Tournament runners looking forward to the fast approaching Top Joy Poker Australia festivities were greeted with a surprise this afternoon as the brand officially announced the unfortunate postponement via its social media channels. The tour’s Australian debut was set to run from April 29 – May 9, 2024 at the Canterbury League Club in Belmore, Sydney, featuring 26 events headlined by a lucrative A$ 1,000,000 (~USD 650,000) guaranteed Main Event. Unavoidably running into a few mishaps, several changes were seen early on and more so as the event drew closer. The first being a shift in ma ..read more

  The inaugural Vietnam International Poker Tour (VIPT) has taken the capital city Hanoi by storm! Underway on April 19, 2024, the opening games generated massive crowds and is on track to becoming the largest ever domestic poker event in the country. Among the long list of notable players early at the scene were a mix of locals and international players: WSOP bracelet winner Mike Takayama, Triton winner Dao Minh Phu, Aladin Reskallah, Jasven Saigal, Kyle Bao Diep, Minh Anh Nguyen, and Anthony Cierco to name a few. In collaboration with the Royal Poker Club Hanoi, the eleven day series i ..read more

Through the years, the Philippines has been one of the top poker destinations in Asia. International and local events populate every yearly calendar, keeping players constantly busy. For the past few years however, a major shift has taken place. International events have dropped significantly giving rise to numerous local events. Enter the newest addition to the local scene: the Chase Cup, boasting a guaranteed prize pool of PH₱5 Million (~USD 86,900) and an iconic Rolex Submariner timepiece for the champion. Scheduled to run from May 1 to 7, 2024, this inaugural series will take place a ..read more

  After weeks of anticipation, the inaugural Vietnam International Poker Tour opens today in the country’s capital city Hanoi. Originally scheduled to take place at the Royal Poker Club, the eleven-day event, has now been relocated to the Bolton Poker Room. The collaboration was announced just two days prior in the event’s facebook page. While the sudden change may be a surprise, the dates and the exciting VIPT lineup remains the same. Spanning from today April 19 to April 29, 2024, the series features 36 tournaments and a minimum festival guarantee amounting to VN₫ 40 Billion ..read more

  With less than two weeks to go, Chinese-led Top Joy Poker Tour is gearing up for its Australian debut this coming April 29 through May 9, 2024 for eleven full days of thrilling action on the felt. A third international run for the budding live poker brand, this season’s festivities celebrate a 26 tournament lineup highlighted by a lucrative A$1,000,000 (~USD 650,000) guaranteed Main Event.  The TJPA Sydney Poker Championships set to run at the iconic Canterbury League Club in Belmore, New South Wales, offers a mix of popular formats – Mystery Bounty/ Knockout, Deepstack tournament ..read more

When it comes to new innovations who have taken the world of poker by storm throughout the last few years, most card aficionados will likely mention two things: Mystery Bounty tournaments and Short Deck Hold’em. They have gained widespread popularity all over the world due to their exhilarating action and thrilling key moments during the events. It comes thus as no surprise that a new tournament series dedicated to the Short Deck variant will be taken place in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The inaugural Jin Bei Cup Poker Tournament is just around the corner and runs from May 7 to 9, 2024, at the l ..read more

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 from now from April 19 to 28, 2024. WPT Global Warm Up Series As the name may indicate, the upcoming series is just a shadow of even bigger things to come as WPT Global prepares for their first quarterly flagship competition – the Spring Festival. And the upcoming Warm Up Series not only brings hundreds of thousands of guaranteed ..read more

The spotlight shines on the Royal Poker Club Hanoi this month as the Vietnam International Poker Tour 2024 approaches. Set to take place in just a few days, April 19 to April 29, 2024, the inaugural event is a brainchild of the young poker room boasting a lineup of 37 trophy events and an impressive VN₫ 40 Billion (~USD 1.6 Million) in guarantees. This multi-billion figure may seem ambitious for a newcomer but with poker booming in Vietnam, players can expect a large crowd of international and local players jumping at the chance to tackle something new. Buy ins for the upcoming VIPT range fro ..read more

Photo Credit – World Poker Tour The most awaited year ender series, World Poker Tour World Championship, remains on the horizon with the exciting 3rd annual festivities geared to take place at Wynn Las Vegas this coming December. In preparation, players looking to make the journey all the way to the entertainment capital will be glad to know that the global brand offers yet another Passport to the World Championship festival within the Asian region. Following its first offering in Hanoi, Vietnam this May, WPT is slated to return to NagaWorld Integrated Resort in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in associa ..read more

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