The WPT Korea festivities at Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea have officially kicked off, starting this 2024 season with its most premium offering right on opening day. The KR₩ 40,000,000 (~USD 29,750) buy-in WPT Super High Roller coursed through eleven levels of play and saw China’s Yu Lei secure the top spot […]
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World Poker Tour set to make a splash in Macau this June
After a six year hiatus, tournament poker in Macau is ready to jump back in the scene, marking its return with a premium World Poker Tour Main Tour as its latest offering. The exciting news came earlier this week with the global brand announcing an anticipated WPT Macau festival to be held at the […]
Final Wrap: Country richest APT Taipei 2024 pays out NTD 383 Million (~USD 12M); Stanley Weng tops APT High Roller, Last Day trophies awarded
This year’s APT Taipei has come to a close with several records shattered once again by the thriving live tournament tour. A total of 115 events have wrapped up with a massive 13,153 entries collected across the twelve-day schedule. Another successful partnership with Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP) was showcased throughout the festival with […]
Japan’s Daisuke Ogita ships APT Taipei 2024 Main Event for NTD 12.9 Million (~USD 409K)
The exciting APT Taipei 2024 Main Event festivities at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League has come to an end with Japan’s Daisuke Ogita crowned as the tour’s newest champion. Ogita topped the 1,182 entry field and bagged the country’s richest payout at NTD 12,944,020 (~$409,730). The Japanese runner displayed an impressive […]
APT Taipei 2024: Safwane Bahri leads Main Event Final Table, NTD 12.9 Million (~USD 409K) listed up top; Jun Li ships record-breaking Zodiac Classic; More multi series winners emerge
Down to the tail end of its schedule, the APT Taipei 2024 currently running at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League has brought several great value games to the table, shattering a number of records once more. The headlining Main Event garnered everyone’s attention with the prize pool swelling to NTD 72,232,020 […]
APT Taipei 2024: Li Wei Sun leads Main Event Day 4 action; Daniel Smiljkovic and Ka Chun Tsui lift trophies; Giuseppe Murabito reigns as first APT Heads Up champion
Thrilling action seems unending at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League with the country’s richest prize pool on its way to crowning a winner. The APT Taipei 2024 Main Event attracted a total of 1,182 entries across its qualifying rounds and saw the tour’s largest guarantee in history smashed on the schedule’s […]
APT Taipei 2024 Main Event boasts richest NTD 72 Million (~USD 2.2M) country prize pool, Jia Lee stacks the highest; Pete Chen and Craig Cooper triumph over side events
Cards continue to fall at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League with the APT Taipei 2024 counting down the days until a new Main Event champion is crowned. This year’s festivities posted the tour’s largest guarantee of all-time and proudly smashed the record after four qualifying flights. With NTD 72,232,020 (~USD 2,287,160) in […]
APT Taipei 2024: Main Event eclipses NTD 65 Million (~USD 2M) guarantee; Sean Ooi, Sparrow Cheung, and Edward Yam claim High Roller events
An action frenzy scene landed once more at the Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League with the exciting 2024 APT Taipei currently underway. Day 7 of the twelve day schedule saw the brand’s largest prize pool guarantee wrap up its final two Main Event flights, adding a collective 446 entries to the tally. […]
APT Taipei 2024: Jun Obara dominates Main Event Flight B; Chi Jen Chu and Teng Kuei Hsu rise to victory
The twelve day affair at Asia Poker Arena and Chinese Mahjong League in Taipei, Taiwan is right on its halfway mark with at least sixty trophies awarded throughout the week. Day 6 of the APT Taipei series saw its headlining Main Event play through the second flight on schedule, ending with Japan’s Jun Obara stacking […]
One month away before WPT Korea hits the felt; First WPT Ring in Asia at stake
Ready your calendars as WPT Korea takes the stage just a month away! This year’s premium games is bringing something new to the table with a WPT Ring to be awarded in the upcoming Championship games. WPT Korea 2024 is set to run its course from March 25 – April 3, 2024, featuring an […]