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GOP Taipei Day 3 Recap: Chih Feng Li Wins Olympians as Marc Rivera Claims Black Gauntlet
GOP Taipei Day 3: Chih Feng Li wins Olympians, Marc Rivera claims first Gauntlet, Gerrits takes three side events, Pandora Bounty Day 2.
Thornton Rules the WPT World Championship Final Table as Johnson Claims WPT Prime Glory at Wynn Las Vegas
The WPT World Championship final table at Wynn Las Vegas crowned Schuyler Thornton, while Aaron Johnson captured the WPT Prime title.
Germany’s Federico Faranda Claims Maiden USOP Victory in Welcome to USOP to Start Series Strong
USOP Osaka 2025 Day 1: Federico Faranda wins Event #1 “Welcome to USOP” out of 761 entries, claiming ¥450K, the trophy, and a golden ticket to GACKT’s Party.
“I Did Not Think I Would Become Champion” – Zhenyi Huang Claims First Major At CPG Championship Finals Main Event In Sanya
With only four years of poker under his belt, Zhenyi Huang emerged victorious in the 13th CPG Championship Finals Main Event, capturing his first known major title and outlasting some of the country's most decorated players.
Nick Lai Wins Players Series Taipei Main Event
Taiwan's Nick Lai emerged as the first ever Players Series Taipei Main Event champion! Lai came from behind at heads up against Sin Lan Chen to secure the
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.
APT Taipei Poker Classic 2024: Martin Sedlak collects grand payday at APT High Roller; Dongjae Kim claims record-breaking Double Stack; Tom Verbruggen ships second series victory at Mini Main Event
Three more highlights across the lineup have been dusted, with this time, Germany’s Martin Sedlak claiming the largest of three. Sedlak secured the highly coveted APT Bronze trophy, having shined across the APT High Roller field.
USOP Hai Phong: Tao Wei Chang, Johnni Nielsen, and Jianfeng Sun claim second series victories; Martin Sedlak, Thomas Lind, and Tran Hai Duong join winner’s podium
All information on concluded events can be found in the USOP Hai Phong Festival Results.
Dao Minh Phu claims second career USOP trophy at USOP Hai Phong High Roller 6 Max
The first winner to be crowned at Day 7 of the U Series of Poker games was of no surprise with Vietnam's #1 All Time Money Lister, Dao Minh Phu, claiming the
Ke Hong Jing Wins Inaugural Won Poker Cup Main Event for $97,100; All Eagle Trophies Claimed as Sihanoukville Milestone Event Concludes
In Won Majestic Hotel in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, Ke Hong Jing from Malaysia has won the very first Won Poker Cup Main Event#2 which guaranteed a prize pool of $500,000, beating a field of 404 entries to take home the Eagle trophy and a 1st place cash prize of $97,100. Jing was consistently building his stack […]
Won Poker Cup: Nguyen Chanh Tin bags the lead in Main Event Day 1A; Daniel Lau and Song Bug Yun claim trophy wins
With a guaranteed prize pool of US$500,000 for a buyin of US$1,100, the Won Poker Cup Main Event debuted with flying colors as Nguyen Chanh Tin leads a pack of 22 players into Day2 of this inaugural event with 388,000 in chips. Following Tin closely, Nguyen Duc Thanh bagged 352,000 chips as second in chip […]
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau Becomes Newest Triton Main Event Champion in Montenegro
Throughout the entire Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Montenegro, the attendance numbers have been steady and produced decent figures without breaking any Triton records at the Maestral Resort in Budva. That almost changed in none other than the $125,000 Main Event, which attracted a staggering 171 entries. It was the second-largest Triton Poker […]
WPT Korea 2024: Six more trophies lifted with Doi Kojiro, Fan Zhe, Maxwell Curtis, Zhou Quan, Shi Qizheng, and Zhang Xiaochuan claiming side event victories
Running through Wednesday, April 3rd, the WPT Korea 2024 festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea is running its course with fifteen trophies already awarded within the past week. Japan’s Doi Kojiro, China’s Fan Zhe, Zhou Quan, Shi Qizheng, and Zhang Xiaochuan, and USA’s Maxwell Curtis emerged as the festival’s latest winners, having […]
