HK$16,500 Main Event Day 2 | 2018 Oriental Poker Championship

05-26-2018 19:24 UTC+8

Tang Sees Off Chen

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Danny Tang has been nursing a stack on the shorter side for much of today. The tide might be turning for him though, as he's up over six figures now.

Guang Cheng Chen had moved all-in for 52,000 in the cutoff before Tang isolated with a shove of his own on the button. The blinds folded, and when the cards were flipped Tang saw he had by far the best of it with against . The kept the big slick as the best hand, and Chen made an exit.

Tang sits with 118,000 now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	118,000	48,000
Guang Cheng Chen	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Guang Cheng Chen

05-26-2018 19:11 UTC+8

Five-Bet Alert Precedes Zheng's Departure

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Yuanning Wu and Phanlert Sukonthachartnant went to war just now. Wu opened, Sukonthachartnant three-bet, Wu four-bet to 58,000, and Sukonthachartnant five-bet to 133,000. Wu went into the tank but would eventually fold.

Wu would get some chips back though, as a hand or two later Alvan Zheng was all-in with against Wu's . The board fell to send Zheng to the rail, bringing Wu's stack up to 223,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant	302,000	72,000
Yuanning Wu	223,000	113,000
Alvan Zheng	Busted

Tags: Alvan Zheng Phanlert Sukonthachartnant Yuanning Wu

05-26-2018 18:53 UTC+8

Liu Cripple Ma

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Quan Gang Ma now has significantly less chips

It's getting to that time when a great deal of the field's fate is decided by a coin flip and for Quan Gang Ma this has not worked out quite as planned.

Ma and neighbor Tianyou Liu got into it pre-flop and all the chips ended up in the middle with Ma's racing against Liu's .

Liu took the lead immediately on the flop, improving to two pair on the turn with the river completing the hand and giving Liu the pot; he climbed to 230,000 and Ma was left with just a paltry 6,000 so will have to stage an epic comeback should he wish to make the money, and 28 more players need to bust before that happens so he has his work cut out for him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tianyou Liu	230,000	165,900
Quan Gang Ma	6,000	-62,200

Tags: Quan Gang Ma Tianyou Liu

05-26-2018 18:51 UTC+8

Tang Tested

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Zhang Li Fen put Danny Tang through the ringer just now, pressuring him with a decision for his tournament life.

Fen opened to 9,000 on the button after action had folded to him, and Tang three-bet it to 26,500 from the small blind. Back to Fen, he made the call and the dealer spread a flop. Tang decided not to continuation bet, and checked it to Fen who instantly announced all-in. He had the bigger stack, so this bet was for all of the 70,000 Tang had behind.

He thought. Then he thought some more. Then the two players started talking (in Chinese of course, so sorry for the lack of transcript). The clock was eventually called on Tang, and after around 30 seconds he laid it down.

Fen increases his stack to 371,000 after that one. And speaking of increasing stacks, Yan Shun Feng has now overtaken Ivan Leow at the top of the counts, currently sitting with 500,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yan Shun Feng	500,000	50,000
Zhang Li Fen	371,000	316,400
Danny Tang	70,000	-40,000

Tags: Danny Tang Zhang Li Fen Yan Shun Feng

05-26-2018 18:38 UTC+8

Stacks

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

There are 99 players left in contention as the blinds and antes continue their inexorable climb so here's how some of the more notable players and larger stacks are chipping up:

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Leow	464,000	20,000
Yan Shun Feng	450,000	60,000
Qiu Shun Yang	434,000	374,100
Hao Chen	410,000	297,000
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant	230,000	54,000
Austin Walton	230,000	229,760
Wei Yi Zhang	175,000	-40,000
Jia Ting	115,000	30,000
Kimi Dong	110,000	-30,000
Danny Tang	110,000	110,000
Alvan Zheng	75,000	2,000
Yang Zhang	72,000	2,000
Andy Ying Kit Chan	63,000	-37,000
Kwok Chun Lai	60,000	-22,200
Zhou Lin	55,000	55,000

05-26-2018 18:34 UTC+8

Chong and Hamnett depart

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Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Victor Chong and Benjamin Hamnett were sat next to each other for the first few levels of play today. Their chairs are now occupied by different players, and a quick scan around the room shows us that they've both been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Chong	Busted
Benjamin Hamnett	Busted

Tags: Victor Chong Benjamin Hamnett

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

05-26-2018 18:32 UTC+8

Pics From Day 2 of the OPC Main Event

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Kwok Chun Lai and Sparrow Cheung (seated)

05-26-2018 18:31 UTC+8

Walton Straightens Out Xiao

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

A nasty runout has just sent Jing Chao Xiao packing.

He was all-in holding and Austin Walton had him covered with . The gave Walton a gutshot, while the improved his chances to an open-ender. He'd hit the straight on the river, and Xiao said his goodbyes.

Walton is up to 240,000 now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin Walton	240	-70,160
Jing Chao Xiao	Busted

Tags: Jing Chao Xiao Austin Walton

05-26-2018 18:14 UTC+8

Zhang Up And Down, Chen Just Up

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Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

An enormous pot has sent Hao Chen skyrocketing up the chip counts at Yang Zhang's expense.

Zhang had opened to 9,000 before Chen three-bet to 50,000. The short stack of Jutong Hou called all-in, and when it got back to Zhang he moved all-in for 230,000. Chen had 191,000 total, and he called all-in too.

Yang Zhang:
Chen:
Hou:

The flop didn't change much, but it did give Hou a gutshot. The turn made things interesting, as Hou could now hit a seven or jack to survive, while Chen could hit any spade or a queen.

The river? .

Zhang had rivered a set, but it was no good as Chen completed his flush, sending Hou out and crippling Zhang down to just 27,000.

In the very next hand, Shuang Qing Chen opened to 7,000 and Quan Gang Ma called. Zhang then moved all-in, Chen isolated for 57,000, and Ma folded. Zhang had and was flipping against Chen's , and after the runout paired Zhang he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hao Chen	410,000	297,000
Shuang Qing Chen	150,000	129,800
Yang Zhang	70,000	-240,000
Jutong Hou	Busted

Tags: Hao Chen Jutong Hou Quan Gang Ma Shuang Qing Chen Yang Zhang