Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Level: 7
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
The 53 remaining Day 2A players are on a 40-minute dinner break and here's how some of the notables are stacking up:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sahashi Hideki | 505,000 | 2,000 |
Renjun Yang | 495,000 | 180,000 |
Cheng Dong | 404,000 | -32,000 |
Michael Soyza | 355,000 | 100,000 |
Bobby Zhang | 345,000 | 55,000 |
Lin Kun Si
|
323,000 | 128,000 |
Song Liang
|
291,000 | 133,400 |
JC Alvarado | 270,000 | 22,000 |
Andrew An | 265,000 | 145,000 |
Weizhou Zhang
|
212,000 | -98,200 |
Linh Tran | 210,000 | -56,000 |
Liu Wei | 209,000 | 155,300 |
Karol Janiszewski | 180,000 | -20,000 |
Vincent Li | 135,000 | -30,000 |
Atanas Kavrakov | 103,000 | -106,000 |
Hon Cheong Lee | 70,000 | -43,000 |
Pocket jacks are a hand some players love and some hate, better than pocket tens but not as good as pocket queens, they can be a tricky hand to play on occasion as, close to 60 percent of the time, they’ll be overcards.
Hong Kong’s Stephen Chu overcame this problem by getting all his chips in pre-flop with and found himself up against the of Renjun Yang. I know we said jacks were better than tens, but on this occasion, this was not the case with the the first card off the top of the deck. There was no jack for Chu and he hit the rail while Yang stacked up to 315,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Renjun Yang | 315,000 | 250,600 |
China’s Zhisheng Su and Vincent Li became embroiled in a pre-flop raising war with all the chips finding their way into the middle of the table pre-flop. Su was the initial aggressor, opening the action from middle position, though we are unsure of the exact amount, and Li had re-raised from the cutoff, making it 13,000 to go.
We arrived just as Su had pulled the trigger, moving all-in for 107,400 in total – and had Li covered. Li thought long and hard about the decision and decided now was the time to take a stand, slapping down a handful of black 100-chips to represent the call and the cards were turned over.
Vincent Li:
Zhisheng Su:
A classic race, these never go out of fashion and this time around the runout favored the man with the pocket pair and Li doubled to 165,000 while Su dropped to 24,900.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Vincent Li | 165,000 | 165,000 |
Zhisheng Su
|
24,900 | -42,300 |
Something we have noticed is that Michael Soyza does not like people trying to tangle with his big blind. It was Johnny Chan attacking it the last time we were in this neck of the woods but this time around the protagonist is Zhongcai Peng and we picked up the action on a flop of .
There was close to 18,000 in the pot already and Peng had bet 8,500 from the button with Soyza check-raising to 26,000. Peng thought it over and flashed Soyza before throwing his hand into the muck. Soyza tapped the table and scooped the pot, climbing to 255,000 while Peng dropped to 203,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Michael Soyza | 255,000 | 33,000 |
Zhongcai Peng
|
203,000 |
It’s not much of a battle to be fair, we were just hoping to catch Cheng Dong in action in a hand. The table folded around to Dong in the small blind and he made it 8,000 to go. Big blind Bobby Zhang checked his cards and decided to peel off a flop and made the call.
Dong led the flop for 7,000, and it was clearly not the one Zhang was after as he quickly folded. Dong still has a decent stack, but not as much as the last time we checked and is now sitting on 436,000 while Zhang more than the last time we wandered past his table and now has 290,000 at his disposal.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Cheng Dong | 436,000 | |
Bobby Zhang | 290,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 500
Johnny Chan is seated on a Malaysian-heavy table at present with Victor Chong, Wai Kiat Lee and Michael Soyza all deep-stacked and willing to apply the pressure when necessary.
Chan was the player in position in the first hand we caught, opening the action with a raise from the cutoff to 6,000. The button and small blind Lee both folded and Soyza juiced the pot up to 22,000 from the big blind, bringing an instant fold from Chan.
