Welcome to Manila!
We're expecting a large local contingent as this event will also serve as the final event of the blossoming Filipino Poker Tour. However they will have their work cut out for them as they look to take on the overseas professionals who are starting to arrive in town. The field will be headlined by Team PokerStars pro Lee "Final Table" Nelson, Celina Lin, John Phan, JJ Liu, APPT Macau champion Eddy Sabat, APPT Seoul champion Yoshihiro Tasaka and APPT Macau High Roller runner-up Andrew Scott. They will also have to survive a sea of PokerStars.net online qualifiers who will once again make up a large percentage of the field.
All the action kicks off at 12:30p.m. local time, so stay tuned to PokerNews.com for every flop, turn and river, live as it happens from the tournament floor!