20 Apr MSE ₱3.5M roars in with 223 Day 1A entries, Nino Mercado bags big; Sean Manalon, Jeremy Catalig win trophies
The Metro Card Club roared all day as players poured in for the highly anticipated Metro Summer Event PH₱ 3.5 Million guaranteed. At the end of nine levels, 223 ponied up the PH₱ 7,000 buy in making it the largest Day 1A field ever seen for this series.
Among the contenders were some familiar faces with many advancing: 2019 MSE champion Joseph Sia, Joseph Talamayan, Jonald Garcia, Junnie Pamplona, and the country’s most decorated champion Mike Takayama.
Nino Mercado
Ultimately, it was Nino Mercado who stole the show, amassing 343,000, roughly 86 big blinds. Mercado will be the one to watch when the survivors return on Sunday, April 23 for the next stage of the race.
End of Day 1A survivors – 43 players
| 1st | Niño Carlo Mercado | 343,000 |
| 2nd | Renato Villanueva Jr | 270,000 |
| 3rd | Brando Ignacio | 262,000 |
| 4th | Liam John Anderson | 246,000 |
| 5th | Jun Talosig | 219,000 |
| 6th | Jonald Garcia | 200,000 |
| 7th | Janno Alvarez | 197,000 |
| 8th | Joseph Talamayan | 188,000 |
| 9th | Fernan Co | 185,500 |
| 10th | Pranz Higi Sevilleno | 185,000 |
| 11th | Vicente Peña | 183,500 |
| 12th | Jayvon Pacaba Carreon | 183,500 |
| 13th | Alexis Cruz | 176,500 |
| 14th | Maxwell Philippe Rosete | 172,000 |
| 15th | Wilfredo Ablola | 160,000 |
| 16th | Mike Takayama | 154,000 |
| 17th | Jose Marquez Cheung | 151,500 |
| 18th | Harold Ruaya | 136,500 |
| 19th | Bell John Perez | 126,000 |
| 20th | Yi Seung Yong | 120,500 |
| 21st | Junnie Pamplona | 120,000 |
| 22nd | Jeoffrey Sibal | 119,000 |
| 23rd | Jason Kyle Magbanua | 117,000 |
| 24th | Michael Gabby Concepcion | 114,500 |
| 25th | Vivencio Nachor Jr | 108,500 |
| 26th | Kurt Rivera | 104,500 |
| 27th | Jesus Florida | 102,000 |
| 28th | Rick Jason Ambata | 94,500 |
| 29th | Alejandro Pabelonia | 86,500 |
| 30th | Joseph Sia | 81,500 |
| 31st | Macavinta Saudino | 76,000 |
| 32nd | Joemark Vasay | 75,000 |
| 33rd | Ginbert De Villa | 70,000 |
| 34th | Euryd Rivera | 67,500 |
| 35th | Patrick Jolas Guerrero | 65,500 |
| 36th | Andrew Abundo | 57,500 |
| 37th | Manuel Mascunana III | 57,000 |
| 38th | Chierro De Leon | 54,000 |
| 39th | Roden Munoz | 44,000 |
| 40th | Giovanni Jariol | 42,500 |
| 41st | Luis Bernardo | 30,500 |
| 42nd | Theodore Gonzaga | 19,500 |
| 43rd | Jeurg Jyro Mangalindan | 500 |
With Day 1A pulling in a huge crowd, players can expect the guarantee to be breached in no time. To get in the action, there are four entry flights left. Players that have already qualified for Day 2 but wish to attempt for a larger stack will be happy to know that multiple re-entries is allowed however only your best stack moves forward.
Dates: April 19 – 24, 2023
Buy in: PH₱ 7,000
Guarantee: PH₱ 3,500,000
Day 1A: 43 advanced / 223 entries
Day 1B: Thursday, April 20 at 3pm
Day 1C: Friday, April 21 at 3pm
Day 1D: Saturday, April 22 at 2pm*
Day 1E (Turbo): Saturday, April 22 at 7pm*
Day 2: Sunday, April 23 at 2pm
Final Day: Monday, April 24 at 2pm
* Time differs from previous Day 1 heats
Day 1 structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
Regular Ante (Per Player)
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| 1 | 100 | 100 | ||
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 200 | |
| 3 | 200 | 300 | 300 | |
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10 minute break
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| 4 | 200 | 400 | 400 | |
| 5 | 300 | 500 | 500 | |
| 6 | 300 | 600 | 600 | |
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10 minute break
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| 7 | 400 | 800 | 800 | |
| 8 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |
| 9 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 | |
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15 minute break -end of registraion (color up)
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| 10 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |
| 11 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |
| 12 | 1,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | |
| 13 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |
| 14 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | |
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end of day 1
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- Registration and multiple re-entry are allowed before the start of Level 10
- Starting stack 25,000
- Day 1A – Day 1D blinds increase every 30 minutes, Day 1E (Turbo) blinds increase every 20 minutes
- All Day 1 heats will play to the end of level 14
- Up until the final table, Ante will come from the Big Blind; ante first
- Day 2 blinds increase every 30 minutes
- Day 2 will play to the end of Level 27 or down to 2 tables whichever is first reached
- Final Day – Redraw of seats and blinds increase every 40 minutes
- There will be a 30 Big Blind ratio to average stack roll back on Day 2 and at the Final table
- Final table will be 9 handed and will post regular ante.
- Players must bring a valid ID for Registration, Day 2, Final Day and claiming their prize.
Other results
Sean Manalon wins Pre-Event
Sean Manalon
Buy in: PH₱ 3,500
Entries: 216
Prize pool: PH₱ 670,460
ITM: TBA
Champion: Sean Manalon – TBA
Jeremy Catalig takes down the Mixed NLHE/PLO
Jeremy Catalig
Buy in: PH₱ 3,000
Entries: 56 (42 unique, 14 re-entry)
Prize pool: PH₱ 154,000
ITM: 7 places
Champion: Jeremy Catalig – PH₱ 47,800
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