Lourd Ejem, Eoghan MacGabhann Bag Leads at MWAM Main Event Flight C/D; Two Flights Remain

Friday was another sizzling day at Metro Card Club as players once again flocked to the Metro Walk To A Million Main Event, making the festival centerpiece the undisputed place to be.

Across the day’s two starting flights, 338 entries poured in, pushing the cumulative field to 734 entries. With two final flights still on the schedule, the ₱5,000,000 guarantee is beginning to look less like the target and more like the starting point. There is every confidence that this edition will be another guarantee smasher.

Day 1A: 242 entries / 34 ITM
Day 1B: 154 entries / 22 ITM
Day 1C: 199 entries / 28  ITM
Day 1D: 139 entries / 20 ITM

Day 1A: 242 entries / 34 ITM
Chip leader: Oliver Lirio – 521,000
Ending blinds: 4,000-8,000 ante 8,000

Day 1B: 154 entries / 22 ITM
Chip leader: Carl Quebec – 459,000
Ending blinds: 3,000-6,000 ante 6,000

Day 1C: 199 entries / 28 ITM
Chip leader: Lourd Ejem – 441,000
Ending blinds: 2,000-5,000 ante 5,000

Day 1D: 139 entries / 20 ITM
Chip leader: Eoghan MacGabhann – 469,000
Ending blinds: 5,000-10,000 ante 10,000

MWAM Main Event – Flight C/D Recap

Photo: Lourd Ejem  

Flight C pulled in the day’s largest turnout of 199 entries with 28 players securing their seat at the ITM stage. Bagging the top stack was Lourd Ejem of 441,000, equivalent to a sizable 88 big blinds! Other notable players that made the cut after previous attempts were John Matsuda, Richard Nakila, and Lemmor Patulot.

Good news for all of the short stacks, this flight was the fastest to complete with blinds at 2,000-5,000 ante 5,000.

At Flight D, 139 turned up for the first turbo format with blinds increasing every 20 minutes. After the bubble burst, Irish player Eoghan MacGabhann was the clear frontrunner out of the 20 remaining players with a stack of 469,000 which was 47 big blinds based on the closing 5,000-10,000 blinds. He has now taken over the second spot in the Day 2 lineup just below Flight A leader Oliver Lirio with 521,000.

Photo: Eoghan MacGabhann 

Other notable players surviving the heat were Czardy Rivera

Flights A/B – Survivors

MWAM MAIN EVENT – TWO FLIGHTS REMAIN

The Main Event continues with the last two flights coming up. This is the last chance to enter and have a shot at the title.

Saturday, June 27
Day 1E: 1pm
Day 1F: 7pm (Turbo)

For a buy-in of ₱6,000 (~USD 100), players begin with a deep 25,000 starting stack, equivalent to 250 times the opening blinds. Registration closes at the start of Level 11 then bags up once 14% of the field remains.

MWAM Main Event Structure

REMAINING SIDE EVENTS

In addition to the MWAM Main Event, there are two other titles up for grabs at the side games and both award two trophies – one MWAM and one GOP – and a seat to a select Gods of Poker Manila side event.

Deepstack 200K GTD
Champion: MWAM Trophy, GOP Manila Hyper Turbo Power Button, GOP Shield Trophy

The Closer 300K GTD
Champion: MWAM Trophy, GOP Manila Hyper Turbo Head Hunter, GOP Shield Trophy

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