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Interesting hands of the ANC – 5/5

Larger than life and greater than mountains In perhaps the ‘hand of the tournament’ we see how very differently teams play exactly the same cards. Garth Kay of Australia (here winning one of the biggest single pots of the event with his pocket rockets in seat 4) probably wasn’t too thrilled about having multiple opponents […]

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IFP welcomes Montenegrin member nation

The Montenegrin Poker Association was formed on 5th August 2013 and officially became a member of the International Federation of Poker (IFP) on 4th September 2013. The IFP promotes poker and its Match Poker variation as a game of skill and as a mind sport. Having evolved from its original seven member nations to more […]

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2013 Asian Nations Cup: Welcome

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 […]

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2013 Asian Nations Cup: Day 1 underway

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 […]

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2013 Asian Nations Cup: Day 1, Session 1

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 […]