RVS CUP: Reigning Champion Edilberto Gopez Back With A Vengeance; Vince Nachor, Christopher Mateo Win Events

Reigning champion Edilberto Gopez Jr. is back with a vengeance, setting his sights on becoming the first-ever two-time RVS Cup champion! Gopez dominated yesterday’s games, bagging up the biggest stack at Day 1B to slide into second rank in the cumulative Day 2 qualifiers list just behind Day 1A leader Alvir Inocentes.

RVS CUP – PPC Recaps

Another two flights to the RVS CUP – Philippine Poker Championship concluded with a combined 90 runners added to the pool and only 13 advancing to the ITM stage. Day 1B pulled in 70 entries, among them were Metro Team Pros William Ysmael, Marc Rivera, Terry Gonzaga, and international players Donghyun Kim and Tommy Lee to mention a few, however none of them were to be found at bagging time.

On the bright side, notables pulling through were John Tech, Joven Huerto, and at the top of the counts, reigning champion Edilberto Gopez Jr. The 11 survivors of Day 1B now have a couple of days off before returning to the felt on November 11, 2024.

End of Day 1B – 11 Survivors

Day 1C was not as attractive as the earlier heat drawing only 13 entries. Only two players advanced with Hernan Villa as heat leader.

End of Day 1C – 2 Survivors

RVS Cup – PPC Review

Buy in: ₱22,000 (~US$ 380)
Guarantee: ₱20,000,000 (~US$ 342,670)
Day 1A: 130 entries / 19 advanced to ITM stage
Day 1B: 77 entries / 11 advanced to ITM stage
Day 1C: 13 entries / 2 advanced to the ITM stage

Day 2 – Top 10 Qualifiers

There are still four flights left to jump in with two flights running on November 9 and two on November 10. To date, the event has drawn 220 entries with 32 into the ITM stage and guaranteed a piece of the ₱20 Million prize pool.

If you are just hearing of this event, the RVS Cup – PPC is a creation of the Metro Card Club. Now in its 11th year, it is richer than ever with the guarantee doubled up from last year’s offering. The current ₱2o Million guarantee is already a record figure with the current high at ₱15.4 Million.

RVS CUP – PPC Structure

Vince Nachor Wins Super Stack

The Super Stack event drew 77 runners to build a prize pool of ₱315,700 (~US$ 5,400). At three-handed, an ICM deal was reached. Vince Nachor came from the shortest to champion to walk away with the biggest cut worth ₱65,637 (~US$ 1,124) and a trophy to commemorate the moment. Just as impressive was runner up Kenneth Galola who nearly landed a second trophy. Galola won the Big Bounty event earlier in the festival.

Buy in: ₱4,500 (~US$ 77)
Entries: 77
Prize pool: ₱315,700 (~US$ 5,400)
ITM: 11 places

*Three-way ICM plus ₱17,623 for the champion

The Manila Poker Cup High Roller 2M Guaranteed was a popular one among the deeper pocketed with 42 entries at Day 1 and another 22 signing up on during late registration at Day 2. This sent the prize pool past the guarantee with ten players getting a cut. Emerging as champion was Christopher Mateo for a payout of ₱552,840 (~US$ 9,470). Overnight chip leader Ryan Platon also reached the final table, finishing in 9th place.

Buy in: ₱40,000 (~US$ 685)
Guarantee: ₱2,000,000 (~US$ 34,300)
Entries: 64
Prize pool: ₱2,304,000 (~US$ 39,480)
ITM: 10 places