The second of the Poker King Cup Macau 2018 Main Event’s three starting flights, Day 1b, will be starting shortly with play scheduled to kick off at 1pm local time (GMT+7).
Day 1a drew 166 entrants – easily besting the 69 entrants who took part in the 2017 Main Event – with 76 players locking themselves up a berth for Day 2, which kicks off on 23 September.
It was China’s Zhongcai Peng who topped the counts, bagging up an impressive 198,200 in chips, closely followed by Hong Kong’s Winson Yau who concluded play with a stack of 185,000.
Macau’s Gary Lam (168,700) rounds out the top of the podium. Taiwan's Hsuan Chao Chen (152,500) also finished the day on a high with China’s Liang Tong (143,300) completing the top five.You can read a recap of the Day 1a action here.
Day 1b will follow the same format and entrants will have eleven 40-minute levels in which to grow their initial 30,000 starting stack, with play concluding around 10pm and the Turbo flight, Day 1c, plays out at 6pm, concluding around 1.30am.
PKC Main Event Day 1 Level Structure
| Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 100 | - |
| 2 | 75 | 150 | - |
| 3 | 100 | 200 | - |
| 4 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 5 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 6 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 7 | 250 | 500 | 50 |
| 8 | 300 | 600 | 75 |
| 9 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
| 10 | 500 | 1000 | 100 |
| 11 | 600 | 1200 | 200 |
With the format offering unlimited re-entry, any player who failed to make the cut from Day 1a can still re-enter, as can those who did make it through as multiple entries are allowed with a player’s best stack being carried forward to Day 2.
Cards will be in the air shortly and the PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the action as it happens so keep your eyes glued to your computer screens as we see who has what it takes to win their way through to Day 2.
. Yang hit the rail and headed off to try his luck in the Day 1c Turbo flight, which begins in around five minutes, while Chao stacked up to 90,000 to take the chip lead.
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river leaving Zhou with 5,025 while an extremely pleased looking Xu stacked up to 67,000.
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flopped set and the massive pot was shipped his way as his opponent headed for the exit, possibly to try his luck in the Turbo flight, while Feng stacked up to 125,000.
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