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Interview with Filipino high roller Florencio Campomanes
Before the pandemic, Filipino pro Florencio Campomanes was tearing up the felt with a victory at the 2019 APPT Manila Main Event and 2020 Red Dragon Manila Main Event. Two years later, with games back on the live green, he picked up right where he left off, winning two High Roller events in Vietnam. […]
06/03/2022
Inaugural WPT Prime Vietnam pays out over $2.37M; Duy Ho wins Player of the Festival; next stop Gold Coast from June 9 to 20
The World Poker Tour roared through Hanoi, Vietnam with the first ever WPT Prime series packing the house for twelve straight days. This was the brand’s first international event in Asia since the pandemic struck and it was through the roof. Running from May 19 to 30 at the Crown Poker Club, the event […]
06/01/2022
The Asia Poker League is back with ¥80,000,000 in guarantees
Article sponsored by Natural8 This coming June, Natural8 will be hosting the popular Asia Poker League (APL) once again. While the series is set to kick off on 3rd June 2022, you can already find Stage 1s of the ¥2M GTD Zodiac Bounty MILLION$ on the tournament lobby. Highlights 3rd June – 19th June 2022 […]
05/30/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam Main Event smashes records with 777 entries; Quang Nguyen, Steven Chow win side events
Wall to wall action at the inaugural World Poker Tour Prime Series as the brand celebrated its 20th year anniversary at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam. The past three days have been tremendous with series headliner Main Event on center stage. In its wake, it amassed a record-breaking 777 entries to smash […]
05/29/2022
News: VBet Poker hosts €1M GTD Hexagon online series; KSOP partners with WPT Global; Poker superstars join Poker Heroes NFT collection; Winamax celebrates Madrid stop; Online $1M jackpot extended
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting live and online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. VBet Poker hosts €1M GTD Hexagon online series For the second edition of its flagship tournament, Vbet Poker (BetConstruct Poker Network) is hosting a record-breaking Hexagon online series with a €1,000,000 […]
05/29/2022
Asian Poker Tour gears up for 13-day series at Grand Loyal in Hanoi; Chi Chung Ho, Chu Anh, Victor, among GL/APT 5th year big winners
Nonstop poker, nonstop excitement in Hanoi, Vietnam as international brands showcase their events in the capital city. Currently in its final days is the launch of the World Poker Tour’s Prime series. One week after it closes, the Asian Poker Tour stages a 13-day festival taking place from June 7 to 19 at the Grand […]
05/27/2022
India contingent storms WPT Prime Vietnam; Aditya Sushant, Florent Benlloch, Prommin Talordpong, Minh Nguyen, Thanh Hoang win trophies; POF udate
Another packed house at the launch of WPT Prime in Hanoi, Vietnam as it marked the start of series highlight Main Event. There to officially welcome in the players were World Poker Tour and Crown Poker Club teams, WPT Live Events Specialist Danny McDonagh, and club owner Bui Duc Tu. Adding to the room’s […]
05/26/2022
World Poker Tour hits Osaka, Japan this August 2022
Another fun-filled affair is in store for poker players geolocated in the Land of the Rising Sun as the internationally renowned World Poker Tour announces its awaited annual stop this 2022. Held previously in Tokyo, this year’s festivities will be taking place at yet an equally popular destination, Osaka, Japan. The special WPT event […]
05/25/2022
IPC Megastacks: Siddhanth Kripalani emerges as latest Main Event champion; Mahesh Shyamsundar, Alok Birewar, and Vivek Singh take down side events
Standing as the longest-running live tournament brand in India, this month’s India Poker Championship (IPC) Megastacks boasted IN₹ 3.5 Crores (~US$ 456,373) in guaranteed prizes across its four-event lineup. Three guaranteed tournaments completed the schedule with the highlighting ₹60K Main Event featuring a whopping IN₹ 2 Crores (~US$ 260,807) prize pool. The six-day festival which […]
05/25/2022
2022 Triton Madrid: Michael Addamo claims two titles; Paul Phua, Chin Wei “Webster” Lim, and Henrik Hecklen among champions
The popular Triton Poker series has always been the epitome of premium poker events with its history of festivals a definite stop for the industry’s biggest players. This season’s festivities in Casino Gran Via, Madrid, Spain is once again a whirlwind affair for high roller enthusiasts with a total of thirteen events on schedule featuring […]
