And we are underway. So far there are 20 players seated with China's Gui Dong coming back for a second shot at making Day 2 after failing to make the cut yesterday. While Dong is the only face we recognize presently it's still early and there is plenty of time for the field to grow.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The second of the Poker King Cup Macau 2017 Main Event’s three starting flights begins shortly at 1pm local time (GMT+7) at the Poker King Club in the illustrious Venetian Macau.
Day 1A saw 69 entrants ante-up the HK$15,000+1,500 buy-in and battle it out at the baize, with 34 of these locking themselves a seat up for Day 2 on May 24.
Singapore’s Alex Lee topped the chip count after finishing Day 1A on an impressive 191,500, closely followed by the USA’s Benjamin Hamnett (180,900), with Hong Kong’s Arnold Chan (123,800), the UK’s Simon Burns (105,500) and China’s Zhao Ting Ting (96,800) rounding out the top five. You can read a full recap of the Day 1A action here.
Day 1B will follow the same format and entrants will have eleven 40-minute levels in which to grow their initial 30,000 starting stack, with play concluding around 9pm.
With the format offering unlimited re-entry, any player who failed to make the cut from Day 1A can still re-enter, as can those who did make it through as multiple entries are allowed with a player’s best stack being carried forward to Day 2.
So far the Poker King Cup has awarded over HK$2.9 million in prize money, with Taiwan’s Chung Yuan Yu emerging victorious over the 37-strong field to take down the HK$80,000 High Roller for a cool HK$1,020,700 and China’s Pu Weiran taking down the first of the No Limit Hold’em side events for HK$59,100.
Cards will be in the air shortly and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action as it happens so keep your eyes glued to your computer screens as we see who has what it takes to win their way through to Day 2.
Main Event
Day 1b Started