The year-round WPT television show has broadcast globally in more than 150 countries and territories and is currently producing its 21st season which airs on FanDuel Sports Network in the United States.

And perhaps most notably of all Playground was the site of Ema Zajmovics grand triumph as she became the first and only woman in WPT history win an open field event back in Season XV during the WPT Playground festival.٢١‏/١٠‏/٢٠٢٤

There are poker rooms in Hanoi and Saigon but they are supposed to only run tournaments. Because cash games outside casinos are considered illegal gambling.١٨‏/٠١‏/٢٠٢٤

The WPT Main Tour focuses on the buy-in range of $3500–$25000 and winners of official WPT Main Tour events are awarded a membership to the WPT Champions Club. The WPT Champions Cup is the trophy awarded to all winners of WPT Main Tour events and champions have their names engraved on the Cup.

Scotty Nguyen. Thuận B. Scotty Nguyễn (born October 28 1962) is a Vietnamese-American professional poker player who is a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner most notably as the winner of the 1998 World Series of Poker Main Event and the 2008 World Series of Poker $50000 H.O.R.S.E.

While locals are prohibited from gambling at brick-and-mortar casinos many international online poker sites still accept Vietnamese players. Popular platforms like PokerStars and 888poker are accessible to Vietnamese players allowing them to participate in cash games tournaments and sit-and-gos.