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JapanElle Poker Profile: Net Worth, Earnings & Stats (2026)
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Crowning Excellence: The Inaugural King Poker Cup Ushers in a New Era of High-Stakes Poker
The inaugural King Poker Cup 2026 launches Jan 11–18 in Jeju, South Korea. Elite high-stakes series with ultra-low fees, and four Crown Jewels.
WPF + TDA Summit: 200+ Global Leaders Ignite Poker Excellence in Brazil
The TDA + WPF Summit (Dec 1, 2025, São Paulo) unites Latin America's top poker professionals. Align on 2024 TDA Rules & best practices. Essential for TDs!
It’s In The Cards: Jen Cassell & Bert Perry’s Excellent Adventure
Meet Jennifer Cassell and John Perry aka Bert Perry, a pair of poker professionals touring the APAC circuit as a real-life couple for the past 4 years.
APPT Manila: Kaoru Kishimoto Leads APPT National Final 9; Youngbae Kim, Danielle Noja, Jeffrey Pardales Among Winners
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour completed its seventh day of games with another batch of winners crowned and the featured APPT National down to its final 9 players. Taking place at the stunning Cove Manila at Okada Manila in the Philippines, this year’s APPT Manila offers the most extensive schedule yet with 67 trophy events […]
2024 APPT Manila: Danielle Noja Bags APPT Open Day 1A Chip Lead; Christian Cloutier, James Mendoza Among Winners
The first festival of the 2024 Asia Pacific Poker Tour is currently underway in the Philippines at Cove in Okada Manila with the APPT Manila setting sail on July 24 and running through August 5. The second day provided plenty of thrills with several players hoisting trophies. The first key event was also tabled, the […]
Online News: Run It Once Poker ceases international operations; PokerStars’ Winter Series upcoming Main Events; $10M GTD Venom on WPN; Winamax hosts €24M GTD Road to Series; Skrill and Neteller lift balance restrictions
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Run It Once Poker ceases international operations In a surprising announcement from founder Phil Galfond, it has been decided that Run It Once Poker has set to shut down its international segment effective […]
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Ajay Chabra “Ross_Geller” wins the $1,500 Limit Hold’em Championship; Vlad Martynenko “CheckEtoFold”shines at the side events; Jonathan Van Fleet bags the High Roller Super MILLION$
Day 38 at the 2020 World Series of Poker Online [ international ] witnessed American pro Ajay Chabra “Ross_Geller” add his name to the champions list after taking down WSOP#72: $ 1,500 Limit Hold’em Championship. Chabra captured his first WSOP bracelet and his second ever career victory. At the side events, Vlad Martynenko “CheckEtoFold” shined […]
Natural8-WSOPC: Jisssses & PabloPotatoe ship $5K HR; fkbedtime & Ellen Degenerate command leader boards; Ring Event #6 up next
Day 9 of the WSOP Super Circuit Online Series didn’t offer up any gold rings however it continued to pay out some hefty prizes. The day’s biggest winners were Jisssses and PabloPotatoe. Just as impressive were Natural8 leader board race leaders such as fkbedtime (DACH) and EllenDegenerate (SEA). Out of the 18 coveted WSOP gold […]
WPT Taiwan Rescheduled; APT Philippines 2020 Cancelled
More live tournaments are being set to a later date given the current situation. Majority of scheduled events for the first quarter of 2020 have been greatly affected by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. With increasing confirmed cases day to day, multiple organizers have opted not to push through with the events in efforts to curb […]
Australian Casinos Remain Operational; Poker Tournaments Cancelled, Cash Games Running
The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been making headlines all over the world for a few months now. Due to its highly transmissible characteristic, the virus has already managed to infect close to 700 citizens in the Australian region. The unfortunate situation has caused a total of six deaths in the said continent to date, […]
Live events massively cancelled across the globe, operators try to push action in the online field
With the continuing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) occurring on a global scale, a number of countries have begun enforcing travel restrictions, quarantines and strict lockdowns in highly infected areas. Fears and concerns of the mass population are leading everyone to stay in the comfort of their homes and practicing social distancing. Multiple festivals all […]
Coronavirus impacts poker circuit outside of Asia: Siege of Malta cancelled, Italian travelers banned from King’s Casino
As the Coronavirus continues to spread globally, many countries are beginning to take extra precautionary measures to combat the situation. Poker festivals, not limited to Asia, are directly affected as well, with many schedules being abruptly adjusted. International players who are keen to travel are advised to frequently check tournament dates and be updated with […]
WPT Vietnam cancelled; Season finale in Taiwan postponed
The “Coronavirus” – Covid-19 has caused disruption throughout Asia and this does not exclude poker events in the area. Many events have been cancelled or postponed. We have reported about this in the past couple of weeks. And while the World Poker Tour event in the Philippines is running smoothly and with a reduced guarantee, the organiser […]
Coronavirus: APL Danang cancelled
We just recently reported about the effects of the Coronavirus on poker and gambling in general throughout Asia and the news from organizers keep coming. Unfortunately they keep the same tone as before, informing players about cancelled events in several different Asian countries. APL Danang latest event to be cancelled In Vietnam the decision was […]
World Poker Tour Vietnam 2020 (WPT) – Official Schedule – CANCELLED
The World Poker Tour Vietnam 2020 will be held from March 13th to March 22nd at Pro Poker Club, Vietnam. DATE TIME EVENT # TOURNAMENT BUY-IN Stack Level 3/13/2019 1:00 PM 1 | WPT VIETNAM KICKOFF VND 2 BILLION GTD DAY 1A PLAY TO ITM (1 RE-ENTRY PER FLIGHT) VND 11,000,000 20,000 40 mins 6:00 PM 2 | DEEPSTACK […]
Cancelled events and rumors – What is happening to Macau Poker scene?
Poker King Cup postponed Poker King Club has announced the postponement of the Poker King Cup Macau 2019, originally scheduled from 15th to 21st March 2019, until further notice. No specific reasons were given other than “due to unforeseen circumstances that have arisen”. There is a compensation procedure in place for those that have made […]
Tencent Poker app shuts down and 2018 WSOP China cancelled
If things couldn’t get any worse for Tencent Holding Ltd, after reporting big drops to their stock this year, the tech-giant announced the closure of its Tencent Poker app and the cancellation of the 2018 WSOP China. The news was expelled in the Tencent Poker app on Monday, September 10, 2018. Players attempting to access […]
Up and Down: Big online wins for Truteller, One more High Roller for O’Dwyer
Trueteller – Biggest online winner of the year so far Timofey ‘Trueteller’ Kuznetsov has had a busy year at the online tables so far, with more than 20,000 hands in the books across 301 sessions at the time of writing. There have been swings during that time, but his recent downturn in February had endangered his […]
World Poker Tour National Korea Cancelled
Escalating tensions between China and South Korea over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system have made one unfortunate casualty: the upcoming World Poker Tour National Korea scheduled for March 17-21. Pressure in China on travel firms forced airlines and cruise operators to cut routes to South Korea: China Eastern Airlines and Spring Airlines have already […]
