History In The Making With Philippine Poker Millions Now Running

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07 Aug History In The Making With Philippine Poker Millions Now Running

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After months of anticipation, the wait is finally over! The Philippine Poker Millions has arrived! For the first time in history, the Philippine poker community has united under one banner with cards now flying both live and virtually.

If this is your first time hearing about this event, it isn’t your typical tournament. Four premier poker rooms and one major online platform have joined forces to deliver the most ambitious homegrown poker event ever staged in the country, headlined by a proud ₱50,000,000 (~US$ 870K) guaranteed prize pool. With cards now flying, we’ve compiled all of the information on the event, so just keep scrolling.

Philippine Poker Millions: Everything You Need To Know

Philippine Poker Millions 2025

Tournament Structure

The Philippine Poker Millions is built around multiple Day 1 Legs held at various poker rooms nationwide, plus at 0nline platform GGPoker PH. Two buy-in rates are available.

  • Full Ticket: ₱55,000 (14% ITM)
  • Half Ticket: ₱27,500 (two halves make one full entry, 7% ITM)


For full ticket players, the starting stack is 40,000 while half-ticket holders start with 20,0000. All of the Day 1 survivors then converge at the Metro Card Club for Day 2 on Sunday, August 24, where they are guaranteed a share of the pot.

PPM Structure For ₱55,000

Level Small Blind Big Blind Ante
1 100 200 200
2 100 300 300
3 200 300 300
4 200 400 400
5 200 500 500
6 300 600 600
7 400 800 800
8 500 1000 1000
9 600 1200 1200
10 1000 1500 1500
10 minutes break
(End of registration – Color up 100’s)
11 1000 2000 2000
12 1000 2500 2500
13 1500 3000 3000
(Color up 500’s)
14 2000 4000 4000
15 2000 5000 5000
16 3000 6000 6000
17 4000 8000 8000
18 5000 10,000 10,000
19 6000 12,000 12,000
(Color up 1,000’s)
20 10,000 15,000 15,000
21 10,000 20,000 20,000
22 10,000 25,000 25,000
23 15,000 30,000 30,000
24 20,000 40,000 40,000
25 25,000 50,000 50,000
(Color up 5,000’s)
26 30,000 60,000 60,000
27 40,000 80,000 80,000
28 50,000 100,000 100,000
29 60,000 120,000 120,000
30 80,000 160,000 160,000
31 100,000 200,000 200,000
32 120,000 240,000 240,000
33 150,000 300,000 300,000
34 200,000 400,000 400,000
35 250,000 500,000 500,000
36 300,000 600,000 600,000
37 400,000 800,000 800,000
38 500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

PPM Structure For ₱27,500

Level Small Blind Big Blind Ante
1 100 100
2 100 200
3 100 200 200
4 100 300 300
5 200 300 300
6 200 400 400
7 200 500 500
8 300 600 600
9 400 800 800
10 500 1000 1000
(10 minutes Break – End of Registration)
11 600 1200 1200
12 1000 1500 1500
13 1000 2000 2000
14 1000 2500 2500
15 1500 3000 3000
16 2000 4000 4000
17 2000 5000 5000
18 3000 6000 6000
19 4000 8000 8000
20 5000 10,000 10,000
21 6000 12,000 12,000
22 10,000 15,000 15,000
23 10,000 20,000 20,000
24 10,000 25,000 25,000
25 15,000 30,000 30,000
26 20,000 40,000 40,000
27 25,000 50,000 50,000
28 30,000 60,000 60,000
29 40,000 80,000 80,000
30 50,000 100,000 100,000
31 60,000 120,000 120,000
32 80,000 160,000 160,000
33 100,000 200,000 200,000
34 120,000 240,000 240,000
35 150,000 300,000 300,000
36 200,000 400,000 400,000
37 250,000 500,000 500,000
38 300,000 600,000 600,000
39 400,000 800,000 800,000
40 500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000

Notes:

  • All Day 1 Flights start 9-handed, 10-handed if necessary
  • Registration closes at the start of Level 11
  • Day 1 plays down to ITM
  • Day 2 plays 12 levels or down to 45 players whichever is first reached; 40 minute blinds
  • Day 3 will play down to the final 9 players; 40 minute blinds
  • Final Day / Final Table – 60 minute blinds
  • 30 big blind ratio at the final table

Ongoing: GGPoker Philippine Online Day 1 Legs

The cheapest way to the PPM is through the online road – at GGPoker.PH – where players can win their seat for as low as ₱5 via the Step Program. GGPoker.PH has confirmed that it will be backing the event with a whopping 200 entries, secured via online satellites and Day 1 direct buy-ins. This will definitely boost the player pool with strong participation from both local and international players.

