{"id":9624,"date":"2025-08-09T05:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/thailands-first-major-poker-tournament-draws-over-two-thousand-entries\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T05:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T05:35:40","slug":"thailands-first-major-poker-tournament-draws-over-two-thousand-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/thailands-first-major-poker-tournament-draws-over-two-thousand-entries\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand\u2019s First Major Poker Tournament Draws Over Two Thousand Entries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bangkok has just wrapped up a milestone moment for its poker scene \u2014 the WPT Prime Thailand Championship \u2014 and it couldn\u2019t have gone much better. A total of 2,337 entries packed into the debut event, marking Thailand\u2019s official arrival on the international poker calendar.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Haoran Sun won the championship, earning $353,497 and a seat at the 2025 WPT World Championship.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Thailand only recently recognized poker as a sport, allowing official tournaments to take place.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The WPT Prime Thailand Championship prize pool hit 75.48 million THB (~$2.3 million).<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Winners received travel funds instead of cash due to local gambling restrictions.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The tournament\u2019s launch comes shortly after the Thai government reclassified poker as a sport, opening the door to regulated events in the country. That move is part of a broader effort to appeal to younger travelers and diversify the nation\u2019s entertainment options.<\/p>\n<h2>Big Numbers for Thailand\u2019s Poker Debut<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_101652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-101652\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-101652\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wpt-thailand.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wpt-thailand.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wpt-thailand-768x484.jpg 768w, https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/wpt-thailand-1024x645.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-101652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lot of action happening at the many tables in play. Photo Credits: WPT Prime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The championship featured a 37,000 THB buy-in (around $1,114), drawing players from across Asia and beyond. The prize pool reached 75,488,000 THB, and while gambling laws prevented direct cash payouts, prizes were issued in travel funds.<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere was electric, but regulations added some unique twists \u2014 play was capped at six hours on weekdays, forcing the tournament to move at a faster pace. Levels were shortened, and the final day saw rapid eliminations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-logo-title-box box-100 text-left relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-box box-25 relative img-radius\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/katsubet-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n\t\t<amp-img alt=\"Katsubet\" src=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Katsubet.png.webp\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" layout=\"fixed\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/amp-img><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-logo-title box-25 relative py-10\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/katsubet-casino\/\" title=\"Katsubet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Katsubet<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t<strong>5BTC or 111% + 111 Free Spins!<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-1\">New players only. Exclusive 111% Welcome Bonus  + 111 Free Spins<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-rating box-25 relative mb-10\">\n<div class=\"rating-box text-center box-100  relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-rating-box relative\">\n<div class=\"stars\"><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><span class=\"star on\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-rating-notice relative\">Casino<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\n\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-button box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-button-ins box-100 text-center relative\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/site\/katsubet-casino\/\" title=\"Visit Site\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\tVisit Site<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Haoran Sun Takes the Crown<\/h2>\n<p>China\u2019s Haoran Sun came out on top, earning 11,477,000 THB ($353,497) plus a $10,400 seat to the 2025 WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas. Sun\u2019s aggressive style on the livestreamed final table kept opponents under pressure and chip stacks short.<\/p>\n<p>One of his defining hands came when he eliminated Allen Nielsen\u2019s suited queen-jack with pocket kings, solidifying his lead. Canada\u2019s Philipp Zukernik handled several knockouts himself but couldn\u2019t close the gap in the heads-up match. Duhan Lee of South Korea rounded out the top three.<\/p>\n<h2>WPT Prime Moves On to Taiwan<\/h2>\n<p>Fresh off the success in Thailand, WPT Prime now heads to Taiwan for its next stop from August 6\u201319. The series will feature a championship event with a TWD 35 million ($1.1 million) guarantee and a TWD 35,000 ($1,171) buy-in.<\/p>\n<p>With Thailand now firmly on the map for poker, the event\u2019s success signals that Asia\u2019s live tournament scene is getting even stronger \u2014 and more destinations could follow suit.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/poker-news\/haoran-sun-wins-historic-wpt-prime-thailand-title-in-bangkok\/\">Thailand\u2019s First Major Poker Tournament Draws Over Two Thousand Entries<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bangkok has just wrapped up a milestone moment for its poker scene \u2014 the WPT Prime Thailand Championship \u2014 and it couldn\u2019t have gone much better. A total of 2,337 entries packed into the debut event, marking Thailand\u2019s official arrival on the international poker calendar. Good to know Haoran Sun won the championship, earning $353,497 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-poker"],"blocksy_meta":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9624\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}