04 Feb Richest PPT in history of over ₱6.5 Million!
The Philippine Poker Tournament 2024 set out to be the richest in history and it crushed it with the prize pool soaring to ₱6.5 Million (~$116,500). This is a new benchmark for the Metro Card Club’s beloved homegrown tournament.
195 players will return today, Sunday, February 4, 2024, each one guaranteed a piece of the pie. Minimum payout is ₱8,200. For those that move on to Day 3 / Final Day, the target is the huge ₱1,530,000 (~$27,300) top prize.
PPT by the numbers
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
Day 1E: 364 entries / 44 ITM qualifiers
Day 1F: 290 entries / 35 ITM qualifiers
Total entries: 1,656
Prize pool: ₱6,518,016 Million (~$116,500)
ITM / Day 2 qualifiers: 195 players (5 multi-stacks removed)
Minimum payout: ₱8,200
First place payout: ₱1,530,000 (~$27,300)
Jesus Rivera
As expected, the largest turnout was on the final entry day with two flights scheduled. The regular flight (Day 1E) pulled in 364 entries with Jesus Rivera bagging the biggest, putting him 3rd in the overall Day 2 lineup.
Maxwell Rosete
At his heels was the 2022 PPT champion, Maxwell Rosete to earn 7th rank into Day 2. Rosete will definitely be one of the players to watch as he is already decorated with a side event win. Rosete is the second PPT champion to qualify. PPT 2023 champion Jharome Pena also advanced via Day 1D (Turbo).
Michael Cerbito
The last chance to try to qualify was at Day 1F Turbo flight. This drew an eager 290 entries with Michael Cerbito taking charge to finish in overall 4th rank entering Day 2.
Impressively, Day 1A chip leader Ericson Ebilane maintained his lead and will be returning with a towering 102 bb. Full chip counts via the link provided.
Day 2 – Top 10 in chips
| Rank | Player | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Ebilane Ericson | 610,000 | 102 |
| 2 | Patawi Francisco | 555,000 | 93 |
| 3 | Rivera Jesus | 544,000 | 91 |
| 4 | Cerbito Michael | 539,000 | 90 |
| 5 | Liu Zhiqiang | 532,000 | 89 |
| 6 | Runas Cristopher | 526,000 | 88 |
| 7 | Rosete Maxwell | 519,000 | 87 |
| 8 | Sairudin Mohammad Azhar | 476,000 | 79 |
| 9 | Castillo Ellezer | 475,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Rivera Czardy | 469,000 | 78 |
Chips in play: 41,031,000
Average stack: 210,415 (35 bb)
Day 2 opens with blinds at 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000. Levels increase every 40 minutes. The goal is to play down to the final two tables or 16 levels, whichever is first reached.
The remaining players then return on Day 3 / Final Day for the final stage to the Metro title of 2024. Once the final table is established, a 30 second Shot Clock will be introduced. Finalists will be given five time-banks of 30 seconds each.
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 listed below.
Jharome Pena (2023) – ₱845,940
Maxwell Rosete (2022) – ₱395,048
Rasid Paitao (2020) – ₱299,883
Gideon Galpo (2019) – ₱389,000
Last year, Jharome Pena turned his ₱6,600 buy in into a career high payout of ₱845,940 (ICM deal)! Pena will have a chance for a back to back as he, and the 2022 PPT champion Maxwell Rosete, made the Day 2 lineup.
This year’s title will be incredibly special as it is the richest PPT in history and the champion’s purse is a massive ₱1.53 Million!
Links:
1,002 entries and climbing! PPT 2024 P4M gtd to be crushed
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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