Hao Su Tops 26 Day 1A Survivors In HK$100K OPC 2018 High Roller

Hao Su

Well, it was a slightly shorter day than expected here on Day 1A of the Oriental Poker Championship (OPC) HK$100K High Roller, but it didn’t prevent us from seeing plenty of action in the Venetian Macau Resort & Hotel poker room.

We saw a total of 31 entries throughout today’s seven 40-minute levels (nine levels were scheduled, but the decision was made to shave off two late in the day). The player leading the way after an abrupt end to the day was China's Hao Su, who surged up the chip counts just before the dinner break. When players returned, Su continued to increase his stack thanks to some manic last-minute action, ultimately bagging up 157,200 to top the 26 Day 1A survivors.

Su is most closely followed by Chung Yuan Yu (115,000), Dmitry Rabotkin (113,000), and Ivan Leow (107,500). Tony Yat Wai Cheng was the only player to re-enter today, while everyone who busted can still re-enter with registration open until the start of Level 13 tomorrow. That message mainly goes out to Fabian Spielmann, who exited around the midway point and didn’t return, and Yue Feng Pan, Devan Tang, and Yia Qing Ji - the other players to bust and not fire a second bullet.

James Chen
We'll be seeing James Chen on Day 2

There are plenty of familiar faces who will definitely return to action tomorrow at 2 p.m. though. The likes of High Roller boss James Chen (70,800), cash game and tournament beast Matthew Moss (44,300), tournament crusher Albert Paik (78,800), and Thailand’s all-time money winner Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (48,300) all made it through.

You can see the full end-of-day chip counts and Day 2 draw below:

TableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
91Phanlert SukonthachartnantThailand48,300
92Chung Yuan YuTaiwan115,000
93Peng ZhongcaiChina50,000
94Canlin ChenChina41,800
95Wenling GaoChina93,600
97Matthew MossUK44,300
     
102Hongjun ZhaoChina52,600
103Phachara WongwichitAustralia22,400
104Ye WangChina36,300
105Ying JinghuiChina14,900
106Albert PaikUSA78,800
107James ChenTaiwan70,800
108Ivan LeowMalaysia107,500
     
141Cyril AndreFrance39,400
142Chihwen ChenTaiwan46,100
143Jiaming ZhangChina102,300
145Hao SuChina157,200
146Xia Qing JiChina13,300
148Tony Yat Wai ChengHong Kong28,300
     
151Dmitry RabotkinBelarus113,000
152Anson TsangHong Kong7,700
153Lim Chin WeiMalaysia37,900
154Steven ZhouAustralia58,800
156Yang WangChina103,100
157Jichong LeiChina32,200
158Yunsheng SunChina86,500

PokerNews will be back for the second and final day of this High Roller at 2 p.m. local time. Day 1A of the HK$16,00 OPC 2018 Main Event also kicks off at 1 p.m., so be sure to catch all of the action right here.

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  • James Chen, Matthew Moss & Albert Paik also survived Day 1A at the Venetian Macau.

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