We had our first charity event in our new digs, the Hyatt Casino Filipino last Saturday, March 24 and it was with the Rotary Club of Rizal Southwest to benefit children with Cerebral Palsy.
There was a good mix of our regular poker players and people wanting to help out. We also took out our new blinds and starting stack structures for a spin for this tournament and when the furious action ended we had raised Php 177,000, pushing our total to an astonishing Php 956,000 for DHH events inside Casino Filipino location, (the actual total is over Php 1,000,000 but no one else needs to know). PBT regular Ted Staley won a camoufage Next Base MP3 player (a digital walkman, as I described to him) for having the most rebuys (4) and add-on (1) total. He was more that willing to increase the funds raised himself.
Coming out on top was Kustom Kowboys main man, Kenny Salon, who won his seat the previous week in the last satellite for this DHH event and made the most of it winning a 32" Samsung LCD TV and his midnight deal with the foreigner runner up bagged him the matching Samsung Home Theater kit, very nice especially with an Xbox 360. Nice run Ken.
Final woman standing (which I think is kinda sexist) is, surprise surprise, Claude Bernacer who has been running away with the PBT Player of the Year race so far this year. With one event left in March, she has pushed her lead to an astonishing 219 points over second place John Salcedo. All I can say is WOW. Anyways, she won a coffee maker and a GC from Slimmers' World at the Pan Pacific Hotel aside from her ultra cool poker-themed Zippo lighter, which is now available locally.
All around an awesome tournament. Big thanks to the Rotary Club of Rizal Southwest, Hyatt Hotel, Hyatt Casino Filipino and PlanetMint.
Next DHH will be in May and will benefit the Aquila Legis fraternity. Details to follow . . .
See you at the felt and may the flop be with you.
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Dealt A Helping Hand: Aquila Legis
Last saturday was the DHH event to benefit the Ateneo Law School Fraternity, Aquila Legis and if I could describe the players in the tournament it would be, TIGHT.
We designed these DHH events to maximize the funds that would be raised by the organization but as it turned out, there were only 28 rebuys and add-on in a 65 person tournament after the first six levels (2 hours). But, these tournaments are not about rebuys and addons and as the final buzzer rang from the Tournament Director signaling that the final add-on period was over, we had raised over Php 100,000 pesos net for them. Not bad considering that ticket price (2,000) and the rebuy and add-on fee (1,000).
There were a few PBT players that were intermingled with the lawyers and would-be lawyers, at their own risk mind you (PBT and DHH are legally not liable for what happens on the poker table amongs players) and when the dust settled it was John Salcedo, JS III, who became champion and bagged a new Nokia N70 and a trip for 2 to Bora with accommodations. The final hand was a doozy with JS III holding KQ while runner up Teng Miranda was holding 78 and wouldn't you know it, the river put a 10 in a board that had a 9 and a J already, giving both players straights. JS III was first to act and checked but was visibly surprised with Miranda's All-in bet which he called.
Thanks to all the players that played in this tournament and the staff of ACF, who always been spot on with their poker tournaments. It seems that Aquila Legis are looking for a return tournament sometime in May.
We designed these DHH events to maximize the funds that would be raised by the organization but as it turned out, there were only 28 rebuys and add-on in a 65 person tournament after the first six levels (2 hours). But, these tournaments are not about rebuys and addons and as the final buzzer rang from the Tournament Director signaling that the final add-on period was over, we had raised over Php 100,000 pesos net for them. Not bad considering that ticket price (2,000) and the rebuy and add-on fee (1,000).
There were a few PBT players that were intermingled with the lawyers and would-be lawyers, at their own risk mind you (PBT and DHH are legally not liable for what happens on the poker table amongs players) and when the dust settled it was John Salcedo, JS III, who became champion and bagged a new Nokia N70 and a trip for 2 to Bora with accommodations. The final hand was a doozy with JS III holding KQ while runner up Teng Miranda was holding 78 and wouldn't you know it, the river put a 10 in a board that had a 9 and a J already, giving both players straights. JS III was first to act and checked but was visibly surprised with Miranda's All-in bet which he called.
Thanks to all the players that played in this tournament and the staff of ACF, who always been spot on with their poker tournaments. It seems that Aquila Legis are looking for a return tournament sometime in May.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Deal a Helping Hand: Aquila Legis
We have the next event in the Deal a Helping Hand Series of charity poker tournaments, this time to benefit the Aquila Legis franternity at the Airport Casino Filipino on Saturday, Feburary 17, registration start at 1pm and the tournament starting at 3pm.
