Main Event Day 2a | 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau

11-29-2017 23:48 UTC+8

Wai Kiat Lee in Pole Position After Day 2A of the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau

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Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

So far the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau has attracted 575 unique entries and generated an additional 85 re-entries to bring the total number of runners up to 660.

This combined with the 172 runners from the four previous legs in Juju, Korea (24-30 Sept), Manila (13-16 Oct), Taipei (3-5 Nov) and Incheon, Korea (10-12 Nov) brings the total number of entries up to an impressive 832.

Day 2A of the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau saw 69 survivors from the eight starting flights assembled for the first time and a further 36 players coughed up the HK$38,000 direct Day 2 entry fee to bring the total number of entrants up to 105 and the total number of 2017 Suncity Cup entries up to an impressive 868, with Day 2B still left to play out.

Any players who joined the Day 2A action directly began with a 100,000 starting stack, though some of the players who had qualified via the other starting flights and four other prior legs began with a great deal more – notably Japan’s Sahashi Hideki.

Hideki qualified from the Taipei leg and began play with a commanding lead of 374,200 (374 big blinds) – more than 100,000 more in chips than next closest rival, China’s Weizhou Zha, who began the day with 270,200.

However, by the end of the nine 60-minute levels there was a new sheriff in town – Wai Kiat Lee. The Malaysian player qualified during Day 1C and began play with a stack of 150,000 but spun this up to 400,000 by the end of level four.

The hand that saw him climb to the top was a big one between Lee and China’s Dong Luo, whom Lee pushed off a massive hand to win without showdown and shoot to the top of the leaderboard while Luo was left crippled and departed shortly afterward.

Lee’s fellow countryman Michael Soyza also enjoyed a great day at the tables, briefly flirting with the chip lead himself after winning a race with ace-king against the pocket tens of Yang Zhang to send the Chinese player to the rail.

However, Lee did not want to have his thunder stolen and busted the unfortunate Atanas Kavrakov shortly afterward, moving all-in from the small blind to isolate after the Bulgarian got the last of his chips in from the cutoff and Hong Kong’s Ben Lai smooth-called the button.

Lai folded ace-queen, meaning Lee’s pocket tens were enough to beat Kavrakov’s king-nine offsuit and push Lee back in front, though it could well have been a different story had Lai called as the flop came down ace-high. Both Soyza (834,000) and Lai (377,000) managed to make it through to Day 3 with the rest of the field stacking up as follows:

2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau Day 2A Survivors

Position	Name	Country	Chip Count
1	Wai Kiat Lee	Malaysia	840,000
2	Michael Soyza	Malaysia	834,000
3	Chien Jenyen	Taiwan	580,000
4	Victor Chong	Malaysia	561,000
5	Renjun Yang	China	522,000
6	JC Alvarado	Mexico	510,000
7	Cheng Dong	China	509,000
8	Lim Chin Wei	Malaysia	490,000
9	Karol Janiszewski	Poland	379,000
10	Ben Lai	Hong Kong	377,000
11	Lin Kun Si	China	376,000
12	Tuck Wai Foo	Malaysia	371,000
13	Guo Dong	China	367,000
14	Song Liang	China	300,000
15	Zheng Xiao Shang	China	294,000
16	Martijn Gerrits	Netherlands	262,000
17	Chen Xiao Jie	China	257,000
18	Chow Hing Yaung	Malaysia	256,000
19	Jacky Wong	Hong Kong	252,000
20	Weizhou Zha	China	238,000
21	Sahashi Hideki	Japan	229,000
22	Vincent Li	Hong Kong	208,000
23	Tang Wei Cong	China	186,000
24	Hon Cheong Lee	Hong Kong	184,000
25	Zhang Chung Guang	China	163,000
26	Yong Bin Wang	China	156,000
27	Rongshan Li	China	136,000
28	Kui Huan Soh	Malaysia	134,000
29	Andrew An	USA	99,000
30	Zhou Qiang Bo	China	98,000
31	Bobby Zhang	Australia	91,000
32	Ye Wang	China	90,000

Notables who were unable to make the Day 3 cut included two-time World Series of Poker Main Event champion and ten-time bracelet winnerJohnny Chan, who was the last player to bust as the end of the day after running top two pair into the flopped nut flush draw of Taiwan’s Chien Jenyen. Canada’s Linh Tran and Bulgaria’s Atanas Kavrakov were two more who could not go the distance, but with the format allowing players to enter on Day 2B, any player who has been eliminated can still try their luck one final time.

Day 2B begins at 1pm local time (GMT+8) on Thursday, 30 November and with 55 players already qualified and late registration open until the end of level two at 3:10pm we are expecting another big day at the baize so join us then.

