2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
2,877,500 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
42,400 HKD
Prize Pool
20,796,800 HKD
Entries
536
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000

Menes and Geisel Among Early Casualties

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Gigi Menes is no longer in the tournament and was spotted in a room nearby, while fellow Australian Daniel Laidlaw had gotten her entire stack and more than doubled in level one already.

And then there was Fabian Geisel, who became the next early casualty on Day 1a. Geisel squeezed to 900 on the button and then called a reraise to 2,100 by Zihan Cong in early position. On the {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop, Cong continued for 2,600 and Geisel called before the Chinese then checked the {Q-Diamonds} turn. Geisel bet 6,000 and Cong was sent into the think tank, which prompted Daniel Dvoress next to him to call the clock.

Just as the tournament director arrived, Cong called and quickly checked the {J-Diamonds} on the river. Geisel moved all in and Cong snap-called to see the German roll over {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, Cong had {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} for the nut flush and the stacks were counted. Geisel had around 20,500, while Cong had that covered with 21,700 to eliminate his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Laidlaw au
Daniel Laidlaw
67,000
37,000
37,000
Zihan Cong hk
Zihan Cong
65,000
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
36,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Gigi Menes au
Gigi Menes
Busted
Fabian Geisel de
Fabian Geisel
Busted

Tags: Daniel DvoressDaniel LaidlawGigi MenesZihan CongFabian Geisel