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Zengxiang Chen Leads Final 50 After Day 1B of King’s Main Event
Day 1B of the King Poker Cup Main Event added 97 entries, pushing the field to 191 total. Zengxiang Chen leads the final 50 players into Day 2.
KPC x LPT Series 2026 Day 5 Recap; Quncheng Fang Lands His Third Title
Day 5 of the KPC x LPT Series 2026 featured Main Event flights, High Roller action, mixed games, and Fang Quncheng winning his third title in Jeju.
Yixian Chen Conquers Jeju Opening at KPC x LPT Jeju; Mystery Bounty and High Roller Underway
The KPC x LPT Jeju Festival 2026 opens at LES A Casino as Yixian Chen wins the Jeju Opening, with High Roller and Mystery Bounty underway.
Zengxiang Chen Captures WPT Prime Korea Main Event After Just Six Months Playing Tournaments
Zengxiang Chen wins the WPT Prime Korea Main Event at Jeju Poker Festival 2025, topping 515 entries for ₩129M and his first WPT title.
Sin Lan Chen Finds Redemption With WPF Ladies Victory in Taipei; New TMT Festival Dates Announced
The WPF Ladies Championship sees Sin Lan Chen as champion during a global weekend celebrating women in poker across more than 20 cities.
Shih Chen Tai Triumphs in Record Breaking TMT 18 Main Event
Shih Chen Tai triumphs in record-breaking TMT 18 Main Event, lifting the iconic Incense Cedar TMT Main Event trophy and claiming the NT$ 6,400,000 (~US$ 215,860) top prize.
Taiwan Millions Tournament 18 Main Event Off to a Fiery Start; Zeng Chen Wei Sets The Bar
The Taiwan Millions Tournament (TMT) has become one of Asia’s most beloved poker series, drawing massive fields while endlessly spotlighting the region’s rising talent.
Players Series Main Event: Po Jui Chen Bags Day 2 Lead; 47 Players Remain
Excitement roared through the CTP Asia Poker Arena as qualifiers and late entries dominated the floor for Day 2 of the inaugural Players Series Taipei 2024
Players Series Main Event: Chen Po Jui, Jun Yi, Patrick Liang Top Flights
The inaugural Players Series is a week in at the CTP Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan and action has now amplified as more international players have
Players Series: Chee Kuo Chen Tops PS High Roller; Three More Trophies Lifted
The inaugural Players Series taking place at CTP Asia Poker Arena through December 23rd, is right on its halfway point, having already gone through five days
USOP Grand Finale Enters Final Day With Championship Event; Chen Xiong Leads The Way
The USOP Grand Finale winds up the series today, December 11, at the Pullman Grand Hotel in Hai Phong, Vietnam with the conclusion of the Championship Event.
Won Poker Cup II: Henri Hinds Leads W HR Final 6; Siarhei Chudapal Bags Main Event C Lead; Chen Zemin Wins Trophy
The Won Poker Cup II concluded its fifth day of games with a few events running at the Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
Joris Michl Bags Korea Poker Cup Main Event Title; Chen Yu Hung Wins Jeju Cup
Joris Michl of the Netherlands outlasted 530 players, who ponied up KRW 1,600,000 (~USD 1,145) for a seat at the Korea Poker Cup Main Event and a chance to
Jeju Poker Festival 2024: Cheng Yen Lo Back in the Lead for KPC Main Event Final Day
Down to its last week of festivities, Jeju Poker Festival’s second Main Event on schedule is close to crowning its champion with today’s KPC Main Event having
Jeju Poker Festival 2024: Taiwanese Dominate KPC Main Event, Wei Chen Lin Leads Day 3
Nonstop action at Jeju Poker Festival as Wei Chen Lin leads Day 3 of KPC. Excitement builds at Landing Casino, Shinhwa World.
Jeju Poker Festival 2024: Cheng Yen Lo Bags KPC Main Event Lead Onto Day 2; Three More Winners Emerge
Three more KPC trophies were taken down on display and awarded to newly minted winners Calvin Lee, Dongli Shen, and Nan Zhang, having bested the day’s side
Chenxiang Miao Bulldozes His Way to WPT Korea Main Event Victory
After several days of grueling battle, the WPT Korea Main Event games culminated with China’s Chenxiang Miao emerging victorious over the 667-entry field.
