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The World Poker Championship games at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi has packed in undeniable success through its first half, with its festival’s generated prize pools cruising way above its advertised guarantees. Record turnouts and massive fields are among the two things that have been consistent all throughout the past five days. With the […]

The guarantee smashing WPC-SEAPT Kick Off Event at Grand Loyal Poker Club has finally come to a close after awarding close to VN₫ 4.7B in prizes across the three days. With 75 players returning to the felt out of the record 605-entry turnout, it took about 9 hours of fierce gameplay before the final […]

Whether the VN₫ 20B guaranteed World Poker Championship at Grand Loyal Poker Club has been under listed or not, great news await the tournament players coming in to play its games. Pot smashing guarantee after pot smashing guarantee, today’s Mystery Bounty event once again surpassed its expected entry field and packed in a total […]

An hour left on the clock before the Final Day festivities sets sail for the World Poker Championship at Grand Loyal Poker Club’s first featured event on schedule. 75 players led by Nguyen Duc Anh, return to the felt as they hunt down the coveted VN₫ 888,300,000 (~US$ 37,544) top prize. The astounding 605-entry […]

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There’s no surprise to see the ballroom at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi once again fill up by midday with the Day 1B qualifier for Event #2: WPC-SEAPT Kick Off setting sail as early as 11:00. Five levels of registration was all it took before the opening event smashed its VN₫ 2.5 Billion (~US$ […]

Early evening of Saturday, September 17, Triton Poker announced the passing of one of Malaysia’s most beloved and respected poker players, Ivan Leow. According to the post, Leow died at a prime age of 41 due to natural causes. Leow has been active around the Triton circuit since its inception, winning multiple titles from around […]

Following three flights over the course of two days, Event #1: WPC-SEAPT Kick Off recorded a jaw-dropping 605-entry field, easily surpassing its initial VN₫ 2.5B guarantee. The generated prize pool grew to a whopping VN₫ 4,694,800,000 (~US$ 198,428), dubbing the first event of the World Championship Poker games at Grand Loyal Poker Club an […]

The opening day for the awaited VN₫ 20 Billion (~US$ 854,800) guaranteed World Poker Championship has finally arrived at Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi. As early as 10:00, players have flocked in at the prestigious Grand Loyal Poker Club to jump in WPC and South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) festival’s opening satellite of the […]

Off to a smashing start, the World Poker Championship festivities currently running at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi, saw its ballroom fill up quickly with dozens of players from all across the region. The WPC in partnership with South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) welcomed hundreds of runners to three events on schedule – […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Winamax Poker Tour returns in France French online poker giant Winamax is booked once again to host its unique live offering this 2022 in its home location following a four year break. Dubbed […]

Less than 72 hours in before the awaited World Poker Championship kicks off on Friday, September 16th at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi for ten full days of jam-packed action. The WPC in partnership with South East Asia Poker Tour (SEAPT), is set to bring a total 19 tournaments on schedule, nine of which hold […]

Cedrric Trevino: PokerBros pro player – just finished in 3rd place in the WSOPC Main Event Tulsa for 82k and got the 66th place in the WSOP Main Event this summer for 121k Somuchpoker: You’re from Texas, where there is a lot of live poker and you’ve been playing since around 2003. With so much experience […]

The Viet Nam Series of Poker advertised the biggest homegrown event in Hanoi, Vietnam and after ten days of action packed days, it more than delivered with over VN₫ 18 Billion in cash paid out. In partnership with Asia Poker League, the series ran from August 26 to September 4. Main Event champion Nguyễn […]

In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8’s WSOP Online runners in for exclusive promos A week into the month of September and tournament grinders are already taking on the busy online poker scene with no hesitation. Natural8 – GGNet’s […]

South African poker player and Monster Jam Poker Tour CEO, Marc Joseph, found time to chat with Somuchpoker about the growth of poker in his country and why everyone should come out and visit. *All photos courtesy of Monster Jam Poker Tour SMP: What’s the poker scene like in South Africa? Joseph: When poker […]

The World Series of Poker Online has been heating up Natural8 – GGNet since August 14 with the masses targeting the 33 gold bracelets on offer. A few nights ago, the series breached the halfway mark. Among the first half winners were N8 players Stefan Schillhabel, David Yan, and Team Hot Ambassador Pete Chen. Each […]

Following news of Asian Poker Tour’s ownership change last June, the prime live tournament operator now under APT Events Private Limited, has announced its newly appointed key leaders as of yesterday. The press release revealed the brand’s decision to sign Neil Johnson as its President and Fred Leung as its latest Chief Executive Officer. “The […]

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In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. WPT Global’s Day 2 of $1 for $1 million rescheduled to October Newcomer WPT Global marched right into the online poker scene with a grand entrance, kicking things off with its inaugural Summer […]