Yang Zhang

Chinese poker player Yang Zhang won the WSOP $3,000 No Limit Hold’em (Event 44) for a career high payout of $717,789. Somuchpoker had a chance to chat with Zhang about his thrilling WSOP adventure. He shared the ups and downs, and his heart condition that subdued the milestone moment. SMP: How many years have […]

The inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Jeju crowned its first Main Event champion with Macau’s Huidong Gu overcoming the 362 field at Jeju Shinhwa World – Landing Casino. This was Gu’s first-ever major title; he pocketed KR₩ 183,695,000 (~US$ 159,000), the largest live score of his career. In a brief interview with APPT, Gu expressed, “I […]

The Global Poker Index (GPI), the authority in live tournament rankings and results, is awarding its GPI Player of Year (PoY) trophy to David Peters of the United States. Peters has accumulated a total of 3,666.31 GPI POY points while unstoppable Fedor Holz from Germany follows at 2nd with 3,644.80 points. What is the GPI […]