The Metro INDEPENDENCE DAY TOURNAMENT 2012

[CluelessChx]

Pop!
Sizzle....

Cold Beers all around at 10:46am...

Was gettin' hot in here earlier

As a newbie, we (ormaybe just I) couldnt care less about blinds, structures, etc... Fornow i just wanna play... BUT I wanna learn how to play in the right structure/setting so that when I finally join super major tourneys(soon soon sooooon!) hindi na ako magugulat or maninibago sa (tamang/universally applied) blinds-antes-structures... 

WPP... which i actually dont know the acronym for, is it a) world peace po or b) world poker peace or c) world peace pokerists or maybe d) winning poker player... List is endless

Iced super cold beer anyone?

when are you going to invite us to lucena? lapit na fiesta jan ah 

-  ian... invite mo nalang sya mag join sa hypermod freeroll>>>>>>

next week ang fiesta (30) pero now na ang masaya sarado ang main street then bawat corner/kanto me band at nag iinom. di mo pa ba na experience fiesta sa Lucena T4dc?   Mmmmm pano pag madami kayo e d hindi kayo nagkasya samin, unless squeezy will accommodate some  hehehhe ayaw ng mga taga dito naman makipagpoker pag and2 kayo matatalo lang daw kami na tama nga naman

Go go go! Sa freeroll

[sQuEEZY]

Pop!
Sizzle....

Cold Beers all around at 10:46am...

Was gettin' hot in here earlier

As a newbie, we (ormaybe just I) couldnt care less about blinds, structures, etc... Fornow i just wanna play... BUT I wanna learn how to play in the right structure/setting so that when I finally join super major tourneys(soon soon sooooon!) hindi na ako magugulat or maninibago sa (tamang/universally applied) blinds-antes-structures... 

WPP... which i actually dont know the acronym for, is it a) world peace po or b) world poker peace or c) world peace pokerists or maybe d) winning poker player... List is endless

Iced super cold beer anyone?

when are you going to invite us to lucena? lapit na fiesta jan ah 

-  ian... invite mo nalang sya mag join sa hypermod freeroll>>>>>>

next week ang fiesta (30) pero now na ang masaya sarado ang main street then bawat corner/kanto me band at nag iinom. di mo pa ba na experience fiesta sa Lucena T4dc?   Mmmmm pano pag madami kayo e d hindi kayo nagkasya samin, unless squeezy will accommodate some  hehehhe ayaw ng mga taga dito naman makipagpoker pag and2 kayo matatalo lang daw kami na tama nga naman

Go go go! Sa freeroll

hi clulesschx. taga lucena ka din pla, welcome sa pokermanila! sa lopez quezon hometown nyan ni ian, nakapunta na yan dito

[RomeoXak]

C-C-CC-CCCC-COMBO BREAKER!!!

Hahaha

+1
Sa 1hr blind tourney with gradual early and fast late structure!!
Hindi naman dahil sa pabor sa mga pro un IMO pabor nga satin mga casual players yun ganun structure at least we can wait for good hands and not worry about plays/bluff/ICM and others. Sa PPT ko lang naexperience ang discipline fold kasi deep pa naman in relation to blinds.

+1
sa mga PH players that play stack related not blind related.. Gugulat nga ko may tumutulak Ace crap na 30BB pa sa lvl 100/200 lang kasi short na daw siya??? Deym

+1
Sa hindi kaya ng mga senior 12hrs play hehe include mo na mga kailangan magpaalam ng mga visa.

+1
Sa 15-20% ITM!! Minsan na nga lang ako magdeep minove pa sa 5% ang payout FUFUFU! Why create more losers if more players will be happy to play again if they just min cash/money back. We cannot expand poker in PH if we make one man a millionaire at the expense of 20 others? Pwede naman 900k lang sa champ then ung 20 others may tig 5kish..

[welcoat]

Smart money will of course play a 2m gtd 5k buy in even if it is played in antipolo, laguna or even dreaded cavite, no questions on blind or prize structure necessarily need to be entertained. Gambling money will of course play the same highly touted PPT blind structure even if payouts never improved.

I'm quite confused on your position sir.

