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

  Photo Credit – Asian Poker Tour Offering its second series for the year, regional favorite Asian Poker Tour in partnership with Landing Entertainment Korea (LEK), is getting ready to make another splash, this time at the world-class Landing Casino, Jeju Shinhwa World, South Korea. It has been over seven years since the tour has made an appearance in the beautiful island, dating its prior festival back to 2017. This new era boasts a huge leap in terms of prizes for its return, with over KRW 5,000,000,000 (~USD 3.76 Million) to be won across a 90 event lineup. Slated to run from April 26 ..read more

  The Jeju International Poker Tour (JIPT) has proven to be a successful launch as a large contingent of Korean nationals battled alongside international players at the Jeju Oriental Hotel & Casino in Jeju Island, South Korea. Hosted by Korea Hold’em Association, the eight-day series kicked off on April 7 and running until April 14, 2024. Jeju International Poker Tour – Main Event Topping the headlines was the Jeju International Poker Tour Main Event which concluded all of its entry days with 389 total entries. This was just enough to meet the KR₩ 600,000,000 (~USD 444,000 ..read more

In the wake of the recent devastating earthquake that struck Hualien, Taiwan, Natural8 is rallying its players for a noble cause: to aid in the reconstruction efforts and bring hope to the affected communities. With its fundraising campaign, “Rebuilding Hualien, Taiwan Together”, every dollar you donate will be matched by Natural8, doubling the impact of your generosity. In fact, Natural8 pledges to match contributions up to $88,000. All donations will be channeled through to World Vision Taiwan, a trusted organization dedicated to providing essential aid to disaster-stricken areas. Your dona ..read more

  Hey mate, there is a new live poker tour in Straya at the end of April! That’s right, the Top Joy Poker Australia (TJPA) Sydney Poker Championships is taking place at the Canterbury League Club from April 29 until May 9, 2024. It is the first venture of the Top Joy Poker Tour (TJPT) to the land down under. Top Joy Poker Australia Main Event Top Joy Poker Australia kicks off on April 29, 2024 and a total of 27 different events await with various buy-in levels. Accomplished poker pro Mel Judah serves as the tournament director for the entire series. The Australian Poker Hall of Fame Indu ..read more