MWAM Day 2 ends with Joseph Sia leading the pack of 17 players; final race to the title up next

30 Jun MWAM Day 2 ends with Joseph Sia leading the pack of 17 players; final race to the title up next

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After eight hours of play, Day 2 of the Metro WALK TO A MILLION wrapped up with 17 players remaining. The event began June 26th with 616 total entries over the four starting days. With each entry contributing Php 3,500, the prize pool grew to Php 1,971,200 (~US$ 38,400). Only 102 advanced to today’s round and only 61 places ensured a cut. Driving his stack from 144,900 to an enormous 1,122,000 was local pro Joseph Sia. He closed the day as chip leader.

Sia is the most decorated player of the final 17. Among his long list of achievements is a victory at the Metro 3M Summer Event in April 2018. He is also a PokerLIVE Manila Super Series Main Event champion. With his commanding stack, he will be favored to win.

Another player into the million mark was Ramon Roces with 1,082,500. This placed him in second-rank. Not much is known of Roces’s live tournament accomplishments however he is certainly one to contend with considering his massive stack. Sia and Roces were the only two players to reach a million in chips.

Among the players also through were Day 1A chip leader Jimmie Javier, Day 1D chip leader Julius Santiago, and another decorated Metro champion, Mark Amparo. Javier held top rank entering Day 2. He continued to look strong with 650,500 bagged today putting him in fifth rank. Early this year, he finished 10th at the club’s Philippine Poker Tournament. He is looking to better that mark and capture his first-ever Main Event win.

For Amparo, he bagged a larger 772,000 stack placing him in fourth rank, and down the rung is Santiago with 276,000. Santiago will have his work cut out with under 15 big blinds.

Final 17 Chip Count

RANK NAMES CHIPCOUNT
1 Joseph Sia 1,122,000
2 Ramon Roces 1,082,500
3 Jessie Phillip Bulatao 950,000
4 Mark Anthony Amparo 772,000
5 Jimmie Javier 650,500
6 Terrence John Galang Dizon 600,500
7 Riener Magbutay 600,500
8 Royly Emir Oracion 540,000
9 Randy Cirineo 495,500
10 Bryan Pelandas 465,000
11 Bonifacio Mondalo 385,500
12 Tyrone Lim 342,000
13 Aron Pablo Jaime Gerald Angeles 331,500
14 Julius Santiago 276,000
15 Knoffler Carillo 241,000
16 Rick Jason Ambata 231,000
17 Joel Constantino Copiozo 76,000

The final 17 players return to the Metro Card Club on Monday, July 1st for the ultimate race to the title and the Php 535,000 (~US$ 10,400) first place cash. You can read up on the action via our live updates post so be on the lookout for that.

Total chips in play: 9,165,600
Average stack: 539,200
Opening blinds: 10K-20K ante 3K

Important details:

  • Final two tables will post regular ante.
  • Final two tables will see blinds escalate every 40 minutes.
  • There will be a 30 big blind ratio to average stack rollback on Day 2, Final day, and final table if needed.
  • Final table will be 10 handed.
  • Final table blinds increase every 60 minutes.
  • Top 18 places will receive a seat to Batang Metro Poker Challenge (BMPC) worth Php 4,500.

 

Remaining cash payouts
1st Php 535,000
2nd Php 294,064
3rd Php 180,000
4th Php 111,600
5th Php 80,000
6th Php 60,800
7th Php 48,000
8th Php 38,400
9th Php 28,800
10th Php 22,400
11th Php 16,000
12th Php 16,000
13th Php 12,800
14th Php 12,800
15th Php 12,800
16th Php 9,600
17th Php 9,600

Players in the money 

Out of the 102 players into Day 2, 41 fell empty-handed. Among those that managed to grab some of the pot were: Day 1C chip leader Joemark Vasay (22nd), Kim Enriquez (23rd), and Day 1B chip leader Ronald Singson (52nd).

Link —> Day 2 recap and chip count

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