Poker is surely churning all around the Asian circuit with back-to-back events quickly filling up the days of the calendar. We decided to zone in and focus our attention on what’s heating up the Philippine poker scene. Here’s a quick newsflash on a few of those stories. 719 entries for the first edition of the […]
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APT Kickoff 2017: Local pros John Tech and Lester Edoc with early wins
Local pros John Tech and Lester Edoc with early wins; APT Player of Series introduced For the past three days, the APT Kickoff 2017, the first Asian Poker Tour event of the year, has been ongoing at Resorts World Manila in Newport City, Manila, Philippines. The event is scheduled to run from January 11th-19th, with […]
Interview: Getting to know poker pro Lester Edoc
PASAY CITY, Philippines—He hails from a place known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines. But Lester Edoc left the chilly confines of Baguio City to pursue his ambition to be a professional poker player and after a proverbial roller coaster ride, he is among the stalwarts of the game; not only in the Philippines, but […]
Lester Edoc Wins The Walk to a Million 2016 Event
640 players bought into The Walk to a Million, which was hosted by Metro Card Club. The event took place between June 15th and 20th, with the prize pool being guaranteed at PHP1 million (USD$21,675) including 27 seats to the upcoming PHP2 million guaranteed Main Event. Each seat had a value of PHP4,000. With 640 runners taking part, […]