Philippine Poker Tournament opens today with the Pre-Event P150k gtd; Main Event P2M gtd starts tomorrow

Good morning players and welcome to another exciting event by the Metro Card Club! From February 25 to March 2, the Metro brings you the Philippine Poker Tournament. Currently in its second year, the PPT features a Php 2 million (~US$  39,300) guaranteed Main Event running from February 26 to March 2. But before that hits the felt, the series opens this evening with the P150k guaranteed Pre-Event. We’ve got all the details for you below including a list of all the games lined up. 

Pre-Event – Php 150,000 guaranteed

There are only two events at the PPT with guarantees, one is the Main Event, the other is the Pre-Event which will see cards in the air at 6pm tonight. The opener is a one-day event. This is a great way to practice and sharpen those skills before the big one tomorrow. 

Buy-in: Php 1,500 (~US$ 30)
Guarantee: Php 150,000 (~US$ 3,000)
Starting time: 6pm

Starting stack: 10,000
Opening blinds: 25-50
Format: Big blind ante
Level 1 to 7 blinds duration: 20 minutes
Level 8 and up blinds duration: 15 minutes
Final table format: Regular ante
Registration: closes at the start of Level 9

Notes: 

• Multiple re-buy and re-entry allowed; must have 10,000 or less chips to re-buy
• Re-buy / re-entry is Php 1,300 for 10,000 chips
• Best stack forward rule applies
• One add-on allowed, Php 1,300 for 15,000 chips but player must have at least one chip to be eligible
• Shot clock in effect at the start of Level 9

Main Event – Php 2,000,000 guaranteed

The Main Event is a six-day tournament and as always, there are plenty of chances to enter. 

Dates: February 26 to March 2
Buy-in: Php 4,500 (~US$ 90)
Guarantee: Php 2,000,000 (~US$ 39,300)
Starting stack: 15,000

Day 1A: Wednesday, February 26 at 3pm
Day 1B: Thursday, February 27 at 3pm
Day 1C: Friday, February 28 at 3pm
Day 1D: Saturday, February 29 at 3pm
Day 2: Sunday, March 1 at 1pm
Final Day: Monday, March 2 at 1pm

Day 1 structure

Level 1: Blinds 25-50
Level 2: Blinds 50-100
Level 3: Blinds 75-150
Level 4: Blinds 100-200
Level 5: Blinds 100-200 ante 200
Level 6: Blinds 150-300 ante 300
Level 7: Blinds 200-400 ante 400
Level 8: Blinds 250-500 ante 500
Level 9: Blinds 300-600 ante 600
Level 10: Blinds 400-800 ante 800
Level 11: Blinds 500-1000 ante 1000
Level 12: Blinds 600-1200 ante 1200
Level 13: Blinds 800 – 1600 ante 1600
Level 14: Blinds 1000-2000 ante 2000
Level 15: Blinds 1200-2400 ante 2400

Registration: closes at the start of Level 10
Opening blinds: 25-50
Format: Big blind ante
Level duration: 30 minutes until Final two tables is reached
Final two tables level duration: 40 minutes
Final table level duration: 60 minutes
Final table format: Regular ante

Notes: 

• All starting days play until the end of Level 15
• Multiple re-entries allowed, best stack forward rule applies
• Day 2 plays to the end of Level 27 or down to the last two tables (whichever comes first)
• Final table is 10-handed

Other events

The usual suspects can be counted upon as they fill up the rest of the event schedule. 

Power Button: Wednesday, February 26 at 8pm – Php 1,100 buy-in
NLHE Turbo: Thursday, February 27 at 8pm – Php 2,000 buy-in
Mixed Game NLHE&PLO: Saturday, February 29 at 8pm – Php 1,500 buy-in
Bounty: Sunday, March 1 at 7pm – Php 1,700 buy-in
Deep Stack Turbo – Monday, March 2 at 6pm – Php 1,700 buy-in 

See you at the Metro!