World City Poker: New Home For Taiwan’s Small Stakes Community

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Poker has been booming in Asia for the past few years. Taiwan, in particular, has emerged as one of the region’s hottest destinations, pulling in record-breaking turnouts for both local and international events. Against this backdrop comes World City Poker (WCP), a bold new venue in Taipei City that’s positioning itself to become the hub for small stakes players.

SMP sat down with co-owner Wesley Chen, to talk about how the idea began, the vision behind the venue, and the community it aims to serve.

Wesley Chen - Co-Owner of World City Poker - WCP
Wesley Chen, World City Poker – WCP X CTGA

World City Poker: Origin And Vision

What was the tipping point that led to the creation of World City Poker?

People used to think you had to fly to Vegas if you wanted to play a proper tournament and have a great experience. A lot of old school poker players had this Vegas dream. Like myself, ten years ago I went to Vegas and played the whole series.

Then post-COVID, we started seeing a different trend. Many players were traveling within Asia, especially to Taiwan, for events like the APT and Taiwan Millions. Numbers were breaking records in Vietnam as well. It was clear: the tournament scene in Asia was booming, and I wanted to be part of it.

After I came here and resigned from Singapore, I experienced a few tournaments myself, like APT, USOP, and I played Poker Dream Taiwan. I also went to a couple of the local clubs to experience their daily tournaments. I saw that there was a gap: if you wanted to play a large field guaranteed tournament, you did not have many options, and the buy-ins were usually high. Typically, you would see something like NT$ 15,000 (~US$ 500) and above for a tournament with more than 500 total entries. That was the reality.

So we wanted to run international-style tournaments with a big buy-in in terms of USD, but we also wanted to cater to all buy-in levels. Then we saw an opportunity. One of my partners found this location that looked like it could fit 40 to 50 tables.That is when we had this idea. We wanted to be the first non-CTP Club with a large space that could run large scale tournaments. That was the initial idea.

In partnership with Vincent Hung, head of CTGA – Tainan most popular poker room – and Molly Hsiao, 2025 APT Ladies High Roller Event Champion, World City Poker was formed and named WCP X CTGA, combining CTGA’s strong presence with WCP’s vision. The room launched in late-January 2025.

WCP X CTGA Establishes A Different Business Model

WCP X CTGA Poker Club
WCP X CTGA Poker Club

Many poker rooms chase success with high buy-in tournaments, what makes WCP X CTGA stand apart?

For obvious reasons, one of the most profitable models would be to run high rollers where you need very few tables, therefore very few dealers and floors, and from each entry, you make a good admin fee or service charge portion. But we know that every event is trying to do that.

So we decided we would rather focus on economies of scale. We build a brand where thousands of people come, and from there we earn a smaller absolute fee from each player. Because of the sheer numbers, we can cover the cost of operations. We found that not many companies were doing that, so in that sense, we have become more competitive in this area because every venue and brand wanted to do high rollers.

Focus On Accessibility

By leveraging its large space, the club carved out a unique model – running daily small buy-in, large-field events with solid guarantees. It’s a strategy that few venues can feasibly pull off, and one that sets WCP apart in a crowded market.

On a daily basis, we run small buy-in and decent guarantee tournaments. This is an area where feasibility is our advantage because for a lot of clubs, it is not feasible to try our model. First, you need plenty of dealers and a large investment. You have to pay dealers upfront, and if not enough players show up or your space cannot fit many players, the risk to the company is high. So many companies find our model unfeasible, but for us, it is feasible. That is why we are doing it. We can run our current model and occasionally hold high roller events.

For many clubs and companies, the only feasible model is to go higher and higher with stakes. That is the area where every company is competing, so it is no longer a blue ocean. But there is still a blue ocean for clubhouses that first, have a large area, second, have a high number of dealers and tables, and can keep the buy-in reasonable. I feel that feasibility is our edge. Even CTP can do this, but they are so busy with their international schedule that only about 20 to 30 percent of their days are free from major series. Their clubhouse is only available around 20 to 30 percent of the time.

What role do you hope World City Poker will play in balancing Taiwan’s poker ecosystem?

We are kind of providing a safe sanctuary for the majority of players who wish to play small stakes with proper structure, with proper tournament directors, at professional level of competition, with results being posted in Hendon Mob. We want to have an environment where the regular poker player in Taiwan can always show up and play.

Our first goal is to address the imbalance in the greater market and then once we have a strong player base, we also don’t want to have an imbalance internally where we only have small stakes and no games at higher stakes. We are trying to do both in the pipelines.