Tags: Andrew An Atanas Kavrakov Ben Lai Bobby Zhang Cheng Dong Chien Jenyen Dong Luo Hon Cheong Lee JC Alvarado Johnny Chan Lin Kun Si Linh Tran Liu Wei Martijn Gerrits Michael Soyza Renjun Yang Sahashi Hideki Tang Wei Cong Victor Chong Vincent Li Wai Kiat Lee Weicong Tang Weizhou Zha Yang Zhang

11-29-2017 22:37 UTC+8

Lee Busts Kavrakov to Re-take Lead

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Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Atanas Kavrakov falls at the hands of Lai Kiat Lee

Despite the fact that Wai Kiat Lee and Michael Soyza are sitting at opposite ends of the card room there seems to be some sort of one-upmanship competition between the pair. Play had not long resumed after the break before Lee went one better than Soyza to re-take the lead once more.

It was Bulgaria’s Atanas Kavrakov who was the instigator of his own demise, moving all-in from the cutoff for 67,000. Hong Kong’s Ben Lai asked for a count and then smooth-called the button before the deep-stacked Lee dropped down eight bright pink 25,000-chips for a re-raise of 200,000, effectively putting Lai all-in.

“Mmmmm, smells like jacks to me,” said Lai, trying to get a read of Lee, who sat there with a cheeky grin on his face.

“Ok, I’ll give you some respect.” Said Lai as he tossed his hand into the muck. Lai was pretty close with his guesswork, and Lee rolled over , which was leading Kavrakov’s .

The flop brought a groan from Lai.

“Ace-queen?” queried Victor Chong. Lai nodded his head sadly. The [ turn saw the Hong Kong player sink further down in his chair and the river brought KAvrakov’s tournament to a close while Lee stacked up to 830,000 in chips and while Lai has close to 200,000 he is ruing the fact he missed a juicy double up there.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	830,000	115,000
Ben Lai	200,000	-70,000
Atanas Kavrakov	Busted

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11-29-2017 22:10 UTC+8

Soyza Busts Yang Zhang

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Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Michael Soyza is the current frontrunner

Yang’s tournament has come to a close and it was Malaysia’s Michael Soyza the man to send him to the rail. Down to 181,000 in chips, Zhang opened the action with a raise to 11,000 from middle position with pocket tens and action folded around to Soyza in the big blind.

We have seen Soyza punish those who dare to attack his big blind and this time was no exception, with the Malaysian player re-popping it to 35,000. Zhang shoved and Soyza made a quick call with ace-king and it was off to the races.

Soyza paired his king on the flop and there was no ten to be seen so the field is now down to 41 players and it is Michael Soyza who is leading with a stack of 760,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Soyza	760,000	243,000
Yang Zhang	Busted

Tags: Michael Soyza Yang Zhang

11-29-2017 20:52 UTC+8

Kiat Lee Seizes Lead

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Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

It’s a totally different Lee we are concerned with in this particular hand, Wai Kiat Lee, whose stack is moving in a different direction to his fellow countryman Chin Yong Lee.

It was China’s Dong Luo who was the initial aggressor, making it 8,000 to go from middle position and the action folded around to Wai Kiat Lee on the button. We have already witnessed the fact that Lee likes to play his position aggressively in the hand against Johnny Chan earlier and the Malaysian player did not disappoint, bumping it up to 28,000.

After a little time thinking it over Luo counted out the call and it was heads-up to a flop of . Luo checked this over to Lee, who counted out another bet of 28,000 and dropped in down in the center of the table.

Luo reached for his big chips and counted out a sizable stack, sliding out a check–raise of 70,000 in total and Lee thought it over for around a minute or so before announcing the call. This was already shaping up to be one of the bigger pots seen so far today and the turn saw it get a whole lot bigger.

Luo had a stack of 168,000 left in front of him and after maybe 2-3 minutes of thinking things over he bet out 113,000 of his remaining chips, leaving himself 55,00 behind.

Lee quickly pulled the trigger, announcing all in almost as soon as Luo’s chips had crossed the line and it was time for Luo to pay another lengthy visit to the think tank. The fact Luo did not call immediately could only be a good sign for Lee, who could smell the blood in the water. After several more minutes Luo forlornly slid his hand face down into the muck and Lee raked in the massive pot to climb to 605,000 and take the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	605,000	141,000
Dong Luo	55,000	-1,100

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11-29-2017 11:05 UTC+8

Day 2A of the 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau All Set to Start

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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.

Now the initial starting flight appetizer has been served it’s time to move on the main course and the Day 2 Main Event. Today is the first of two Day 2’s – Day 2A – and so far 69 players have successfully circumnavigated the tournament minefield and earned themselves a Day 2A starting berth after fighting their way through the initial eight starting flights.

With an HK$38,000 (~US$4,870) 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.

Registration is still open until the end of level 2 for those who failed to make the Day 2 cut and players can buy-in direct with all Day 2 players allowed a single additional re-entry before the end of late registration should they so chose. Any player that busts today can also buy-in directly for Day 2B as well. Even players who qualify for Day 3 today and re-enter tomorrow should they so desire with their largest stack brought forwards and the other taken out of play.