This is not my position, it is my belief how the market will react.

then why not support the best structured tourney?

the best structured does not exist yet imho.  in terms of support you meant i should play it? even if it does exist, there is limit to what i am willing to spent on a poker tourney, something like 500 pesos (movie tickets at 200 is a no-no by the way).
for 1000, i can have more fun doing something else in horizontal position(or a good book many years hundreds of books ago) or buy 3 packs of lavazza italy 250gms espresso 100% arabica ( at rustan's supermart) for more than 100 servings of very good coffee from my bargain 8,000 pesos krups espresso-XP5280 purchased from last macau trip.
for 2000 i can buy 4g mobile broadband usb modem that provides 1000-5000 kbps to watch NBA live and/or replays indefinitely.
for 3000 round trip ticket to macau or hk
for 5000 round trip ticket to singapore or guangzhou
anything more of course we talk about hi tech products which has always been my fetish.

every day i also spent small amount money like 15p large macdo sundae cone(4.5 twirl, rather than 10p for 2.5), 60p macdo meal with upsize 1 refill arabica brewed coffee (not so good but best option when on the road and available every where) , saving 1 peso per liter of car fuel are all big deals in my +EV mindset.
by the way i am sure you understand $10 in pokerstars goes a long way if it is poker itch we have.

[sykora]

Smart money will of course play a 2m gtd 5k buy in even if it is played in antipolo, laguna or even dreaded cavite, no questions on blind or prize structure necessarily need to be entertained. Gambling money will of course play the same highly touted PPT blind structure even if payouts never improved.

I'm quite confused on your position sir.

This is not my position, it is my belief how the market will react.

then why not support the best structured tourney?

the best structured does not exist yet imho.  in terms of support you meant i should play it? even if it does exist, there is limit to what i am willing to spent on a poker tourney, something like 500 pesos (movie tickets at 200 is a no-no by the way).
for 1000, i can have more fun doing something else in horizontal position(or a good book many years hundreds of books ago) or buy 3 packs of lavazza italy 250gms espresso 100% arabica ( at rustan's supermart) for more than 100 servings of very good coffee from my bargain 8,000 pesos krups espresso-XP5280 purchased from last macau trip.
for 2000 i can buy 4g mobile broadband usb modem that provides 1000-5000 kbps to watch NBA live and/or replays indefinitely.
for 3000 round trip ticket to macau or hk
for 5000 round trip ticket to singapore or guangzhou
anything more of course we talk about hi tech products which has always been my fetish.

every day i also spent small amount money like 15p large macdo sundae cone(4.5 twirl, rather than 10p for 2.5), 60p macdo meal with upsize 1 refill arabica brewed coffee (not so good but best option when on the road and available every where) , saving 1 peso per liter of car fuel are all big deals in my +EV mindset.
by the way i am sure you understand $10 in pokerstars goes a long way if it is poker itch we have.

May i say.. very well played sir. xD

[tnx4DchipsLOL]

Smart money will of course play a 2m gtd 5k buy in even if it is played in antipolo, laguna or even dreaded cavite, no questions on blind or prize structure necessarily need to be entertained. Gambling money will of course play the same highly touted PPT blind structure even if payouts never improved.

I'm quite confused on your position sir.

This is not my position, it is my belief how the market will react.

then why not support the best structured tourney?

the best structured does not exist yet imho.  in terms of support you meant i should play it? even if it does exist, there is limit to what i am willing to spent on a poker tourney, something like 500 pesos (movie tickets at 200 is a no-no by the way).
for 1000, i can have more fun doing something else in horizontal position(or a good book many years hundreds of books ago) or buy 3 packs of lavazza italy 250gms espresso 100% arabica ( at rustan's supermart) for more than 100 servings of very good coffee from my bargain 8,000 pesos krups espresso-XP5280 purchased from last macau trip.
for 2000 i can buy 4g mobile broadband usb modem that provides 1000-5000 kbps to watch NBA live and/or replays indefinitely.
for 3000 round trip ticket to macau or hk
for 5000 round trip ticket to singapore or guangzhou
anything more of course we talk about hi tech products which has always been my fetish.

every day i also spent small amount money like 15p large macdo sundae cone(4.5 twirl, rather than 10p for 2.5), 60p macdo meal with upsize 1 refill arabica brewed coffee (not so good but best option when on the road and available every where) , saving 1 peso per liter of car fuel are all big deals in my +EV mindset.
by the way i am sure you understand $10 in pokerstars goes a long way if it is poker itch we have.

