BMPC 2M GTD: Jose Allado tops Day 1B; P5k bounty reward on Mike Takayama at Day 1C ; Ellezer Castillo wins the Power Button

23 Aug BMPC 2M GTD: Jose Allado tops Day 1B; P5k bounty reward on Mike Takayama at Day 1C ; Ellezer Castillo wins the Power Button

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The Batang Metro Poker Challenge raged on with another 129 gunners (100 uniques, 29 re-entries) saddling up at the Metro Card Club for Day 1B of the PHP 2M Guaranteed (~US$ 38,200). This now brings the inaugural event up to 300 entries (171 at Day 1A) with two more starting days to follow. Before we update you on the recent results, we have a special announcement. Metro’s very own homegrown professional poker player, Mike Takayama, will be attending Day 1C and as a treat, a PHP 5,000 bounty is on his head for anyone that knocks him out. For those unfamiliar with Takayama, among his numerous international titles, he was also the first Filipino to capture a WSOP bracelet. Time to hunt down a champion in Day 1C!

Okay onward to the Day 1B results. After the scheduled 15 rounds of action, the room emptied out significantly leaving only 20 players at bagging time. Earning the leader’s status for this heat was Jose Diosdado Allado, the engine behind The Philippine Poker Tour.

Allado gathered up 152,400 in chips. His strong performance however was not nearly enough to reach the Day 1A leader, Deepa Pradhan, who set the bar very high at 275,600. Notable players also in the day’s final lineup were Metro Team Pros  John Tech and William Ysmael. Down the rung was Joseph Sia, one of Metro’s 2018 champions.

Day 1B Chip Counts

RANK NAMES CHIP COUNT
1 ALLADO, DIOSDADO JOSE 152,400
2 DANOY, TEDDY 144,200
3 TECH, JOHN 130,500
4 TAN, RYAN 124,500
5 CHUA, BERNARD 121,800
6 MONTON, CARLOS 120,000
7 VILLARIAZA, MONZIARJAY 118,900
8 YSMAEL, WILLIAM 116,500
9 CABALLERO, ARDEAN 109,300
10 BRAVO, ANJELO 106,000
11 VILLA, HERNAN JAYBEE 103,200
12 REYES, JESUS 91,000
13 BUQUIRAN, OLIVER 83,600
14 MAGADAN, JOHN JAY 73,200
15 LEONGSON, REIGIN 68,300
16 ORCULLO, JULIUS 65,800
17 SIA, JOSEPH 65,400
18 VICENTE, JOHN CARLO 58,700
19 CHI, KIM IAN 47,500
20 RANO, JOHN PAUL 26,000


Day 2 qualifiers combined list by rank

The list of 20 players above merge with the 25 from Day 1A  for a total of 45 qualifiers. They return to action on Sunday, August 25 for Day 2. Keep in mind, the first deal of the day is at 1pm and will play down to the final two tables or 12 rounds whichever is reached first.

NAMES CHIP COUNT
PRADHAN, DEEPA 275,600
CAPULE, LEOPOLDO 253,900
KANG, SEUNG 196,100
TAN, JOHN CLYDE 169,000
ALLADO, DIOSDADO JOSE 152,400
DAVID, JASPER SALONGA 152,400
DANOY, TEDDY 144,200
BROUILLETTE, STEVEN JOSEPH 138,000
TECH, JOHN 130,500
TAN, RYAN 124,500
CHUA, BERNARD 121,800
MONTON, CARLOS 120,000
VILLARIAZA, MONZIARJAY 118,900
YSMAEL, WILLIAM 116,500
AMBATA, RICK JASON 112,800
SEQUITE, RODRIGO 110,500
CABALLERO, ARDEAN 109,300
AGUILAR, PATRICK 106,200
BRAVO, ANJELO 106,000
VILLA, HERNAN JAYBEE 103,200
BARBASA, REGINO 99,000
PATULOT, LEMMOR 98,200
REYES, JESUS 91,000
JACOBA, KURT GLENN 88,400
HUDSON, CLIFFORD 86,500
BUQUIRAN, OLIVER 83,600
VELASQUEZ, JUAN CARLOS 82,600
LAGATUZ, JEORGE 81,000
SINGAPAN, RICARDO 78,000
MAGADAN, JOHN JAY 73,200
LEONGSON, REIGIN 68,300
ESPARAGOZA, MOISES 67,100
PINEDA, REX ARANETA 67,000
ORCULLO, JULIUS 65,800
SIA, JOSEPH 65,400
JIMENEZ, MARC JASON 59,800
VICENTE, JOHN CARLO 58,700
PEÑAFLORIDA, EDWARD 53,800
CHI, KIM IAN 47,500
GENDRANO, FRANCISCO 45,600
KALAQUIAN, ELMER 40,600
BATHAN, PATRICK RAMIL 36,300
PRING, NORMAN JIONEL 34,000
SINGSON, RONALD 31,800
RANO, JOHN PAUL 26,000


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: 20 out of 129 advanced
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,  once again 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


Power Button: ELLEZER CASTILLO

Entries: 79
Buyin: PHP 1,100
Prize pool: PHP 79,000
ITM: 8
Winner: Ellezer Castillo – PHP 26,000

Side Events remaining

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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