The Asian Poker Tour saw several big events during its 17-day run The 2025 APT Championship in Taipei set a new benchmark for Asian poker thanks to overwhelming player participation across its 17-day schedule. Held at Red Space Taipei, the festival drew 28,265 total entries and awarded more than TWD1.06 billion (US$33 million), making it
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Three Pro Baseball Players Suspended for Playing Online Poker
Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League has benched and fined the players Three pitchers from Taiwan’s Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) have been suspended for participating in online gambling, including poker. The players — Guo Yu-yan, Chen Guan-hao, and Wu Yu-cheng of the TSG Hawks — were found to have played online Texas Hold’em, prompting swift
Hyundong Lee Becomes WPT Prime Champ After 2025 WPT Prime Taiwan Win
The final prize pool was pushed to over $1.5 million Hyundong Lee has captured the spotlight in Asia’s poker scene by winning the 2025 WPT Prime Taiwan Championship. The event drew a massive field of 1,470 players, each paying TWD35,000 (US$1,125) to enter, creating a prize pool worth over TWD 45.3 million (US$1.5 million). After


