25 Aug Inaugural Batang Metro Poker Challenge trophy within reach; Millionaire men lead in the final 22 players; Final Day chip counts, payouts, and info inside
The past five days saw the Metro Card Club fill to the brim for the newest homegrown festival, the Batang Metro Poker Challenge 2M guaranteed. The festival name, “Batang Metro”, is in recognition of the fantastic poker talents bred at the Metro. Among them was Mike Takayama, the first Filipino to win a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Today, a new champion will emerge at the Metro. That player will claim three things – the bragging rights inaugural title & trophy and a thick wad worth PHP 809,000.
For a brief rundown on Day 2, out of the 767 entrants, only 128 players were back in action. At the end of the scheduled twelve rounds. 22 players held strong. Two of them pushed the boundaries further, crossing into the million marker. Dominic Jose Javier (1,196,000) and Dennis Reyes (1,109,000) will lead in the Final Day pack this afternoon (Monday, August 26th) at 1pm. We will be reporting the action live until a winner is crowned so be sure to follow us!
Final Day info
Total entries: 767
Buy-in: PHP 4,500
Prize pool: PHP 3,068,000
ITM: 77 places
Total chips in play: 11,505,000
Average stack: 522,960
Opening blinds: 20K – 40K ante 40K (Level 28)
Level Duration: 30 minutes
Time: 1pm
Format: Big Blind Ante
Notes:
- The final two tables wasn’t reached in Day 2 which means the game will resume with blinds increasing every 30 minutes and utilizing the “Big Blind Ante” format. Once the final two tables is reached, the blinds increase every 40 minutes and the format switches to “Regular Ante”. Once the final table is reached, the blinds increase every 60 minutes.
Final Day players by Chip Count
| Rank | NAMES | CHIP COUNT | Table |
| 1 | Javier, Dominic Jose | 1,196,000 | Table 17 Seat 9 |
| 2 | Reyes, Dennis | 1,109,000 | Table 24 Seat 8 |
| 3 | Villa, Hernan Jaybee | 828,000 | Table 26 Seat 2 |
| 4 | Kang, Seung | 683,000 | Table 24 Seat 6 |
| 5 | Supnet, Jessie | 635,000 | Table 24 Seat 1 |
| 6 | Sequite, Rodrigo | 635,000 | Table 24 Seat 2 |
| 7 | David, Jasper Salonga | 569,500 | Table 26 Seat 7 |
| 8 | Pineda, Rex Araneta | 555,000 | Table 17 Seat 3 |
| 9 | Lim, Tyrone | 548,000 | Table 24 Seat 4 |
| 10 | Capule, Leopoldo | 515,000 | Table 26 Seat 9 |
| 11 | Castillo, Regin | 501,000 | Table 17 Seat 4 |
| 12 | King, John Francis | 472,000 | Table 17 Seat 7 |
| 13 | Tan, John Clyde | 408,000 | Table 26 Seat 3 |
| 14 | Soria, Marguel | 391,000 | Table 26 Seat 4 |
| 15 | Cruz, Federick | 387,000 | Table 26 Seat 1 |
| 16 | Segismundo, Michael Zeus | 377,000 | Table 24 Seat 9 |
| 17 | Dee, Janette Hazel | 329,000 | Table 26 Seat 6 |
| 18 | Cerbito, Marvin | 315,000 | Table 17 Seat 6 |
| 19 | Patulot, Lemmor | 310,000 | Table 26 Seat 5 |
| 20 | Leoncio, Jan Jason | 285,000 | Table 24 Seat 7 |
| 21 | Pradhan, Deepa | 254,000 | Table 17 Seat 1 |
| 22 | Danoy, Teddy | 195,000 | Table 17 Seat 2 |
Final Day players by Table
| NAMES | CHIP COUNT | Table | |
| Pradhan, Deepa | 254,000 | Table 17 Seat 1 | |
| DB | Danoy, Teddy | 195,000 | Table 17 Seat 2 |
| SB | Pineda, Rex Araneta | 555,000 | Table 17 Seat 3 |
| BB | Castillo, Regin | 501,000 | Table 17 Seat 4 |
| Cerbito, Marvin | 315,000 | Table 17 Seat 6 | |
| King, John Francis | 472,000 | Table 17 Seat 7 | |
| Javier, Dominic Jose | 1,196,000 | Table 17 Seat 9 |
| NAMES | CHIP COUNT | Table | |
| Supnet, Jessie | 635,000 | Table 24 Seat 1 | |
| Sequite, Rodrigo | 635,000 | Table 24 Seat 2 | |
| Lim, Tyrone | 548,000 | Table 24 Seat 4 | |
| Kang, Seung | 683,000 | Table 24 Seat 6 | |
| DB | Leoncio, Jan Jason | 285,000 | Table 24 Seat 7 |
| SB | Reyes, Dennis | 1,109,000 | Table 24 Seat 8 |
| BB | Segismundo, Michael Zeus | 377,000 | Table 24 Seat 9 |
| NAMES | CHIP COUNT | Table | |
| BB | Cruz, Federick | 387,000 | Table 26 Seat 1 |
| Villa, Hernan Jaybee | 828,000 | Table 26 Seat 2 | |
| Tan, John Clyde | 408,000 | Table 26 Seat 3 | |
| Soria, Marguel | 391,000 | Table 26 Seat 4 | |
| Patulot, Lemmor | 310,000 | Table 26 Seat 5 | |
| Dee, Janette Hazel | 329,000 | Table 26 Seat 6 | |
| DB | David, Jasper Salonga | 569,500 | Table 26 Seat 7 |
| SB | Capule, Leopoldo | 515,000 | Table 26 Seat 9 |
Prize pool
The BMPC 2m GTD drew a mighty 767 entries over four starting days. This crushed the guarantee and in its place a much richer prize pool worth PHP 3,068,000. Pieces of the pot were shaved off in Day 2 starting at 77th place. Among the players in the money were: Joseph Sia (27th), Dave Erquiaga (38th), Melia Wang (39th), Jose Allado (58th), Jose Colada (67th), William Ysmael (68th), and John Tech (74th). Below are the remaining payouts.
