15 Feb 2026 PPT: New Main Event Record, Day 2 Underway; Single Day High Roller 1M GTD At 330PM
Mission accomplished! After six flights, the 2026 Philippine Poker Tournament amassed a new Main Event prize pool record of ₱7,062,000 ($121,800). Today, 181 players are back at the Metro Card Club for Day 2, each one guaranteed ₱10,700 yet hunting down a seat at the final day where a jaw-dropping ₱1,100,000 top prize awaits the champion.
Check out all the numbers, chip counts, including prize pool breakdown via the link below:
PPT Main Event: All The Numbers, Day 1 Results, Seat Draw
Buy-in: ₱6,000 ($100)
Guarantee: ₱5,000,000 ($86,260)
Entries: 1,320
Prize pool: ₱7,062,000 ($121,800)
ITM: 188 players
Photo: Lester Edoc
Pushing the event to record heights, the final two starting flights brought the total field to 1,320 entries. Day 1E attracted 252 entries and concluded with 36 survivors, led by Metro Team Pro Lester Edoc with 568,000 in chips.
The strong finish vaulted the highly decorated Edoc to second in the Day 2 pecking order, trailing only Day 1C frontrunner Shawn Benitez whose towering stack of 653,000 remained unsurpassed.
Also finding success at Day 1E was the 2024 PPT champion, Alexander Lai with a stack of 95,000. Lai is currently the richest PPT champion, walking away with a cool million after defeating Czardy Rivera at heads up. Speaking of Rivera, he is in hot pursuit of the title entering Day 2 ranked fourth with 537,000.
It was a good day as well for Avelino Rene Maglalang at Day 1F as he battled through the 185 entry field and finished as top dog out of the 26 survivors. Maglalang bagged up 499,000 for fifth rank in the Day 2 lineup.
Also finding better luck at the final flight were Moses Saquing (2023 MSE champion) with a healthy 430,000 stack and Anthony Castro who topped his previous qualifying stack for a larger 138,000.
Photo: Avelino Rene Maglalang
Top 10 Entering Day 2
| Rank | Player | Table | Seat | Chips |
| 1 | Shawn A. Benitez | 25 | 2 | 653,000 |
| 2 | Lester Edoc | 16 | 7 | 568,000 |
| 3 | Edmon Rebadulla | 12 | 7 | 560,000 |
| 4 | Czardy Rivera | 25 | 9 | 537,000 |
| 5 | Avelino Rene Maglalang Jr | 30 | 8 | 499,000 |
| 6 | Moses Saquing | 14 | 5 | 430,000 |
| 7 | Gian Carlo Castro | 30 | 3 | 423,000 |
| 8 | Siripong Khamklang | 14 | 1 | 401,000 |
| 9 | Romel Calderon | 27 | 9 | 393,000 |
| 10 | Japhet Percival Manalo | 24 | 3 | 375,000 |
*Day 2 continues with blinds of 4,000-8,000 big blind ante 8,000. From here on, blinds increase every 40 minutes.
PPT Main Event: All The Numbers, Day 1 Results, Seat Draw
Payouts
| Rank | Cash Payout |
|---|---|
| 1st + MSE | ₱1,100,000 |
| 2nd + MSE | ₱554,940 |
| 3rd + MSE | ₱290,000 |
| 4th + MSE | ₱194,000 |
| 5th + MSE | ₱145,000 |
| 6th + MSE | ₱117,000 |
| 7th + MSE | ₱99,000 |
| 8th + MSE | ₱81,000 |
| 9th + MSE | ₱69,000 |
| 10th–11th + MSE | ₱57,000 |
| 12th–13th + MSE | ₱48,800 |
| 14th–18th + MSE | ₱44,400 |
| 19th–27th | ₱44,400 |
| 28th–36th | ₱40,000 |
| 37th–45th | ₱35,600 |
| 46th–54th | ₱31,200 |
| 55th–63rd | ₱28,500 |
| 64th–72nd | ₱25,800 |
| 73rd–81st | ₱23,100 |
| 82nd–90th | ₱20,400 |
| 91st–99th | ₱17,700 |
| 100th–108th | ₱16,700 |
| 109th–117th | ₱15,700 |
| 118th–126th | ₱14,700 |
| 127th–135th | ₱13,700 |
| 136th–153rd | ₱12,700 |
| 154th–171st | ₱11,700 |
| 172nd–188th | ₱10,700 |
*Metro Summer Event (MSE), ₱11,000 value (April 15–20, 2026; non-transferable)
Single Day High Roller 1M GTD Starts at 330PM
While the Main Event is underway, players on the rail can take their chances at the Single Day High Roller event which features a ₱1,000,000 guarantee. For a buy-in of ₱33,000, players begin with a 100,000 starting stack, which is 200 times the opening blinds of 500-500 ante 500, increasing every 30 minutes until registration closes.
Cards start flying at 3:30pm with registration open for ten levels, closing at 9pm. For players that sign up at the very last second, you still have 20 big blinds at your disposal.
Deep Stack 200K GTD Starts at 5PM
For those that prefer a more modest buy-in, at 5pm is the Deep Stack 200K GTD tournament. Buy-in is just ₱3,000 which you could turn into a five-figure payday. Cards start flying at 5pm. Players start witha a stack of 20,000 (200 bb) with unlimited entries until the end of Level 10. Blinds increase every 25 minutes then pick up to a faster 20 minutes once registration ends.
2026 PPT Schedule
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