Inaugural Batang Metro Poker Challenge trophy within reach; Millionaire men lead in the final 22 players; Final Day chip counts, payouts, and info inside

25 Aug Inaugural Batang Metro Poker Challenge trophy within reach; Millionaire men lead in the final 22 players; Final Day chip counts, payouts, and info inside

Posted at 23:25h in Metro News by
0 Likes

The past five days saw the Metro Card Club fill to the brim for the newest homegrown festival, the Batang Metro Poker Challenge 2M guaranteed. The festival name, “Batang Metro”, is in recognition of the fantastic poker talents bred at the Metro. Among them was Mike Takayama, the first Filipino to win a coveted WSOP bracelet.

Today, a new champion will emerge at the Metro. That player will claim three things – the bragging rights inaugural title & trophy and a thick wad worth PHP 809,000.

For a brief rundown on Day 2, out of the 767 entrants, only 128 players were back in action. At the end of the scheduled twelve rounds. 22 players held strong. Two of them pushed the boundaries further, crossing into the million marker. Dominic Jose Javier (1,196,000) and Dennis Reyes (1,109,000) will lead in the Final Day pack this afternoon (Monday, August 26th) at 1pm. We will be reporting the action live until a winner is crowned so be sure to follow us!

Final Day info

Total entries: 767
Buy-in: PHP 4,500
Prize pool: PHP 3,068,000
ITM: 77 places

Total chips in play: 11,505,000
Average stack: 522,960
Opening blinds: 20K – 40K ante 40K (Level 28)
Level Duration: 30 minutes
Time: 1pm
Format: Big Blind Ante

Notes:

  • The final two tables wasn’t reached in Day 2 which means the game will resume with blinds increasing every 30 minutes and utilizing the “Big Blind Ante” format. Once the final two tables is reached, the blinds increase every 40 minutes and the format switches to “Regular Ante”. Once the final table is reached, the blinds increase every 60 minutes.

Final Day players by Chip Count

Rank NAMES CHIP COUNT Table
1 Javier, Dominic Jose 1,196,000 Table 17 Seat 9
2 Reyes, Dennis 1,109,000 Table 24 Seat 8
3 Villa, Hernan Jaybee 828,000 Table 26 Seat 2
4 Kang, Seung 683,000 Table 24 Seat 6
5 Supnet, Jessie 635,000 Table 24 Seat 1
6 Sequite, Rodrigo 635,000 Table 24 Seat 2
7 David, Jasper Salonga 569,500 Table 26 Seat 7
8 Pineda, Rex Araneta 555,000 Table 17 Seat 3
9 Lim, Tyrone 548,000 Table 24 Seat 4
10 Capule, Leopoldo 515,000 Table 26 Seat 9
11 Castillo, Regin 501,000 Table 17 Seat 4
12 King, John Francis 472,000 Table 17 Seat 7
13 Tan, John Clyde 408,000 Table 26 Seat 3
14 Soria, Marguel 391,000 Table 26 Seat 4
15 Cruz, Federick 387,000 Table 26 Seat 1
16 Segismundo, Michael Zeus 377,000 Table 24 Seat 9
17 Dee, Janette Hazel 329,000 Table 26 Seat 6
18 Cerbito, Marvin 315,000 Table 17 Seat 6
19 Patulot, Lemmor 310,000 Table 26 Seat 5
20 Leoncio, Jan Jason 285,000 Table 24 Seat 7
21 Pradhan, Deepa 254,000 Table 17 Seat 1
22 Danoy, Teddy 195,000 Table 17 Seat 2

Final Day players by Table 

NAMES CHIP COUNT Table
Pradhan, Deepa 254,000 Table 17 Seat 1
DB Danoy, Teddy 195,000 Table 17 Seat 2
SB Pineda, Rex Araneta 555,000 Table 17 Seat 3
BB Castillo, Regin 501,000 Table 17 Seat 4
Cerbito, Marvin 315,000 Table 17 Seat 6
King, John Francis 472,000 Table 17 Seat 7
Javier, Dominic Jose 1,196,000 Table 17 Seat 9

 

