Tricia David, Author at Somuchpoker

Tricia David

Tricia David has long experience as a recreational poker player and has been covering poker events since 2010 for numerous outfits in Asia. She spent one year working part time with Poker Portal Asia then became editor and lead writer for all event coverage of the Philippine Poker Tour (PPT). Under the PPT, she overlooked content for their website, and produced live updates on all their events. In addition, she served as the live and online events website content writer for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently, she does live events reporting in Asia for online news site Somuchpoker and is also one of their news contributors.

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MSS Main Event 17 richest in history, PHP 9.55 Million prize pool; 113 players advance to Day 2 led by Ricardo Singapan

The heat was on at Day 1C of the Manila Super Series (MSS) 17 Main Event with 382 entries lighting up the felt at Okada Manila, Philippines. That headcount alone exceeded the combined turnout of the previous flights of 364. This brought the total Main Event attendance to 746 and with buy in at PHP […]

Manila Super Series 17 – Main Event Payouts

Manila Super Series – Main Event – Payouts Date: May 29 to June 4, 2023 Buy in: PHP 15,000 (~US$ 270) Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) Day 1A: 144 entries / 22 ITM Day 1B: 220 entries / 33 ITM Day 1C: 382 entries / 58 ITM Total entries: 746 (374 unique, 372 re-entry) Prize […]

Ace Poker League concludes first series of 2023, pays out KR₩ 1,854,000,000 (~$1.42M); Hyunsup Kim bags the Main Event

In mid-May, the highly anticipated Ace Poker League (APL) City Series 2023 unfolded at the Swiss Grand Hotel in Seoul, South Korea with games taking place for five days from May 10 to 14, 2023. The exciting series boasted a festival prize pool of KR₩ 1,854,000,000, which translated to an impressive 1.42 Million USD, […]

MSS Main Event guarantee breached! Edilberto Gopez tops 33 Day 1B survivors; flight C up next

Huge turnout at Day 1B of the Manila Super Series 17 Main Event with 220 entries pulled in during the ten rounds of registration. Added to the 144 Day 1A entries, the combined count came to 364 which meant it not only crushed the PHP 3M guarantee but propelled the prize pool to over PHP […]

MSS Main Event: Choi Jaeki bags big at Day 1A; 22 advance out of 144 entries

The 17th installment of the highly anticipated Manila Super Series concluded its first flight of the Main Event featuring a PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 53,320) guarantee. Held at the PokerStars LIVE hub in Okada Manila, a total of 144 entered across ten levels. Among the participants were WSOP bracelet holder, Mike Takayama, and Singaporean pro, Norbert […]

Record-breaking WPT Prime Vietnam pays out ₫91.57 Billion (~$3.9M); Huynh Ngoc Cuong wins Player of the Festival; WPT Jeju and WPT Taiwan up next

Globally renowned World Poker Tour (WPT) concluded an immensely successful Prime series in Hanoi, Vietnam with multiple records broken over the course of two weeks and the brand new Prime Championship Trophy revealed. In total, it paid out over VN₫ 91.57 Billion (~$3.9 Million) across 38 trophy events. WPT Prime Vietnam ran from May […]

Duy Thuc Nguyen wins record breaking WPT Prime Main Event title for ₫4,173 Billion (~$177,764)

The record breaking WPT Prime Vietnam MAIN EVENT concluded with the country’s own Duy Thuc Nguyen capturing the title, the coveted VN₫ 4,173,000,000 (~US$ 177,764) first prize, and he became the first owner of the brand new Prime Championship trophy. This was the largest Main Event payout ever awarded on Vietnam soil for a non-high […]

Excitement Fills the Air as Manila Super Series Kicks Off Today at Okada Manila, Philippines – May 29 to June 4, 2023

Poker enthusiasts in Asia have plenty to rave about as the highly popular Manila Super Series kicks off today! The weeklong festival runs from May 29 to June 4, 2023 at the PokerStars LIVE Manila hub in Okada Manila, Philippines. The event advertises PHP 6 million (~US$ 107,290) in guaranteed prize money with seven iconic […]

Record-Breaking Turnout at World Poker Tour Prime Vietnam Main Event; 1,151 entries, over 1M USD prize pool

In a momentous occasion for the World Poker Tour (WPT) and live poker events in Asia, the second-ever WPT Prime stop in Vietnam shattered records at the Crown Poker Club. Over the course of three thrilling starting days, the Main Event drew 1,151 entries with Day 1C alone pulling in an astonishing 525 entries. […]

[Side Events update] WPT Prime Vietnam: Josh McCully locks up another 100M SHR title; Alok Birewar, Shih Lei Hsu, Team Vietnam win trophies; POF update

The past two days at World Poker Tour (WPT) Prime Vietnam hosted by Crown Poker Club in Hanoi saw a sea of players for the festival’s flagship tournament. In the midst of the action, three side events were hunting down its champion, and Team Vietnam overcame the Taiwanese to win the Tag Team Freezeout. Here […]