Jeju Poker Festival 2024: Dong Li Leads WPT Main Event Final Day Hunt; Dong Chen and Wanyu Zhang Clinch WPT Ring Highlights
Thrilling games have captivated the scene throughout the past week, with the WPT Korea Main Event festivities set under the lights at Landing Casino, Jeju
Jeju Poker Festival 2024: Calvin Lee, Chenxiang Miao, and Dong Su Ship Opening WPT Victories; Tae Hoon Han Leads WPT Opener
The seventeen day grind has officially begun with the Jeju Poker Festival underway at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World. Opening day saw the long-awaited
APT Phu Quoc 2024 Underway; Wipat Udomkanjananan Tops Vietnam National Cup List; Mingcong Chen and Bert Perry Secure Opening Day Victories
Fresh off from its recently concluded Manila festivities, APT is once again on fire with another showing in Corona Resort & Casino at the coastal island of Phu Quoc, Vietnam through November 17th.
Historic APT Manila Main Event sees 159 remain, Zhen Chen leads Day 3; Yu Tang Wang closes in on third series title; Lester Edoc shines once more
Past its halfway mark, the sought out APT Manila 2024 festivities currently underway at the City of Dreams, Manila, continue to be in full swing, with day
Andrew Ma Sets Bar High At TMT Championship Main Event A; Yu Yung Lin, Wu Hung Hsiang, Ching Wei Chen, Eurico Machado Win Trophies
After a one day closure due to the passing typhoon, the Asia Poker Arena buzzed to life on Friday, November 1, 2024, as the first-ever TMT Championship Main Event kicked off in Taipei City, Taiwan. From the first shuffle, players poured in, filling seats in waves and bringing the field to an impressive 329 entries
TMT Championship: Lo Cheng Yen Bags Overall Lead; Tae Hoon Han, Kwan Hoo Lam Win Trophies
While a storm brewed outside, it did not deter players from making their way to the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan for the inaugural TMT Championship. An offshoot of the popular Taiwan Millions Tournament, the ongoing festival has been running since October 25
TMT Championship: Yu Ting Chen Bags Big For Mini Main Day 2; Anton Lu, Ming Chang Hsiao, Kazuyuki Tanemura Win Events
Busy Day 4 at the TMT Championship 2024 with more champions crowned!
TMT Championship: Van Nam Nguyen takes down Kick Off; Guan Chen, and Lin Feng Yu claim side event wins; Chao Ting Cheng leads High Roller Final Table
The second day of the inaugural TMT Championship games at Asia Poker Arena, Taipei rounded up another full house with four side events running on schedule.
Zhen Chen Clinches APPT National
At the inaugural PokerStars LIVE APPT Manila Championship taking place at Okada Manila, China's Zhen Chen outlasted a field of 398 entries, a grueling Day 2
PokerStars LIVE APPT National Day 2 Ends With Zhen Chen Leading Final 9
With barely 12 hours to rest and prepare, the final nine players contesting the title of the 2024 APPT National will be in for a battle royale for the crown
Xing Zhongjie, Zhichen Yu Top Flights At Poker Dream Jeju 12 Main Event
Explore highlights from the Poker Dream Jeju 12 Main Event with 195 entries and standout performances in this inaugural festival.
Poker Dream Jeju 12 Day 3 Winners: Oliver Weis, Yang Haibo, Zhichen Yu, Gang Qingbo
Discover highlights and winners from Day 3 at Poker Dream Jeju 12, featuring Oliver Weis, Yang Haibo, Zhichen Yu, and Gang Qingbo.
Manila Megastack 19 Day 6 Winners: Li Satoshi, Bailey Fusco, Terry Gonzaga, Chen Zhen, Hata Shoma, and Papo Norbertas
Poker players were given another offering of prize-worthy events on Day 6 of Manila Megastack 19, happening from September 19 to 29 at the PokerStars LIVE
Manila Megastack 19 Day 2 Highlights: Michael Shell, Chenyu Liao, Gabby Concepcion Outshine
The Manila Megastack 19 concluded its second day of festivities at Okada Manila, Philippines. The series runs for 11 days from September 19 to 29,
USOP Hai Phong: Ilia Timofeev tops record-breaking Mini Main Event; Chen Peng ships HR: Megastack; Baiyu Ni clinchest third series win; Four more winners emerge
Relive the action via USOP Hai Phong - High Roller: Megastack Final Table livestream
Xiong Cheng Clinches Record Breaking 2024 APPT Manila Main Event
On August 5, 2024, USA’s Xiong Cheng clinched the record breaking APPT Manila Main Event to be crowned this season’s champion. At the final table, Cheng eliminated the last three players that were blocking his path to glory to capture his first ever APPT shard trophy and a jaw-dropping poker career high payout of PHP […]
WPT Global Reveals Pete Chen As Newest Brand Ambassador
On July 31, 2024, leading online poker site WPT Global announced their newest ambassador and it is none other than WPT Champion’s Club Member Yen Han “Pete” Chen. He is one of the most coveted poker players from Taiwan and currently sits in second place on his country’s all-time money list according to The Hendon […]
Red Dragon Poker Tour Jeju 2024 Championship Event underway, Chen Weihang towers over Day 1A field
The first flight of the highly anticipated Red Dragon Poker Tour Championship Event at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea, kicked off to a good start with 332 entries turning up for the KRW 1,680,000,000 (~USD 1,236,390) guaranteed games. The day capped with China’s Chen Weihang holding down a commanding lead across the […]
