After years of discussions and months of planning, the Poker Federation of Australia has been officially formed. The Poker Federation of Australia is affiliated to the global International Federation of Poker (IFP), which is the recognised governing body for the mind sport of poker. The IFP promotes poker and its Match Poker variation as a game of skill […]
IFP is proud to officially announce the first ever IFP Asian Nations Cup. The event will be held in the picturesque city of Sanya, China from 18-20 October 2013. 12 Asian nations will compete for 4 qualification spots to the IFP Nations Cup Final. The 12 participating nations are China, Australia, India, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, […]
At the end of the sky and the ocean The host city for the Asia Nations Cup is Sanya, a place with plenty of history and tradition. Relatively remote from the centers of administration in China it was sometimes referred to as Tianya Hiajiao or “the end of the sky and the ocean”, a small […]
Check back to this page throughout the day for regular updates, the latest of which will appear at the top of the page. In the Lion’s Den It is unthinkable to begin play without first being sent off with a blessing from the host – much to many players’ big surprise a loud “gong” sent […]
How do you score? You will notice that we display two scores, one for overall chip gain or loss and one for the team points won. The latter is the one which is determining the eventual ranking, but the chip count can come into play as a tie breaker. For every hand played, a team […]