Let's say we'll make a Welcoat Poker Tour (WPT) or Welcoat Series of Poker (WSOP), what then should be the best structure for it considering all the dynamics?

[JiggerYPoker]

Smart money will of course play a 2m gtd 5k buy in even if it is played in antipolo, laguna or even dreaded cavite, no questions on blind or prize structure necessarily need to be entertained. Gambling money will of course play the same highly touted PPT blind structure even if payouts never improved.

I'm quite confused on your position sir.

This is not my position, it is my belief how the market will react.

then why not support the best structured tourney?

the best structured does not exist yet imho.  in terms of support you meant i should play it? even if it does exist, there is limit to what i am willing to spent on a poker tourney, something like 500 pesos (movie tickets at 200 is a no-no by the way).
for 1000, i can have more fun doing something else in horizontal position(or a good book many years hundreds of books ago) or buy 3 packs of lavazza italy 250gms espresso 100% arabica ( at rustan's supermart) for more than 100 servings of very good coffee from my bargain 8,000 pesos krups espresso-XP5280 purchased from last macau trip.
for 2000 i can buy 4g mobile broadband usb modem that provides 1000-5000 kbps to watch NBA live and/or replays indefinitely.
for 3000 round trip ticket to macau or hk
for 5000 round trip ticket to singapore or guangzhou
anything more of course we talk about hi tech products which has always been my fetish.

every day i also spent small amount money like 15p large macdo sundae cone(4.5 twirl, rather than 10p for 2.5), 60p macdo meal with upsize 1 refill arabica brewed coffee (not so good but best option when on the road and available every where) , saving 1 peso per liter of car fuel are all big deals in my +EV mindset.
by the way i am sure you understand $10 in pokerstars goes a long way if it is poker itch we have.

Let's say we'll make a Welcoat Poker Tour (WPT) or Welcoat Series of Poker (WSOP), what then should be the best structure for it considering all the dynamics?

wait wait wait. i remember reading this before. let's see kung nag iba na.

[welcoat]

someday if i feel charitable that is what i plan to organize for others and the buy in shall be 200 only, 30 minutes, 100bb, freeze-out, 100-100(i like your idea of heading straight into middle game to save game time), ante when sb is 400.
start on time.
100-100
100-200
200-400
300-600
registration closed for alternates or late comers with full 10k starting stacks
400-800 100
500-1000 100
600-1200 200
800-1600 200

1000-2000 300
1200-2400 300
1500-3000 500
2000-4000 500

2500-5000 500
3000-6000  1000
3500-7000  1000
4000-8000 1000

5000-10000 1500
6000-12000 1500
8000-16000 2000
10000-20000 2500
and so on...but 10 hours should be more than enough
prize structure 40 runners+
25% champ
15% 2nd
10% 3rd
ITM is 20%

this is of course not perfect but it shall be good for the community to play daily as practice makes perfect, imho.

[tnx4DchipsLOL]

someday if i feel charitable that is what i plan to organize for others and the buy in shall be 200 only, 30 minutes, 100bb, freeze-out, 100-100(i like your idea of heading straight into middle game to save game time), ante when sb is 400.
start on time.
100-100
100-200
200-400
300-600
registration closed for alternates or late comers with full 10k starting stacks
400-800 100
500-1000 100
600-1200 200
800-1600 200

1000-2000 300
1200-2400 300
1500-3000 500
2000-4000 500

2500-5000 500
3000-6000  1000
3500-7000  1000
4000-8000 1000

5000-10000 1500
6000-12000 1500
8000-16000 2000
10000-20000 2500
and so on...but 10 hours should be more than enough
prize structure 40 runners+
25% champ
15% 2nd
10% 3rd
ITM is 20%

this is of course not perfect but it shall be good for the community to play daily as practice makes perfect, imho.

Turbo for a major tournament?

[welcoat]

+1
Sa 15-20% ITM!! Minsan na nga lang ako magdeep minove pa sa 5% ang payout FUFUFU! Why create more losers if more players will be happy to play again if they just min cash/money back. We cannot expand poker in PH if we make one man a millionaire at the expense of 20 others? Pwede naman 900k lang sa champ then ung 20 others may tig 5kish..

