14 Nov RVS CUP 2019: Emmanuel Segismundo bags Main Event Day 1A lead; three entry days to follow; George S. & Jimmie Javier win side events
107 runners made their way today to Metro Card Club for the 6th annual RVS CUP 2019 Philippine Poker Championship. Bringing them in was none other than the Php 5M Guaranteed MAIN EVENT with Day 1A up on the plate. By the close of day, only 15 prevailed. 2018 champion Marco Almerez and 2017 champion Christopher Chua were among the survivors however their stacks paled in comparison to Emmanuel Segismundo who bagged up 227,200, equivalent to 15 starting stacks and a substantial 75 bbs coming Day 2.
Trailing the leader by a very thin margin was Alvin Jeff Sembrano who bagged up nearly the same. Sembrano closed with 226,300, which was just 900 shy of the leader. Both are the players to measure up to coming Day 1B.
The leaders and the rest of the Day 1A survivors are now one stage closer to reaching the glory but first they have a three day break before getting back on the saddle. They return for Day 2 on Sunday, November 17 at 1pm.
Day 1A Chip Counts – 15 players
| Rank | Name | ChipCount |
| 1 | Emmanuel Segismundo | 227,200 |
| 2 | Alvinjeff Sembrano | 226,300 |
| 3 | Harold Ian Acosta | 186,900 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Calma | 166,500 |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Velasquez | 141,900 |
| 6 | Christopher Chua | 96,600 |
| 7 | Seong Ryunlee | 84,000 |
| 8 | Carlos Monton | 82,000 |
| 9 | Jun Talosig | 79,000 |
| 10 | Ellezer Castillo | 75,600 |
| 11 | Raymond Basto | 59,400 |
| 12 | William Jr Anonuevo | 57,900 |
| 13 | Christopher Lugtu | 43,500 |
| 14 | Norman Jionel Pring | 42,200 |
| 15 | Marco Almerez | 36,100 |
Up next we have Day 1B which gets underway on Thursday November 14 at 3pm. This is the second of four Day 1 flights scheduled. Below, we’ve provided you with all the info you need on the Main Event.
Tournament info:
Buy-in: Php 11,000 (~US$ 220)
Guarantee: Php 5,000,000 (~US$ 98,000)
Starting stack: 15,000
Opening blinds: 25 – 50 (structure below)
Format: Big Blind Ante (big blind is posted before the ante)
Day 1 and Day 2: 30 minutes blind level duration
Final two tables: 40 minutes blind level duration and switches to Regular Ante
Final table: 60 minutes blind level duration
Day 1A: completed – 15 advanced out of 107 entries
Chips in play: 1,605,000
Average stack: 107,000
Day 1B: Thursday, November 14 @ 3pm
Day 1C: Friday, November 15 @ 3pm
Day 1D: Saturday, November 16 @ 3pm
Day 2: Sunday, November 17 @ 1pm
Final Day: Monday, November 18 @ 1pm
Notes:
- Registration closes at the start of Level 10
- Day 1 flights play until the end of Level 15
- Multiple re-entries and multiple stacks allowed; best stack forward rule applies
- Day 2 plays until the final two tables is formed or 12 levels whichever is reached first
- Final table will be 10-handed
- Players must bring a valid ID to register and to claim winnings
Day 1 Tournament Structure
| Level | SB | BB | Ante |
| 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 |
Side event results
At the time of publishing, two more side events wrapped up. George S. won the Mixed Game NLHE/PLO to get him on the board of the RVS CUP 2019 Player of the Series race.
The following evening, another Metro regular navigated his way to the top. Jimmie Javier overcame the 146 entries of the 300k guaranteed event to claim the trophy and the Php 124,000 (~US$ 2,400) first prize. Javier rose above a very tough final table that included Mark Amparo, Joven Huerto, and Moses Saquing. He defeated Emmanuel Segismundo at heads up. Out of the hefty Php 438,000 (~US$ 8,600) prize pool, 12 players were paid.
Salud, Javier, and all the players that cashed in the side events earned points towards the RVS CUP 2019 Player of the Series race. There are six more events to accrue points. The POS winner will receive a 4D/3N stay at The District Boracay with airfare expenses.
Top 10 players in points after four events:
Jacque Patrick Ramsden – 2,444
Rommel Angeles – 2,396
Emmanuel Segismundo – 1,932
Leoncio JR Cruz – 1,760
Jimmie Javier – 1,588
Hernan Jaybee Villa – 1,442
Joven Huerto – 1,420
Gilson Chan – 1,320
Angelo Jao Kabigting – 1,280
George S. – 1,108
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