Main Event Day 2a | 2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau

11-29-2017 22:08 UTC+8

Stacks

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Wai Kiat Lee is the man to catch with a gigantic stack of 715,000. Dong Luo did not recover after folding out that big hand earlier and is no longer in the running and neither did Zhisheng Su after losing his coin flip to Vincent Li.

There are currently 42 Day 1A players still in the running, spread out over five tables and here’s how the tournament landscape is shaping up:

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	715,000 110,000	110,000
Michael Soyza	517,000 142,000	142,000

Sahashi Hideki	510,000 -45,000	-45,000
David Fu	490,000 320,000	320,000
Cheng Dong	475,000 90,000	90,000
Renjun Yang	475,000 -20,000	-20,000
Guo Dong	385,000 215,000	215,000

Weizhou Zhang	360,000 148,000	148,000
Lim Chin Wei	355,000
Chin Yong Lee	334,000 169,000	169,000
Song Liang	322,000 31,000	31,000
Martijn Gerrits	317,000 317,000	317,000
Jacky Wong	310,500 310,500	310,500
Chow Hing Yang	270,000
Lin Kun Si	270,000 -53,000	-53,000
Victor Chong	263,000 3,000	3,000
Andrew An	225,000 -40,000	-40,000
Lu Fei	190,000 190,000	190,000
Yang Zhang	168,000 -12,000	-12,000

Karol Janiszewski	145,000 -35,000	-35,000
JC Alvarado	136,000 -159,000	-159,000
Bobby Zhang	125,000 -230,000	-230,000
Johnny Chan	110,000 -15,000	-15,000

Atanas Kavrakov	75,000 -28,000	-28,000
Hon Cheong Lee	70,000

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11-29-2017 22:10 UTC+8

Soyza Busts Yang Zhang

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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	243,000

Yang Zhang	Busted

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11-29-2017 22:12 UTC+8

Break Time

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The 41 remaining Day 2A players are on their final 10-minute break of the day before they go into the last level. Malaysia's Michael Soyza has just taken the lead, more to follow

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

11-29-2017 22:37 UTC+8

Lee Busts Kavrakov to Re-take Lead

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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	115,000
Ben Lai	200,000 -70,000	-70,000
Atanas Kavrakov	Busted

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11-29-2017 22:50 UTC+8

Round Three’s a Tie

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We caught the third round of the Alvarado versus Liang battle and it was the Mexican who was in the big blind this time with Liang in the cutoff, for a pleasant change of pace.

There was already 80,000 in the pot with the community cards spread [ when we arrived and Alvarado had just led out for a bet of 25,000. The standard stare off competition began between the two and we’re not sure who won that round as Liang eventually slid in the call and it was off to the river.

Alvarado thought it over and checked it over to Liang, who also had a little think, before plonking down a bet of roughly 60,000 and Alvarado instantly threw in a single pink 25k chip to represent the call.

Liang turned over for a straight and Alvarado flipped over for an anti-climatic chop so the score is currently Liang 1, Alvarado 1 with 1 draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Alvarado	500,000 364,000	364,000
Song Liang	375,000 53,000	53,000

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11-29-2017 23:07 UTC+8

Last Four Hands

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Michael Soyza has just drawn for the last number of hands to be played and the magic number is four with play halting for the day after this.

11-29-2017 23:14 UTC+8

Janiszewski Takes From Hideki

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We caught up with the action over on Johnny Chan’s table and the Orient Express is chipping up quietly and has spun his stack up to 280,000. By contrast, Chan’s latest tablemate and former frontrunner Sahashi Hideki’s stack is moving in the opposite direction and he has dropped down to around 190,000 - though he now has a little less courtesy of Karol Janiszewski.

Action folded around to Hideki in the small blind and he just completed – the first time today we have seen him do so – before Janiszewski popped it up to 17,000 to go from the big blind.

The Japanese player made the call and the flop came down, which brought a check from Hideki and a bet of 10,000 from Janiszewski.

Hideki made a quick call and the hit the turn and the action went check, check, with the river completing the hand and the betting as both players checked again. Hideki rolled over but could not beat Janiszewski’s and the Pole took a bite out of Hideki’s stack, climbing to 380,000 while the former frontrunner dropped down to 156,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Karol Janiszewski	380,000 235,000	235,000
Sahashi Hideki	156,000 -354,000	-354,000

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11-29-2017 23:18 UTC+8

Blogger’s Curse Hits Chan

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Chien Jenyen now has a great poker story to tell all his friends

As is often the case, no sooner have we written about how well a player is doing and then they bust. The man to have been hit by the blogger’s curse this time around is none other than the Orient Express himself, Johnny Chan.

While Chan had a stack of 280,000 just minutes ago his seat is now empty and we got the story of his demise from the mouth of the very man who busted him –Taiwan’s Chien Jenyen.

According to Jenyen, Chen laid the foundations for his own exit after opening from early position with and Jenyen defended from the big blind with .

The flop came down a monochrome to give Jenyen the nut flush and Chan top pair and the action went check, bet, call. Chan’s doom was sealed when a came off on the turn to give him top two and this is when all the chips went in. Chan is now out and Jenyen has 580,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chien Jenyen	580,000 512,200	512,200
Johnny Chan	Busted

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11-29-2017 23:24 UTC+8

Liang Wins Final Hand

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Final score Song Liang 2, JC Alvarado 1 with 1 tie

The last hand on JC Alvarado and Song Liang’s table was fittingly another battle between the two and gives us a winner between the two, though both bagged up chips and made Day 3.

We picked up the action on the river with 50,000 in the pot with the community cards spread and Alvarado (big blind) checked the action over to Liang (button). The Chinese player thought it over and decided the right amount to bet was 30,000 and Alvarado gave him ‘the stare’ before cracking a grin.

“I’ll let you bluff me this time,” said a smiling Alvarado as he pitched his cards into the muck.

“No bluff.” Insisted Liang, but we notice he did not show his hand as he mucked it to rake in the pot and bring the final PokerNews fight score up to 2-1 with 1 tie. And all that action brings Day 2A to a close. Full wrap and chip counts to follow shortly.

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