http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/ Daily news from poker and online poker world Wed, 16 May 2012 20:52:55 +0800 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/05/world-series-of-poker-asia-pacific-schedule-for-april-2013-w-9092.htm Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/05/world-series-of-poker-asia-pacific-schedule-for-april-2013-w-9092.htm The World Series of Poker, in partnership with Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia, announced the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific (WSOP APAC), a series of five bracelet events that will take place from April 4 through 15, 2013. “Our goal is... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/05/igor-kurganov-wins-pokerstars-and-monte-carlo-casino-ept-gra-9091.htm Tue, 01 May 2012 21:30:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/05/igor-kurganov-wins-pokerstars-and-monte-carlo-casino-ept-gra-9091.htm The PokerStars.com and Monte-Carlo® Casino European Poker Tour Grand Final €25,000 High Roller was completed on Tuesday night and Igor Kurganov emerged victorious to win the €1.08 million first-place prize. To win the event, Kurganov had to defeat... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/05/hoang-anh-do-wins-2012-pokerstars-net-asia-pacific-poker-tou-9085.htm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:45:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/05/hoang-anh-do-wins-2012-pokerstars-net-asia-pacific-poker-tou-9085.htm On Monday, after an exciting day of poker, the PokerStars.net 2012 Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cebu Main Event come to an end. Hoang Anh Do proved too strong for the competition besting the field for the title and PHP 5,927,000 first-place prize... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/2012-pokerstars-net-asia-pacfic-poker-tour-cebu-day-1a-han---9071.htm Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:15:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/2012-pokerstars-net-asia-pacfic-poker-tour-cebu-day-1a-han---9071.htm Day 1a of the 2012 PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cebu kicked off on Wednesday with 51 players in the field. At the end of the day, 27 players remained and Han Ruo Goh led the field with 84,300 in chips. Goh claimed the chip lead toward... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/report-groupe-bernard-tapie-ends-negotiations-with-doj-asia-9070.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:15:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/report-groupe-bernard-tapie-ends-negotiations-with-doj-asia-9070.htm Group Bernard Tapie Managing Director Laurent Tapie confirmed Tuesday that negotiations to purchase Full Tilt Poker's assets from the Department of Justice have officially ended, a move that could potentially pave the way for PokerStars to purchase... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/black-friday-chronicles-looking-back-one-year-later-asia-9044.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:00:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/black-friday-chronicles-looking-back-one-year-later-asia-9044.htm On April 15, 2011, the poker world was turned upside down when the U.S. Department of Justice unsealed indictments charging online poker’s big three -- PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker and Absolute Poker -- with illegal gambling, bank fraud and money... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/black-friday-chronicles-where-were-you-asia-9043.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/black-friday-chronicles-where-were-you-asia-9043.htm There are monumental moments in life that are so significant that the mere mention of any signifying detail of them can instantly ignite an all-sensory memory of where you were when they happened. When one such event happens that affects an entire... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/black-friday-chronicles-twitter-reactions-asia-9039.htm Sat, 14 Apr 2012 09:38:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/black-friday-chronicles-twitter-reactions-asia-9039.htm When Black Friday struck, the poker world was taken by storm -- an extremely dark storm. With social media being such an open area to express one's feelings or thoughts, many poker players took to Twitter on what would turn out to be the darkest day... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/30-players-confirmed-big-one-for-one-drop-estimated-12-266-6-9033.htm Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/30-players-confirmed-big-one-for-one-drop-estimated-12-266-6-9033.htm This year, the World Series of Poker will host a $1 million buy-in tournament, the largest in history, called The Big One for One Drop. It is estimated that the tournament, which will take place from July 1 through 3, 2012, will award a $12,266,668... http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/2012-world-poker-tour-vienna-day-1a-david-breitfuss-leads-th-9028.htm Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:00:00 +0000 http://asia.pokernews.com/news-asia/2012/04/2012-world-poker-tour-vienna-day-1a-david-breitfuss-leads-th-9028.htm The World Poker Tour was back in action on Tuesday with Day 1a of WPT Vienna. One-hundred sixty-three players registered, and that number was cut down to 73 by the end of the day. Topping the pack with the early chip lead was David Breitfuss with...