2018 Poker King Cup Macau

HK$200,000 Super High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Poker King Cup Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
1,720,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
200,000 HKD
Prize Pool
3,910,000 HKD
Entries
21
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Phachara Wongwichit Eliminated in 8th Place

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Phachara Wongwichit
Phachara Wongwichit

Phachara Wongwichit shoved all in for 198,000 in total from the lojack and Michael Addamo did the same for 201,000 in the small blind. Shan Huang looked at his cards in the big blind and folded when he saw the {2-Clubs}.

Phachara Wongwichit: {Q-Spades}{9-Clubs}
Michael Addamo: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {2-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{J-Clubs} for Wongwichit jokingly asked the dealer to deal one more card but the dealer didn't respond. Wongwichit packed his stuff up and after a short chat with Addamo he left to do something else than poker.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
437,000
167,000
167,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Phachara Wongwichit th
Phachara Wongwichit
Busted

Tags: Michael AddamoPhachara WongwichitShan Huang

Huang Doubles Through Chen

Level 14 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Shan Huang
Shan Huang

Kui Song Wu raised to 42,000 from under the gun and was called by James Chen in the hijack. Shan Huang three-bet to 159,000 and Wu tank-folded. James Chen thought about it and then decided to announce all-in. Huang snap-called for 501,000 in total.

Shan Huang: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
James Chen: {A-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The board ran out {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for Huang's pocket kings to hold and become the new chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Shan Huang cn
Shan Huang
1,090,000
550,000
550,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
944,000
-332,000
-332,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James ChenKui Song WuShan Huang

A Big Blind Special For Addamo To Double Up

Level 15 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Addamo
Michael Addamo

Takashi Ogura raised to 50,000 from the button and was called by Michael Addamo in the big blind.

The flop came {2-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and Addamo checked. Ogura bet 27,000 and Addamo responded with a raise to 135,000. Ogura tanked, looked at the remainder of Addamo's stack and called.

The turn brought them the {9-Clubs}, Addamo shoved for 374,000 in total and Ogura insta-called.

Michael Addamo: {9-Spades}{2-Clubs}
Takashi Ogura: {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}

Addamo had turned two pair and Ogura had an overpair.

The river completed the board with the {7-Clubs} and Addamo doubled up, leaving Ogura behind with about three big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
788,000
351,000
351,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
80,000
-720,000
-720,000

Tags: Michael AddamoTakashi Ogura

Wu Doubles Through Addamo

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Kui Song Wu
Kui Song Wu

Kui Song Wu shoved from the hijack for 415,000 in total and action folded to Michael Addamo in the small blind. Addamo confirmed the amount and decided to shove too. Shan Huang peeled his cards and then quickly folded.

Kui Song Wu: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Michael Addamo: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{k-Spades}{3-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for Wu to hold with the pocket queens to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
1,180,000
-185,000
-185,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Kui Song Wu cn
Kui Song Wu
895,000
290,000
290,000

Tags: Kui Song WuMichael AddamoShan Huang

Takashi Ogura Eliminated in 7th Place

Level 16 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Takashi Ogura
Takashi Ogura

Takashi Ogura shoved all in for 610,000 from the cutoff. James Chen was sitting on the button and checked out the shove and the stacks of the rest of the table. Chen decided to also shove, having Ogura covered by 10,000. Michael Addamo asked what the exact amount was and decided to also shove from the small blind, having them both covered. Shan Huang glanced at his cards and quickly got rid of them.

Takashi Ogura: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}
James Chen: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}
Michael Addamo: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The dealer burned a card and the {9-Clubs} came in the window. The rest of the flop was the {J-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}, by the {a-Spades} on the turn Ogura was drawing dead. And when the {8-Hearts} came on the river to complete the board, Chen was confirmed as the new the chip leader by far.

Player Chips Progress
James Chen tw
James Chen
1,915,000
1,270,000
1,270,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
450,000
-730,000
-730,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Takashi Ogura jp
Takashi Ogura
Busted

Tags: James ChenMichael AddamoShan HuangTakashi Ogura

Mikita Badziakouski Eliminated in 6th Place

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski
Mikita Badziakouski

Mikita Badziakouski shoved from the small blind for 510,000 in total and Kui Song Wu snap-called in the big blind.

Mikita Badziakouski: {Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}
Kui Song Wu: {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{k-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for Wu's higher cards to hold to eliminate Badziakouski from the tournament which means Michael Addamo is now the only non-Asian player left.

With five players left, the tournament is now on the bubble. The next player to get eliminated will go home without cashing any money in the Super High Roller.

Player Chips Progress
Kui Song Wu cn
Kui Song Wu
1,390,000
495,000
495,000
Mikita Badziakouski by
Mikita Badziakouski
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Kui Song WuMikita Badziakouski

Shan Huang Bubbles the HK$200,000 Super High Roller in 5th Place

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Shan Huang
Shan Huang

James Chen put in a stack of red 10,000-value chips for the all-in shove which is what he has been doing regularly over the past half hour. Michael Addamo folded his small blind but Shan Huang called in the big blind for around 260,000.

Shan Huang: {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
James Chen: {J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

The board ran out {5-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Spades}{K-Clubs}{J-Hearts} for the river to deal the final blow to Huang's already shrinking stack. The friendly high stakes player made his way from the stage and wishing everyone good luck.

Player Chips Progress
James Chen tw
James Chen
3,025,000
1,110,000
1,110,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Shan Huang cn
Shan Huang
Busted

Tags: James ChenMichael AddamoShan Huang

Michael Addamo Eliminated in 4th place HK$469,000/$60,022

Level 17 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Michael Addamo
Michael Addamo

Michael Addamo shoved for 230,000 from under the gun. Ye Wang also shoved from the button for 605,000 in total. The rest folded.

Michael Addamo: {a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Ye Wang: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

The board ran out {9-Spades}{j-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, no ace or seven for Addamo as he was eliminated in fourth place for HK$469,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ye Wang cn
Ye Wang
915,000
175,000
175,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Michael Addamo au
Michael Addamo
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Michael AddamoYe Wang

Ye Wang Eliminated in 3rd Place (HK$704,000/$90,097)

Level 19 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Ye Wang
Ye Wang

After doubling Kui Song Wu up, Ye Wang shoved from the button for his last 370,000 and was called by James Chen in the big blind.

Ye Wang: {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
James Chen: {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for Chen's pocket nines to hold and eliminate Wang, the Day 1 chip leader, from the tournament in third place for HK$704,000.

Heads-up play will commence immediately.

Player Chips Progress
James Chen tw
James Chen
1,490,000
70,000
70,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Ye Wang cn
Ye Wang
Busted
Day 1 Chip Leader

Tags: James ChenKui Song WuYe Wang

James Chen Eliminated in 2nd Place (HKS$1,017,000/$130,155)

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
James Chen
James Chen

Both players agreed to continue playing and to skip the break.

Kui Song Wu min-raised from the button and James Chen called, checking the {4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs} flop over to Wu, who fired out a continuation bet. Chen check-raised all-in, Wu made a quick call and both players turned over their hands.

James Chen: {Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}
Kui Song Wu: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}

It was two pair on the flop for Chen, and his rail crowded around screaming "Hold!". The turn was the {10-Diamonds} which didn't change the situation.

The river however, was the {K-Hearts} which gave Wu the higher two pair to eliminate Chen as the runner-up. They shook hands and Chen made his way to the payout desk to collect his cash of HK$1,017,000.

A full recap of today's action is to follow.

Player Chips Progress
Kui Song Wu cn
Kui Song Wu
5,250,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
James Chen tw
James Chen
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James ChenKui Song Wu