Tickets are Php 2,000 and the starting stack will be 4,000 in chips with unlimited rebuys (Php 1,000 for 2,ooo in chips) until the end of the sixth level and with an optional add-on (Php 1,000 for 4,000 in chips) during the second break til the end of the seventh level.
First prize, worth approximately Php 50,000 include a Nokia N-series phone, SEA Air trip for two to Boracay, three days and two night stay at the Boracay Paradiso, pair of sunglasses from Otica Corp. as well as gift packs from San Miguel and Oxycan
Other prizes include packages which range from Php 30,000 for second place to Php 5,000 to the last person to win a prize as well as for the person with the most re-buys plus add-on.
Tickets are Php 2,000 and the starting stack will be 4,000 in chips with unlimited rebuys (Php 1,000 for 2,ooo in chips) until the end of the sixth level and with an optional add-on (Php 1,000 for 4,000 in chips) during the second break til the end of the seventh level.
First prize, worth approximately Php 50,000 include a Nokia N-series phone, SEA Air trip for two to Boracay, three days and two night stay at the Boracay Paradiso, pair of sunglasses from Otica Corp. as well as gift packs from San Miguel and Oxycan
Other prizes include packages which range from Php 30,000 for second place to Php 5,000 to the last person to win a prize as well as for the person with the most re-buys plus add-on.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Dealt a Helping Hand: Yes Foundation
After the bruhaha over the events last Friday, we went to our regularly scheduled poker tournament day, at the Airport Casino Filipino and since it was the 3rd week of the month, it would be for charity, this time the YES! Foundation. They produce the Miss Teen Philippines as well as campus tours that advocate the stopping of underage drinking, drug use and pregnancy. We kept telling them they should have been the NO! Foundation cause they encourage teens to say no to drugs, etc, etc, etc. . . Anyways, back to the game.
I think there were a few players that were taken aback from the previous night's excitement and decided to just stay home for the weekend, but we did have a healthy field of 52 players (of which 26 were regular players) that were competing for the 1st prize which was the WPT Philippines Experience, buy-ins to all FOUR WPT Phils. events including the WPT Phils. Championships.
When the final count was in, after level 6, there were Php 179,000 raised for the YES! Foundation for their projects and after we announced this to the remaining players, there was a huge applause and then quiet, because the tournament had now become serious. There was also a cheer for Jean-Marc Hauducoeur who won a GC for the SPA and two boxes of Evian water for being the player with the most rebuys with six. I know Evian was expensive but Php 12k for two boxes? Hehe, I'm sure the foundation was delighted by his contribution.
The final table on featured two regular players, Jun Del Prado and Joe Davies, both PBT players from the Hard Rock Cafe stops, the rest were players that just got into the tournament by sheer chance or were invited by the foundation. In the end, Michael Poblacion won the WPT Philippines experience package and capped a great day.
See ya next time
I think there were a few players that were taken aback from the previous night's excitement and decided to just stay home for the weekend, but we did have a healthy field of 52 players (of which 26 were regular players) that were competing for the 1st prize which was the WPT Philippines Experience, buy-ins to all FOUR WPT Phils. events including the WPT Phils. Championships.
When the final count was in, after level 6, there were Php 179,000 raised for the YES! Foundation for their projects and after we announced this to the remaining players, there was a huge applause and then quiet, because the tournament had now become serious. There was also a cheer for Jean-Marc Hauducoeur who won a GC for the SPA and two boxes of Evian water for being the player with the most rebuys with six. I know Evian was expensive but Php 12k for two boxes? Hehe, I'm sure the foundation was delighted by his contribution.
The final table on featured two regular players, Jun Del Prado and Joe Davies, both PBT players from the Hard Rock Cafe stops, the rest were players that just got into the tournament by sheer chance or were invited by the foundation. In the end, Michael Poblacion won the WPT Philippines experience package and capped a great day.
See ya next time
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Deal a Helping Hand: YES! Foundation
Event: Deal a Helping Hand: YES! Foundation
Venue: Airport Casino Filipino, Paranaque
Date: September 16, 2006
Reg: 12:00 nn
Starts: 2:30pm
Ticket Price: Php 3,000
Rebuys: Unlimited until the end of level 6 (Php 2,000 for 2,000 in chips)
Add-on: At the end of level 6 (Php 2,000 for 3,000 in chips)
Prizes:
1st - WPT Philippines Experience (Seat certificate for all three regular 10k+2k WPT Phils events AND for the 25k+3k WPT Phils Championship)
2nd - Seat certificate for WPT Phils event and a DVD Player/LCD TV Combo
3rd - DVD Player/LCD TV Combo
and many more!