The very next hand and Chan opened again for the same 6,000 and Wai Kiat Lee thought he’d have a go at pushing the two-time WSOP Main Event champion around, re-raising to 18,000 from the button.
However, thing played out a little differently this time and Chan moved all-in as quickly as he had folded the last hand, to giggles from Soyza who found it hilarious.
We’ll let you know what happens when Victor Chong tries it on later, but for now, Chan has a healthy stack of 125,000, Lee has 464,000 and Soyza is sitting on 222,000 so there is still plenty of opportunity for fireworks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Wai Kiat Lee | 464,000 | 64,000 |
Michael Soyza | 222,000 | 82,000 |
Johnny Chan
|
125,000 | 49,300 |
We are sure that JC Alvarado and Song Liang have played more hands together today than the two we have caught them in, but it just so happens that every time we walk past their table Alvarado seems to be attacking Liang’s big blind.
That trend continued in this hand and we picked up the action on a flop of with close to 15,000 already in the pot just as Liang checked the action over to Alvarado. Both players like taking their time over their decisions and there is an awful lot of staring at each other involved, which makes the table dynamic extra spicy.
Eventually, Alvarado flicked a 5,500 continuation-bet off the top of his stack and the action was on Liang once more. The Chinese player slid out a check-raise to 18,500 and after a little more time in the tank Alvarado made the call and the dealer peeled off the turn, pairing the board and bringing down the third diamond.
Liang took a turn in the tank before throwing in a bet of 25,000 and Alvarado shot him another piercing stare before making the call and this now had all the makings of a juicy pot.
The river however, was a bit of an action killer and Liang quickly checked and Alvarado checked it right back. Liang turned over for the rivered straight, but this was not enough to beat Alvarado’s .
“Nice hand,” sighed Liang, tapping the table as the pot was shipped Alvarado’s way and the Mexican now has plenty of ammunition to fire at the rest of his hapless tablemates with a stack of 248,000 while Liang dropped to 157,600.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
JC Alvarado | 248,000 | 166,000 |
Song Liang
|
157,600 | -53,900 |
Poker King Club’s biggest week of the year is in full swing in Macau. This includes Suncity Cup 2017 - Macau, which features an HK $8 Million GTD Main Event, as well as the launch of the new Poker King Club venue at The Venetian Macao.
Culminating several months of tournaments across venues throughout Asia, the Suncity Cup has attracted players around the region: from Vietnam to Japan, to Korea, Taiwan, Manila, and more. Fighting out multiple Day 1 events, players are arriving in Macau throughout the week to work towards the coveted lion’s share of the HK $8 Million Guarantee in one of the largest tournaments the Suncity Group and Poker King Club has put together.
Riding along with the action is the relocation of the Poker King Club poker room from the Phoenix Area to its new home next to Red Dragon Noodles at The Venetian® Macao. Adorned with décor built around luck, players can now enjoy a poker experience in what is known as the most premium space on the casino floor of The Venetian Macao, further enhancing experiences and customer services for players at the Poker King Club.
The Opening Ceremony was attended by a multitude of VIP Guests, including:
A total of HK $21,120 was donated to the chosen charity partner for the event, Caritas Macao, represented by Ms. Julia Lam, Deputy Service Director of Caritas Macao.
Winfred Yu, President of Poker King Club, stated:
“The Suncity Cup has been another milestone for our organization. With the support of the Suncity Group and our loyal players, we’ve been able to bring the game of poker to an even wider audience. With players from China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia and other countries, we welcome you all to experience the all-new Poker King Club here at The Venetian Macao and look forward to an exciting week of poker for all involved”.
The Suncity Cup will continue all week, with the final table of the Main Event set on December 2 at the Poker King Club Macau, located at The Venetian Macao. The winner will get bragging rights as the first-ever Suncity Cup Champion.