Davao Poker Player: Kirby Te

Kirby Te

You don't know enough about the Davao poker scene is you don't know Kirby "Kbte" Te.  Kirby, single handedly put Davao on the poker map by being winning big in the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) legs.  In March 2009, he was the only Filipino in the final table of the First Chairman's Cup with a $1M pot held in Metro Manila.

Kirby first entered the radars of poker aficionados when he won as runner-up in a Filipino Poker Tour some years ago.

With a bounty on his head during the March 2010 Poker Face Tournament

Locally, Kirby was the first Metro Card Club Davao Poker Face Champion which he won in October 2008. Since then, he won the MCCD Heads Up Championship in November 2008, the Red Dragon Poker Club PokerMaster Championship in November 2009, and the MCCD Poker Face Championship just last June 2009.

With multiple titles and millions of pesos richer because of his poker mettle, a lot of local players are intimidated by Kirby.  Hence, when they encounter him in the tournament tables, they find his lighthearted chat, laughter, and constant hecklings with friends quite amusing.

All in after getting short-stacked

Kirby is a sharp poker player who moves and acts according to his odds, his read of his opponent, and sometimes his gut feel.  And these have served him well.  Apparently.

A player may become a champion out of luck, but Kirby is proof that with the proper skills and discipline, one can consistently win and become a poker champion.