If, like a large part of the poker world, you are wondering where Phil Ivey is these days, the answer is not Vegas. He is in fact travelling to Beijing to promote the Chinese poker app ‘Zhi Zou’. There is a promotional tournament involved, which will take place on September 23rd, with Phil Ivey set […]
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PokerMaster: Home of Chinese Online High Stakes Games
China is perhaps the most interesting location in the world when it comes to poker right now, with a growing number of people taking an interest in poker, and many more that could yet grow to love the game. ~~~PokerMaster review by Somuchpoker ~ Play with us~~~ This hasn’t yet translated to a vast influx […]
WSOP and Tencent join forces to spur poker growth in Asia
Few hours ago, an announcement was made, to say that the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will be joining forces with Tencent, who is one of the biggest global internet companies in the world. This multi-year agreement will see the partnership seek to bring the WSOP brand to the whole of Asia, while educating and nurturing poker talent from […]
High Profile members of the Chinese poker community arrested
Chinese poker community buzzing with news of restaurant arrests Several key members of the Chinese poker community were arrested on June 20th while playing poker in a restaurant in Beijing, as China once again showed that the authorities will swiftly clamp down on any live cash games taking place in the country. The reports first surfaced […]
Li Wu Wen wins the Yunnan Poker Tour for US$147,422
On the surface, the Chinese poker scene can sometimes give the appearance that poker is struggling to take root in the country, but this is in fact quite far from the truth. The Chinese poker scene is dynamic, it’s just that many of the tournaments are not reported to the rest of the world. Here […]
Global Poker League China makes its debut
May 31st saw Mediarex Sports & Entertainment and JuzhongJoy host a joint ceremony that would signal the beginning of the first poker league in China: The GPL China. The GPL is not a new concept of course, having first left its mark on the world of poker back in 2016 when it was launched globally […]
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 […]
Many notable pros survive APL Main Event Day 2; Canlin Chen in the lead
The Asia Poker League Reloaded resumed another day of thrilling poker action at the Beijing Poker Club with Day 2 of the Main Event seeing 250 players out of the 911 total entries returning to the felt. With less than half of the field seeing a payout, 108 players to be exact, this meant that […]
First major victory for Pete Chen at the inaugural WPT Beijing
From April 15th-19th, the World Poker Tour (now an Asian brand acquired by Ourgame in 2015) held a sold out event at the NUO Hotel Beijing with 400 entries strong for the invitational Main Event. This was undoubtedly a very special moment for the WPT as it opened its Season XVI in new territory, in […]
Numbers climbing at the Asia Poker League Main Event
As anticipated, a massive field has been brewing at the Asia Poker League (APL) with Day 1C and Day 1D of the Main Event producing big numbers at the Beijing Poker Club. The CNY 5,500 entry fee (approx. US$800) saw Day 1C with the largest showing of 196 players while Day 1D had 161. Combine […]