2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau

Main Event
Day: 2a
Event Info

2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
1,605,472 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,600 HKD
Entries
221
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Hideki Leads at Dinner Break

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

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 jp
Sahashi Hideki
505,000 2,000
Renjun Yang cn
Renjun Yang
495,000 180,000
Cheng Dong us
Cheng Dong
404,000 -32,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
355,000 100,000
Bobby Zhang au
Bobby Zhang
345,000 55,000
Lin Kun Si cn
Lin Kun Si
323,000 128,000
Song Liang cn
Song Liang
291,000 133,400
JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
270,000 22,000
Andrew An us
Andrew An
265,000 145,000
Weizhou Zhang cn
Weizhou Zhang
212,000 -98,200
Linh Tran ca
Linh Tran
210,000 -56,000
Liu Wei cn
Liu Wei
209,000 155,300
Karol Janiszewski pl
Karol Janiszewski
180,000 -20,000
Vincent Li hk
Vincent Li
135,000 -30,000
Atanas Kavrakov bg
Atanas Kavrakov
103,000 -106,000
Hon Cheong Lee hk
Hon Cheong Lee
70,000 -43,000

Yang Rails Chu

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Renjun Yang
Renjun Yang

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 {j-Clubs}{j-Spades} and found himself up against the {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}of Renjun Yang. I know we said jacks were better than tens, but on this occasion, this was not the case with the {10-Spades} 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 cn
Renjun Yang
315,000 250,600

Tags: Renjun YangStephen Chu

Su Doubles Li

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Zhisheng Su
Zhisheng Su

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: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Zhisheng Su: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}

A classic race, these never go out of fashion and this time around the {7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades} 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 hk
Vincent Li
165,000 165,000
Zhisheng Su cn
Zhisheng Su
24,900 -42,300

Tags: Zhisheng SuVincent Li

Soyza Pushes off Peng

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Michael Soyza
Michael Soyza

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 {6-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

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 {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} 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 my
Michael Soyza
255,000 33,000
Zhongcai Peng cn
Zhongcai Peng
203,000

Tags: Michael SoyzaZhongcai Peng

Dong and Zhang Battle over Blinds

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

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 {2-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} 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 us
Cheng Dong
436,000
Bobby Zhang au
Bobby Zhang
290,000

Tags: Bobby ZhangCheng Dong

Level: 6

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Team Malaysia Picks on Chan, Chan Fights Back

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Johnny Chan refuses to be pushed around by Lee
Johnny Chan refuses to be pushed around by Lee

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 my
Wai Kiat Lee
464,000 64,000
Michael Soyza my
Michael Soyza
222,000 82,000
Johnny Chan us
Johnny Chan
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
125,000 49,300

Tags: Johnny ChanMichael SoyzaWai Kiat Lee

Liang and Alvarado Fight Second Round

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
JC Alvarado wins a decent pot from nemesis Song Jiang
JC Alvarado wins a decent pot from nemesis Song Jiang

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 {5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} 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 {5-Diamonds} 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 {7-Diamonds} river however, was a bit of an action killer and Liang quickly checked and Alvarado checked it right back. Liang turned over {9-Hearts}{j-Clubs} for the rivered straight, but this was not enough to beat Alvarado’s {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}.

“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 mx
JC Alvarado
248,000 166,000
Song Liang cn
Song Liang
157,600 -53,900

Tags: JC AlvaradoSong Liang

Suncity Cup Macau, Poker King Club Room Launch Kick Off

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
(l-r) Patrick Ting, Harold Tsakmaklis, Julia Lam, Winfred Yu, Jeffrey Sitou, Ken Leung
(l-r) Patrick Ting, Harold Tsakmaklis, Julia Lam, Winfred Yu, Jeffrey Sitou, Ken Leung

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:

  • Mr. Jeffrey Si-Tou, Director of Marketing Strategy for the Suncity Group
  • Mr. Winfred Yu, President of the Poker King Club
  • Mr. Harold Tsakmaklis, Vice President of Casino Operations at Sands China Limited
  • Mr. Patrick Ting, Chief Operating Officer of Seapower Trading Co. Ltd.
  • Mr. Ken Leung, Sales and Marketing Manager for Redbull Macau

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.

Tags: Harold TsakmaklisJeffrey SitouJulia LamKen LeungPatrick TingWinfred Yu