HK$100,000 High Roller
Day 2 Started
2018 Oriental Poker Championship
HK$100,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Oriental Poker Championship
Buy-in
100,000 HKD
Entries
43
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
OPC High Roller Day 2 Good to Go; Registration Still Open
Welcome back to Venetian Macau Resort & Hotel for the second and final day of the 2018 HKD $100,000 Oriental Poker Championship (OPC) Macau High Roller.
Day 1 drew 32 entries (including re-entries) but only 26 of these successfully circumnavigated the tournament minefield over the seven 40-minute levels played on Day 1. Nine levels were scheduled, but due to a late start play concluded at the close of Level 7.
That means Day 2 play resumes on Level 8 with blinds at 500/1,000 with a 100 running ante. With the format offering late registration and re-entry until the start of Level 13, the field is expected to grow before it shrinks as there are still five 40-minute levels to play until registration closes.
The man currently leading the charge is China's Hao Su, who closed out Day 1 with 157,200 in chips - over 42 big blinds more than next closest rival Chung Yuan Yu who bagged up 115,000. Yu is no stranger to success in Venetian Macau high roller tournaments having previously taken down the 2017 HKD $80,000 Poker King Cup High Roller for US$131,076. Belarusian Dmitry Rabotkin (113,000) rounds out the top three.
Other notables who enjoyed the rub of the green included Malaysia's Ivan Leow (107,500), China's Yang Wang (103,100) and Wenling Gao (93,600).
The USA's Albert Paik (78,800) is also one of the larger stacks, and will be looking to add a Macau title to his poker resume, which already includes two Korean titles and over $388,000 in live tournament winnings.
High stakes cash specialist and high roller tournament crusher James Chen (70,800) is another entrant returning with a decent-sized stack. Chen already sits at #2 on the Taiwan All Time Money List with over $2.5M in live tournament winnings and be looking to add a fifth high roller title to his already stacked poker CV.
Thailand's most successful tournament player, Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (48,300), is also still in the mix and will be looking to pad out his $1.25M in live tournament earnings. The UK's Matthew Moss (44,300) and France's Cyril Andre (39,400) are two other high stakes regulars still in the running and they are almost certainly going to be joined by a lot of new faces as the day progresses.
OPC High Roller Day 2 Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | Thailand | 48,300 |
| 9 | 2 | Chung Yuan Yu | Taiwan | 115,000 |
| 9 | 3 | Peng Zhongcai | China | 50,000 |
| 9 | 4 | Canlin Chen | China | 41,800 |
| 9 | 5 | Wenling Gao | China | 93,600 |
| 9 | 7 | Matthew Moss | UK | 44,300 |
| 10 | 2 | Hongjun Zhao | China | 52,600 |
| 10 | 3 | Phachara Wongwichit | Australia | 22,400 |
| 10 | 4 | Ye Wang | China | 36,300 |
| 10 | 5 | Ying Jinghui | China | 14,900 |
| 10 | 6 | Albert Paik | USA | 78,800 |
| 10 | 7 | James Chen | Taiwan | 70,800 |
| 10 | 8 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 107,500 |
| 14 | 1 | Cyril Andre | France | 39,400 |
| 14 | 2 | Chihwen Chen | Taiwan | 46,100 |
| 14 | 3 | Jiaming Zhang | China | 102,300 |
| 14 | 5 | Hao Su | China | 157,200 |
| 14 | 6 | Xia Qing Ji | China | 13,300 |
| 14 | 8 | Tony Yat Wai Cheng | Hong Kong | 28,300 |
| 15 | 1 | Dmitry Rabotkin | Belarus | 113,000 |
| 15 | 2 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 7,700 |
| 15 | 3 | Lim Chin Wei | Malaysia | 37,900 |
| 15 | 4 | Steven Zhou | Australia | 58,800 |
| 15 | 6 | Yang Wang | China | 103,100 |
| 15 | 7 | Jichong Lei | China | 32,200 |
| 15 | 8 | Yunsheng Sun | China | 86,500 |
The action gets underway at 2pm local time (GMT+7) and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor until a champion is crowned so keep your browser locked to this page as we see who's got what it takes to become the inaugural OPC High Roller Champion.
Almost Game Time in the OPC High Roller
The chip bags are on the tables, all we are missing are some players to accompany them. It is 15-minutes to game time in the OPC High Roller so stay tuned.
