Asian Poker Tour was one of many land-based poker operators hit hard by the pandemic. Of the eleven festivals scheduled for 2020, only two came to fruition. It has now been six months since their last live event and while the likelihood of a full blown APT festival is still uncertain for 2020, the brand […]
Tag: Vietnam
Vietnam National Poker League 2020 closes out on a successful series awarding local players Macaron Tran, Pham Bao and Nguyen Ngoc Dai top scores
Vietnam’s quick and transparent approach in battling the current pandemic has proven great success as seen in its record low coronavirus cases in the recent months. The ideal outcome has enabled the country to open its doors for live poker to slowly return having hosted a couple successful series already. Catering mostly to local players […]
Vietnam National Poker League 2020 Schedule
Here, you can read the full and detailed schedule for the upcoming Vietnam National Poker League 2020, taking place between July 28th and August 4th in the new Crown Poker Club in Ha Noi, Vietnam.
Tran Huy Tien, Julien Tran and Nguyen Hoa Thinh dominate latest events of Corona Poker Championship in Vietnam
While most of the poker world has shifted their attention to the online poker scene, poker players in Vietnam are cashing in on the latest local tournament series held in Corona Resort Phu Quoc’s poker room. Opened only last June 2020, the Corona poker room is the first official poker venue where Vietnamese are allowed […]
Big turnout at the first ever Vietnam Series of Poker Championship in Ha Noi
International live events may still be a long time coming but that doesn’t mean homegrown live events suffer the same fate. In some countries, restrictions have already eased up allowing for live tournaments to resume. In Vietnam, players craving for live poker got exactly that this past week with the Vietnam Series of Poker (VSOP) […]
Scotty Nguyen’s Life: Biggest Profits, Losses, Private Life & Net Worth
– General Information – Thuận B “Scotty” Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player. He was born on October 28th, 1962 in Nha Trang, Vietnam. He’s best known for winning the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event. In addition, he has 4 WSOP bracelets, including one from the $50K H.O.R.S.E. in 2008, for which […]
Coronavirus: APL Danang cancelled
We just recently reported about the effects of the Coronavirus on poker and gambling in general throughout Asia and the news from organizers keep coming. Unfortunately they keep the same tone as before, informing players about cancelled events in several different Asian countries. APL Danang latest event to be cancelled In Vietnam the decision was […]
APT crowns Harry Duong at Kickoff Championships Event; Tanja Vujanic wins POS; Yohwan Lim, Vincent Li, Jin Pyeonggyu ship two
The Asian Poker Tour wrapped up its season opener in Ho Chi Minh City with 12 days of games from January 10 to 21 at Pro Poker Club. The first half saw South African national Rayhaan Adam ship the Main Event. The latter half concluded with Vietnamese pro Harry Duong lifting his second career APT […]
Six Asia poker trends of 2019
It was a dizzying year of poker in Asia with barely a break in the live tournament scene. Players had plenty to choose from as festivals sometimes overlapped. Vietnam and the Philippines were consistently busy with nonstop events both local and international. Coming on strong was newcomer Taiwan adding more to everyone’s plate. In India, […]