2018 Oriental Poker Championship

HK$16,500 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2018 Oriental Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
1,451,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
16,500 HKD
Entries
513
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Big Blind Special Gives Xin The Win

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Lee Hon Cheong opened to 800 from under the gun, and when it folded around to the blinds, the small blind called followed by Jin Xin in the big. That took the three to a {9-Spades}{a-Spades}{q-Spades} flop, which checked through.

The dealer burned and turned the {2-Diamonds}, and now Xin led out for 1,250 when it checked to him. Cheong would make the call, but the small blind player got out of the way before the {a-Clubs} river landed.

Xin fired 3,500 out there and Cheong made a pretty quick call. He'd muck though when Xin turned over {5-Spades}{2-Spades} for a big blind special. Xin had flopped a baby flush and he increases to 34,000 while Cheong dips to 28,200.

Player Chips Progress
Jin Xin cn
Jin Xin
34,000
Lee Hon Cheong
Lee Hon Cheong
28,200 28,200

Tags: Lee Hon CheongJin Xin

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

A River Fit For A King

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jin Zhelong might just be the happiest guy in the room right now. And that's saying something, what with the 200 tournament players plus the cash game grinders PLUS the thousands of people out on the casino floor.

He was just all-in with {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds} but ran it straight into {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}. The {5-Spades}{j-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop didn't help him, but the {q-Clubs} turn did give him some straight outs, should the river be a ten.

Then again, Zhelong could also just hit a king, and that's exactly what happened with the {k-Clubs} river. The entire table groaned, and people from other tables came over to take a peek at the run-good. Zhelong's up to 32,000 now.

Player Chips Progress
Jin Zhelong
Jin Zhelong
32,000

Tags: Jin Zhelong

Zhao Gets Tricky

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

An interesting hand just played out between Yu Zhao and Binglong Wang. Zhao min-opened to 400 from the UTG+1 seat, before the player on his left three-bet to just 625. The next player up was Wang, and he cold four-bet to 1,500, which Zhao called but got a fold from the three-bettor.

That took them to a {j-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Hearts} flop, which both opted to check. Zhao then led out for 1,800 on the {4-Spades} turn, and Wang stuck around to see the {10-Clubs} river. Zhao didn't continue down the aggressive path, and when he checked Wang seized control with a 3,600 bet.

Or so he thought. Zhao thought for about a minute before announcing an all-in for 21,600. Wang took his time to consider it, but would eventually let it go and drop to 29,400. Zhao dragged the pot and increases to 32,500.

Player Chips Progress
Yu Zhao cn
Yu Zhao
32,500
Binglong Wang
Binglong Wang
29,400

Tags: Yu ZhaoBinglong Wang

Chong Chips Up

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante
Victor Chong
Victor Chong

Victor Chong has got straight down to business, putting his opponents to the test.

He was just in a pot rhart head reached the river of a {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} board. Chong's opponent led for 4,000 into a roughly 8,000 pot, and Chong applied the pressure with a raise to 16,500, which forced a fold.

Chong's up to 37,000 now.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Chong my
Victor Chong
37,000 7,000

Tags: Victor Chong

Back To Work

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Action has now resumed. It looks like it's only a matter of time before this day gets ever bigger, as there are still people waiting to take their seats.

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Jeho Sends One To The Rail

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Jam-packed poker room
Jam-packed poker room

Yet another swarm of new players have just entered the tournament, with not a single empty table left in the entire Poker King Club.

Amidst the hubbub of new arrivals, Lee Jeho was busy busting an opponent and raking in chips. The eventual casualty (who left before we get his name) had opened to 500 from the UTG+1 seat, and two people had called by the time it got to Jeho in the big blind. He three-bet squeezed it up to 4,000, only for the original raiser to shove for around 13,000. After two folds, Jeho snap-called with {a-Spades}{k-Clubs} and saw he was up against a dominated {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, giving Jeho top two pair and securing him the KO and the pot. He's up to 49,000 now.

Player Chips Progress
Jeho Lee kr
Jeho Lee
49,000 49,000

Tags: Lee Jeho

King Wong

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

They say that three is the magic number. For Carson Wong, Level 3 has proved to be pretty special so far.

With a {2-Spades}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Spades} board out there, and a pot of around 19,000 in the middle, Wong shoved all-in for 26,025 into one opponent who would eventually make the call (with a smaller stack) after some tanking. Wong turned over {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}, which was way ahead of the other player's {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. The {5-Spades} river completed the board, giving both a flush but Wong a better one.

We never caught Wong's opponent's name, for all of his chips were shipped Wong's way and he made a quick and understandably frustrating exit. Wong is now up to 63,000.

Player Chips Progress
Carson Ka Shing Wong hk
Carson Ka Shing Wong
63,000 33,000

Tags: Carson Ka Shing Wong