

Joshua Figuerres Ends Day 2 At The Helm; 44 Remaining
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. Another player advancing Justin Ong who made 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.
With all of the Day 1 flights completed, here are the numbers:
₱55,000 buy-in: 556 entries
₱27,500 buy-in: 798 entries
Prize pool: ₱50,000,000
ITM: 133 places
Day 2: 129 players
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Top 10 In Chips
Arnel Trinidad - 1,069,000
Po Hsun Liao - 972,000
Johnson Tan - 819,000
William Ysmael - 757,000
David Erquiaga - 711,000
Vamerdino Magsakay - 645,000
Joseph Ang - 640,000
Czardy Rivera - 606,000
Robert Kuang - 575,000
Edilberto Gopez - 562,000
*Day 2 blinds open at 3000-6000 ante 6000.