Main Event
Day 1e Started
2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau
Main Event
Day: 1e
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
Day 1E of the 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
A total of 24 players have already locked up their Day 2 seat in the four prior legs that have already 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 further 24 players have made it through from Days 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D of the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau to bring the total number of Day 2 players up to 48:
2017 Suncity Cup Main Event Day 2 Qualifiers
| Position | Name | Country | Chip Count | 2A Table/Seat | 2B Table/Seat |
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| 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 | Gab Yong Kim | Korea | 185,500 | - | 2-3 |
| 5 | Yu Dong | China | 179,000 | - | 4-7 |
| 6 | Michael Soyza | Malaysia | 174,500 | - | 2-9 |
| 7 | Sam Cheong | Macau | 168,800 | 7-6 | - |
| 8 | Hsieh Chi Han | Taiwan | 164,000 | - | 10-8 |
| 9 | Wai Kiat Lee | Malaysia | 150,000 | 10-9 | - |
| 10 | Felix Lee | Hong Kong | 147,800 | 4-2 | - |
| 11 | Andrew An | USA | 139,700 | 2-5 | - |
| 12 | Kuo Ting Wei | Taiwan | 130,200 | - | 3-4 |
| 13 | Thomas Lee | Canada | 120,000 | - | 5-1 |
| 14 | Percy Chao | Hong Kong | 114,900 | - | 7-5 |
| 15 | Canlin Chen | China | 112,300 | - | 9-9 |
| 16 | Kilian Loeffler | Germany | 108,600 | 9-4 | - |
| 17 | Chan Shin Hung | Taiwan | 105,500 | - | 4-8 |
| 18 | Trifie D. Montebon II | Philippines | 105,000 | 5-8 | - |
| 19 | Chang Tian Lin | Taiwan | 102,500 | 3-8 | - |
| 20 | Sio Fat Lau | Macau | 97,700 | - | 9-5 |
| 21 | Chen Sheng Wen | Taiwan | 93,000 | - | 2-6 |
| 22 | Chen Wen Kai | Taiwan | 92,000 | 7-4 | - |
| 23 | Keisuke Hikosaka | Japan | 91,000 | - | 8-1 |
| 24 | Hung Yu Shin | Taiwan | 85,000 | - | 9-3 |
| 25 | Liao Po Hao | Taiwan | 80,800 | - | 8-2 |
| 26 | Tsai Du Ming | Taiwan | 77,800 | 6-1 | - |
| 27 | Jack Wu | Taiwan | 76,500 | - | 3-3 |
| 28 | Chien Jen Yen | Taiwan | 67,800 | 4-1 | - |
| 29 | Phachara Wongwichit | Thailand | 66,900 | 2-7 | - |
| 30 | Yao Jin Chen | China | 64,500 | 10-4 | - |
| 31 | Wu Chia Yun | Taiwan | 63,500 | 10-2 | - |
| 32 | Ye Wang | China | 61,900 | 9-5 | - |
| 33 | Zhou Qiangbo | China | 60,000 | 2-2 | - |
| 34 | Joey Wong | Hong Kong | 59,300 | 8-7 | - |
| 35 | Ping Cheong Fung | China | 55,800 | - | 7-1 |
| 36 | Ho Yin Sau | Macau | 54,200 | 1-4 | - |
| 37 | Lin Chin An | Taiwan | 53,000 | 1-3 | - |
| 38 | Hong Cheng Han | Taiwan | 50,800 | 6-6 | - |
| 39 | Youngee Park | Korea | 46,000 | - | 9-6 |
| 40 | Guangrui Meng | China | 45,900 | 7-5 | - |
| 41 | Yueh Ko-Chiang | Taiwan | 45,200 | - | 5-6 |
| 42 | Tsuyoshi Ishibashi | Japan | 44,900 | 6-2 | - |
| 43 | Chen Yazhou | China | 39,400 | 8-10 | - |
| 44 | Ka Ho Sun | Hong Kong | 37,400 | - | 9-2 |
| 45 | Yoshinori Sugie | Japan | 35,600 | 3-1 | - |
| 46 | Hei Yong Ma | China | 33,300 | 5-7 | - |
| 47 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | 26,200 | - | 6-3 |
| 48 | Wang Yong Siang | Taiwan | 19,800 | - | 7-9 |
Day 2A begins at 1pm on Wednesday, 29 November, with Day 2B playing out at the same time on Thursday, 30 November and the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on hand to cover all the Main Event tournament thrills and spills. Day 1E kicks off at 1pm local time (GMT+8) on Monday, 27 November so join us then as we see who else has what it takes to secure a Day 2 seat.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
And We’re Off
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
There are 18 players registered so far and all have now taken their seats. It is Chinese heavy field today with 14 out of the 18 players making the trip over from the Mainland with Hong Kong and Korea representing the only other nations present at the moment.
