Hong Kong Poker Tour: Festival Results Date: September 19 to 28, 2023 Venue: Dream Room, Poker & Sports Club, Hoi, An, Vietnan Events: 26 Event 1: Hong Kong “Buahinia” Open Date: September 19, 2023 Buy in: ₫5,400,000 (~US$ 227) Entries: Prize pool: ₫ Winner: VINCENT CHENG YEUNG MING  Event 2: Hong Kong’s Neon Warm Up Date: September 19, 2023 Buy in: ₫3,600,000 (~US$ 151) Entries: Prize pool: ₫ Winner: CORINE SHI – Singapore Event 4: Hong Kong’s Skyline Date: September 20, 2023 Buy in: ₫ Entries: Prize pool: ₫ Winner: PETER N – Canada Event 5: The Peak Date: September 21, 2023 Buy ..read more

The Hong Kong Poker Tour (HKPT) has ventured beyond its roots to the land of Vietnam for its first full blown poker festival in the Southeast Asian nation. Curiosity has been high as players from various countries have descended to host venue Dream Poker in Hoi An for the experience. There to greet them was none other than HKPT creator, Ricky Cheung.  Ricky Cheung With games swinging since September 19, numerous trophies have already been claimed. Among the minted was Hong Kong’s Vincent Cheng who impressively captured two titles. Cheng opened the series with a victory at the Hong K ..read more

The weeklong Manila Super Series 18 is down to its final day of festivities with the record-breaking Main Event set to crown a champion today. Three starting flights played through on schedule, collecting a stellar turnout of 1,034 entries for the tour’s richest PHP 13,239,336 (~USD 233,240) prize pool. Each flight played down to 15% of the field where Day 2 saw 154 players return to the felt to cut a piece of the pie. Twelve hours later, the final nine is set with China’s Xia Qi leading the band of players in contention for the PHP 2,400,000 (~USD 42,232) top prize. Manila Super Series 18 Mai ..read more

As the Main Event progresses to the next stage, those who missed the mark still have ample opportunities to strike it big at Manila Super Series 18. Today, four exciting events are lined up, including the Super Series Turbo which has already breached its ₱1M guaranteed prize pool and pushing into ₱1.5M. Last chance to enter is from 7-9pm this evening. Buy in is just ₱4,500 (~US$ 79.25). Additionally, the wealthier can give their skills a go at the Super Series High Roller event which gets underway at 8pm. Be sure to check the schedule for all the details and make the most of your chances to s ..read more

Six years in the running, PokerStars LIVE’s Manila Super Series has gained a steady following throughout its past seventeen installments, with the current edition on the right track to booking another success. The weeklong festival has so far played through two of three Main Event starting flights on schedule with the PHP 3,000,000 (~USD 52,842) guarantee breached earlier in Day 1B. A total of 509 entries have been recorded, building the prize pool up to double in value at a massive PHP 6,517,236 (~USD 114,683) with one flight left to go. Day 1C runs today in Okada Manila Resort & Casino ..read more

A fan favorite festival across the Asian tournament scene, PokerStars’ Manila Super Series has always been a running hit within the poker community with its lower cost buy-ins and sizeable prize pools keeping everyone in tune. This edition’s Main Event follows its predecessors’ footsteps with a PHP 3,000,000 (~USD 52,842) guarantee, which is most likely to break through midway and potentially swell in value given its turnout. The first of three starting flights wrapped up its action yesterday with 30 players moving on to the Day 2 games on Saturday, September 23rd. Day 1B is set to play throu ..read more

After two thrilling days of competition, the 18th  edition of the Manila Super Series has already witnessed five players hoist iconic PokerStars spade trophies. The newly minted were Taiwan’s Chang Chia Wei at the Warm Up event, Filipino Alvin Jeff Sembrano,  and three Japanese players Yuhei Ando, Yoshiyuki Matsumoto, and Munehiro Hachimine.  Manila Super Series – Festival Results Nonstop poker rages on at Okada Manila in Manila, Philippines with the PH₱ 3 Million guaranteed Main Event hitting the felt today at 1 pm, September 20, and continuing until the conclusion of the seri ..read more

Photo Credit – WPT Global Serving as the online home of the renowned World Poker Tour, WPT Global is stepping up its game with a highly thrilling series this fall season. The Fall Festival, running through October 1st, celebrates with over $2,000,000 in guaranteed prizes across its 81 tournament lineup. Buy-ins for the online games range from as low as $11 to as high as $3,500 for its $300,000 guaranteed WPT Championship, allowing runners with different bankroll levels to find a game suitable within their budget. “Following a successful Spring Festival on WPT Global, we are happy to announce t ..read more

Date: September 18-19, 2023 Buy in: PH₱ 6,000 (~US$ 105) Guarantee: PH₱ 1,000,000 (~US$ 17,600) Total entries: 525 Prize pool: PH₱ 2,688,840 (~US$ 47,330) ITM: 79 players Day 2 levels: increase every 30 minutes Chips in play: 15,750,000   13:50: Doroshenko Bogdan uses two time banks then plunges Level 19: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000 Big stacks Doroshenko Bogdan and Mark Almusajin go head to head with Almusajin raising to 23,000 from under the gun. Cutoff Doroshenko three-bets to 55,000, Almusajin calls. At the flop , Doroshenko c-bets 65,000 and is check-called. On the turn , Doroshenko sen ..read more

The 18th edition of the highly popular Manila Super Series taking place at Okada Manila, Philippines, wrapped up Day 1 of its seven-day festival with an impressive turnout of 525 entries in the opening Warm Up. With buy in of PH₱ 6,000, it generated a prize pool over PH₱ 2.688 Million, which was more than 2.5 times the advertised guarantee. This was certainly a great sign with the highly anticipated festival headliner Main Event yet to come. Warm Up – Chip Leaders The Warm Up event blasted off with 225 entries for Flight A and 300 turning up for Flight B. Expectedly, the locals dominated ..read more