WPT Korea 2024: Jin Boxin, Andrew Matahira, Xu Jie, Jun Weng, and Takeya Naoto claim side event wins
The WPT Korea 2024 festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea has reached its halfway mark with 9 trophies out of the 28 tournaments already awarded. Four side events which ran alongside the Main Event festivities came into completion with China’s Jin Boxin, Xu Jie, and Jun Weng, Japan’s Andrew Matahira and […]
WPT Korea 2024: Opening day sees Yu Lei top SHR Day 1, and Iakimenko Anton bagging the largest at WPT Opener Day 1A; Huang Peng claims first series win
The WPT Korea festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea have officially kicked off, starting this 2024 season with its most premium offering right on opening day. The KR₩ 40,000,000 (~USD 29,750) buy-in WPT Super High Roller coursed through eleven levels of play and saw China’s Yu Lei secure the top spot […]
APT Taipei 2024: Main Event eclipses NTD 65 Million (~USD 2M) guarantee; Sean Ooi, Sparrow Cheung, and Edward Yam claim High Roller events
An action frenzy scene landed once more at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League with the exciting 2024 APT Taipei currently underway. Day 7 of the twelve day schedule saw the brand’s largest prize pool guarantee wrap up its final two Main Event flights, adding a collective 446 entries to the tally. […]
Philippines’ Joemark Vasay ships second Manila Super Series Main Event victory; Ronald Gorgonia and Reiner Magbutay claim side events
A glowing start to 2024, PokerStars LIVE’s Manila Super Series has closed its 19th round of Main Event games at Okada Manila, Philippines with local runner Joemark Vasay as its reigning champion. Vasay dominated the final table and defeated Renniel Galvez in heads up play to clinch his career second MSS Main Event victory. The impressive […]
Manila Megastack 17: Ashley Patterson bags second festival trophy; Zhong Szetho, Jayvon Carreon, and Bao Sheng Woon claim last few spadies
On its tail end, the Manila Megastack 17 held at Okada Manila, Philippines is wrapping up its festival with its last few events playing down this December 12th. The ten-day lineup showcased a total of 44 tournaments including the additional PHP 100,000 NLH added on to yesterday’s schedule. The last guaranteed tournament SuperStack, played through […]
Manila Megastack 17: Alvir Inocentes takes down Kick Off for PHP 877,000 (~USD 15,860); Gaby Sawma, Takashi Kawauchi, and Hyeongi Hong claim side events; Bernard Chua leads Mystery Bounty
Four days in the Manila Megastack 17 festival at Okada Manila, Philippines sees more winners emerge victorious and claim top prizes across the action-packed lineup. Local runner Alvir Inocentes for one, came out to be yesterday’s biggest earner after taking down the Kick Off event for PHP 877,000 (~USD 15,860). International runners Gaby Sawma, […]
APL Manila: South Korea’s Kang Myeonghwa leads APL Tip Off survivors into Final Day; Kwon Taekwon and Terry Gonzaga claim first two trophies
The first event on schedule for the APL Manila series currently running at 2Ace Poker, Pasay city, has set the tone for the rest of the festival. One of only three tournaments with a listed guarantee, APL Tip Off has smashed its PHP 2,000,000 (~USD 36,090) advertised pot and proudly reached the PHP 3,000,000 […]
Triton Monte Carlo 2023: Matthias Eibinger clinches Main Event; Danny Tang and Webster Lim emerge victorious; Dan Smith claims season’s biggest prize; Jason Koon closes with tenth Triton title
The fourth and final Triton Super High Roller Series for 2023 played from October 24 through November 4 at Monte Carlo Sporting, Monaco and featured twelve days of action across the felt. Poker superstars from various parts of the globe gathered once again to battle amongst the industry’s fiercest contenders for a shot to claim […]
WPT Vietnam Main Event Day 1C: Nam Hyung Kim bags big at Day 1C to claim overall chip lead
World Poker Tour (WPT) Vietnam Main Event wrapped up its third and last starting day with a booming 411 entries and 56 players advancing to the next round. Holding the torch as front runner was Korean superstar Nam Hyung Kim who bagged a massive 729,000 stack (145 bb). This was also more than enough to […]