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More New Faces
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The 18-string field has quickly grown to 32 with several familiar faces re-joining the fray in an attempt to win that all elusive Day 2 seat with Hong Kong’s Justin Chan, Macau’s Keng Po Wong and China’s Bing Wang just some of those who have already tried their luck this week.
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And Some More
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
It’s looking like a great start to Day 1E and the field is up to 46 players already spread over six tables. Spain’s Mario Alberto and France's Frederic Stephan have registered to add a little international flair, but the majority of the field is either Chinese, Hong Kongese, Macanese or Korean so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Zhao Bluffs Chan
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
A good bluff is not just about throwing chips at a hand, it’s all about telling a believable story and it looks like one man who can spin a good yarn is Zhao Yanchao.
We caught the Chinese player in action in a pot against Justin Chan, who was kind enough to get us up to speed with the action. The community cards were spread 
and there was close to 5,000 in the pot already and Chan (middle position) was facing a close to pot-sized Zhao bet of 4,500.
But how did we get here? Well according to Chan he opened the action pre-flop and Zhao had re-raised from the cutoff with Chan the only caller and then Zhao had barreled every street, with Chan calling him down.
It looks like Chan’s resolve waivered at the last though and he eventually found the fold a few seconds after we arrived. Zhao obligingly rolled over 
for a ballsy stone cold triple barrel bluff. Great stuff.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | 5,000 |
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11,225 | -3,775 |
Jinqiang a Non-believer
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
China’s Shi Jinqiang opened the action with a raise from the cutoff and a player in the small blind made the call before big blind Cheng Dong squeezed to 1,200 in total. Jinqiang, who had around 8,000 of his 15,000 starting stack at the start of the hand, thought it over for a few seconds and tossed in the call and the small blind folded.
So it was heads-up to a flop of 
which Dong led for 1,300. Jinqiang thought for a little longer but made the call and the came in on the turn. Dong now bet big and fired for 6,000 – which was more than Jinqinag had in front of him though that did not stop him from making a quick call for his tournament life.
Dong turned over 
for just ace-high and Jinquing triumphantly tabled 
for the best hand with a pair of nines. The 
river saw Jinquing double to 16,300 and Dong drop to around 7,000 or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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16,300 | 1,300 |
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7,000 | -8,000 |
Chong and Chen Play a Big Pot
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
It’s a little early for massive pots, but not too early for Victor Chong and Dajia Chen it would seem and we caught the two battling it out over 12,000 in bets blinds and antes with the community cards spread 
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Tablemate Bing Wang was kind enough to let us know the action up to this point and according to Wang it was Chen who was the initial aggressor, making it 300 to go from the button and Chong had responded with a re-raise to 1,150, which Chen had called.
Chong bombed every street and Chen shadowed his every move, which brings us to the chunky pot in question. Chong was in the tank as we arrived, and when he bet it was for the lot, shipping his remaining 8,800 in chips into the middle of the table.
It was Chen’s turn to chew it over and he paid a lengthy visit to the think tank before eventually giving it up. Chong raked in a hefty pot and climbed to 22,000 while Chen dropped to 9,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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22,000 | 22,000 |
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9,400 | -5,600 |