NAMES CHIP COUNT Table
Supnet, Jessie 635,000 Table 24 Seat 1
Sequite, Rodrigo 635,000 Table 24 Seat 2
Lim, Tyrone 548,000 Table 24 Seat 4
Kang, Seung 683,000 Table 24 Seat 6
DB Leoncio, Jan Jason 285,000 Table 24 Seat 7
SB Reyes, Dennis 1,109,000 Table 24 Seat 8
BB Segismundo, Michael Zeus 377,000 Table 24 Seat 9

 

NAMES CHIP COUNT Table
BB Cruz, Federick 387,000 Table 26 Seat 1
Villa, Hernan Jaybee 828,000 Table 26 Seat 2
Tan, John Clyde 408,000 Table 26 Seat 3
Soria, Marguel 391,000 Table 26 Seat 4
Patulot, Lemmor 310,000 Table 26 Seat 5
Dee, Janette Hazel 329,000 Table 26 Seat 6
DB David, Jasper Salonga 569,500 Table 26 Seat 7
SB Capule, Leopoldo 515,000 Table 26 Seat 9

Prize pool

The BMPC 2m GTD drew a mighty 767 entries over four starting days. This crushed the guarantee and in its place a much richer prize pool worth PHP 3,068,000. Pieces of the pot were shaved off in Day 2 starting at 77th place. Among the players in the money were: Joseph Sia (27th), Dave Erquiaga (38th), Melia Wang (39th), Jose Allado (58th), Jose Colada (67th), William Ysmael (68th), and John Tech (74th). Below are the remaining payouts.

Remaining payouts

Place  Cash Payout
1st + RVS Seat 809,000
2nd + RVS Seat 416,000
3rd + RVS Seat 226,000
4th + RVS Seat 146,000
5th + RVS Seat 102,000
6th + RVS Seat 78,000
7th + RVS Seat 62,000
8th + RVS Seat 50,000
9th + RVS Seat 42,000
10th + RVS Seat 34,000
11th + RVS Seat 26,000
12th + RVS Seat 26,000
13th + RVS Seat 22,000
14th + RVS Seat 22,000
15th + RVS Seat 22,000
16th 22,000
17th 18,000
18th 18,000
19th 16,000
20th 16,000
21st 16,000
22nd 16,000

BMPC PHP 2M Guaranteed structure

Level Small Blind Big Blind Ante Regular Ante (Per Player)
1 25 50
2 50 100
3 75 150
4 100 200
5 100 200 200
6 150 300 300
7 200 400 400
8 250 500 500
9 300 600 600
10 400 800 800
11 500 1000 1000
12 600 1200 1200
13 800 1600 1600
14 1000 2000 2000
15 1200 2400 2400
16 1500 3000 3000
17 2000 4000 4000
18 2500 5000 5000
19 3000 6000 6000
20 3500 7000 7000 1000
21 4000 8000 8000 1000
22 5000 10000 10000 1000
23 6000 12000 12000 2000
24 8000 16000 16000 2000
25 10000 20000 20000 3000
26 12000 24000 24000 4000
27 15000 30000 30000 5000
28 20000 40000 40000 5000
29 25000 50000 50000 5000
30 30000 60000 60000 10000
31 35000 70000 70000 10000
32 40000 80000 80000 10000
33 50000 100000 100000 10000
34 60000 120000 120000 20000
35 80000 160000 160000 20000
36 100000 200000 200000 30000
37 120000 240000 240000 40000
38 150000 300000 300000 50000
  • The Metro pays the top 10 percent of the field
  • Top 15 players win a seat to RVS Cup Main Event worth PHP 11,000. RVS Cup is the Metro’s biggest annual event. It takes place from November 13 to 18, 2019.
  • The Tournament Director’s decision is final
  • Management reserves the right to cancel guarantee due to Force Majeure: Earthquake, Flooding or Typhoon

Event numbers: 

Day 1A: 25 advanced out of 171 entries
Day 1B: 20 advanced out of 129 entries
Day 1C: 25 advanced out of 149 entries
Day 1D: 58 advanced out of 318 entries

Day 2: 128 players
Final Day: 22 players

Side Events remaining

Since we are down to the last day of the festival, only one side event remains:

Deep Stack Turbo: August 26 – Buyin is PHP 1,700 – starts at 6pm

 

 

No Comments

Post A Comment