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Originally Posted by Dubnjoy000
Is there a few live regs in Asia making 5k+/month? Anyone? Will go to Phnom Penh soon and grind it at Nagaworld, but outside of that, I have not played live anywhere else in Asia. So would be helpful to get some info from other live grinders. Thx
I guess I will answer my own question and update this thread... Yes, there are a few options, outside of Macau, for a live grinder to make in the area of 30-50k+/year.
The first one would be Naga World in Phnom Penh and while you play the same regs every night (and more people in the high season of Oct-May), it is a very reliable option and I see some grinders do it every year (they usually do not stay longer than a year or so).
Manila offers a variety of options with Metro Club, Resort World and the new mid-high stakes poker room, Solaire.
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Metro has a rake of 10% (capped at 400 pesos/10$) but with the PLO games running right now, it would be easy to make a decent profit/monthly. The average stack is about 60k for a 50-100 game (about 1.5k US$) and a bigger 100-200-400 game frequently runs starting at 6pm in the evening.
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Resort World offers a better rake (5%, capped at 400) and bigger games. PLO 100-200 often runs here and NLH 50-100 and 100-200.
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Solaire is now catering to a higher stakes scene, with NLH as high as 500-1000 being offered
(10-25$) and some decent size PLO games usually 100-200-500 (2-5-10$).
Conclusion : there are quite a few options for live poker. I am sure lots of people are aware of these possibilities, but did not post over here because... well, as poker players, we are a lazy specie