USOP Hanoi: Vu Thai Bao runs it twice for the win! Ip Ho Yuen dominates Superstack Madness; Andrei Berinov, Tran Minh Thang claim trophies
Day 3 at U Series of Poker Hanoi awarded more trophies with four players earning the spotlight. We’ve got those results down below. Plenty of USOP hardware yet to be claimed with the festival ongoing until September 11, 2023. Action takes place at the Crown Poker Club, the largest poker room in Hanoi, Vietnam. USOP […]
WPT Prime Taiwan wraps up! Seonguk Huh wins record Main Event, Sparrow Cheung clinches POF title, Pradeep Sharma claims two; Vietnam, Taiwan events revealed
Fourteen days of spectacular poker action swept through Taipei City, Taiwan as players converged for the biggest World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime series in the region. Running from August 8 to 21, 2023 at the Asia Poker Arena, the festival closed with nearly $3.9 Million paid out and the Main Event setting new heights for […]
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 […]
Online News: BetOnline awards signed Floyd Mayweather merch throughout May; Claim up to $10K with WPT Global’s Invite a Friend; GGPoker World Festival boasts $200M in guarantees; WPN’s $40M Online Super Series underway
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. BetOnline awards signed Floyd Mayweather merch throughout May A major gameplayer in the field of sports betting, BetOnline is bridging the gap across its large user base with an interesting poker promotion this […]
Online News: iPoker Network introduces All-in Cash Out; CoinPoker’s Manig Monday promotion; Mark Rubbathan claims over $600K after winning Triton package; Natural8 – GGNet hosts WSOP Spring Circuit
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. iPoker Network introduces All-in Cash Out feature Poker bad beats is no doubt the most tilt-inducing aspect of the game especially for those relatively new to the field or players running in the […]
Online News: Unibet launches €65K leaderboard race; Coinpoker’s Winter Beater Series; Claim your buy-in back at 888poker; PokerStars’ New Year Series surpasses $13.5M guarantee
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. Unibet launches €65K leaderboard race Kicking 2023 off with a blast is Unibet Poker with an exciting round of promotions through the first week of February. The XP Races is a series of […]
WPC-SEAPT final six side events come to a close; Yu Je Nam, Cao Ngoc Anh, Kim Jinyoung, Leonard Yannick, Tzai Wei Phua, and Norbert Koh claim titles
The biggest tournament series in Vietnam poker history has officially wrapped up its final six side events to finish off its 10-day lineup. Claiming the last few trophies are Korea’s Yu Je Nam and Kim Jinyoung, Vietnam’s Cao Ngoc Anh, France’s Leonard Yannick, and Singapore’s Tzai Wei Phua and Norbert Koh. The concluded World […]
WPC-SEAPT 2022: 128 runners remain in the hunt for the Main Event ₫3.2B (~US$ 136,069) top prize; Michael Kim Falcon claims Turbo Event title
Living up to its name, the World Poker Championship Main Event festivities at Grand Loyal Poker Club was nothing short of grand with 1,020 entries collected across its four starting flights. The generated prize pool is now listed at VN₫ 17,809,200,000 (~US$ 751,126), making it the biggest event in Vietnam poker history. The massive […]
WPC-SEAPT 2022: Souksamlane Frederic triumphs Mystery Bounty Event for ₫657,800,000!; Ta Son Tung and Min Yu Jung claim victories
The halfway mark for the World Poker Championship games at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi was a very busy day altogether with three featured events playing down to the winners. One of the main highlights of the festival, the multi-day Mystery Bounty event drew to a close as its 75 final qualifiers left France’s […]
World Poker Championship sees full house on opening day; Kick Off Event Day 1A registers 129 runners; Nguyen Trung Ha and Nguyen Khac Quang claim first two trophies
