The 2018 Oriental Poker Championship HKD $100,000 High Roller Live Coverage
Greetings poker fans, and welcome to the 2018 Oriental Poker Championship (OPC) Macau, running May 23-28 and brought to you from the luxurious Venetian Macau Resort & Hotel.
Hosted by the Poker King Club, this is the start of a brand new festival, and highlights of the six-day, 11-event series include an HKD $5,000 No Limit Hold'em HKD $500,000 Guaranteed Opening Event, the two-day HKD $100,000 High Roller and the HKD $16,500 OPC Main Event with its mouth-watering HKD $5,000,000 prize pool guarantee.
With three opening Day 1 flights running from May 24-25 there is a further three days of poker action to follow when all surviving players from the three flights return to battle it out for the hallowed money spots from May 26-28 until a champion is crowned.
2018 OPC Schedule
| Date | Time | Event # | Tournament | Buy-in | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May-23 | 1 p.m. | 1 | No Limit Hold'em Opening Event | HKD 5,000 | HKD 500,000 |
| - | 2 p.m. | High Roller Satellite | HKD 11,000 | - | |
| - | 5 p.m. | 2 | High Roller Day 1 | HKD 100,000 | - |
| - | 6 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | HKD 2,000 | - | |
| May-24 | 1 p.m. | OPC Main Event Day 1a | HKD 16,500 | HKD 5,000,000 | |
| - | 2 p.m. | 2 | High Roller Final Day | HKD 100,000 | - |
| - | 3 p.m. | 3 | Head Hunter HKD 1,000 Bounty | HKD 5,000 | - |
| - | 6 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | HKD 2,000 | - | |
| May-25 | 1 p.m. | OPC Main Event Day 1b | HKD 16 | 500 | HKD 5,000,000 |
| - | 2 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | HKD 2,000 | - | |
| - | 3 p.m. | 4 | No Limit Hold'em Freezeout | HKD 5,000 | - |
| - | 6 p.m. | OPC Main Event Day 1c Turbo | HKD 16,500 | HKD 5,000,000 | |
| May-26 | 1 p.m. | OPC Main Event Day 2 | HKD 5,000,000 | ||
| - | 2 p.m. | 5 | King Size Stack NLH Freezeout Day 1 | HKD 20,000 | - |
| - | 5 p.m. | 6 | Flip to Win | HKD 500 | - |
| - | 7 p.m. | 7 | No Limit Hold'em Hyper Turbo | HKD 2,000 | - |
| May-27 | 1 p.m. | OPC Main Event Day 3 | HKD 5,000,000 | ||
| - | 2 p.m. | 5 | King Size Stack NLH Freezeout Final Day | - | |
| - | 3 p.m. | 8 | Deep Stack NLH Freezeout Day 1 | HKD 10,000 | - |
| - | 6 p.m. | 9 | No Limit Hold'em Turbo | HKD 3,000 | - |
| May-28 | 1 p.m. | OPC Main Event Final Day | HKD 5,000,000 | ||
| - | 1:15 p.m. | 8 | Deep Stack NLH Freezeout Final Day | - | - |
| - | 1:30 p.m. | 10 | 6-Max Turbo | HKD 3,000 | - |
However, today is for the High Rollers and we will be bringing you all the high-octane big buy-in tournament action from the two-day HK$100,000 OPC High Roller, which begins at 5pm local time (GMT+7).
While this is the first poker series held under the OPC banner, this is not the first time the Poker King Club and Venetian have hosted a successful tournament series. This time last year it was Taiwan's Chung Yuan Yu who hoisted the trophy in the HKD $80,000 Poker King Cup High Roller, defeating the 37-strong field to take down his first title and the HKD $1.02M ($131,000) first prize.
Players start with 50,000 in chips and have 40-minute levels in which to use them, with antes coming into play from level 2 onwards with Day 1 finishing at the end of level 9. The format offers unlimited re-entry until registration closes at start of level 13, at approximately 3.30pm on Thursday, May 24, meaning the sky really is the limit for those with deep enough pockets.
Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100 | 200 | - |
| 2 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 3 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 4 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 5 | 250 | 500 | 50 |
| 6 | 300 | 600 | 75 |
| 7 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 8 | 500 | 1,000 | 100 |
| 9 | 600 | 1,200 | 200 |
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to cover the two-day HKD $100,000 High Roller from May 23-24 and will also be providing live coverage of the five-day Main Event running 24-28 May so stick around as we bring you all the action as it happens.