Hao Su Tops 26 Day 1A Survivors In HK$100K OPC 2018 High Roller
Well, it was a slightly shorter day than expected here on Day 1A of the Oriental Poker Championship (OPC) HK$100K High Roller, but it didn’t prevent us from seeing plenty of action in the Venetian Macau Resort & Hotel poker room.
We saw a total of 31 entries throughout today’s seven 40-minute levels (nine levels were scheduled, but the decision was made to shave off two late in the day). The player leading the way after an abrupt end to the day was China's Hao Su, who surged up the chip counts just before the dinner break. When players returned, Su continued to increase his stack thanks to some manic last-minute action, ultimately bagging up 157,200 to top the 26 Day 1A survivors.
Su is most closely followed by Chung Yuan Yu (115,000), Dmitry Rabotkin (113,000), and Ivan Leow (107,500). Tony Yat Wai Cheng was the only player to re-enter today, while everyone who busted can still re-enter with registration open until the start of Level 13 tomorrow. That message mainly goes out to Fabian Spielmann, who exited around the midway point and didn’t return, and Yue Feng Pan, Devan Tang, and Yia Qing Ji - the other players to bust and not fire a second bullet.
There are plenty of familiar faces who will definitely return to action tomorrow at 2 p.m. though. The likes of High Roller boss James Chen (70,800), cash game and tournament beast Matthew Moss (44,300), tournament crusher Albert Paik (78,800), and Thailand’s all-time money winner Phanlert Sukonthachartnant (48,300) all made it through.
You can see the full end-of-day chip counts and Day 2 draw below:
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | Phanlert Sukonthachartnant | Thailand | 48,300 |
| 9 | 2 | Chung Yuan Yu | Taiwan | 115,000 |
| 9 | 3 | Peng Zhongcai | China | 50,000 |
| 9 | 4 | Canlin Chen | China | 41,800 |
| 9 | 5 | Wenling Gao | China | 93,600 |
| 9 | 7 | Matthew Moss | UK | 44,300 |
| 10 | 2 | Hongjun Zhao | China | 52,600 |
| 10 | 3 | Phachara Wongwichit | Australia | 22,400 |
| 10 | 4 | Ye Wang | China | 36,300 |
| 10 | 5 | Ying Jinghui | China | 14,900 |
| 10 | 6 | Albert Paik | USA | 78,800 |
| 10 | 7 | James Chen | Taiwan | 70,800 |
| 10 | 8 | Ivan Leow | Malaysia | 107,500 |
| 14 | 1 | Cyril Andre | France | 39,400 |
| 14 | 2 | Chihwen Chen | Taiwan | 46,100 |
| 14 | 3 | Jiaming Zhang | China | 102,300 |
| 14 | 5 | Hao Su | China | 157,200 |
| 14 | 6 | Xia Qing Ji | China | 13,300 |
| 14 | 8 | Tony Yat Wai Cheng | Hong Kong | 28,300 |
| 15 | 1 | Dmitry Rabotkin | Belarus | 113,000 |
| 15 | 2 | Anson Tsang | Hong Kong | 7,700 |
| 15 | 3 | Lim Chin Wei | Malaysia | 37,900 |
| 15 | 4 | Steven Zhou | Australia | 58,800 |
| 15 | 6 | Yang Wang | China | 103,100 |
| 15 | 7 | Jichong Lei | China | 32,200 |
| 15 | 8 | Yunsheng Sun | China | 86,500 |
PokerNews will be back for the second and final day of this High Roller at 2 p.m. local time. Day 1A of the HK$16,00 OPC 2018 Main Event also kicks off at 1 p.m., so be sure to catch all of the action right here.
