Raphael Bulaong, Rigor Bulatao Top Metro Christmas Special Day 1A; Prince Pelopero Wins NLHE Turbo

Close race for the top spot at the Metro Christmas Special 5M GTD Day 1A with Rigor Bulatao and Raphael Bulaong bagging up the largest stacks of 296,000 and 294,000. Between the two, Bulatao edged by just two small chips. Claiming third rank was Jhun Aballa with 285,000.

Metro Christmas Special 5M GTD

End of Day 1A – 19 ITM

The Metro Card Club‘s last event of the season kicked off with 134 entrants signing up for Day 1A of the Metro Christmas Special 5M GTD. Only 19 were guaranteed a spot at the ITM round. Joining the leaders Bulatao (pictured below) and Bulaong (pictured two down) were notables Justin Geronimo, Maxwell Rosete, Alexis Cruz, Michael Calunsod, John Costiniano, and recently crowned Pre-Event champion Tyrone Lim.

Day 1A Survivors

More Flights

For those that missed the mark or have yet to make it to the Metro, there are still five flights remaining. Check out the schedule below for the day that best suits you. This is also a great way to earn points towards the Metro Tourney Player of the Year Leaderboard. Buy in is just ₱11,000 (~US$ 187). And for the first 20 players of each flight, you will receive an exclusive Metro T-shirt.

Prince Pelopero Wins NLHE Turbo

The NLHE Turbo saw many of the Day 1A fallouts among the 65 entry field. This built a prize pool of ₱208,000 with ten players earning a cut. Locking up the win and trophy was Prince Pelopero for a payout of ₱51,800.

1st Prince Pelopero – ₱51,800
2nd John Clores – ₱34,920
3rd Rene Mar David – ₱25,600
4th Anthony Castro – ₱19,200
5th Vince Nachor – ₱16,000
6th Lenart Ecarma – ₱12,800
7th David Chan – ₱11,200
8th Edmon Rebadulla – ₱8,000
9th Elmer Kalaquian – ₱3,200
10th Peter Chung – ₱3,200

Metro Christmas Special – Schedule

Metro Tourney Player of the Year Leaderboard