Author - Ben Blaschke

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APT joins the Manila frenzy

Less than a month after PokerStars LIVE launched their brand new poker room at City of Dreams Manila, the competition has suddenly heated up in the Philippines capital with the Asian Poker Tour following suit. The APT announced this week that they...

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Dragon dreaming

It might not have been the quarter-final match-up most were predicting, but there is no doubt that Thursday’s clash between surprise packets China and host nation Australia is shaping up as the single biggest game of the 2015 Asian Cup so...

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China on the rise

They showed plenty of grit in their opening game win over Saudi Arabia but having made it two from two at the Asian Cup against Uzbekistan on Wednesday it seems the sky is the limit for China. The tournament surprise packets head into...

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China eyes Asian Cup redemption

Could this be the moment China finally arrive on the world footballing stage? Long talked about as Asia’s “sleeping giant” but without the results to match, China took a giant step towards fulfilling their immense potential last...

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Poker’s Manila examination

Having recently spent some time in Manila for the inaugural WPT Manila event at Solaire Resort & Casino, the team here at WGM were certainly interested to hear that a new PokerStars LIVE poker room has opened at City of Dreams Manila. Melco...

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WGM’s Best Bets: Monday 5 January

The English Premier League might have taken the weekend off after playing four rounds in two weeks since Christmas, but there is no rest for those still in Cup contention with a whole plethora of FA Cup matches taking place. Tonight sees three...

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WGM’s weekend wrap

The year may well be drawing to a close but before we dive headfirst into what promises to be an action-packed 2015 on the global sporting stage, let’s take a look back at a busy final weekend of 2014 with the English Premier League reaching...