19 Jan Filipino pro Lester Edoc tops PPT Day 1A; 25 advance; Vivencio Nachor wins the Pre-Event
The bar has been set! The fourth annual Philippine Poker Tournament concluded Day 1A of its Php 3 Million (~$54,900) guaranteed event with a healthy 127 turning up. After the scheduled 14 levels of play, only 25 remained. Three players were very close in stacks with Filipino pro Lester Edoc edging the count by just one big blind.
Edoc bagged up 206,000 (41 BB) and is now the player to catch. For those who don’t know Edoc, he is one of the country’s finest players and is a Metro Card Club Team Pro. Among his numerous victories is an RVS Cup title and a Batang Metro which he won last year.
The next two down the rung were Marciel Cerbito with 202,000 (40 BB) and Jayvon Pacaba Carreon 200,500 (40 BB), both players with stacks that were worthy of the chip lead. Another notable making the cut was Vamerdino Magsakay who was on a tear last year winning multiple heavy fielded events including the Metro’s own RVS Cup. Magsakay closed the day with a decent 161,000 (32 BB).
End of Day 1A chip counts
| Rank | Player | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Lester Edoc | 206,000 | 41 |
| 2 | Marciel Cerbito | 202,000 | 40 |
| 3 | Jayvon Pacaba Carreon | 200,500 | 40 |
| 4 | Andrew Abundo | 181,000 | 36 |
| 5 | Emerson Tan | 179,500 | 36 |
| 6 | Vamerdino Magsakay | 161,000 | 32 |
| 7 | Christian Aladin Florendo | 160,500 | 32 |
| 8 | Jharome Peña | 155,500 | 31 |
| 9 | Edgar Asehan | 145,000 | 29 |
| 10 | Jesus Tuazon | 133,000 | 27 |
| 11 | Arturo AlcanarJr | 131,000 | 26 |
| 12 | Jeff Pardales | 129,000 | 26 |
| 13 | Vicente Peña | 125,000 | 25 |
| 14 | Victor Sayas | 117,500 | 24 |
| 15 | Benigno Jojo Ledina | 108,000 | 22 |
| 16 | Jonald Garcia | 107,500 | 22 |
| 17 | Renato Villanueva Jr | 104,500 | 21 |
| 18 | Joris Michl | 103,000 | 21 |
| 19 | Luis Bernardo | 101,000 | 20 |
| 20 | Jessie Leonarez | 92,000 | 18 |
| 21 | David Yuh | 86,500 | 17 |
| 22 | Santos Hector | 81,000 | 16 |
| 23 | Pranz Higi Sevilleno | 73,000 | 15 |
| 24 | Gary Serafiniii | 66,000 | 13 |
| 25 | Alexander Barredo | 27,000 | 5 |
Chips in play: 3,175,000
Average stack: 127,000 (25 BB)
Day 1A: 127 entries, 25 advanced
With one starting day in the books, players still have plenty of time to try to join the qualifiers into the next round. Four starting heats remain. Buy in is Php 6,600 (~$120). Players start with a 25,000 stack which is 250x the opening blinds. Blinds increase every 30 minutes. Registration closes at the end of Level 9. Players bag up at the end of Level 14.
For those attempting multiple stacks, keep in mind that only your largest stack advances. For the 25 Day 1A survivors, it is a three day rest before returning to action on January 22. Players that reach the final day will see blinds increase every 40 minutes.
Day 1B: January 19 @3pm
Day 1C: January 20 @3pm
Day 1D: January 21 @2pm
Day 1E (Turbo): January 21 @7pm
Day 2: January 22 @1pm
Final Day: January 23 @1pm
Day 1 structure
VIVENCIO NACHOR wins the PPT PRe-Event for Php 85,000
Great start to the year for local player Vivencio Nachor who outlasted the 176 runners of the PPT Pre-Event 250K guaranteed for his first recorded live win. Nachor shipped the Php 85,000 first prize plus a seat to the PPT worth Php 6,600. You can relive the action via the recorded livestream found in the Metro facebook page.
Buy in: Php 2,750
Guarantee: Php 250,000
Entries: 176
Prize pool: Php 440,000
ITM: 21 places
Final table payouts
| 1st | Vivencio Nachor | Php 80,500* |
| 2nd | Ricardo Singapan | Php 47,000* |
| 3rd | Patrick Bathan | Php 52,500* |
| 4th | Brian Romero | Php 30,000 |
| 5th | Jonald Garcia | Php 25,000 |
| 6th | Son Changho | Php 20,000 |
| 7th | Ritchie Cirilos | Php 17,500 |
| 8th | Alexander Lai | Php 15,000 |
| 9th | Regie Ann Delos Reyes | Php 12,500 |
*three way ICM deal
*Top 5 places won a seat to the PPT 3M worth Php 6,600
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