Latest Poker News, Tournament Results & Industry Updates

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 […]

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 […]