Booking a flight to Vietnam to play some poker will not be the very best concept as of late after the third main event sequence within the nation was canceled this week.
A World Poker Tour cease deliberate for Hanoi was set to run from May 14-27 at Crown Poker Club, however was canceled simply because the occasion was set to kick off.
“Crown Poker Club regrets this inconvenience,” the membership mentioned in asserting the occasion’s cancellation. “This is truly a difficult decision because, throughout its operation, Crown Poker Club has always prioritized safety and improving tournament quality first. Therefore, Crown Poker Club hopes for the sharing and sympathy of our partners, customers, and all players.”
This sequence had beforehand ran efficiently in 2023 and 2022, with a WPT Deepstacks cease in 2021.
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The transfer makes the WPT occasion the third main poker sequence canceled within the nation since December. Crown Poker Club reported that the cancellation was “due to technical reasons,” nonetheless an area Dan Tri media report famous that organizers didn’t receive the correct government clearances to run the occasion.
“More specifically, the report suggests the series had not received necessary approvals from the Hanoi Department of Culture, with authorities ordered to ‘strictly handle’ those involved if there is evidence of ‘disguised gambling’ being organized,” Inside Asian Gaming reported.
Crown suggested gamers who had already bought early hen tickets for the occasion to contact customer support. That doesn’t assist some gamers who could already be within the nation or who’ve already bought airfare.
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In April, the Asian Poker Festival Spring Series was additionally abruptly canceled after competition organizers reduce ties with the Royal Poker Club. This left organizers working an occasion that didn’t match a licensing request from the federal government.
In December, the Asian Poker Tour canceled the Hanoi Billions sequence in the course of the principle occasion. Some gamers puzzled if the federal government performed a job in shutting down the occasion.