Off to a smashing start, the World Poker Championship festivities currently running at Grand Loyal Poker Club, Hanoi, saw its ballroom fill up quickly with dozens of players from all across the region. The WPC in partnership with South East Asian Poker Tour (SEAPT) welcomed hundreds of runners to three events on schedule – […]
Online News: GGPoker claims majority of online poker traffic; Chico Network hosts Bounty Hunters Poker Series; Partypoker’s Grand Prix $500K GTD Main Event; Hellmuth and Seiver HU duel canceled
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. GGPoker Network claims majority of online poker traffic The aggressive and highly popular GGPoker Network now proudly sits at the top rank of online poker operators with a recorded traffic way above its […]
APPT Manila: over US$ 2.6 Million paid out; Xin Hua Lai wins the Main Event; James Mendoza walks away as the biggest earner; full festival highlights inside
Last July 29 to August 7, PokerStars LIVE produced the biggest event in the Philippines since the pandemic, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), at their hub in Okada Manila. Over the ten days, players flocked into the bustling capital city. Among the largest contingents were from South Korea, Singapore, Japan, India, and the […]
2022 Triton Madrid: Michael Addamo claims two titles; Paul Phua, Chin Wei “Webster” Lim, and Henrik Hecklen among champions
The popular Triton Poker series has always been the epitome of premium poker events with its history of festivals a definite stop for the industry’s biggest players. This season’s festivities in Casino Gran Via, Madrid, Spain is once again a whirlwind affair for high roller enthusiasts with a total of thirteen events on schedule featuring […]
WPT Prime Vietnam: Phuong Xu claims series opener for career high VN₫ 745M
Big day for Vietnamese player Tu Phuong Nguyen aka Phuong Xu who came out victorious at the WPT Opener. Phuong entered Day 2 as one of the race leaders, was first to stack a million in chips, lucked out on a cooler at the final table, then out-flipped fellow countryman Nam Le for the trophy. […]
PokerStars LIVE Manila Special: Richard Magaro wins Main Event after six-way deal; Enrico de Rosa claims two events; festival results inside
PokerStars LIVE Asia hosted its third event of the year with the Manila Special running from March 24 to 27 at Okada Manila. The weekend series featured six tournaments highlighted by the Main Event PH₱ 3M guaranteed. Like previous turnouts, it churned up a packed house for a collective payout of PH₱ 6,323,778 (~US$ 121,415). […]
Online News: $40M GTD Super MILLION$ Week at Natural8 – GGNet; $600K Bad Beat Jackpot claimed; Record-breaking $1.8M pot seen on CoinPoker; iPoker brings €250,000 GTD Sunday Sale; Unibet’s HexaPro Banzai no longer available
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting online poker industry news from across the world and all platforms. $40M GTD Super MILLION$ Week at Natural8 – GGNet; $600K Bad Beat Jackpot claimed! The start to a new year is proving to be highly eventful as online poker operators welcome 2022 with […]
2021 WSOP: Daniel Cates seizes maiden gold at Poker Players Championship; Second series win for Josh Arieh; Georgios Sotiropoulos, Eric Zhang claim victories
A colorful bag of new champions minted at the 52nd World Series of Poker. The biggest winner was Daniel Cates at the $50K Poker Players Championship 6-Handed. Cates denied series winner/ 3x bracelet winner Ryan Leng to lock up his first ever gold bracelet and have his name etched on the Chip Reese Memorial Trophy. […]
People News: Chris Moorman and Katie Lindsay join ACR’s Team Pro; Poker Brat Hellmuth complains about WSOP PoY scoring; Zach Gensler records longest poker session in history
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Chris Moorman and Katie Lindsay join ACR’s Team Pro Two more big names signed under Americas Cardroom’s roster of pros to start the month of November, joining the likes of Chris Moneymaker, Jon Van Fleet, Ebony […]
2021 WSOP: Anthony Zinno clinches back to back wins for fourth career bracelet; Lara Eisenberg, Scott Ball, Dalibor Dula claim first time golds
