Eagle Cup Day 1A Updates

It's Day 1A of the Metro Card Club Davao's 1st Eagle Cup.  With P10,000 buy in plus P1,000 registration fee, it's a freeze out tournament.  Starting stack is at 20,000 with blinds going up every 45 minutes.



99 players are playing for Day 1A.  Some notable players joining the fray for Day 1A are Ramil Tandoc, Nick Galan, Vic Catalan, Mike Takayama, Emman Segismundo, and Juvy Aldave.

From among the locals, there's past champions Kirby Te, Czarina Lim, Mike Gempesaw, Bong Lu, Henry Acain, Kenneth Anzano, and Rebel Madagasang.  Young Davao poker guns Andrei Martin, Nate Lorenzana, Bong Reyes, and Jib Garcia are also on the tournament tables.  Prominent CDO player Raphael "Paeng" Escano and Tagum player Tyron Uy are also playing.  Billiards player Gandy "Yang Yang" Valle is also joining the fun.



Day 1A will end at the end of level 12 or until 25 players are left, whichever comes first.


2:45 pm We're now on round 2 and already more than five players are out!

In the first round alone, eight players already went all in.  First ones out were Johann de Guzman and Cyrus Lademora who were both busted out by Mike Takayama.

3:32 pm Kirby Te is OUT! Pocket Kings busted by Drew Alipio's 4 2, which got two pairs on the turn.

5:50 pm 69 players remaining at Round 6.  Mike Takayama is also busted out by Mike Gempesaw.

6:20 pm Some players already out are Ramil Tandoc, Yang yang Valle, and Czarina Lim.

7:23 pm Players are currently on a dinner break.  65 players left. Chip leaders before the break:

1. Joe Magnotti - 72,000
2. Kim Angoy - 71,825
3. Madel Torres - 62,650
4. Vic Catalan - 60,450
5. Mike "the Duze of Hazzard" Gempesaw - 58,150
6. Apie Yao - 56,600
7. Andrei Martin - 55,425
8. Emman Segismundo - 54,700
9. Kenneth Anzano - 50,900
10. Henry "Da Mang" Nucum - 45,575

Considering the starting stack is 20,000, the top 10 are not yet overwhelming chip leaders.  At Round 7, the blinds are only at 300/600.

Day 1A Summary:

Day 1A of the First Eagle Cup proved to be a success, with 100 registered players and accumulating a total pot of 1 Million Pesos. It is the biggest tournament yet in this side of the country.  It attracted players from all over. Some notable players from outside Davao are Nick Galan, Mike Takayama, Vic Catalan, Ramil Tandoc, Emman Segismundo, Juvy Aldave, and Rafael Escaño, among others.

An early piece of action came from Mike Takayama who busted out two players nearly tripling up his stack just a few minutes into the first round. Although, Davaoenos proved to be a force to be reckoned with as Mike Takayama was busted out by Davao’s own Mike Gempesaw with his KJ suited against Mike T’s K4.

Early favorites such as young gun Andrei Martin and former champion Kenneth Anzano (among the top 10 chip leaders before dinner break) were busted out before Day 1A winded down.  A few ceded players from out of town were some of the early bust-outs making Day 1A such an exciting start of the tournament.

30 players from Day 1A remain to battle it out on Day 2 against Day 1B qualifiers who will be determined today.

The Day 1A survivors and their chip stacks are:Day 1A of the First Eagle Cup proved to be a success, with 100 registered players and accumulating a total pot of 1 Million Pesos. It is the biggest tournament yet in this side of the country.  It attracted players from all over. Some notable players from outside Davao are Nick Galan, Mike Takayama, Vic Catalan, Ramil Tandoc, Emman Segismundo, Juvy Aldave, and Rafael Escaño, among others.

An early piece of action came from Mike Takayama who busted out two players nearly tripling up his stack just a few minutes into the first round. Although, Davaoenos proved to be a force to be reckoned with as Mike Takayama was busted out by Davao’s own Mike Gempesaw with his KJ suited against Mike T’s K4.

Early favorites such as Andrei Martin, Kenneth Anzano, Henry Nucum (among the top 10 chip leaders before dinner break) were busted out before Day 1A winded down.  A few ceded players from out of town were some of the early bust-outs making Day 1A such an exciting start of the tournament.

30 players from Day 1A remain to battle it out on Day 2 against Day 1B qualifiers who will be determined today.

The Day 1A survivors and their chip stacks are:

1. Henry Acain – 184,700
2. Jib Garcia – 148,100
3. Winnie Odog – 136,100
4. Vic Catalan – 119,700
5. Henry Haw – 116,300
6. Medel Torres – 99,200
7. Daniel Christian – 89,000
8. Mike Gempesaw – 87,800
9. Giovannie Degayo – 86,600
10. Manolo Rivera – 84,800
11. Erwin Lozada – 78,800
12. Dennis Soriano – 74,300
13. Kimboy Angoy – 74,200
14. Roy Arellano – 55,800
15. Bong Reyes – 54,100
16. Apie Yao – 47,000
17. Emman Segismundo – 43,200
18. BB Panila – 43,200
19. Jaime Camina – 42,000
20. Nick Galan – 40,800
21. Henry Nucum – 38,700
22. Randy Tama – 34,900
23. Joe Magnotti – 34,700
24. Joel Ayop – 33,700
25. John Uyking – 31,600
26. Bong Escovilla – 29,600
27. Ronald Bordyos – 29,400
28. Oliver Bagarinao – 24,200
29. Ed Fortuna – 23,000
30. Rain Banzon – 14,500

Some photos:


Photos and reports by Maggie Lim.