Poker King Cup Macau 2017 Main Event Day 2 Set to Start
With the three starting flights now out of the way all the remaining players have assembled for the first time for Day 2 of the Poker King Cup Macau 2017 Main Event.
A total of 231 players have so far successfully circumnavigated the tournament minefield and with registration now closed, that looks set to shrink when play resumes at 1pm local time (GMT+7).
Day 1A frontrunner Alex Lee from Singapore heads into today as the overall chip leader with 191,500, though the USA’s Benjamin Hamnett (another Day 1A entrant) is close behind and will be starting play with 180,900.
Other notable stacks heading into Day 2 include Day 1B top dog Wei Guoliang (179,100) and Day 1C chip leader Yah Loon Lim (177,300) with India’s Bobbie Suri (161,300) rounding out the top five.
A total of 490 players – 69 Day 1A entrants, 131 Day 1B entrants and 290 Day 1C entrants – anted-up the HK$15,000+1,500 buy-in to smash the HK$5 guarantee and balloon the prize pool to HK$7,129,000 (~US$915,295). With the top 63 getting paid and a min-cash good for HK$26,000 168 will be leaving empty handed.
However, all eyes will be on the trophy, title, and massive HK$1,389,000 (~$178,333) first prize. Level length has now increased from 40 to 60 minutes and play will start at level 12 with blinds of 800/1,600 with a 200 running ante and conclude at the end of level 18.
Whether play reaches the hallowed money spots before the end of the day remains to be seen, but one thing we are sure of is that the competition will be fierce and we expect to see some scintillating poker.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor all day to bring you all the action as it happens so stay tuned as we find out who make it through to Day 3.