Remember Mike Takayama, the first Philippine poker player to win a WSOP bracelet this past summer? Well, he has made his home country proud once more, because it turns out that his WSOP bracelet win helped him become the 2018 Asia Player of the Year!
After defeating a player field of 2,065 entries in this year's WSOP Event #59: $1,000 NLHE Super Turbo Bounty, Mike Takayama has officially become the first Philippine poker player to have ever won a WSOP bracelet in the history of the prestigious annual poker festival. His success from defeating Italian poker player Lorenc Puka has earned him a gold bracelet and an awesome $198,568 first-place prize money.
Remember Mike Takayama, the first Philippine poker player to win a WSOP bracelet this past summer? Well, he has made his home country proud once more, because it turns out that his WSOP bracelet win helped him become the 2018 Asia Player of the Year!
