Filipino Poker Tour Won by Metro Player Kent Del Rosario
April 8, 2008
The second leg of the Pokerstars Filipino Poker Tour recently wrapped up after a 3-day tournament that once again featured the best poker players from around the country. A total of 98 players joined the P50,000 peso buy in event, making a massive 4.9 Million Peso pool, 10% of which was given to charity. A whopping P1.4 Million first prize awaited the eventual champion of the biggest local tournament to date. The winner would also get a seat to the upcoming Pokerstars Asia Pacific Poker Tour later this year, a $2,500 tournament featuring the best of Asia and the world.
The Metro Card Club came in full force, fielding over a dozen players along with its President and veteran poker player Nick Galan, Marketing VP Neil Arce (WSOP finalist), and HR director Luis Carballo (another final table veteran of local tournaments). The action started and it was intense. Day one ended with 78 players eliminated, but The Metro represented with Nick Galan, Luis Carballo, Kent del Rosario (Metro Player and previous P1M Holdem Champion), Melvin Matibag (2nd Place in the Metro Main Event 3M guaranteed), Mark Pagsuyuin (Metro Player and Winner of the ACF 5K) and Ronel Sto. Tomas (Previous FPT final table).
Day two saw Nick Galan eliminated with 17 players left. Luis Carballo landed in 12th place after a heart breaking hand with his pocket queens going against pocket eights, with the eights catching a runner-runner straight, then his A-K running into J-J to eliminate him. The Metro Players who made the final table were Melvin, Mark, and Kent.
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