Hong Stifles Luo’s Return
Xixiang Luo is another player who is returning for a second attempt at fortune and glory here on Day 1B of the Poker King Cup Macau Main Event, though he has not had the best of starts so far.
It did not get any better for Luo after tangling in a hand against China’s Hong Zhu. Pre-flop it was Luo who was the initial aggressor, opening the action with a min-raise to 600 from the hi-jack with Zhu making the call from the cutoff.
Both blinds bowed out to take the action heads-up to a flop of 
, which Luo led for 450. Zhu did not take long to make the call and the dealer burned and turned the 
.
Luo slowed down and checked, opening the door for Zhu who decided to up the stakes and made it 1,675 to go. Luo folded swiftly and dropped down to 13,000 and will need to hit that run good soon if he wants to make Day 2, while Zhu climbed to 41,200.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
41,200 | |
|
13,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |