Philippine Poker Million

Day 2

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.

Chip Counts

#	Player	Chip count
1	2,015,000 -	JF Joshua Figuerres Philippines
2	1,815,000 -	EA Edgar Asehan Philippines
3	1,655,000 -	AT Arnel Trinidad Philippines
4	1,580,000 -	MB Martin Barril Philippines
5	1,470,000 -	JO Justin Ong Philippines
6	1,460,000 -	RG Renniel Galvez Philippines
7	1,405,000 -	WY William Ysmael Philippines
8	1,350,000 -	NH Ngoc Huyen Quach Viet Nam
9	1,270,000 -	JD Jedo Docto Philippines
10	1,265,000 -	EM Edmil Marcelo Philippines
11	1,240,000 -	JT Johnson Tan Philippines
12	1,215,000 -	DE David Erquiaga Philippines
13	1,190,000 -	AI Alvir Inocentes Philippines
14	1,160,000 -	RN Richard Nakila Philippines
15	1,140,000 -	MG Manuel Geronimo Philippines
16	1,105,000 -	JC Jin Choi South Korea
17	1,070,000 -	RV Renato Villanueva Jr Philippines
18	980,000 -	AC Adones Carmona Philippines
19	975,000 -	MB Melvin Batac Philippines
20	930,000 -	RB Raphael Bulaong Philippines
21	855,000 437,000	EC Eugene Co Philippines
22	820,000 -	RR Ronn Ryan Mesina Philippines
23	795,000 -	KF Kristine Flores Philippines
24	780,000 -	MK Manjong Kim South Korea
25	770,000 -	FL Ferdinand Lu Philippines
26	770,000 -	JO Jason Ong Philippines
27	760,000 -	CR Czardy Rivera Philippines
28	535,000 -	RP Rodelo Pabalate Philippines
29	535,000 -	EC Ellezer Castillo Philippines
30	530,000 -	JC Jeffrey Calonge Philippines
31	530,000 -	MD Maxime Delabre France
32	495,000 -	RF Radge Falcis Philippines
33	475,000 -	DN Dante Natad Thailand
34	450,000 -	DB Dan Byron Cayamanda Philippines
35	400,000 -	XC Xiong Cheng United States
36	380,000 -	AP Antonio Paino Australia
37	355,000 -	FH Frederick Hernandez Philippines
38	305,000 -	EC Earl Camperoso Philippines
39	290,000 -	WD Windell Dasalla Philippines
40	290,000 -	MC Marciel Cerbito Philippines
41	280,000 -	JK Jefrey Kwong
42	230,000 -	JN John Nico Isip Philippines
43	230,000 -	JJ Jimmie Javier Philippines
44	220,000 -	GS George Salud Philippines
45	Busted	ER Euryd Rivera Philippines
46	Busted	VP Vicente Pena Philippines
47	Busted	LP Liao Po Hsun Taiwan
48	Busted	MT Mike Takayama Philippines
49	Busted	AG Anthony Gabitan Philippines
50	Busted	JL Jeseok Lee South Korea
51	Busted	CQ Cezar Quiambao Philippines
52	Busted	LP Lemmor Patulot Philippines
53	Busted	JG Jonald Garcia Philippines
54	Busted	KS Kim Sunjin South Korea
55	Busted	VM Vamerdino Magsakay Philippines
56	Busted	RY Robertson Yap Philippines
57	Busted	JB Jayson Bernatia Philippines
58	Busted	ML Money Liao Taiwan
59	Busted	YK Yamasaki Kyoka
60	Busted	JA Joseph Ang Philippines
61	Busted	AR Ashby Rivera Philippines
62	Busted	TP Taewook Park South Korea
63	Busted	MG Michael Gabby Concepcion Philippines
64	Busted	NH Nguyen Hop Viet Nam
65	Busted	DL Decheng Li China
66	Busted	AL Andoni Larrabe Sanchez Spain
67	Busted	OL Oliver Lirio Philippines
68	Busted	JP Junnie Pamplona Philippines
69	Busted	JA Jeff Abella Philippines
70	Busted	DK Donghyun Kim South Korea
71	Busted	LE Lenart Ecarma Philippines
72	Busted	AL Adrian Lumbera Philippines
73	Busted	MH Mark Hebron United States
74	Busted	RU Reymond Ubalde Philippines
75	Busted	CC Christopher Chua Philippines
76	Busted	ZS Zedrick Santos Philippines
77	Busted	ED Edwin Dela Cruz Philippines
78	Busted	GC Gene Chan Canada
79	Busted	MS Moses Saquing Philippines
80	Busted	BY Benhur Ybarsabal Philippines
81	Busted	YW Yutang Wang Taiwan
82	Busted	GC Gino Carlo Mendiola Philippines
83	Busted	DL Dongying Ling Singapore
84	Busted	AC Aj Cris Acdal Philippines
85	Busted	MY Miura Yoshiki Japan
86	Busted	SL Seungeon Lee South Korea
87	Busted	EG Edilberto Gopez Philippines
88	Busted	MC Matthew Cheng Hong Kong
89	Busted	RK Robert Kuang Philippines
90	Busted	LD Lee Dongseok South Korea
91	Busted	JL Jessie Leonarez Philippines
92	Busted	LD Lance De Vera Philippines
93	Busted	GC Gun Choi South Korea
94	Busted	MF Michel Fajardo Philippines
95	Busted	GT Gary Thompson Ireland
96	Busted	CD Crisanta Dela Cruz Philippines
97	Busted	MR Maxwell Rosete Philippines
98	Busted	RM Rene Mar David Philippines
99	Busted	MR Marc Rivera Philippines
100	Busted	JK Jason Kyle Magbanua Philippines
101	Busted	PC Patricio Caalim Philippines
102	Busted	JT John Tech Philippines
103	Busted	BM Bonifacio Mondalo Jr Philippines
104	Busted	MB Milbert Bautista Philippines
105	Busted	CL Christian Lortie Canada
106	Busted	CC Ching Chun Fung Hong Kong
107	Busted	MA Martin Astorga Philippines
108	Busted	JD James Dela Cruz Philippines
109	Busted	MV Mario Valdiviezo Jr Philippines
110	Busted	DB Dong Bin China
111	Busted	JP John Philip Baider Philippines
112	Busted	JC Jingliang Chen China
113	Busted	RM Racquel Mendoza Philippines
114	Busted	RM Rafael Medel Philippines
115	Busted	NA Nicholas Andrews Australia
116	Busted	MG Martin Gonzales Philippines
117	Busted	AF Adam Ford Australia
118	Busted	RM Riener Magbutay Philippines
119	Busted	RL Ryann Libo On Philippines
120	Busted	EM Edison Marzan Philippines
121	Busted	MC Marvin Cerbito Philippines
122	Busted	JP Jeffrey Ponce Philippines
123	Busted	CA Christian Arrieta Philippines
124	Busted	RT Ryan Tan Philippines
125	Busted	HT Henrik Tollefsen Norway
126	Busted	MB Marco Buan Philippines
127	Busted	JH Joven Huerto Philippines
128	Busted	DS Dong Sheng Guo
129	Busted	HL Hyeokki Lee South Korea

Blind Levels

Level	Duration	SB	BB
#1	40 min	100	100
#2	40 min	100	200
#3	40 min	100	200
#4	40 min	100	300
#5	40 min	200	300
#6	40 min	200	400
#7	40 min	200	500
#8	40 min	300	600
#9	40 min	400	800
#10	40 min	500	1,000
#11	40 min	600	1,200
#12	40 min	1,000	1,500
#13	40 min	1,000	2,000
#14	40 min	1,000	2,500
#15	40 min	1,500	3,000
#16	40 min	2,000	4,000
#17	40 min	2,000	5,000
#18	40 min	3,000	6,000
#19	40 min	4,000	8,000
#20	40 min	5,000	10,000
#21	40 min	6,000	12,000
#22	40 min	10,000	15,000
#23	40 min	10,000	20,000
#24	40 min	10,000	25,000
#25	40 min	15,000	30,000
#26	40 min	20,000	40,000
#27	40 min	25,000	50,000
#28	40 min	30,000	60,000
#29	40 min	40,000	80,000
#30	40 min	50,000	100,000
#31	40 min	60,000	120,000
#32	40 min	80,000	160,000
#33	40 min	100,000	200,000
#34	40 min	120,000	240,000
#35	40 min	150,000	300,000
#36	40 min	200,000	400,000
#37	40 min	250,000	500,000
#38	40 min	300,000	600,000
#39	40 min	400,000	800,000
#40	40 min	500,000	1,000,000