Level: 6
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
16,500 HKD
Prize Pool
7,536,900 HKD
Entries
518
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 518
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Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
The cards are falling Zhongcai Peng's way presently, and the Chinese player has not long taken another scalp, with the chips of Mauro Francolini being added to Peng's stack to further aid him in his climb to the top of the leaderboard.
With close to 8,000 already in the pot on the turn, the community cards were spread 
and Peng's 3,700 turn bet had been check-raised by Francolini in the big blind to the tune of 11,100. Peng deliberated over the decision long and hard, eventually throwing in the call to keep the pair in action to the 
river.
Francolini quickly stacked up his remaining chips and moved them into the middle, bringing an instant call from Peng. The Italian turned over 
for the flopped straight, but could only shake his head in disgust at his misfortune as Peng, holding 
had rivered the nut flush. Francolini headed for the rail while Peng stacked up to 107,000, shooting him to the top of the counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
107,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 6
: 200/400, 50 ante
The total number of Main Event entries has risen to 137, with 111 of these still in contention. These 111 protagonists are off on their second 10-minute break of the day.
When the action resumes shortly, there are two more 40-minute levels scheduled before players head off on a 60-minute dinner break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
Korea's Jeho Lee boasts some pretty good results in Macau, boasting over US$230,000 in live tournament winnings, all won at the poker tables of the former Portuguese enclave. Lee's largest ever career cash and first title also came right here at the Venetian Macau Hotel & Resort with the Korean player taking down the 2017 Suncity Cup Main Event for an HKD 1,605,472 ($205,527) payday back in November 2017.
Every time we walk past his table Lee is making a spirited attempt to repeat that feat and is raking in a pot, with the following hand no exception. Lee had barely finished stacking up chips from winning the previous hand when we arrived, just in time to see him take down a decent-sized pot from tablemate Zedao Ma to hit the six-figure stack mark.
It was Ma who was the pre-flop raiser, making it 1,200 from middle position. Lee asked Ma how much he was playing (close to 37,000) before choosing to see a flop from the small blind, with the big blind coming along for the ride as well.
The monochrome 
flop saw Lee lead for 2,500, which was enough to deter the big blin, but not Ma, who made the call. Lee led again on the 
turn, and was once more looked up by Ma to keep the pair in action to the river.
The Korean fired a 6,500 third barrel, with Ma making the call once more. Lee turned over 
for the flopped baby flush and Ma shook his head sadly before throwing his hand away and leaving Lee to pull in the pot and climb up to 100,000 while Ma dropped to 24,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Level 7
: 250/500, 50 ante
The seventh level is fast reaching its end and the Main Event field has grown to 149 entries so far, with 116 of these players still in the running.
Mauro Francolini appears to have shrugged off the cooler hand he lost to frontrunner Zhongcai Peng earlier and is now back in the running with a stack of 33,500. Bart Luyckx is trying his luck once again and is sitting with a brand new 30,000 stack.
Both High Roller bustouts, Preston Lee and Phanlert Sukonthachartnant, are taking things slowly with stacks of 31,000 and 27,500 respectively with the chip lead still belonging to Peng, who has run his stack up to 123,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
123,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
33,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
27,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
Level: 8
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 8
: 300/600, 75 ante
It's all change at the top, with Hong Kong's Winson Yau climbing into the chip lead. We did not see how Yau got the majority of his sizable stack as he lost the hand we caught him in action in, but still held a stack of 142,000 after doubling up fellow countryman Kevin Tse.
It was Yau who was the initial raiser from middle position, with Tse moving all-in for 6,300 from the small blind. It was Oriental Poker Championship Main Event winner Xiaobo Zhou the man sitting in the big blind and he looked keen, but after rechecking his cards and seeing the eager look on Yau's face, Zhou elected to fold. Zhou's read was spot on and Yau called quickly, with both players revealing their hands.
Kevin Tse: 
Winson Yau: 
Tse was at-risk and behind, but not all that far behind and while the 
flop was of no help, the turn gave Tse top pair, which held when the river bricked out 
to grant Tse a much needed double and he pulled in the pot to climb to 13,000.
It appears that Samantha Cohen was unable to get anything going on Day 1a and the US player's seat is now occupied by recent arrival Alex Lee from Singapore, who is sitting with the starting stack of 30,000.
More recent arrivals include Hong Kong's Kwok Chun Lai (30,000) and Thailand's Phachara Wongwichit. While Wongwichit was unable to gain any traction in the High Roller he was playing earlier, he seems to be faring much better in the Main Event and has run his stack up to 45,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
||
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
13,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
12,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
Busted | |
