APT Challenge 5M Guaranteed Day 1A Underway; Cats Calunsod Wins Women’s Event

The APT Challenge 5M guaranteed has kicked off! At 2pm today, the Metro Card Club, in collaboration with the Asian Poker Tour, welcomed in players for the first of six entry flights on schedule. And it has been excitement from the start with decorated APT champions John Tech, Moses Saquing (pictured below), and Alexis Lim already in the action.

APT 5M Challenge

With club patrons known to be avid supporters of APT events, it was only fitting that when APT announced its return to Manila, that we at the Metro offer players a chance to win a seat worth PHP 85,000 to the upcoming APT Main Event. The event boasts a PHP 100 Million prize pool (~US$ 1.77 Million) and runs from October 31 to November 6, 2024 at Soul Poker Room in City Of Dreams Manila.

A total of five APT Main Event tickets will be given away at the Metro-APT Challenge and each one will be awarded on top of the standard payout. It is not deducted from the prize pool . The first one has already been claimed by Metro Team Pro Marc Rivera at the APT Challenge Opener. The APT Challenge 5M guaranteed will award three seats – 1st, 2nd, 3rd – and the Single Day High Roller offers one.

APT 5M Challenge – Structure

Cats Calunsod Wins APT Challenge Women’s Event

Cats Calunsod hoisted up her first APT Trophy after defeating Janette Dee at heads up of the Women’s Event. With the event attracting 22 entries, Calunsod earned the PHP37,982 top prize plus an added value seat worth P8,000 to the upcoming APT Manila Women’s Event.

Buy in:  PHP 4,000
Entries:22
Prize pool: PHP 80,300
ITM: 3 places

1st Catherine Calunsod – PHP 37,982
2nd Janette Dee – PHP 22,500
3rd Annie Elizaga – PHP 15,000

Stay tuned for the details!.