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Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The 29 Main Event players have returned from break and are back in action. We managed to get a few counts while they were off, so here's how the tournament landscape is shaping up:
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
16,500 HKD
Prize Pool
7,536,900 HKD
Total Entries
518
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Players Left 1 / 518
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Level: 23
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
There have been no further eliminations, and the 29 remaining Main Event players have headed off on a ten-minute break.
When play returns, there will be a redraw when the field hits 27, and we will get some updated chip counts and the new seating draw up as soon as we receive it.
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
After his earlier misadventure against chip leader Jeho Lee, Yang Wang has been quiet and is getting short. The Chinese player moved all-in from under-the-gun for 201,000 but found no customers to take the blinds and antes.
Another player who managed to get a shove through was Mauro Francolini, who moved all-in for 239,000 in total from the button, over the top of a Liang Song 35,000 cutoff open. Song tanked long and hard, but Francolini gave nothing away and the Chinese player eventually mucked his cards to drop to 650,000 and leave Francolini to scoop the blinds and antes.
Over on the feature table we arrived in time to see Hong Kong's Steven Siu catch a much needed double up at the expense of Jie Sun, with the two players getting all the chips in pre-flop.
Steven Siu: 
Jie Sun: 
It was a race, with Siu taking the lead on the 
flop. Siu had a sweat with the appearance of the 
turn, giving Sun a backdoor flush draw, but the 
river was a blank and saw Siu lock in the double, climbing to 400,000, while Sunn dropped to 100,000.
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Hong Kong's Chi Chung Ho has earned a double up at the expense of China's Qi Cheng Du, with all the chips going in pre-flop.
Chi Chung Ho: 
Qi Cheng Du: 
Ho had moved all-in from early position, with Du looking him up from the blinds. The Hong Kong player was at risk, but held the better ace. Ho maintained his lead on the 
flop. While it looked a little dicey for Ho when Du paired his four on the 
turn, the 
river saved his tournament and saw him stack up 375,000 while Du dropped to 482,000.
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Zhang Chao's Main Event is over, with recent arrival at her table, Xiao Tian Yang, the man to send her to the rail. It was a battle of the blinds between the pair, with all the chips going in pre-flop.
Xiao Tian Yang: 
Zhang Chao: 
The last time Chao found herself trailing to a decent-sized pair she hit the flop hard, but on this occasion, despite pairing her eight on the flop, there was no further help to be found on the 
runout, meaning Yang's tens were good and Chao's time was up. Chao headed for the exit while Yang stacked up to 1.1 million.
Level 22
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Both Italy's Mauro Francolini and Spain's Diego Sarmiento are left in the running, adding some international flair to a field full of players from the Asia-Pacific region. Francolini is sitting on a stack of 350,000 presently, and Sarmiento now has more chips with which to attempt his Main Event victory, courtesy of tablemate Jian Han.
It was a battle of the blinds, with Sarmiento moving all-in for close to 240,000 or so from the small blind and the action was on Han in the big blind. The Chinese player did not take long to announce the call and the cards were revealed.
Diego Sarmiento: 
Jian Han: 
Sarmiento held a narrow lead, pairing his six on the monochrome 
. However, with the in hand, Han was drawing extremely live.
"I don't know if I can win on this flop..." said Sarmiento pessimistically, getting to his feet. The Spaniard needn't have worried though, with the turn and 
bricking out to grant him a much-needed double and he climbed to 500,000, while Han dropped to 640,000.
Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
China's Zhang Chao had been quiet as of late as one of the shorter stacks. However, we caught her in action in a hand against fellow countryman Qi Luo that cost the latter his tournament life, and gave Chao some new chips with which to assault the leaderboard with.
Down to her last 160,000 or so, Chao moved all-in from under-the-gun and the action folded around to Luo on the cutoff, who quickly announced the call for his tournament life. The rest of the table got out of the way and the cards were turned over.
Zhang Chao:
Qi Luo: 
Luo had the lead, but the flop fell an extremely sweaty 
, much to Chao's excitement. The turn saw Chao's flush come straight in, which she celebrated with an excited squeal, while Luo gave a disgusted huff and, now drawing dead, got to his feet and began packing up his stuff.
The meaningless river saw the pot shipped Chao's way and she climbed to 260,000 while Luo headed off to the cash desk to collect his winnings.
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Several more players have hit the rail, and Ka Kiu Fung, Xin Wu, Po Fai Lau, Shu Hao Xu have all hit the rail.
