The WPT World Championship set out with an ambitious guarantee of 40 Million USD, and nearly got there. Needing 4,081 entries, the biggest year end event pulled in a respectable 3,835 entries. This meant a sweet year-end bonus for players in the money with an overlay of $2.4 Million and the champion marked to win […]
Search Results for: david erquiaga
WPT Korea: Main Event Day 1A draws 252, Huidong Gu tops 98 survivors; David Erquiaga, Valeriy Pak, Yuan Xin win trophies
World Poker Tour (WPT) Korea is in full swing at Jeju Shinhwa World Landing Casino. Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Jeju Island, the ten-day festival kicked off on July 15 and will run until July 24. After two days of pre-games, the KR₩ 2 Billion guaranteed Main Event took center stage. The first […]
Poker Dream Manila opens with PH₱ 4.1 Million Warm Up prize pool; 48 advance to Final Day led by David Erquiaga
Poker Dream has finally made landfall in Manila, Philippines with opening games hitting the felt on April 26 and running through May 7 at the Grand Wing of Newport World Resorts. It was a slow start at opening Warm Up Flight A then picked up pace during the last two heats as locals poured in […]
USOP Vietnam Main Event draws 851 entries for VN₫ 16.5 Billion (~US$ 700K) prize pool; 107 players into Day 2; David Erquiaga, Julian Salvesen top flights
The U Series of Poker Vietnam aimed high and after four entry flights, it amassed 851 entries for a crushing prize pool of VN₫ 16,509,400,000 (~US$ 702,000). This was US$ 100K richer than its inaugural run in Taiwan and larger than all other international festival Main Events held in Vietnam this year and of those […]
USOP: Poker2U Taiwan Series: Chih Wei Fan 范植威 wins the High Roller for TWD 1.1M (~$37,640); David Erquiaga lifts PLO trophy
At yesterday’s games, two players emerged the newest U Series of Poker: Poker2U Taiwan Series side event champions. Taiwan’s Chih Wei Fan 范植威 shipped the TWD 3M guaranteed High Roller event and USOP Ambassador David Erquiaga closed out the Pot Limit Omaha. That brings the total champion tally to 14 with Taiwan’s Ching Chia Wang […]
Interview: Filipino pro David Erquiaga on Action PH Poker Coaching Academy
Many recognize David Erquiaga as the 2022 breakout player from the Philippines and WPT Prime Cambodia Main Event champion. In addition to his table success, Erquiaga is a poker coach for Action PH Poker Coaching Academy. Although the academy attracts mainly Filipino players, the classes are available to anyone and everyone willing to learn, and […]
PokerStars LIVE Manila Megastack 15 pays out over ₱36.2M ($653.9K); BJ Perez locks up Main Event title; David Erquiaga, Keng Yong Tan win two; highlights inside
PokerStars LIVE Manila wrapped up its final series of the year with the 15th edition of the Manila Megastack running from November 28 to December 5 at their hub in Okada Manila, Philippines. Topping the headlines was Main Event champion Bell John Perez for his first major title. Other noteworthy stories were Deepstack Challenge […]
APPT Cambodia 2022 MAIN EVENT: 378 entries, $494.9K prize pool, 75 players head into Day 2; Valeriy Pak, Yu Qi Zhao top heats; David Erquiaga wins trophy
The inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour Cambodia enters its penultimate day with Day 2 of the Main Event seeing 75 players return. The pack will be led in by front runners just half a small blind apart – Korea’s Nam Hyung Kim (410,000) and Russia’s Valeriy Pak (409,000). Kim topped Day 1A and Pak […]
APT Philippines II pays out over US$ 1.5M; Hernan Villa wins Main Event, David Erquiaga tops Championships Event and Player of the Series; highlights inside
The recently concluded Asian Poker Tour (APT) Philippines II 2022 saw its guaranteed prize pool of PHP 29M triple to nearly PHP 90M (~US$ 1.57M), courtesy of 3,103 entries from players, professional and recreational, alike. The series ran from September 6 to 18 at Newport World Resorts featuring 26 events. Topping the headlines was […]
Record breaking WPT Prime Cambodia pays out over $2.9M; David Erquiaga hailed Player of the Festival; Mike Takayama wins two events
The record breaking WPT Prime Cambodia may be in the history books but the confetti continues to fly with winners yet to be celebrated and moments to relive. Running from August 11 to 23 at NagaWorld Phnom Penh, players gathered from around the world to create the biggest WPT event in Asia of 4,309 entries […]