Starts Today! Richest RVS CUP Featuring ₱20 Million Guarantee; Anthony Castro Crushes Mystery Bounty

The most highly revered local event in the Philippines is just moments from takeoff! Starting November 7 and running for six days is the beloved RVS CUP – Philippine Poker Championship, the most popular local event in the Philippines! For this year’s edition, the Metro Card Club has raised the guaranteed pot to a whopping ₱20 Million,  that’s double of last year’s guarantee and is a record prize pool in itself with the previous result at ₱15.4M.

RVS CUP  – Then And Now

A brief look back at the RVS CUP’s beginnings, it was first introduced in 2014 attracting 282 runners. That number has swelled every year after with 2017 drawing the largest crowd of 1,176 entries followed by 2023 of 1,080 entries. While the field is loaded with locals, international attendance has grown. Listed below are the past champions. You can expect to see them this week as they attempt to become the first multi-champion.

• Lester Edoc – 2014 champion
• Richard Marquez – 2015 champion
• Anacleto Quijano – 2016 champion
• Christopher Chua – 2017 champion
• Marco Almerez – 2018 champion
• Jeffrey Calma – 2019 champion
• Ian Brion – 2021 champion
• Vamerdino Magsakay – 2022 champion
• Edilberto Gopez – 2023 champion

To have a chance at this year’s ₱20 Million guarantee, the Metro has seven entry flights lined up. For a buy in of ₱22,000 (~$ 375), players start off with a 30,000 stack, which is 300x the opening blinds. Make sure to get there early to avoid the lines.

RVS CUP – PPC Held At Newly Renovated Metro Card Club

After a 15-month makeover, the Metro Card Club reopens its doors today, revealing a newly renovated poker room just in time for the highly anticipated RVS CUP – Philippine Poker Championship! The updated space features 36 tables, with room for additional seating. We look forward to everyone checking out our fresh new look and be part of the biggest RVS CUP in history.

Anthony Castro Crushes The Mystery Bounty

This year has seen Anthony Castro run deep at numerous Metro events and did so again at the RVS CUP Mystery Bounty wrapping it up in commanding fashion. Castro entered Day 2 as top dog and closed it out with all of the chips. He knocked out 12 out of the 18 players that returned for Day 2 and also pulled the largest bounty prize worth ₱60,000.

The Mystery Bounty cost ₱ 5,500 to enter. Flight A drew 53 entries, Flight B saw 65 entries for 118 entries in total and a pot of ₱590,000.

Other Winners

In addition to Castro, two other players were minted. At the Women’s Event, Precious Magsakay won it for her first ever live win and a payout of ₱32,850. Magsakay outlasted the 9 player field.  At the Mixed NLH/PLO, Ken Sembrano emerged victorious after a three-way ICM deal.

Buy in: ₱4,000
Entries: 62
Prize pool: ₱226,300
ITM: 9
1st place payout: ₱51,854

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.

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