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2020 was a tough year, the coronavirus really hit a lot of people hard. We have lost other people as well.  2021 is already here. Although we all try to be positive. It is hitting us slowly and surely. But we must remain positive. even those that were hit hard the...

Last year, a surprise entry came into the top 20 of the GPI Philippines 2020 and overall.  Not only was it a surprise entry, but Reggie Bautista also hit number 1 at the Philippines ranking for 2020. We featured him a few weeks ago which you can read here.Reggie...

 Manila today is celebrating the Traslación of the Black Nazarene. The Black Nazarene makes its way along the streets of Quiapo, with attendees reaching up to 220 thousand devotees. Due to the pandemic, the celebration was held differently this year.  As the world...

Terry Gonzaga is a simple man. but his record is more impressive than most of the so-called poker heroes you see today. A quiet man who would enter tournaments with a precision of a strategist.Bored? want to play poker? Join 1234 poker now!His recordHis record of wins...

It has been a long time since a live poker tournament graced the Philippines shores. We do miss the live poker tournaments and the people that make them worthwhile. Cards would fly from one player to the next, chips would go in. There was just something magnetic about...

Poker was growing in Manila. The World Poker Tour(WPT) was able to hold once again an event in Manila. The Red Dragon was able to reach the shores of Manila Bay. New poker houses came in. The truth was if the pandemic did not happen, there would have been a Major...

Pete Yen Han Chen, A multi-awarded Taiwanese poker player that is one of the top players in Asia. This 2021, could he finally take the number 1 spot on the GPI Asia?The pandemic and the futureThe poker world was shut down in some places in Asia due to the coronavirus....

Marc Rivera, a former civil engineer who has been playing poker for so many years. How could one man be a factor in shaping the poker industry in the Philippines in 2021? Read on.Official Poker RecordIf one was to look and base only on the Global poker Index(GPI)....

To say that the future of poker in Manila depends on the re-opening of the Metrocard Club might still be an understatement. It might be the future of poker in the Philippines that could be at stake. How could one poker house in Manila affect the future?It might be the...

Pokerstars Live ManilaPokerstars Live Manila at Okada Manila is probably the only poker room in Manila operating right now. The other poker rooms that players have played before may have pack up and left.  For months they have been quiet but now that they have opened...