Full house at the Grand Loyal Poker Club on Thursday, January 12 as players converged for the final two flights of the World Poker Championship MAIN EVENT. Kicking it off was Day 1C which was the most popular with a thunderous 233 signing up. Only 29 reached the money round led by Vietnam’s Nguyen […]
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Poker Dream Malaysia: Danny Tang, Phachara Wongwichit, Tan Zi Xuan among early winners; Main Event RM 2 Million gtd underway
Lots of great poker action taking place in Malaysia with Poker Dream back at Resorts World Genting Highlands in Kuala Lumpur. Like its inaugural run, the high roller events have once again dragged in the industry’s biggest players and locals have joined the hunt, coming out in full force. The series kicked off on […]
Seo Moonho tops World Poker Championship Main Event Day 1B; Yohwan Lim among qualifiers; final two flights up next
Another bustling day at the World Poker Championship Main Event with 168 entries hauled in for Day 1B. After the bubble burst, 22 bagged up led by Korea’s Seo Moonho with 488,000 (61 BB) in chips. This was less than 1 BB from Day 1A chip leader Hai Nam Hoang aka Luckyman9999. Not much is […]
World Poker Championship: Hai Nam Hoang aka Luckyman9999 bags Main Event Day 1A chip lead; 17 players advance
Continuing a trend that has been ongoing since opening day, the World Poker Championship is well on its way to crushing its ₫10 Billion MAIN EVENT guarantee with 139 turning up for Day 1A. It took nearly 13 hours for the heat to end. 17 players bagged up led by rising young star Hai […]
Okada Manila Millions: Sean Manalon wins Main Event after four-way deal
PokerStars LIVE Asia completed its first event of the calendar year with the Okada Manila Millions crowning Philippine player Sean Manalon as its newest Main Event champion. After a four-way deal, Manalon bested highly decorated local pro Christopher Mateo at heads up for his first ever live win. He pocketed a career high PH₱ […]
World Poker Tour Season XXI: Australia, Cambodia, India, and Vietnam among first half stops
After the overwhelming success of the World Poker Tour’s 20th year anniversary season finale in Las Vegas, anticipation is high for the brand’s upcoming Season XXI. For the first half of the year, twelve locations have already been announced. Good news for those in the Asia-Pacific region, among the scheduled stops are Australia, Cambodia, […]
World Poker Championship ₫10 Billion gtd MAIN EVENT begins today in Hanoi, Vietnam – January 10 to 14
For the past seven days, local and international players have made their way to the Grand Loyal Poker Club for the richest season opener in Asia – the World Poker Championship $1M GTD. Currently underway in Hanoi, Vietnam. the festival is proving to be just as mighty as its inaugural run with huge fields and […]
USOP – Poker2U Taiwan Series full schedule released; USOP Vietnam Hanoi announced
In just one month’s time, U Series of Poker (USOP), in collaboration with online platform Poker2U and popular Taiwan poker venue Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) bring you its first ever Taiwan Series! The upcoming event is the USOP’s first venture into live territory and will take place from February 10 to […]
GPI announces 2022 winners: Stephen Song makes history with two titles; Cherish Andrews wins female POY; Punnat Punsri tops APAC Nationals
2022 was an exciting year for live poker with most borders opening and an abundance of festivals filling up everyone’s calendar. With the year now wrapped up, the Global Poker Index (GPI) winners have been announced. In the final stretch, USA’s Stephen Song slid in to win both the Global Player of the Year […]
Live poker in Asia today: Okada Manila Millions, World Poker Championship, Taiwan Millions Tournament 13, Poker Dream Malaysia
Cards in the air! Live tournament action is underway in Asia with full blown festivals taking place in the Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Soon to join the list is Malaysia. It will be a tough choice for travelers as each one offers enticing guarantees. Taiwan Millions Tournament 13 NT $8M guaranteed – January 2 […]