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AN EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD’S BIGGEST POKER GAME WITH WINFRED YU

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January 16, 2016 by Louis Hartwell

On April 2015, Somuchpoker was the first media outlet to announce that the Poker
King Club was opening its poker room in Manila, and with it, the possible
arrival of the Big Game, the biggest cash game in the world.

During the WPT National Philippines 2016, the President of the Poker King Club,
Winfred Yu, sat down with Somuchpoker to share what the Big Game is all about,
where it is held, the participants, the stakes involved, the origin of the game,
and its arrival in Manila.

POKER KING CLUB VENUE IN MANILA

Poker King Club is handling two specific areas for poker inside Solaire Resort
and Casino in Manila: a designated area on the ground floor and the rooms at the
VIP area on the 3rd floor.

The ground floor location has 4 low-limit tables plus 2 tables for higher
limits.

The VIP area is located on the third floor of the casino, where 3 tables are
owned by PKC. This is where the Manila High Stakes poker games are held. These
games have the prior approval and authorization to run the currency in Hong Kong
dollars.

For an event as big as WPT National Philippines and the Triton Super High Roller
Series, the grand ballroom was used as the venue.



THE GAMES DURING THE WPT NATIONAL PHILIPPINES FESTIVAL

The high stakes games began on December 29, 2015, with some VIPs and a few pros
arriving before the start of the WPT National Philippines poker festival.
Players were eager to participate in the Triton SHR Series and wanted to get a
head start by playing in the cash games. Before all the major players arrived,
games were already up and running with stakes of 1K/2K HKD (US$ 128/US$ 256).
This is the lowest stakes offered in the VIP Area. The table was a mix of Asian
players from the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, and a young aggressive player
from Malaysia.

Talking about the biggest game running during the festival, Winfred Yu explained
that “the biggest game was a 20K HKD Ante Only (US$ 2,560). The game was built
around the Chinese VIP. The hosts of the game were “The Chairman” and
professional participants included Richard Yong, Tom Dwan, Phil Ivey, Andrew
Robl, and Jean Robert Ballande.”

A “middle game” was also running, stakes of 10K/20K HKD (US$ 1,280/US$ 2,560),
with players such as Brian Rast and Daniel “Jungleman” Cates at the table.


THE HIGH STAKES CASH GAME SCENE IN PERSPECTIVE

THE ORIGIN

The High Stakes games from Macau revolved around two key figures, Richard Yong
and Paul Phua. These two businessmen have been very active in the high stakes
scene and are instrumental to its growth in Macau. They enjoyed the game so much
that they were available to play any time of the day. Through time, they
encouraged other businessmen and friends to join them at the table. Yu
explained, “they exposed high profile businessmen from Macau and Hong Kong to
the game. Their involvement in the junket industry also helped them to connect
with players willing to play for high stakes.”

Phua and Yong also managed to make the game take on a more social atmosphere.
For example, they would invite a friend / a high profile businessman to a casual
dinner, maybe discuss business or watch sports, and then invite him to the high
stakes poker game. Since the businessman / friend knew Paul and Richard, and
started playing poker because of them, he would join the table, especially with
the comfort of knowing that it had a more social element to it.

Paul Phua playing the first edition of the Triton Super High Roller Series

THE STAKES

In regards to the stakes involved in these games, Yu shared, “the Ante Only game
stakes are 20K HKD (US$ 2,560) with a minimum buy–in of 10M HKD (US$ 1,2M). The
minimum buy-in is dependent upon the request of the VIP. Some players can
request for games with a minimum buy-in of up to 20M HKD  (US$ 2,4M) to 30M HKD
(US$ 3,46M).“

PROS IN THE GAME

The first few pros who have been part of the Big Game since the onset were Tom
Dwan, Phil Ivey, and John Juanda. Brian Rast has also been following the games
for a very long time. According to Winfred Yu, for the past 2 years, Phil Ivey
spent more time in Asia than in the USA.

ACCESS TO THE MACAU BIG GAME

Being a pro does not necessarily mean a seat at the table. According to
Winfred Yu, “the higher the stakes, the harder is it for a pro to find an open
chair. Most often, they are invited to play at the request of the VIPs. The VIPs
are not afraid of the skill of the players, in fact they welcome it, however,
they are not happy to play with pros who have only 5% or 10% of themselves. The
psychological aspect of poker is important and money pressure is a part of it.
When playing with only a few percentages of themselves, pros remove this edge
that the VIPs can have on them.”

Phil Ivey playing in Manila

TRANSITING FROM MACAU TO MANILA

Since the opening of the PKC room in Manila, Yu stated that “for the 10K/20K HKD
and 20K/40K HKD games – these games run more frequently in Manila compared to
Macau.”

When VIPs request games, they are offered a choice, to go to Macau or Manila. In
the past, VIPs were only able to play in Macau. At the start, VIPs were
unfamiliar with the Philippines and had heard of it being unsafe in certain
areas. There was also the language barrier. In order to ease the concerns of the
VIPs, PKC arranges for VIP hosts to make them comfortable, and to allow them to
enjoy their stay. The VIP hosts assists them with shopping, exploring the
country, etc…; often acting as personal assistants for the VIPs.

Today, the VIPs have gotten used to the Philippines and they also feel more
comfortable in Manila. There has been a lot pressure in Macau lately, with VIPs
experiencing more scrutiny. In closing, Yu expressed that “some of the VIPs feel
more comfortable nowadays to come to the Philippines than to play in Macau,
which explains the progressive transition of the games from Macau to Manila.“



LOUIS HARTWELL

Graduated in Media Communication at the University of Lausanne, Louis Hartman is
a co-founder of somuchpoker.com. He began his career in Cambodia as freelance
journalist. In same time he was making his living by playing poker every night
at that time. Intense learner, he read dozens of poker strategy books to improve
his skills during many years. With a strong interest about poker "behind the
scene" in Asia and his communication skills, Louis launched Somuchpoker in 2014.

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