HK$16,500 Main Event Day 1b | 2018 Oriental Poker Championship

05-25-2018 22:09 UTC+8

Kimi Dong Takes Overall Chip Lead After Dominant Day 1b Performance In OPC 2018 Main Event

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Level 11 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

As is often the case in tournaments, the Day 1b field of the Oriental Poker Championship 2018 Main Event absolutely smashed yesterday’s Day 1a turnout. A total of 257 entries turned out to play today - a big increase on the 142 we saw yesterday - and after 11 40-minute levels approximately 129 of them have made it through to tomorrow’s Day 2.

Right now everyone is chasing the big stack of Kimi Dong, who ended the day as chip leader with a massive 218,200 (topping the 186,300 that Day 1a leader Shun Yan Feng bagged up). That includes all of those still currently grinding in the turbo Day 1c flight, the results of which we’ll be able to bring you in the morning. Only then will we know how many runners in total will return at 1pm tomorrow, and where they’ll all be seated.

Joining Dong at the top of today’s counts are Xiao Shizi (189,100), Tony Liang (169,300), Zhao Lin (165,200), Jeho Lee (159,200),and Yuefeng Pan (156,400). As for notable names, we’ve got the likes of High Roller final table members Albert Paik, Wenling Gao, and Victor Chong, who ended the day with 90,100, 63,100 and 42,000 respectively.

Then there’s Carson Wong, who spent much of today with the biggest stack, ultimately finishing with 128,600. He took the chip lead early on when his pocket kings busted a player holding pocket queens. Alvan Zhang (32,900),Wayne Zhang (74,400), and Ben Hammett (80,200) also made it through.

Of course, where there are survivors there must be casualties. The likes of Danny Tang, Xixiang Luo, Jay Tan, Tian Tang, Raiden Kan, and Shiaqing Lin failed to reach the end of proceedings. However, don’t be surprised to see them back here tomorrow, as they may have entered Day 1c.

We'll have the full end-of-day chip counts for you ASAP.

Tomorrow the players will return to blinds 800/1,600 with a 200 ante. The blind levels will increase to 60 minutes, and the plan is to play seven levels. PokerNews will be here every step of the way, so make sure you join us.

Tags: Albert Paik Alvan Zhang Ben Hammett Carson Wong Danny Tang Dong Kim Jay Tan Jeho Lee Raiden Kan Tian Tang Tony Liang Victor Chong Wayne Zhang Wenling Goa Xiao Shizi Xixiang Luo Yuefeng Pan Zhao Lin

05-25-2018 20:54 UTC+8

Oh Yeah! Zhang and Ji see off Ye

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Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Wayne Zhang is pretty lucky to still be alive in this one. He was all-in with for 24,100 against a player holding . The flop was no good for Zhang but the turn sure was, and the river secured him the double up.

We then enquired about the unfortunate player's name, and were told simply his name is Ye. "Y'know, like yeah!" Qinrong Gao said, and before you knew it everyone at the table was bellowing "yeah!"

But Ye himself was quiet. Two hands later he was all-in from the small blind for his last 4,200 holding the , in great shape to double up versus Xia Qing Ji's . But it just wasn't Ye's day today. The board ran out to pair Ji's four, sending Ye to the rail.

Zhang now sits with 50,000, while Ji is on 20,700.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne Zhang	50,000	50,000
Xia Qing Ji	20,700	-9,300

Tags: Wayne Zhang Xia Qing Ji

05-25-2018 18:12 UTC+8

Li Up, Luo Out

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Level 8 : 300/600, 75 ante

A pot involving almost an entire table just played out before the blinds went up, resulting in the elimination of Xixiang Luo.

It started with a 1,200 open which was then called four spots before it reached Luo on the button. He then moved all-in for 8,850, and was called in three spots this time.

The dealer spread a flop, and the original raiser jammed with the biggest stack. That got one fold, but Junjiang Li snap-called before revealing his for a flopped set. Luo was drawing thin with and would need running hearts, while the original raiser had and would also need running cards. The turn and river changed nothing, and Luo hit the rail as the pot shipped to Li.

Li's up to 66,000 now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Junjiang Li	66,000
Xixiang Luo	Busted

Tags: Xixiang Luo Junjiang Li

05-25-2018 17:06 UTC+8

Wong Continues To Lead

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Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Carson Ka Shing Wong was the first notable chip leader we had today. Several hours later, he still holds the top spot.

Only Wong and Lee Jeho currently exceed 100K, but you'll find some other notable chip counts below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carson Ka Shing Wong	114,500	27,500
Jeho Lee	100,000	27,000
Terrence Wu	41,000	-1,000
Yu Zhao	39,500	7,000
Jen Chen Chiu	31,000	1,000
Victor Chong	26,000	-11,000
Phachara Wongwichit	18,000	-12,000
Raiden Kan	17,100	-12,900

Tags: Carson Ka Shing Wong

05-25-2018 12:14 UTC+8

The 2018 Oriental Poker Championship HKD $16,500 Main Event Live Coverage

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Ready for another round? Good. So are we. After yesterday’s culmination of the High Roller as well as Day 1a of the Main Event, today the scene is set for Day 1b of the HK$16,500 Oriental Poker Championship 2018 grand spectacle.

There were 142 players in total yesterday, and when the chips bags were brought out 11 40-minute levels later, just 66 remained. Another 11 levels are on the cards today, and everyone who plays will be chasing the 186,300 stack of end-of-Day 1a chip leader Shun Yan Feng. You can view all of the Day 1a chip counts here.

As the High Roller is now over (Ivan Leow took that down late last night for HK$1,442,300, or US$183,740), you can expect to see all of the big names from that take a shot in the Main Event today. After all, there’s a healthy HK$5million guaranteed prize pool to play for.

Should anyone bust today, there’s always the Turbo Day 1c flight which kicks off at 6pm today. This event has unlimited re-entries, so expect some second, even third bullets to be fired later on.

When play ends today, we’ll know the full Day 2 (Saturday) field and seat draw. From there, Sunday is Day 3, and the whole thing will come to an end on Monday’s Final Day. Here’s a look at the Day 1 structure (it’s worth noting that levels increase from 40 minutes to 60 minutes from Day 2 onwards):

Day 1 Level Structure