21 Jan Jody Kitchen sets the bar high at PPT Day 1C; two flights remaining
Day 1C of the Philippine Poker Tournament 3M guaranteed drew a large crowd of 137 entries to the Metro Card Club. Like previous days, the tables were filled with locals with many moving on to the next round. Racking the biggest stack was Canadian player Jody Kitchen, with 308,000 (62 BB) at bagging time. Kitchen was the first non-local to earn a Day 1 chip lead and the first to advance with a stack in the 300K range. He is currently the frontrunner.
Also surviving the day’s heat were 21 other players that included Metro decorated champions Jason Kyle Magbanua, William Ysmael, Joseph Sia, and Rommel Angeles. Here are the top 5 of Day 1C:
End of Day 1C – Top 5 in stacks
Jody Kitchen | 308,000 |
Alrayjim Suallo | 289,500 |
Edwin Dela Cruz | 289,000 |
Ronn Ryan Mesina | 246,500 |
Raymond Gomez | 245,500 |
Day 2 qualifiers – 63 players (by stack)
Chips in play: 8,925,000
Average stack: 141,667
Rank | Player | Stack | BB |
1 | Jody Kitchen | 308,000 | 62 |
2 | Alrayjim Suallo | 289,500 | 58 |
3 | Edwin Dela Cruz | 289,000 | 58 |
4 | Rey Osete | 276,500 | 55 |
5 | Yongmin Park | 260,000 | 52 |
6 | Ronn Ryan Mesina | 246,500 | 49 |
7 | Raymond Gomez | 245,500 | 49 |
8 | Norman Edwin Grande | 241,500 | 48 |
9 | Joonhan Kim | 207,500 | 42 |
10 | Patrick Ramil Bathan | 207,000 | 41 |
11 | Lester Edoc | 206,000 | 41 |
12 | Marciel Cerbito | 202,000 | 40 |
13 | Giwoo Kim | 201,000 | 40 |
14 | Jayvon Pacaba Carreon | 200,500 | 40 |
15 | Andrew Abundo | 181,000 | 36 |
16 | Emerson Tan | 179,500 | 36 |
17 | Jan Jason Leoncio | 179,500 | 36 |
18 | Rommel Angeles | 179,500 | 36 |
19 | Adones Carmona | 174,500 | 35 |
20 | Mcedwin Montanes | 174,000 | 35 |
21 | Vamerdino Magsakay | 161,000 | 32 |
22 | Christian Aladin Florendo | 160,500 | 32 |
23 | Jharome Peña | 155,500 | 31 |
24 | Edgar Asehan | 145,000 | 29 |
25 | Mordassov Oleg | 138,000 | 28 |
26 | Jason Kyle Magbanua | 136,500 | 27 |
27 | Jesus Tuazon | 133,000 | 27 |
28 | Rolando Estor | 132,000 | 26 |
29 | Arturo AlcanarJr | 131,000 | 26 |
30 | Ellezer Castillo | 130,500 | 26 |
31 | Jeff Pardales | 129,000 | 26 |
32 | JC Sayo | 129,000 | 26 |
33 | Leonel Edejer | 126,000 | 25 |
34 | Vicente Peña | 125,000 | 25 |
35 | Jose Marquez Cheung | 124,000 | 25 |
36 | Marc Rivera | 123,000 | 25 |
37 | Jedo Docto | 122,500 | 25 |
38 | Changho Son | 119,000 | 24 |
39 | Victor Sayas | 117,500 | 24 |
40 | Joseroy Jeremias Jr. | 114,500 | 23 |
41 | Ricardo Singapan | 109,500 | 22 |
42 | Benigno Jojo Ledina | 108,000.00 | 22 |
43 | Jonald Garcia | 107,500 | 22 |
44 | William Ysmael | 107,000 | 21 |
45 | Renato Villanueva Jr | 104,500 | 21 |
46 | Joris Michl | 103,000 | 21 |
47 | Luis Bernardo | 101,000 | 20 |
48 | Philip Laurence Reyes | 94,500 | 19 |
49 | Jessie Leonarez | 92,000 | 18 |
50 | Jeorge Lagatuz | 92,000 | 18 |
51 | Jie Meng | 87,500 | 18 |
52 | David Yuh | 86,500 | 17 |
53 | Santos Hector | 81,000 | 16 |
54 | Edik Moheb | 76,000 | 15 |
55 | Pranz Higi Sevilleno | 73,000 | 15 |
56 | Joseph Sia | 69,000 | 14 |
57 | Gary Serafiniii | 66,000 | 13 |
58 | Renato Pacayra | 60,500 | 12 |
59 | Jeff Ryan Oscar Abella | 55,500 | 11 |
60 | Euryd Rivera | 50,500 | 10 |
61 | Joven Huerto | 38,500 | 8 |
62 | Benjie Mangaliman | 37,000 | 7 |
63 | Alexander Barredo | 27,000 | 5 |
PPT 3M update
The Metro’s PPT 3M event kicked off on January 18 and will run through January 23. The first three of five starting days have been completed with a total of 357 suiting up and 63 advancing to the next stage. The qualifiers head back to the felt on Sunday, January 22 at 1pm for Day 2. You can track the action via the Live Updates.
For those at the rails, there are only two chances left to secure your spot. Day 1D and Day 1E (Turbo) both take place on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Day 1D starts at 2pm and Day 1E (Turbo) at 7pm.
Starting | Entries | Qualifiers | Chip leader |
Day 1A | 127 | 25 | Lester Edoc |
Day 1B | 93 | 16 | Rey Osete |
Day 1C | 137 | 22 | Jody Kitchen |
Cumulative entries = 357
Day 2 qualifiers = 63 players
Buy in: Php 6,600
Guarantee: Php 3,000,000
Starting stack: 25,000
Day 1D: Saturday, January 21 (30 minute levels)
Day 1E (Turbo): Saturday, January 21 (20-minute levels)
Bagging time: End of Level 14
Day 1 structure
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