We’ve got an intriguing match-up at the ATP Tour Finals in London tonight as US Open champion Marin Cilic faces one of the men he beat on his road to victory in New York, Tomas Berdych. These two big hitters have a tight history with Berdych...
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WGM’s tip for 11 November: Roger Federer
Roger Federer’s resurgence this year after a horror 2013 has been mightily impressive and although he fell agonizingly short of another grand slam win at both Wimbledon and the US Open, victory at the World Tour Finals this week would be a...
Le Jossec wins 2014 ACOP
Canada’s Gabriel Le Jossec has won the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Main Event after overcoming a stacked final table to take home the HK$6.3 million top prize. Yet Le Jossec’s victory was somewhat overshadowed by the...
WGM’s tip for 10 November: Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia welcome the struggling Carolina Panthers to Lincoln Financial Field tonight looking to extend their record this season to 7-2 and maintain their spot at the top of the NFC East. That shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Even with...
WGM’s tip for 9 November: Atletico Madrid
The Spanish champions have been quietly going about their business this season while the usual protagonists – Real Madrid and Barcelona – steal most of the headlines. And with four wins in a row they currently find themselves just a point behind...
WGM’s tip for 8 November: Chelsea
How the mighty have fallen. It was just over six months ago now that Liverpool’s title dreams were shattered at this very venue and against this very club when captain Steven Gerrard’s infamous slip essentially gifted Chelsea...
WGM’s tip for 7 November: Sydney FC
We’re off to Australia for the latest round of the A-League and it’s a top of the table clash as Sydney FC head to Adelaide. We actually love the value Sydney is offering here. Under new coach Graham Arnold they are playing with plenty...
WGM’s tip for 6 November: Inter Milan
Group leaders Inter Milan travel to France tonight for their latest Europa League clash with St Etienne. Two wins and a draw from their three matches has the Italian club sitting pretty and it’s slightly surprising to see them paying a hefty...
Young leads record ACOP field
Fresh from winning his maiden WSOP bracelet in Melbourne just a few weeks ago, Australian young gun Rory Young heads into day two of the ACOP Main Event as chip leader and in prime position to take aim at another major title. But the biggest...
WGM’s tip for 5 November: Bayern Munich
We felt slightly foolish last round after tipping Roma to score a win on home soil – only for German giants Bayern Munich to run riot and put seven goals past them! We won’t be making that mistake this time around, particularly with the...
O’Dwyer wins ACOP Super High Roller
Ireland’s Steve O’Dwyer has claimed the biggest prize in ACOP history after taking down the HK$500,000 Super High Roller event at City of Dreams overnight. Facing a first class final table boasting the likes of high roller specialist...
WGM’s tip for 4 November: Basel
Having suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat away to Ludogrets in their last Champions League outing, FC Basel have a chance to make amends in the return leg tomorrow night in a match that could determine who progresses to the next round. The home ground...
WGM’s tip for 3 November: Indianapolis Colts
Putting aside last week’s shocker against the Steelers when they conceded a whopping 51 points, the Indianapolis Colts will be confident of maintaining their spot on top of the AFC South when they travel to New York to take on the Giants...
WGM’s tip for 2 November: Tottenham Hotspur
It’s not that we have a lot of faith in Tottenham given their wildly inconsistent results of late, but the fact they face a terrible Aston Villa side tonight which has us leaning towards the men from White Hart Lane here. Spurs were stunned...
ACOP breaking records already
If the early numbers are anything to go by, this year’s Asia Championship of Poker could prove to be yet another record breaking event in the PokerStars LIVE room at City of Dreams. The previous record for any ACOP event was 358 runners for...
WGM’s tip for 1 November: Southampton
Who would have thought this Saints side would be flying so high this season after watching the big clubs snatch so many of their players during the summer transfer window? Nine games in they sit second on the EPL table behind only Chelsea and made...
WGM’s tip for 31 October: Indiana Pacers
The Indiana Pacers play their second consecutive home game of the new season and will be looking to make it two wins from two after a comfortable victory over the 76ers in their opener two nights ago. They host the Grizzlies tonight who scraped past...
ACOP springs some surprises
The crowds are building in the PokerStars LIVE Macau room at City of Dreams as the clock ticks towards next week’s Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Main Event and already we’ve seen some interesting results with players from India...
WGM’s tip for 30 October: Cleveland Cavaliers
This is the game Cavs fans have been looking forward to ever since LeBron James announced he was returning home after four seasons with the Miami Heat. The presence of James should certainly be enough to propel Cleveland into the playoffs this...
Japan celebrates WPT Manila win
Japan’s Tetsuya Tsuchikawa is the inaugural WPT National Philippines champion after overcoming an impressive field of 385 players at Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila overnight. Heading into the final table as the second shortest stack with...
WGM’s tip for 29 October: Southampton
Southampton have another chance to build on their impressive season to date when they travel to fellow Premier League club Stoke looking to cement a berth in the League Cup quarter finals. This clash comes just four days after the Saints beat Stoke...
WGM’s tip for 28 October: Pakistan
The second cricket Test between Pakistan and Australia gets underway tomorrow and we’re going to get in early with a bet on the home side following their big win in the series opener over the weekend. It’s incredible to think that...
WGM’s tip for 27 October: Dallas Cowboys
The Washington Redskins snapped a four game losing streak last week with a narrow 19-17 win over the Titans last week, but can they build on that result with an upset on the road in Dallas? From what we can tell, almost certainly not. Currently...
WPT Philippines nears 400 runners
The opening flights of the inaugural WPT National Philippines Main Event are in the books with a total of 369 runners creating one of the biggest fields ever seen in a major tournament here in Manila and a prize pool of US$738,000. Another quality...
WGM’s tip for 26 October: Chelsea
It’s off to Old Trafford Chelsea goes this week in what promises to be an interesting clash against the once mighty Manchester United. If the Red Devils ever had a wonderful chance to kick-start their revival, this is it. Imagine what a win...
WGM’s tip for 25 October: Southampton
Fresh from last week’s stunning 8-0 thrashing of Sunderland, Southampton are back home again and looking to maintain their spot in the top four against Stoke. The Saints’ start to the season has been nothing short of stunning given the...
Delfin safe as WPT National Philippines gets underway
The WGM team flew into Manila early yesterday to witness a historic day for poker in this region with the inaugural running of WPT National Philippines at Solaire Resort and Casino. Just the second WPT National event to be held in Asia following...
WPT takes Asia by storm
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. If you’re a fan of poker, no doubt you’ve watched at least a few episodes of the World Poker Tour (WPT) on television. The popular poker tour, which began...
Special KK
This article first appeared in the Nov/Dec 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Manny Pacquiao has long flown the flag for boxing in Asia and if the sport is to conquer China then dual Olympic gold medalist Zou Shiming is going to have a lot to do...
WGM’s tip for 24 October: Manchester City
We’re getting in a day early today due to the sheer number of value bets we’ve come across in tomorrow night’s English Premier League games. We’ll start right at the top in this case with West Ham hosting Manchester City in...