BMPC 2M GTD: Day 1A draws a huge 171 entries; 25 survive with Deepa Pradhan leading; Day 1B up next at 3pm; Emmanuel Segismundo wins the 150K GTD

21 Aug BMPC 2M GTD: Day 1A draws a huge 171 entries; 25 survive with Deepa Pradhan leading; Day 1B up next at 3pm; Emmanuel Segismundo wins the 150K GTD

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It was a rockin’ day at the Metro Card Club with players pouring in all day for the 2M Guaranteed Batang Metro Poker Challenge. The inaugural event drew a huge 171 entries (137 uniques, 34 re-entries) on the first heat with 25 hanging on at the end of the scheduled 15 rounds of play. Among the survivors were Metro players such as John Clyde Tan, Rodrigo Sequite, Elmer Kalaquian, and Ronald Singson however their stacks were far below the heat’s closing chip leader, Deepa Pradhan, who bagged 275,600. To break that down by starting stacks, it was equivalent to 18 starting stacks gobbled up.

Deepa Pradhan is a new face in the Metro high chair. With no prior live tournament history recorded, she is certainly one to keep a close watch on in Day 2. Pradhan sets the benchmark for the incoming heat. Just as impressive was second ranked Leopoldo Capule with 253,900 in chips. Capule was the only other player in the 200K range with Pradhan.

Day 1A Chip Counts

NAMES CHIP COUNT
PRADHAN, DEEPA 275,600
CAPULE, LEOPOLDO 253,900
KANG, SEUNG 196,100
TAN, JOHN CLYDE 169,000
DAVID, JASPER SALONGA 152,400
BROUILLETTE, STEVEN JOSEPH 138,000
AMBATA, RICK JASON 112,800
SEQUITE, RODRIGO 110,500
AGUILAR, PATRICK 106,200
BARBASA, REGINO 99,000
PATULOT, LEMMOR 98,200
JACOBA, KURT GLENN 88,400
HUDSON, CLIFFORD 86,500
VELASQUEZ, JUAN CARLOS 82,600
LAGATUZ, JEORGE 81,000
SINGAPAN, RICARDO 78,000
ESPARAGOZA, MOISES 67,100
PINEDA, REX ARANETA 67,000
JIMENEZ, MARC JASON 59,800
PEÑAFLORIDA, EDWARD 53,800
GENDRANO, FRANCISCO 45,600
KALAQUIAN, ELMER 40,600
BATHAN, PATRICK RAMIL 36,300
PRING, NORMAN JIONEL 34,000
SINGSON, RONALD 31,800

Day 1A survivors move on to Day 2 which takes place on Sunday, August 25 at 1pm. They await the results of the remaining three heats. Next up is Day 1B taking place on Thursday, August 22 at 3pm. For those just jumping in, we have all the info you need provided below.

BMPC 2M Day 1 info and schedule

Buy-in: PHP 4,500 (~US$ 90)
Starting stack: 15,000 (300 times opening big blind)
Starting time: 3pm
Opening blinds: 25 – 50
Level intervals: 30 minutes
Format: Big Blind Ante
Registration / Re-entry: closes at the start of Level 10

Day 1A: 25 out of 171 advanced
Day 1B: Thursday, August 22
Day 1C: Friday, August 23
Day 1D: Saturday, August 24

Notes:

  • Day 1 heats play until the end of Level 15
  • Attempting for multiple stacks is allowed however only the best stack advances

Day 2 info

For players that advance to Day 2, the game resumes on Sunday, August 25. Cards in the air at 1pm. Blinds continue to increase every 30 minutes and the “Big Blind Ante” format is still in effect. Day 2 plays down to the final two tables or 12 levels, whichever is reached first.

Final Day info

For players that advance to the final day, the game resumes on Monday, August 26.  This is the last hurdle to the inaugural title. Cards in the air at 1pm. If the final two tables wasn’t reached at the end of Day 2, then the blinds continue to increase every 30 minutes. Once the final two tables is reached, the blinds increase every 40 minutes and the format changes to “Regular Ante”.  Once the final table is reached, the blinds increase every 60 minutes.

BMPC PHP 2M Guaranteed structure

Level Small Blind Big Blind Ante Regular Ante (Per Player)
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 75 150
4 100 200
5 100 200 200
6 150 300 300
7 200 400 400
8 250 500 500
9 300 600 600
10 400 800 800
11 500 1000 1000
12 600 1200 1200
13 800 1600 1600
14 1000 2000 2000
15 1200 2400 2400
16 1500 3000 3000
17 2000 4000 4000
18 2500 5000 5000
19 3000 6000 6000
20 3500 7000 7000 1000
21 4000 8000 8000 1000
22 5000 10000 10000 1000
23 6000 12000 12000 2000
24 8000 16000 16000 2000
25 10000 20000 20000 3000
26 12000 24000 24000 4000
27 15000 30000 30000 5000
28 20000 40000 40000 5000
29 25000 50000 50000 5000
30 30000 60000 60000 10000
31 35000 70000 70000 10000
32 40000 80000 80000 10000
33 50000 100000 100000 10000
34 60000 120000 120000 20000
35 80000 160000 160000 20000
36 100000 200000 200000 30000
37 120000 240000 240000 40000
38 150000 300000 300000 50000
  • The Metro pays the top 10 percent of the field
  • Top 15 players win a seat to RVS Cup Main Event worth PHP 11,000. RVS Cup is the Metro’s biggest annual event. It takes place from November 13 to 18, 2019.
  • The Tournament Director’s decision is final
  • Management reserves the right to cancel guarantee due to Force Majeure: Earthquake, Flooding or Typhoon


Pre-Event 150K Guaranteed: EMMANUEL SEGISMUNDO

Entries: 127
Re-entries: 17
Re-buys: 28
Add-ons: 56
Total: 230
Prize pool: PHP 299,000
ITM: 23
Winner: Emmanuel Segismundo – PHP 85,000

Side Events

There are also several evening side events offered during the festival. All events award special BMPC trophies. In addition to Emmanuel Segismundo, the Power Button event also completed. We will have the results for you as soon as it is available.

NLHE Turbo: August 22 – Buyin is PHP 1,500 – starts at 8pm
Mixed Game NLHE /PLO: August 24 – Buyin is PHP 1,500 – starts at 8pm
Bounty: August 25 – Buyin is PHP 1,700 – starts at 7pm
Deep Stack Turbo: August 26 – Buyin is PHP 1,700 – starts at 6pm

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