the bets big and i mean very big on cockfights here in the philippines. probably bigger than what ivey bets on the crap tables.

he is a degen. everyone knows about it, but no one talks about it. its only here in the 2p2 forums where people try to know more about it.

this.

I mean just walk into commerce and stroll on over to the pai gow tables and tell me how many caucasian or hispanics you see

Manny is DA MAN

Standard description by poker pros everywhere of every whale who sits in a big game....

He's a demigod and a hero here in the Phils, never heard a word spoken about him that didn't have underlying praise.

Pretty likely to become president at one point, they love celebs as politicians

Gambling is just another thing for pinoys to relate to, as shipping lottery tickets for their "spare" money when they can barely feed their family is pretty typical.

Love Filipino people a ton, but probably the least rational people I've met. He'd have to be in some kind of major drug scandal for people to perhaps frown, but most would probably never believe it anyway

Yeah, but it's true. By all accounts, Pacquiao is the stone cold nicest international superstar in the world.

pacman is in macau atm with kenny tran and they are currently playing 2k/5k hkd NLH.

Don't be an idiot. Manny Pacquiao has donated more money than you will male in your lifetime. When he decides to enjoy his money ur gonna give him crap about it? Stop being such a judgmental pos. BTW, met him personally at the Bellagio the same morning people claim that he was playing at commerce. I have pics to confirm. He was playing 100/200 in Bobby's room Sunday morning. I believe Andrew Robl (good2cu) was sitting at his table.

Guy who posted earlier didnt even get the best PacMan clip from Kimmel:

Singing with Will Ferrell , Imagine by John Lennon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jT4hHMIpnjU

Does poker in the PI include standard side action on a game of 'Smiles'?

All of Manny's karaoke practice definitely shows here

FWIW pacmans game at the Wynn macau is now over.

Some random details,

Game was 2k/5k HKD.
Pacman chose who the players were.
One friend won 3 days in a row so was banned.
Pacman donated nearly every night.
Biggest loss in one day just over 10mill HKD.
^^ No big deal since he was betting 500k a hand on baccarat.
Juanda wandered over but game was too small for his liking.

i was at the Borgata one night about a year ago when Manny and his entourage walked into the poker room. as luck would have it, Manny took a seat at my 2-5 NL table, sitting right across from me in the #4 seat (i was in the 1 seat). he stayed for about an hour, played solid poker, and when he got up to leave*, he politely thanked everyone and the dealer. he was very quiet...felt like maybe he's not too confident in his english perhaps. i tried getting him to talk about Floyd Mayweather, and all he said was "Mayweather? He doesn't want to fight me."

*Pacquiao bought in for $500, built his stack up to about $900, then lost it all on a big hand. Manny had a straight flush draw, another player flopped the nut straight, all the money went in on the flop and the straight held.