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Poker is not gambling. For years big poker companies have taken steps to disassociate themselves from gambling. Legislations are pass, and arguments are held both live and online. Trying to prove poker is not gambling. Players defend themselves of not being a gambler....

Live poker events are slowly returning to Manila. The Vaccine is underway, quarantine restrictions are being eased. Soon players can fly again.  There are many talented Filipino poker players out there. but who do you think will top Philippines GPI 2021? let us look...

Live poker rooms are slowly re-opening. Many people have missed the live poker rooms, and many eager players want to touch those cards and feel those chips again. Due to the coronavirus, the Manila poker scene has been closed for quite some time. With the rooms and...

 At first glance, one might just ignore Mark Amparo. You would see him as just one of the poker players out there in any event. His GPI record is not that great either. If you were to check right now, Mark Amparo is at number 121 at the national rank for overall and...

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...