WPT Philippines: 32 race for the opener title; Main Event Warm Up last chance to enter; Brett Kennedy claims first event trophy

Lots of chips shuffled around the floor at day 3 of WPT Philippines with three events igniting the poker floor of Okada Manila. The first event trophy was claimed by Brett Kennedy, 26 players bagged up at the Main Event Warm Up with one final hour of registration open today, and the All Bankrolls Kickoff concluded its final flight led by Florencio Campomanes. Read up on all the action.

All Bankrolls Kickoff update

The final flight of the All Bankrolls Kickoff drew the largest field of 134 entries however it still wasn’t enough to reach the guarantee. This was good news for the players that qualified to the final day. The prize pool is Php 5,000,000 with a guaranteed minimum payout of Php 34,500 and a glistening Php 1,148,000 (~US$ 22,500) to the champion.

Flight 6 concluded last night with tournament crusher Florencio Campomanes amassing 1,064,000 for the overall chip lead. To give you an idea of the enormity of his stack, it is equivalent to a stunning 26 starting stacks gobbled up. He opens the final day with 191 times the big blind. Other players to watch for are the three Php 5k qualifiers, Naoki Koshikawa, Rogelio Pacheco, and Renniel Galvez. All three fired only one bullet and are headed for a monster payday if they ship it. Also in the lineup is Filipino superstar Marc Rivera. Breakdown, chip counts, and payouts below.

Flight 1: 2 players qualified out of 53 entries at Php 5,000 buy-in

Flight 2: 2 players qualified out of 39 entries at Php 10,000 buy-in

Flight 3: 1 player qualified out of 32 entries at Php 5,000 buy-in

Flight 4: 2 players qualified out of 39 entries at Php 10,000 buy-in

Flight 5: 9 players qualified out of 74 entries at Php 20,000 buy-in

Flight 6: 16 players qualified out of 134 entries at Php 20,000 buy-in

Total entries: 371 entries

Final day qualifiers: 32 players

Prize pool: Php 5,000,000 (~US$ 99,000)

Day 2 opening blinds: 3k – 6k ante 6k

Chips in play: 10,730,000

Average stack: 335,312

Level duration: 40 minutes

Final Day: 1230pm start

Players by rank

Florencio Campomanes – Philippines – 1,064,000

Emmanuel Segismundo – Philippines – 735,000

Christopher Mateo – Philippines – 697,000

Mark Almusajin – Philippines – 568,000

Kunwoo Kim – Korea – 531,000

Terry Gonzaga – Philippines – 488,000

Euryd Rivera – Philippines – 444,000

Roger Spets – Sweden – 419,000

Naoki Koshikawa – Japan – 355,000

Royly Emir Oracion – Philippines – 340,000

Bryan Santos – Philippines – 324,000

Michael Durik – Czech Republic – 323,000

Renniel Galvez – Philippines 320,000

Edilberto Gopez – Philippines – 314,000

Seoung Guen Choi – Korea – 311,000

Michael De Leon – Philippines – 307,000

Wilson Tolon – Philippines – 294,000

Marc Rivera – Philippines – 292,000

Koki Takeishi – Japan – 273,000

Joseph Ty Sia – Philippines – 261,000

Keith Michael Basso – USA – 249,000

Ryan McAllister – USA – 244,000

Ivan Yeow – Malaysia – 240,000

Ryan Peter Malangen – Philippines – 226,000

Jessie Leonarez – Philippines – 201,000

Stefan Negado – Philippines – 195,000

Rogelio Pacheco – Philippines – 175,000

Temu Kaneoka – Japan – 166,000

Gerardo Lubas – Philippines – 121,000

Rick Jason Ambata – Philippines – 90,000

James Bonanno – USA – 85,000

John Riad – Denmark – 75,000

Payouts

1st Php 1,148,000

2nd Php 807,000

3rd Php 512,000

4th Php 312,000

5th Php 240,000

6th Php 199,500

7th Php 167,500

8th Php 140,000

9th Php 115,000

10th-12th Php 98,000

13th-15th Php 84,000

16th-18th Php 70,500

19th -21st Php 58,000

22nd-24th Php 45,500

25th-27th Php 39,500

28th-32nd Php 34,500

Other events

Event 2: Main Event Warm Up

47 entrants made their way to the Main Event Warm Up with only 26 players advancing to the final day. For those interested in joining, 40 minutes of registration is available today. Buy-in is Php 55,000 (~US$ 1,100). Cards in the air at 1pm. The player to measure up to is Keon Yong Ma with 111,700. Right at his heels are Simen Kind Gulbrandsen at 110,600 and Jinho Hong at 110,200.

Event 3: Hyper Turbo NLH Freezeout

The first event trophy was awarded to Brett Kennedy after he ruled over the 24 players of Hyper Turbo NLH Freezeout.

Three players got paid.

1st Brett Kennedy – USA – Php 122,900

2nd Anthony Gabitan – Philippines – Php – 73,800

3rd Anthony Hope – Australia – Php 49,137

The Somuchpoker team will continue to provide daily recaps and will be on-site during the Main Event to bring you live coverage from start to finish.