RDPT Jeju 2024: Shiina Okamoto, Tsung Yen Wan, Li Zhang, Zhichen Yu triumph over side events; Meng Guo clinches third trophy of the season
The Red Dragon Poker Tour festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea has been teeming with excitement each day, with at least six tournaments running daily. Day five of the series saw another five runners – Shiina Okamoto, Tsung Yen Wan, Li Zhang, Zhichen Yu, and Meng Guo, rise as champions over at […]
Won Poker Cup: Chan Chak Hei stands proud as the Single Day High Roller Champion; Yun Chen How & Yiew Cji Hong lead Main Event Flights of the day
Chan Chak Hei from Hong Kong outlasted a total field of 110 entries which included some of the best in world to stand tall and raise his eagle trophy as the champion of the Won Poker Cup Single Day High Roller Event#5 Champion. He also received a cash prize of $54,950 from a total prize […]
RDPT Jeju 2024: China’s Chen Wen Wen tops KPC Baby Dragon Day 1A; Jargalsaikan and Nadmid, Lei Yu, and Chi Zhang earn opening day victories
The Red Dragon Poker Tour festivities running through August 4th at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea kicked off its opening day games with KPC Baby Dragon’s first flight and three trophy events coming into completion. China’s Chen Wen Wen currently leads the twelve survivors moving forward to Day 2 with two more […]
Sha Cheng Chun Wins Maiden Title At WPT Cambodia Passport TO WC Championship
Victory for China was inevitable at the WPT Cambodia Passport To The World Championship, as the final three players of the Championship all hailed from the country. In a pivotal moment, all three collided in a single massive hand, leading to Sha Cheng Chun claiming 95% of the chips. Soon after, Sha earned his first-ever […]
Zhang Cheng Tops Final 17 Players Of WPT Cambodia Passport To The WC Championship
WPT Cambodia Passport To The World Championship resumed with 136 players out of the 913 entry field returning to NagaWorld Phnom Penh for Day 2 of the headliner WPT Passport Championship. For each one, the goal was to reach the money round and claim a piece of the seven figure USD prize pool of $1,040,592. […]
2024 WSOP Latest First Time Winners: Chris Hunichen, Pedro Neves, Magnus Edengren, Jared Kingery, Maksim Pisarenko
More gold bracelets being snatched up at the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas with the annual festival into the halfway mark at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Resorts. Among the recently minted were players taking it to the limit for the first time. Have a read down below. Latest 2024 WSOP […]
Jihao Chen Wins Record-Breaking Poker Dream 9 Malaysia Main Event
A new attendance and prize money has been set at the Poker Dream 9 Malaysia stop in the fifth edition at Resorts World Genting Highlands. The event in cooperation with the Chinese live poker brand Top Joy Poker Tour (TJPT) came with sky-high expectations at the venue all the way up in the mountains overlooking […]
APT Taipei 2024 Main Event boasts richest NTD 72 Million (~USD 2.2M) country prize pool, Jia Lee stacks the highest; Pete Chen and Craig Cooper triumph over side events
Cards continue to fall at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League with the APT Taipei 2024 counting down the days until a new Main Event champion is crowned. This year’s festivities posted the tour’s largest guarantee of all-time and proudly smashed the record after four qualifying flights. With NTD 72,232,020 (~USD 2,287,160) in […]
APT Taipei 2024: Chen Yu Hung tops Main Event Day 1A; Isaac Haxton, Teng Kuei Hsu win big
Cards continued to fly at APT Taipei 2024 with Chen Yu Hung, Isaac Haxton, and Teng Kuei Hsu topping the Day 5 headlines. At the side events, Taiwan’s Yu Tang Wang is up to three trophies and Singapore’s Bao Qiang Ho wins back-to-back Hyper Turbo High Roller titles. Also grabbing APT lions were high […]
World Poker Tour Cambodia opening day ceremony; 207 enter Superstack, 25 advance; Cheng Zhang wins Superstack Turbo
Season XXII of the World Poker Tour opened on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at NagaWorld Integrated Resorts in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Players were greeted with a welcome speech by WPT Live Events Specialist, Danny McDonagh, alongside partner Connaissance Management General Manager, Erique Tan, and NagaWorld Senior Operations Manager, Christopher Paul Gros. “A very warm welcome to […]
USOP Taiwan Day 6 highlights: Jennifer Cassell ships Mini Main; Yita Choong, Keon Young Oh lift #2; Seung Hun Ko, Lin Wei Ka, Wei Ting Chen score wins
With Day 6 in the books, the U Series of Poker (USOP) season opener is now halfway through at Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan. The wall-to-wall action saw Yita Choong and Keon Young Oh become the first multi-winners, Jennifer Cassell rise at the Mini Main, joined by three other USOP maiden title-holders Seung […]
Manila Super Series 19: Russia’s Kirill Gladchenko leads Main Event Flight B survivors into Day 2; Last chance to qualify today!