Remaining payouts
| Place | Cash Payout |
| 1st + RVS Seat | 809,000 |
| 2nd + RVS Seat | 416,000 |
| 3rd + RVS Seat | 226,000 |
| 4th + RVS Seat | 146,000 |
| 5th + RVS Seat | 102,000 |
| 6th + RVS Seat | 78,000 |
| 7th + RVS Seat | 62,000 |
| 8th + RVS Seat | 50,000 |
| 9th + RVS Seat | 42,000 |
| 10th + RVS Seat | 34,000 |
| 11th + RVS Seat | 26,000 |
| 12th + RVS Seat | 26,000 |
| 13th + RVS Seat | 22,000 |
| 14th + RVS Seat | 22,000 |
| 15th + RVS Seat | 22,000 |
| 16th | 22,000 |
| 17th | 18,000 |
| 18th | 18,000 |
| 19th | 16,000 |
| 20th | 16,000 |
| 21st | 16,000 |
| 22nd | 16,000 |
BMPC PHP 2M Guaranteed structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante | Regular Ante (Per Player) |
| 1 | 25 | 50 | ||
| 2 | 50 | 100 | ||
| 3 | 75 | 150 | ||
| 4 | 100 | 200 | ||
| 5 | 100 | 200 | 200 | |
| 6 | 150 | 300 | 300 | |
| 7 | 200 | 400 | 400 | |
| 8 | 250 | 500 | 500 | |
| 9 | 300 | 600 | 600 | |
| 10 | 400 | 800 | 800 | |
| 11 | 500 | 1000 | 1000 | |
| 12 | 600 | 1200 | 1200 | |
| 13 | 800 | 1600 | 1600 | |
| 14 | 1000 | 2000 | 2000 | |
| 15 | 1200 | 2400 | 2400 | |
| 16 | 1500 | 3000 | 3000 | |
| 17 | 2000 | 4000 | 4000 | |
| 18 | 2500 | 5000 | 5000 | |
| 19 | 3000 | 6000 | 6000 | |
| 20 | 3500 | 7000 | 7000 | 1000 |
| 21 | 4000 | 8000 | 8000 | 1000 |
| 22 | 5000 | 10000 | 10000 | 1000 |
| 23 | 6000 | 12000 | 12000 | 2000 |
| 24 | 8000 | 16000 | 16000 | 2000 |
| 25 | 10000 | 20000 | 20000 | 3000 |
| 26 | 12000 | 24000 | 24000 | 4000 |
| 27 | 15000 | 30000 | 30000 | 5000 |
| 28 | 20000 | 40000 | 40000 | 5000 |
| 29 | 25000 | 50000 | 50000 | 5000 |
| 30 | 30000 | 60000 | 60000 | 10000 |
| 31 | 35000 | 70000 | 70000 | 10000 |
| 32 | 40000 | 80000 | 80000 | 10000 |
| 33 | 50000 | 100000 | 100000 | 10000 |
| 34 | 60000 | 120000 | 120000 | 20000 |
| 35 | 80000 | 160000 | 160000 | 20000 |
| 36 | 100000 | 200000 | 200000 | 30000 |
| 37 | 120000 | 240000 | 240000 | 40000 |
| 38 | 150000 | 300000 | 300000 | 50000 |
- The Metro pays the top 10 percent of the field
- Top 15 players win a seat to RVS Cup Main Event worth PHP 11,000. RVS Cup is the Metro’s biggest annual event. It takes place from November 13 to 18, 2019.
- The Tournament Director’s decision is final
- Management reserves the right to cancel guarantee due to Force Majeure: Earthquake, Flooding or Typhoon
Event numbers:
Day 1A: 25 advanced out of 171 entries
Day 1B: 20 advanced out of 129 entries
Day 1C: 25 advanced out of 149 entries
Day 1D: 58 advanced out of 318 entries
Day 2: 128 players
Final Day: 22 players
Side Events remaining
Since we are down to the last day of the festival, only one side event remains:
Deep Stack Turbo: August 26 – Buyin is PHP 1,700 – starts at 6pm
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