YES! Inc. recognizes that the youth is a powerful sector in Philippine society, and that their active participation in creating a just, humane and productive society is imperative and inevitable. Accordingly, YES! Inc. is committed in developing well-rounded, educated and self-reliant Filipino youth leaders who shall inspire and motivate their peers to be responsible and productive citizens of the Philippine society. Through their “Teen Health Talk” School Tour and Miss Teen Philippines Summer Youth Camp.
See you guys there.
Venue: Airport Casino Filipino, Paranaque
Date: September 16, 2006
Reg: 12:00 nn
Starts: 2:30pm
Ticket Price: Php 3,000
Rebuys: Unlimited until the end of level 6 (Php 2,000 for 2,000 in chips)
Add-on: At the end of level 6 (Php 2,000 for 3,000 in chips)
Prizes:
1st - WPT Philippines Experience (Seat certificate for all three regular 10k+2k WPT Phils events AND for the 25k+3k WPT Phils Championship)
2nd - Seat certificate for WPT Phils event and a DVD Player/LCD TV Combo
3rd - DVD Player/LCD TV Combo
and many more!
YES! Inc. recognizes that the youth is a powerful sector in Philippine society, and that their active participation in creating a just, humane and productive society is imperative and inevitable. Accordingly, YES! Inc. is committed in developing well-rounded, educated and self-reliant Filipino youth leaders who shall inspire and motivate their peers to be responsible and productive citizens of the Philippine society. Through their “Teen Health Talk” School Tour and Miss Teen Philippines Summer Youth Camp.
See you guys there.
Monday, August 14, 2006
Dealt a Helping Hand: Benjo Marquez
We started a little late, 2:59pm, but it was because we had a new group of players that we had to orientate about the tournament rules we used at the Airport Casino Filipino. Once we got underway, it only took one hand to get our first rebuy and another hand for our second.
What sort of foreshadowing, you might think, but once the dust settled after level 6, we had seated 101 players in eight tables (we just kept putting players in seats where other players busted out from, hey, its for charity anyways) with 40+ rebuys and 15 add-ons. All said and told, we raised around Php 220,000 for Mr. Benjo Marquez, who had a guest appearance through a recorded a light-hearted AVP which tugged at the hearts of all the players (I did see some misty eyed people in the crowd) and boosted the spirits of all.
In the end, eight and a half hours into the tournament, Alan Escano emerged victorious over regular ACF player Kim Il Kwon in the heads-up portion of the tournament. Mr. Escano walked away with Php53k worth of gift certificates including one GC for a fully-customized poker table from Kustom Kowboys. Mr. Kim walked away with Php40k worth of GC's including a Techno Marine Watch. Other notables in the final table is Neil "Dirty Ice Cream" Arce who finished 5th and has had two "Deal a Helping Hand" final table appearances this time bagging Php15k worth of GC's including the much sought-after gift certificate for an overnight stay at Seawind, Boracay.
Special thanks to the organizers of the event, Rose, Sookie, Celine and Kai who were relentless in their solicitation of sponsorships before the tournament and who gave all the players, tournament staff and including some spectators goodies to enjoy during and after the event, most notably the tons (literally) of free food from NY Fries and Dip.
Again another top-notch job by the Airport Casino Filipino staff from SBM Bobby Reyes, Ernie Reyes, Richard Gabriel, Cocoy (don't call me Maggie) Dela Riva and the rest of the Marketing staff and of course Emi Mungcal and the rest of the tournament staff.
Next up for Deal a Helping Hand is the YES! Foundation on September 17. More info in the weeks to come.
What sort of foreshadowing, you might think, but once the dust settled after level 6, we had seated 101 players in eight tables (we just kept putting players in seats where other players busted out from, hey, its for charity anyways) with 40+ rebuys and 15 add-ons. All said and told, we raised around Php 220,000 for Mr. Benjo Marquez, who had a guest appearance through a recorded a light-hearted AVP which tugged at the hearts of all the players (I did see some misty eyed people in the crowd) and boosted the spirits of all.
