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Punnat Punsri and Elton Tsang Shine at the 2024 Triton Poker Jeju Series
The latest stop of the Triton Poker Jeju Series will go into the history books as one of the busiest so far, setting several records along the way. More than half-way through the series, which takes place from March 5 to 21, 2024, at the Landing Casino on Jeju Island,...
Complete Guide to Attending the 2024 World Series of Poker
The 55th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is fast approaching and players from around the world will soon converge on Las Vegas for a packed schedule. The biggest spectacle in poker was founded in 1970 and has grown into a massive event that set records again in...
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Warm Up Festival on WPT Global Imminent With $2.5 Million in Guarantees
Not only the temperatures in South East Asia but also the action at the online poker tables is heating up. Leading online operator WPT Global has ramped up the promotions further and proudly presents the $2.5M GTD Warm Up Festival, which is taking place in a few days...
$100,000,000 GTD WSOP Super Circuit 2024 is on Natural8!
Since its inception in 1970, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) has grown from a humble gathering of players into a global phenomenon, attracting thousands of participants from all corners of the globe. To extend the thrill to poker enthusiasts across the globe, the...
WPT Global Launches Special Spin Giveaway Promotion for St. Patrick’s Day
One of the most well-known national holiday all over the world is Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day, which lures plenty of spectators onto the streets to witness the Irish in Leprechaun costumes during the celebrations. It may not be a pot of gold that poker...
INTERVIEWS
Hyeon Ho Shin For the Win: Dream Big, Win Big
The poker scene in Korea is reaching new heights and in a pack of fast climbers, 23-year-old Hyeon Ho Shin is one to keep an eye on. Since his December debut win at the 2022 UPP Daegu City Tour Main Event, Shin was burning the felt the following year. It was a...
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[Interview] Getting to know actor Arden Cho
In July 2023, American actor Arden Cho was spotted at WPT Korea in Jeju Island. Somuchpoker got a chance to interview Cho on her poker hobby. Somuchpoker: How long have you been playing poker and what got you started? Arden Cho: I’ve been playing off and on for...
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[Interview] Getting to know Stephen Song – WPT Prime Championship Season XX winner
On his first poker trip to Asia, highly decorated American pro Stephen Song, shared with Somuchpoker the early chapters of his poker journey, leading up to his incredible victory at the renowned World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Championship in Las Vegas on December...
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Poker Dream Vietnam: In Ho Song, Kai Bong Lo, Nguyen Manh Hao, William Ysmael pick up first festival trophies
Games intensified at Day 2 of the inaugural Poker Dream Vietnam with the first four trophies fiercely hunted at the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites. In just under seven hours, the first one was claimed by Korea’s In Ho Song at the Warm Up. The...
Poker Dream Vietnam: All the rage as opening day Warm Up crushes guarantee and HR Freezeout sees 72 descend; chip counts and seat draws inside
Despite the stormy weather, players came in droves to take part in the opening games of Poker Dream Vietnam. Two events lit up the Grand Hall of Hoiana Hotel & Suites KHOS – the Warm Up VN₫ 1B guaranteed and the High Roller Freezeout. Here are the...
Ace Poker League concludes massive City Series-Seoul event; pays out over $1.1M; Park Kangkeun banks Main Event; festival highlights inside
While nearly every land-based poker outfit was grounded during the pandemic, Ace Poker League, formerly known as Asia Poker League, was busy turning up the heat in Korea. With live games allowed to run, albeit on and off, the brand delivered numerous lucrative...
Inaugural Poker Dream Vietnam kicks off; big names light up opening day
Cards are now flying at the ballroom of Hoiana Hotel & Suites with the first ever Poker Dream event in Vietnam finally hitting the felt. The much awaited festival welcomed players in with a VN₫ 1 Billion GTD Warm Up and a High Rollers Freezeout. Both events...
WPT Prime Taiwan schedule revealed: 22 titles; NT$ 10M gtd Main Event; New Events; Player of the Festival
Good news for the live poker scene in Asia, Taiwan has finally lifted its mandatory quarantine requirements on all incoming travelers. Players and poker organizations alike have been awaiting this moment and it comes just in time for the World Poker Tour’s...
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Six little known stories from the life of Doyle Brunson
Poker may have existed long before Doyle Brunson was around, but in terms of competitive poker for big money and the WSOP, Brunson was one of the founding fathers of the game. An all-rounder of exceptional ability he amassed ten WSOP bracelets in his career, including...
WSOP 2019 Main Event: Hossein Ensan is crowned World Champion; Dario Sammartino Runner-Up
Day 1A of this event now feels a very long time ago. It was in fact a full two weeks ago that this huge event got underway, before going on to become the second largest field in WSOP Main Event history at 8,569 entries. Last night, the journey came to an end with...
WSOP 2019: Daniel Tang wins his first WSOP gold at the Final Fifty High Roller
Huge celebration at the World Series of Poker 2019 with one of Asia’s leading pros, Daniel Tang, achieving the dream at Event #90: US$50K Final Fifty No Limit Hold’em High Roller. Tang overcame the 123 strong field to capture his first-ever bracelet and a bucketful...
Vegas poker alternatives to the WSOP this summer
Every summer for many years now, Vegas becomes the world’s poker mecca. Players do not just come to play the World Series of Poker events at the Rio themselves, they also flog to about half a dozen other poker rooms to battle it out on the felt....
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[Watch] New Tom Dwan Interview released by Triton Poker
Tom Dwan arrived on the poker scene in the same way many others did ten years ago. Having risen through the ranks online he became one of an elite few who sat at the biggest tables in the online world. It was only once he stepped into the live arena though, that Dwan...
STRATEGY
5 Reasons to Start Learning Pot Limit Omaha in 2018
Many players were first drawn to poker through No Limit Hold’em. Televised poker shows, home games or simply trying out the busier tables online all led players towards Hold’em. Once players get a taste for a game it seems that many of them stick with it...
PokerStars, APT, and WPT: The Payout Structure Question
For the avid tournament poker player, tournaments eat up hours and hours of one’s time. Even after multiple days invested at the felt, sometimes the return may not be that fruitful. Depending on what tour one joins, payouts also vary. At minimum, the standard payout...
Improve Your Online Poker Table Selection with These 7 Simple Rules
As a player looking to improve the financial return on your daily grind, your first instinct will normally be to work on improving your game, review more sessions or learn more advanced concepts. In reality, while these are worthwhile goals, there are much faster and...
Stop-Win and Stop-Loss Limits: 3 Reasons Why You Are Doing It Wrong
Many players will advise you that setting a stopping point when you are ahead or behind by a certain amount in a cash game, is a good idea. While there is some merit to stopping when you are behind if the circumstances are no longer ideal, this is not a magic formula....
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