Right now, we have a steadily growing player base, we would then try to do improvements where we are no longer only providing small stakes, we want to provide multiple stakes at the same time so that our players, if they want to play mid-stakes or occasionally higher stakes, they can also find a good series at WCP.

The Market Gap & Small Stakes Community

World City Poker - WCP X CTGA
World City Poker – WCP X CTGA

According to Chen, the largest market in Taiwan is the small stakes community and the market continues to grow. However, not many clubhouses focus of providing tournaments for this bracket.

Do you feel that the small stakes community has been overlooked by the current poker scene in Taiwan?

I would say they are starting to get priced out. Initially, series like Taiwan Millions and Players Series were positioned for the small stakes community, the beginners, and the local crowd. But they have since gone up in stakes, and also they are events, not venues.

If we talk about responsible gaming, someone making NT$ 100,000 a month should not be playing a NT$ 16,000 (~US$ 525) Main Event. That is like a fourth of your bankroll. If you play two bullets, that is an amount a financially responsible young person should be saving.

If we look at actual venues, at least in the Taipei community, there are very few options. Basically just CTP, Infinity, and WCP when it comes to daily tournaments. The dailies or local series at around NT$ 3,000 (~US$ 100) and below, anywhere from three digit buy-ins to around NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 65) or NT$ 3,000 (~US$ 100), are very limited. You really have very few choices at that level.

Five years ago or more, everyone could just play tournaments at CTP. But now the small stakes community is starting to get priced out. Most of the time there is a big series going on at CTP. They do have NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) events when they are not running a big series, but that is about it. Even NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) is a little high. Not everyone can play NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66).

That is why we have NT$ 500 (~US$ 16) events. We even have satellites to those NT$ 500 (~US$ 16) events. Our satellites go as low as freerolls. We have satellites that are freeroll or even NT$ 100 (~US$ 3.50), so they are very accessible.

We run satellites at a loss. Freeroll means we are running them at a loss. But it is a good promotion to get a lot of beginners, especially younger people, to come and try it out. Or when players bring their wife or girlfriend, they can play the freeroll or the NT$ 100 game with no pressure.

For players priced out of larger events, what can they expect when they walk into World City Poker?

To simply put it, every single day we have an event with a buy-in of NT$ 1,000 (~US$ 33) or below, except during series events where the buy-in is slightly above NT$ 1,000. We offer a daily guarantee of at least 75 times the buy-in, and on weekends, at least 100 times.

And there’s always something to play. If players come at 3PM on weekdays or 12PM on weekends, they can play the satellite, which usually has a buy-in of NT$ 200 (~US$ 6.60) or below. That’s an additional option if they arrive on time. 

Is the small stakes home that you’ve built a space for just an entry level to poker or a place to have fun or is it a stepping stone to bigger dreams?

I think the reality is that playing a low stakes tournament will probably not lead you to something like Triton or even APT because the difference in scale of magnitude is just too large. But I think it’s a good place for budding enthusiasts to practice, and the socializing factor is also very significant. It’s also a good training ground because even if it’s not likely for you to make enough winnings here to buy into APT, it’s okay to build a bankroll to continue playing lowest stakes tournaments or local series.

How do you see the long-term future of small stakes poker in Taiwan and how does World City Poker fit into that vision?

Actually, we’ve been seeing some astonishing numbers when it comes to beginners who are just picking up Texas Hold’em. I’ve had casual conversations with members who tell me, “Oh, I’ve only been playing poker for about a month”, and they’re 19 years old. And then I realize, I actually saw them here last month, so they literally started playing poker on their very first visit to our club. Now, I see them almost every weekend. They’ve only been playing for a month or two, but they’re already becoming regulars. And I think that says a lot.

We’re seeing more and more of these cases, new players who discover poker here, and then stick around. It’s because they find it’s an affordable and engaging form of entertainment, but also a great way to sharpen their thinking and decision-making. So, it’s not just social, it’s stimulating for them too.

In my opinion, we are still in the middle of a poker boom, both in Taiwan and across Asia. We’re not at the tail end of it, far from it. The momentum is still building. There’s real growth, especially in the small stakes scene, and we’re right in the midst of it.

Growth And Demographic

World City Poker - WCP X CTGA
World City Poker – WCP X CTGA

Did you expect to have 700 new members every month since opening?