Players start with 100,000 in chips, with blinds starting at 500/1,000 with a 100 running ante and levels have now been extended to 60-minutes with each Day 2 comprising of nine 60-minute levels.

You can check out the full structure here

Everything you should know about the upcoming Suncity Cup

2017 Suncity Cup Main Event Day 2A Qualifiers

Position	Name	Country	Chip Count	2A Table/Seat
1	Hoi Ming Wong	HONG KONG	188,600	1-1
2	Lin Chinan	TAIWAN	53,000	1-3
3	Yin Sau Ho	HONGKONG	54,200	1-4
4	Chung Seong Yoong	MALAYSIA	33,500	1-6
5	Bobby Zhang	AUSTRALIA	61,800	1-7
6	Ien Chun Chiu	TAIWAN	75,500	1-8
7	Dajza Chen	CHINA	64,700	1-9

8	Jin Giang Shi	CHINA	90,000	10-1
9	Wu Chiayun	TAIWAN	63,500	10-2
10	Sio Fat Lau	MACAU	97,700	10-4
11	Siu Chu	HONG KONG	119,100	10-6
12	Yang Zhang	CHINA	111,700	10-7
13	Yee Leow	MALAYSIA	168,400	10-8
14	Wai Kiat Lee	MALAYSIA	150,000	10-9

15	Wang Sum Li	HONG KONG	221,300	2-1
16	Zhou Qiangbo	CHINA	60,000	2-2
17	Sahashi Hideki	JAPAN	374,200	2-3
18	Weizhou Zha	CHINA	270,200	2-4
19	Andrew An	USA	139,700	2-5
20	Phachara Wongwichit	THAILAND	66,900	2-7
21	Jianfeng Xu	CHINA	38,500	2-9

22	Sugie Yoshinori	JAPAN	35,600	3-1
23	Jeong Won Seo	KOREA	32,100	3-4
24	Rongshan Li	CHINA	100,500	3-5
25	Chin Yong Lee	MALAYSIA	125,500	3-6
26	JC Alvarado	MEXICO	227,800	3-7
27	Chang Tianlin	TAIWAN	102,500	3-8
28	Weicong Tang	CHINA	152,400	3-9

29	Chien Jenyen	TAIWAN	67,800	4-1
30	Yia Man Lee	MALAYSIA	147,800	4-2
31	Wei Hsiang Yeu	MALAYSIA	147,800	4-3
32	Chun Ho Yam	HONG KONG	31,300	4-4
33	Zhisheng Su	CHINA	67,200	4-5
34	Kunsi Lin	CHINA	65,200	4-7
35	Sheng Yong Wang	CHINA	19,900	4-8

36	Chi Ngai Lam	HONG KONG	96,400	5-2
37	Dong Luo	CHINA	56,100	5-4
38	Nakata Kinichi	JAPAN	135,000	5-5
39	Ren Kobe	JAPAN	133,200	5-6
40	Hai Yong Ma	CHINA	33,300	5-7
41	Montebon II Trife	PHILIPPINES	105,000	5-8
42	Keisuke Taenaka	JAPAN	17,100	5-9

43	Tsai Duming	TAIWAN	77,800	6-1
44	Ishibashi Tsuyoshi	JAPAN	44,900	6-2
45	Renjun Yang	CHINA	64,400	6-3
46	Karol Janiszewski	POLAND	121,000	6-5
47	Hong Chenghan	TAIWAN	50,800	6-6
48	Jian Zhang	CHINA	116,500	6-7
49	Jingwen Li	CHINA	70,000	6-9

50	Sami Jun Lee	KOREA	147,000	7-3
51	Chen Wenkai	TAIWAN	92,000	7-4
52	Guawg Rui Meng	CHINA	45,900	7-5
53	Keng Lon Cheong	MACAU	168,800	7-6
54	Guanyi Li	CHINA	83,600	7-7
55	Xiong Song	CHINA	35,600	7-8
56	Victor Chong	MALAYSIA	56,500	7-9

57	Bin Rui Wang	CHINA	59,500	8-1
58	Chen Yazhou	CHINA	39,400	8-10
59	Kun Huang	CHINA	112,400	8-4
60	Min Feng Ji	CHINA	47,500	8-6
61	Joey Tin Lam Wong	HONGKONG	59,300	8-7
62	Xiaojie Chen	CHINA	134,300	8-8

63	Jia Tang	CHINA	48,600	9-1
64	Wenling Gao	CHINA	100,000	9-2
65	Michael Soyza	MALAYSIA	174,500	9-3
66	Kilian Loeffler	GERMANY	108,600	9-4
67	Ye Wong	CHINA	61,900	9-5
68	Cheng Dong	CHINA	158,900	9-6
69	Pete Chen	TAIWAN	31,200	9-8

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.