Poker Portal Asia

Interview Archive


Inside PAGCOR Poker
From the modest corridors of the fourth floor of the Airport Casino Filipino, the gaze of PAGCOR’s Poker Department reaches out across its 37 currently licensed poker operators in the Philippines. Their ... Read More

A Date with Celina Lin…
Well, perhaps the word “date” is a slight exaggeration on our part but even humble poker journalists can dream once in a while. As you may have guessed just by looking at ... Read More

Come Fly with Marcel
Team PokerStars pro Marcel ‘The Flying Dutchman’ Lüske is one of poker’s great icons. He loves efficiency, good hygiene, stylish suits and singing – he has even cut his own song album. ... Read More

The Great Wall of Steicke
Originally from Adelaide in South Australia, David Steicke has made Hong Kong his home for the last six years while building a career in finance and playing poker in between. He is ... Read More

Japan in Force at APT
In between our live reporting coverage of the APT Philippines main event, Poker Portal Asia was able to sit down with Japanese player and designated media rep, Takeda “Buddha” Tsuneaki, to get ... Read More

Five minutes with Wally Sombero…
We recently caught up with the Father of Poker in the Philippines, Wally Sombero, for a brief chat about his thoughts on the poker scene in Asia. Read More

Reliving the APT Run with Michael Cua
Poker Portal Asia caught up with last year’s Asian Poker Tour (APT) Philippines Main Event champion, Michael Cua for a very long chat. And not that we are whining about it because ... Read More