Joshua Figuerres Leads Final 44 Into Philippine Poker Millions Main Event Day 3

Brutal day of eliminations at the first ever Philippine Poker Millions as a wave of players fell short at Main Event Day 2, leaving only 44 contenders in pursuit of the historic title and the life-changing ₱7,200,000 top prize.

Among the players that survived was overnight chip leader Arnel Trinidad who proved that not only was he a force to reckon with online but on the live arena as well. Trinidad bagged the third largest stack of 1,655,000. 

Also in the top 10 was famous Vietnamese vlogger Gemmy Tue An (Ngoc-Huyen Quach) who lit up the livestream with fans watching from afar. She finished the day with 1,350,000.

As for the Metro Team Pros, nearly all were cleaned out with only William Ysmael, and Czardy Rivera holding the torch at bagging time. 

Outshining them all was Metro Day 1A qualifier, Joshua Figuerres, who turned his 24th ranked Day 2 starting stack to a commanding 2,015,000. He was the only player that bagged in the 2M range.

One player to keep a very close watch on is Justin Ong. His grand entrance into live poker resulted in back to back majors at the 2025 APPT Manila winning the Main Event and PokerStars Red Dragon. Ong entered Day 2 ranked 13th and maintained course all day to bag in 5th position with 1,470,000 in chips.

Watch some of the action via the Day 2 featured table livestream on Metro Facebook Page.

Remaining Payouts

1st ₱7,200,000
2nd ₱4,800,000
3rd ₱3,650,000
4th ₱2,900,000
5th ₱2,400,000
6th ₱2,000,000
7th ₱1,600,000
8th ₱1,300,000
9th ₱1,000,000
10th-11th  ₱700,000
12th-14th ₱500,000
15th-18th ₱370,000
19th-27th ₱290,000
28th-36th ₱240,000
37th-44th ₱210,000

The PPM Main Event continues on Monday , August 25, 2025 at 1pm with each of the player now guaranteed a minimum payout of ₱210,000. They will play down to the final 9 players. Blinds run 40 minutes – start at 15K-30K ante 30K.

As the first event of its kind in the Philippines, uniting poker clubs nationwide and online for one massive ₱50 Million Guaranteed PPM Main Event, it drew a total of 1,354 entries across the board.

PPM – Day 1 Results (combined)

• ₱55,000 buy-in: 556 entries
• ₱27,500 buy-in: 798 entries
• Prize pool: ₱50,000,000
• ITM: 133 places
• Day 2: 129 players

*Three players double bagged and two players split the last place cash

Metro Day 1 Results

• Day 1A: 94 entries, 13 advanced
• Day 1A (Turbo): 31 entries, 2 advanced
• Day 1B: 103 entries, 14 advanced
• Day 1C: 65 entries, 9 advanced
• Day 1D: 53 entries, 4 advanced
• Day 1E: 136 entries, 18 advanced
• Day 1F: 104 entries, 15 advanced

PPM Mini High Roller – Day 1 Results

Running alongside the main attraction was the first of two high roller events on the schedule, the PPM Mini High Roller, with 35 signing up throughout the day. It was no surprise to see many of the featured event fallouts jump straight in. By the end of eight levels of play, only 20 players remained at Day 1 led by Gary Thompson with 353,500 (117 bb).

Interested players and those that missed still have time to join with registration open for the first two rounds of Day 2 starting at 2pm. For a buy in of ₱70,000, players receive a starting stack of 100,000. Today’s blinds begin at 1500-3000 ante 3000. 

PPM Single Day High Roller 3M GTD Promo

On the last day of the festival, Tuesday, August 26, the final high roller event runs at 2pm – Single Day High Roller 3M GTD. Players can still avail of the Early Bird 50% off promo on the entry fee.

PPM Metro Schedule

For those that have shallower pockets, there is a Power Button event this evening at 7pm with buy-in at just ₱10,000. Or, you can also play the cash games with an abundance of stakes on offer.