Main Event
Day 1c Started
Main Event
Day 1c Started
At 6 pm local time, the last of the Poker King Cup Macau 2018 Main Event’s three starting flights, Day 1c, will be starting to provide players their last chance to make it through to Day 2. This is the turbo version of the starting days, meaning that blind levels will last 30 minutes each.
Day 1a attracted 166 entries of which 76 made it through to Day 2, Sunday, September 23, but players who aren’t satisfied with their current stacks can reenter to try and do better. Their biggest stack will go through and the smaller one will be removed out of play. Day 1b’s late registration period will close around 9:15 pm local time so the final numbers for that flight have not been determined yet.
Currently, it’s China’s Zhongcai Peng at the top of the Day 1a counts with 198,200 in chips, closely trailed by Hong Kong’s Winson Yau with 185,000. With 213 entries currently, it is highly possible that the Day 1b chip leader will be bagging even more by the end of the day.
The HK$16,500 buy-in will give players 30,000 in chips to start with. Day 1c will be playing eleven 30-minute levels with a 10-minute break after every four levels. The late registration and reentry period will close at the start of Level 11 which should be around 11:30 pm. Players who manage to find a bag to tag at the end of the day will return for Day 2, Sunday, September 23 at 1 pm local time.
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 |
The shuffle up and deal announcement will be coming up soon and the PokerNews live reporting team will be there to provide you with all the updates to see who will succeed in finding a path to Day 2.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
With the poker room heaving, alternates still waiting for a spot in Day 1b, the first four tables for Day 1c have been set up and players are seated at the tables. The tournament organization has given players the option for Day 1b alternates to switch to Day 1c.
Two tables in the main tournament area and two tables in the cash games area are the ones available right now for the 23 entries that are currently showing on the tournament clock. Play will commence ten-handed and go 9-handed as soon as possible, although this is not expected to happen any time soon.
The tournament director has instructed the dealers to shuffle up and deal and the button has been drawn for seat #9.
The Day 1 chip leader of the High Roller here in Macau that came to a conclusion last night has entered Day 1c, Duan Chao. Another player that entered the High Roller is Hui Dong Gu. With 27 entries on the clock right now, each of the four tables has started dealing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Hui Dong Gu
|
30,000 | |
Duan Chao
|
30,000 |
The board read with 5,000 in the middle already.
Hele Liu bet 4,000 in the small blind and the player in the big blind took a few seconds before making the call.
The river completed the board with the , Liu continued with a bet of 10,000 without any hesitation. His opponent tanked for about two minutes, looked at his cards once more and then folded them.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
He Le Liu
|
37,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
With 39 entries showing on the tournament clock, the following players are seated right now:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kaue De Souza | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Jing Pan
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Qiang Wang | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Hao Tian | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Dong Qi Lin
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Shuai Fan
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Hong Bing Li
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Jian Zhong Song
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Ignatius Meng | 30,000 | |
Jiang Ho Huang | 30,000 | |
Jia Jie Zhou
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Xiao Yin He | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Li Wei Chen
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Alan Arbos | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Xing Yuan Ruan
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Cheng Zhen Hong
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Dong Zhao | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Wen Wei Peng
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Kut Fu Chow | 30,000 | |
Jian Qiang Yu
|
30,000 | |
Xuan Qin
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Ke Fei Na
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Xu He
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Peng Yang | 30,000 | 30,000 |
Ho Long Wong
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
The player in the under-the-gun position limped in. Alan Arbos raised to 600 from mid-position and was called by the player in late position, Yee Lap Lai in the cutoff, and the initial limper.
The flop came and both the initial limper and Arbos checked. The player in late position bet 1,300 which Lai and the initial limper both called. Arbos folded.
The turn brought them the , the under-the-gun player checked again. The player in the late position continued with a bet of 4,500 and both Lai and the under-the-gun player called.
The river completed the board with the , both of Lai's opponents checked for the last time. Lai hesitated for a second and then put in a continuation-bet of 7,000. The under-the-gun player tanked for about two minutes. He looked at his cards once more and then called. The other opponent quickly folded.
Lai turned over for the nut-flush, the only thing that could beat him was a full house. His opponent looked at Lai's cards, then his own, then at the board, and then mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yee Lap Lai | 50,400 | 20,400 |
Alan Arbos | 31,000 | 1,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0