Davao Poker TV Commercial featuring the Eagle Cup

Here's the first Davao Poker TV Commercial featuring the Eagle Cup:

Davao Poker Player: Ferdinand "Bong" Lu aka The Specialist

Bong Lu The Specialist

 Upon entering the Metro Card Club Davao, one of the people you are sure to notice is the chatty Bong Lu.  Whether it be during cash games or tournaments, Ferdinand "Bong" Lu, is ready to talk quite a storm with just about anybody who's willing to listen.

It's no wonder, this poker player slash businessman is known as "The Specialist."  Oftentimes quoting from his non-existent poker book, Bong Lu will give you reasons, tips, and strategies for most of the moves he made or didn't make.  And even those of other people.

People might think he is simply a know-it-all, but his wins tell you, Bong Lu knows his poker!  Having been in the Poker Face Tournament Final Table a handful of times, he won his first Poker Face Championship in October 2009 during the MCCD Poker Face Anniversary Special.

Davao Poker TVC

Davao Poker TV will be launched sometime September (*crosses fingers*) but we will be releasing our television commercial tomorrow.  The Metro Card Club Davao has already started playing the first version of the tv but the final cut will be ready by tomorrow.

I'm excited!

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.

Ladies of Davao Poker: Czarina Lim

Czarina Lim

There's only one pioneering female in the Davao poker scene: entrepreneur Czarina "Cza" Lim.  Don't let her smiling friendly demeanor fool you, she plays poker aggressively.  While she always play good-naturedly, peppers games with laughter and banter, she takes poker seriously.

Eric Raises to 50k, Rose Goes All In, What Will James Do?

Another archive video from the Metro ONE Tournament held on May 1, 2009 at the Metro Card Club Davao.

During the Final 20

After a raised flop shows number cards, off suit, Eric Cheung of Cebu bets 50k, Rose Newman of Davao is already all in, what will James Young of Davao do?

Wennie of CDO Goes All In

During the first major tournament of Metro Card Club Davao, the One Tournament, a player raises pre-flop. Wennie Odog of Cagayan de Oro City goes all in. BuddhaGeorge, a player from Manila is next to act...

Poker Face Tournament for July 2010

The Southspot Crew together with Executive Producer Choco and Director Kenth Bajo labored for hours to cover the highlight of Davao's poker scene, Metro Card Club Davao's Poker Face Tournament.  It was the first Davao Tournament with TV coverage.

Technical Rehearsal

 And everybody was visibly excited.  Players dressed up and prepared their game faces.  70 players dared to dream.  10 won prizes.  Only 9 got the chance to exhibit skill and patience as they played for 5 hours in the final table.

In the end, it was a grudge match between Bong "The Specialist" Lu and Alex Chua.  The two had previously battled for last year's Poker Face Anniversary Match on October 2009.  Bong won in October 2009.  But July 2010 belongs to Alex Chua.

Metro Card Club Davao Eagle Cup

The 1st Eagle Cup with a 2 million pesos guranteed pot will be held from August 19 - 22, 2010 at the Metro Card Club Davao.

The buy-in is at P10,000 and the registration fee is P1,000.  It's a freeze out tournament.

It's gonna be an epic.  See you at the tables! :)