The Ace Poker League is in Japan for the first time debuting APL Osaka at the Dojima River Forum from May 2-6, 2025. The Main Event features JPY 30M guarantee.
05/02/2025
Japan Open Poker Tour and RunGood Poker Series have teamed up for the first international ring event set to take place from April 25 to May 5, 2025 in Tokyo.
02/28/2025
Having coursed through nine days of thrilling action at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, the Red Dragon Poker Tour festival is winding down to its final day of games this Sunday, August 4th, with its headlining Championship Event close to crowning its newest champion. The biggest event held this year in Jeju […]
08/03/2024
Japanese poker pro Shiina Okamoto was on a mission to win the 2024 WSOP Event #71: $1,000 No Limit Hold’em LADIES Championship. At this same event last year, Okamoto was so close to winning her first bracelet, but had to settle for a runner-up finish, losing to Tamar Abraham. This year, Okamoto sought redemption. A total of 1,245 […]
07/03/2024
The record breaking PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 20 Main Event festivities has come to a close with Japan’s Kento Chogo reigning as the tour’s newest champion. Chogo outlasted the 1,277 entry field and banked the lion’s share of the PHP 21,800,944 (~USD 372,525) pot following four grueling days on the felt. An impressive […]
06/02/2024
After a seven year hiatus, the Asian Poker Tour is back at the island of Jeju in South Korea. Several grinders who were successful back then are still around to hunt trophies but besides that, a lot of things have changed. Under the new ownership, the APT has unleashed a new era with record numbers […]
04/28/2024
The exciting APT Taipei 2024 Main Event festivities at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League has come to an end with Japan’s Daisuke Ogita crowned as the tour’s newest champion. Ogita topped the 1,182 entry field and bagged the country’s richest payout at NTD 12,944,020 (~$409,730). The Japanese runner displayed an impressive […]
03/10/2024
PokerStars LIVE Asia wrapped up its final event of the year with the 17th edition of the Manila Megastack racking up record breaking numbers and paying out over PH₱ 70 Million, equivalent to (~$1.265 Million). The festival ran from December 3 to 12, 2023 at its hub in Okada Manila, Philippines. Check out the numbers and […]
12/14/2023
The headlining Manila Megastack 17 Main Event wrapped up its final games after five full days of thrilling action at the PokerStars hub in Okada Manila, Philippines. A strong attendance from both the international and local pool built this season’s Main Event to be the tour’s biggest, with a staggering 870 entries recorded across three […]
12/11/2023
Festival opener APL Tip-Off found its champion after the lone Japanese at the final table, Daigo Nakata, defeated local player Raymundo Gomez at heads up. This was Nakata’s first ever live victory. It earned him a career high payout of PHP 649,000 (~$26,770). The 2Ace Poker Room buzzed with action as the APL Tip-Off kicked […]
11/30/2023