HK$200,000 Super High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
HK$200,000 Super High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Buy-in
200,000 HKD
Prize Pool
3,910,000 HKD
Entries
21
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Ye Wang Takes Chip Lead into Day 2 of the 2018 PKC HK$200,000 Super High Roller
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
With the first nine levels of the 2018 PKC HK$200,000 Super High Roller in the books, taking the chip lead into Day 2 is China’s Ye Wang with 710,000 in chips. The Chinese player was the fifth player to enter the field today and finished at the top of the chip counts.
Wang lost a chunk of his stack to Mikita Badziakouski when he ran into Badziakouski's kings, but clearly managed to build it back up. Wang played the High Roller and Main Event earlier this week but failed to make the money stages in those two tournaments. He will be looking to do better in this one.
Second in the chip counts is Kui Song Wu with 633,000. Wu was chipping up steadily at the start of the tournament but lost a decent amount of it to James Chen. He then went down in the chip count but climbed back up to above starting stack. He then clashed with Phanlert Sukonthachartnant in a huge hand where he managed to double up.
Badziakouski closes the podium with fewer chips than he had at his high point, bagging 484,000 in the end. Badziakouski himself was quick to dominate the tournament. He eliminated the High Roller Day 1 chip leader Duan Chao when he flopped a straight against Chao's set of sevens. It all went in on the turn and no full house came on the river for Chao as he was the first to be sent away from the Super High Roller tournament tables.
The only female player to enter the High Roller earlier this week, Wenling Gao, who finished sixth in that one, was back to try her luck in the Super High Roller. She was bleeding chips early on but managed to win some hands and also doubled up through Jacob Rasmussen to bag 454,000 for Day 2.
Shan Huang cashed for HK$52,000 in the Main Event for finishing in 27th place and jumped into this tournament immediately. Huang was probably the most talkative player of both tables, but he busted when he shoved his last 12 big blinds into the ace-jack of Wang while holding ace-seven. Huang smiled and quickly walked to the cashier to reenter and bagged 339,000 on his second bullet.
Other players through to Day 2 are Michael Addamo (328,000), William Fasano (311,000), Takashi Ogura (259,000), Sergio Aido (235,000), Phachara Wongwichit (144,000), and Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (99,000). Fasano finished in fourth place and Ogura as the runner-up in the High Roller three days ago so they will both be gunning for that first place this time.
Unfortunately, not everyone was that lucky. James Chen was taken out by Addamo when his flopped top pair couldn’t win against the flush Addamo hit on the river. Gui Fei Zhang qualified last night in the satellite and started off well, but he fell after several hurdles. He doubled Addamo up after a failed bluff and then got eliminated by Sukonthachartnant in a five-bet pot which also included Rasmussen.
Rasmussen got short when he doubled up Gao and then lost whatever he managed to build up again when Sukonchartnant called his shove with ace-king. Rasmussen’s king-jack didn’t get there and he was the last player to hit the rail for the day. With nine levels in the books, the eleven remaining players bagged and tagged their chips for the next day.
Day 2 will start at 2 p.m. local time on Tuesday, September 25, in Level 10 which features a small blind of 4,000, big blind of 8,000, and a running ante of 1,000. Registration will remain open for the first two levels and the 10-minute break that follows it. Once that period closes around 3:50 p.m., the final prize pool details will be announced.
Make sure to come back tomorrow to follow the updates as the PokerNews live reporting team will be providing updates until the Super High Roller Champion has been crowned.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | Thailand | 99,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | Empty | |||
| 2 | 3 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 235,000 | 29 |
| 2 | 4 | Empty | |||
| 2 | 5 | Shan Huang | China | 339,000 | 42 |
| 2 | 6 | Empty | |||
| 2 | 7 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 328,000 | 41 |
| 2 | 8 | Kui Song Wu | China | 633,000 | 79 |
| 3 | 1 | Ye Wang | China | 710,000 | 89 |
| 3 | 2 | Empty | |||
| 3 | 3 | Wenling Gao | China | 454,000 | 57 |
| 3 | 4 | Empty | |||
| 3 | 5 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 484,000 | 61 |
| 3 | 6 | William Fasano | United Kingdom | 311,000 | 39 |
| 3 | 7 | Takashi Ogura | Japan | 259,000 | 32 |
| 3 | 8 | Phachara Wongwichit | Thailand | 144,000 | 18 |
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
A full recap of today's action and the seat draw for Day 2 is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
|
633,000
-69,000
|
-69,000 |
|
484,000
-123,000
|
-123,000 |
|
||
|
454,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
339,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
328,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
||
|
311,000
139,000
|
139,000 |
|
259,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
235,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
||
|
144,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
||
|
99,000
-221,000
|
-221,000 |
Three More Hands
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The tournament clock has been stopped and three more hands need to be played before the remaining players can bag and tag their chips for Day 2 tomorrow.
Wang Makes the Right Call
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The board read 
with around 100,000 in the pot. Takashi Ogura had bet 60,000 from the big blind and Ye wang was sitting on the button, trying to figure out what to do. He looked at the board and decided to make the call.
Ogura sighed and turned over 
, Wang couldn't see if Ogura had the flush or not and the table confirmed Ogura had just ace-high. Wang flipped over 
for the turned pair of jacks which was enough to take the pot down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
610,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
330,000
-102,000
|
-102,000 |
Aido Back to Almost Starting Stack
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Phachara Wongwichit completed his small blind and Sergio Aido chose to check his big blind.
The dealer spread out 
on the flop and Wongwichit check-called Aido's bet of 10,000 bet.
They both checked through the 
on the turn to the 
on the river. Wongwichit checked for the last time. Aido barreled another 26,000 over the line and Wongwichit backed down and threw his cards away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
165,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
Gao Gains More
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The flop read 
with around 44,000 in the middle already. Phanlert Sukonthachartnant bet 16,000 in the big blind and Wenling Gao called from under the gun. Michael Addamo considered his options and raised to 75,000. Sukonthachartnant checked his cards once more and then folded. Gao took some time and then opted to make the call.
They both checked through the on the turn and the 
on the river. Gao tabled 
for the runner-runner full house and that was enough to make Addamo muck his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
400,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
255,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
Latest Chip Counts
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
702,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
|
607,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
450,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
432,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
|
|
330,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
320,000
-26,000
|
-26,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
320,000 | |
|
|
300,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
200,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
172,000
-59,000
|
-59,000 |
|
|
170,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
||
Rasmussen Fails to Double Up
Level 9
: 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Contrary to what Phanlert Sukonthachartnant has managed to do when he became short, Jacob Rasmussen was eliminated just when the break started.
With eleven seconds to go on the tournament clock, the last hand on his table was being dealt. Rasmussen shoved for 58,000 in total from under the gun and was called by Sukonthachartnant in the small blind. Wenling Gao sighed and reluctantly folded her big blind.
They both opened one card first which was a king for both of them. They both laughed and then revealed their second cards:
Jacob Rasmussen: 
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant: 
The board ran out 
to not provide any help to Rasmussen as he was eliminated for now. The late registration and reentry period remains open until the start of Level 12 tomorrow so he might be back later today or tomorrow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
Busted |