Hao Su Tops 26 Day 1a Survivors In HK$100K OPC 2018 High Roller
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It was a slightly shorter day than expected on Day 1a of the Oriental Poker Championship (OPC) HK$100K High Roller, but it didn’t prevent seeing plenty of action in the Venetian Macau Resort & Hotel poker room.
A total of 31 entries throughout today’s seven 40-minute levels (nine levels were scheduled, but the decision was made to shave off two late in the day). The player leading the way after an abrupt end to the day is China's Hao Su, who surged up the chip counts just before the dinner break. When players returned Su continued to increase his stack thanks to some manic last-minute action, ultimately bagging up 157,200 to top the 26 Day 1A survivors.
Su is most closely followed by Chung Yuan Yu (115,000), Dmitry Rabotkin (113,000), and Ivan Leow (107,500). Tony Yat Wai Cheng was the only player to re-enter today, while everyone who busted can still re-enter with registration open until the start of Level 13 tomorrow. That message mainly goes out to Fabian Spielmann, who exited around the midway point and didn’t return, and Yue Feng Pan, Devan Tang, and Yia Qing Ji - the other players to bust and not fire a second bullet.
There are plenty of familiar faces who will definitely return to action tomorrow at 2pm though. The likes of High Roller James Chen (70,800), Matthew Moss (44,300), Albert Paik (78,800), and Thailand’s all-time money winner Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (48,300) all made it through.
You can see the full end-of-day chip counts and Day 2 draw below:
| 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 |
PokerNews will be back for the second and final day of this High Roller tomorrow at 2 p.m.. But that’s not all we’ll be covering, as Day 1a of the HK$16,00 OPC 2018 Main Event kicks off at 1 p.m. Until tomorrow, enjoy the rest of your day.
and both players checked, with the dealer burning and turning the 
. Paik took a stab for 4,500, and after thinking it over Chen slid out the call to keep the action heads-up to the 
river.
for a missed gutterball, meaning Chen's 
was good for a decent sized pot.
flop hit the felt. Both checked.
and now Wang check-called a delayed 2,000 c-bet, bringing the 
river. Wang now seized the betting lead, leading into the aggressor for 5,500. Spielmann quickly called, and when Wang turned over his 
for a rivered two pair Spielmann mucked with frustration. 