The boosted PHP 10,000,000 (~USD 180,000) guaranteed Manila Super Series 19 Main Event is buzzing through at Okada Manila, Philippines once more with two of its four starting flights already done and dusted. Two more remain on the agenda, giving tournament runners until today, January 5th to qualify for Day 2. Yesterday’s games wrapped up […]
WPT World Championship final 45 includes Asian players Ren Lin, Ankit Ahuja, James Chen; WPT Prime Championship resumes, Valeriy Pak among final 6
As the World Poker Tour (WPT) season ender grinds down to its final days at Wynn Las Vegas, coveted titles and top prizes are now within reach at the WPT World Championship and WPT Prime Championship. Asian players and circuit regulars are among the contenders. Here’s a quick update on the incoming action. WPT […]
Year-End Bonus as WPT World Championship Sees An Overlay; Wai Kiat Lee, James Chen, Masato Yokosawa, Kitty Kuo, David Erquiaga among 480 ITM Day 3 players
The WPT World Championship set out with an ambitious guarantee of 40 Million USD, and nearly got there. Needing 4,081 entries, the biggest year end event pulled in a respectable 3,835 entries. This meant a sweet year-end bonus for players in the money with an overlay of $2.4 Million and the champion marked to win […]
Manila Megastack 17: Emmanuel Derecho clinches Mystery Bounty title for PHP 497,972 (~USD 8,990); Wai Chiu Cheng, Kunlong Yu, and Hai Shien Tan win side events
The Manila Megastack 17 festivities at PokerStars’ hub in Okada Manila, Philippines has reached its halfway mark with 17 spade trophies already lifted from the recently concluded events. The series’ fifth day saw Australia’s Emmanuel Derecho top the multi day Mystery Bounty event with local pro Christopher Mateo bagging the biggest bounty up for grabs. […]
WSOP Online-N8: Dicky Tsang, Hsi Hao Chen, Lavi Ahuja run deep; Or Nezer, Vinicius Steves, Sergei Koliakov, Paulius Vaitiekunas score bracelets
The virtual poker arena has been hopping lately with online platform Natural8-GGNet hosting the World Series of Poker Online. The festival lit up the screens on August 20 and will continue until October 2, offering a grand total of 33 gold bracelets to be claimed. Opening week witnessed strong performances by several Asian players, most […]
WPT Prime Taiwan – Day 5 highlights: Mystery Bounty draws massive 692 entries, Sin Ren Chen, Yo Hwan Lim bag big; Alan Pham and Yu Chung Chang clinch titles
Day 5 at World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Taiwan at Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City continued to pack the house and pulling the crowd was none other than the Mystery Bounty to easily crush its 5M guarantee. The day also crowned two new winners, Alan Pham at the Main Event Warm Up and Yu Chung Chang at […]
WPT Prime Taiwan – Day 4 highlights: Yan Chen Jiang, Wei Tsung Chen, Chien Hsiang Hung claim trophies; ME Warm Up down to Final 9; Eli Chang leads HR Warm Up
Day 4 at the World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Taiwan was roaring with six events lighting up host venue Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City. At the close, three events bagged up and three players captured their career first WPT win. We’ve got all those results down below. WPT Prime Taiwan – Festival Results WPT Prime […]
WPT Prime Taiwan – Day 3 highlights: Zhe Wei Chen, Julian Warhurst, Ka Shun Tsang win trophies; Shingo Horikoshi bags big at ME Warm Up Day 1C
World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Taiwan completed another day at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City with three players claiming their first ever WPT trophy. The day also wrapped up with the Main Event Warm Up amassing a handsome TWD 5,389,600 ~(USD 169,400) prize pool. We’ve got all those stories for you, just scroll […]
WPT Prime Taiwan: Ting Yi Tsai and Moo Jae win trophies; Yih Chia Shaw bags ME Day 1B chip lead; Hsuan Chao Chen tops D1 Superstack; POF race underway
World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Taiwan wrapped up its second day of festivities at the Asia Poker Arena in Taipei City, Taiwan. Two players joined the winners circle – Ting Yi Tsai and Moo Jae – to share the top spot in the Player of the Festival race. At other events, 26 players survived […]
APPT Manila: Ashley Patterson wins Kick-Off Event for career high payout; Liao Cheng Yu, Hoi Man Cheng, Duy Tung Nguyen win spadies
Milestone victory for UK’s Ashley Patterson at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Manila Kick-Off event! Patterson outlasted a field of 589 entries to capture his first title on Asian soil and walk away with a career high payout of PHP 2,020,000 (~USD 36,200). The festival opener lit up the felt on July 27 […]
WPT Korea Main Event: Yuwen Pan leads; Chao-Ting Cheng, Aaron Lim, David Yan, Jun Mondalo among 44 survivors; Ji Yu Shun wins NLH Single Day
