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Despite the stormy weather, players came in droves to take part in the opening games of Poker Dream Vietnam. Two events lit up the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites KHOS – the Warm Up VN₫ 1B guaranteed and the High Roller Freezeout. Here are the highlights, chip counts, and Day 2 seat […]

Good news for the live poker scene in Asia, Taiwan has finally lifted its mandatory quarantine requirements on all incoming travelers. Players and poker organizations alike have been awaiting this moment and it comes just in time for the World Poker Tour’s Prime series which is set to take place from November 11 to […]

For poker players in the Philippines, the 16th edition of PokerStars LIVE – Manila Super Series is currently swinging at Okada Manila. The weeklong event opened on October 11 and will run through the 17th. This is the most popular low buy in series hosted by the brand with prices ranging from just ₱ […]

In just under 48 hours, the first ever poker event in Hoi An, Vietnam will finally hit the live green as Poker Dream hosts a ten–day series at the five-star Hoiana Hotel & Suites. Since the announcement, the event has drawn plenty of attention with players anticipating another thrilling series by the new brand, […]

Article sponsored by Natural8 A brand new Jackpot is now available on Natural8 – Asia’s largest online poker room. As its name implies, Bounty Jackpot is available in all regular bounty tournaments, as well as Battle Royale – the latest Sit & Go style tournament to hit the site. Players do not need to do […]

Social media has been buzzing with chatter for several days, and expectedly so, with a big reveal coming from the PokerStars LIVE dugout. For the first time in history, the brand’s highly regarded Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) heads to Phnom Penh, Cambodia with games taking place at the world class NagaWorld Entertainment Complex […]

Article sponsored by Natural8 A brand new mini MILLION$ event is coming this October with over $5,000,000 in guarantees. While “mini” is in its name, the prizes are anything but. In fact, some of the tournaments have guaranteed prize pools up to $1,000,000. What is “mini” about the mini MILLION$ series is the buy-in. The […]

APPT CAMBODIA 2022 BROCHURE PokerStars LIVE announces inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Cambodia, running November 3-13, 2022. For the first time in the tour’s fifteen year history the APPT is heading to the Cambodian capital -Phnom Penh-, with the multi-award winning, world class integrated resort of NagaWorld playing host to the 10-day tournament series. “PokerStars […]

Rising Filipino star Maxwell Philippe Rosete has once again proved to be a strong contender against the local scene after bagging the Asian Philippine Poker League title last Sunday. Rosete cashed in on his career-best cash of Php 3,203,000 (~US$ 54,251) for topping the 396-entry field Main Event. The inaugural APPL festival at Dowinn Casino, […]

The World Poker Tour wrapped up an incredibly fun and successful first ever Australia Main Tour, which ran from September 15 to 27 at The Star Gold Coast. Over the 13 days, the festivities brought in a flood of enthusiasts from all around the country, which included highly decorated local superstars Joe Hachem and […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. WSOP Online Main Event breaks $20 million guarantee The biggest highlight across the online poker scene came to a close last week where the annual World Series of Poker Online awarded 33 official […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8-GGNet set to award $5M in prizes across Mini MILLION$ series Following its success with the recently concluded World Series of Poker Online, Natural8-GGNet is back again with another exciting festival beginning this […]

Since its inauguration in 2016, APL events have been successfully held in various countries in Asia. With that support the APL is prepared to take on the global market to become the leading brand in tournament poker. With the pandemic affecting all industries. The APL has been building and striving to make bigger guaranteed events […]

Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, poker pro Punnat Punsri’s phenomenal year continued with another live tournament achievement in the bag. This time, Punsri upped his earnings by US$ 2,600,000 after taking down the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series Main Event in Cyprus. He has now catapulted to the top of the Hendon Mob Thailand […]

On August 14 to September 27, Natural8-GGNet was buzzing with action as players hunted down World Series of Poker Online bracelets. Last night, the festival concluded with the highly coveted Main Event title and gold claimed by Swedish online star Simon Eric Mattsson for a monster takedown of $2.79 Million. Also walking away with life […]

After ten full days of fun and exciting action at Grand Loyal Poker Club, the World Poker Championship has wrapped up its first chapter in Hanoi, Vietnam, having awarded over VN₫ 54.6B (~US$ 2,305,101) in prizes. The concluded 20-event lineup ran from September 16-25, 2022 and welcomed a grand total of 3,826 entries all throughout. […]

The biggest tournament series in Vietnam poker history has officially wrapped up its final six side events to finish off its 10-day lineup. Claiming the last few trophies are Korea’s Yu Je Nam and Kim Jinyoung, Vietnam’s Cao Ngoc Anh, France’s Leonard Yannick, and Singapore’s Tzai Wei Phua and Norbert Koh.  The concluded World […]

Article sponsored by Natural8   There have been many links between football and poker over the years which attracts many world-class players to trade their boots for bets during the off-season. Whether their love for poker stems from the extreme mental challenge, the thrill of the game, or just pure fun, fans of both sides […]

The Asian live poker circuit has never been so vibrant with an abundance of exciting developments taking place this year. The latest was the emergence of an ambitious new brand, Poker Dream, created by well known poker figure Winfred Yu. In July, the brand debuted in Malaysia becoming the first to ever host an […]

After three days of play, Vietnam’s own Ha Manh Tuong was crowned champion of the biggest Main Event to land in the country. The local pro outlasted the 1,020-entry field and bagged the lion’s share of the VN₫ 17,809,200,000 (~US$ 751,126) prize pool amounting to VN₫ 3,226,200,000 (~US$ 136,069) for his impressive run.  Ha’s journey […]