2018 Poker King Cup Macau

Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 Poker King Cup Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
66
Prize
1,464,000 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
16,500 HKD
Prize Pool
7,536,900 HKD
Entries
518
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

Cheung Loses to Qin

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Sparrow Cheung raised to 12,500 from the button and was called by Rui Qin in the big blind.

Qin checked the {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{a-Spades} flop and Cheung continued with a bet of 8,000. Qin called.

The turn brought them the {3-Clubs} on which they both checked through to the {2-Spades} on the river. Qin now lead out for 22,000 and Cheung considered his options. After a while, Cheung opted to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Rui Qin cn
Rui Qin
130,000 74,000
Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
75,000 -54,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungRui Qin

Tang Takes From Chen to Take Pole Position

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Yue Feng Tang
Yue Feng Tang

The chip lead is changing hands with increasing frequency, with several players sitting with over 400,000 in chips. The man to hold the honor at present is Yue Feng Tang, who folded Lin Zhe Chen out of a hand to pull ahead of the pack.

Tang was the pre-flop raiser, making it 13,000 to go from the cutoff with Chen choosing to defend from the big blind. Chen checked the {2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{q-Clubs} over to Tang, who fired for another 14,000, which was called.

The {9-Hearts} turn saw Chen check again, with Tang announcing a bet of 36,000. While she took her time about it, Chen finally found the fold, dropping down to 160,000. Tang scooped in the pot, which puts him on a stack of 484,000, which is good for the top spot presently.

Player Chips Progress
Yue Feng Tang cn
Yue Feng Tang
484,000 199,000
Lin Zhe Chen cn
Lin Zhe Chen
160,000 -50,000

Tags: Lin Zhe ChenYue Feng Tang

Martins Catches River to Survive

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Antonio Martins
Antonio Martins

Hong Kong's Timothy Yim and Portugal's Antonio Martins have effectively swapped places in the pecking order, with Martins catching the perfect river card to keep his Main Event hopes alive.

It was Yim who was the initial aggressor, making it 11,000 from under-the-gun and picking up a caller on the button before Martins moved all-in for close to 67,000 or so from the small blind. After asking for a count, Yim slid in the calling chips and the button left the pair to get on with it and mucked his cards.

Antonio Martins: {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}
Timothy Yim: {q-Spades}{10-Spades}

It was a race, and it was one that Yim took the lead in when the {q-Hearts} window card came off the deck, with the rest of the flop coming down {2-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. However, the poker gods had other plans for Martins, and while the {8-Diamonds} turn was of no help, the {5-Spades} river was just what the doctor ordered, with Martins stacking up to 155,000, while Yim walked off to kick an empty chair in frustration, dropping down to 90,000.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Martins pt
Antonio Martins
155,000 30,000
Timothy Yim hk
Timothy Yim
91,000 -79,000

Tags: Antonio MartinsTimothy Yim

Game Time Again

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Players are back from the dinner break and back into the action, with 93 players returning as opposed to the 103 the tournament clock was showing before they headed off 60-minute previously.

That means in 30 more eliminations the 63 remaining players will be in the money, so let's see who has what it takes to go the distance.

Level: 17

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Dinner Time

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The 103 remaining Main Event players have headed off for dinner and will be back in action in 60-minutes. Join us then as we play down to the money and beyond, with 40 more eliminations between us and the bubble.

Song Pushes Off Lee to Retake Chip Lead

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Liang Song
Liang Song

Liang Song has edged back in front after folding Preston Lee out of a hand. We arrived on the flop with close to 32,000 in the pot and {10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{8-Hearts} on the felt and the hand was three-way between Sparrow Cheung (big blind), Song (under-the-gun) and Lee, who was the player in position.

Action had been checked to Lee, who had bet out 15,500 and Cheung was in the tank. Eventually, he folded and it was Song's turn to think it over. Song eyeballed Lee's stack and chewed over his options before deciding to take the most aggressive one and move all-in.

Lee, who was left with around 71,000 behind, looked torn between calling and folding, eventually choosing the latter after thinking it over for a minute. Song scooped the pot and climbed to 425,000, putting him back atop the counts.

Player Chips Progress
Liang Song cn
Liang Song
425,000 77,000
Preston Lee us
Preston Lee
WSOP 1X Winner
71,000 -41,000

Tags: Preston LeeSparrow CheungLiang Song

Han on a Run

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Jian Han
Jian Han

Jian Han raised to 9,000 from mid-position and was called by Carson Ka Shing Wong in the big blind.

The flop came {6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, Wong check-called Han's continuation-bet.

The turn brought them the {2-Clubs}, Wong checked again. Han bet 18,000 this time and Wong called after considering it for a few seconds.

The river completed the board with the {8-Diamonds} and they both checked. Wong tabled {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for the eights and sixes but was beaten by the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} of Hand who had the higher two pair with queens and eights.

Player Chips Progress
Jian Han cn
Jian Han
410,000 125,000
Carson Ka Shing Wong hk
Carson Ka Shing Wong
97,000 -48,000
Hao Chen cn
Hao Chen
Busted
Wang Tao cn
Wang Tao
Busted

Tags: Jian HanCarson Ka Shing Wong

Xu Wins Big

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Yang Xu
Yang Xu

Yang Xu is continuing to amass chips at a steady pace and that trend continued when we caught her in action in a sizable pot against a tablemate. The was close to 90,000 already in the pot with the community cards spread {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

Xu was in the big blind and led out for a half pot bet of 45,000, sending her opponent deep into thought where he remained for a minute before sliding out the call.

The {6-Clubs} river completed the hand and Xu slid out a bet of 40,000, leaving herself around the same behind. Her opponent took the hint and folded, leaving Xu to pull in a decent-sized pot and climb to 265,000.

Player Chips Progress
Yang Xu cn
Yang Xu
265,000 100,000

Tags: Yang Xu