Massive 1,656 turnout at Metro Walk To A Million; ₱5.1 Million prize pool, 199 advance led by Dong Joon Lee

Metro Walk To a Million

Massive 1,656 turnout at Metro Walk To A Million; ₱5.1 Million prize pool, 199 advance led by Dong Joon Lee

Wall to wall action on the final qualifying day of the Metro Walk To A Million! The day was nothing short of overwhelming as eager participants poured in in droves at the Metro Card Club. Throughout the day, long lines were seen at registration, and in the aftermath, the last two flights added a thunderous 622 to the entry pool for a combined 1,656 entries. This turnout was nearly 2.5 times more than previous editions. As for the prize pool, it skyrocketed to ₱5,140,000 (~USD 92,155), largest ever seen for this event.

Buy in: ₱3,500 (~USD 63)
Guarantee: ₱3,000,000 (~USD 53,790)
Entries: 1,656
Prize pool: ₱5,140,000 (~USD 92,150)
Day 2 / ITM: 199 players

Day 1A: 368 entries / 44 ITM / qualifiers
Day 1B: 258 entries / 31 ITM /qualifiers
Day 1C: 281 entries / 34 ITM / qualifiers
Day 1D: 127 entries / 15 ITM / qualifiers
Day 1E: 388 entries / 47 ITM / qualifiers
Day 1F: 234 entries / 28 ITM / qualifiers

By the end of the final two flights, Dong Joon Lee emerged with a dominating stack of 694,000, which was enough to surpass Day 1A chip leader Michael Concepcion for the overall lead into Day 2.

Day 2 – top 10 in chips

Rank Player Stack
1 Dong Joon Lee 694,000
2 Michael Gabby Concepcion 640,500
3 Chris Pasion 626,500
4 Janno Alvarez 534,500
5 Carlo Angelo Ting 522,000
6 Ariel De Guzman 518,000
7 Edwin De Guzman 516,500
8 Rommel Angeles 513,000
9 Mark-Ellis 507,500
10 George Salud 507,000

Just making the top 10 was George Salud who topped the counts at Flight F. When the 199 players return, all are guaranteed a piece of the pot. The minimum payout is ₱6,400 however what will be most coveted is the ₱ 1,283,000 (~USD 23,000) first prize. Here’s a glimpse of the top 9 payouts. For the full list of Day 2 players and payout breakdown, head to the link provided.

Top 9 payouts

Rank Cash Payout in PHP
1 1,283,000
2 642,224
3 305,000
4 160,000
5 105,600
6 72,000
7 51,200
8 40,000
9 33,600

*Top 23 places includes a seat to Batang Metro Poker Challenge

DAY 2 CHIP COUNTS AND PAYOUT BREAKDOWN

The agenda for Day 2 is to play down to the final two tables or complete 13 levels, whichever is first reached. On the final day, Monday, June 19, the final two tables will see blinds increase every 40 minutes which will continue for the rest of the tournament. The Final 9 will revert to Regular Ante and will move to the feature table. The race to victory will stream live on the Metro YouTube channel and Metro Facebook page.

Day 2 structure

End of Day 1E players

Rank Player Stack
1 Dong Joon Lee 694,000
2 Ariel De Guzman 518,000
3 Edwin De Guzman 516,500
4 Mark-Ellis 507,500
5 Ronald Acosta 478,500
6 Jeffer June Cabiladas 458,000
7 Roshan Lalwani 419,500
8 Dolyen Docena 379,000
9 Jayme Dela Cruz 323,000
10 Ricardo Singapan 321,500
11 Rolando Amorin 305,500
12 John Jay Magadan 273,500
13 John Oliver G. Tapel 258,000
14 Ronn Ryan Mesina 252,500
15 Donuts 225,000
16 Kenneth David 216,000
17 Winifred Obedoza 213,000
18 Jerick Medina 208,000
19 Mark Gerard Mallari 170,000
20 Rado Dimalibot 163,000
21 Rasid Paitao 159,000
22 Jan Jerome Ocampo 149,500
23 Ruffel Oliver Montante 142,500
24 Daniel Dagupan 139,500
25 Bryan Cesar Tiongson 135,000
26 Rottier Alejandro Izquierdo 131,000
27 Ruzzel Jose 129,000
28 Richard Tolentino 127,500
29 Emmanuel Imperial Jr. 126,000
30 Karl Batao 124,000
31 Gilies Aquino 119,000
32 Juvilyn Aldave 117,000
33 Jonald Garcia 116,000
34 Nestor Beronilla 113,500
35 Allan Daypuyart 112,500
36 Raphael Bulaong 92,000
37 Junnie Pamplona 88,000
38 Amiel Uy 88,000
39 Roque Lima Jr III 86,500
40 Jean Simon Opulencia 82,000
41 Akio Tadashi 81,000
42 Randel Chua 77,000
43 Bernie Angeles 68,000
44 Jefferson Skorpen 59,000
45 Darwin Dilao 47,000
46 Dominador Isidoro 46,000
47 Renato Pacayra 43,000

End of Day 1F players

Rank Player Stack
1 George Salud 507,000
2 Danilo Hosena 496,500
3 Ellezer Castillo 448,000
4 Sandy Cea 370,000
5 Cesario Corpuz 347,500
6 Jessie Supnet 278,000
7 Aristotle Sigua 275,000
8 Marlon Laxamana 258,000
9 Gary Serafin II 250,000
10 Peejay Aratea 223,000
11 Czardy Earldale Rivera 219,000
12 Monziarjay Villariaza 208,000
13 Tyrone Lim 179,000
14 Darren Hipolito Yu 177,000
15 Albert Teopaco 176,500
16 Gerardo Lubas III 172,000
17 Antonio Mata 154,500
18 Armando Cabardo 143,000
19 Jeoffrey Sibal 134,500
20 Ramon Roces 124,000
21 Michael Zeus Segismundo 111,500
22 Alexander Lai 102,000
23 Emelito Dela Cerna 101,000
24 Alfonso Baja 100,000
25 RudericoDela Cruz 91,000
26 Rodrigo Olais 90,000
27 Jefferson T Desoyo 77,000
28 Juan Marco 47,000

For those on the rails, there is still a chance to win a MWAM trophy via the Bounty side event which starts at 5pm. Buy in is ₱ 3,000. For all the details, see the schedule below.

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