The 52nd Annual World Series of Poker at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino awarded its first two time champion, Anthony Zinno, who clinched a second gold bracelet just four days after winning his first of the series. This brought Zinno’s total number of career bracelets to four. Also in the spotlight were three […]
2021 WSOP Online [International]: Bartlomiej Swieboda and Joao Simao claim first two bracelets; Charity event raises over US$179K
The 2021 World Series of Poker Online [International] has officially kicked off at online platform Natural8 [GG Network] and like its USA counterpart, 33 signature bracelets headline the festival. The past days have already witnessed a blazing platform with over 32K entries across two opening events. Poland’s Bartlomiej Swieboda and Brazil’s Joao Simao charged to […]
People News: Hellmuth claims first round of High Stakes Duel III; Galfond Challenge vs. Brandon Adams underway; Mike Postle avoids payment; Veldhuis ties the knot; Trailer for “The Card Counter” released
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Hellmuth claims first round of High Stakes Duel III Poker’s most reputable tournament player Phil Hellmuth is taking his heads up game to a different level having claimed yet another win this time against new contender […]
Natural8-WSOPC: Andres “chokitin” Korn wins a WSOPC Ring at the $800 Deepstack NLH Championship; Ukraine’s HuliGPN claims third side win
Eleven days have now breezed by at the Natural8 WSOP Super Circuit Online Series 2021. The newest ring winner was Argentinian pro / WSOP bracelet holder Andres “chokitin” Korn who took down RING #8: $800 Deepstack No Limit Hold’em Championship. At the side events, USA’s Shawn Daniels pocketed six figures, and Ukraine’s HuliGPN shipped a […]
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: $800 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max Championship. At the side events, Russia’s Artur Martirosian came out swinging with three events captured while four […]
Natural8-WSOPC: James “PHJ10” Carroll claims a career second WSOP ring; Japan’s Kosei Ichinose, Thailand’s “pennyblack”, and India’s “EasyShips” among side winners
The World Series of Poker is back on the GG Network with a month long Super Circuit Online Series hosted at online platform Natural8. Running for the full month of May, the festival boasts of US$ 100 Million in guaranteed prizes with a total of 18 WSOP Circuit Rings up for grabs. For the first […]
WPTDeepStacks Hanoi: Four way deal awards Pham Bao the Warm Up Event win; Nguyễn Gia Trung claims Single Day HR, Trần Đức Toàn wins Superstack
Day 2 of the inaugural WPTDeepStacks Hanoi concluded with three happy players lifting trophies off the awards shelf. At the Warm Up Event, Phạm Ngọc Quốc Bảo was recognized as champion after a four way deal, Nguyễn Gia Trung took down the Single Day High Roller, and Trần Đức Toàn came out victorious at the […]
People News: Deeb in hospital with Covid-19; Sexton celebration of life; Isai Scheinberg walks free; Mike Postle Update; Man gets bluffed, complains
In this column, we deliver you the latest and most interesting news and gossip from our favourite poker people. Deeb in hospital with Covid-19 The American poker pro Shaun Deeb had travelled to Mexico to successfully grind the WCOOP from there. Last week he revealed that he had been infected with Covid-19 and has since […]
High stakes cash game on Natural8 breaks last week’s record biggest NLH pot in online poker history, Ali Imsirovic claims almost $1 million pot
Last week’s previous record biggest No Limit Hold’em pot amounting to $842K made headline news when it apparently broke a twelve year record in online poker history. Wiktor Malinowski who held pocket Aces against Michael Addamo’s pocket Kings led him to scoop up the massive pot after calling down three barrels with his strong overpair. […]
2020 WSOP Online – Natural8: Opening day DDoS attack explained; 5K PLO Championship tonight; upcoming Key Events; PLOSSUS and Colossus flights; Natural8 promos
