#1 Johann de Guzman is a newbie poker player who started playing at the Metro Card Club Davao just last year.
#2 Michael "the Duke of Hazzard" Gempesaw was also part of the MPL 2009 Top 20 and the Poker Face Champion for January 2010. He is known for his crazy and wild poker playing style.
#3 JVA is the veteran of all veterans in Davao City. He is wildly admired by many for his solid game. JVA, a former house player, has been a consistent tournament placer since MCCD opened in 2008. He was the top points earner of MPL 2009.
#4 Bong Reyes is the youngest Poker Face Champion ever at only 22 years. He won the championship for March 2010 after playing live poker for only a few months. It was his first time to join a major tournament.
#5 Reggie "the FISH" Braceros is another familiar face in the Davao poker scene. He has been a force to reckon with in local tournaments. Reggie is part of Team Tight.
#6 Nilo L. is a regular fixture at the MCCD, playing cash games daily. He garnered 6th place at the Poker Face Araw ng Dabaw Tournament despite being short stacked. He also got the bounty for kicking Kirby Te out of the tournament.
#7 Boy "the Chairman of the BORED" Arizola is another veteran who also part of last year's MPL 20. He is known for his solid game which he intersperses with a wild, loose game during dull moments in the tournament. 
#8 Ria "Super Tight" Jose is this blogger. LOL! Ok so I made up my own nickname. I need a more creative one. I am the lone female in this Top 20 and I got it by virtue of playing a super tight game and lots of luck. I have been playing live poker for less than two years and I feel tons of pressure knowing that my uncle JVA and my cousin Mau are both on the tournament with me.
#9 Erwin "Super Glue" Rañon is another member of Team Tight who plays a tight game of live poker. He spends time playing tournaments and cash games online.
#10 Jeric Sucaldito is a cash game player who has accumulated tons of points by playing in the MCCD's daily tournaments. I have a side bet with this guy. The one who stays longer in the tournament will get P500. It's my tight game vs his loose game. ;-)
#11 Mau Abella was this year's early leaderboard. He is a former Poker Face champion who is popular for his unpredictable playing style which is peppered with bluff plays and pot steals.
#12 Kenneth "Jestoni Alarcon" Anzano is one of the relatively young veterans who holds the record for being the player who has had the most Poker Face Final Table appearances.
#13 Rebel "the King of the World" Madagasang is one of the most popular local players being a wild and loud player often declaring himself as "the King of the World" after winning a big pot or bad beating the good hand of an opponent. The is no one wilder than this Poker Face February 2010 champion.#14 Ritchie Restauro is another player who has earned his MPL spot by playing and winning in MCCD's daily tournaments.
#15 Henry "Da Mang" Nucum is another veteran poker player whose playing style is punctuated byaggressive pre-flop betting and trapping plays which scares the hell out of regular cash game players.
#16 Bong "GM" Gallego is another player who plays a tight game and enters a pot only when he is certain he is nuts. That's what he told me, anyway. Hi game is poles apart from those of his best buddies.
#17 Paul Estalani is perhaps the only virtually unknown player to have entered the Top 20. He is rarely seen at MCCD but has managed to spend enough time and earned enough points to put his name on the leaderboard.#18 Ali "Gator" Lee is the only foreigner in the field of 20. He is a former Poker Face Champion and is one of the most recognizable faces in the local poker scene.
#19 Rodel "Boy Gutshot" Cameros used to be known as Boy Sure Ball. He WAS a tight player but something happened along the way and he is now Boy Gutshot often calling inside straight draws.#20 Beep Beep Yngente gets the final slot in the Top 20. He is an aggressive, wild player who loves to bet pre-flop even with just suited connectors or even with very weak hands. Often an early chip leader, he bullies his way to the top.
These 20 poker warriors will see action on April 11 to determine who is the best among the best of the first quarter of 2010. See you at the tables! :)
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