Major Chinese internet group plans new poker tour

December 1, 2016

Reports from Shanghai, China are that Alibaba Sports Group (AliSports) – a subsidiary of the Chinese internet commerce giant Alibaba – held a press conference this week to announce the formation of a new poker tour that will embrace Asia, Europe and North America. Titled International Poker Tour, the initial set up includes plans for […]

International Federation of Poker gets some major marketing fire-power

March 4, 2016

The massive Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba has signed a deal with Oceans Sports and Entertainment agency, agreeing to promote the International Federation of Poker’s Match Poker (formerly Duplicate Poker) international tournaments. The major publicity opportunities inherent in the Asian agreement will go a long way to realising IFP president Patrick Nally’s ambitious target of presenting […]