‘Tis the season for the World Series of Poker with the 51st anniversary festival now in full blast under platforms WSOP.com and Natural8 – GG Network. For the first time in history, this year’s esteemed series has moved online which means players now have a chance at securing a WSOP gold from the comforts of […]
2020 WSOP Online: Robert “bustinballs” Kuhn, Matt “Bodeyster” Bode, Allen “Acnyc718” Chang, Nathan “surfbum” Gamble and Joon “jykpoker” Kim claim gold bracelets for Events #3 – 7
It has only been a little over a week since the 2020 World Series of Poker online began running its scheduled games on the official client, WSOP.com and already seven lucky winners have claimed one of the industry’s most coveted awards. Awarding one gold bracelet a day for WSOP’s U.S. leg, 24 more are left […]
No Accountability Observed as All Complaints against Mike Postle, Stones Gambling Hall and Justin Kuraitis Dismissed
News of the Mike Postle cheating scandal quickly gained the attention of the poker community last year as the live poker game was broadcasted for everyone to watch. First to raise suspicions was former commentator and player Veronica Brill who shared concerns of the dubious player on Twitter. Poker icons such as Joey Ingram and […]
Natural8 – WSOPC: ‘BlaireauEnColere’ Wins Ring Event Big $500, Lestor Edoc 4th; ‘274AS’ Ships Monster Stack WSOPC Title
This Sunday was another jam-packed action session for the online poker scene with the WSOPC currently running on the Natural8 – GGNetwork. Results are in for two ring events of the series, the Big $500 $2M GTD and the Monster Stack $500K GTD awarding players a combined total of over $4M in prize winnings just […]
Natural8 GGSeries 2020s: SasukeUchiha wins Player of the Series; Elky and Bicknell claim titles, PocketJah and Trashdawg with monster earnings
22 days of nonstop games at the Natural8 GGSeries 2020s and just like that, the series is over! The series ran from April 5 to April 26. The final day drew the largest crowd of 42,379 entries. Nearly every event saw its guarantee obliterated to pay out a combined $ 5.976M across 51 games. Here’s […]
Natural8 GGSeries 2020s: The_Professional and great poker outshine; Henri Buehler claims a Starter; PrettyPuff wins two;
A bustling day at the Natural8 GGSeries 2020s with 18 hours of nonstop poker filling everyone’s screens. The series is inching closer to its finale. It has now completed 19 of its 22-day run. The final round will be held on April 26th. The $ 50 million guarantee has been reached with plenty more to […]
Asia Millions 2020: Xing Biao Zhu, Alex Lee and Ricky Cheung claim trophies
The city of Busan may not have the same ability as Seoul or Incheon to attract international players but cards were definitely in the air these past few days as players battled it out for the Asia Millions Poker Championship. The festival, hosted by AJPC and HKGC, ran from 21 – 24 February, 2020 at […]
WPT Philippines: 32 race for the opener title; Main Event Warm Up last chance to enter; Brett Kennedy claims first event trophy
Lots of chips shuffled around the floor at day 3 of WPT Philippines with three events igniting the poker floor of Okada Manila. The first event trophy was claimed by Brett Kennedy, 26 players bagged up at the Main Event Warm Up with one final hour of registration open today, and the All Bankrolls Kickoff […]
Metro Card Club pays out over Php 10M at inaugural APC Main Event; Noel Araniel claims victory
For players in the Philippines, nothing was more thrilling this past weekend than the inaugural Asian Poker Championship hosted by the Metro Card Club. The four-day series packed the country’s most popular card room from January 31 to February 3. Players of all levels were in attendance. Bringing everyone in was the Php 22,000 (~US$ […]
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 […]
EPT Prague highlights; Mikalai Pobal wins €5,300 Main Event; Tsugunari Toma takes down the €10,300 High Roller
A few hours ago, the 2019 EPT Prague reached its thrilling conclusion. Pobal became the second player after Victoria Coren-Mitchell to win two EPT Main Events. Tsugunari Toma won a second High Roller Title. €5,300 EPT Main Event – Winner: Mikalai Pobal Mikalai Pobal (Belarus) makes history after taking down the 2019 PokerStars European Poker Tour […]