Excitement from the get-go at World Poker Tour (WPT) Korea with 283 players returning to Jeju Shinhwa World Landing Casino for Day 2 of the Main Event. The guarantee-crushing tournament drew 758 entries for a prize pool of KR₩ 2,246,947,400 (~USD 1,770,200). Ten hours later, the money flowed at the fall of Jun Shi on […]
2023 WSOP: Main Event Day 1A closes with 23 Asian players advancing; Shota Nakanishi leads; Daewoong Song, Pete Chen run deep at COLOSSUS
The most anticipated tournament of the year, the 54th Annual World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship NLH aka WSOP MAIN EVENT kicked off on Monday, July 3, 2023 with 2006 champion Jamie Gold delivering the famous call “Shuffle up and Deal!” With that, cards went flying as hundreds of players battled it out at […]
Taiwan’s Chao Ting Cheng crowned 2023 APPT Cambodia Main Event champion
“Game over!” exclaimed Chao Ting Cheng as he slapped down quads to crush Filipino Junnie Pamplona‘s full house and win the APPT Cambodia Main Event. Cheng captured his first major title, the coveted PokerStars shard trophy, and a career high ICM deal payout of US$ 94,448. “I feel so good! As a poker pro, this […]
USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series Main Event shatters guarantee, draws 1,043; Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 leads 132 players into Day 2
The first ever U Series of Poker live festival sponsored by popular online poker app Poker2U drew a massive turnout at the Main Event to easily shatter its TWD 10M guarantee. The largest crowd was seen on Friday, February 18, 2023 with Day 1C attracting 385 entries and Day 1D Turbo adding 196 more […]
USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series: MAIN EVENT starts today @1pm; 李書吟, 王淨加, Chris Chen win trophies
After five days of games, the U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City opens with the MAIN EVENT! The star of the festival is highlighted by its TWD 10,000,000 (~$330,000) guaranteed prize pool. The event runs from February 15 to 19 […]
USOP: Poker2U-Taiwan Series: Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 captures career first live title at the Mystery Bounty
Taiwan’s Kuan Han Chen 陳冠翰 entered Day 2 of the Mystery Bounty with just 15 BB, seven and a half hours later, he was crowned the USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series’ newest champion. Chen 陳冠翰 defeated USA’s Michael Kravitz at heads up to claim his first ever live title and trophy along with the TWD […]
USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series: Ching Wei Chen 陳靖惟 ships Kick Off event for TWD 547,000 (~$18,130)
The first key event winner of the inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series has been crowned! Taiwan’s Ching Wei Chen ‘Carter’ 陳靖惟 defeated Singapore’s Jacky Wang 王立傑 at heads up of the Kick Off event to seize the champion’s trophy and earn a cool TWD 547,000 (~$18,130). This was Chen’s 陳靖惟 first […]
Inaugural USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series Kick Off event draws 375; Jung Chou Chen 陳榮州 bags overall chip lead
The inaugural U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series has arrived at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. The opening Kick Off event drew a tremendous field of 375 entries. There certainly was no shortage of action nor talent as familiar locals and international players battled it out for […]
Record breaking Poker Dream Vietnam pays out over $3.8 Million; locals dominate; Dang Thanh Luong, Sin Ren Chen bag two; highlights inside
The inaugural Poker Dream Vietnam has come and gone but the experience will certainly not be forgotten by those that graced the felt. Running from October 14 to 23 at the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites, it was the first live poker event held in Hoi An, Vietnam, and it was an […]
Poker Dream Vietnam: Zong Chi He, Sin-Ren Chen, Yeu Wei Hsiang, Jason Lau, Chunharas Tossapat lift trophies
Celebrations all day and night at the inaugural Poker Dream Vietnam with Day 4 seeing five players lift trophies at the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites. The newly minted were Taiwanese players Zong Chi He, Sin-Ren Chen, Malaysians Yeu Wei Hsiang, Jason Wai Kit Lau, and just before sunrise, Chunharas Tossapat from […]
2022 WSOP Online halfway highlights; N8’s Pete Chen, Stefan Schillhabel, & David Yan win bracelets; Markus Prinz, Scott Ball bank seven digits
The World Series of Poker Online has been heating up Natural8 – GGNet since August 14 with the masses targeting the 33 gold bracelets on offer. A few nights ago, the series breached the halfway mark. Among the first half winners were N8 players Stefan Schillhabel, David Yan, and Team Hot Ambassador Pete Chen. Each […]
2022 WSOP: Adam Friedman, Jeremy Ausmus, Daniel Zack, and China’s Tong Li among next batch of bracelet winners; Abhinav Iyer and Pete Chen reach final tables
