Metro Walk To A Million – Final 18 players to hunt the ₱1.2M top prize; Marlon Laxamana leads the pack

Metro Walk To A Million – Final 18 players to hunt the ₱1.2M top prize; Marlon Laxamana leads the pack

From 1,656 entries, to 199 Day 2 players, the record breaking Metro Walk To A Million has trimmed to the final 18 players! Leading the pack is a new face in the crowd, Marlon Laxamana, who raced from the middle of the Day 2 pack to heat leader. Laxamana bagged up a 47 bb stack.

Right at the leader’s heels was Dolyen Docena with a 45 bb stack, and to round out the top three was Gary Serafin with a 42 bb stack.

Other players staying consistent were Day 1A chip leader Michael Concepcion who racked up a healthy 40 bb stack, Day 1C chip leader Janno Alvarez with a 24 bb stack, and just making it through was Day 1F chip leader George Salud with 4 bb.

All of the returning players are now guaranteed ₱20,800 but what they will be aiming for is to be a millionaire with the top prize sitting at ₱1,283,000.  

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The MWAM attracted a massive 1,656 entries across six entry flights to send the prize pool skyrocketing to ₱5,140,000 (~USD 92,150). This was the largest ever MWAM since its inception. Due to this, for the first time the event will see a jaw dropping seven figure payout awarded to the champion. Scroll to the bottom of the page for the remaining payout breakdown.

The money flowed in Day 2 with 199 players hard on the hunt. We will have the payouts posted once it has been made available. The final day gets underway on Monday, June 19 starting at 2pm.

Watch the race to victory via the livestream on the Metro YouTube channel and Metro Facebook page.

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

Chips in play: 41,400,000
Average stack: 2,300,000
Opening blinds: 50,000-100,000 ante 100,000

Final Day – 18 players

Rank Player Stack BB Table Seat
1 Marlon Laxamana 4,680,000 47 22 6
2 Dolyen Docena 4,510,000 45 24 9
3 Gary Serafin II 4,210,000 42 22 9
4 Michael Gabby Concepcion 4,000,000 40 24 4
5 Marciel Cerbito 3,890,000 39 22 2
6 Emmanuel Segismundo 3,100,000 31 24 5
7 Janno Alvarez 2,360,000 24 22 7
8 Jeffrey Calonge 2,070,000 21 24 7
9 Darrel Stephen Austria 1,830,000 18 24 3
10 Choy Koh Teck 1,480,000 15 22 1
11 Sandy Cea 1,360,000 14 24 2
12 John Oliver G. Tapel 1,350,000 14 24 6
13 Jayme Dela Cruz 1,330,000 13 24 1
14 Niel Vincent Ortillo 1,250,000 13 22 4
15 Bonifacio Mondalo 1,180,000 12 24 8
16 Mark Gerard Mallari 1,140,000 11 22 8
17 Roden Munoz 1,020,000 10 22 5
18 George Salud 440,000 4 22 3

Remaining 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
10 – 11 27,200
12 – 14 24,000
15 – 18 20,800

*All final day players will also receive a seat to Batang Metro Poker Challenge

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