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Singapore welcomes reopening of Resorts Poker Club at Resorts World Sentosa
Poker enthusiasts geolocated in the Lion City are in for a big week ahead with a number of surprises in store as its live poker scene opens up once more. Last August 7th saw the country’s lone poker room reopen its doors at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore, following its temporary closure due to social […]
Singaporean Yujian Eugen Zhou Debuts In 2nd Place at 2024 WSOP Colossus
Year after year, the World Series of Poker draws the largest crowd at the COLOSSUS event with buy in at an affordable $400. This season was no different with a record-breaking 19,337 entries to generate a prize pool of $5,940,883. Many players from Asia were scattered around the floor with a large number surviving into […]
USOP Taiwan Main Event turnout through the roof as prize pool catapults to over USD 1 Million; Singapore’s Guan Hao Tan leads in 139 players
The U Series of Poker (USOP) has once again proven itself an unstoppable force in the Asian live scene, amassing an incredible 1,100 Main Event entries for a colossal prize pool of NTD 32,010,000 (~USD 1,030,500). The substantial turnout was fueled by the last two flights, adding a roaring 615 entries to the initial 485 […]
Singapore’s The Naing crowned USOP Danang Main Event champion
Singapore’s The Naing aka Mao clinched the biggest USOP Main Event and locked up an ICM deal payout of VN₫ 4,979,000,000 (~$205,100). Mao’s dominance started on Day 2, where he powered through the competition, amassing an overwhelming stack that propelled him to the final day. Maintaining his lead throughout the final table, Mao defeated Vietnam’s […]
2023 APT Incheon: Singapore’s Jun Hao Wu takes down record-breaking Superstar Challenge; China’s Hong Ru Zhang clinches two trophies; Fourth APT title for Dicky Tsang; Milos Petakovic and Bastien Joly emerge victorious
Almost a week in, the fifth running of the Asian Poker Tour festivities in Incheon, South Korea has been a full fledged international affair with players hailing from various parts of the globe coming down to the tournament tables at Paradise City Casino. The esteemed festival covers a ten-day schedule through September 3rd featuring 69 […]
Singapore’s Ong Dingxiang crowned APPT Manila National champion, banks PHP 2,204,000 (~USD 40,049) in winnings
The fourteenth running of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila playing through until this Sunday, August 6 at Okada, Manila, Philippines, has been nothing short of successful, evident by its guarantee crushing events, multinational participants and strong attendance all throughout. Just yesterday, the festival concluded its fan favorite APPT Manila National event where the […]
Singaporean pro Alex Lee talks about his big win at the CPG Atlantis Main Event
The China Poker Games (CPG) concluded a weeklong festival at Hotel Atlantis in Haitang Bay, Sanya Island with Singaporean pro Alex Lee becoming the first international player to win the Main Event. Lee outlasted a field of 1,205 entries to earn CNY 1.58 million (about US$ 225,400). He was also awarded packages to the […]
Experience the first Singapore Poker League International Series at CTP Club Taipei – March 30 to April 3
If you are in Taiwan or anywhere near, make your way to the first Singapore Poker League (SPL) international series taking place at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. The event runs this week, from March 30 to April 3 featuring 12 events and a Main Event title that […]
WPT Prime Taiwan Main Event: Singapore’s Carter Chan delivers the bubble to earn Day 1A chip lead
World Poker Tour Prime Taiwan brought together 189 runners to the Main Event and after 11 hours of play, Singapore’s Carter Chan stole the show, delivering the bubble to end Day 1A. Chan also set the bar high for the next starting day, bagging up a mammoth 691,000 in chips. Read up on the […]
2021 WSOP Europe: First 7 of 15 bracelets awarded; Singapore’s Feng Zhao just misses the gold
The curtain may have closed on the 2021 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas but action continues in Rozvadov, Czech Republic where the Europe leg has been underway since November 19. Despite the threat of a new Covid-19 variant, the series has gotten off to a smashing start with numbers higher than in 2019. […]
Singapore looks to amend current laws to allow social gambling
Gambling in Asia remains to be a controversial issue up until now, with countries in the region taking ultimately varying paths in terms of restrictions. Some countries including Macau, Philippines and nearby Australia have taken advantage of the increasing demand and have grown to be gambling hotspots in recent years, while destinations like China, Singapore, […]
Genting Group carries on with expansion plans in Malaysia and Singapore amid Covid-19 pandemic
While the gaming and casino industry has been hit exceptionally hard throughout this whole global health crisis ordeal, it appears the Genting Group is focused on its long term standing rather than the current predicament. One of Asia’s leading multinational companies, Genting Group is involved in various businesses within the region ranging from casinos, hotel […]
Japan, Singapore: Casino operators pull back on development plans and expect delays on expansion following global health crisis
As the most powerful of nations feel the negative effects of the pandemic, numerous plans are now being altered to adapt to the unexpected changes. Being one of the hardest hit regions, economies in Asia are struggling to recover from the devastating impact the whole coronavirus situation has brought to light. The gaming industry has […]
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Si Yang Phua “fishnchip” brings Singapore its first bracelet; six bracelet events up next
Another first time bracelet winner at the 2020 World Series of Poker Online international leg taking place on Natural8 – GG Network. The minted player was Singapore’s Si Yang Phua “fishnchip” who took down the WSOP #38: $600 Monster Stack NLHE 6 Handed [ Asia ] event for a sweet six figure $ 171,389. This […]
IFM Asian Nations Cup: Team Singapore finishes 4th, qualifying for Peru
The International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP) Asian Nations Cup hosted in Taiwan has come to a conclusion last weekend. Match Poker is a tournament format that is played in teams. Team members are playing individually at different tables. Each player receives digital cards, identical to those of their team members and begins with equal […]
Singapore’s casino resorts extension project makes progress with loan secured for Sands
To date, Singapore has only permitted two mega casino resorts to operate within the country; namely, Marina Bay Sands and Genting’s Resort World Sentosa. Both have already generated massive tax incomes for the country. The authorities granted them an extension and renewal of their license in April, but both casinos will be forced to pay […]
WSOP 2019: Singapore’s Ong Dingxiang runner-up in event 16 as Femi Fashakin tops largest ever tournament field
The bracelets are finding wrists to call home thick and fast now with the 2019 WSOP entering the tail end of week two. Asian players have continued to put in strong showings, with Singapore and Japan almost getting a bracelet winner. No big names have picked up bracelets yet, but there are still many events […]
APL Xi’An and Singapore Poker League: A Quick Chat with Jack Liew
Since founding Singapore Poker League, Jack Liew has spent the last few years promoting poker in Singapore. He has just teamed up with Asia Poker League for its upcoming event in Xi’An, China. Somuchpoker: Can you tell us a bit more about how your poker journey started and why you decided to create the Singapore […]
Asians running deep at the WSOP; Chris Chong captures largest-ever WSOP payout for Singapore
With a large contingent of Asian players pursuing their WSOP dreams, albeit winning a bracelet or just being part of the experience, many have already already tested the waters and have come up on the black in some events. Asians at WSOP for the first time Take Mike Takayama, one of the few representatives of […]
Match Poker: Lau Heng Seng leads team Singapore to victory in Bangkok
Unorthodox poker seems to be an increasingly common occurrence in Asia, with Triton’s announcement of upcoming short deck poker tournaments being followed by the results of the Match Poker’s Asian Pairs Challenge which took place in Bangkok, Thailand on April 19th. The festival saw Singapore win the competition. The game format was ‘pure skill’ meaning that all players […]
