Level: 18
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau
Buy-in
6,600 HKD
Entries
221
Level
28
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000
Carnage Before the Break
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
There were three back-to-back massive hands before the break that saw lots of chips change hands. Danny Tang endured a nasty blind versus blind cooler against Sahashi Hideki that saw all the chips go in. Tang held 
but unfortunately for the Hong Kong player, Hideki had 
and Tang dropped down to 550,000.
Then Eugene Co earned a full double from Zhao Yanchao. Co was the initial aggressor with 
and Yanchao called in position with 
. The 
flop saw Co check call a 100,000 Yanchao bet and the 
hit the turn.
Co check-called again, with Yanchao betting 200,000 this time. The 
river saw Co make the nut flush and open ship and Yanchao beat him into the pot, only to discover the bad news. Co climbed to 2.1 million.
Then Yanchao and Sahahsi Hideki tangled with all the chips finding their way into the middle once again. It was Yanchao the man to shove first with 
and the Japanese player looked him up with 
.
Yanchao hit two pair on the 
flop and the 
turn and 
river saw the Chinese player climb to 800,000 while Hideki dropped down to 2.58 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,580,000
1,400,000
|
1,400,000 |
|
2,100,000
1,150,000
|
1,150,000 |
|
800,000
-1,300,000
|
-1,300,000 |
Ichinose Busts Yanchao
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Zhao Yanchao has been involved in two out of the three last big pots we have seen and the trend continued after the break. Unfortunately for Yanchao however, it would be the last pot he played.
Action folded around to Yanchao in the small blind and he moved all-in for close to 800,000 and Kosei Ichinose made a quick call – generally not a good sign if you have just shoved.
Zhao Yanchao: 
Kosei Ichinose: 
While Yanchao caught a piece of the 
flop Ichinose had plenty of redraws and while the 
turn was not one of his outs, the 
river was and the field is down to 12, with Yanchao collecting HK$94,400 for his 13th place finish while Ichinose stack up to 2 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,000,000
1,135,000
|
1,135,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Double for Tang
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Danny Tang got the last of his chips in over the top of a Jeffrey Lo open and managed to catch a much-needed double. Lo had 
and was trailing to Tang’s 
.
Both players missed the 
runout by miles, meaning Tang’s king-high was good for a pot of over 1 million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,550,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
1,100,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
|
||
Linh Tran Eliminated in 12th Place (HK$94,400)
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
We are not sure how it happened, but Linh Tran’s seat is now empty, meaning the field is now down to 11 players and is just one bust out away from the unofficial final table. Tran takes home HK$94,400 for his 12th place finish.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Stacks
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Here's how the remaining 11 players are stacking up:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,820,000
1,520,000
|
1,520,000 |
|
3,000,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
2,460,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
2,400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
2,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
1,900,000
-2,150,000
|
-2,150,000 |
|
|
1,750,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
1,650,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | |
|
|
||
|
850,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
800,000
-1,100,000
|
-1,100,000 |
Doubles for An Lin and Cheung
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Two of the shorter stacks, Taiwan’s Chen An Lin and Hong Kong’s Sparrow Cheung have just doubled up. It was An Lin who doubled first, courtesy of Je Ho Lee, who moved all-in from the button with to put the pressure on the Taiwanese player. It was the right move at the wrong time however, as An Lin had woken up with and made a quick call. The 
run out saw An Lin double to 1.6 million while Lee dropped to 1.6 million.
The Eugene Co put Sparrow Cheung to the test and moved all-in from the button with and the Hong Kong player made the call for his tournament life with 
.
Co maintained his lead on the 
flop, but the turn brought something for everyone – a king to give Sparrow the lead and a heart to give Co a re-draw. The river saw Co miss and Cheung double to 1.7 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
900,000
-850,000
|
-850,000 |
Hideki Doubles Tang
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Another blind on blind battle between Sahashi Hideki and Danny Tang saw the latter reclaim some of his lost chips from the kings versus queens blind vs blind battle the two had just before the break.
It was Hideki the man to shove first from the small blind with 
and Tang woke up in the big blind with 
.
There was not an ace to be seen on the 
runout and Tang climbed to 2.2 million while Hideki dropped to 1.4 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,200,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
-1,060,000
|
-1,060,000 |
Yuefeng Pan Eliminated in 11th Place (HK$94,400) to Set-up Unofficial Final Table
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
The field is now down to ten and the clock has been paused briefly while players relocate to the unofficial final table. But how did that happen? Well, we’re glad you asked.
It was Yuefeng Pan who was the initial aggressor, making it 100,000 to go from late-position and Lim Chin Wei re-raised to 300,000 from the blinds, Pan made the call and the action went heads-up to a 
flop, which Wei led for 225,000.
Pan jammed for 900,000 and Wei called immediately. Pan turned over but was trailing to Wei’s and did not improve and departed in 11th place for an HK$94,400 payday. Wei now has 5 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Jeffrey Lo Eliminated in 10th Place (HK$94,400)
Level 18
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Unfortunately for Jeffery Lo he has become the latest casualty. The Hong Kong player took an unlucky hit at the hands of Eugene Co just seconds before the elimination of Yuefeng Pan.
Lo, holding , and Co, holding 
had got all the chips in on a flop of and while Lo held the lead and remained in front on the turn, disaster struck on the river with Co making a full house. The Filipino climbed to around 2 million after the hand while Lo was left with around 750,000.
After the move to the final table, Lo was one of the shorter stacks and got the last of his chips in pre-flop with and was looked up by Lim Chin Wei with .
The board ran out 
to bring Lo’s tournament to a close and the final table down to nine. One more bust out and play stops for the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,750,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
Busted |