HK$16,500 Main Event Day 2 | 2018 Oriental Poker Championship

05-26-2018 14:59 UTC+8

Set Over Set Sends Yu Home

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

There aren't many crueler ways to exit a tournament than flopping a middle set only to find your opponent holds top set. Unfortunately for Kuang Zhen Yu, that's a reality he's just faced.

All of his chips went into the middle on a flop holding , and he was called by He Yu Jiao who had . The turn and river were inconsequential, and Yu said his goodbyes as Jiao now stacks up 118,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
He Yu Jiao	118,000 23,800	23,800
Kuang Zhen Yu	Busted

Tags: He Yu Jiao Kuang Zhen Yu

05-26-2018 15:00 UTC+8

Wei Takes Out Lin

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Level 12 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

The Day 2b survivors are on a 10-minute break and will be combining with the 2a players when they return. Before they headed off Qiu Han Wei sent Chang Chia Lin to the rail.

We picked up the action in a three-way pot on the turn with ~28,000 already in the middle and the community cards spread . China's Chang Chia Lin was first to act and had checked the action over to Hao Chen , and he had bet 11,000 and been re-raised by Wei to the tune of 24,000.

The action was back on Lin and she tanked for a few minutes before pulling the trigger and moving all-in for 49,000. Chen looked pained but made the fold and Wei called.

Chang Chia Lin:
Qiu Han Wei:

Despite having a ton of outs Lin missed the river to hit the rail, while Wei stacked up to 182600. Players are now on a ten-minute break and will be back in action shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiu Han Wei	182,600 95,000	95,000
Hao Chen	113,000 31,400	31,400
Chang Chia Lin	Busted

Tags: Qiu Han Wei Hao Chen Chang Chia Lin

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

05-26-2018 15:13 UTC+8

The Fields Merge As Play Continues

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

All remaining Day 2 players are now in their seats, as Level 13 kicks off with 203 players remaining in action. Ivan Leow is currently the chip leader with 287,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Leow	287,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Ivan Leow

05-26-2018 15:22 UTC+8

Double for Wei

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Guo Liang Wei is keeping his OPC Main Event dream alive and has just doubled through tablemate Zhong Qiang Chen to improve his chances.

It was Chen who was the man driving the action, at least at first, opening to 5,000 from middle position before Wei shoved from the button for 27,100. Wei asked for a count and ummed and ahhed over the decision for a minute or so before making the call.

Guo Liang Wei:
Zhong Qiang Chen:

The flop was a good one for Wei's pocket nines, though he did have a bit of a sweat on the turn, which gave Chen some backdoor flush outs to go with his seven and ace outs. The river saw Wei double and Chen drop some chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kimi Dong	212,500 -5,700	-5,700
Zhong Qiang Chen	140,000 79,800	79,800
Wei Guo Liang	58,300 24,500	24,500

Tags: Kimi Dong Zhong Qiang Chen Guo Liang Wei

05-26-2018 15:30 UTC+8

Prize Pool Announced; Beats HKD $5-Million Guarantee

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The numbers are in and the 513 OPC Main Event entries have smashed the HKD $5-million guarantee, generating a prize pool of HKD $7,464,200 (~US$951,400) with the top 63 places paying out and a min-cash good for HK$27,600.

Nobody will be aiming for that though, and all remaining players will have their eye on the HKD $1,451,000 (~US$185,000) top prize, which the winner will be walking away with, in addition to the trophy and title, plus bragging rights for becoming the first-ever Oriental Poker Championship Champion, which is priceless. You can see the full payouts under the 'Payouts' tab at the top of the page.

OPC Main Event Top Ten Payouts

Place	Prize (HKD)	Prize (USD)
1	$1,451,000	$184,946
2	$1,016,700	$129,589
3	$653,900	$83,346
4	$483,700	$61652
5	$362,800	$46,242
6	$291,100	$37,103
7	$242,600	$30,922
8	$193,300	$24,638
9	$145,600	$18,558
10	$106,700	$13,600

05-26-2018 16:04 UTC+8

The Final Countdown

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

An interesting pot just played out between Anson Tsang, Feng Jiao Wang, and Sen Mu. With a flop out there, Mu had led for 7,000 and Wang had called. Tsang then moved all-in for around 55,000 and with the action on Mu, he went deep into the tank. Eventually the clock was called, and Mu pondered his decision with his roughly 20,000 stack in his hands.

Finally, he slammed down a call.

Or did he? It turned out Mu was told his minute was up, and therefore his hand was dead. The table (notably Wing Kei Chan and Hung Sheng Lin) began to argue on Mu's behalf that a final ten or five second countdown should have been made by the floor staff, and therefore Mu should get an extra ten seconds to decide. A ruling was made that Mu should indeed get extra time, and he let another eight or nine seconds of his final countdown tick before making the call for the second time.

Wang now let her hand go quickly, and Mu saw that his for top pair was in bad shape against Tsang's . The poker gods were looking down on Mu though and gifted him a on the turn for two pair, which got "Ohhhhh!"s from around the table. Mu's hand held up after the river, doubling him up to 75,000 and bringing Tsang's stack down to 24,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sen Mu	75,000 18,000	18,000
Anson Tsang	24,000 -35,100	-35,100

Tags: Anson Tsang Feng Jiao Wang Sen Mu

05-26-2018 16:06 UTC+8

100 Fall In Opening Two Levels

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We're now down to just 170 players remaining after an action-packed two levels saw more than 100 players bust. That means we're now 107 eliminations away from the money.

05-26-2018 16:10 UTC+8

Jun Takes Out Chu

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Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

The field is shrinking rapidly, with Yung-Bin Chu the latest man to hit the rail. With the community cards spread Chu was all-in on the turn after raising pre-flop and finding a caller in tablemate Duan Shan Jun in the blinds.

After asking for the count (Chu was all-in for 47,600) Jun made the call and Chu discovered his fate; his had been out flopped by Jun's and there was no seven on the river, meaning we lose one more, while Jun stacked up to 222,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Duan Shan Jun	222,000 133,200	133,200
Yung Bing Chu	Busted

Tags: Duan Shan Jun Yung Bing Chu

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400