BMPC 2M GTD: Melia Wangi bags Day 1C chip lead; last starting day up next! Alexis Lim wins the NLHE Turbo

24 Aug BMPC 2M GTD: Melia Wangi bags Day 1C chip lead; last starting day up next! Alexis Lim wins the NLHE Turbo

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The newest poker festival in the Philippines, the Batang Metro Poker Challenge, has been all the hype these past few days with the 2M Guaranteed Main Event dragging players out of the woodwork. The event kicked off on August 21st at the Metro Card Club and is scheduled to conclude when a champion is crowned on Monday, August 26th.

Last night, saw another starting day fill the room with 149 in action. This brought the combined entries to 449 with Day 1A attracting 171 and Day 1B pulling in 129. We can confidently say that with these current numbers, the advertised guarantee will be more than eclipsed at the last starting flight – Day 1D – taking place on Saturday, August 24.

For Day 1C attendees, a special treat was in store. Metro homegrown poker pro / WSOP champion Mike Takayama joined the action with a bounty on his head. Takayama fell before reaching bagging time and the happy executioner claimed a PHP 5,000 reward.

It wasn’t just Takayama who fell in Day 1C. At the end of the 15 rounds, the 149 field downsized significantly to a very tight 25 players. Crossing into the 200k marker was Melia Wangi who packed up a solid 214,700 in chips equivalent to 14 starting stacks snagged. Wangi is now the second female player to close a heat at the top.

Finishing in second rank was Marguel Soria with 196,400, and to round out the top three was Harold Ian Acosta who has ran deep at a couple of Metro events in the past. He bagged 186,400 in chips.

Day 1C Chip Counts

WANGI, MELIA 214,700
SORIA, MARGUEL 196,400
ACOSTA, HAROLD IAN 186,400
MARIANO, FRANCISCO 116,700
CALMA, JEFFREY 110,100
ARATEA, PEEJAY 107,200
RIGA, JANNODIN 102,100
RUAYA, HAROLD 98,100
LLANAS JR, POTENCIANO 92,400
QUE, ISMAEL 88,000
LEONCIO, JAN JASON 87,400
DE VILLA, GINBERT 80,000
ABLOLA, WILFREDO 78,000
VILLANUEVA JR, RENATO 75,000
CINCO, JOSE MARI 75,000
DEL ROSARIO, ROGEL 72,400
FULLMER, MICHAEL KEITH 67,600
NOCON, JASON 61,300
SALUD, GEORGE 52,700
MARTIN, ENRICO JR 52,300
SANTIAGO, ARNOLD BURGOS 49,200
CERBITO, MARCIEL 47,600
GONZAGA, THEODORE 46,700
TUASON, REYNALDO 39,600
BARTULABA, VICTOR VELARDE 37,000


Day 2 qualifiers combined list by rank

These 25 survivors merge with the 45 qualifiers from the previous starting days – 25 at Day 1A and 20 at Day 1B – to bring the combined Day 2 players to 70. They await the results of the last starting flight – Day 1D – before returning for the next stage of the race on Sunday, August 25. 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
WANGI, MELIA 214,700
SORIA, MARGUEL 196,400
KANG, SEUNG 196,100
ACOSTA, HAROLD IAN 186,400
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
MARIANO, FRANCISCO 116,700
YSMAEL, WILLIAM 116,500
AMBATA, RICK JASON 112,800
SEQUITE, RODRIGO 110,500
CALMA, JEFFREY 110,100
CABALLERO, ARDEAN 109,300
ARATEA, PEEJAY 107,200
AGUILAR, PATRICK 106,200
BRAVO, ANJELO 106,000
VILLA, HERNAN JAYBEE 103,200
RIGA, JANNODIN 102,100
BARBASA, REGINO 99,000
PATULOT, LEMMOR 98,200
RUAYA, HAROLD 98,100
LLANAS JR, POTENCIANO 92,400
REYES, JESUS 91,000
JACOBA, KURT GLENN 88,400
QUE, ISMAEL 88,000
LEONCIO, JAN JASON 87,400
HUDSON, CLIFFORD 86,500
BUQUIRAN, OLIVER 83,600
VELASQUEZ, JUAN CARLOS 82,600
LAGATUZ, JEORGE 81,000
DE VILLA, GINBERT 80,000
SINGAPAN, RICARDO 78,000
ABLOLA, WILFREDO 78,000
VILLANUEVA JR, RENATO 75,000
CINCO, JOSE MARI 75,000
MAGADAN, JOHN JAY 73,200
DEL ROSARIO, ROGEL 72,400
LEONGSON, REIGIN 68,300
FULLMER, MICHAEL KEITH 67,600
ESPARAGOZA, MOISES 67,100
PINEDA, REX ARANETA 67,000
ORCULLO, JULIUS 65,800
SIA, JOSEPH 65,400
NOCON, JASON 61,300
JIMENEZ, MARC JASON 59,800
VICENTE, JOHN CARLO 58,700
PEÑAFLORIDA, EDWARD 53,800
SALUD, GEORGE 52,700
MARTIN, ENRICO JR 52,300
SANTIAGO, ARNOLD BURGOS 49,200
CERBITO, MARCIEL 47,600
CHI, KIM IAN 47,500
GONZAGA, THEODORE 46,700
GENDRANO, FRANCISCO 45,600
KALAQUIAN, ELMER 40,600
TUASON, REYNALDO 39,600
BARTULABA, VICTOR VELARDE 37,000
BATHAN, PATRICK RAMIL 36,300
PRING, NORMAN JIONEL 34,000
SINGSON, RONALD 31,800
RANO, JOHN PAUL 26,000

We’ve got one more starting day to join the action and be part of this inaugural event. The bragging rights first title is very much up for grabs. If you are just getting in the game, all the info you need is listed 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 advanced out of 171 entries
Day 1B: 20 advanced out of 129 entries
Day 1C: 25 advanced out of 149 entries
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


NLHE Turbo: ALEXIS LIM 

Entries: 79
Buy-in: PHP 1,500
Prize pool: PHP 102,700
ITM: 8
Winner: Alexis Lim

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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