No. Maybe I thought the first couple of months we’d get a couple hundred, but we didn’t expect that our local series would draw so many new members. In fact, because of the series in July and August, we’ve had more numbers. We had four figures. We had over 1,000 new members in July and August.

Are most new members here for satellites or mainly events? Do they come regularly or just on weekends, and would you say they fit more into that weekend-warrior demographic?

I feel that because we have so many white collar young people with office jobs, most of them are weekend warriors. You can clearly see a large increase in numbers on Friday night and Saturday. Sunday is still good, but it is obvious they do not stay until midnight because they have work on Monday. So yes, demographically, I would say around half of them are weekend warriors because of their jobs.

From Monday to Thursday, we get people who have flexible working hours, aspiring poker professionals who have been in the scene, and a lot of young people who are on holiday. Actually, we really welcome that demographic because it is growing in numbers. A lot of them are picking up Texas Hold’em, especially those in tech and finance. It is very clear that they are here to socialize and treat this as their after-hours leisure activity. So generally, they bring a very good vibe.

Is that number growing?

Actually, we use the Instagram following as a rough reference point, it helps illustrate the current dynamics in the local poker scene. For example, if you look at the World City Poker Instagram page, we only started updating it from zero around December, so all of our growth has really been from this year, once we opened for business.

Right now, we’re at about 2,600 followers, all gained in 2025. If you compare that to an established brand like CTP, they currently have around 10,000 followers. I feel that among CTP’s 10K followers, the majority of Taiwanese players fall into the demographic that’s starting to get priced out by the larger events. So my sense is that probably 7,000 to 8,000 of them are still active players but don’t really have anywhere to play when something like APT is happening, because those events just aren’t accessible anymore for most players.

The gap between our 2.6K and that 7K to 8K range, to me, represents immediate short-term room for growth. And in the longer term, the industry itself is expanding. Who knows, maybe the next time CTP will have 20K followers, just because so many more people are picking up poker in Taiwan.

Stakes At WCP X CTGA

World City Poker - WCP X CTGA
World City Poker – WCP X CTGA

Did you start with the smaller stakes first and then introduce the mid-stakes, like the NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) events? Or did you start with the NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) buy-ins and then add the lower stakes afterward?

No, we were running variations of buy-ins from NT$ 500 (~US$ 16) to NT$ 1,000 (~US$ 33) right from the start. We didn’t jump straight to NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66). Our first NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) event was only in July. So our tournaments have always been very affordable. From when we opened until now, we’ve consistently been running events between NT$ 500 (~US$ 16) and NT$ 1,000 (~US$ 33), and we’re still doing NT$500 events today.

So right now, it’s between NT$ 500 (~US$ 16) to NT$ 800 (~US$ 26) on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, and between NT$ 500 (~US$ 16) to NT$ 1,000 (~US$ 33) on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. So it’s within that manageable range. We don’t really exceed it.

How many do you tend to attract during the weekends?

I would say that for dailies on Fridays and weekends, we have been consistently attracting over 100 entries. And I would say that usually we can see about 50 to 80 unique players on Fridays and weekends. On weekdays, because a lot of our regulars are working, it’s probably 80 to 100 entries and about 40 unique entries. I feel that that’s all right. So we can live with that. It’s a good start.

Once you expanded to the NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) buy-in, was the clientele different from the lower stakes?

When we did our first NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66), which was in late July, it was quite successful. It was NT$ 150,000 (~US$ 4,920) guarantee, and we ended up having just over 100 entries. And that was on a Tuesday.

A lot of players who don’t usually play the NT$ 500 (~US$ 16) dailies showed up for the NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66). It was a slightly different demographic. Mainly white collar office workers and some poker professionals.

Is there a risk of following the same path of bigger buy-ins down the road, or will the brand stay committed to its roots?

Right now, looking at our player base, the percentage of small stakes players just vastly outnumbers the few high rollers that we would have. So I foresee that we will always cater to the small stakes community at roughly between NT$ 1,000 (~US$ 33) to NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) level.

We might find a sweet spot where most tournaments are NT$ 1,000 (~US$ 33) to NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66), and then the turbos are NT$ 500 (~US$ 16) to NT$ 1,000 (~US$ 33). We will make sure that there isn’t a void at that level. It will always be present in our weekly schedules.

Once we start bring international brands onboard, then we will have seasonal schedules where maybe every quarter we might have one or two international series, where most of the clubhouses are being used for the international series. Depending on the space requirement of the international series, we could do our dailies on site. We will have to assess how practical that is, but I don’t foresee that to be a high percentage of the time.

