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Since the start of the pandemic, live poker has been booming in South Korea resulting in incredibly lucrative festivals. Due to this, many new poker brands and organizers have emerged such as the Winjoy Poker League (WPL) and the Korea Series of Poker (KSOP). To close out the year and kick off the new […]

Excitement is in the air as the World Poker Championship (WPC) approaches. In collaboration with the Hanoi Series of Poker (HSOP), the much talked about event is set to hit the felt in two days, January 3, at the Grand Loyal Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam, and will run through January 15. Opening the […]

Thrilling live poker action is taking place right now in South Korea with the Winjoy Poker League (WPL) and Korea Series of Poker (KSOP) hosting a three day event at the Grand Hyatt Incheon. The series opened yesterday, December 30, and will run through January 1. A total of six tournaments are scheduled and […]

2022 saw several new poker brands emerge in Asia. Taking the region by storm was Poker Dream created by well known industry figure Winfred Yu. Debuting in Malaysia in July, it became the first brand to host a full blown international festival in the Muslim country. The ten-day event was an immense success, drawing […]

You might have noticed that a small percentage of your pot/tournament entry fee is taken by the casino whenever you play cash game poker or register for a tournament. This is called the “rake” and there’s no running away from this. With rakeback promotions, however, you can get back a portion of the paid rake […]

Land-based operator Asian Poker Tour concluded a spectacular return to the live scene this year. Back in 2019, the brand experienced its most successful run and was headed for an even greater one in 2020 until the pandemic struck to send it to a hard halt. Two years later, good news arrived. Most Asian borders […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Massive €5M GTD iPoker Festival Winter ongoing A week into iPoker Network’s largest festival in history, the €5,000,000 guaranteed iPoker Festival Winter is in full swing right on time for the holidays. The […]

U Series of Poker, has been a global phenomenon for the past three years. For their fourth installment, the organizers designed a sensational poker-getaway to Taipei, Taiwan. The Dates: 10th to 19th February 2023 Free your schedule, these 10 days will be a fairly memorable poker experience for all poker lovers. With a Main Event […]

The World Poker Championship (WPC) will ring in the new year with another ambitious festival in Hanoi, Vietnam. Mark your calendars because coming January 3 to 15, the WPC returns to the Grand Loyal Poker Club featuring a mighty US$ 1 MILLION guarantee. This is the largest live festival guarantee ever announced by any brand […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. WSOP Winter Circuit underway at Natural8 – GGNet The online poker scene is closing in on a successful year across the Natural8 – GGNetwork arena with its premium World Series of Poker Winter […]

Bundle up and stay warm indoors this winter! The long-awaited once-a-year World Series of Poker (WSOP) Winter Circuit edition is back on Natural8.  This year’s Winter Circuit comes with a $150,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, making it the circuit with the biggest prize pool ever. From 4th December 2022 until 9th January 2023, stand a chance […]

Unsure of what to get for your loved ones, or for yourself, this Christmas? How about an iPhone 14 Pro? Or an Xbox Series S? This festive season, Natural8 brings you Lucky’s Christmas Week, where there are plenty of presents waiting for you underneath the tree. From 19th December until Christmas Eve (24th December 2022), […]

After a long border closure, in early November, Taiwan finally opened to a majority of countries, offering visa free and no requirements for vaccination, PCR test, and quarantine. A mass influx of international players seized the opportunity, resulting in jaw-dropping numbers for the World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan series at the Chinese Texas Hold’em […]

The biggest year-end poker festival has kicked off… or shall we say, blasted off with opening week of the highly anticipated 2022 WPT World Championship seeing massive turnouts and star studded tables at the Wynn Las Vegas. Throughout the year the World Poker Tour has been celebrating its 20th year anniversary all over the […]

PokerStars LIVE Manila wrapped up its final series of the year with the 15th edition of the Manila Megastack running from November 28 to December 5 at their hub in Okada Manila, Philippines. Topping the headlines was Main Event champion Bell John Perez for his first major title. Other noteworthy stories were Deepstack Challenge […]

After a two and a half year wait, the Asian Poker Tour (APT) in partnership with the Viet Nam Series of Poker (VSOP) finally makes landfall in Da Nang, Vietnam. Initially scheduled for April 2020 but postponed due to the pandemic, the much awaited event takes place at the Risemount Premier Resort starting today, […]

After five days of competition, Korea’s Jaesung Kim clinched the first ever Hanoi Super Series MAIN EVENT. Kim outlasted a final table dominated in numbers by Vietnamese to claim the top ICM deal payout of ₫1,073,000,000 (~$44,035) and his first ever live title. Relive the action via the livestream on the Grand Loyal Poker […]

After seven days of festivities that ran from November 28 to December 4 at the Grand Loyal Poker Club,  the inaugural Hanoi Super Series  concluded with a total of ₫14,345,160,000 (~$588,760) paid out and ten players walking away with event trophies. The HSS was the first of its kind in Hanoi, Vietnam and was a collaborative effort […]

After six days of games, the inaugural Hanoi Super Series (HSS) is down to its final day! Created by the Hanoi Series of Poker (HSOP) and Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM) the festival kicked off on November 28 at the Grand Loyal Poker Club with 10 events to conquer and billions in guarantees. To […]

The past two days has been elbow to elbow at the Grand Loyal Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam with the inaugural Hanoi Super Series MAIN EVENT under the spotlight. Three starting heats were scheduled from November 30 to December 1, resulting in a combined 352 entries to easily surpass the guarantee. Breaking it down, Day […]