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APT Vietnam 2019: Zhou Jiaping ships the Main Event; Eunho Kwon & Junwoo Oh among early winners

Ongoing in Ho Chi Minh City at the Pro Poker Club is the Asian Poker Tour’s sixth festival of the year. APT Vietnam 2019 has been running since July 3 and is scheduled to conclude on July 14. This is the tour’s second visit of the year with a third one lined up for early […]

In brief: WSOP’s low buy-in events raise questions; Jungleman challenges Gus Hansen; Mike Takayama covers up
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In brief: WSOP’s low buy-in events raise questions; Jungleman challenges Gus Hansen; Mike Takayama covers up

With all eyes fixed on Las Vegas currently, there has been an abundance of WSOP stories surfacing this week. If there is one thing you can always guarantee with poker’s premier festival, it is that there will be plenty of talking points. WSOP 2019 is only just into its second week and we already have […]

In Brief:  Daniel Negreanu gets married, Jungleman rates himself as the greatest player of all time
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In Brief: Daniel Negreanu gets married, Jungleman rates himself as the greatest player of all time

Negreanu and Leatherman tie the knot In one of the biggest events of the year for celebrity players in the poker world, outspoken Twitter enthusiast Daniel Negreanu married Amanda Leatherman. The couple said their vows as fellow players Phil Hellmuth, David Benyamine, Antonio Esfandiari and Jennifer Tilly looked on. It is unclear whether Negreanu went […]

Daniel Perkins rules APL Vietnam Main Event Day 1B; Chun Kong Kwok & Zhang Lijun win events
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Daniel Perkins rules APL Vietnam Main Event Day 1B; Chun Kong Kwok & Zhang Lijun win events

Another starting day has come and gone at the Asia Poker League Vietnam – Main Event. A total of 70 entered Day 1B taking place at Pro Poker Club. By the end of the scheduled fourteen rounds only 15 players had chips to bag with USA’s Daniel Perkins amassing the largest of 292,000. This now […]

Tom Dwan named Triton Ambassador, Jungleman reminds him to pay his debt
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Tom Dwan named Triton Ambassador, Jungleman reminds him to pay his debt

Triton has announced Tom “durrrr” Dwan as their latest brand ambassador. Dwan has been a supporter of the Triton Series from the start and it has served the poker community as a window into Dwan’s otherwise illusive and legendary poker life. Tom Dwan is the second big name to join as a Triton ambassador. His […]

Asian Poker Tour heads to Seoul from June 15 – 24
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Asian Poker Tour heads to Seoul from June 15 – 24

The Asian Poker Tour is suiting up for its fourth festival of the year taking place in the bustling trend-setting city of Seoul, Korea. The APT Korea Seoul 2018, as it is aptly called, will run from June 15 – 24 at the city’s premier poker destination, Paradise Casino Walkerhill. Through the years, the APT […]

Action Junkies: Jake Cody, Gus Hansen, Felix Stephensen Bet Big and Win
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Action Junkies: Jake Cody, Gus Hansen, Felix Stephensen Bet Big and Win

2018 has only just started but pros are already busy gambling and are always looking for more action. Jake Cody puts $60,000 UKPC High Roller win on black! Jake Cody made headlines in the poker world last week with a ridiculous wager made in Dusk Til Dawn casino. Underlining the fact that many top pros […]

Poker on TV: Phil Hellmuth Defeats Online Wizards Polk and Jungleman
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Poker on TV: Phil Hellmuth Defeats Online Wizards Polk and Jungleman

Poker Night in America showcases 4-way duel for $200,000 Poker Night in America brought more exciting televised poker to our screens this week, as Frank Kassela and Phil Hellmuth were joined by notorious online pros, Doug ‘WCGRider’ Polk and Dan ‘jungleman12’ Cates. In the competition which was dubbed ‘King of the Hill’, each player put […]

Jungleman frustrated as Isildur1 wins, 2017 Big Year for Phil Galfond
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Jungleman frustrated as Isildur1 wins, 2017 Big Year for Phil Galfond

Jungleman frustrated as Isildur1 wins Viktor “ISILDUR1” Blom who wasn’t running so well in 2016 has turned his luck at the start of the year 2017 at the expense of Daniel “Jungleman” Cates. The 5th biggest loser of the year 2016, Blom won US$217,000 from Cates in a heads-up match on Wednesday, after posting a prior […]