Main Event
Day 1b Started
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Buy-in
16,500 HKD
Prize Pool
7,536,900 HKD
Entries
518
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Poker King Cup Macau 2018 Day 1b Good to Go
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.
Almost Game Time
There is a sizable queue at the registration desk as players eager to get in on the PKC action trickle into the poker room of the Venetian Macau Resort & Casino.
With the HKD 80,000 High Roller in the books, the only scheduled event today is the Main Event, and it looks primed to be another busy day at the baize.
Cards will be in the air shortly so stick around and we'll bring you all the action as it happens.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
A Busy Day
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
It looks set to be a busy day here at the Poker King Cup with 107 players registered so far, ten tables in operation at present, and a sizable line queueing up to get into the event.
Hong Kong's Ben Lai is one of the returning faces from Day 1a, and will be hoping to run slightly better today in his attempt to lock up a Day 2 spot. Other notables in the running so far are Andy Ying Kit Chan, Yazhou Chen and Jia Tang and we will be scouring the tournament floor shortly to see who else is in the running.
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More Fresh Blood
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The players keep pouring in and there are now 100 players in action over the ten tables, with a further 30 on the alternates list.
Familiar faces in the mix include High Roller Mingqin Liu, Hong Kong's Wing Kei Chan and Fuk On Wang and the USA's Austin Walton and Samantha Cohen to name but a few.
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Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
Pics from Day 1b of the Poker King Cup Macau Main Event
Chan on the Scoreboard
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
The last time we saw Wing Kei Chan in action at the poker tables of the Venetian Macau he was busy final tabling the Oriental Poker Championship where he eventually finished 9th for an HKD 145,600 ($18,548) payday.
While there is still a long way to go between the Hong Kong player and another final table appearance, Chan has got his PKC Main Event off to a decent start.
We caught Chan in action against a tablemate with close to 4,000 already in the pot with the community cards spread 
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Chan's opponent checked the action and the Hong Kong player reached for chips, betting out a half-pot sized 2,000, which was enough to take it down and climb to around 33,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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33,000 | 3,000 |
More Tables
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
A further four tables have opened up, bringing the number of Main Event tournament tables up to 14 and the number of players in action up to 140, though there is still a healthy amount of alternates waiting to be seated.
Some of the new arrivals include Ireland's Mark Gruendemann and High Roller's Hong Jun Zhao, Lin Wu and Quan Zhou, who are all now seated and in the thick of the action.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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