The 53rd Annual World Series of Poker is just over two weeks in and during that time 25 bracelets have already been claimed. The latest batch of winners covered by this recap feature eight first time champions which includes China’s Tong Li, who locked up the first gold bracelet for Asia. Other notable Asians […]
CTP 6th Anniversary Series: Yu Liu wins the Main Event; Chi Jen Chen awarded Player of the Series; Opener sets a new record; Festival highlights and results
The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association wrapped up its 2021 calendar season with a record smashing 6th Anniversary Series. Taking place from December 1 to 12, locals and a handful of foreigners from all over Taiwan converged at the main CTP Poker Club in Taipei to amass a grand prize pool of NT$ 17,696,700 (~US$ […]
2021 WSOP Main Event: $62M prize pool; Moneymaker, Hellmuth, Hachem survive Day 2; Abhinav Iyer, Pete Chen, SJ Kim, Norbert Koh, Phachara Wongwichit among 71 Asians left
For the past week, all the action at the 52nd World Series of Poker was focused on the highly anticipated $10,000 Main Event NL Hold’em World Championship. Now that the rush has calmed, the official player count was 6,650 which was incredibly impressive given the vaccination mandate and challenges faced by many international travelers. This […]
Taiwanese pros crushing Sin City! Pete Chen adds a Wynn to his gold bracelet; near victories for Eric Tsai and James Chen
Poker players around the world continue to descend upon Sin City for the biggest event of the year. Mixed in the crowd are Asian pros hoping to return home with gold bracelets and fatter wallets. The past week has been extremely dramatic as Taiwanese pros Yen Han “Pete” Chen, James Chen, and Ting Yi “Eric” […]
2021 WSOP: Glory days for Taiwan as Pete Chen wins, James Chen runner up; Anthony Zinno grabs third bracelet; One gold each for Vladimir Peck and Dejuante Alexander
Action packed halls at the 52nd Annual World Series of Poker as players sought after the next gold bracelets on offer. The past two days saw Taiwan shine with two of the country’s well known pros providing all the thrill. Pete Chen captured his first ever gold bracelet at Online Event #3: $400 NL Hold’em […]
Asia Pacific players expected at the WSOP; Pete Chen on the felt!
The highly awaited 52nd World Series of Poker has finally arrived and despite the full vaccination requirement and border restrictions, players from all over are expected to flood the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino for a shot at the coveted bracelets. Among those making the pilgrimage are well known Asia Pacific players. Somuchpoker reached […]
2021 WSOP Online [International]: Daniel Smiljkovic dominates the $5K 6-Handed Championship; Pete Chen runs deep
Germany’s Daniel Smiljkovic cruised to victory at the WSOP #8: $5,000 6-Handed NLH Championship to become the newest player minted with a coveted gold bracelet. He defeated China’s Xuming “scplayer” Qi at heads up. Another Asian player running deep was Natural8 Team Hot pro Pete Chen with a 16th place finish. Check out our recap, […]
2021 WSOP Online bracelet winners #5 – #8: Jeremiah Williams, Tyler Denson, Michael Mercaldo, Carlos Welch; Taiwan’s Pete Chen joins the action
The 2021 World Series of Poker Online [USA leg], ongoing at platform WSOP.com, minted another four new winners. Seizing gold bracelets were American players Jeremiah “freestylerr” Williams, Tyler “ShipTheShip” Denson, Michael “Stiltwalk” Mercaldo, and Carlos “CarlosWelch” Welch, all of them were first time WSOP champions. With eight players now having turned their dreams into reality, […]
Natural8-WSOPC: Uri “JimyT” Reichenstein wins a WSOPC Ring at the NLH 6 Max Championship; Artur Martirosian banks three side games; Stevan Chew claims one
Four days have quickly gone by at the World Series of Poker Super Circuit Online Series. The newest WSOPC Ring winner was Israel’s Uri “JimyT” Reichenstein for his victory at the RING #4: $800 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max Championship. At the side events, Russia’s Artur Martirosian came out swinging with three events captured while four […]
Natural-GGSF: Over US$ 120M paid out; Connor Drinan with an epic win; Juan Pardo Dominguez ships NLHE Headliner; Mikita Badziakouski banks US$ 1.1M; Kosei Ichinose, Pete Chen, Abhinav Iyer go deep
Another week done and dusted at the GG Spring Festival 2021 and to cap it, the week-ender guaranteed over US$ 26.7 million across 20 games. This was the biggest day yet to bring the festival total payout to US$ 120,238,547 million across 231 games. Among the biggest winners were Belarusian pro Mikita Badziakouski who crushed […]
Hui Chen “Kitty” Kuo wins the APT Taiwan 2021 Main Event; other big winners were Ping Hao Huang and Kun Han Lee; Chen An Lin closes it out
