Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau
Buy-in
6,600 HKD
Entries
221
Level
28
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000
Cheong Surprises Zhan
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Remember we said earlier that Sam Cheong shows up with hands you don’t always expect – well this hand is a good example of that and it certainly caught Kaiyuan Zhan by surprise.
Pre-flop it was Cheong who was the initial aggressor, making it 150 to go from under-the-gun/cut-off (both the same when you are five-handed) and Zhan clicked it back on the button with a raise to 300 in total.
Cheong threw in the extras and then checked the 
flop over to Zhan, who quickly fired for 600, and was called just as quickly. This pattern repeated in the 
turn, only the Zhan bet was a slightly bigger 1,000.
The 
river saw Cheong check for the third time and Zhan fired again, this time for 1,500, only to see Cheong quickly check-raise to 3,100 in total.
This sent the Chinese player into the tank for a good five minutes, possibly longer as he though over all his options. Eventually, he elected to call and Cheong rolled over 
which elicited a surprised gasp from Zhan who tapped the table, showed 
and threw his cards into the muck leaving Cheong to scoop a decent-sized early pot.
Zhan spent so long in the tank that the field size increased from five to nine with Hong Kong’s Justin Chan, Chunkit Leung, Wingkei Chan and the awesomely named [Removed:151] all taking their seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,125 | 6,000 |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
|
15,000 | |
|
10,000 | -5,000 |
Cheong Wins the First, Lok the Second and Zhan Back for More
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
Sam Cheong is a Macau regular and plays nearly every tournament in town, with the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau being no exception. Cheong plays fast and loose and then shows up with a hand that catches many players by surprise so it is not all that unusual to see him take down the first pot.
This was a fairly tame one though, as the players ease themselves into the action. Cheong opened to 125 from the button and big blind Aric Hui chose to defend, checking the 
flop over to Cheong, who fired for 175 and that was that.
Hui limped the small blind the next hand before Gino Lok made it 150 to go from the big blind, which Hui called before checking the monochrome 
flop over to Lok, who bet 225.
This was called and both players checked the turn. The river saw Hui check once more and Lok led for 500. Hui tossed in the cal but could only shake his head and muck when Lok turned over 
.
We have a new challenger, or rather a returning one in the form of China’s Kaiyuan Zhan, who played Day 1A and has returned in an attempt to lock up a Day 2 seat bringing the field up to five.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,725 | 725 |
|
|
15,125 | 125 |
|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
14,150 | -850 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Game On!
The fourth player has arrived and we are all set to start. Hong Kong's Gino Lok has just stepped into the arena and we are underway.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000 |
Almost Game Time
There needs to be four registered players to start and so far we have two eager beavers seated — Macau's Sam Cheong and Hong Kong's Joey Wong.
Cards will be in the air as soon as we get two more runners so watch this space.
Hong Kong's Aric Hui has just taken his seat so we need one more and we can get this show on the road.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
15,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
15,000 |
Day 1B of the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale, Macau Set to Start
Welcome back poker fans to the PokerNews live coverage of the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau, brought to you from the Poker King poker room at the Venetian Macau.
The ten-day festival, running Nov 23 – Dec 2, boasts a host of events including an HK$12,000 buy-in side event with an HK$1 million guarantee, an HK$80,000 buy-in High Roller event and an HK$20,000 buy-in deep-stacked tournament.
You can view the full schedule here
However, it is the $8M GTD Suncity Cup Main Event that will be attracting the most attention and this will be the only event with PokerNews live coverage.
Boasting an affordable HK$6,600 (~US$845) buy-in the tournament looks primed to attract an eclectic mix of keen recreational players and seasoned professionals, all eager to win a share of the HK$8M (~US$1M) guaranteed prize pool.
There are eight starting flights to chose from, including two with turbo structures, giving players the ultimate in flexibility when it comes to choosing when and how to begin their quest for glory.
