International Poker Champs Confirmed For Asian Poker Tour Manila

The action at the Asian Poker Tour Manila leg is sure to be sizzling hot with several international poker champs now confirmed. Layne Flack, Huck Seed, Roy Winston, Mansour Matloubi and Evelyn Ng are determined to take home the largest share in the

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Fri, May 16th, 2008

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