2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
2,877,500 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
42,400 HKD
Prize Pool
20,796,800 HKD
Entries
536
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000

Hands #163-167: Still Neck and Neck

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #163: Tianyuan Tang limped in and Elliot Smith checked to see a flop of {10-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. They both checked to the {4-Spades} turn and Tang folded when Smith bet 200,000.

Hand #164: Smith raised to 260,000 and won the pot.

Hand #165: Tang raised to 260,000 and Smith called to see a flop of {9-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. They checked to the turn of {k-Hearts} and the river of {9-Diamonds}. Smith check-folded to Tang's bet of 125,000.

Hand #166: Smith limped and Tang checked. The dealer spread a flop of {6-Spades}{4-Clubs}{q-Spades} and they both checked. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Tang bet 125,000. Smith called and the river was the {6-Clubs}. They both checked. Tang showed {4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and lost the pot to Smith's {j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}.

Hand #167: Smith was given a walk.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Hands #158-162: Smith Closes the Gap

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand # 158: Elliot Smith fired two barrels on a {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Spades}{5-Spades} board and got a fold from Tianyuan Tang.

Hand #159: Smith got a walk.

Hand #160: Smith bet 125,000 on a limped flop of {4-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and took down the pot.

Hand #161: With another limped flop of {7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}, both players checked to the {a-Clubs} on the turn. Tang bet 125,000 and Smith folded.

Hand #162: Smith opened to 260,000 and Tang folded.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Hands #154-157: Tang Jams the River

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #154: Elliot Smith called the big blind and Tianyuan Tang checked. The flop came {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Tang checked. Smith bet 125,000 and Tang called, going to a turn of {k-Spades}. They both checked and saw a river of {2-Hearts}. Tang bet 350,000 and won the pot as Smith folded.

Hand #155: Tang called the blind and Smith checked. The flop was {7-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts} and Smith check-called a bet of 125,000. The turn was the {6-Clubs} and they both checked, bringing about the river of {3-Spades}. Smith led out for 175,000 and Tang called. Smith showed {10-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and won the pot as Tang mucked.

Hand #156: Smith raised to 260,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Hand #157: Tang limped in and Smith raised to 370,000. Tang called and the flop came {8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Smith bet 300,000 and Tang called, going to a turn of {4-Diamonds}. Smith checked this time and Tang bet 450,000. Smith called to see the {2-Diamonds} river. Smith checked and Tang pushed all in. Smith thought for a few moments before folding.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Hands #149-153: Still Just Feelin' it Out

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #149: Tianyuan Tang scored a pot after betting 125,000 on a {k-Clubs}{8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} board.

Hand #150: Elliot Smith opened to 260,000, Tang called, and the flop came {10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{k-Hearts}. They checked down to the turn and river — {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, and chopped the pot with each having ace-high.

Hand #151: Smith fired out a bet of 300,000 on a checked down {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts} and Tang called. Smith tabled {3-Spades}{2-Spades} for the win.

Hand #152: Tang bet 370,000 after Smith limped and took down the pot.

Hand #153: Another checked down pot was won by Smith after firing 120,000 on the river of a {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} board.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Hands #144-148: Smith Wins Four Out of Five

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #144: Elliot Smith limped in and then folded as Tianyuan Tang raised to 370,000.

Hand #145: Tang raised to 270,000 and Smith called. The two players stared down a flop of {7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{10-Clubs} and Smith checked. Tang bet 300,000 and his opponent called. The turn was the {10-Hearts} and Smith led out for 325,000. Tang folded.

Hand #146: Smith raised to 260,000 and Tang called. The flop was {q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Tang check-folded to Smith's bet of 300,000.

Hand #147: Smith was given a walk.

Hand #148: Smith called the big blind and Tang checked. The dealer swiped {6-Hearts}{q-Spades}{5-Hearts} on the felt and Tang check-called a bet of 125,000. The turn was the {3-Hearts} and they checked to the {8-Clubs} river and then to showdown. Tang flipped over {10-Spades}{6-Spades} and lost the pot to Smith's {10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Hands #139-143: Just One Flop

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #139: Elliot Smith got a walk.

Hand #140: Smith opened to 260,000 and Tianyuan Tang folded.

Hand #141: Smith got another walk.

Hand #142: Tang took down the pot with a bet of 125,000 on a {5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop.

Hand #143: Tang limped in, Smith raised to 370,000, and Tang folded.

Tags: Tianyuan TangElliot Smith

Hands #134-138: Small Pots For Smith and Medium Pots For Tang

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #134: Elliot Smith raised to 260,000 and Tianyuan Tang three-bet to 660,000, winning the pot as Smith folded.

Hand #135: Smith was given a walk.

Hand #136: Smith raised to 260,000 and Tang called, going to a flop of {6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. Both players checked and the turn was the {5-Clubs}. Tang bet 250,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #137: Tang raised to 270,000 and Smith called, seeing a flop of {7-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}. They checked to the turn of {7-Spades} and Smith check-folded to Tang's bet of 250,000.

Hand #138: Smith limped in and Tang checked. The dealer spread a flop of {5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and the players checked to the {q-Clubs} turn, the {j-Clubs} river, and to showdown. Tang turned over {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Smith won the pot with {a-Hearts}{8-Clubs} for ace-high.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Hands #129-133: Not Much Movement

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #129: Tianyuan Tang opened to 285,000 and Elliot Smith called. A flop reading {4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Spades} was dealt and Smith check-called a bet of 300,000. Both players checked the {8-Spades} on the turn and the {5-Clubs} fell on the river. Tang bet 400,000 and won the pot.

Hand #130: Tang won the pot with {k-Spades}{7-Diamonds} after checking down a board of {5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

Hand #131: Tang fired a bet of 300,000 on a {10-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} flop after opening to 270,000 preflop and Smith folded.

Hand #132: Smith won the pot preflop with a raise to 260,000.

Hand #133: Smith took down the pot with a bet of 125,000 on the river of a checked-down {j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{j-Clubs} board.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Level: 30

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000