Published May 12, 2021, 5:40 PM
Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA)
Taiwan is one of the nations that heeded the call to be more earth-friendly when it comes to manufacturing particularly in its plastic and rubber industry. Very timely indeed as global awareness on environmental issues continues to rise with particular interest on how manufacturing practices can be made more efficient, produce less harmful wastes and be energy efficient in order not to harm Mother Nature.
Last May 6, 2021, in the webinar “Shaping Tomorrow, Discovering Taiwan Plastic & Rubber Machinery”, organized by the Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT), MOEA, Taiwan, R.O.C., and the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in conjunction with Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI), five leading Taiwanese companies shared their advanced manufacturing technologies. The event attracted more than 284 people who all registered online, with 176 peak
Sizable Overlay Shouldered
Over the course of three starting days, the tournament drew 3,505 entries for the ¥2,000 (~$300) price point.
While that number looks pretty solid at first glance, it was well below what was needed to meet the guarantee, which would have been in excess of 5,000 depending on the rake structure. That means the operators had to shoulder a hefty overlay of around $460,000.
PokerNews inquired as to whether the overlay was an expected marketing expense for a new event. WPT and Poker King are committed to bringing large guaranteed events to their player base, and we anticipate more of these types of events from us in the future, said WPT Vice President, Global Tour Management
WPT Assembles All-Star Cast for Spring Festival’s International Broadcast
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The World Poker Tour is doubling down on its first mobile-only main event by adding international live streams to the mix.
Daniel Dvoress heads an international team of commentators for the WPT Spring Festival Main Event. (Image: WPT/Twitter)
Not content with targeting the burgeoning market for mobile gaming, the WPT will show its Spring Festival around the world in multiple languages.
Fans will be able to watch the final table of the $1.5 million guaranteed main event in English, Vietnamese, and German.
Pros Assemble for WPT Spring Festival
Celina Lin Becomes Latest Pro to Leave PokerStars
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There’s been another changing of the guard at PokerStars, with six players moving on to new pastures.
Celina Lin is the latest poker pro to part ways with PokerStars. (Image: PokerStars)
Following the recent parting of ways between PokerStars and Chris Moneymaker, Celina Lin has joined the recent cohort of departees.
Lin was the last remaining member of PokerStars’ Team Asia and her exit marks the end of an 11-year relationship.
Lin Leaves as Newbies Join
Lin had been with PokerStars since 2010. Her first major victory came in the 2012 Red Dragon event at the Macau Cup. Since then, she’s gone on to win more than $1 million in live tournaments and become a flagbearer for her native China.