the hosted the inaugural WPT Manila under the guidance of Mike Kim, who ran operations there. Its first edition saw a healthy Main Event field of 385, with Japanese player Tetsuya Tsuchikawa taking home the 1st prize of almost USD$157,000. The event was deemed a great success, and in it’s aftermath, talk quickly turned to the possibility of the WPT making a return to Manila in the near future. - See more at: http://m88poker.com/wpt-manila-coming-again/#sthash.9mEC3YMk.dpuf