Being the avid poker historians we are at WGM, we’ve often pondered the question of what constitutes the greatest ever achievement by an individual when it comes to tournament poker. Last year we marveled at the efforts of Mark Newhouse who...
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WGM’s Best Bets: Monday 16 March
Liverpool’s hectic schedule of late continues with a crucial trip to Swansea as they look to continue their surge toward a top four spot. This isn’t the easiest place to play when you need all three points but the Reds are the form side...
WGM’s Best Weekend Bets: Friday 13 to Sunday 15 March
The Chinese Super League started with a bang last weekend and no side was more impressive than Shanghai Shenhua as they thrashed local rivals Shanghai Shenxin. Shenhua’s strong foreign brigade starred in that win and they will be confident of...
Thriller in Manila
It’s fair to say the poker war has begun in Manila. Following the opening this year of both the PokerStars LIVE Manila room at City of Dreams and APT Poker Room Manila, last Saturday saw a bizarre clash take place with both new rooms as well...
WGM’s Best Bets: Thursday 12 March
The Formula 1 season finally gets underway this weekend with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne and we thought we’d get in early after spotting an excellent value bet. With Mercedes expected to dominate the season again, reigning world...
The danger of banning gaming
Asia may have a reputation as the world’s number one gaming continent, but as we know not all Asian countries welcome gambling with open arms. Some, like South Korea and Vietnam, allow casinos but have either total or near total bans on their...
WGM’s Best Bets: Wednesday 11 March
Chelsea’s quest for the treble continues in the Champions League tonight when they host Paris St Germain in an intriguing clash. The biggest danger for the home side is the brilliance of PSG striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic whose flashes of...
Tennis craving Chinese success
For a fleeting moment last September, Chinese tennis fans dreamed that they might again boast a grand slam singles champion as Peng Shuai stormed into her first grand slam semi-final at the US Open. Yet the joy was short lived. Cruelly forced to...
WGM’s Best Bets: Tuesday 10 March
Already leading this tie 2-0 after a comfortable win in Germany, Spanish giants Real Madrid return home looking to continue their goal scoring feats against Schalke. Last year Real sent Schalke packing with an aggregate 9-2 win in the knockout...
WGM’s Best Bets: Monday 9 March
It’s an FA Cup quarter final as big as a final with Manchester United hosting rivals Arsenal in a cracking match at Old Trafford. We’re still not convinced by United this season, despite their ability to scrape home as they did against...
Nanny Nick bans fun
The Chinese central government’s much talked about anti-corruption campaign may well be hurting the bottom line of Macau’s casinos, but they can be thankful they don’t have to deal with Australian senator Nick Xenophon. A fervent...
APT Vietnam schedule announced!
The schedule for the inaugural APT Vietnam to be held this coming May has been released with a hefty 15 events over the course of the week offering something for everyone. The first world class poker tournament series ever to be held in the...
Tours on tilt
There is a fair slice of irony in the fact that, just days before the start of a potentially record breaking Red Dragon Main Event at MPC22, tournament poker in Asia suffered an unfortunate black eye. On Monday this week, the Asian Poker Tour (APT)...
WGM’s Best Weekend Bets: 6 March to 8 March
Another big weekend of sport kicks off early today as powerhouse India takes on the West Indies at the ICC Cricket World Cup in Perth, Australia. The bouncy WACA pitch doesn’t usually suit the Indians but they look a class above this...
WGM’s Best Bets: Thursday 5 March
One of the four annual World Gold Championships events starts today with the exclusive Cadillac Championships at Doral and we like the look of Bubba Watson to give this one a real shake. One of the most consistent players on tour in recent years...
Title race over?
The title race looks all but over already as Chelsea celebrated a double victory at the weekend. The Blues claimed their first trophy since manager Jose Mourinho’s return last year with a dominant 2-0 win over London rivals Tottenham in the...
WGM’s Best Bets: Wednesday 4 March
Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande travel to Sydney in an epic Asian Champions League clash between the competition’s last two winners. The Western Sydney Wanderers eliminated Guangzhou in the quarter-finals last year on their way to lifting...
WGM’s Best Bets: Tuesday 3 March
The WTA Tour heads to Monterrey in Mexico this week where we love the look of Ana Ivanovic to add another title to her resume. Despite a shock early exit from the Australian Open recently, Ivanovic has been in career best form the past 12 months and...
Mercedes set for another F1 sweep
It’s just over a week before the first race of the 2015 Formula 1 season gets underway in Melbourne, Australia, and motor racing fans across the globe are looking forward to seeing who will be up to speed this year. But those hoping for a more...
WGM’s Best Bets: Monday 2 March
It’s a heavyweight clash in Italy’s Serie A as league leaders Juventus head to the capital to face second-placed Roma. The home side its nine points behind on the ladder so this is a must-win game for them, however recent form...
Cambodia makes its poker play
If days spent sipping cocktails on the beach and nights anteing up at the poker table sounds like your thing, you could do worse than a few weeks at Cambodia’s Queenco Casino and Hotel in Sihanoukville. Cambodia may not be synonymous with...
WGM’s Best Weekend Bets: 27 February to 1 March
We start the weekend’s action with the ICC Cricket World Cup where an intriguing clash takes place today between South Africa and the West Indies. Windies opener Chris Gayle smashed the first ever World Cup double century in his side’s...
APT heading to Vietnam!
WGM’s parent company World Gaming Group (WGG) announced today that The Grand Ho Tram Strip will host Vietnam’s first major international poker festival this year with APT Vietnam to be held from 6 May to 13 May. The Grand recently...
WGM’s Best Bets: Thursday 26 February
Tonight sees a full round of 16 Europa League matches tacking place and our pick of the bunch is Everton at home to Swiss club Young Boys. Everton romped to a 4-1 win in the away leg last week so the pressure is off and with Romelu Lukaku having...
Macau’s loss the world’s gain
Times may be tough for Macau’s casinos right now – if you can call an annual combined profit of US$44 billion last year tough – but their loss is the world’s gain with properties in Australia and Cambodia reporting impressive growth...
WGM’s Best Bets: Wednesday 25 February
Spanish champions Atletico Madrid will be looking to make a run for the Champions League title that so narrowly eluded them last season and they’ll be confident of skipping past Bayer Leverkusen in this tie. The German side has struggled...
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WGM’s Best Bets: Tuesday 24 February
The West Indies have baffled the pundits so far in this tournament, suffering a shock loss to minnows Ireland in their opener before thrashing a strong Pakistan side in their second game. They start today’s game as strong favorites to beat...
Finally, boxing is the winner
We should never have had to wait this long, but better late than never. After six years of frustrating negotiations, the fight we have all been hoping for is finally going to take place with Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao to meet at the MGM...
WGM’s Best Bets: Monday 23 February
A minor mid-season slump appears to be behind the Chicago Bulls and with the All Star Weekend behind them they will be looking to surge into the finals. They face a Bucks side tonight still battling an injury crisis and although they have shown...