J88Poker’s new live tournament series, J88PT got underway with two festivals in a two-week period: J88PT Ultra Stack Taipei and J88PT Shanghai. Everything you should know about both festivals: J88PT Ultra Stack Taipei: Huang Wei claims the title The Ultra Stack having taken place between September 18th and 23rd at the Ace8 International Poker Association. This […]
Taiwan
HKPPA wraps up a second Premier League in Taiwan; Kuang “Luke” Lee wins the Main Event
The Hong Kong Poker Players Association has certainly called Taiwan its second home. After staging their first-ever full length festival in the country back in April, the association returned to Taipei City on October 4 to 8 to host its second of the year. Once again the HKPPA Premier League Taiwan took place at the […]
Asian Poker Tour returns to Taiwan in October with NT$ 12 million guaranteed prize pools
Early this year, Taipei City, Taiwan was treated to the first-ever Asian Poker Tour event held at the highly popular Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club. The inaugural event exceeded all expectations. Guaranteed prize pools were easily smashed and over US$ 2 million in prizes were distributed. Coming next week, the tour returns […]
J88PT Ultra Stack tournament series kicks off in Taiwan
Taipei in Taiwan has welcomed the J88PT Ultra Stack to the ACE8 International Poker Association in recent days, with the opening events now underway. This will be J88’s third event on Taiwanese soil, with the first two attracting a lot of interest. Opening ceremony The opening ceremony and first event have now been completed, with the […]
Chien Fa Chou wins the inaugural PKC Taiwan Main Event; David Erquiaga finishes runner-up
After much anticipation, the Poker King Club hosted its first-ever event in Taipei City, Taiwan at the highly popular tournament venue, the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association aka CTP Club. The five-day festival – PKC Taiwan – ran from August 16 to 20. It was the first for the brand this year after having canceled […]
Zong Chi He wins Taiwan Millions Tournament Main Event
It isn’t just international brands buzzing up the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP club) in Taipei City, running from July 18 to 30 was the Taiwan Millions Tournament. This homegrown festival has become very popular and was reflected on its recent turnout. Now on its sixth installment, the lineup of games was bigger than […]
Poker King Club heats up Taiwan this August
Taiwan continues to be Asia’s hottest poker destination with international brands visiting nearly every month. Soon to join that list is the Poker King Club (PKC) as it makes landfall at the highly popular Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP) in Taipei from August 16 to 20. The PKC is one of the most highly […]
Poker action shifting from Macau to Taiwan
What were just a few promising festivals hosted in Taipei last year has now turned into a real trend. The boom is fueled largely by the challenges organizers have faced in Macau. Ever since the closure of PokerStars Macau, poker events have been scarce in Asia’s entertainment mecca; it is practically impossible to host an […]
Highlights of the AJPC Asian Circuit Taiwan 2019
The AJPC Asian Circuit in Taiwan has come to a conclusion and we are delivering you the highlights of this festival. It was a 10-event festival running from 5th to 9th June at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association in Taipei. The Main Event (Event #3) The NTD 20,000 (USD 637) Main Event kicked off […]
World Poker Tour confirms 8 events for Asia Pacific Season 18
The globally renowned World Poker Tour is getting ready for a very busy Asia Pacific Season 18. The brand confirmed 8 events in the region with two new destinations, WPT Australia and WPT Taiwan. The season will also see the much-awaited return to the Philippines after a three-year absence. Talking about the upcoming Asia Pacific […]