I believe that at least 75% of the time we are still doing our own daily events, like daily recurring events and our own local poker series. I foresee that that’s going to be our main daily bread and butter operations. The international brands coming in, of course we welcome, because we also want to have an international presence. But in the near future, I do not foresee that to be more than 20% of our schedule.

Current Events At WCP X CTGA

With such high demand, what events are in the works this year?

We are still building the Taipei Alliance. One of our plans is to further solidify the relationship between us and the other clubs in Taipei. So there’s one series, the Taiwan Poker League, which is priced below NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) for the main events. We’re optimizing our schedule because it used to be just one week with only one main event. Now we’re adjusting it to include side events as well. It will be a small series that lasts around 11 days, give or take. We will have a proper mystery bounty, a multi-day event, a kickoff with a lower buy-in, then the main event, and a few single-day events. It will resemble more of a complete series with multiple events, and each event will have a trophy with our brand.

This helps build brand loyalty and brand image. Instead of just having one main event where, if someone doesn’t run deep, their whole experience feels cut short, we want to give everyone more opportunities to enjoy the series. That way, the experience is not so singular and people walk away feeling they had a great time.

Taiwan Poker League in September

Any high stakes festivals planned?

Yes we have a lot of friends who ask, “can you keep me posted on your special events, the ones a bit higher than your usual market?” So now we have the Horoscope, which happens twice a month with a NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) buy-in. Then we’re looking at doing a Masters tournament once a month, around a NT$ 3,000 (~US$ 100) buy-in.

During the events, we will still run small stakes turbos in the evening. It might be a NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) event at 1 p.m. and then a NT$ 600 (~US$ 20) turbo at 6 p.m. Even on those days, we’re not neglecting the small stakes crowd. They still have a NT$ 600 (~US$ 20) event to play.

If you look at it this way, we’ll have a monthly Taiwan Poker League, which caters to the small stakes community. Then, on a less frequent basis, probably quarterly, we’ll have a Taiwan Union Series with NT$ 5,000 (~US$ 160) main events. This way we can serve different portions of the market effectively. The mid-stakes series won’t happen too often, so it won’t cause player fatigue or drain bankrolls. It’s just once every three months, and we’ll have lots of satellites available so players have affordable ways to enter. And if they don’t want to move up to try the NT$ 5,000 (~US$ 160), that’s totally fine. They can continue playing the NT$ 1,000 (~US$ 33)  to NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) events.

Sustainability Through Alliances

Let’s talk about the clubs in your partnerships. Is that vital to keeping WCP sustainable? Is it essential to have partnerships and club alliances?

Yes. We feel that alliances are very important, especially in today’s competitive landscape where players are comparing everything, from guarantees to service charges. We want to stay competitive while still keeping our buy-ins relatively small. For example, we want to offer NT$ 2,000 or NT$ 5,000 tournaments with solid structures, without needing to move up to NT$ 10,000 or above like many international events.

It’s really the partnerships with other clubs that allow all of us to perform better collectively than we could as individual clubs. By working together, we’re able to offer players more value, better scheduling, and stronger events without having to stretch beyond what’s practical.

And how many partner clubs are involved in the Taipei alliance?

We’re looking to expand to roughly 10 to 12 clubs. Earlier this month, we were at eight, and we are currently in discussions with a few new ones. We will probably reach 10 to 12 in the near future. As for the rest of Taiwan, we’re currently working on forming an alliance with three other clubs.

Was it difficult to establish alliance with these clubs being that you’re all in the same competitive market?

I have my Taiwanese shareholders to thank. They already have strong connections and networks within the Taiwan poker scene. So it’s really to their credit that we’ve been able to build solid working relationships with clubs outside of Taipei. When we first approached those clubs, the main selling point was the concept of a big guarantee, something many of them had never done before. So when we proposed a NT$ 1 Million (~US$ 33,000) guarantee, they were really excited and eager to try it.

After the first two series, they were very satisfied with the results. Each club could run as many Day 1 flights as they wanted, and even if one particular flight only had about 30 entries, they didn’t need to worry about hitting the guarantee on their own. That’s because six or seven other clubs were running Day 1s at the same time. So, collectively, we were able to hit the guarantee. And you know how guarantees work, they tend to be self-fulfilling. When players see a large guarantee and think there’s a chance it might overlay, they’re actually more motivated to join. That kind of draw naturally helps the event succeed.