+2
this is one standard we need not follow WSOP 10% more or less.  it is call socialized prize structure as we are still developing new players, no need to make the champ super happy at the expense of 90%, happy is good enough.  to make the game mass market(democratization regardless of race, creed, sex, age and all the bs), there is need to make low entry point via tournament (chips not cash chips) for fun of winning competition but agony of losing not so painful to attract repeat customers aka fish.

[dito_na_me]

someday if i feel charitable that is what i plan to organize for others and the buy in shall be 200 only, 30 minutes, 100bb, freeze-out, 100-100(i like your idea of heading straight into middle game to save game time), ante when sb is 400.
start on time.
100-100
100-200
200-400
300-600
registration closed for alternates or late comers with full 10k starting stacks
400-800 100
500-1000 100
600-1200 200
800-1600 200

1000-2000 300
1200-2400 300
1500-3000 500
2000-4000 500

2500-5000 500
3000-6000  1000
3500-7000  1000
4000-8000 1000

5000-10000 1500
6000-12000 1500
8000-16000 2000
10000-20000 2500
and so on...but 10 hours should be more than enough
prize structure 40 runners+
25% champ
15% 2nd
10% 3rd
ITM is 20%

this is of course not perfect but it shall be good for the community to play daily as practice makes perfect, imho.

LOL Del sometimes the world you see as ideal is quite unique.  Anyway WSOP should be the default structure till another industry standard can be developed which promotes the game the right way. 

[welcoat]

Turbo for a major tournament?

majors come and go even if monthly, so it's effect one way or another is not critical.
i never played majors until my first FPT and landed finals by sheer luck.
we have no repeat major champs other than KENT at FPT and courtesy of my bad play, yet.

[tnx4DchipsLOL]

someday if i feel charitable that is what i plan to organize for others and the buy in shall be 200 only, 30 minutes, 100bb, freeze-out, 100-100(i like your idea of heading straight into middle game to save game time), ante when sb is 400.
start on time.
100-100
100-200
200-400
300-600
registration closed for alternates or late comers with full 10k starting stacks
400-800 100
500-1000 100
600-1200 200
800-1600 200

1000-2000 300
1200-2400 300
1500-3000 500
2000-4000 500

2500-5000 500
3000-6000  1000
3500-7000  1000
4000-8000 1000

5000-10000 1500
6000-12000 1500
8000-16000 2000
10000-20000 2500
and so on...but 10 hours should be more than enough
prize structure 40 runners+
25% champ
15% 2nd
10% 3rd
ITM is 20%

this is of course not perfect but it shall be good for the community to play daily as practice makes perfect, imho.

LOL Del sometimes the world you see as ideal is quite unique.  Anyway WSOP should be the default structure till another industry standard can be developed which promotes the game the right way.

very much agree

[tnx4DchipsLOL]

If I'm gonna be hired to run the Welcoat Series of Poker and be given the blanket authority to create the structure as well as the payouts, it will be like this: same blinds structure as PPT but will pay 20% of the field.

[welcoat]

well it shall not happen as it won't be a major event nor 1 hour, you once already had power to make change but lost it already.

[rykxx]

The Metro Independence Day Tournament is Back
May 15, 2012 (14 days ago) by Adam Smith

http://www.pokerportal.asia/featured-articles/the-metro-independence-day-tournament-is-back

The Metro Independence Day Tournament (MIDT) is once again returning to Metro Card Club, Ortigas – the biggest card room in the Philippines – on June 14-19, 2012 and is a chance for local players to celebrate Philippines Independence Day in style. The tournament will feature a PHP 5000 buy-in this time around, as opposed to last year’s PHP 3000, while the guaranteed prize pool will remain at PHP 2 million.

The 2011 running of the tournament saw Julian Lagman rise to the top from 708 runners. The buy-in may have been an affordable one but the field included such names as Neil Arce, Mark Pagsuyuin, Martin Corpuz, Don Carmona, Mark Rivera, Melvin Matibag, Wally Sombero, Martin Gonzales and former WPT champion Russell Blattberg. Lagman took home PHP 650,000 in first place prize money after a gruelling nine-hour final table.

