PPT Day 1B sees 14 players advance led by Angelo Mejia; Day 1C up next, cards in the air at 3pm

The Philippine Poker Tournament saw another starting day go by with 86 entries for Day 1B. After the scheduled 14 rounds, only 14 remained with Angelo Mejia bagging the day’s chip lead. Although his stack is far behind Day 1A chip leader Leonel Edejer, he still earned second rank overall with 154,500 in chips. Other players making the cut in this heat were Pre-Event champion Jharome Pena, 2022 Metro Summer Event champion Bonifacio Mondalo, and Jose Marquez Cheung who is fresh off a double victory at the recently concluded APT Philippines series.

Angelo Mejia

Day 1B chip counts = 14 players

Day 2 qualifiers = 25 players

Chips in play: 2,219,100
Average stack: 88,764
Cumulative entries: 148
Day 2 qualifiers: 25

The combined Day 1 qualifiers will have a couple of days off before they return to action on Day 2 which takes place on Sunday, May 15 starting at 1pm. Another 13 levels will be played or down to the final two tables, whichever is reached first. Level intervals increase to 40 minutes at final two tables onwards. Final day is on Monday, May 16.

With the first two starting days now completed, there’s only two days to join the action. All weekend warriors, fence sitters, and railbirds, these are your last chances at the sizable Php 2,000,000 guarantee. Day 1C is up next, and as always, buy in is Php 5,500. Starting stack is 15,000. Cards in the air at 3pm on Friday, May 13.

Buy in: Php 5,500 (~US$ 105)
Guarantee: Php 2,000,000 (~US$ 38,000)
Day 1A: 11 advanced out of 62 entries
Day 1B: 14 advanced out of 86 entries
Day 1C: Friday, May 13
Day 1D: Saturday, May 14

Day 1 structure

Day 2 and Final Day structure