Players buying into any of the Day 1 Main Event flights sit down with 15,000 chips and play eighteen 40-minute levels with blinds starting at 25/50. Late registration is open until the start of the level 10 and multiple re-entries are permitted while late registration is available.
Players are allowed to play more than one Day 1, but should they progress to Day 2 more than once, only their largest stack is taken through with them. Play continues on Day 1 until only 15 percent of the field remains, with these players making it to Day 2.
In a small twist, it is possible to buy into the HK$8 million guaranteed Main Event on Day 2A or Day 2B for HK$38,000 (US$4,850). Anyone taking this route will receive a 100,000-chip starting stack.
You can check out the full structure here
Everything you should know about the upcoming Suncity Cup
With four prior legs already having played out; the first in Jeju, Korea, running September 24-30, the second at the Poker King Club, Manila, Philippines, running October 13-16, the third at CLBC The Flagship, Taipei, Taiwan, running November 3-5 and the fourth taking place at Paradise City, Incheon, Korea, running November 10-12 a total of 24 players have already locked up their Day 2 seat, with a further 4 players making it through from Day 1A of the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau:
2017 Suncity Cup Main Event Day 2 Qualifiers
| Position | Name | Country | Chip Count | 2A Table/Seat | 2B Table/Seat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahashi Hideki | Japan | 374,200 | 2-3 | - |
| 2 | Hsiao Jialing | China | 245,800 | - | 4-3 |
| 3 | Asakura Yasuyuki | Japan | 189,400 | - | 1-9 |
| 4 | Hsieh Chi Han | Taiwan | 164,000 | - | 10-8 |
| 5 | Kuo Ting Wei | Taiwan | 130,200 | - | 3-4 |
| 6 | Thomas Lee | Canada | 120,000 | - | 5-1 |
| 7 | Kilian Loeffler | Germany | 108,600 | 9-4 | - |
| 8 | Chan Shin Hung | Taiwan | 105,500 | - | 4-8 |
| 9 | Trifie D. Montebon II | Philippines | 105,000 | 5-8 | - |
| 10 | Chang Tian Lin | Taiwan | 102,500 | 3-8 | - |
| 11 | Sio Fat Lau | Macau | 97,700 | - | 9-5 |
| 12 | Chen Sheng Wen | Taiwan | 93,000 | - | 2-6 |
| 13 | Chen Wen Kai | Taiwan | 92,000 | 7-4 | - |
| 14 | Keisuke Hikosaka | Japan | 91,000 | - | 8-1 |
| 15 | Hung Yu Shin | Taiwan | 85,000 | - | 9-3 |
| 16 | Liao Po Hao | Taiwan | 80,800 | - | 8-2 |
| 17 | Tsai Du Ming | Taiwan | 77,800 | 6-1 | - |
| 18 | Chien Jen Yen | Taiwan | 67,800 | 4-1 | - |
| 19 | Yao Jin Chen | China | 64,500 | 10-4 | - |
| 20 | Wu Chia Yun | Taiwan | 63,500 | 10-2 | - |
| 21 | Zhou Qiangbo | China | 60,000 | 2-2 | - |
| 22 | Lin Chin An | Taiwan | 53,000 | 1-3 | - |
| 23 | Hong Cheng Han | Taiwan | 50,800 | 6-6 | - |
| 24 | Yueh Ko-Chiang | Taiwan | 45,200 | - | 5-6 |
| 25 | Tsuyoshi Ishibashi | Japan | 44,900 | 6-2 | - |
| 26 | Chen Yazhou | China | 39,400 | 8-10 | - |
| 27 | Yoshinori Sugie | Japan | 35,600 | 3-1 | - |
| 28 | Wang Yong Siang | Taiwan | 19,800 | - | 7-9 |
Day 2 begins at 1pm on Wednesday, 29 November, and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to cover all the Main Event tournament thrills and spills, with Day 1B kicking off at 1pm local time (GMT+8) so stay tuned and we’ll bring you all the action as it happens.
Main Event
Day 1b Started