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APL MANILA 2025 – DAY 3
Hey, Poker Playas! We're now on Day 3 of APL Manila 2025 at Prime Poker Club Manila! With numerous events unfolding, we're hustling to cover all the...
A look back into the past Part 3 – Starting with 6, Chop at 5
This articles' aim is to have a written collection of what was happening in the poker scene in Manila when it was still just starting out. Collected from various interviews and other sources, the industry was still so young. We are open to other players to share their...
Pocket Jacks under the Gun – A look at the Pair of umbrellas in early position.
Pocket Jacks has become one of the notorious pairs in the poker industry. There are players who have a disdain for having a pair of jacks as an opening hand compared to queens or tens. A few years ago. We saw a player who 4-bet under the gun with pocket jacks. The...
A look back in the past – part 2 – A new kid in town
writers note The stories we are about to share is a collection of stories from different interviews. The rich history of the past can sometimes be forgotten as the memories of people slowly fades. Very few written records were even written and only bits and pieces of...
A look back into the past – Poker in Manila – Part 1
Writers note The stories we are about to share is a collection of stories from different interviews. The rich history of the past can sometimes be forgotten as the memories of people slowly fades. Very few written records were even written and only bits and pieces of...
Tips for live players shifting to online.
A lot of live players have shifted online due to the pandemic and have found out how different the games are. There is nothing wrong with that, in an old article we have read before. A Poker pro played online for the first time and went on a massive downswing. One...
“True Clean. True Safe. True Heart,” – Okada Manila
Okada Manila just recently announced its campaign for re-opening. Its new campaign which is 3T details the resort's new health and safety measures as it prepares to re-open. PAGCOR is waiting on IATF on COVID-19 for approval to resume land base operations. “True...
The power of the button – The importance of the position
The button or the dealer's button has more value than a guide for the dealers to distribute the cards. It is a guide one who will act first and the button usually acts last. Many times you would hear player calling out of position or early position. We are here to...
Isabela Poker Club
In a city so far away from Manila, A new poker room open early this year. with lots of promise to bring real poker to this province. Cauayan, IsabelaCauayan has its name from the word Kawayan meaning bulo in the Ilocano language, the early settlers of the place. How...
City of Dreams Manila – sharing love in the times of a pandemic.
It is in the worst of times where we can see how a company cares for its people. As the Coronavirus is still wreaking havoc in Manila and the government has still not lifted the Quarantine measure. Casinos have no clear indication when they can open up. Regardless,...
Four-handed poker anyone? Will this be the new norm?
Re-opening the poker rooms and houses.One of the biggest questions in most people's minds is how would poker come back after the pandemic. The coronavirus has wreak havoc in the whole world and in all industries. but how would it affect poker? Poker is a social game,...