23 Jun Guarantee shattered at 2024 Metro Walk To A Million; Nearly ₱6.7M; Jemar Cadangdang steals lead
New record prize pool! That’s what went down at the 4th edition of the Metro Walk To A Million with the last two flights bringing in massive crowds. When registration finally closed, a combined 584 had joined the hunt to generate a total of 1,339 entries across six flights.
With buy in priced at ₱5,500 (~$94) each, the prize pool skyrocketed to a record high of ₱6,695,000 (~$114,150), shattering the previous high by well over a million pesos. The 2024 MWAM continues the exciting trend of record-breaking homegrown events at the Metro Card Club this year. A short message from the Metro,
“Thank you players for all of your support! Together we set another Metro record prize pool as we have been doing since the start of the year. Congratulations to all the players that reached the money round. We are very happy to announce that the top prize is over ₱1.2 Million!
Metro Walk To A Million – By The Numbers
Dates: June 19 to 24, 2024
Buy in: ₱5,500 (~$94)
Guarantee: ₱5,000,000 (~$86,650)
Entries: 1,339
Prize pool: ₱6,695,000 (~$114,150)
ITM: 188 players (3 double qualifiers)
Day 1A: 299 entries – 42 ITM
Day 1B: 143 entries – 20 ITM
Day 1C: 207 entries – 29 ITM
Day 1D (Turbo): 106 entries – 15 ITM
Day 1E: 342 entries – 48 ITM
Day 1F (Turbo): 242 entries – 34 ITM
Day 2 – 185 players
Top 10 entering Day 2
| Rank | Day 2 qualifier | Stack | BB |
| 1 | Cadangdang Jemar | 546,000 | 91 |
| 2 | Dumandan Ronald V. | 539,000 | 90 |
| 3 | Javier Jedjay | 536,000 | 89 |
| 4 | David Jasper Salonga | 511,000 | 85 |
| 5 | Enriquez Kim Michael | 451,000 | 75 |
| 6 | Rosete Maxwell Philippe | 434,000 | 72 |
| 7 | Nakagawa Hajime | 423,000 | 71 |
| 8 | Acdal Aj Cris | 417,000 | 70 |
| 9 | Hwang Jeonghoon | 413,000 | 69 |
| 10 | Bulaong Raphael | 410,000 | 68 |
When the 185 players return, they are all guaranteed ₱10,000 (~$170) and will be playing down to the final two tables. However the ultimate goal is to take it to the top and lock up the title, trophy, and ₱1,230,000 (~$20,970) in cold hard cash.
Day 2 kicks off at 1pm. Blinds start at 3000/6000 increasing at 40 minute intervals.
Payouts
| Place | Payout in PHP |
| 1 | 1,230,000 |
| 2 | 625,000 |
| 3 | 303,450 |
| 4 | 160,000 |
| 5 | 115,000 |
| 6 | 95,000 |
| 7 | 75,000 |
| 8 | 65,000 |
| 9 | 55,000 |
| 10-11 | 45,000 |
| 12-4 | 40,000 |
| 15-27 | 35,000 |
| 28-36 | 30,000 |
| 37-45 | 27,500 |
| 46-54 | 25,000 |
| 55-63 | 22,500 |
| 64-72 | 21,250 |
| 73-81 | 20,000 |
| 82-90 | 18,750 |
| 91-99 | 17,500 |
| 100-108 | 16,250 |
| 109-115 | 15,000 |
| 123-135 | 13,750 |
| 136-153 | 12,500 |
| 154-171 | 11,250 |
| 171-188 | 10,000 |
Day 1A results
Day 1B results
Day 1C and Day 1D results
Flight E recap
Long lines was the theme at Flight E as it pulled in the largest crowd of 342 entries. Of that figure, 48 moved on to the ITM stage led by Korea’s Jeonghoon Hwang (pictured above) with 413,000. This placed Hwang 9th in the overall Day 2 lineup. Other notable players advancing in this round were Jonald Garcia, John Tech, and reigning champion Oliver John Tapel (pictured below) with a decent 37 bb. Tapel is the second MWAM champion to qualify following Jason Kyle Magbanua.
Top 10 0f Flight E
| 1 | Hwang Jeonghoon | 413,000 |
| 2 | Garcia Jonald | 327,000 |
| 3 | Vi Stevenson | 304,000 |
| 4 | Wang Kuan-Wei | 290,000 |
| 5 | BADZ | 274,000 |
| 6 | Santos Dexter | 271,000 |
| 7 | Tech John Zendrick | 268,000 |
| 8 | Princesa Louie Jhon Almario | 262,000 |
| 9 | Liu Zhiqiang | 254,000 |
| 10 | RBC | 246,000 |
2024 MWAM – Day 2 Chip Counts and Flight survivors
Flight F recap
Players may have noticed a change of command in the Day 2 lineup. The new chip leader is Jemar Cadangdang who topped Flight F with 546,000 bagged. Cadangdang isn’t a frequent flyer at Metro’s biggest events with just a handful of cashes recorded however with plenty of chips now at his disposal, Cadangdang is well on his way to another deeep run. Day 1A leader Ronald Dumandan has been bumped down to second rank though just 1 bb behind.
Flight F was the last chance for players and despite it being a turbo, it drew an impressive 242 entries. Among the many faces in the crowd were Bell John Perez, Richard Nakila, Renato Pacayra, and Cezar Quiambao II, all of whom advanced. However, not so fortunate for Czar Ian Marcos, Hernan Jaybee Villa, and Joven Huerto as all were bounced out.
Side Events
For those that miss the mark there is a chance to win a side event trophy at the Bounty Event which starts at 5pm on Sunday, June 23, 2024. Check out the structure below.
Metro Walk To A Million – Schedule
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