Main Event Day 3 | 2018 Poker King Cup Macau

09-24-2018 17:25 UTC+8

Back to Business

Ben Wilson

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:

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeho Lee	1,750,000 450,000	450,000
Wei Ran Pu	1,125,000 315,000	315,000
Xiao Tian Yang	1,020,000 80,000	80,000
Cang Sheng Ni	900,000 170,000	170,000
Shi Qiang Lin	840,000 460,000	460,000

Diego Sarmiento	764,000 264,000	264,000
Jia Run He	660,000 473,000	473,000
Liang Song	525,000 125,000	125,000
Ke Wang	505,000 170,000	170,000
Steven Siu	380,000 20,000	20,000
Shan Huang	380,000 115,000	115,000
Mauro Francolini	365,000 60,000	60,000
Chi Chung Ho	325,000 50,000	50,000
Lin Zhe Chen	190,000 180,000	180,000
Richard Lim	152,000 258,000	258,000
Jie Sun	89,000 11,000	11,000

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

09-24-2018 17:10 UTC+8

Break Time

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Ben Wilson

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.

09-24-2018 17:01 UTC+8

Wang and Francolini Get Shoves Through, Double For Siu

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Ben Wilson

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liang Song	650,000 450,000	450,000
Mauro Francolini	425,000 75,000	75,000
Steven Siu	400,000 139,000	139,000
Yang Wang	225,000 239,000	239,000
Jie Sun	100,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Steven Siu Jie Sun

09-24-2018 16:43 UTC+8

Ho Doubles Through Du

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Ben Wilson

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qi Cheng Du	482,000 341,000	341,000
Chi Chung Ho	375,000 248,000	248,000

Tags: Chi Chung Ho Qi Cheng Du

09-24-2018 16:29 UTC+8

Yang Gets Chao

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Ben Wilson

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiao Tian Yang	1,100,000 490,000	490,000
Zhang Chao	Busted

Tags: Zhang Chao Xiao Tian Yang

09-24-2018 16:22 UTC+8

Double for Sarmiento

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Ben Wilson

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jian Han	640,000 234,000	234,000
Diego Sarmiento	500,000 110,000	110,000
Mauro Francolini	350,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Diego Sarmiento Mauro Francolini Jian Han

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

09-24-2018 16:04 UTC+8

Chao Flushes Out Luo

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Ben Wilson

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.