Michael Concepcion’s Colossal Chip Advantage Headlines Day 2 of Metro Christmas Special

Whether you qualified for Day 2 or not, the Metro Card Club would like to thank everyone that participated in the Metro Christmas Special 5M Guaranteed! Last night, the last two flights added another 252 entries to bring the total turnout to 580 for a prize pool of PHP 5,800,000. We’ve got those results for you down below.

Returning today, December 15, 2024, are 83 players each one guaranteed a piece of the pot. At the top of that list is Michael Concepcion with an uber-massive 723,000 stack bagged at Day 1F. This is equivalent to nearly 29 starting stacks / 144 bb! With the average stack at just 174,700, Concepcion has more than four times that and can literally just hang back at the start of Day 2 while watching players try to catch up.

Metro Christmas Special Day 2 Qualifiers

Chips in play: 14,500,000
Average stack: 174,700
Day 2 Opening Blinds: 2500-5000 ante 5000

At this time, the official prize pool and payout breakdown has not been revealed. The starting blinds has also yet to be determined. Stay tuned for that information.

MCS Review

• Date: December 11 to 16, 2024
• Buy in: PHP 11,000
• Guarantee: PHP 5,000,000
• Entries: 580
• Prize pool: PHP 5,800,000
• ITM: 83 players
• 1st place payout: PHP 1,000,000

Flight Turnout

• Flight A: 134 entries, 19 ITM
• Flight B: 82 entries, 12 ITM
• Flight C: 86 entries, 12 ITM
• Flight D: 26 entries, 4 ITM
• Flight E: 155 entries, 22 ITM
• Flight F: 97 entries, 14 ITM

Metro Christmas Special 5M Structure

Day 1E and Day 1F Results

As mentioned above, Michael Concepcion dusted the Day 1F field and will be entering Day 2 with over four times the average stack. Concepcion’s massive 723,000 stack meant he bagged 29% of the stacks in his heat.

Out of the 97 entries, 14 players secured an ITM spot. In addition to Concepcion, among them were Moses Saquing aka “Moejiggy”, Cezar Quiambao, Rene Mar David, and Joven Huerto. A rare sight at the tables was Lloyd Fontillas of the Asian Poker Tour who also bagged up.

At the earlier Day 1E, 155 turned up making this the largest entry flight. By the time the 22 ITM players were determined, up top was Michael De Leon aka “Gambledore” with a stack of 324,000. This earned De Leon fifth rank in the overall Day 2 lineup.

Other survivors were Metro champions and notables Jae Yi Chang, Christopher Mateo, Richard Marquez, Marvin Cerbito, Euryd Rivera, Jose Colada, and Jimmie Javier. 

For those that missed the mark, there is a Bounty Event running today at 3pm. This is one of the last chances to snag a Metro trophy and add more Metro Tourney Player Of The Year points before the year ends.

Will Laxamana Catch Edoc?

Currently leading the MTLB POTY race is Lester Edoc, the first ever RVS Cup multi champion. Edoc has a sizable lead over second ranked Marlon Laxamana (pictured above) who is still in the MCS.

Edoc currently has 32,274.13 across six events while Laxamana has the most cashes of any player of 59 accruing 27,052.23 points. Laxamana will have to win the MCS to turn the tables. Can he do it? We shall soon find out!

Metro Christmas Special – Schedule