01 Jul Jessie Trance amasses a monster stack at Metro 2M GTD Day 1B; another 21 players advance
Day 1B of the Metro Walk to a Million pulled in nearly double opening day’s turnout with 130 charging the felt for a chance at the Php 2M guaranteed prize pool. Many fell during the 14 rounds of scheduled play, leaving only 21 players at bagging time. The chip leader could not be missed as local player Jessie Trance sat on an enormous stack of 325,600. This was equivalent to 108 times the Day 2 opening big blind. Trance easily overtook Day 1A chip leader Jeffrey Estanislao for the top spot in the combined qualifiers list.
Jessie Trance
Also staying afloat in Day 1B were notable players John Tech (51 BB), William Ysmael (30 BB), Jose Marquez Cheung (28 BB) who is looking to add another title to the two he won at the APT Philippines festival last May, and Edgar Asehan who has been running deep at many of the country’s biggest tournaments this year. Asehan recently placed 2nd at the Asia Poker Championship and is back at the Metro to redeem himself. He bagged up a decent 22 BB stack.
The day’s survivors join the 11 from Day 1A to bring the cumulative Day 2 count to 32 players. They return on Sunday, July 3 at 1pm.
Day 2 qualifiers – 32 players
| Jessie Trance | 325,600 |
| Jeffrey Estanislao | 174,800 |
| Eric Boras | 162,800 |
| John Tech | 154,300 |
| Muammar Manabilang | 152,400 |
| Edwin Dela Cruz | 149,600 |
| Jeremy Catalig | 144,600 |
| Conrado Pumicpic | 132,200 |
| Clyde Troy Morales | 121,100 |
| Edwin Mayo | 112,000 |
| Karl Nikkol Batao | 103,800 |
| Ferdinand Dela Cruz | 103,500 |
| William Ysmael | 91,800 |
| Rick Jason Ambata | 88,200 |
| Jose Marquez Cheung | 85,700 |
| Rolando Estor | 84,000 |
| Pj Angeles | 77,900 |
| Nelson Gan | 69,400 |
| Wilfredo Ablola | 68,700 |
| Edgar Asehan | 66,800 |
| Justin Jerome Geronimo | 65,200 |
| Namsoo Lee | 60,200 |
| Emmanuel Segismundo | 59,500 |
| Jimmie Javier | 54,500 |
| Bertrand Ortiz | 53,200 |
| Joven Huerto | 51,700 |
| Alex Alcantara | 50,400 |
| Luis Bagunu Jr. | 50,100 |
| Wilbert Chan Agbuya | 44,800 |
| Digno Camacho Jr. | 41,300 |
| Randy Cirineo | 40,000 |
| Jun Amsic | 38,800 |
The event has now drawn a combined 205 entries. Only two starting days left to enter. Players start with 15,000 stack, Day 1 blinds open at 50-100 with levels increasing every 30 minutes. Cards in the air at exactly 3pm. For late comers, registration closes at the start of Level 10, which is roughly at 7:50pm.
Buy in: Php 5,500
Guarantee: Php 2,000,000
Cumulative entries: 205
Day 2 qualifiers: 33 players
Day 1A: 11 advanced out of 75 entries
Day 1B: 21 advanced out of 130 entries
Day 1C: Friday, July 1
Day 1D: Saturday, July 2
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