With the fourth day of this year’s Main Event now concluded, just 297 players remain in contention for poker’s world championship, from the 1,084 who began the day. There is an $8,150,000 1st prize up for grabs, which is just a portion of the $67,877,400 prize pool which is to be paid out. At 7,221 […]
Events
Pro Poker Cup – Official Schedule
The Pro Poker Cup will take place in the recently open Poker Pro Club located at 147 TRƯƠNG ĐỊNH , P9 , District 3 , TP HCM. The Main Event is guaranteed at 200M vnd (around $8,800), with the buy in set at 5M vnd (around $220). The tournament will feature three starting days, with the final table playing out […]
WSOP Main Event: 2,600 players qualified to Day 3, Asian hopes prosper
After the third largest field in WSOP Main Event history descended on the Rio to stake their claim to the $8,150,000 1st prize and the crown of poker world champion, 5,519 survivors from the 7,221 entrants returned for day 2 to continue their challenge. Here is our recap of the action from day 2ab and […]
WSOP: Double bracelet for Nipun Java; Heidi May reigns; 10th cash for Aditya Sushant, Martin Kozlov high rolls to 9th place
As the WSOP 2017 comes closer to its final days, many well known players from Australia and India continue to make headlines. Here is all the latest news on some of the biggest noise makers and notable pros. Second Bracelet for India’s Nipun Java What a thrilling series it has been for India’s #1 ranked […]
WSOP Main Event 2017: Everything you need to know about the three starting days
Running the numbers The Main Event for the 2017 World Series of Poker has exceeded most expectations in terms of field size, with the third largest ever field of 7,221 assembling itself across three starting days in the Rio. The largest ever field was 8,773 in 2006, which was outlasted by champion Jamie Gold. Jonathan […]
APT Philippines 2017 – Schedule
The APT Philippines 2017 will be held from July 19th to the 27th at Winford Hotel & Casino in Manila, Philippines. Events *All amounts posted are in Philippine Pesos (PHP) Buy In Fee July 19 – 27 Sit N Goes on Demand 5,000 – 50,000 500 – 5,000 Wed, Jul 19 1:00 PM Opening Event PHP 1.5M Guaranteed Flight A (Event […]
WSOP: Elior Sion overcomes the poker elites and wins the US$50K Poker Player’s Championship
Out of all the events offered at the World Series of Poker, one event that stands apart from all the rest is the US$50,000 Poker Players Championship. Unlike other mixed-games events, this is considered to be the toughest to combat. It is a 10-game mixed format with No Limit Texas Hold’em with antes, Limit Texas […]
Jon Borenstein Wins WPT500 Las Vegas; Team India finishes strong
$565 was the price of taking a shot at WPT glory in this event, the WPT500, which took place in Las Vegas and attracted 3,541 entries. The $1 million guarantee was easily surpassed by the size of the field, which was split into several starting flights, with $230,000 set aside for eventual winner Jon Borenstein. […]
WSOP: Runner-up for Pete Chen and deep runs for Naoya Kihara, Vivian Im, Richard Zhu
While the 48th annual World Series of Poker continues to bring ear-to-ear smiles to all of the latest bracelet winners, there are also plenty of players just as happy at having gone deep for a profit. In the Asian contingent, the latest big money-maker was Taiwanese pro Pete Yen Han Chen for his thrilling runner-up […]
ACOP Platinum Series 19 – Official Results
Here are the official results of the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Platinum Series 19 which is held from June 23-July 2, 2017 at the PokerStars Live Macau, City of Dreams. Event 10: Main Event ($500,000 Guarantee) Date: June 30-July 1, 2017 Buyin: $5,500 (5,000+500) Players: 325 Prize Pool: $1,465,912 Place First Name Last Name […]