Day 3 of the OPC Main Event; The Road to the Final Table
Welcome back to the PokerNews live coverage of the penultimate day of the Oriental Poker Championship Macau Main Event. The 513-strong field has been whittled down to a more manageable 58, and these survivors will be returning to the poker tables of the Venetian Resort & Hotel all set on reaching the 10-handed final table, which the field will be playing down until.
The money bubble was reached and breached at the close of Day 2, and all remaining players are guaranteed a payday of at least HKD $27,600 (~$3,520). However, it is the HKD $1,451,000 (~$185,000) top prize that all will have their eye on.
OPC Main Event Top Ten Payouts
Place | Prize (HKD) | Prize (USD) |
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1 | $1,451,000 | $184,946 |
2 | $1,016,700 | $129,589 |
3 | $653,900 | $83,346 |
4 | $483,700 | $61652 |
5 | $362,800 | $46,242 |
6 | $291,100 | $37,103 |
7 | $242,600 | $30,922 |
8 | $193,300 | $24,638 |
9 | $145,600 | $18,558 |
10 | $106,700 | $13,600 |
The man leading the charge is Ivan Leow, who bagged up an impressive 739,000 to top the Day 2 chip counts. The Malaysian player also topped the Day 1C counts, having already taken down the HKD $100,000 OPC High Roller for HKD $1,442,300 (~US$183,740) and Leow will be eager to add yet another trophy to his cabinet.
Leow seized an early Day 2 lead before China's Yan Shun Feng made a play for the top of the table. However, Leow remained near the top of the counts and re-seized the lead before the close of play to return for Day 3 with a stack of 739,000.
China's Chuanshu Chen is returning second in the counts after bursting the money bubble and sending Iceland's Adalsteinn Karlsson to the rail empty-handed and will be coming back with a stack of 712,000.
Feng still remains one of the larger stacks, and will be returning with 625,000 in chips. Other notables still in the running include China's Dong Liang Cheng (598,000), Thailand's most successful tournament player Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (584,000), China's Yuefeng Pan (530,000) and High Roller third place finalist Albert Paik (479,000).
Day 3 kicks off at 1pm local time (GMT+7) and blinds will be re-commencing at 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 running ante, with the average stack in the region of 265,000 so there is still plenty of play left.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all the action as it happens so let's see who has what it takes to successfully traverse the road to the final table.
OPC Main Event Day 3 Seat Draw
Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count |
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1 | 1 | Wei Yi Zhang | China | 522,000 |
1 | 2 | Tianyou Liu | China | 370,000 |
1 | 3 | Jiayu Ruan | China | 191,000 |
1 | 4 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 739,000 |
1 | 5 | Terence Wu | Hong Kong | 264,000 |
1 | 6 | Jiang Ling Yun | China | 338,000 |
1 | 7 | Zhong Qiang Chen | China | 218,000 |
1 | 8 | Sangjun Lee | Korea | 153,000 |
1 | 9 | Peng Cheng Cai | China | 245,000 |
2 | 1 | Xu Ya Hui | China | 337,000 |
2 | 2 | Yuan Chao Li | China | 322,000 |
2 | 3 | Hao Chen | China | 210,000 |
2 | 4 | Jason Wong | UK | 255,000 |
2 | 4 | Yang Zhang | China | 195,000 |
2 | 5 | Yue Peng Cheng | China | 179,000 |
2 | 6 | Austin Walton | USA | 135,000 |
2 | 7 | Lin Zhou | China | 60,000 |
2 | 8 | Albert Paik | USA | 479,000 |
2 | 9 | Ho Chi Chung | Hong Kong | 90,000 |
3 | 1 | Sun Bin | China | 139,000 |
3 | 2 | Chang Bo Feng | China | 235,000 |
3 | 3 | Qiu Shun Yang | China | 514,000 |
3 | 5 | Wei Guo Liang | China | 308,000 |
3 | 6 | Jin Tiang | China | 76,000 |
3 | 7 | Shi Zi Xiao | China | 198,000 |
3 | 8 | Xiao Ruo Huang | China | 208,000 |
4 | 1 | Peng Zhou | China | 75,000 |
4 | 2 | Sen Mu | China | 157,000 |
4 | 4 | Chuanshu Chen | China | 712,000 |
4 | 5 | Jianwen Mao | China | 510,000 |
4 | 6 | Xiaobo Zhou | China | 485,000 |
4 | 7 | Wing Kei Chan | Hong Kong | 96,000 |
4 | 8 | Yang Yang | China | 163,000 |
4 | 9 | Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | Thailand | 584,000 |
6 | 1 | Ming Huang | China | 115,000 |
6 | 2 | Duan Shan Jun | China | 62,000 |
6 | 3 | Ming Juen Teoh | Malaysia | 380,000 |
6 | 4 | Hao Tian | China | 148,000 |
6 | 5 | Jia Feng Wang | China | 273,000 |
6 | 6 | Qiu Han Wei | China | 134,000 |
6 | 7 | Shun Yan Feng | China | 625,000 |
6 | 8 | Wu Yuan Ning | China | 101,000 |
7 | 1 | Yazhou Chen | China | 161,000 |
7 | 2 | Jackson Kai Tai Chan | Hong Kong | 104,000 |
7 | 3 | Pei Yan | China | 154,000 |
7 | 4 | Yue Feng Pan | China | 530,000 |
7 | 5 | Yanlun Li | China | 87,000 |
7 | 6 | Sang Huang | Hong Kong | 300,000 |
7 | 7 | Ou Yang Bo | China | 87,000 |
7 | 8 | He Yu Jiao | China | 303,000 |
8 | 1 | Lang Yi | China | 165,000 |
8 | 2 | Dong Liang Cheng | China | 598,000 |
8 | 3 | Peng Chen | China | 197,000 |
8 | 4 | Kin Fai Chung | Hong Kong | 309,000 |
8 | 5 | Shi Qiang Lin | China | 247,000 |
8 | 6 | Sung Chang Park | Korea | 75,000 |
8 | 7 | Liu Wei Gao | China | 178,000 |
8 | 8 | Xia Qing Ji | China | 252,000 |