On August 3, 2025, the first PPM Day 1 legs officially kicked off online along with a raffle promo that awards 5 players a FREE seat worth ₱27,500 (half buy-in). The next online PPM Day 1 leg is on August 17.

Live Day 1 Legs

The north also got the ball rolling. Wild Aces in Pampanga kicked off its Day 1 leg on August 4 and runs until August 7. Buy-in is ₱27,500.

Check out the action at Wild Aces.

Following the north legs, the Masters Poker Club in Malate, Manila stages its Day 1 legs on August 8-10, 2025 with buy-in of ₱27,500.

Day 1 legs at Prime Poker Club in Manila is scheduled from August 15-17, 2025. The half-ticket buy-in legs run on the first two days, and the full buy-in on the last.

Prime Poker Club "Road to the Philippine Poker Millions"

  • Half-Ticket: August 15 and 16, 2025
  • Full Ticket: August 17, 2025

However, while waiting, players can take their chances at the ongoing “Road To PPM” via the ₱780K GTD tournament. There is also a ₱3,000,000 Philippine Poker Millions feeder event running August 11-15, 2025.

Metro Card Club

Metro Summer Event - MSE 2025

The last of the Day 1 legs will take place at the Metro Card Club with six scheduled from August 20-23, 2025.  Five will feature the full-ticket buy-in and one half-ticket heat.

Metro Card Club – Full Ticket Info

  • Starting stack: 40,000
  • Day 1A: Wednesday August 20, 1pm
  • Day 1B: Thursday, August 21, 1pm
  • Day 1C: Friday, August 22, 1pm
  • Day 1E: Saturday, August 23, 1pm
  • Day 1F (Turbo): Saturday, August 23, 6:30pm

Half Ticket Info 

  • Starting stack: 20,000
  • Day 1D: Friday, August 22, 7pm

After all the Day 1 legs have completed, all of the survivors converge at the Metro where they will race to be crowned the first ever PPM champion.

Day 1 Legs – Schedule

Philippine Poker Millions schedule

The Numbers So Far

With such an ambitious figure, players have already been gearing up for the event. On the live arena, the Red Dragon Poker Room kicked off the hype with a Mega Satellite event to Day 1 in July with 6 seats awarded.

To date, over 300+ seats – live and online – have already been awarded (233 half buy-ins, 75 full buy-ins. Additionally, half tickets and more than a handful of full tickets have been purchased at the Metro. GGPoker has also committed 200 entries via online satellites and qualifiers.

Where To Stay

If you’re traveling for the Final Leg, there are many places to stay nearby the Metro. Listed below are some of our  the recommendations:

  • Marco Polo Ortigas – Luxury stay with premium amenities

  • Go Hotels Ortigas Center – Affordable and convenient

  • Hop Inn Hotel Ortigas Center – Clean and budget-friendly

  • Exchange Regency Residence Hotel – Mid-range comfort near the venue

Metro PPM And Side Events Schedule

Before the Metro Day 1 Legs hit the felt, players can get prepped at the PPM Mystery Bounty 2M Guaranteed running on August 18, 2025. Four entry flights are scheduled at a buy-in of ₱10,000. This event offers great bang for your buck and of course a kickstart to one’s bankroll.

The PPM Main Event grabs the spotlight right after, running August 20, 2025 until the end on August 26, 2025. Players that fall early are not completely at a loss as there are still several events lined up to try to snag a trophy – and recover losses – before the PPM series commences.

  • PPM Mini High Roller: this is a two day event running August 24-25, 2025 with buy-in of ₱70,000
  • Survivor Knockout: August 24, 2025 – ₱5,500 buy in
  • Power Button: August 25, 2025 – ₱110,000 buy in
  • PPM Closer 1M Guaranteed: August 26, 2025 – ₱11,000 buy in

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