I am in metro manila. I could play online now. There is power in my place. I also have several back-ups for power outages: UPS (with car battery), Pokerstars on Mobile, 3 sources of internet (broadband/3G, 4G, mobile internet)

Yes, typhoons/strong winds causes the power to go out.

There is no way to be aware that the power is to get shut down because it is usually caused by trees falling down on power lines or power line/towers falling.
If it is a scheduled maintenance then you can be made aware. Check with your power distributor (e.g. Meralco)

If by "city was about to get shut down" means other than power outages, then there's no means to know other than listen to the weather forecast and decide for yourself.

depending on where you stay (near rivers/flood prone ares) there is really no way to know. In Marikina it is up to the roof right now.

Will disagree with one thing there mate, I quite like high society nightclub in AC is good fun and has plenty of freelancers. Still think the are plenty of decent birds in PI, they just aren't as numerous at Thai.

ceo dave hero poker ceo is currently marooned somewhere in the phils says he was there for some meetings and whoosh bad juju

wild aces poker room re-opens august 17th

so I'm supposed to go to AC around the 26-28th, should I change that plan now?

what happens to the poker at CF then, will that mean two poker rooms in AC again? Is the infamous King's still up and running?

I was last there in May and CF was the only game in town. It was a bit crowded due to that early evening tournament they run. But it was ok.
Wild Aces has a more relaxed and safer feel imo, im glad to hear they will be back up again with poker

no clue

what is CF?

the only room i saw open was the one directly on fields that i got multiple warnings to stay out of and made my spidy senses tingle when i walked in the door and all the players eyed me like a lion looking at a wildebeast with a broken leg

Hey guys!
Me and a few mates of mine are thinking bout moving to the Philipines for the winter, hope you dont mind answering some questions.

Where is the nicest place to live? Someone told me Cebu is cool, is this correcto?

What about live games? What stakes to they play and where?

How do we find a house? Any agencys you recomend?

Cheers

Hi,

Cebu (Lapu-Lapu on Mactan) would be the best value all things considered in my opinion, though probably a bit more scarce on accomodation choice, hence a tad more expensive.
As a starting place for a week or two til you get the feel :
http://www.lancaster-cebu.com/

From earlier in this thread I beleive cebu Poker venues :
ALL-IN POKER SPORTS CLUB
Address: PAGCOR Cebu, Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City
Telephone number: (032) 580-4724


METRO CARD CLUB – CEBU
Address: Bravio Sports & Resto Lounge, AS Fortuna St., Mandaue City
Telephone number: (032) 236-1800


DIAMOND POKER SPORTS CLUB
Address: The Forum, Archbishop Reyes Avenue, Cebu City
Telephone number: (032) 582-2906 / (032) 231-9382


ORIENTAL POKER SPORTS CLUB-CEBU
2ND Flr., PAGCOR Parkmall, Mandaue City.
Telephone Number: 032-2395677

Please post your experiences and budgets once you move there... there is also a thread on a cebu poker house you should check out.

from what i was told if you want to play for any reasonably sized stakes you need to be in manila

the nicest parts of manila are makati or the fort

But you're not playing live poker right now anyway, and you've told me a bunch of times how much you hate live poker right now.

As long as that remains the case, it doesn't matter what the live stakes are.

uhhh i was just trying to answer the above guys question since the other guy mentioned all the places there are to play in cebu but didnt say anything about the stakes............


i know that you are obsessed with me, and that since this thread died once i left it may seem like its not the case, but everything isnt about me


(my narcissistic self is cracking up over this response)

Taking ego inflation lessons from Peoples Elbow there are u K2??

I was just assuming that a post made by you, was about you.

Thanks alot for the response!

Do you know what stakes are played on these places?

Cheers!

I only played at the Waterfront and games went from 25-50 PHP to 150-300 on fridays/saturdays.. that was all the way back in 2008.. gaaaambbbbleeers lol, they will always call as they don t want to lose face of just maybe be bluffed

Please take it upon you to report back the action to the forum once you are there!

You can pm me for local contact details if needed..


cheers

since all ITT wants to do is talk about me and not answer ill pass on what he told me, and he has been in cebu more recently than 2008

im pretty sure he said the biggest games would be in the 25-50 (peso) range and that was i think only on weekends and that with a 10% uncapped rake its not possible to make any serious money at it

I doubt that with multiple poker rooms having popped up, games in the 50-100 Php are nowhere to be found on a regular basis.
regarding rake and the fact that they are gammmmblers, lags are not going to fare well but nittin it up and play one hand / hour fully would still lead to a decent win rate imho.

So the one thing PI has is live poker but you cant make a living at it?

Not directed at anyone in particular.

better girls easier visas

and the stakes being to small is cebu specific (not the airline)

Not really sure where you're getting this from dude, but u have the wrong read this time.

Rake is absurd yes. I believe game is still beatable. Currently I have beaten the live game in Philippines but my sample size is too small to know if it is beatable long term with such absurdly high rake.

25-50 is .50-$1 though. I guess it plays big often enough that it might be closer to $1/$2 in reality (especially in Cebu with all the crazy Koreans,) but when you add in the rake, I think your going to be hard pressed to make anything over $10 -$15 an hour, and honestly getting as high as $15 an hour long term probably isn't realistic. Sure you are living in a much cheaper country, but IMO just play online and make $20-$30 an hour.

If you want to play live poker, to maybe make a bit of extra money on the side, Cebu is fine.

If you want to grind full time for a living, I don't think you should even try in Philippines tbh, but if you were bound and determined too then you should spend most - all of your time grinding in Manila. Maybe go to Cebu when they get APT events there, and spend the rest of the time in Manila.

just a joke dude


i know i always come across as serious, but i assure you im not

Don't worry man, you don't strike me as a super serious guy.

And I don't mean that as an insult.

I was looking back over some emails I had with HSBC Philippines before I first moved there 2 1/2 years ago. At the time they told me my Social Security Number from the U.S. would suffice as a secondary source of ID.

Is that still the case?

Also I'm sure ACR card would be work as well, but mine has expired. Can I get a new one as soon as I arrive in the country or do I have to wait until my second or third 'visa run.' ?

moar info bout live poker in Cebu plzz

whoa this threads still here?