great start here at the first ever Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) festival in Cambodia! The opening deal was announced at 1pm with six tables quickly up and running for the NagaWorld Kickoff $50K GTD. If it keeps pace, we should see the guarantee easily breached. Among the players battling it […]

Homegrown poker festivals are thriving in Vietnam, and in just a couple of weeks, the place to be is the Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP) Championship VI. Pegged by players as the coolest looking poker room in Hanoi, the VSOP’s upcoming series features a lucrative ₫12 Billion (~$483,000) in combined guarantees. This is the […]

The inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Cambodia got underway today and welcoming in the players was emcee / APPT Assistant Tournament Director Levy Castillo followed by a short dance number by Arrowplas, and ceremonial speeches by NagaWorld Senior Manager for Poker Operations Christopher Paul Gros, Connaissance Management General Manager Erique Tan, and APPT Senior […]

After six days of pre-games, the “Find Your Way to WPT World Championship Series” welcomed players in the Crown Poker Club in Ha Noi, Vietnam with Day 1A of the Main Event ₫5 Billion (~$201,207) guaranteed. Surprising the early goers was an incentive for all Day 1A attendees, a special bonus reward of ₫30 […]

After seven days of pre-games, excitement heightens at the Crown Poker Club as the “Find Your Way to the WPT World Championship” is just one day away from the ₫5 Billion (~$207,160) guaranteed Main Event. This is the most ambitious prize pool ever guaranteed by the club. It runs from November 3 to 6. […]

A day of champions at the Crown Poker Club with Vu Thai Bao, Dinh Quang Vu, and Ta Khanh Linh all walking away with club trophies. Topping the headlines was Nguyen Trung Ha aka Hasagi who took down the coveted Super High Roller title that saw a healthy turnout of 52 entries. We’ve got […]

“Find Your Way to WPT World Championship Series” at the Crown Poker Club just wrapped up Day 4 of its ten-day run with three new winners bringing home trophies. The latest champions were Le Van Duc, Big Tiger. and Tran Thanh Hung. We’ve got those stories for you. For those just getting wind of […]

In just a couple of days, players worldwide will once again descend upon the capital city of Cambodia as the Asia Pacific Poker Tour heads to Phnom Penh for an 11-day series at the five star NagaWorld Integrated Resort. Since the announcement, feedback has been tremendous with many quickly confirming attendance, including players from […]

Star studded final table at the Crown Poker Club’s WPTC Series Opener concludes with Vietnamese pro Ngoc Anh Cao seizing the title and the ₫550,000,000 (~$22,140) first prize. Finishing as runner up was Hong Kong pro Raiden Kan while the day’s entering chip leader Huỳnh Ngọc Cường settled for 3rd place. The Opener drew […]

Poker clubs in Vietnam and Korea have been busy all year with live events running nonstop in the big cities. Over in the Philippines, it is no different with the local scene stirred up by heavy prize pools offered by the Metro Card Club. As pioneers of the industry in the country, the Metro, as […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. iPoker Network’s €2.5M GTD Bounty Hunter Series underway Major operator iPoker Network is once again welcoming its growing user base to a seven-figure festival running through November 8. With a week left on […]

Bustling day at the Crown Poker Club in Ha Noi, Vietnam with poker players crowding the tables for the ₫2.5 Billion guaranteed WPTC Series Opener. Kicking off the festivities was Day 1B which found a hefty 153 entries, followed in the afternoon by Day 1C with 119 pulling up seats. Combined with the 51 […]

The highly anticipated World Poker Tour World Championship is coming up in December at the Wynn in Las Vegas and it will be unlike any live event put forth by any brand in history. Running from December 1 to 20, the festival features 20 events, each one backed by a generous guarantee ranging from […]

Cards are in the air for the “Find Your Way to WPT World Championship Series” at Crown Poker Club (CPC) in Ha Noi, Vietnam. The ten-day local event runs from October 28 to November 6 featuring 16 events and ₫13 Billion in guaranteed prize pools. Unlike previous festivals hosted in the country, this one […]

The Crown Poker Club completed its first day of “Find Your Way to WPT World Championship Series” festivities in Ha Noi, Vietnam. Anh Duy Nguyen and Trong Xuan Dinh walked away as the event’s first champions while at the multi-day WPTC Series Opener, Day 1A concluded with six players remaining led by USA’s Trent Fechter. […]