The Metro Card Club is holding daily satellite tournaments feeding into the MIDT. On Sunday to Friday at 2.30pm, the METRO500 includes one seat to the MIDT. On Wednesday at 7pm, there are five seats up for grabs in the METRO 1.5.0 and on Friday at 7pm the METRO 100k includes four seats to the MIDT.

MIDT 2012 Schedule

June 14-16, 3pm – Day 1A, 1B, 1C
June 17, 3pm – Day 2
June 18, 3pm – Day 3
June 19, Time TBA – Final Day

For more information visit the Metro Card Club’s website.

[rykxx]

The Metro Independence Day Tournament 2012
June 14 - 19 at 3pm!

May SEAT ka na ba?
Join our Daily Tournaments to get SEATS!

Metro500 at 2:30pm - includes 1 seat
500 buy in / 40k gtd
(Monday to Sunday except Saturay)

Metro75 at 7pm - includes 1 seat
1k buy in / 75k gtd
(Tuesday & Thursday)

Metro 1.5.0 at 7pm - includes 5 seats
1500 buy in / 150k gtd
(Wednesday)

Metro Friday 1k at 7pm - includes 4 seats
1k buy in / 100k gtd
(Friday)

Metro 40k at 7pm - includes 1 seat
500 buy in / 40k gtd
(Sunday)

See you at The Metro!

[rykxx]

Metro Card holds P2 million poker tourney
(The Philippine Star) Updated June 04, 2012 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Metro Card Club – the biggest card room in Asia – once again plays host to one of the much anticipated poker tournaments in the country, the Metro Independence Day Tournament June 14-19 at the Metrowalk Complex in Ortigas, Pasig.

The annual event offers a guaranteed prize pool of P2-million with a lion’s share – more than half a million – of it going to the last man standing after six days of grueling mind game.

The buy-in for this tournament is P5,000 but players can get in with a much cheaper investment by playing in Metro’s daily tournaments which offer seats to the MIDT.

Last year saw 708 players competing in the event with Julian Lagman emerging as the champion and pocketing P650,000.

Information: www.metrocardclub.com, subscribe to Metro Card Club’s Facebook updates or follow @Metro_Card_Club on Twitter.

http://www.philstar.com/SportsArticle.aspx?articleId=813849&publicationSubCategoryId=69

[rykxx]

It's 8 days to go to the Metro Independence Day Tournament 2012!
2 Million Guaranteed / 5000 buy in
Freezeout!
June 14 - 19 at 3pm!

May SEAT ka na ba?
Join Metro 1.5.0 Tournament tonight at 7pm!
150k gtd / 1500 buy in with 1 re-entry
includes 5 SEATS to the MIDT

See you at The Metro!

[raizen]

already got seat... will need all the LUCK on the tourney 

Good luck to all PM players!

[rykxx]

It's 6 days to go to the Metro Independence Day Tournament 2012!
2 Million Guaranteed / 5000 buy in
Freezeout!
June 14 - 19 at 3pm!

May SEAT ka na ba?
Join Metro Friday 1k tonight at 7pm!
100k gtd / 1k buy in
includes 4 SEATS to the MIDT

See you at The Metro!

[rykxx]

Metro Independence Day Tournament - Day 1a tomorrow at 3pm!

2 MILLION GTD
5k buy in

June 14-16 - Day 1s 3pm
June 17- Day 2
June 18- Day 3
June 19- Final Day

Last chance to win MIDT seats today! Head to The Metro now!

[polnkel]

Structure pls

[rykxx]

The Metro Independence Day Tournament Structure                  
                  
                  
   Small Blind    Big Blind   Ante         
1   25               50            
2   50              100            
3   100              200            
4   150              300            
5   150              300   25         
6   200              400   25         
7   250              500   50         
8   300              600   50         
9   400              800   75         
10   500            1000   100         
11   600            1200   100         
12   800            1600   100         
13   1000            2000   200         
14   1200            2400   200         
15   1500            3000   300         
16   2000            4000   300         
17   2500            5000   500         
18   3000            6000   500         
19   3500            7000   500         
20   4000            8000   1000         
21   5000           10000       1000         
22   6000           12000       1000         
23   8000           16000       1000         
24   10000   20000   2000         
25   12000   24000   2000         
26   15000   30000   3000         
27   20000   40000   4000         
28   25000   50000   5000         
29   30000   60000   6000         
30   35000   70000   7000         
31   40000   80000   8000         
32   45000   90000   9000         
33   50000   100000   10000         
34   60000   120000   12000         
35   70000   140000   14000         
36   80000   160000   16000         
37   90000   180000   18000         
38   100000   200000   20000         


