The action is heating up during the 2023 Poker Dream Manila stop at the Newport World Resorts Integrated Resort in Metro Manila, right across the city's international airport and next to a lavish shopping mall. Only six players out of 41 entries return to the live-stream feature table for the grand finale of the "White Horse Cup" Short Deck Super High Roller Ante-Only, which features the most expensive tournament of the entire series worth PHP 1,300,000 ($25,321).
Having missed the guarantee by a single entry, the six contenders have already locked up a share of the PHP55,000,000 ($1,071,273) prize pool and the man in the driver's seat is Winfred Yu with 4,610,000. He is followed by fellow Hong Kong poker pro and WSOP bracelet winner Danny Tang (2,300,000).
The other four finalists all represent Malaysia, a country who has been responsible for the action-paced Short Deck variant to become popular all over the world after it was introduced to main stream poker via the Triton Poker high-stakes competitions. Triton co-founder Paul Phua is among the players still in the mix and returns in the middle of the pack with a stack of 1,315,000. He is joined by fellow countrymen Jun Wah Yap (1,860,000), Ming Hong Teoh (1,440,000) and Chen Ming Kong (775,000).
2023 Poker Dream Manila Short Deck Super High Roller Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Antes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun Wah Yap | Malaysia | 1,860,000 | 93 |
| 2 | Winfred Yu | Hong Kong | 4,610,000 | 231 |
| 3 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 2,300,000 | 115 |
| 4 | Ming Hong Teoh | Malaysia | 1,440,000 | 72 |
| 5 | Paul Phua | Malaysia | 1,315,000 | 66 |
| 6 | Chen Ming Kong | Malaysia | 775,000 | 39 |
The tournament is scheduled to recommence at 1pm local time with 19:11 minutes left in level 13, which features an ante of 20,000 and a button double ante of 40,000. All action with cards-up coverage and commentary can be found on the Poker Dream Facebook page on a security delay of 30 minutes, the PokerNews live updates will be published accordingly to delay in order to not spoil any of the action.
All six contenders for the Poker Dream trophy have already locked up a payday of at least PHP3,850,000 ($74,989) for their efforts. The winner can look forward to a top prize of PHP18,700,000 ($364,233) and the full payouts can be found below.
Payouts for the Final Six Players
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize (in PHP) | Prize (∼ in USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18,700,000 | $364,233 | ||
| 2 | 12,920,000 | $251,652 | ||
| 3 | 8,250,000 | $160,691 | ||
| 4 | 6,330,000 | $123,294 | ||
| 5 | 4,950,000 | $96,415 | ||
| 6 | 3,850,000 | $74,989 |