Main Event
Day 3 Started
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Main Event
Day: 3
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
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Zhuo Zeng | China | 162,000 | 20 |
| 1 | 2 | Mauro Francolini | Italy | 183,000 | 23 |
| 1 | 3 | Yue Wang | China | 150,000 | 19 |
| 1 | 4 | Wen Yao Bao | China | 101,000 | 13 |
| 1 | 5 | Jie Sun | China | 110,000 | 14 |
| 1 | 6 | Qi Luo | China | 251,000 | 31 |
| 1 | 7 | Diego Sarmiento | Spain | 498,000 | 62 |
| 1 | 8 | Jian Han | China | 406,000 | 51 |
| 1 | 9 | Steven Siu | Hong Kong | 261,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 1 | Shi Qiang Lin | China | 904,000 | 113 |
| 2 | 2 | Chao Li | China | 78,000 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Chi Ming Ma | Hong Kong | 99,000 | 12 |
| 2 | 4 | Li Teng | China | 125,000 | 16 |
| 2 | 5 | Shu Hao Xu | China | 253,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 6 | Yue Feng Tang | China | 564,000 | 71 |
| 2 | 7 | Yu Li | China | 311,000 | 39 |
| 2 | 8 | Ke Wang | China | 265,000 | 33 |
| 2 | 9 | Wei Ran Pu | China | 446,000 | 56 |
| 3 | 1 | Ka Kiu Fung | China | 103,000 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | Xin Wu | China | 150,000 | 19 |
| 3 | 3 | Kyung Sik Jung | Korea | 65,000 | 8 |
| 3 | 4 | Yang Wang | China | 370,000 | 46 |
| 3 | 5 | Hong Yin Lin | China | 117,000 | 15 |
| 3 | 6 | Zhi Kui Shi | China | 180,000 | 23 |
| 3 | 7 | Chuanshu Chen | China | 125,000 | 16 |
| 3 | 8 | Jian Dong Yu | China | 215,000 | 27 |
| 3 | 9 | Sun Bin | China | 720,000 | 90 |
| 4 | 1 | Xiao Jun Yu | China | 150,000 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | Shan Huang | China | 386,000 | 48 |
| 4 | 3 | Jiang Gou Zhou | China | 105,000 | 13 |
| 4 | 4 | Jeho Lee | Korea | 666,000 | 83 |
| 4 | 5 | Chi Fu Sze | Hong Kong | 185,000 | 23 |
| 4 | 6 | Jiang Wang | China | 219,000 | 27 |
| 4 | 7 | Liang Tong | China | 301,000 | 38 |
| 4 | 8 | Chi Hi Fang | Taiwan | 95,000 | 12 |
| 4 | 9 | Sparrow Cheung | Hong Kong | 301,000 | 38 |
| 5 | 1 | Min Jie Li | China | 67,000 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | Xiao Yin He | China | 210,000 | 26 |
| 5 | 3 | Zhang Chao | China | 258,000 | 32 |
| 5 | 4 | Alan Arbos | Spain | 114,000 | 14 |
| 5 | 5 | Chi Chung Ho | Hong Kong | 127,000 | 16 |
| 5 | 6 | Anthony Mak | Hong Kong | 150,000 | 19 |
| 5 | 7 | Antonio Martins | Portugal | 207,000 | 26 |
| 5 | 8 | Xiao Tian Yang | China | 309,000 | 39 |
| 5 | 9 | Lai Heng Tse | Hong Kong | 146,000 | 18 |
| 6 | 1 | Yang Xu | China | 403,000 | 50 |
| 6 | 2 | Nan Wei | Hong Kong | 70,000 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | Jun Zhou | China | 193,000 | 24 |
| 6 | 4 | Cang Sheng Ni | China | 292,000 | 37 |
| 6 | 5 | Lin Zhe Chen | China | 282,000 | 35 |
| 6 | 6 | Kwok Chun Lai | Hong Kong | 201,000 | 25 |
| 6 | 7 | Zhen Zhen Ni | China | 98,000 | 12 |
| 6 | 8 | Richard Lim | Singapore | 487,000 | 61 |
| 6 | 9 | Qian Tang | China | 183,000 | 23 |
| 7 | 1 | Ke Fei Na | China | 342,000 | 43 |
| 7 | 2 | Jun Fang | China | 249,000 | 31 |
| 7 | 3 | Empty | |||
| 7 | 4 | Po Fai Lau | Hong Kong | 250,000 | 31 |
| 7 | 5 | Qi Cheng Du | China | 141,000 | 18 |
| 7 | 6 | Yee Lap Lai | China | 174,000 | 22 |
| 7 | 7 | Liang Song | China | 623,000 | 78 |
| 7 | 8 | Jia Run He | China | 187,000 | 23 |
| 7 | 9 | Zheng Shan Hao | China | 103,000 | 13 |
Day 3 of the PKC Main Event; The Road to the Final Table
Welcome back to the PokerNews live coverage of the penultimate day of the Poker King Cup Main Event. The 518-strong field has been whittled down to a more manageable 62, and these survivors will be returning to the poker tables of the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel all set on reaching the official 8-handed Final Table, which the field will be playing down until.
The money bubble was reached and breached at the close of Day 2, and all remaining players are guaranteed a payday of at least HKD 27,900 (~$3,500). However, it is the HKD 1,464,000 (~$187,000) top prize that all will have their eye on.
