04 Nov 2024 RVS CUP: Terje Bratberg, Kenneth Galola Win Trophies; 18 Return For Mystery Bounty Day 2
The 2024 RVS CUP is in full swing with several events having already been completed in the past four days. A beloved Metro Card Club homegrown festival, this year’s lineup is bigger than ever featuring PHP 32 Million in guarantees. A large portion of that figure is reserved for the Philippine Poker Championship with PHP 20 Million on the line, that’s double last year’s offer. That much awaited event will hit the felt on November 7 with seven flights scheduled over three days. We’ve got all that info for you down below along with all the other events yet to be tabled.
First, let’s congratulate the winners of the past four days starting with Norway’s Terje Bratberg for his victory at the RVS CUP Pre-Event. The event drew 417 entries to build a sweeter prize pool of PHP 1,334,400 (~US$ 22,860). After a three-way ICM deal, the already leading Bratberg went on to win it to add PHP 41,802 to his guaranteed earnings and walk away with a total payout of PHP 188,841 (~US$ 3,236). Not bad for a buy in of just PHP 3,500 (~US$ 60).
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Buy in: PHP 3,500 (~US$ 60)
Guarantee: PHP 1,000,000 (~US$ 17,000)
Entries: 417
Prize pool: PHP 1,334,400 (~US$ 22,860)
ITM: 60 places
Final Table Payouts
| Rank | Player | Prize (In PhP) | Prize (in ~US$) |
| 1 | Terje Bratberg | 188,841 | 3,236 |
| 2 | Ronnie Sy | 107,797 | 1,847 |
| 3 | Bryan David | 120,786 | 2,070 |
| 4 | Robert Tolentino | 52,000 | 891 |
| 5 | Darwin Santelices | 40,000 | 686 |
| 6 | Eugene De Guzman | 32,000 | 548 |
| 7 | Louie Princesa | 24,000 | 411 |
| 8 | Alexis Reyes Lim | 20,000 | 343 |
| 9 | Richard Nakila | 16,000 | 274 |
Also lifting a trophy was Kenneth Gaolola who outlasted the 51 entry competition of the Big Bounty. This was Galola’s first ever victory in a major Metro festival.
| Place | Player | Payout In PHP |
| 1 | Kenneth Galola | 53,333 |
| 2 | Pantaleon Valencia | 43,353 |
| 3 | Ooi Chuan Kim | 24,500 |
| 4 | Jun Amisic | 17,500 |
| 5 | Jhun Aballa | 14,000 |
| 6 | Marco Espela | 10,500 |
| 7 | Joven Huerto | 7,500 |
*Payouts do not include bounties
Next up is the Mystery Bounty which features PHP 500,000 prize pool. The two entry flights ran on November 4 attracting 118 entries and 18 players advancing to the ITM round. We will have the official prize pool, payouts, and bounty prizes up once it has been made available.
Day 2 Qualifiers
| Player | Table | Seat | Stack |
| Franco N. | 22 | 6 | 374,000 |
| Castro Anthony | 23 | 2 | 321,500 |
| Israel Mark Alvin | 22 | 7 | 266,000 |
| Hechanova Isaac | 23 | 5 | 208,000 |
| David Bryan | 22 | 4 | 163,000 |
| Aballa Jhun | 23 | 7 | 148,000 |
| Patulot Lemmor | 22 | 2 | 122,000 |
| Dumduma Anthony | 23 | 9 | 110,000 |
| Chops Chua | 22 | 8 | 107,000 |
| Victoria Charles Milton | 23 | 8 | 96,000 |
| Grande Norman Edwin | 22 | 1 | 78,500 |
| Peña Vicente | 23 | 6 | 78,000 |
| Intia Jester | 22 | 3 | 70,000 |
| Manlapaz Michael | 23 | 4 | 68,500 |
| Mendoza Earl Ferrer | 22 | 5 | 49,000 |
| Baider John Philip | 23 | 1 | 38,500 |
| Louie P. | 22 | 9 | 32,000 |
| Calma Jeffrey | 23 | 3 | 31,000 |
RVS CUP – Philippine Poker Championship
The crown jewel of the RVS Cup is the Philippine Poker Championship and as mentioned above, this edition goes all out with an eye-popping PHP 20,000,000 prize pool (~US$ 345,850) guarantee! Not only is that figure double of last year’s offering, it is also a new prize pool record for this event.
Now in its 11th year, the early years crowned champions that included Richard Marquez, Lester Edoc, Anacleto Quijano, Jeffrey Calma, Christopher Chua, Marco Almerez, Vamerdino Magsakay, and the latest was Edilberto Gopez who won it last year. The road to becoming the newest RVS CUP – PPC champion is via these entry flights. Qualify into the ITM round and you are one step closer!
Dates: November 7-12, 2024
Buy in: PHP 22,000 (~US$ 380)
Guarantee: PHP 20,000,000 (~US$ 345,850)
Day 1A: November 7, 2024
Day 1B (30 min blinds) & Day 1C (20 minute blinds): November 8, 2024
Day 1D (30 min blinds) & Day 1E(20 minute blinds): November 9, 2024
Day 1F (30 min blinds) & Day 1G(20 minute blinds): November 10, 2024
All entry flights will play down to ITM and the qualifiers will merge for another round of action on Day 2 on Monday, November 11. For those fortunate enough to reach the last two tables will have a shot at being the newest RVS CUP champion on the final day November 12.
Metro & MPC Championship
A new addition to the RVS CUP lineup is the Metro & MPC Championship which runs back to back with the headliner. In collaboration with the Manila Poker Cup, the inaugural event guarantees PHP 5,500,000 (~US$ 95,000) and comes in with a buy in in of PHP 33,000 (~US$ 570). Be the first champion of this bold new tournament by taking on the challenge.
Dates: November 12-14, 2024
Buy in: PHP 33,000 (~US$ 570)
Guarantee: PHP 5,500,000 (~US$ 95,000)
Day 1A & Day 1B: November 12, 2024
Day 1C & Day 1D: November 13, 2024
Day 2 / Final Day: November 14, 2024
High Roller Events
High roller events have been in demand at the Metro and to answer the requests, we have collaborated with MPC to bring players two High Roller events.
High Roller PHP 2M Guarantee
Date: November 7-8, 2024
Buy in: PHP 40,000 (~US$ 690)
Guarantee: PHP 2,000,000 (~US$ 34,600)
High Roller PHP 3M Guarantee
Date: November 11, 2024
Buy in: PHP 60,000 (~US$ 1,040)
Guarantee: PHP 3,000,000 (~US$ 51,900)
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RVS CUP – Player of the Series
With the RVS CUP well underway, that means so is the RVS CUP Player of the Series! Rack up the most points by the end of the festival to win this honorable title.
RVS CUP – Schedule
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