Hey, Poker Playas!
The next big real poker tournament will be on April 20-25, 2022 which is the Metro Summer event.
After that will be the first big tour in Manila which is the APT Manila at Resort World.
Currently, all actions are in Vietnam as the APT Vietnam Phu Quoc 2022 is currently happening.
And a few players from the Philippines traveled to Vietnam to make sure to make an impact.
APT Vietnam Phu Quoc 2022
Florencio Campomanes – Super High Rollers
The first to make an impact is none other than Florencio Campomanes. One of the big 3 Yonkos of the Philippines poker scene.
He made a huge impact by being the first Filipino to ever win an APPT Main event and a Red Dragon event before the pandemic.
He has been picky with the event he joined lately but when he does join, he always makes an impact.
And this time he won the first trophy for the Philippines in APT Vietnam
Event 6: Super High Rollers
Buy in: VN₫ 55,000,000 (US$ 2,400)
Entries: 37 (29 unique, 8 re-entry)
Prize pool: VN₫ 1,794,490,000 (~US$ 78,500)
ITM: 7 places
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Vamerdino Magsakay – Event 9 and 11
Did not win the first trophy for PH. so he grab two trophies instead
Metro Team Pro and Action Ph ambassador Vamerdino Magsakay definitely still know how to make an impact. He did reach the final table of the super high roller event alongside Florencio Campomanes, but he fell short in that event.
Wanting to make sure he did not go home empty-handed, He bad two single-day Highroller events instead.
Vamerdino has been hitting the news recently as he was the first Filipino to bad two victories in a single tour this year and also became the first Filipino to win a Sunday Million event.
Now he did another back-to-back win. definitely, his eyes are burning to reach a higher height.
Can he get 3 trophies? stay tuned!
Event 9 – Single Day Highroller
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 960)
Entries: 29
Prize pool: VN₫ 562,600,000 (~US$ 24,580)
ITM: 5 places
Event 11 – Single Day Highroller
Buy in: VN₫ 22,000,000 (~US$ 962)
Players: 6
Prize pool: VN₫ 116,040,000 (~US$ 5,075)
Joseph Talamayan – Chip leader for FlightA – Main Event. Dave Spade qualifies for day 2 of the Main event.
Filipino player Joseph Talamayan ended Flight1A with 163,300 in chips. It was a huge chip lead for the main event as when he returned he will have 204 Big Blinds.
This is not the first time he made news as he was also chip leader in the 2018 APT Philippines Main Event and 2019 APT Ho Chi Minh City Championships Day 1A of both events.
Dave Spade may not have been having the best luck in Vietnam. bubbling a side event final table but he did qualify already for Day 2 with a good stack.
Can he finish the tour with a trophy to bring home? stay tuned!
