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.