In the end, eight and a half hours into the tournament, Alan Escano emerged victorious over regular ACF player Kim Il Kwon in the heads-up portion of the tournament. Mr. Escano walked away with Php53k worth of gift certificates including one GC for a fully-customized poker table from Kustom Kowboys. Mr. Kim walked away with Php40k worth of GC's including a Techno Marine Watch. Other notables in the final table is Neil "Dirty Ice Cream" Arce who finished 5th and has had two "Deal a Helping Hand" final table appearances this time bagging Php15k worth of GC's including the much sought-after gift certificate for an overnight stay at Seawind, Boracay.
Special thanks to the organizers of the event, Rose, Sookie, Celine and Kai who were relentless in their solicitation of sponsorships before the tournament and who gave all the players, tournament staff and including some spectators goodies to enjoy during and after the event, most notably the tons (literally) of free food from NY Fries and Dip.
Again another top-notch job by the Airport Casino Filipino staff from SBM Bobby Reyes, Ernie Reyes, Richard Gabriel, Cocoy (don't call me Maggie) Dela Riva and the rest of the Marketing staff and of course Emi Mungcal and the rest of the tournament staff.
Next up for Deal a Helping Hand is the YES! Foundation on September 17. More info in the weeks to come.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Benjo Marquez (August 12)
Event: All in for Benjo, A Benefit Texas Hold-'Em Poker Tournament
Venue: Airport Casino Filipino, Paranaque
Reg: 12:00 nn
1st Deal: 1:30 pm
Ticket Price: Php 2,000
Rebuys: Unlimited until the end of level 6
Add-on: At the end of level 6
Get the chance to win one of these prizes:
- your very own customized poker table from Kustom Kowboys worthP35K( www.kustomkowboys.com)
- an overnight stay at Seawind Boracay
- 20K item from Technomarineand many more!
Benjo Marquez is a DJ in the social scene who was recenty diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Disease. He is 24. There will be his mixed CD's there to listen and to buy.
See you guys there.
Venue: Airport Casino Filipino, Paranaque
Reg: 12:00 nn
1st Deal: 1:30 pm
Ticket Price: Php 2,000
Rebuys: Unlimited until the end of level 6
Add-on: At the end of level 6
Get the chance to win one of these prizes:
- your very own customized poker table from Kustom Kowboys worthP35K( www.kustomkowboys.com)
- an overnight stay at Seawind Boracay
- 20K item from Technomarineand many more!
Benjo Marquez is a DJ in the social scene who was recenty diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Disease. He is 24. There will be his mixed CD's there to listen and to buy.
See you guys there.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Dealt a Helping Hand: Nova Foundation
A big thank you to all who supported our first charity event in the Deal a Helping Hand series, this time the beneficiary was the Nova Foundation for the Differently Abled. We raised about Php260,000 for the foundation with 76 participants. How did we manage that? I'll tell ya . .
I think after the slow start, registering about 50 new people into our system was the culprit as well as the last-minute influx of players, we got underway and had a wild first six levels. Wild would be an understatement, all heck broke loose with all rebuys that players bought, and since it was for the Nova Foundation, it was all good. One of the players, Kit Mendoza, rebought 8 times, which netted him a prize from Nova, a 3D/4N stay at Fairways and Blue Waters, Boracay. NICE . . After the dust settled after level 6 and we were tallying the numbers, we ended up with 52 REBUYS and 4 add-ons.
After it was all said and done, Pokemon walked away with the 32" LCD TV, which I was hoping he would forget, cause I cleared some space already in my condo the night before for it . . . Oh well, its for charity anyways. Other players from the community that did well included Neil Arce who bagged 8th and an Ipod and then traded up for the 7th place prize, a 29" TV, (I think future draft picks were involved as well, hehe) and Atty. Eric Sia who won 6th and a Canon digicam.
Again, thank you to the regular players that played, to the celebrities that made the event a little more fun. A big thanks to the crack staff at Airport Casino Filipino, who are becoming the best tournament crew in Manila, especially TD Emi Mungcal and the new bosses there, SBM Bobby Reyes.
Next up for Deal A Helping Hand - Benjo Marquez. You might know of him as a DJ in the local party scene, but you might not know is that he was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Disease, or lymphoma. The charity event will be on August 12, 2006 and tickets this time is Php 2,000. First prize is a poker table from Ken of Kustom Kowboys and a trip to Bora (I think). See you there and help us Deal a Helping Hand.