05/24/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam: Duy Ho takes down the Mystery Bounty; Nuttaya Shinawatra draws the largest prize
The launch of WPT Prime reached its halfway mark with six days of festivities already completed at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam. From the get-go, turnout has been tremendous. Eager players jumped the felt early to test their skill and luck against the new format, and hopefully capture one of the coveted new […]
05/24/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam: Bien Mai, Duy Thuc Nguyen, Pham Quang Huy win trophies
WPT Prime Vietnam awarded a few more side event trophies with Bien Mai, Duy Thuc Nguyen, and Pham Quang Huy earning their first ever WPT wins. Have a read on those victories down below. The inaugural series has been running since May 19 at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi to conclude on May 30. […]
05/23/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam: Filipinos dominate side events; Florencio Campomanes clinches Super Stars Challenge for VN₫ 1.8BN; Christopher Mateo wins Bounty Event
The launch of WPT Prime has been heating up the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi, Vietnam and aside from the massive turnout of the WPT Opener, the other Day 3 side events also drew plenty of attention. Two players from the Philippines dominated, and after a long night, they both walked away as the […]
05/22/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam: Phuong Xu claims series opener for career high VN₫ 745M
Big day for Vietnamese player Tu Phuong Nguyen aka Phuong Xu who came out victorious at the WPT Opener. Phuong entered Day 2 as one of the race leaders, was first to stack a million in chips, lucked out on a cooler at the final table, then out-flipped fellow countryman Nam Le for the trophy. […]
05/22/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam: Day 3 packs the house; locals heat up the felt; Super Stars Challenge underway
It feels like Main Event day here at the launch of WPT Prime with players packing the Crown Poker Club to take advantage of the WPT Opener final entry day. The World Poker Tour’s newest series kicked off on May 19 and will run through May 30. This is the first international event hosted by […]
05/21/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam: series opener draws massive 596 entry field; 74 to return led by Vietnam’s Mr Muoi
No shortage of action at the inaugural WPT Prime in Hanoi, Vietnam as players poured in the Crown Poker Club for Day 1C of the WPT Opener. It being the last chance to enter, a thunderous 288 ponied up to bring the combined turnout to a massive 596 entries. This was great news for the […]
05/21/2022
Online News: Natural8 – GGNet’s GGOC trumps SCOOP in prizes; 888poker’s Knockout Games crushes overall guarantee; PokerBaazi & Spartan Poker host record-setting events; WSOP satellites on major platforms
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Natural8 – GGNet’s GGOC trumps PokerStars’ SCOOP in prizes The online poker scene has been buzzing with excitement these past few weeks with two of the industry’s biggest platforms offering great value tournaments […]
05/20/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam: opener nearly cracks guarantee on Day 1B; Terry Nguyen bags a monster; one flight remaining; Ngo Minh Tien and Ta Khanh Linh win trophies
The inaugural WPT Prime Vietnam is just two days in and already the numbers are worth bragging about. Day 1A of the WPT Opener attracted 123 entries which was then followed by a storm of 185 runners at Day 1B for a combined 308 entries. With buy in of VN₫ 8,800,000 each, the VN₫ 2.5 […]
05/20/2022
Launch of WPT Prime underway at Crown Poker Club in Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam‘s capital city, is one of the newest locations in Asia to see live poker balloon in such a short period of time and one place providing plenty of excitement is the Crown Poker Club. For the next twelve days, running from May 19 to 30, this spacious 700 square meter venue will be […]
05/19/2022
WPT Prime Vietnam: series opener Day 1A draws 123; Hoang Nevar leads the 15 survivors; Vu Thai Bao and Nguyen Manh Tuan win trophies
The World Poker Tour is back in Vietnam staging its biggest international event in the country in nearly three years. The tour’s much anticipated new series WPT Prime kicked off today May 19 at the Crown Poker Club in Hanoi and will run a total of 12 days, concluding on May 30. For those […]
05/19/2022