After being grounded for one year, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live stage with games running from February 19 to March 8 at two locations in Taiwan. The first weekend of APT Taiwan 2021 was held at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) branch in Taichung, you can read up on […]
WSOPC – Natural8: Team Bling Anson “Tara@0z” Tsang captures PLOSSUS ring & LiveX Sponsorship; Oleg “Ad Astra” Vasylchenko and Fabian “lordof0513” Schmidt also lock up rings; 4 left at US$ 10K buy in Heads Up; MAIN EVENT starting flights underway
We are down to the final week of the World Series of Poker Winter Online Circuit on Natural8 – GG Network. Another three rings were claimed for a total of 12 awarded. The latest champions were Natural8 Team Bling / Hong Kong pro Yan Shing Anson “Tara@0z” Tsang, Oleg “Ad Astra” Vasylchenko, and Fabian “lordof0513” […]
TMT 9 X APT final week results: Chen An Lin ships the Main Event; Chan Lok Ming scores Player of the Series; Zong Chi He & Kun Han Lee win APT SHR titles
The Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) wrapped up another successful live event in Taipei City with the Taiwan Millions Tournament Season 9 awarding big prizes throughout. The popular homegrown festival ran from October 23 to November 9, offering a total of 30 events and 18 Daily Deepstacks. Highly revered brand Asian Poker Tour […]
TMT 9 X APT: Opening half results sees Chan Lok Ming bag two major events; Zong Chi He, David Tai, & Chih Kai Chen among the winners; Kun Han Lee tops Main Event Day 1A
As countries around the world slowly ease up on restrictions brought on by the pandemic, one place players have continuously enjoyed live poker events is in Taiwan. Currently running is Taiwan’s most popular homegrown festival – Taiwan Millions Tournament – underway at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP Club) in Taipei City. For its […]
CTP 5th year anniversary; P.Y.Han Chen wins the Main Event, S.D.Chen comes out the richest, & P.H.Huang tops the POS
Five years ago in the city of Tao Yuan, Taiwan, the first Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) opened with just two tables and a third one at the nearby market. Fast forward to today, CTP has grown to five branches. The largest and most popular is located in the Songshan District in Taipei […]
APT Online Series 2nd Edition: Pete Chen wins Championships Event & Player of the Series; Final stats and results
Land-based operator Asian Poker Tour wrapped up its second ever online series on Natural8 – GG Network and it was nothing short of a smasher. Running from June 14 to 28, the APT online Series 2nd Edition delivered on its eight figure promise, paying out a tour record $ 10.9 million across 234 events. With […]
GPI Asia rankings mid-year update: Paul Phua leads GPI, Pete Chen top spot for player of the year
We are officially halfway through the year despite the circumstances brought about by the current pandemic that put an unavoidable pause for multiple live poker events across the world. In this article, an update for the Global Poker Index (GPI) for the year is presented for the Asia region presenting the top tournament poker players […]
Alex Lee, Pete Chen, Michael Soyza and More: Regulars of the APT Live Circuit Triumph in Its Online Edition!
The initial edition of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) series hosted on Natural8 GGNetwork met a real success similar to recent major events in the online poker scene. The APT 2020 Online Series beginning April 29th running until May 10th reached a high turnout attracting not only the usual online players but also regulars of […]
WPT Philippines: final side event winners; Pete Chen becomes only player to win two
With the Main Event now completed, it’s time to turn our attention back to the WPT Philippines side events. Throughout the 12-day series at Okada Manila, players hunted and battled for a taste of small victory. The final five winners are listed below. Among them were notable players Florencio Campomanes, Pete Yen Han Chen, and […]
Red Dragon Manila Festival ends with Ankit Ahuja, Meng Guo and Pete Chen claiming trophies
The first ever Red Dragon Manila Series that lasted for eight days generating a colossal ₱160.3M (~$3.17M) in prize money ended with more winners taking home series’ trophies and substantial top money prizes. Ankit Ahuja wins Red Dragon High Roller for ₱6.11M Ankit Ahuja (India) topped a field of 101 entries to win the second […]
APT Finale Taiwan: Zhou Yueyang wins the Main Event; early winners include Pete Chen and Im Sangguk
After ten events in the region, the Asian Poker Tour is in Taipei City hosting its last festival of the year at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club). APT Finale Taiwan 2019 got underway on November 28 to conclude on December 9. Half of the games have already completed including the Main Event […]
WSOPE: James Chen wins €250,000 Super High Roller title and first ever bracelet for Taiwan!
