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After the overwhelming success of the World Poker Tour’s 20th year anniversary season finale in Las Vegas, anticipation is high for the brand’s upcoming Season XXI. For the first half of the year, twelve locations have already been announced. Good news for those in the Asia-Pacific region, among the scheduled stops are Australia, Cambodia, […]

PokerStars LIVE Asia completed its first event of the calendar year with the Okada Manila Millions crowning Philippine player Sean Manalon as its newest Main Event champion. After a four-way deal, Manalon bested highly decorated local pro Christopher Mateo at heads up for his first ever live win. He pocketed a career high PH₱ […]

Continuing a trend that has been ongoing since opening day, the World Poker Championship is well on its way to crushing its ₫10 Billion MAIN EVENT guarantee with 139 turning up for Day 1A. It took nearly 13 hours for the heat to end. 17 players bagged up led by rising young star Hai […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Unibet launches €65K leaderboard race Kicking 2023 off with a blast is Unibet Poker with an exciting round of promotions through the first week of February. The XP Races is a series of […]

2022 was an exciting year for live poker with most borders opening and an abundance of festivals filling up everyone’s calendar. With the year now wrapped up, the Global Poker Index (GPI) winners have been announced. In the final stretch, USA’s Stephen Song slid in to win both the Global Player of the Year […]

In just one month’s time,  U Series of Poker (USOP), in collaboration with online platform Poker2U and popular Taiwan poker venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) bring you its first ever Taiwan Series! The upcoming event is the USOP’s first venture into live territory and will take place from February 10 to […]

Thanks to the support of our players and partners, Natural8 is now 7 years old, and there’s nothing that we want more than to celebrate such a joyous occasion with you! After all, you are the important piece that made Natural8 what it is today.  Over the last 7 years, Natural8 has been growing rapidly. […]

It can be said that 2022 marked the return to full throttle of live poker. Tournament players returned to the felt after many months of forced hibernation. While there were many that shined, here are our picks for some of the top Asia performers in the field. PUNNAT PUNSRI tops 2022 GPI Asia ranking […]

Cards in the air! Live tournament action is underway in Asia with full blown festivals taking place in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Soon to join the list is Malaysia. It will be a tough choice for travelers as each one offers enticing guarantees.  Taiwan Millions Tournament 13 NT $8M guaranteed – January 2 […]

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 […]