Action filled the air at the PokerStars hub in Okada Manila, Philippines with the richest Manila Megastack Main Event underway. Flight B drew a total of 231 entries across ten levels of registration with only 35 players making it through to Day 2. Philippines’ own Lester Edoc topped the charts stacking a massive 159 BB […]
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APPT Open Manila: Henrik Tollefsen triumphs Main Event; Outstanding series for Japan’s Ken Okada; Lee, Inocentes, Edoc, and Miyamoto among winners; Festival results inside
Live action is back and running in one of the most popular tournament poker stops throughout the region with PokerStars LIVE Asia having recently concluded its fourth event of the year in the Philippine capital. The Asia Pacific Poker Tour Manila Open ran from May 30 through June 5, 2022 at Okada Manila featuring a […]
PokerStars LIVE Manila: Elmo Celi bests Lester Edoc for Main Event title; Jerome Sarabia, David Erquiaga among side winners
For the first time in nearly two years, live tournament action returned to PokerStars LIVE Manila with a Special Tournament taking place from December 2 to 5 at their hub at Okada Manila. In compliance with government regulations, proof of vaccination was required, face masks were mandatory, and only active players were allowed on the […]
APT Online Series 2nd Edition: Pete Chen wins Championships Event & Player of the Series; Final stats and results
Land-based operator Asian Poker Tour wrapped up its second ever online series on Natural8 – GG Network and it was nothing short of a smasher. Running from June 14 to 28, the APT online Series 2nd Edition delivered on its eight figure promise, paying out a tour record $ 10.9 million across 234 events. With […]
Another Online Six-digit Score for Philippines’ Lester Edoc
While this trying time brought about by the pandemic has been difficult for many, this is certainly not the case for Philippines’ poker pro Lester Edoc. After a successful month last May, the unbelievably skilled player has once again dominated the online poker tables scooping up another six-digit score. Edoc, who is not unfamiliar with […]
Red dragon Manila: Lester Edoc takes down Super High Roller for US$102,125; Sahil Agarwal wins Kickoff
Cards are currently in the air for the first-ever Red Dragon Manila at Okada Manila. The festival is scheduled to run from January 4 -11. The two first events are now in the books. Lester Edoc takes down Super High Roller, Campomanes runner-up Lester Edoc (Philippines) took down the opening PokerStars LIVE Red Dragon Manila […]
Lester Edoc’s incredible run continues; wins fourth title this year; Lim Yo Hwan and Michael Falcon win HR events
For the fourth time this year, Filipino pro Lester Edoc stood on the Main Event winner’s stage after seizing yet another title in his home country. His latest victory was at the APT Philippines Championships series ongoing at Resorts World Manila, an event he championed back in March. For this incredible feat, Edoc set a […]
APT Philippines Championships II: Early winners include Lester Edoc, Iori Yogo, and Julius Lagman
Despite the threat of a super typhoon, it was full speed ahead for the Asian Poker Tour. Currently ongoing is the second edition of the APT Philippines Championships 2018 at Resorts World Manila where twelve days of games are lined up from September 13 to September 24. With over PHP 20 Million (~US$370,000) in guaranteed […]
APT Philippines Championships: Lester Edoc wins the Main Event; Linh Tran, Iori Yogo, and Ha Duong win events
The APT Philippines Championships 2018 has been rocking the poker room at Resorts World Manila for the past week and last night, the first featured tournament, the Php55,000 buy-in Main Event, closed with Lester Edoc claiming the title. This was another incredible victory for Edoc who has now captured three major titles this year alone. […]
Lester Edoc lands another! Wins the Manila Super Series and the coveted Platinum Pass
Lester Edoc has done it again! Ten days after winning the Asia Poker League Road Series Main Event in Pampanga, Philippines, Edoc was back on the winner’s stage after taking down the PokerStars Live Manila Super Series Main Event late last night. Edoc was awarded the Php1,377,500 (US$26,400) winner’s purse and the coveted PokerStars Players […]