03 Feb 1,002 entries and climbing! PPT 2024 ₱4M to be crushed; Czardy Rivera, Kirk Lim top heats
After four entry flights, the 5th annual Philippine Poker Tournament has now drawn a cumulative 1,002 entries and registration is still open! That brings the Metro Card Club homegrown event very close to its goal which means there is no doubt that the boosted ₱4 Million guarantee will be crushed with Day 1E and Day 1F (Turbo) yet to be completed.
Out of the 1,002 entries, 425 entries were from the combined Day 1C and Day 1D (Turbo) flights. Closing out as front runners were Czardy Rivera (Day 1C) and Kirk Lim (Day 1D Turbo). Both players are in the top 10 Day 2 lineup with Day 1A chip leader Ericson Ebilane maintaining top rank.
Czardy Rivera
Day 1C – Top 10 out of 30 ITM
| Rank | Player | Stack |
| 1 | Rivera Czardy | 469,000 |
| 2 | Han Sung Jin | 437,000 |
| 3 | Tabucal Ivan Chev | 379,000 |
| 4 | Esparagoza Moises | 365,000 |
| 5 | Laxamana Marlon | 322,000 |
| 6 | Almusajin Mark Jerick | 311,000 |
| 7 | Dee Janette Hazel | 300,000 |
| 8 | Llamedo Noel | 276,000 |
| 9 | Cayetano Mikko | 275,000 |
| 10 | Gonzales Martin | 245,000 |
Kirk Lim
Day 1D (Turbo) – Top 10 out of 22 ITM
| Rank | Player | Stack |
| 1 | Kirk Lim | 452,000 |
| 2 | Kenstop | 383,000 |
| 3 | Sigua Aristotle | 368,000 |
| 4 | Tiongson Chon | 361,000 |
| 5 | Sequite Rodrigo | 345,000 |
| 6 | Segismundo Zeus | 296,000 |
| 7 | Santos Dexter | 256,000 |
| 8 | Don Don | 254,000 |
| 9 | Vidal Audrix | 208,000 |
| 10 | Pamplona Jeffrey | 174,000 |
Date: January 31 to February 5, 2024
Buy in: ₱4,500 (~$80)
Guarantee: ₱4,000,000 (~$71,000)
Day 1A: 349 entries / 42 ITM qualifiers
Day 1B: 228 entries / 28 ITM qualifiers
Day 1C: 246 entries / 30 ITM qualifiers
Day 1D (Turbo): 179 entries / 22 ITM qualifiers
Cumulative entries: 1,002
Cumulative ITM / Day 2 qualifiers: 122 players
Chips in play: 25,050,000
Average stack: 205,327
Day 2 current top 10 – 122 players
| Rank | Player | Stack |
| 1 | Ebilane Ericson | 610,000 |
| 2 | Patawi Francisco | 555,000 |
| 3 | Liu Zhiqiang | 532,000 |
| 4 | Runas Cristopher | 526,000 |
| 5 | Sairudin Mohammad Azhar | 476,000 |
| 6 | Rivera Czardy | 469,000 |
| 7 | Edoc Redentor | 461,000 |
| 8 | Kirk Lim | 452,000 |
| 9 | Han Sung Jin | 437,000 |
| 10 | Tech John Zendrick | 419,000 |
Click link for complete PPT 2024 – Chip Counts
Day 1 flights remaining
For all you fence-sitters and weekend warriors, this is it. Today is your last chance to get in on this record PPT pot!
Day 1E is underway (started at 1pm), registration closes at 6:30pm (end of Level 10). If you miss that window, there’s Day 1F (Turbo) which starts at 7pm, registration closing at 10:50pm (end of Level 10).
Day 1E: Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 1pm
Day 1F (Turbo): Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 7pm
- Starting stack: 25,000
- Day 1 plays to ITM of 12% of the field
- Day 1 blinds increase every 30 minutes / 20 minutes for Turbo
- Big blind ante format
The PPT is a deep structured tournament with a 25,000 starting stack, equivalent to 250 times the opening blinds. With big turnouts the past four entry flights, we suggest for players to get to the Metro early to avoid waiting in long registration lines.
A new element has also been added, the 30 second Shot Clock will be introduced at the Final Table. Finalists will be given five time-banks of 30 seconds each.
PPT Structure
Searching for the next PPT champion
Jharome Pena
Now in its 5th year, the homegrown Philippine Poker Tournament (PPT) is in search of its next champion to join these past winners.
Jharome Pena (2023) – ₱845,940
Maxwell Rosete (2022) – ₱395,048
Rasid Paitao (2020) – ₱299,883
Gideon Galpo (2019) – ₱389,000
So far, only PPT 2023 champion Jharome Pena has qualified, having a better run at Day 1D (Turbo). We will track the others in case they too make a bid for a second PPT title.
Last year, Pena turned his ₱6,600 buy in into a career high payout of ₱845,940 (ICM deal)! This should be incentive enough to shoot for the top.
Maxwell Rosete
Also spotted was Maxell Rosete who has already won a side event. However, he has yet to find his way into the PPT Day 2 lineup. He is currently in action at Day 1E.
Joseph Sia wins the Power Button
Joseph Sia
Metro Team Pro Joseph Sia topped the 78 entry field of the Power Button side event to pocket ₱65,000. This was his second PPT Power Button win with a first back in 2022. He now has five Metro trophies on his awards shelf. Sia also qualified to PPT 2024 at Day 1A.
Buy in: ₱3,500
Entries: 78
Prize pool: ₱249,600
ITM: 10 places
| Place | Player | Payout |
| 1 | Joseph SIa | ₱65,000 |
| 2 | Juan Miguel Espino | ₱43,224 |
| 3 | Anthony Castro | ₱30,400 |
| 4 | Michael Manlapaz | ₱24,000 |
| 5 | Philip Laurence Reyes | ₱19,200 |
| 6 | Joven Huerto | ₱16,000 |
| 7 | Roque Lima | ₱12,800 |
| 8 | Michael Calunsod | ₱9,600 |
| 9 | Brian Romero | ₱8,000 |
| 10 | Lenart Ecarma | ₱6,400 |
Links:
China’s Liu Zhiqiang tops PPT 2024 Day 1B
Pros light up PPT 2024 Day 1A as Ebilane Ericson sets the bar – Metro Card Club
Deep Structure, Boosted Guarantee, It’s Time For PPT 2024! – Metro Card Club
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