Marco
PBT/DHH
I think after the slow start, registering about 50 new people into our system was the culprit as well as the last-minute influx of players, we got underway and had a wild first six levels. Wild would be an understatement, all heck broke loose with all rebuys that players bought, and since it was for the Nova Foundation, it was all good. One of the players, Kit Mendoza, rebought 8 times, which netted him a prize from Nova, a 3D/4N stay at Fairways and Blue Waters, Boracay. NICE . . After the dust settled after level 6 and we were tallying the numbers, we ended up with 52 REBUYS and 4 add-ons.
After it was all said and done, Pokemon walked away with the 32" LCD TV, which I was hoping he would forget, cause I cleared some space already in my condo the night before for it . . . Oh well, its for charity anyways. Other players from the community that did well included Neil Arce who bagged 8th and an Ipod and then traded up for the 7th place prize, a 29" TV, (I think future draft picks were involved as well, hehe) and Atty. Eric Sia who won 6th and a Canon digicam.
Again, thank you to the regular players that played, to the celebrities that made the event a little more fun. A big thanks to the crack staff at Airport Casino Filipino, who are becoming the best tournament crew in Manila, especially TD Emi Mungcal and the new bosses there, SBM Bobby Reyes.
Next up for Deal A Helping Hand - Benjo Marquez. You might know of him as a DJ in the local party scene, but you might not know is that he was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkins Disease, or lymphoma. The charity event will be on August 12, 2006 and tickets this time is Php 2,000. First prize is a poker table from Ken of Kustom Kowboys and a trip to Bora (I think). See you there and help us Deal a Helping Hand.
Marco
PBT/DHH
Monday, July 10, 2006
Additional Info on the July 15 tourney
There will be celebrities playing as well in this tournament and we will be sitting one celebrity per table. Those who have confirmed include:
Asia Agcaoili
Jeni Hernandez
Karel Marquez
Aliya Parcs
The Jaboom Twins
Happee Sy
Cesca Liltton
Angel Rivero
Michael De Mesa
Buboy Garovillo
Here is the blind structure we are using for this Saturday's tournament. Starting Stack is 6k with rebuys of Php 2,000 for 4k in chips.
Asia Agcaoili
Jeni Hernandez
Karel Marquez
Aliya Parcs
The Jaboom Twins
Happee Sy
Cesca Liltton
Angel Rivero
Michael De Mesa
Buboy Garovillo
Here is the blind structure we are using for this Saturday's tournament. Starting Stack is 6k with rebuys of Php 2,000 for 4k in chips.
Thursday, June 22, 2006
Nova Foundation for the Differently Abled (July 15)
We will be pre-empting the usual ACF1k event on July 15 for our first charity event which will be for the Nova Foundation for the Differently Abled at the Airport Casino Filipino. The tickets are now available and are Php 3,000 each which is broken down as Php 2,ooo buy-in plus Php 1,000 entry fee and while the buy-ins are going to the foundation, the people from the Nova Foundation have put up some very nice prizes.
Winner - 32" LCD TV
Second - 32" Flat TV
Third - Acer Laptop
Fourth - Nokia N90
Fifth - Sony DVD Camcorder
Sixth - Canon Poweshot S2i
Seventh - 29" Flat TV
Eighth - Apple Ipod 20GB
Ninth - Apple Ipod Nano
Tenth - Sony DVD Player
As an added come-on, we have invited some celebrities to play the tournament so there will be 11 players per table. We'll update the list of celebrities that will be coming soon.
The starting stack will be 6k and there will be unlimited re-buys for the first six levels at Php 2,000 getting 4k in tournament chips. At the end of the sixth level, during the second break, we will have an optional add-on for the players regardless of chip stack, again Php 2,000 will get you 4k in tournament chips. All of the re-buys and add-ons will go to the foundation.
If you are interested please contact me through email
Winner - 32" LCD TV
Second - 32" Flat TV
Third - Acer Laptop
Fourth - Nokia N90
Fifth - Sony DVD Camcorder
Sixth - Canon Poweshot S2i
Seventh - 29" Flat TV
Eighth - Apple Ipod 20GB
Ninth - Apple Ipod Nano
Tenth - Sony DVD Player
As an added come-on, we have invited some celebrities to play the tournament so there will be 11 players per table. We'll update the list of celebrities that will be coming soon.
The starting stack will be 6k and there will be unlimited re-buys for the first six levels at Php 2,000 getting 4k in tournament chips. At the end of the sixth level, during the second break, we will have an optional add-on for the players regardless of chip stack, again Php 2,000 will get you 4k in tournament chips. All of the re-buys and add-ons will go to the foundation.
If you are interested please contact me through email
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