The action started with Nick Wong betting out 1,800 from late position. The player in the cut off then moved all in for his last 7,200 and was quickly followed by the player on the big blind, who committed his last 3,600.
Wong contemplated for just a moment, before making the call.
Wong:
Cut Off:
Big Blind:
Wong was behind to both players, but would end up taking down the whole pot when the board ran out.
His two pair on the flop saw Wong win the hand, moving him up to 60,000 in chips.
After three previous reports of marked cards from Table 8, Andrew Scott again called for the floor.
The issue was regarding yet another marked card that was found in the deck.
“Whoever’s marking the cards, can you please stop?” said Scott, upset at what he saw.
“Stop slowing the game,” he added.
“I bet if I look through the deck I’ll find some more marked ones!”
Scott then picked up the deck, and started looking through the initial cards.
“Here’s one, and here’s another. That’s four right there,” he pleaded.
Tournament Director Danny McDonagh was then called over to make a ruling, and had no option but to call upstairs for a review via the cameras above the table.
After that, McDonagh asked each player to show their hands so he could personally study each players nails.
The review of the tape is not yet complete. We will update you with any information as it comes available and we’ll be keeping our eyes on Table 8.
We happened upon two players in an argument over a T100 chip. One player was accusing the other of stealing his chip and called the floor. A supervisor made their way to the table and the player demanded that they review the tape to prove the other player stole the chip from his stack. The supervisor then called over APPT President Danny McDonagh, to address the situation.
After listening to the player in seat 8 accuse the player in seat 7 of stealing, McDonagh made the decision not to review the tape and asked the player in seat 8 to stop accusing players of stealing. The player kept insisting the tape be reviewed and McDonagh held firm on his decision.
The player then fiddled with his phone and spoke into the phone and said, "Just to confirm, I am asking you one more time to review the tape." McDonagh responded by saying he has the final word and he is not calling for a review of the tape. The player then alluded that he was letting the other player get away with stealing.
McDonagh became insistent that the verbiage and accusations against the other player stop or he would be asked to leave the tournament. At that time, some other players started talking to the player in Chinese. While what was said was unknown, it seemed as if they were trying to calm the player down. McDonagh said the discussion was now over and encouraged everyone to play poker.
The players have returned from their final break of the evening. They will be playing one full level and one half level before they bag up for day two.
The hand started with Fabien Parisel limping into the pot from middle position and getting called by another player in late position. The action folded around to Michael Mariakis in the blinds who raised it up to 2,600. Both his opponents called, and the three watched the flop come .
Mariakis and Parisel checked before the other player in the hand threw out a bet of 5,000. Mariakis then instanly moved all in for his last 11,200 and was quickly followed by Parisel, who commited his last 13,825. The third player in the hand called, and had both players covered.
Mariakis:
Parisel:
Opponent:
Parisel had a commanding lead with his over pair, and held to win the massive pot when the board ran out the and .
Half-way through level six and with two hours left in the day, the tournament is finally moving from ten- to nine-handed play. This is happening quite a bit later in the day then on day 1a, which is an indication of the slower pace of play we have been witnessing.
A combined 2-day field of 494 players have generated a prizepool of $HK11,021,140. The top 60 players will get paid, with 60th place earning $HK38,000 for their efforts. First place will earn the eventual winner $HK2,776,000.
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