The Facebook page of Winfred Yu left the poker community in no doubt about the plans of Poker King Club moving forward, as he announced today,
“coming soon – Poker King Club Vietnam!!!”
The poker room will be situated near the iconic Ha Long Bay, in Ha Long City. Further information remains scarce, but in answering questions on his page, Yu suggested that 4 events were planned for 2017. More details should hopefully come to light in the next few weeks.
Location
The bay of Ha Long is a prime location for this project, as it already holds the distinction of being a UNESCO World Heritage site, and is a favoured destination for countless tourists each year. The thousands of towering limestone islands topped by rainforests, which rise up out of the emerald waters are a truly beautiful spectacle.
Ha Long City aims to strengthen its position as one of the premier tourist destinations in Asia, and is already home to casinos which are only open to foreign passport holders. The city is 170km away from the capital city of Hanoi.
Brand expansion
This next project represents a significant step for the PokerKing Club brand, who work closely with their parent company, junket operator SunCity Group. What began as an enterprise revolving around Macau is now encompassing other prime locations across the continent. May 2015 saw the opening of PokerKing Club’s room in Manila, followed later by another opening on the Korean island of Jeju.
For the Vietnamese poker community, this is the second piece of good news in quick succession, with the opening of Aces Club being announced recently. Players will still have many questions about how the poker scene in Vietnam will develop as these two projects move forward, and there are certainly exciting times ahead for Vietnamese poker.
Louis Hartwell
Graduated in Media Communication at the University of Lausanne, Louis Hartman is a co-founder of somuchpoker.com. He began his career in Cambodia as freelance journalist. In same time he was making his living by playing poker every night at that time. Intense learner, he read dozens of poker strategy books to improve his skills during many years. With a strong interest about poker "behind the scene" in Asia and his communication skills, Louis launched Somuchpoker in 2014.
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