The 2019 World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Resort in Rozvadov, Czech Republic kicked off with James Chen taking down the most expensive event of the series and bringing home the first gold bracelet for his home country of Taiwan. €250,000 Super High Roller – Winner: James Chen One of the biggest highlights of the 2019 WSOPE is undoubtedly the €250,000 […]
Side event champions crowned at EPT Barcelona as Chen, Tang and Soyza go deep
Through the work of PokerStars, EPT has been busy continuing its annual orbit of Europe in the past week, with Barcelona providing the latest stop on the tour. The all-important Main Event is underway, but we will have to wait a few more days before the winner for 2019 is revealed. In the meantime, let […]
APT Korea Incheon: Tsang Hang ships the Main Event; Pete Chen & Hung Sheng Lin among early winners
Several events ran simultaneously in Asia early this month. In Korea was the Asian Poker Tour’s seventh festival of the season dubbed as APT Korea Incheon 2019. The event is still ongoing at Paradise City Casino located within the Incheon International Airport complex. It has been running since August 3 and is scheduled to conclude […]
Chi Jen Chen wins APL Taiwan Main Event for NT$ 1,278,500, Steve Yea takes down the High Roller
The Asia Poker League Taiwan festival has come to a conclusion. The festival took place from April 20th to April 28th at the CTP Club in Taipei. A Main Event champion had been crowned and more trophies have found new owners in several side events. Read our first report from the festival here. Chi Jen Chen wins the Main Event […]
Interview with Taiwanese poker pro Chen An Lin
Chen An Lin is a highly recognized Asian poker professional from Taiwan. He began mounting numerous deep runs in 2015, mostly in Macau. He earned his first six-figures in 2016 at the EPT Monte Carlo High Roller event, then when 2018 rolled in, his live tournament career boomed. He finished 8th at the Aussie Millions […]
Biggest Taiwan Millions Tournament concludes; Main Event draws 645 entries; Lin Chen Yi bags the title
Another Taiwan Millions Tournament wrapped up at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association in Taipei City. This latest edition, which is now #5, ran for ten days from January 16 to 27 with 18 events lined up throughout. The Main Event drew the largest attendance of 645 entries, breaking its previous record of 537 set […]
AJPC wraps up in Taiwan with Kazuhiko Yotsushika, Hirokazu Kobayashi, & Wen-Kai Chen as the biggest winners
The All Japan Poker Championship (AJPC) returned to Taiwan for their second visit this year as part of the AJPC Asian Circuit. Once again the festival was held at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP) in Taipei City, home of the highly popular Taiwan Millions. The festival ran from October 31 to November 4 […]
EPT Barcelona: Piotr Nurzynski wins record-breaking Main Event field; Pete Chen among numerous Asians running well
Another highly attended PokerStars LIVE event stormed past with the 2018 European Poker Tour Barcelona attracting huge numbers from start to finish. Last night, the largest Main Event field in the stop’s history concluded with two players coming out as millionaires. Poland’s Piotr Nurzynski earned the title after defeating China’s Haoxiang Wang at heads up. […]
Chen Feng champions the 760-entry APL Xi’An China Main Event; Local team wins teams event
Asia Poker League was back in China from August 14 to August 22 to host their first-ever APL Xi’an China. The venue was the Xi’an Baoyulin Poker Club in Xi’an, China, a destination not as well-known as Beijing, but if based on numbers, it certainly seemed otherwise. The league produced a massive 760 entrants for […]
I-Cheng Lin wins the 784-entry Manila Super Series Main Event; Mike Takayama finishes 3rd
Another installment of the Manila Super Series has come and gone and once it again it produced an impressive field with 784 entries charging the felt at City of Dreams Manila. The series is one of the lowest buy-in festivals hosted by PokerStars LIVE with this year’s editions in Manila offering players a chance at […]
Pete Chen in Vegas aiming to bring his career to the next level
In his continuing pursuit for poker stardom, Pete Yen Han Chen reached another milestone in his career. At the WPT Tournament of Champions, ongoing at ARIA Resort & Casino, Chen was awarded the WPT Asia-Pacific Player of the Year title for his numerous achievements throughout the season, one of which was a huge victory at […]
Macau Millions: Chen An Lin wins his first- ever Main Event title
Poker player Chen An Lin had plenty to celebrate tonight. The Taiwanese pro overcame the massive 2,499 entry field of the Macau Millions Main Event to seize his first-ever major title. He pocketed his largest career payout of HK$1,159,000 (~US$147,700) and snatched up a PokerStars Players Championship Platinum Pass. In the PokerStars live blog, Lin […]
