Wang Jing Crowned Main Event Champion With the Main Event field of the Asia Poker League eventually being tallied at 465 by the official count, the $500K prize pool generated some hefty payouts for the top few places. Only 67 players would return on day 2 to contest that prize money though, with most of the field […]
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APL Latest: Main Event Attracts 465 Entries
As was hoped, the final day 1 flight of the Asia Poker League Main Event in Beijing brought in a good crowd of players. Here is a closer look at the APL Main Event by numbers: The 5 starting days in numbers – 178 – Entries for day 1E. Comfortably the largest of all the […]
APL Latest: Ladies Take Control of the Main Event
Total field size rising fast The fourth starting day for the $1,000 buy in Main Event saw an anticipated spike in entries begin to arrive. Typically, later starting flights attract a higher number of entries in tournaments. The 119 players who hit the felt today reflect that fact, and organisers will undoubtedly be pleased with […]
APL latest: Ups and Downs in Beijing
Main Event: Shan Junda bags up the leading stack The third starting flight saw 47 players pull up a chair and begin their bid for glory. With these latest editions to the Main Event field, the total number of entries rose to 175. Two more day 1 fields are yet to be added to the final […]
A Quick Chat with Aiko Wang from Team Pro Chang You
After much waiting, we finally got hold of Aiko Wang, member of Team Pro Chang You. We caught her during the Asian Poker League Team Event. Unfortunately, their team wasn’t able to make it to Round 2 but we took this opportunity to snatch some time out from her busy schedule for a quick interview. […]
APL Latest: Team Event Steals The Show
Team event well received by players Both international and local players embraced the team event today, as 27 teams were formed. The competitive aspect of the event did not get in the way of a thoroughly friendly atmosphere, with teams of 3 people happily competing across the felt. The action was 9 handed, with three teams […]
APL Main Event Day 1A: Action underway in Beijing
The Asia Poker League has kicked off in style today, with their schedule catapulting us straight into the serious action with Day 1A of the Main Event. This $1,000 event has an ambitious $500K guarantee, creating a target of 500 entries for the organisers. Day 1A saw 68 hopefuls buy in for the first skirmish […]
Asia Poker League Makes Debut in Beijing – China
Just a few short months ago, the Asia Poker League was simply an idea carried within the minds of Judic Kim and his team. Yesterday, that idea became a reality as the first leg of the APL got underway. The league Yesterday, the league and its first event were presented in a press conference, in […]
Interview: CEO of Beijing Poker Club, Zhang Yangchun
Do you often find yourself wanting to get a closer look at how the Beijing poker scene operates? The Asia Poker League is set to host its first event in Beijing, China on the 12th of August. The Beijing Poker Club will host the event, with Somuchpoker providing coverage. In anticipation of this upcoming event, […]
Judic Kim talks about the Asia Poker League and the Chinese Poker Scene
Judic Kim is the man behind the recently launched Asia Poker League, which will feature a 500k GTD tournament. Somuchpoker took the time to chat with him in order to discuss his journey in the poker industry, the APL and also the Chinese poker scene. 1) Can you introduce yourself and tell us about your […]