Hernan Jaybee Villa tops MSE ₱3.5M Day 1B; Raji Rivera wins Power Button title;

Hernan Jaybee Villa tops MSE ₱3.5M Day 1B; Raji Rivera wins Power Button title;

Locally decorated Hernan Jaybee Villa emerged the star of the Metro Summer Event Day 1B after bagging up the largest stack of 231,00, equivalent to 58 big blinds. This placed Villa sixth rank in the cumulative Day 2 qualifiers list. Impressively, he finished sixth in this event last year and is once again in fine shape to go deep.

Hernan Jaybee Villa

The second entry day of the MSE PH₱ 3.5 Million guaranteed saw 121 entries battle it out at the Metro Card Club. After 14 levels of play, only 28 players advanced to Day 2. Notable players joining Villa to the next round were second ranked John Riad and Metro Team Pro John Tech.

The combined MSE Day 2 qualifiers list has now grown to 71 players. Setting the bar high was Day 1A chip leader Nino Mercado with a whopping 86 big blinds. You can check out the Day 2 list via the link provided.

MSE 3.5M CHIP COUNTS

End of Day 1B survivors – 28 players

1 Hernan Jaybee Villa 231,000
2 John Riad 217,500
3 David Tulio Sumaoi 204,500
4 Leo Ayson 195,000
5 Takashi Suzuki 195,000
6 Ricardo Singapan 183,000
7 Ivanchev Tabucal 168,000
8 Peejay Aratea 129,000
9 Christopher Lugtu 127,500
10 Werner Cybulski 123,000
11 Michael Bueza 114,000
12 Algerico Tabacon 107,500
13 Darren Hipolito Yu 104,500
14 Karen Talamayan 100,000
15 Nelson Gan 94,500
16 Jeurg Jyro Mangalindan 86,000
17 Chris Ramayrat 79,500
18 Michael Kim Enriquez 74,000
19 Ronald Gorgonia 65,500
20 Ho Young Jung 61,500
21 Jeffrey Calonge 59,000
22 Antonio Abesamis 56,000
23 John Tech 55,000
24 Bryan Boon Areglado 52,000
25 Jhune Ebora 44,500
26 Karlnietzche Ledina 43,000
27 Anthony C. Dumduma 29,500
28 Bryan Berber 26,000

With two starters in books, and 71 players through to the next stage, it’s high time for all you railbirds to join the pack.

Only three entry flights remain, all of them taking place the next two days. Day 1C is up first, running on Friday, April 21. It is a holiday in the Philippines so a big crowd is expected. This is followed by Day 1D and Day 1E, both scheduled for Saturday, April 22.

Players that have already qualified for Day 2 but wish to attempt for a larger stack are welcome to do so. Multiple re-entries is allowed however only your best stack moves forward.

Dates: April 19 – 24, 2023
Buy in: PH₱ 7,000
Guarantee: PH₱ 3,500,000
Cumulative entries: 344
Day 2 qualifiers: 71 players

Day 1 details 

Day 1A: 43 advanced / 223 entries
Day 1B: 28 advanced / 121 entries
Day 1C: Friday, April 21 at 3pm
Day 1D: Saturday, April 22 at 2pm*
Day 1E (Turbo): Saturday, April 22 at 7pm*

Day 2: Sunday, April 23 at 2pm
Final Day: Monday, April 24 at 2pm

* Time differs from previous Day 1 heats

Day 1 structure

Level Small Blind Big Blind Ante
1 100 100
2 100 200 200
3 200 300 300
10 minute break
4 200 400 400
5 300 500 500
6 300 600 600
10 minute break
7 400 800 800
8 500 1,000 1,000
9 600 1,200 1,200
15 minute break -end of registraion (color up)
10 1,000 1,500 1,500
11 1,000 2,000 2,000
12 1,500 2,500 2,500
13 1,500 3,000 3,000
14 2,000 4,000 4,000
end of day 1

Event Notes

  • Registration and multiple re-entry are allowed before the start of Level 10
  • Starting stack 25,000
  • Day 1A – Day 1D blinds increase every 30 minutes, Day 1E (Turbo) blinds increase every 20 minutes
  • All Day 1 heats will play to the end of level 14
  • Up until the final table, Ante will come from the Big Blind; ante first

Other results

Raji Rivera wins the Power Button 

Raji Rivera

Buy in: PH₱ 3,000
Entries: 85
Prize pool: PH₱ 222,062
ITM: 11 places
Champion: Raji Rivera PH₱ 67,000
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