Game Time
Poker King President Winfred Yu appeared on stage to welcome all the players in the Oriental Poker Championship High Roller and Main Event to the tournament and cards are now in the air in the OPC High Roller.
The Main Event is also underway as well so it looks to be a full house here at the Venetian Hotel & Resort.
Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Ji Out, Zhao Moved, Tang In
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The two big stacks, China's Hao Su and Taiwan's Chung Yuan Yu have added more to their already ample stacks and two of the shorter stacks, Hongjun Zhao and Xia Qing Ji, are on the move. Zhao is still in the running and has now been seated over on table 14, sandwiched between Jiaming Zhang and chip leader Su - which is probably one of the worst seat draws Zhao could probably get.
He's still in better shape the Ji however, as the latter is no longer in the tournament, and while the re-entry period is still open, Ji has not chosen to re-enter just yet.
Hong Kong's Danny Tang has also entered to bring the total number of entries up to 33 and he's seated on Zhao's old seat on table 10, right next to Phachara Wongwichit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | -7,200 |
|
130,000 | 15,000 |
|
50,000 |
Gao Folds Out Chen, Cheng Takes From Zhao, Huang In
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Canlin Chen is getting short and has recently had to fold out a hand to the ever-active Wenling Gao, just to get a bit shorter. It was Chen who was the initial raiser from under-the-gun, with Gao re-popping to 6,000 from one seat over. The rest of the table bowed out and the flop fell 
.
Chen checked the action over to Gao, who needed no further encouragement and she slapped down a bet of 7,000. While he took his time about it, Chen eventually folded to drop down to 24,500, while Gao is on the rise with a stack of 108,000.
Singapore's Bryan Huang arrived in the aftermath of the previous hand to take his seat between Gao and the UK's Matt Moss, bringing the total number of entries up to 35, of whom 26 are still in the running.
Hongjun Zhao's seat move is not working out all that well, though it has been Tony Cheng who has been the beneficiary as opposed to chip leader Hao Su. We caught the tail end of a pot that played out between Cheng and Zhao that saw the former pad out his stack, at the latter's expense.
Cheng had bet the river for 12,000 on a board of 
[x]
and had been called by Zhao. Cheng showed his opponent 
for the rivered full house, with Zhao flashing the 
, just to show how unlucky he got. Cheng now has around 46,000 to Zhao's 42,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
108,000 | 14,400 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
46,000 | 17,700 |
|
|
42,000 | -10,600 |
|
24,500 | -17,300 |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Wei Rising, Chung Busts Sukonthachartnant To Take Lead
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
It was a case of one in, one out, in the OPC High Roller, just like all the best nightclubs. The new arrival is Malaysia's Victor Chong, who got stuck straight into the action after Dmitry Rabotkin opened the action from the hi-jack with a raise to 2,600. Chong called from the cutoff, as did fellow countryman Lim Chin Wei from the button.
Rabotkin did not look best pleased to be called in two spots and checked the 
flop over to Chong, who also checked. Wei thought it over before opting to take a stab at the pot for 3,500, which was enough to get the other two to bow out and Wei raked in the pot.
Taiwan's Chung Yuan Yu and Phanlert Sukonthachartnant picked up where they left off yesterday, battling it out in quite a few pots, though things did not work out for the Thai player as he might have liked.
We only caught the tail end as the stacks were being counted down, but being as Yu had heaps and Sukonthachartnant was short, this did not take long. The community cards were spread 
and Sukonthachartnant had 
face up in front of him. Unfortunately, Yu had 
for a bigger full house and stacked up to 163,000, while Sukonthachartnant hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
163,000 | 33,000 |
|
|
123,100 | -26,900 |
|
66,500 | 28,600 |
|
47,400 | 47,400 |
|
37,300 | -75,700 |
|
Busted |
Stylish Double for Tang Leaves Wang Short
Level 9
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Hong Kong's Danny Tang has wasted no time chipping up, though it has come at the expense of Ye Wang. The two got all the chips in pre-flop with Tang the at-risk player.
Danny Tang: 
Ye Wang:
Tang was behind until the 
flop smashed him in the face and gave him quads. The turn was not a queen to leave Yang drawing dead and running on fumes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 35,000 |
|
7,200 | -29,100 |