Main Event Day 1f | 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau

11-28-2017 18:36 UTC+8

Stack Check

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

There have been 237 entries so far, and with registration still open until the end of the dinner break at around 8:30pm local time (GMT+8) that number looks set to increase. There are 129 players still in the hunt for a Day 2 seat and here’s how some of them are stacking up:

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Li	85,000 35,000	35,000
Vincent Li	52,000 35,925	35,925
Chin Sun Tan	52,000 52,000	52,000
Jinqiang Shi	40,000 40,000	40,000
Vivian Im	38,500 29,000	29,000
Hyoung Suob Shim	37,800 -3,200	-3,200
Ivan Leow	35,500 -2,500	-2,500
Xiaosheng Zheng	34,000 13,500	13,500
Linh Tran	31,000 16,375	16,375
Dajia Chen	30,000 18,500	18,500
Zhao Yanchao	23,800 4,800	4,800
Bobby Zhang	20,000 20,000	20,000
Bo Ning	17,000 17,000	17,000
Hazel Chui	15,400 7,600	7,600
Roberto Wong	8,000 -9,600	-9,600
Derx Lai	8,000 -23,000	-23,000
Anson Tsang	5,000 -2,100	-2,100

Xixiang Luo	Busted
Bart Luyckx	Busted

11-28-2017 18:20 UTC+8

Chen Wins Three-way

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Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

We caught a huge three-way all in play out with Xiaojie Chen and two other opponent’s getting all the chips in pre-flop. Following a mid-position raise and a call from the small blind, Chen moved all-in from the big blind and was called in both spots.

Chen had , the original raiser held and the small blind had . The flop saw Chen seize the lead in the hand, and the Chinese player stayed in front when the turn and river completed the hand. Chen had both unfortunate opponent’s covered and stacked up to 43,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiaojie Chen	43,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Xiaojie Chen

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

11-28-2017 18:00 UTC+8

Li Spikes Turn to Bust Chan

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Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

For a while there it looked as though today was the day Justin Chan would win his Day 2 seat and the Hong Kong player had run his stack up to around 37,000. However, Chan suffered a few set back to drop down the chip counts before the following hand came up against Will Li.

Chan opened the action on the button and Li chose to defend his big blind and it was heads-up to a flop. Li led out on the flop, Chan shoved and Li made the call.

While Li, holding ace-ten, was behind to Chan’s pocket kings the arrival of an ace on the turn gave Li two pairs and the river was not a king, meaning Chan is now out while Li stacked up to 50,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Li	50,000 50,000	50,000
Justin Chan	Busted

Tags: Justin Chan Will Li

11-28-2017 17:52 UTC+8

Pang Busto

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Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

Steven Pang’s Day 1F is over unless of course, he wants to fire a second bullet. Sitting with a stack of a little over 20,000 (roughly 26 big blinds) Pang moved all-in over the top of a player’s early position 1,600 open with ace-king and his opponent made the call with pocket tens.

While Pang caught a king on the turn to take the lead in the hand his opponent rivered a ten to make a set and send Pang to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Pang	Busted

Tags: Steven Pang

11-28-2017 17:30 UTC+8

Leow Cripples Lin, Then Helps Him Survive

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Level 7 : 300/600, 100 ante

We arrived at Ivan Leow’s table in time to see the Malaysian play a big pot against Andy Lin. All the chips had gone in pre-flop and the hands were face up on the table in front of the respective players.

With the community cards spread Lin had which was behind to Leow’s and stacks were being counted down. The only silver lining for Lin was that he had Leow covered – by all of 200 chips.

With 50 percent of his remaining stack committed to the next ante Lin was all-in the next hand and action folded around to Leow in the small blind. The Malaysian raised to 1,700 into Xiaosheng Zheng’s big blind and the Chinese player responded with a re-raise to 4,700 in total.

Leow thought it over for a few seconds before choosing to make the call and it was three-way to a flop of with Leow and Zheng the only two live stacks in the hand.

After Leow checked the action over to Zheng the Chinese player fired out a 5,500 continuation bet, leaving himself 20,500 behind and after a little deliberation Leow made the call and the dealer peeled off the turn.

This brought checks from both players and the [ river completed the hand. Now Leow led, betting out 10,500 and Zheng quickly folded, leaving Leow free to rake in the side pot and climb to 38,000.

Leow turned over and Zheng looked distinctly unimpressed so it is a distinct possibility that he folded the best hand. Lin was pretty happy though as he had and just got there on the river to climb back up to 1,000. A few more like that and he’ll be back to starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Leow	38,000
Xiaosheng Zheng	20,500
Andy Lin	1,000

Tags: Ivan Leow Xiaosheng Zheng Andy Lin

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 100

11-28-2017 17:10 UTC+8

Break Time

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Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

The 154 remaining Day 1F players are on a 15-minute break while the green 25-chips are removed from play.

11-28-2017 17:08 UTC+8

Bart Luyckx, Card Whisperer

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Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

Bart Luyckx, professional card whisperer

We caught the short-stacked Bart Luyckx involved in a hand, and it turned out to be a real gem. Down to his last 4,000 or so Luyckx limped from under-the-gun and the action folded around to big blind Li Hong Jin, who eyed up Luyckx tiny stack and then juiced it up to 2,200 to go.

The Belgium obviously had plans for the hand and got the rest of his chips in and Jin made a quick call.

Bart Luyckx:
Li Hong Jin:

Things were looking a little sketchy for Luyckx, who had the dominated hand but he seemed upbeat and showcased his card whispering skills.

“I’m going to hit a ten,” stated Luyckx confidently.

The dealer spread the flop and wouldn’t you know it, the window card was the followed by . Luyckx’s joy turned to ashes in his mouth with the arrival of the turn, and with Jin holding the things were not looking good.

“I feel as though a queen is coming,” said Luyckx with an air of premonition as he showcased his card whispering skills once again, as spookily, the peeled off on the river to give the Belgium a much needed double up. We are not sure what this weekend’s lottery numbers are but recommend Mr. Luyckx buy a ticket as soon as he is able.

Player	Chips	Progress
Li Hong Jin	26,500
Bart Luyckx	9,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Bart Luyckx Li Hong Jin

11-28-2017 16:41 UTC+8

Notable Stacks

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Level 6 : 250/500, 75 ante

The field is now up to 218 entrants, 161 of whom are still in the running and while there are far to many players to keep track of everyone and it’s far too early to really matter who the chip leader is we got a few of the notables and how they are stacking up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hyoung Suob Shim	41,000 11,000	11,000
Justin Chan	37,000 37,000	37,000
Derx Lai	31,000 31,000	31,000
Tang Jia	24,000 24,000	24,000
Edward Yam	24,000
Damaso Garcia	21,300 -8,200	-8,200
Eric Xiao	21,150 6,100	6,100
Soo Joo Kim	18,000 18,000	18,000
Roberto Wong	17,600
Vincent Li	16,075 16,075	16,075
Jay Tan	15,000
Steven Pang	14,650 7,650	7,650
Linh Tran	14,625 14,625	14,625
Haiyan Yang	13,000 -17,000	-17,000
Bart Luyckx	12,000 12,000	12,000
Dajia Chen	11,500 11,500	11,500
Sam Wu	11,300 -6,700	-6,700
Vivian Im	9,500 -3,900	-3,900
Juicy Sixiao Li	9,000 -5,000	-5,000
Hazel Chui	7,800 7,800	7,800
Anson Tsang	7,100