EPT Prague early highlights; Chin Wei Lim wins Single Day High Roller; Mateos and Chidwick claim titles
The PokerStars EPT Prague festival is well underway, with champions having topped star laden fields and six figure scores being won. The early events have seen some of the best talents in the world go head to head, with stellar names having already picked up titles. €25,000 Single Day High Roller – Winner: Chin Wei […]
APT Taiwan 2019 closes with Jinho Hong claiming the Championships Event; Mike Takayama wins Player of the Series
Another Asian Poker Tour festival wrapped up with APT Taiwan 2019 awarding the last of its champions this past Sunday.The event ran from October 9 to 20 at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. Days ago we published the early winners. For the second half, Korea’s Jinho Hong grabbed the victory at the Championships Event. […]
APL HCMC: Terry Nguyen claims Main Event title for VND1.2 Billion
APL Ho Chi Minh City Main Event reached its climactic conclusion over the weekend, with Terry Nguyen overcoming a field of 365 challengers to take the trophy. In addition, five more side events are now in the books, with five more happy champions picking up APL titles. VND16,500,000 Main Event – Winner: Terry Nguyen The Main […]
Triton London closes with Bonomo winning the Short Deck Main as Benefield and Liang claim titles
The Triton London series has undoubtedly been one of the greatest spectacles of 2019. Incredible prize pools, world-class talent and headline grabbing action have all combined to leave us wanting to see more, but sadly the final three events are now at end. The curtain may have come down on Triton London, but we have […]
Dan Bilzerian doubles down on dubious poker claims
The snapshots of Dan Bilzerian’s life which are offered to us through the medium of Instagram can be described in many ways. Lavish. Extravagant. Offensive. Exuberant. Repulsive. It all depends on your point of view, which is one of the many things Bilzerian couldn’t care less about. The self-proclaimed “King of Instagram” has happily described […]
WSOP 2019: Chidwick and Schwartz claim Gold as Jiyoung Kim wins bracelet for Korea
With plenty of prestigious events going on this week, the crowds in Las Vegas have had their fair share of big names fighting it out for bracelets. They have also seen numerous Asian players grinding away in the latter stages of tournaments too, and after several close calls, we now have our first Asian winner […]
WSOP 2019: John Hennigan bests Daniel Negreanu for bracelet six, Joseph Cheong claims his first
The last twenty-four hours has seen one of poker’s most controversial stars come agonisingly close to a seventh bracelet, while the man who defeated him heads-up picked up what was the seventh bracelet of his own career Elsewhere, Joseph Cheong picked up the first bracelet of his career, with China’s Zinan Xu also going deep. Event […]
Manila Megastack: Lisa Tan Meiling becomes first woman to win the Main Event; many big names claim side event titles
Over the past ten days, running from May 24 to June 2, PokerStars LIVE Manila held the 12th edition of their highly popular Manila Megastack series at Okada Manila. 26 events were up for grabs. Numerous well known players lifted trophies with some even bringing home two for the shelf. Stealing the ultimate spotlight was […]
Asia Poker League Taiwan in full swing, Kwon Eun Ho claims DSO title
After a successful opening event in China with a 1043-strong Main Event field the Asia Poker League now kicked off their second event of the year. The event is running from 20th to 28th April and is hosted at the CTP Club in Asia’s poker hotspot Taipei, Taiwan. It is partnered with the Deepstack Open, […]
Yan Li wins a second title at the APPT Korea National event; Phachara Wongwichit claims the Short Deck
The first APPT – Asia Pacific Poker Tour – festival of the year has been buzzing up Paradise City Casino in Incheon, South Korea with the who’s who of the poker world filling up the floor since its start on April 5. Year after year, the APPT has grown in popularity. It continues to be […]
