15 Jun Massive turnout at Metro Walk To A Million Day 1A; Michael Concepcion sets the bar
The Metro Walk To A Million 3M Guaranteed kicked off with a bang as a roaring 368 registered for Day 1A. With the Metro Card Club packed to the hilt, it took nearly ten hours of play for the heat to complete. 44 players reached ITM led by Michael Concepcion.
Other players powering through were locally decorated players Emmanuel Segismundo, Moses Saquing, and Marco Almerez.
Michael Concepcion
Buy in: PHP 3,500
Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000
Day 1A: 368 entries
Day 2 qualifiers: 44 players
End of Day 1A players
| Rank | Player | Stack |
| 1 | Michael Gabby Concepcion | 640,500 |
| 2 | Emmanuel Segismundo | 444,000 |
| 3 | Sonny Ortiz | 423,500 |
| 4 | Dan Chrysler Navarro | 423,000 |
| 5 | Patrick Ramil Bathan | 341,500 |
| 6 | Raymond Gomez | 333,000 |
| 7 | Jeffrey Estanislao | 311,500 |
| 8 | Moses Saquing | 305,000 |
| 9 | Genesis Pilao | 288,500 |
| 10 | Jeric Chio Jariol | 286,000 |
| 11 | Joey Pardales | 280,000 |
| 12 | Alfredo Talana | 279,500 |
| 13 | Rey Osete | 261,000 |
| 14 | RVCY | 244,000 |
| 15 | Minghui Li | 240,000 |
| 16 | Mark Rirod Dela Cruz | 238,000 |
| 17 | Marni Flores Jr | 229,000 |
| 18 | Marciel Cerbito | 224,500 |
| 19 | Catherine Calunsod | 219,000 |
| 20 | Reynaldo Galang Salunga | 218,000 |
| 21 | Maurillo Bulauitan | 185,000 |
| 22 | Mikko Cayetano | 180,500 |
| 23 | Rommel Vasquez | 168500 |
| 24 | Luke Pangan | 159,000 |
| 25 | Darrel Stephen Austria | 154,000 |
| 26 | Rick Jason Ambata | 154,000 |
| 27 | Jose Marquez Cheung | 143,000 |
| 28 | Adrian Te | 136,000 |
| 29 | David Tulio Sumaoi | 135,000 |
| 30 | Ellie | 130,500 |
| 31 | Jan Kevin Sauco | 130,500 |
| 32 | Marq Fisherman | 130,000 |
| 33 | Bobby Nacario | 127,000 |
| 34 | Jose Federico Dy | 126,500 |
| 35 | Ronald Morfe | 118,000 |
| 36 | John Leonard Dela Cruz | 116,500 |
| 37 | Rico Pecho | 105,000 |
| 38 | Andrew Abundo | 98,500 |
| 39 | Manuel Mascunana | 92,000 |
| 40 | Marco Almerez | 90,500 |
| 41 | Cezander Mañozo | 84,500 |
| 42 | Wilbert Chan Agbuya | 78,500 |
| 43 | Dexter Agana Manapat | 71,500 |
| 44 | Jonathan Okihiro | 61,000 |
Day 1A concluded with Marni Flores delivering the bubble to a short stacked player with {as}{ah} dominating {jh}{6h}. Flores bagged up a stack that put him 17th in the qualifier rung.
With this heat in the bag, there are still five left to try to join the qualifiers and have a shot at the PHP 3M guaranteed pot. The regular heats will see blinds increase every 30 minutes, the turbos will see blinds increase every 20 minutes. Make sure to take note of the schedule and starting times as they vary.
Day 1B: Thursday, June 15 at 3pm
Day 1C: Friday, June 16 at 2pm
Day 1D: Friday, June 16 at 7pm (Turbo)
Day 1E: Saturday, June 17 at 2pm
Day 1F: Saturday, June 17 at 7pm (Turbo)
Notes:
- Registration closes at the start of Level 11
- Starting stack is 25,000
- Unlimited re-entries allowed
- Multiple stacks allowed
- Best stack forward
All Day 2 qualifiers are guaranteed to cash. Day 2 is on Sunday, June 18. They play 13 levels or down to the final two tables, whichever is first reached.
On the final day, Monday, June 19, the final two tables will see blinds increase every 40 minutes which will continue for the rest of the tournament. The Final 9 will revert to Regular Ante and will move to the feature table. The race to victory will stream live on the Metro YouTube channel and Metro Facebook page.
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