03 Jul Metro 2M GTD: Audrey Anthony Ozaeta, Jessie Trance lead in the final 16 players; Php 800K up for grabs
From 106 players, the field is down to the final 16. Coming Monday, July 4, the newest Metro Card Club champion will be crowned and will walk away Php 800,000 richer. Leading the charge are Audrey Anthony Ozaeta and Jessie Trance, both players with 36 BB. For Trance, it was another impressive result having entered Day 2 as the overwhelming chip leader and maintaining his position.
Audrey Anthony Ozaeta
Jessie Trance
The Metro produced another smashing event with the Walk To A Million series obliterating its 2M guarantee. Over the four starting days that ran from June 29 to July 2, the event drew 634 entries at Php 5,500 each for a prize pool of Php 3,074,900. Only 106 players advanced to Day 2 with the money starting at 63rd place.
Buy in: Php 5,500
Guarantee: Php 2,000,000
Entries: 634
Prize pool: Php 3,074,900
ITM: 63 places
Final Day qualifiers by rank – 16 players
| Audrey Anthony Ozaeta | 1,095,000 | Table 17 Seat 1 |
| Jessie Trance | 1,090,000 | Table 26 Seat 8 |
| Ginbert De Villa | 1,028,000 | Table 17 Seat 6 |
| Jason Kyle Magbanua | 893,000 | Table 17 Seat 8 |
| John Tech | 773,000 | Table 17 Seat 4 |
| Darwin Santelices | 611,000 | Table 26 Seat 6 |
| Marvin Cerbito | 600,000 | Table 17 Seat 5 |
| Christopher Pasion | 573,000 | Table 26 Seat 2 |
| Jester Intia | 504,000 | Table 17 Seat 2 |
| Marco Espela | 475,000 | Table 17 Seat 7 |
| Muammar Manabilang | 422,000 | Table 26 Seat 1 |
| Wilfredo Ablola | 358,000 | Table 17 Seat 3 |
| Federick Cruz | 317,000 | Table 26 Seat 7 |
| Jonald Garcia | 301,000 | Table 26 Seat 3 |
| Lester Timonera | 277,000 | Table 26 Seat 5 |
| Adrian Reyes | 195,000 | Table 26 Seat 4 |
Chips in play: 9,510,000
Average stack: 594,375 (19.8 BB)
Opening blinds: 15K-30K-30K (Ante BB)
Final Day: Monday, July 4 at 1pm
When the final 16 players return, they will be hunting down the Php 800,000 first prize but with the average stack at under 20 BB, everyone is vulnerable. Nonstop shoves are expected from the get-go. In addition to the leaders, players to watch for are John Tech (25.7 BB) and Federick Cruz (10.5 BB). Shortest stacked Adrian Reyes will have the hardest climb with just 6.5 BB. Cards in the air at 1pm.
You can catch the action live at the Metro or via the live updates. Once the final table is reached, it will be streamed live on the Metro FB page.
Remaining payouts in PHP
| 1st + APC | 800,000 |
| 2nd + APC | 443,400 |
| 3rd + APC | 270,000 |
| 4th + Mega | 170,000 |
| 5th + Mega | 110,000 |
| 6th + Mega | 77,500 |
| 7th + Mega | 57,500 |
| 8th + Mega | 47,500 |
| 9th | 37,500 |
| 10th | 37,500 |
| 11th | 32,500 |
| 12th | 32,500 |
| 13th | 32,500 |
| 14th | 27,500 |
| 15th | 27,500 |
| 16th | 27,500 |
*APC ticket is worth Php 44,000
*Mega ticket is worth Php 4,400
Day 2 review and payouts
Day 2 kicked off with 106 players racing to the money. Among the casualties without any pay were RVS Cup champions Anacleto Quijano, Christopher Chua, and Marco Almerez. Falling the hardest was Clyde Troy Morales whose {as}{9h} flush fell to Elmer Kalaquian‘s {7d}{7c} full house on a board {3h}{7h}{ah}{3d}{6h}. Kalaquian went on to reach 31st place for a Php 17,500 payout. Day 1A chip leader Jeffrey Estanislao finished 33rd and Day 1C chip leader Rey Osete took 38th. Missing the final day by one spot was Malaysia’s William Teoh in 17th place. Teoh earned Php 22,500.
Payouts in PHP
| 17th | William Teoh | 22,500 |
| 18th | Edwin Mayo | 22,500 |
| 19th | Bonifacio Mondalo | 22,500 |
| 20th | Gilpatrick Sidney | 22,500 |
| 21st | Namsoo Lee | 22,500 |
| 22nd | James Balbin | 22,500 |
| 23rd | Michael Capinpuyan | 22,500 |
| 24th | Daniel Trett | 22,500 |
| 25th | Edgar Asehan | 17,500 |
| 26th | Jeremy Catalig | 17,500 |
| 27th | Rick Jason Ambata | 17,500 |
| 28th | Ferdinand Dela Cruz | 17,500 |
| 29th | Florencio Campomanes | 17,500 |
| 30th | Rodrigo Sequite | 17,500 |
| 31st | Elmer Kalaquian | 17,500 |
| 32nd | Edwin Dela Cruz | 17,500 |
| 33rd | Jeffrey Estanislao | 15,000 |
| 34th | JR Villanueva | 15,000 |
| 35th | Eric Boras | 15,000 |
| 36th | Ruzzel Jose | 15,000 |
| 37th | John Philip Baider | 15,000 |
| 38th | Rey Osete | 15,000 |
| 39th | Alexander Alcantara | 15,000 |
| 40th | Justin Jerome Go | 15,000 |
| 41st | Allan Gomez | 12,500 |
| 42nd | William Ysmael | 12,500 |
| 43rd | Conrad Lumaban | 12,500 |
| 44th | Rasid Paitao | 12,500 |
| 45th | Jun Amsic | 12,500 |
| 46th | Jun Talosig | 12,500 |
| 47th | Josie Bagunu | 12,500 |
| 48th | Karl Yutuc | 12,500 |
| 49th | Digno Camacho | 10,000 |
| 50th | Renniel Galvez | 10,000 |
| 51st | Mark Dela Rosa | 10,000 |
| 52nd | Jose Marquez Cheung | 10,000 |
| 53rd | Rolando Estor | 10,000 |
| 54th | Emmanuel Segismundo | 10,000 |
| 55th | Edwin De Guzman | 10,000 |
| 56th | PJ Angeles | 10,000 |
| 57th | Gedel Kantor | 10,000 |
| 58th | Karl Nikkol Batao | 10,000 |
| 59th | Froilan De Guzman | 10,000 |
| 60th | Ann Klein Lazo | 10,000 |
| 61st | Randy Cirineo | 10,000 |
| 62nd | Armando Rocabo Jr | 10,000 |
| 63rd | Czar Eryk Pinon | 10,000 |
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