Date / Time: Day 1a - June 14, Thursday, 3pm
Day 1b - June 15, Friday, 3pm
Day 1c - June 16, Saturday, 3pm

- All Day 1s will play to the end of Level 10

Day 2 - June 17, Sunday, 3pm

- Re-draw of seats, 10 handed-
- Players will play maximum of 12 levels
- Or play down to the money

Day 3 - June 18, Monday, 3pm

- Re-draw of seats, 9 handed
- Play down to 9 players

Day 4 - June 19, Tuesday, 5pm

- Final Table
- Re-draw of seats (Final Table)

Entry: Php 5,000
Starting Chips: 15,000
Blind Level Duration: 40 minutes


1. For Day 2 & 3, the top chip stacks will be allocated to separate table according to the number of tables left. For example at 5 tables left. With 5 tables left in re-draw then top 5 chip stacks are allocated to separate tables.
2. There will be a 30 to 40 big blind ratio to average stack rollback on Day 2, 3 and 50 big blind ratio to average stack rollback on the Final Table if required.
3. Php 2,000,000 guaranteed prizepool
4. Players must bring a valid ID for registration, Day 2 and Day 3 and claiming their prize.

*Subject to change without prior notice.
*The Tournament Director's decision is final.

[terence69]

The Metro Independence Day Tournament Structure                  
                  
                  
   Small Blind    Big Blind   Ante         
1   25               50            
2   50              100            
3   100              200            
4   150              300            
5   150              300   25         
6   200              400   25         
7   250              500   50         
8   300              600   50         
9   400              800   75         
10   500            1000   100         
11   600            1200   100         
12   800            1600   100         
13   1000            2000   200         
14   1200            2400   200         
15   1500            3000   300         
16   2000            4000   300         
17   2500            5000   500         
18   3000            6000   500         
19   3500            7000   500         
20   4000            8000   1000         
21   5000           10000       1000         
22   6000           12000       1000         
23   8000           16000       1000         
24   10000   20000   2000         
25   12000   24000   2000         
26   15000   30000   3000         
27   20000   40000   4000         
28   25000   50000   5000         
29   30000   60000   6000         
30   35000   70000   7000         
31   40000   80000   8000         
32   45000   90000   9000         
33   50000   100000   10000         
34   60000   120000   12000         
35   70000   140000   14000         
36   80000   160000   16000         
37   90000   180000   18000         
38   100000   200000   20000         


Date / Time: Day 1a - June 14, Thursday, 3pm
Day 1b - June 15, Friday, 3pm
Day 1c - June 16, Saturday, 3pm

- All Day 1s will play to the end of Level 10

Day 2 - June 17, Sunday, 3pm

- Re-draw of seats, 10 handed-
- Players will play maximum of 12 levels
- Or play down to the money

Day 3 - June 18, Monday, 3pm

- Re-draw of seats, 9 handed
- Play down to 9 players

Day 4 - June 19, Tuesday, 5pm

- Final Table
- Re-draw of seats (Final Table)

Entry: Php 5,000
Starting Chips: 15,000
Blind Level Duration: 40 minutes


1. For Day 2 & 3, the top chip stacks will be allocated to separate table according to the number of tables left. For example at 5 tables left. With 5 tables left in re-draw then top 5 chip stacks are allocated to separate tables.
2. There will be a 30 to 40 big blind ratio to average stack rollback on Day 2, 3 and 50 big blind ratio to average stack rollback on the Final Table if required.
3. Php 2,000,000 guaranteed prizepool
4. Players must bring a valid ID for registration, Day 2 and Day 3 and claiming their prize.

*Subject to change without prior notice.
*The Tournament Director's decision is final.

thanks for the info