From July 15th to 24th, one of the world’s top three international poker events, WPT, will land on Jeju Island, South Korea. The Main Event guarantees a prize pool of 2 billion Korean Won, with a registration fee of 3.4 million Korean Won. The event will be directed by WPT veteran Matt Savage, with the […]
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Asia live event briefs: Okada Manila Millions and 2022 APPT Open Manila announced; APL New Year Event qualifiers running; Zheng Tianhao wins CPG Masters
Live events are picking up in the Philippines with PokerStars LIVE Manila announcing two events at the turn of the new year – Okada Manila Millions and APPT Open Manila. In Korea, live games have been running nonstop in December with the Asia Poker League hosting qualifiers to the New Year Main Event. During the […]
Korea, Taiwan, Philippines and China: Live festivals all over Asia this December
With the holidays just around the corner, the end of the year festivities has amped up with live events happening all around the Asian region. This December, China, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines have something to offer. Here’s a rundown of the exciting games to look forward to. Philippines: PokerStars Live Manila – Special Tournament […]
Sung Min Lee wins the J88PT Korea Main Event for KR₩ 100,000,000 (~US$ 85,000)
Korean poker brand J88PT continues to bring live action to players on home soil with one event recently completed and another soon to follow. The latest J88PT Korea event ran on October 8 to 10 with Main Event entry flights starting as early as August 29. The series paid out a hefty KR₩ 690 Million […]
Byeol Ram Yu captures APL South Korea Main Event for $129,940, Over $780K in prizes awarded
Considering live poker took a step back last year amid the pandemic, recent events suggest that the increasingly popular sport is making a stronger recovery than anyone could expect. Having just concluded its four tournament lineup, Asia Poker League’s South Korea series was met with such a great turnout by its local market that it […]
Asian Poker Tour completes first ever Korea domestic event; In Ho Song wins the Main Event
The Asian Poker Tour, one of the region’s premier poker brands, recently held its first live Korea event of 2021. In partnership with local brand operator It’s Holdings, the highly anticipated event took place from September 9 through 12 at Boryeong Base Golf and Resort. This marked the first APT festival catered solely to the […]
Casinos in Asia facing the threat of Delta variant: What is open, what is not?
The casino industry across the globe has been shaken within the last year and a half with the onset of the pandemic being a huge surprise to all. Inessential businesses which include casinos and other gaming properties have struggled to reopen amid the crisis, in addition to the long list of precautionary measures and health […]
Steve Yea wins the Asia Poker League High Roller event for US$ 114K; APL Online Series ongoing
The month of June continues to be very busy and exciting for the Asia Poker League with an online event running at Natural8 – GGNet and a live event that took place in South Korea. We will have a final recap on the APL Online Series once it concludes on June 28th. The most important […]
J88PT continues to rock the Korean market with back to back festivals; Seung Yeol Kim wins the Main Event
With South Korea having kept their Covd-19 numbers fairly low since last year, live events have been allowed to take place. Quickly jumping on the opportunity, homegrown poker operator J88 Poker Tour hosted an event in June 2020, which drew a combined 800 Main Event entries across five starting days. The success of the event […]
Asian Poker Tour shifts focus to booming South Korean market
The past few years have been witness to a massive poker boom in South Korea with Hold’em poker pubs spreading like wildfire. Today, hundreds of pubs have sprouted, some of which are used as staging grounds to feed players into larger poker festivals held in the country. The popularity of this approach has led to […]