I do see in Taipei that there are still a handful of clubs running tournaments, and they’re quite active and sensitive in adjusting their schedules. That’s one of the reasons why we wanted to form an alliance. With an alliance, it’s less likely for other companies or even small groups of two or three to clash with our schedule.

Regarding Guarantees

Unlike most tournaments, WCP’s homegrown main events consistently deliver strong value. Guarantees are not only met but often surpassed, ensuring that players who make the money walk away with meaningful payouts.

I’ve noticed that for small stakes in Taipei, there’s a trend where players always want to know how much the guaranteed first place prize is so we now set a guaranteed first place amount. The downside is that sometimes the second place prize isn’t very big because we focus on guaranteeing the first place, which means the pay jumps for the rest of the players aren’t always as well calculated, and the remaining prize pool might be smaller. Luckily, in last week’s series, we managed to double the guarantee and ended up with a NT$ 3 Million (~US$ 98,500) prize pool. Because of that, the pay jumps looked good across the board.

First place was NT$ 400,000 (~US$ 13,130), and second place was NT$ 280,000 (~US$ 9,200). That’s pretty standard, and we didn’t change it even when the prize pool increased. We realized that for a NT$3 Million prize pool, first place should be around NT$ 400,000, second place about NT$ 280,000, and third place roughly NT$ 200,000 (~US$ 6,565). That’s a normal distribution for a prize pool of that size.

For our main event last week, we were doing 12 percent ITM and 10 percent for Day 2. Players had to continue playing for a while to reach Day 2. This follows the Korea Poker Cup model, because we needed to keep our Day 2 manageable, especially since we were expecting thousands of entries across the Day 1 flights.

Time-Limit Tournaments

How about Time-Limit Tournaments which are very popular here in Taipei, will WCP be dedicating more space for this in the near future?

I think we will always have a more significant presence in the tournament scene than time-limit, because so many small clubs with four to eight tables are doing time-limit games. There are actually many more small competitors in the time-limit space.

But at the same time, we don’t want to totally neglect the customers who want to play time-limit. We actually have a very capable team that’s able to organize time-limit games across all stakes, and they’re building a growing pool of players. 

We also benefit from the spillover effect from our tournaments. When the late registration period ends and some players bust, they still want to play for another hour or two. That’s when they jump into the time-limit games. There’s a synergy here because we have so much traffic, especially on weekends, coming in for our small stakes tournaments. Inevitably, some of that spills over into time limit. That’s why, literally every day after the late reg closes for our MTTs, we get two or three new tables of time limit starting, just because those players want something fun and fast to do before heading home.

What stakes are you considering for your time-limit games?

Previously, we were focused on NT$ 3,400 (~US$ 110). We also have a lot of NT$ 1,200 (~US$ 40), so yeah, relatively small stakes. But we have increasing demand for NT$ 6,600 (~US$ 215), NT$ 11,000 (~US$ 360), NT$ 22,000 (~US$ 720), and NT$ 33,000 (~US$ 1,080). We’re actually working with some external partners, as well as our in-house team, to coordinate time-limit tournaments at every stake, so that we’ll be able to satisfy the demand of our players for whichever stake they prefer. But the NT$ 22,000, NT$ 33,000 players are a very small community, and they’re not part of the MTT scene.

Explosive Festival Turnouts

Since its debut, WCP X CTGA has wasted no time in making its mark on Taiwan’s poker scene. In just three editions, the alliance festivals – Battle of the Five Armies, Battle of the Scorching Sun, and most recently Battle of Eight Planets – quickly grew into massive gatherings that rival some international tours.

The first one had 2,600 combined Day 1 entries. The second had 2,300. And then the third one was a huge explosion, we had 3,700 entries just last week. With these numbers, we are aiming to maintain a monthly schedule for the series. We also look closely at the international calendar to avoid conflicts. But honestly, with the way entries are growing, we’re starting to worry about reaching capacity. We’re even concerned about whether we can hire enough dealers to keep up.

Will you be piggybacking upcoming international events, accommodating spill overs?

Yes, we usually piggyback a little because we have international friends coming. So we tell them about the main events we have, and sometimes those are more attractive than the side events at those tournaments.

Actually, this is a recurring thing because almost every month, different international friends come for various tournaments here. We’re quite well known, and we have quite a few international players who play the Asian circuit. When they’re here, they always stop by and ask, “What do you have?” and they’re willing to play anything from time limit games at NT$ 3,400 (~US$ 110) up to NT$ 100,000 (~US$ 3,280).

