Main Event
Day 1b Started
Main Event
Day 1b Started
Here we go, boys and girls. In just one hour, at 6pm local time, the Main Event of the first-ever PokerStars Championship Macau will fire up the second and final starting flight.
For HK$42,400, players will receive a seat and a starting stack of 30,000 chips to try to build a good stack for Day 2. They'll play six 75-minute levels tonight before the surviving players bag whatever they've accumulated to take to Wednesday's Day 2. Registration will remain open through the first two levels of Day 2 as well.
The first flight into this event saw a fantastic turnout of 193 entries. When play paused for the night, 117 of them remained and the chip lead belonged to Zigao Yu who counted out a stack of 162,400. Second in chips was Daniel Laidlaw with 135,300 after holding the lead for the most of the day. Ryan Yu rounded out the top three with 125,200.
At the same time as Day 1a, the HK$400,000 Super High Roller came to a conclusion with Steve O'Dwyer coming out on top after making a deal with runner-up Fedor Holz. Both of those players jumped in the HK$206,000 Single-Day High Roller that is also running today, but Holz has already busted and O'Dwyer is short, so they may both make an appearance in the Main Event today.
Day 1 Level Structure
Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
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1 | 75 min | 50 | 100 | |
2 | 75 min | 75 | 150 | |
Break 15 min | ||||
3 | 75 min | 100 | 200 | 25 |
4 | 75 min | 150 | 300 | 50 |
Break 15 min | ||||
5 | 75 min | 200 | 400 | 50 |
6 | 75 min | 250 | 500 | 75 |
This is the third PokerStars Championship in its inaugural season after the new tour replaced the European Poker Tour. The first two stops were at the Bahamas and in Panama. After Macau, PokerStars Championship will hit Monte-Carlo and Sochi.
Keep your eyes on this page as the PokerNews live reporting team will be providing updates all throughout the series from the tournament floor.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Just like that, cards are in the air for Day 1b of the PokerStars Championship Macau Main Event. The tourney clock currently shows 162 players but that will surely continue to climb as registration remains open all night long.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kahle Burns | 30,000 | |
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Michael Egan | 30,000 | |
Martin Kozlov | 30,000 | |
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Roman Korenev | 30,000 | |
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Fernando Brito | 30,000 | |
Kitty Kuo | 30,000 | |
Felipe Ramos | 30,000 | |
Chris Moneymaker | 30,000 | |
Here are a few more players who have joined the field right from Level 1.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Stevan Chew |
30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Johnny Yu
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
Sofia Lövgren
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30,000
30,000
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30,000 |
With a flop of and around 2,000 in the middle, Anthony Diotte was heads-up with Jixue Yin. Diotte tossed out a bet worth 650 to which Yin check-raised to 2,000.
Diotte made the call and the two seen the fall on the turn. Yin led out with a bet of 3,000 and Diotte called.
The completed the board on the river and both players checked. Yin through pocket fours into the middle and Diotte tabled to claim the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Anthony Diotte |
38,000
38,000
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38,000 |
Jixue Yin |
23,000
23,000
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23,000 |
Michael Egan raised from under the gun to 250 and action folded around the table to the player in the cutoff seat who called. The rest of the players got out of the way and the dealer spread a flop of .
Egan continued for 200 and was called, going to a turn of . Egan elected to check and his opponent bet 550. Egan called.
The river was the and Egan checked again. The other player dropped four pink chips for a total of 2,000. Egan thought for a few moments and called.
The other player turned over for bottom pair. Egan showed for top pair and won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Michael Egan |
38,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Kitty Kuo distractedly pushed forward 225 from under the gun while in conversation with another player at the table. She hardly looked at her chips, the board, or her opponent the whole hand, not missing a beat in her friendly table chat.
A player in middle position called, as did the player in the big blind, and the flop came . It checked to Kuo and she bet 400. The player on her left called but the other folded.
The turn was the and she bet again, making it 550. Her opponent folded and she collected the small pot, still deep in conversation.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kitty Kuo |
33,000
3,000
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3,000 |
We arrived at the table with a sizeable pot brewing between Jung Lee and a heads-up opponent. There was 3,200 in the pot and the two saw the come on the turn of a flop.
When the action was checked to Lee, the local player made a bet of 1,300. Lee's opponent then check-raised to 3,000 and Lee made the call.
The was delivered on the river and Lee's opponent led out with a bet of 2,700. Lee thought for just a moment before making the call. His opponent tabled but happily, Lee revealed to scoop the pot.
The very next hand, Lee opened with a raise to 300. The player in the big blind called and both players checked a flop and the was dealt on the turn. Lee called a small bet and the fell on the river.
After the player in the big blind checked, Lee fired out a bet of 1,000 and his opponent quickly called. Lee tabled and his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jung Lee | 46,500 |