PokerStars Red Dragon: Yuechun Shi wins the Red Dragon; China claims 14 out of 20 trophies
On November 30 to December 9, the PokerStars Red Dragon series took place in Jeju, Korea for the first time. The ten-day festival drew players from all over the world resulting in massive prize pools across the board. The event culminated in the Red Dragon Main Event, the largest and most distinguished freezeout tournament in […]
Jack Sinclair wins WSOPE Main Event Title
Jack Sinclair banished the memory of an 8th place finish at the 2017 WSOP in the best way possible last night, winning the WSOPE Main Event for 1,122,239 Euros ($1,279,352). He outlasted a field of 534 players to claim his first career bracelet, besting a final table that included former WSOP Main Event winner, Ryan […]
WSOPE: Shaun Deeb proclaimed Player of the Year; Main Event underway; Martin Kabrhel wins the Super High Roller
The World Series of Poker Europe at King’s Casino in Rozvadov, Czech Republic is on its final stretch with Event #10: €10,350 No Limit Hold’em Main Event underway. Prior to that, bracelet #9 went to the host country’s own Martin Kabrhel, and the undisputed champion of WSOP Player of Year race was none other than […]
Philippine pro Lester Edoc claims the APL Road Series championship title
After six days of Main Event action at the APL Road Series Vol.1 Philippines, local pro Lester Edoc overcame a powerhouse final table to capture the championship title and the Php1,478,700 (~US$28,300) first place prize money. For players in the Asian circuit, Lester Edoc is one of the most highly recognized players from the Philippines. […]
MPC 28: Yifan Zheng captures the Red Dragon, Mikita Badziakouski and Sandhy Rafael Sitepu claim High Roller titles
It was another highly successful Macau Poker Cup that passed with players from all over the world converged at PokerStars Live Macau for the 28th installment of the series. Throughout the 17 days of festivities that ran from January 26 – February 11, it was the Chinese players that dominated the tables both in numbers […]
PKC Macau: Longyun Li claims the Main Event title; Ichinose and Takayama win trophies
The Poker King Cup Macau concluded its second stand alone poker festival with an invasion of new faces and seasoned pros taking turns at the spotlight all week. The nine-day event ran from May 18th-26th at the Venetian Macau with the highlight tournament, the HK$5 million guaranteed Main Event, wrapping up last night. Emerging as […]
Teacher tops 911 strong field to claim US$116,162 APL Main Event 1st prize
The Asia Poker League Reloaded measured up to its name with a highly successful seven days of poker and a massive 911 entries storming in for the Main Event at the Beijing Poker Club. This was an incredible achievement for the APL having nearly doubled last year’s attendance of 472 entries. The highlight event offered […]
Daniel Weinman Claims Victory in the WPT Tournament of Champions
The second edition of the WPT Tournament of Champions, the special invitational event restricted to WPT winners, attracted 66 players at the opening of play on day 1, generating a $1,090,000 prize pool. $381,500 was set aside for the winner, along with a car donated by Audi. By the end of the first day the […]
Explained: How The AI Libratus defeated Top Poker Pros
After a 20 day marathon challenge at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the results of the Brains Vs. Artificial Intelligence: Upping the Ante shocked the whole poker community when the Artificial Intelligence (AI) “Libratus” beat 4 of the best poker players in the world heads-up in No Limit Texas Holdem. It is already known to […]
Benjamin Gonzva claims victory in the WPT Cambodia Main Event
Right after the World Poker Tour (WPT) National Thailand which was held from Dec. 22-28, 2016 at Holiday Palace Resort in Poipet, Cambodia, the WPT National Cambodia took off. Held from January 6-11 at the Queenco Hotel & Casino in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, the WPT National Cambodia Main Event had recently ended with Benjamin Gonzva from […]
