Some of the biggest names in the poker circuit were ready to take their seats in the January 3rd World Poker Tour National Philippines Festival of Poker Super High Roller competition, which featured a $200,000 buy-in.
High profile online and live tournament players that registered for the event included Brian Rast, Keith Gipson, Thomas McDonald, John Juanda, Philipp Gruissem, Mike "Timex" McDonald, Stephen Chidwick, Hendrik Latz, David Peters, Isaac Haxton, Sam Soverel, Jean-Robert Bellande, Tom Hall, Dan Colman, Nam Le, Richard Yong, Paul Phua, Lei Tim Meng, Mui Man Bok, Qin "The Chairman" Si Xin, Wang "Shanghai Wong" Qiang, Zhang "Big Head" Xi Hong, Wang Zuo, Stanley Choi, Zhang Shu Nu Aaron, Liang Yu, and Chan Wai Leong.
The event will also see the likes of Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, Sam Trickett, Daniel Cates, Andrew Robl, Vivek Rajkumar, Fedor Holz, and Andrew Pantling.
The $200,000 Super High Roller kicked off on January 3rd and will end today (January 4th) at the Solaire Resort & Casino. The Cali Group sponsors the event, which a part of the Triton SHR Series. The WPT National Philippines stop will close on January 8th.
The long list of poker pros should make for an electrifying competition.
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OOPaloo
01/05/16, 10:01:38 PM
It sounds like the kind of fascinating tournament I hope I will have the opportunity to see highlights from on youtube or wherever video of it might be available...
It sounds like the kind of fascinating tournament I hope I will have the opportunity to see highlights from on youtube or wherever video of it might be available for online viewing. I love to watch the best of the best and see how they strategize and play against each other and this tournament sounds like a must see.
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