METRO Champion Neil Arce Makes Day 2 of WSOP Main Event
July 8, 2008
Representing The Metro Card Club and more importantly, the Philippines, current FPT Champion Neil Arce showed his winning form by making it to day 2 of the World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. Neil Cashed in last year’s WSOP, winning $51,000 making 222nd place in a 6,500 player field. Also making it to day 2 is Derick Hernandez, another METRO player and local poker veteran who made the APPT final table last year.
The 2008 World Series is being contested by 6,844 players, all fighting for the lion’s share of the $64,333,600 prize pool. Of those players who started, 666 will walk away with at least $21,230. The last person standing will take home the coveted WSOP Champions Bracelet and a cool $9,119,517 in cash.
Neil goes into day 2 with a stack of 95,900 while Derick is right behind him with 87,000. The Average stack is Somewhere around 30,000.
Let’s root for our countrymen and fellow Metro Players to make it deep into this contest and represent the Philippines in the poker world once again!
Go Philippines! Go Metro!