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Oliver Speidel Set to Crush Asia and APT
March 13, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Exclusive Poker Portal Asia Interview
We first encountered Australian Oliver Speidel at APT Asian Series Manila in August last year but only really formed an impression of him when he came back to the Philippines and played the APT Accredited Manny Pacquiao World Poker Event in December 2011. Hosted at the now closed-down Asia Poker Sports Club in Malate, Philippines, the to...
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March 13, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Neil Arce Gives Inside Scoop on DICC and Metro Rumours
February 22, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
The Dirty Ice Cream Cup (DICC) is returning to Metro Card Club on March 15-20, 2012 and what better way to get the lowdown on it than to go to the man behind the tournament, Neil Arce. Every year, Arce holds the DICC to help celebrate his birthday and the tournament has been constantly growing with bigger fields and prize pool guarantees with every running.
Arce has an impre...
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February 22, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Joe Hachem Talks Aussie Millions, AsianLogic and APT
January 27, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Exclusive Poker Portal Asia Interview
When the announcement came that Joe Hachem had departed PokerStars, everyone was wondering what his next move would be. Perhaps he would join his mate Shane Warne at 888 Poker? Or jump on the PartyPoker bike with Tony G? Maybe he just wanted to take some time off to relax…
Well, as it turns out, it was neither of those moves and we ...
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January 27, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Resorts World Manila’s Hakan Dagtas
January 20, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
For those that frequent Resorts World Manila’s cash or tournament poker tables, you may have noticed the occasional watchful eye of Hakan Dagtas glance your way. As VP of Casino Operations, he’s often down on the floor chatting to staff, tournament officials or players.
Dagtas studied hotel management and originally wanted to be a hotelier. Instead, he started dealing at...
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January 20, 2012 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Sangeeth “Samoh” Mohan Interview
December 17, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Sangeeth Mohan aka “Samoh” has been playing poker for less than two years but already he is one of the players leading the charge for the game in his home country of India. After taking out the 2011 APT Asian Series Goa Main Event for INR 2,346,400, Mohan backed it up with a strong 10th place at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau Main Event for HKD $155,500 and was wi...
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December 17, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
PPA Exclusive: Johnny Chan on Big Game in Macau
December 1, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
The hot news topic in poker right now are the phenomenally huge cash games going down in Macau and in the middle of the biggest of them is “The Orient Express” himself, Johnny Chan. There's little doubt that Chan is one of the world’s best known poker players and has arguably achieved as much as any man can in the game.
For starters, he has 10 WSOP bracelets to his nam...
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December 1, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
Vivian Im Interview: Asia’s Newest Team PokerStars Pro
November 3, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith
South Korean Vivian Im (formerly known as Im Young Shin) is the latest addition to the Team PokerStars Pro ranks in Asia but it’s quite a long way removed from where she began in her career. Im studied dance at university in Seoul and, after she graduated, taught her craft to children for a few years.
It wasn’t until her boyfriend, Gab Yong Kim, who is another successful...
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November 3, 2011 by Posted By: Adam Smith












