Hey, poker Playas!
Today is the start of the Main event of the Batang Metro Poker Challenge 2023 by the Metro Card Club.
The Main event is a PHP 5 Million Guarantee with a buy-in of only PHP 10,000.
Batang Metro
Event – Power Button
Buy-in: PHP 4,000 (3,650 + 350)
Total entries: 65
Total Pot: PHP 237,250
Places Paid: 8
Jester Intia
Champion – PHP 72,088
Vince Nachor
2nd place – PHP 43,800
Ivan Dela Cruz
3rd place – PHP 32,850
DEXTER MANAPAT
4th place – Php 25,550
LESTER EDOC
METRO TEAM PRO
5th place – PHP 18,250
JUNNIE PAMPLONA
6th place – PHP 14,600
Michael Calungsod
7th place – PHP 10,550
Jayvon Carreon
8th place – PHP 7,300
Batang Metro
Main Event Day 1A
Total Entries: 209
Day 2 Qualifiers: 26
Darrell Austria
Day 1A Chip leader
609,000
qualifiers list: to follow
Batang Metro
The north shall rise!
Mil Poker on Tour
The North is slowly making it moves, they are now having more and more poker tournaments and are attracting the Manila crowd to their place.
Now Mil Poker has joined forces with D Heights to create a series of tournaments to gather more players.
More about this soon!
Batang Metro
Main event Day 1A
Level 11 – 1,000/1,500/1,500
entries: 209
will play down to 25 players
Day 1A closes with 209 entries, not bad for Day 1A.
There are still a few more day 1’s to go but joined early and don’t get caught late.
Dreams
Marc Rivera entered on the last minute before the registration closes and has gained some chips. Jaja Boom is contemplating on playing the cash game or the side event after he was busted. Sandy “Hari ng Pinya” Cea is still in and gaining momentum.
Batang Metro
Main event Day 1A
Level 10 – 600/1,200/1,200
entries: 206
Long live the king!
Mike Takayama, WSOP BRACELET Holder, and Metro Team Pro is playing Day 1A.
Mike Takayama actually started his career in the Metro, there are many stories of how he grew up in Metro and became the first Filipino to be a WSOP bracelet holder.
Definitely the toughest opponent for all the players right now playing Day 1A.
Batang Metro
18:40
Main event Day 1A
Level 9 – 500/1,000/1,000
entries: 202
Day 1A passes the 200 mark and one more level before the registration closes.
Dreams
Other players and champions were spotted on the tables of Day 1A.
Ken Stop, Boss Dexter, and Rolly Rules are trying to qualify early to avoid the last day rush.
Batang Metro
18:40
Main event Day 1A
Level 7 – 300/600/600
entries: 181
20 players to go to hit 200, registration is still open before the start of level 11.
Definitely a very good day 1 for the Batang Metro Poker challenge.
Dreams
CHampions and regulars are packing the room.
Popoy, Winifred “THe engineer” Obedoza, and Vince Nachor are among the players that are vying to qualify for day 2.
Batang Metro
17:45
Main event Day 1A
Level 5 – 200/400/400
entries: 151
Metro Just pass 150 players, how high would day 1A be today?
Metro Team pros defends!
The Metro Team Pro are ready to defend their home. Joven Huerto, Alexis Lim, Joseph Sia, and the inspiring, electrified, and Maporma na players, Yatz Javier!
Batang Metro
16:45
Main event Day 1A
Level 4 – 200/300/300
entries: 101
Day 1A already surpassed 100 players and its only level 4.
How many more players will come and register today?
D’Camps Invades Metro
Andrew Ocampo at Mike De Leon is leading D’Camps invasion of the Metro Card Clubs Batang Metro 2023.
They have been successful so far as they have won the Pre-event. They also acquired Edgar Asehan JR who bagged the recently concluded Special event at Okada Manila.
Batang Metro
15:45
Main event Day 1A
Level 2 – 100/200
entries: 52
Shuffle up and deal
Day 1A has begun! It is now a battle for survival for day 1A.
Now 5 tables running.
PHP 5,000,000 GTD
Buy-in: PHP 10,000
25,000 starting stack
30 Minutes per level
The tournament started on time and teams are coming in with their stable ready eying to bag the trophy for their teams.
Here a quick look at the players in the field.
Rasid Paitao, PPT 2020 Champion and the Drunken Master is playing Day 1A.
Other players seen on Day 1A includes Alex Cruz, 1st runner-up of the IVP Cup 2023 is also playing , and Monziar Jay Villiaraza.
Batang Metro
Day 2 Recap
Dcamps draw first blood
As poker grows in Manila, one group has been standing out a lot!
D’camps draws first blood at the Batang Metro Poker Challenge 2023 of the Metro Card Club bagging the first event with its representative Benjie “Chok” Manga.
D’camps also won the Main event of the recently concluded event at Okada Manila with its representative Edgar Asehan Jr.
