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APT Taipei · Featured ♠

Tour Coverage · 2 hours ago via PokerNews

Mike Takayama Tops Stacked APT Taipei High Roller for Career-Best Cash

The 2026 Asian Poker Tour Taipei featured 172 events across the Red Space Taipei venue. Mike Takayama outlasted a tough final table to take down the High Roller — his second six-figure cash this year, and a major boost to his Filipino POY standing entering Q2.

Read the recap → · 8 min read

Tuesday · April 28, 2026

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APT Manila · 4 hours ago

APT Manila Confirms ₱100M Guarantee for August Main Event

Up from ₱75M last quarter. Satellites running on ClubGG starting next week with ₱5K direct buy-ins from June 1. Side events list confirmed for a Hann + Newport double-stop format.

via Asian Poker Tour press release

Opinion ♥

Opinion · Jayleezie · 6 hours ago

The New Rake at City of Dreams Is a Joke. Here's the Math.

5% capped at ₱500 instead of ₱300 means the working ₱100/200 grinder is now paying about ₱1,400/hour at peak. That's a 2bb/100 swing on a game where good regs win 4–6bb/100. The room can do this because…

12 min read · 47 comments

POY Update ♠

Filipino POY · 8 hours ago

Filipino POY Race: Takayama Extends Lead, Edoc Climbs to #2

Mike Takayama's Taipei High Roller finish pushed his POY total to 4,820 points, extending his lead by 1,100 over Lester Edoc, who climbs from #4 with two deep runs at WPT Cambodia last weekend. Full top-25 leaderboard updated.

Updated within 24 hours of every qualifying cash

Monday · April 27, 2026

Hann Million ♦

Hann Million · Yesterday

Hann Million Schedule Released — 11 Side Events, ₱30M Total Prize Pool

The Clark stop returns June 14–22 with the ₱25K Main Event headlining a slate that includes a ₱100K High Roller, two PLO events, and the popular ₱5K Bounty Re-entry. Structure leaks favor deep-stack tournament players.

via Hann Resorts Poker Series

Story ♣

Player Story · Yesterday

From Dealer to Crusher: Boyet's First ₱200K Pot at Hann

He dealt at Sunset Casino for three years. Last month he sat down at the ₱100/200 game across town and ran ₱5K up to ₱220K in one session. We sat down with him to figure out what changed and what he's learned about the player pool from the dealer's chair.

10 min read · Player feature

Review ♠

Online Poker Review · Yesterday

Best Online Poker Sites for Filipinos 2026 — Updated Rankings

ClubGG holds #1, Natural8 takes #2 with the deepest cash games, and ACR makes the biggest jump after rolling out improved Asian-region support. Full rankings, detailed reviews, signup bonus comparison, and what to actually expect from each site.

Sponsored relationships disclosed · Updated quarterly

Sunday · April 26, 2026

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WPT Asia · 2 days ago

WPT Asia Confirms Cebu Stop with $5K Main Event

The first WPT Cebu stop is officially on the calendar for September at NUStar. Twelve-event schedule, $5,000 buy-in Main with $1M guarantee, plus PLO and bounty side events.

via World Poker Tour

News ♦

Industry · 2 days ago

ClubGG Adds Direct Satellites to PSPC Manila Main

Three weekly satellites running through July, with $109 buy-ins seeding $5K main event packages. ClubGG continues its aggressive Asian expansion ahead of the November Manila stop.

via ClubGG announcement

Inside ♠

Room Walkthrough · 2 days ago