Asia PokerNews Featured Poker Room: The Big Ace Liberty Club

One of the best, up-and-coming poker rooms in the Philippines is the Big Ace Liberty Club in Mandaluyong City, which has seen its following increase steadily over the last year.

The Big Ace club, which was the site of The Poker Circuit’s Plugged In tournament in mid-March, first opened in the last week of May 2009. It is located within the spacious Liberty Center on Shaw Boulevard in Mandaluyong City, a complex that features a variety of restaurants as well as a large warehouse club.

The room is equipped with a total of fifteen poker tables. Eight of those tables are located in the main room, which is regularly used for the poker room’s cash games, with two more reserved for VIPs. Meanwhile, the other five tables can be found in the secondary room, which is reserved primarily for weekend tournaments.

With its friendly staff and relaxing atmosphere, the room has become a favourite for many players who have had the chance to play there. “We claim to be the friendliest poker room in the Philippines,” said operations manager Odeck Go. “The staff members are carefully screened, well trained, and very professional.”

Players also have plenty of other incentives to regularly visit the poker room. “For our cash games, we have a high hand promo where you can win up to Php 25,000 every Sunday. We have top ten qualifiers daily and then they play for the big prize at the end of every week,” said Mr. Go. “We also have a bad beat jackpot, which is at over Php 500,000 at the moment.”

“The Big Ace is also holding a Php 300,000 guaranteed freeroll for its members,” added general manager Patricia Seo. “If you have accumulated 120 points before the end of April, you automatically qualify for the freeroll.”

The last major tournament held at the Big Ace Liberty Club was The Poker Circuit: Plugged In. The event, which was held from March 13-17, 2010, was a Php 1,000,000 guaranteed tournament. The winner was Mark Pagsuyuin, who outlasted a field of 173 players to take the title.

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Asian Poker King Tournament Exceeds Prize Pool Guarantee

A total of 233 players joined the Asian Poker King Tournament Main Event this weekend. Today’s field for Day 1B of 105 players combined with the 128 sign ups on Day 1A ensured that the prize pool swelled to HK$ 1,730,025. The last 27 players in the tournament will be in the money with the champion taking home HK$ 553,600.

Aside from the main event, today’s schedule also includes the HK$ 100,000 HK$ 1,000 Sun City Group High Rollers Event starting at 5:00 pm.

For the complete event schedule, click here.
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Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas (Center) with Assistant Tournament Directors Mico Rilloraza (L) and Raymund Gamier (R)
Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas (Center) with Assistant Tournament Directors Mico Rilloraza (L) and Raymund Gamier (R)

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Resorts World Manila Inaugural Poker Championships Satellite Tournaments

The Philippines' poker scene is on the upswing. Last month, we saw several poker tournaments with million-Peso guaranteed prize pools. But it has not stopped there as the Resorts World Manila Inaugural Poker Championships with a guaranteed prize pool of PhP 2,000,000 will be held this April. The tournament is scheduled from April 16 to 19, 2010.

The buy–in of PhP 10,000 + PhP 1,000 is not the only way to get into the money. Players have a number of satellite tournaments to choose from to be the First Resort’s World Manila Poker Champion.

Scheduled Satellites:

Poker Royale Daily Satellites*
April 5-14, 2010 at Poker Royale
P600 buy-in Freezeout.
1 seat for every 20 players.
Registration starts 6pm
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PilipinasPoker Exclusive Satellite*
April 10, 2010 at Poker Royale
P800 buy-in Freezeout.
1 seat for every 14 players.
1 seat overlay.

Resorts World Manila Satellite
April 15, 2010 at Resorts World Manila
P500 buy-in with 1 Rebuy and 1 Add-on.
1 seat guarantee for every 10 players.

*Visit PilipinasPoker for more details.

The Resorts World Manila Inaugural Poker Championships is an Asian Poker Tour accredited event.

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Resorts World Manila Offers Additional Cash Tables At Inaugural Poker Tournament

Less than two weeks to go and Resorts World Manila is getting set for its first-ever poker tournament – the Resorts World Manila Inaugural Poker Championships.

Known for its high stakes cash tables (minimum blinds P50/P100), Resorts World has announced that it will offer cash games with blinds starting at PhP 25-25 for the duration of the tournament only.

Schedule:
April 15, 2010 (7:00 pm) – PhP 500 One Rebuy and One Add On Super Satellite
April 16, 2010 (2:00 pm) – Day 1A
April 17, 2010 (2:00 pm) – Day 1B
April 18, 2010 (2:00 pm) – Day 2
April 19, 2010 (7:00 pm) – Final Table
*Cash games as low as PhP 25-25 will be available throughout the event

The buy-in of PhP 10,000 + PhP 1,000 for the tournament not only gives players a shot at the Php 2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, but players reaching the final table will receive even more.

The tournament champion and second place finisher will both receive complimentary overnight stays at the six-star Maxims Hotel in the RWM complex. Meanwhile, the remaining final table participants will each receive a PhP 3,000 food and beverage voucher redeemable at RWM.

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Resorts World Manila Set for its Inaugural Poker Tournament

With just over two weeks remaining until the event, the Resorts World Manila (RWM) casino is going full speed ahead with its first-ever poker tournament – the Resorts World Manila Inaugural Poker Championships.

Scheduled to take place from April 16 to 19, 2010, the RWM Inaugural Poker Championships will feature a Php 2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. Buy-in for the event is set at Php 10,000 + Php 1,000.

As an incentive for players, RWM has also decided to add more bonuses for those who make the final table. The winner and runner-up of the tournament will both receive complimentary overnight stays at the six-star Maxims Hotel in the RWM complex.

In addition, all other players who make the final table will receive Php 3,000 food and beverage vouchers redeemable at RWM.
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“We care a lot about our players and giving all the finalists extra prizes aside from the cash that they win is just one of our ways of showing it,” said Hakan Dagtas, Assistant Vice-President for casino table games at RWM.

For players looking to win their way into the event, there will be a Super Satellite tournament held at the RWM poker room. The one re-buy, one add-on Super Satellite will be held on April 15 and will have a Php 500 buy-in.

The RWM Inaugural Poker Championships is an Asian Poker Tour (APT) accredited event.

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