Metro Card Club Releases Metro Walk To A Million ₱5M Guaranteed Full Schedule| P4Poker

Poker News June 6, 2024

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The Metro Card Club has released the full schedule for its upcoming Metro Walk To A Million (MWAM) festival. Kicking off on June 17, 2024 with a two-day MWAM Pre-Event, the MWAM headliner gets underway on June 19, 2024 and runs until June 24, 2024 featuring a ₱5,000,000 (~$86,650) prize pool guarantee. The event takes place in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Metro Walk To A Million

For those just hearing of this event, the Metro Walk To A Million (MWAM) is one of the Metro Card Club’s annual homegrown events. Starting off with a ₱1.5M guarantee in 2019, the event’s tremendous popularity witnessed the prize pool reach ₱5.3 Million (~$95K) in 2023. With Metro festivals experiencing record-breaking numbers this year, the 2024 MWAM is expected to do the same.

The MWAM is a low-tiered tournament with buy in of ₱5,500 (~$94). Players have ample chances at qualifying into the money round with six entry flights scheduled. Each flight plays down to ITM of 14% of the field. Check the schedule below for all the details.

Metro Walk To A Million – Schedule

Metro Walk To A Million – Past Winners and Numbers

Now in its fourth installment, the Metro Walk To A Million (MWAM) was first introduced in June 2019 then resumed after the pandemic in 2022 and 2023. The inaugural champion was local player Mark Amparo, followed by Jason Kyle Magbanua in 2022 then John Oliver Tapel in 2023.

MWAM 2019

Buy in: ₱3,500 (~$70)
Guarantee: ₱1,500,000 (~$30,000)
Entries: 616
Prize pool: ₱1,971,200 (~$ 38,500)

MWAM 2022

Buy in: ₱5,500 (~$110)
Guarantee: ₱2,00,000 (~$40,000)
Entries: 634
Prize pool: ₱3,074,900 (~$54,900)

MWAM 2023

Buy in: ₱3,500 (~$63)
Guarantee: ₱3,00,000 (~$53,800)
Entries: 1,656
Prize pool: ₱5,299,200 (~$95,105)

MWAM Pre-Event and Side Events

As mentioned above, the festival opens on June 17 with a two-day Pre-Event. The tournament features a ₱500,000 (~$8,500) guarantee which is already a record prize pool for this event. Buy in is ₱4,000 (~$68).

Other chances at MWAM trophies are at the NLH Turbo, Power Button, Bounty, and The Closer. Make sure to check the schedule as buy in varies.