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Any update on Central America/ Caribbean ?

Welcome back Mr. Box. What kind of update are you looking for?

Anyone know if there's any PLO 5 and 6 card live games running anywhere in Asia? I'm looking to get out of Thailand for a week or 2 during rainy season and shacking up in a casino seems like a decent idea.

I know Bangkok has a private game or 2 that runs it, but I don't really trust gambling here, where it's illegal.

Just as some general advice, you're best off not trusting and approaching cautiously any live game in Asia, legal or not. Cheating, softplaying, other forms of collusion are rife in many places, even at super low stakes. That being said, Manila might be your best bet, many different venues and some had a decent amount of PLO, at least pre-covid. But no idea the current state and whether you can find 5 or 6-card, don't be too disappointed if you only find 4-card. Else if you're looking for fully legal games, it's looking pretty bleak. Macau has some PLO at Parisian as far as I've heard but no 5 or 6 card, same the casinos in Korea. Actually you might have some luck if you follow big tourney series like WPT, they might offer it there, I think they did in the past, I was at WPT Korea last year. But it was very high stakes, and very high rake IIRC, not sure if that was even beatable.
Other than that your options are limited. Maybe Vietnam, but strictly speaking only tourneys are legal in VN. But they usually all have some not-so-secret side section (or top, bottom floor) where you can play cash. They try to make it sound legal like in they collect 10% of the entry (also rebuys) and no rake, but ofc it's all BS. The reality is they pay off the popo and as a result their chance of being raided is relatively low. Same as in Cambo.

Thanks, appreciate the response. I guess I might have to suck it up and try some 4-card if I want to play live PLO around here.

Okada which is a pokerstars property (in Manila) is probably the safest I've played in philippines when it comes to everything FWWM mentioned.

There's always a list for 100/200/500 PLO but not sure how often it actually runs. You should always be able to find a game somewhere in the city though. I think resorts world had a consistent 100/200 running. Not sure about 5 card.

Angeles two hours north of Manila (tourist/party city) has a 5 card occasionally but usually always a 4 card at least. But the stakes vary a lot. The last time I played I was under the impression it was 100/100 but was actually already 100/200 which got upped to 100/200/500.

Things are very hit n miss here, sometimes the games are pretty good and other times awful. Summer has been pretty bad from what I've seen so far but I haven't played much either. Not enough tourist money flowing around.

Ive been looking for the same. Closest I found was APF Manila before covid which had pretty good 4/5/6c daily game 100/200/500. But covid killed the room, so sad.

Which room in AC has had 5c occasionally?

I played games in BKK for a shortwhile, but the BS was just too much to endure. "all fish table come come" and you end up in nit reg fest with high rake. It just didnt seem worth the headaches you encounter.

Wild Aces Poker room, it seems to go in stretches where it's pretty consistent but then other times it's not played at all. For a couple day there was even 2 tables of it running which was shocking to see. You also get to play it in back room behind enclosed glass which is pretty nice if the room is busy.

Casino Filipino a couple KM away usually has a 25/50 as well but I think it's usually or always 4 card there.

I have whatsapp numbers for the game runners if you want.

Def be interested but my PMs dont work. Maybe Telegram?