SiGMA Poker Tour will stage its Manila stop from May 31 to June 4 at City of Dreams Manila, with a festival guarantee of PHP 20 million, or about $323,675.
The centerpiece of the series is the PHP 40,000 SPT Main Event, which carries a PHP 15 million guarantee. The tournament opens with five starting flights spread across the first three days of the schedule, before moving to Day 2 on June 3 and concluding with the final table on June 4.
Full festival schedule highlights
- May 30: Main Event satellite awarding three seats
- May 31: Main Event Day 1A, Day 1B Turbo, and a Turbo NLH Double Stack
- June 1: Sigma Bounty, another satellite, Main Event Day 1C, and an invite-only freeroll
- June 2: Main Event Day 1D, Mystery Bounty, satellite, and Day 1E Turbo
- June 3: Main Event Day 2, The Hendon Mob Asian Championship Day 1, and a Deepstack Turbo
- June 4: Main Event final table, Hendon Mob Asian Championship finale, Last Chance event, and the ATFX Highroller Invitational
Side events and additional value
Beyond the Main Event, the series includes several lower buy-in tournaments and satellites. Among them are the PHP 15,000 Sigma Bounty, the PHP 15,000 Mystery Bounty, a PHP 5,000 Deepstack Turbo, and a PHP 5,000 Last Chance event.
The stop will also host the first Asian edition of The Hendon Mob Championship. That event runs on June 3-4, costs PHP 12,000 to enter, and features a PHP 3 million guaranteed prize pool.
According to Roland Boothby, Head of Partnerships at Global Poker Index and The Hendon Mob, bringing the championship to Asia is an important step in building a broader international live poker circuit, with Manila seen as a strong launch location.
Poker, conference access, and networking
The Manila festival is designed as more than a standard tournament stop. In line with the broader SiGMA model, Main Event packages also include access to the SiGMA conference, celebration events, ambassador meet-and-greets, and accommodation options.
The event is being delivered in partnership with Soul Poker Club at City of Dreams Manila, a venue widely recognized in the Philippine poker scene.
Soul Poker Club CEO Edgar Kim said the partnership reflects the venue's intention to raise the standard of poker in the country through international events, strong service, and global cooperation.