PKC Main Event Final Table Payouts
| Place | Prize (HKD) | Prize (US) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,464,000 | 187,239 |
| 2 | 1,026,500 | 131,284 |
| 3 | 660,200 | 84,436 |
| 4 | 488,400 | 62,464 |
| 5 | 366,300 | 46,848 |
| 6 | 293,900 | 37,588 |
| 7 | 244,900 | 31,321 |
| 8 | 195,200 | 24,965 |
The man leading the charge is Shi Qiang Lin, who bagged up an impressive 904,000 to top the Day 2 chip counts. Lin has close to $45,000 in live tournament winnings on his resume, his previous best and career-high a runner-up finish in an HKD 15,000 PLO tournament right here in Macau.
China’s Sun Bin is returning second in the counts with a stack of 720,000. Bin previously ran deep in the Oriental Poker Championship Main Event, held right here in the Venetian Macau back in May, and will be looking to better his 18th place finish.
Jeho Lee (666,000) is the third returning largest stack, with the Korean player also familiar with the taste of victory at the poker tables of the Venetian Macau, having taken down the 2017 Suncity Cup here back in November 2017 for a HKD 1.6M payday.
Other notables still in the running include Hong Kong’s Sparrow Cheung (301,000) and Kwok Chun ‘Derx’ Lai (201,000), Portugal’s Antonio Martins (207,000), and China’s Shan Huang (386,000).
Day 3 kicks off at 1pm local time (GMT+7) and blinds will be re-commencing at 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 running ante, with the average stack in the region of 250,000 so there is still plenty of play left.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all the action as it happens so let's see who has what it takes to successfully traverse the road to the final table.
Almost Game Time
Players are taking their seats and unbagging chips. Cards will be in the air shortly, with all 62 remaining competitors eyeing the trophy and HKD 1,464,000 (~$187,239) top prize hungrily. Someone's got to win it, so let's see who it is.
Level: 19
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000
Xu Takes First Blood
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Well, that didn't take long. The first casualty of the day took just minutes, with Yang Xu sending tablemate Nan Wei to the rail after a blind on blind battle.
We arrived as Wei was standing up to leave, his 70,000 stack being shipped over to Xu, who was efficiently stacking up her newly won chips and peeking down at the next hand dealt with confidence. Xu now has 412,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
412,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
Busted |
Chen Takes From Xu
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Yang Xu did not get to hold on to her newly won chips for very long, doubling up tablemate Lin Zhe Chen in the same orbit as sending Nan Wei to the rail.
We arrived with the community cards spread 
just as stacks were being counted down. It was unclear when all the chips went in, but Chen's 
was good for a big early pot. Eventually, it was determined Chen had 257,000 in her stack, climbing to 522,000 while Xu dropped to 165,000. There are now 58 players in the running.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
522,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
|
155,000
-257,000
|
-257,000 |
Lim Folds Out Chen, Lee Finds No Customers, Tang Folds Out Pu
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Players are playing pass the chip parcel presently. After taking chips from Yang Xu, Lin Zhe Chen has passed them the way of Singapore's Richard Lim. It was Chen the initial aggressor from the cutoff, with Lim responding with a three-bet, Chen a four-bet to 54,000 and Lim a five-bet to 178,000.
That last one sent Chen deep into the tank, where she remained for several minutes before deciding that Mr Lim was telling a believable tale of a big hand and folded, dropping to 460,000, while Lim climbed to 590,000.
Korea's Jeho Lee tried to get something going over on table four with a mid-position open to 18,000 but found no customers, but has grown his stack to 700,000.
Another player whose stack is moving in the right direction is Yue Feng Tang, whom we caught in action in a hand against Wei Ran Pu. Tang was the pre-flop raiser in the cutoff, and we picked up the action on a flop of 
just as Pu (big blind) checked it over to Tang.
Tang cut out some chips and pushed out a bet of 15,000 - close to half pot - and Pu made the call after thinking it over. The 
turn was the last card dealt in the hand, with Pu check-folding after Tang bombed the turn for 57,000 to take down the pot and climb to 641,000, while Pu dropped to 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
641,000
77,000
|
77,000 |
|
590,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
|
|
460,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
350,000
-96,000
|
-96,000 |
Ni Shoots Down Xu
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Yang Xu has endured a torrid time of it so far today, and it got a whole lot worse after she clashed in a hand against Cang Sheng Ni with the two getting all the chips in pre-flop.
Yang Xu: 
Cang Sheng Ni: 
Ni had the best hand and had Xu covered. In short, her chances did not look good and the 
flop was a decisive one, giving Ni the nuts and bringing Xu's Main Event to a close. Xu headed for the payout desk, while Ni stacked up to 720,000.
Other players to hit the rail recently include Spain's Alan Arbos and China's Chao Li and Min Jie Li.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
720,000
428,000
|
428,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Tang Takes From Chen
Level 19
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
There have been some more early exits, with the field being reduced to 53 and a table breaking. Former frontrunner Shi Qiang Lin has dropped down in the pecking order after losing a hand to tablemate Li Teng, though still has a playable stack.
We picked up the action on the river, with the community cards spread 
. Lin (button) had led out for 25,000 into a pot of close to 55,000, only to get check-raised by Tang to the tune of 57,000 in total.
After agonizing over the decision for a few minutes, Lin made the call, but could only tap the table and muck when Tang turned over 
for the straight. Lin dropped to 660,000, while Tang climbed to 220,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
-244,000
|
-244,000 |
|
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|
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220,000
95,000
|
95,000 |