Josua Rivera Wins METRO 2M410K / Filipino Poker Tour 5

The biggest tournament our local poker scene has ever seen ended last night with one of The Metro Card Club regulars taking home a cool One Million Pesos and bragging rights as the champion of this historic tournament. Outwitting, outplaying, and outlasting 325 other players, not to mention another star-studded final table, is not an easy feat. The final table included Erick Sia (2nd place in the last FPT 3 and APPT Manila money finisher), Ronnel Sto.Tomas (Online poker pro and Champion of the FPT charity tournament), Jun Amito (three-time FPT final table finisher in the last 5 tournaments), and other well-known faces in the poker community.

Josua was actually a dark horse in the final table. Several more seasoned veterans like Erick and Ronnel were the favorites to win the tournament. Most of the final table was dominated by Nicky Filart, fondly known in the poker community as 11-finger (he DOES have an extra finger in his hand!). Nicky at one point had more than 70% of the total chips in play! After several grueling hours of playing, it came down to 3 players. Josua, Nicky, and Pele Abella (another seasoned cash game player) faced off in a three-way battle that seemed lopsided in the favor of Nicky who had most of the total chips. Josua, who played tight and was under the radar throughout the final table, ended up heads-up against Nicky with a 3-1 chip disadvantage after Pele busted out. This was when he suddenly opened up his play with a masterful strategy. After playing quietly for so long, he suddenly became very loose and aggressive, raising and re-raising almost every hand, and showing his hands every time he pulled a successful bluff. He climbed back from behind and finally ended up winning the tournament and becoming FPT5 Champion.

Here is a list of the final 9 players and their prizes:

1st place Josua Rivera         P1,000,000

2nd place Nicky Filart          P550,000

3rd Place Pele Abella           P300,000

4th Place Jun Amito             P230,000

5th Place Denver Dy             P180,000

6th Place Nick Chlebeck         P140,000

7th Place Ronnel Sto.Tomas      P115,000

8th Place Mark Amparo           P80,000

9th Place Erick Sia             P65,000

Congratulations to all those who made it into the money too, as the metro paid 30 places, with the winners getting at least 20,000 for their efforts. Congratulations to Josua Rivera for showing great poker skill and becoming part of history by winning the biggest tournament yet. Congratulations also to The Metro Card Club and Pokerstars for another successful event.

We all know that this is only the beginning. Expect only bigger and better tournaments from The best Poker Room in Asia, The Metro Card Club!

Posted by The Metro on October 6, 2008 under News & Updates.

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