The Metro Card Club, the most popular card room in the Philippines, is gearing up for another homegrown event. Hitting the felt this week is the Philippine Poker Tournament (PPT) featuring a juicy Php 2,000,000 (~US$ 38,000) guarantee. The event takes place from May 11...
Local Filipino player Bonifacio Mondalo claimed his first ever live tournament title after eliminating the last three players of the 2022 Metro Summer Event. Mondalo earned Php 291,200 (ICM deal) and a seat worth Php 44,000 to the upcoming Asia Poker Championship. Congratulations to the...
17:55: Bonifacio Mondalo wins! Ronn Ryan Mesina runner up Level 29: 30K-60K ante 10K It's all over! After the ICM deal, it was a fast finish with Bonifacio Mondalo knocking out the last three players. The final hand was Mondalo {ac}{qh}, Ronn Ryan Mesina {as}{10h}, the board...
It was a quick Day 2 at the 2022 Metro Summer Event with the 69 player field trimmed to the final 16 in just four hours. Dek Cruz closed out the heat bagging the mightiest stack of 1,006,000, and was the only player to end...
The Metro Summer Event has entered Day 2 with 69 players back on the felt, each one vying for a piece of the Php 2,470,000 prize pool. Entering with the biggest stack is Day 1A chip leader John Matsuda from Japan with 92 BB, right...
After four starting days, the Metro Summer Event attracted a whopping 533 entries to send the prize pool surging to a massive Php 2,665,000. At Day 1C, the guarantee was already breached then today, weekend warriors came out in full force with a roaring 213...
Fresh off a spectacular run in Vietnam, Filipino pro Vamerdino Magsakay took charge of Day 1C with 316,400 bagged! That mighty stack is equivalent to 21 starting stacks gobbled up or 79 BB entering Day 2. Magsakay overtook Day 1B leader Christopher Mateo for second rank...
The Metro Summer Event Php 1.5 Million guaranteed completed another starting heat with Day 1B up on the plate earlier today. After five hours of late registration, the tally was 110 entries but by bagging time, only 13 remained. Topping the counts was decorated local player...
The Metro Summer Event 1.5 Million guaranteed kicked off with 85 entrants taking the earliest flight to try to qualify. After 9.5 hours of play, Japan's John Matsuda topped the 13 survivors and set the bar very high for the next heat. He bagged up...
Welcome players to the Metro Summer Event! The annual festival runs from today April 20 until April 25 at none other than the Metro Card Club, the biggest and most popular card room in the Philippines. On its fifth installment, the series serves up a...