After the 14th, we haven’t confirmed yet, but we might do another partnership with a different club. That could be anywhere from NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66) to maybe the mid-stakes, like NT$ 5,000 (~US$ 160). It’s not confirmed yet, but again, since it’s so far from the NT$ 10,000 (~US$ 330) side events at ZSOP, we feel we’re not really competing with them. They’re capturing a different market, people who want to play ZSOP will just play ZSOP regardless. And the people who want a good-structure main event under NT$ 5,000 (~US$ 160) will come here for our well-structured events.

APT will have their biggest event in Taiwan in November, what will WCP be running at that time to catch some of the spillover?

In November, we will also launch our own Poker League. We’re on the verge. We’ll definitely go ahead with it, likely with a buy-in of up to NT$ 2,000 (~US$. 66). It will be catered mainly to local players, but if international players want to jump in, it would make sense too, because it’ll have a solid structure, like 25-minute levels, which is way better than a Hyper Turbo at APT. Plus, it will come with a pretty good guaranteed prize pool, definitely more than many side events at APT.

We are also considering running what you could call a high roller, but high roller in the context that our main event is NT$ 2,000 (~US$ 66), so the high roller might be NT$ 4,000 (~US$ 120). And even at that level, it would likely have a better structure and better field size than many side events at APT, all at a lower buy-in.

I definitely think we’d get some spillover from APT because a lot of our international friends will be in town. Other than the APT Main and Mini Main, which are attractive, the rest of the schedule at APT just doesn’t offer much for regular players. Not professionals, but regular players. So aside from something like the Kickoff or Mini Main, I hope they’ll come for our main event and our high roller.

We will likely do a very affordable buy-in for a 25-minute blind structure, as well as a very reasonable single-day high roller with 30 to 40-minute levels, all for less than NT$ 5,000, something that APT just can’t offer.

Looking Ahead

World City Poker may have only just entered the scene, but its rapid growth and clear focus on the small stakes community has already set it apart in Taiwan’s competitive poker landscape. With a model built on accessibility, strong alliances, and sustainable growth, WCP isn’t just filling a gap, it’s shaping a new standard for how poker can thrive at every level.

As international tours continue to flock to Taiwan and the local market expands, WCP’s vision of being both a sanctuary for everyday players and a platform for bigger aspirations feels more relevant than ever. Whether you’re a beginner taking your first shot in a freeroll, a weekend warrior looking for value, or an enthusiast seeking a well-structured mid-stakes series, WCP X CTGA aims to be the place where everyone has a seat at the table.

For Chen and his partners, the mission is simple but ambitious: to grow poker responsibly, inclusively, and sustainably in Taiwan – while proving that sometimes, the real power of the game lies not in chasing prestige, but in building a community.

Taiwan Poker League

Taiwan Poker League

Taiwan Poker League in September

SMP Promotion

The clubhouse has an ongoing promotion wherein if an existing member brings a friend, they both get NT$ 1,000 in total in vouchers. For SMP readers, the club has also extended the same generous offer.

The promotion we want to offer to SMP readers will be that even if you come by yourself without a friend, if you put SMP, we will just give you that NT$ 1000 vouchers. So it’s like an extra benefit yeah. Because we understand that they might not have a local Taiwanese friend to come together. So even if your reader comes alone and quotes SMP, they’ll get the 1000 vouchers.

About WCP X CTGA

WCP X CTGA - World City Poker
WCP X CTGA – World City Poker

World City Poker aka WCP X CTGA Poker Club is the only high rise poker room in Taipei, complete with a great night view. Over 800 square meters space, fits 45 tables in the playing area, a large glass cage for the cashiers, a Final Table stage, a VIP room with one poker table, a bar and dining/rest area, employee’s rest area, and a separate smoking room.

Venue: 50 Jinzhou Street 13th floor, Zhongshan District
Operating hours: Monday-Friday 15:00-03:00, Saturday-Sunday 12:00-03:00

For more info: WCP X CTGA Poker Club

Tricia David
Tricia David is a seasoned poker journalist and writer for Somuchpoker, with over a decade of experience covering the Asian poker scene. She began her career with the Asian Poker Tour (APT) in 2010 then in 2012, she became the lead writer for the Philippine Poker Tour, delivering news and live updates. Since 2014, Tricia has been a core contributor at Somuchpoker, providing in-depth coverage, features, and live updates from major poker events across the Asian region.