2017 Poker King Cup Macau

HK$80,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info

2017 Poker King Cup Macau

Event Info
Buy-in
76,000 HKD
Entries
37
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
616,667
Total Chips
1,850,000
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Liang Yu Takes From Chung Yuan Yu, Who Takes Back More

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

A couple of very interesting hands have just played out to bring us to the close of level 21. In the first, the action started innocuously enough with Liang Yu limping the button and Chung Yuan Yu completing the small blind before Phanlert Sukonthachartnant made it 75,000 to go from the big blind.

Liang Yu made the call and after thinking it over Chung Yuan Yu decided the pot odds were too good to pass up on and he made the call also.

All three players checked the {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop and the {8-Hearts} landed on the turn. First to act, Chung Yuan Yu checked once more and Sukonthachartnant decided to take back the initiative and led out for 65,000 which was enough to take down the pot.

There were a couple of raise folds before we had the next big pot and it was a doozy. Pre-flop Liang Yu limped the small blind and Chung Yuan Yu checked in the big blind taking the action heads-up to a {j-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{q-Spades} flop.

Checks from both players brought in the {q-Diamonds} turn and Liang Yu now decided to lead for 20,000. Chung Yuan Yu rechecked his cards and threw in the call and the dealer peeled off the {6-Clubs} river.

Liang Yu now checked and after thinking it over for a few seconds Chung Yuan Yu reached for chips and bet out a hefty pot-sized 100,000. Yu made the call but could only fold when Chung Yuan Yu rolled over {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for quads. All that action concluded the level.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
755,000
Profile photo of Chung Yuan Yu tw
Chung Yuan Yu
635,000
93,000
93,000
Profile photo of Phanlert Sukonthachartnant th
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant
460,000
-43,000
-43,000

Tags: Chung Yuan YuLiang Yu

Double for Chung Yuan Yu

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The very next hand after Huidong Gu departed and Chung Yuan Yu earned himself a double up courtesy of Liang Yu with the two players getting all the chips in pre-flop from the blinds after Phanlert Sukonthachartnant made it 50,000 to go from the button.

Chung Yuan Yu moved his last 243,000 in holding {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts} and found himself racing against Liang Yu’s {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}. The board ran out {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} to grant the Taiwanese player the double, to cheers from his recently arrived Taiwanese rail (James Chen included).

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
755,000
-245,000
-245,000
Profile photo of Chung Yuan Yu tw
Chung Yuan Yu
542,000
299,000
299,000
Profile photo of Phanlert Sukonthachartnant th
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant
503,000
-104,000
-104,000

Tags: Chung Yuan YuLiang Yu

Huidong Gu Eliminated in 4th Place (HK$289,000)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Huidong Gu finishes in fourth place
Huidong Gu finishes in fourth place

When the end came for Huidong Gu is was so sudden that we missed most of the action and only arrived in time to catch the aftermath, although we do know for a fact that it was Liang Yu wielding the executioner’s axe.

According to James Chen, who was watching from the rail, Gu moved the last of his chips in on the turn on a {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-}{5-} board and was called instantly by Yu.

Gu, holding {k-Spades}{j-Clubs} was drawing dead to Yu’s {2-Clubs}{5-Clubs} turned two pair and just to rub it in Yu completed his flush on the river and we are now down to three.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
1,000,000
300,000
300,000
Profile photo of Phanlert Sukonthachartnant th
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant
607,000
119,000
119,000
Profile photo of Chung Yuan Yu tw
Chung Yuan Yu
243,000
-77,000
-77,000
Profile photo of Huidong Gu mo
Huidong Gu
Busted

Tags: Huidong GuLiang Yu

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Yu Takes More From Gu

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We caught the action on the turn with the community cards reading {2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Hearts} in a blind versus blind battle between Huidong Gu (small blind) and Liang Yu (big blind) as the two tangle once again.

With over 60,000 in blinds and antes in the pot, there has obviously been quite a bit of betting already and first to act Gu led for 21,000, which Yu quickly called.

The {9-Spades} river saw both players check and Gu rolled over {8-Hearts}{7-Spades} for a missed double gutshot straight draw meaning Yu’s {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} ace-high is enough to take down the pot and that is the last hand of the level.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
700,000
94,000
94,000
Profile photo of Phanlert Sukonthachartnant th
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant
488,000
-77,000
-77,000
Profile photo of Huidong Gu mo
Huidong Gu
342,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Chung Yuan Yu tw
Chung Yuan Yu
320,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Huidong GuLiang Yu

Yu Pressure Gu

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

There is an awful lot of tanking going on at present with the four remaining players seemingly content to play it slow and take their time over their decisions, which means each hand is taking quite a while to play out.

Now he has the chip lead Liang Yu is turning up the heat, with the man in the pressure cooker being none other than Huidong Gu.

Gu was the protagonist in this particular hand, making it 40,000 to go from the button and both Liang Yu and Chung Yuan Yu called from the small and big blind respectively to take the action 3-way to a {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs} flop.

Gu does not look too thrilled at being called in two spots and when the action is checked over to him he tanks for a minute or so and eventually checks it back.

The {2-Spades} turn didn’t really change anything and after both blinds check once more Gu took a stab for a rather hefty 100,000 and seemed surprised when Liang Yu made a speedy call. Chung Yuan Yu folded and it was heads-up to the {q-Diamonds} river.

Now Liang Yu chose to lead and counted out a large stack of blue 5k chips for a bet of 120,000 in total. Gu, who was around 319,000 behind, does not look as though he knows what to do, and stood up in his chair for a better look at the board, before sitting back down and making another lengthy visit to the think tank. Three minutes later he let it go and Yu won a sizable pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
606,000
46,000
46,000
Profile photo of Phanlert Sukonthachartnant th
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant
565,000
119,000
119,000
Profile photo of Chung Yuan Yu tw
Chung Yuan Yu
360,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Huidong Gu mo
Huidong Gu
319,000
-175,000
-175,000

Tags: Liang YuChung Yuan YuHuidong Gu

Liang Yu Now Leads, Chung Yuan Yu Folds Out Gu

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We missed some chip swapping while we were updating the last lot of hands, but it appears that Liang Yu has taken some chips off both Chung Yuan Yu and Huidong Gu to edge slightly ahead once again as he is stacking up chips when we arrive.

Gu raised from the button the very next hand, making it 36,000 to go and Chung Yuan Yu came over the top for 146,000 leaving himself 164,000 behind.

Gu tanked for a long time, with the whole hand taking around ten minutes to play out, with Yu looking comfortable throughout. Gu obviously picked up on this fact as well and grudgingly folded and Yu claws some back but is still the short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
560,000
210,000
210,000
Profile photo of Huidong Gu mo
Huidong Gu
494,000
-96,000
-96,000
Profile photo of Phanlert Sukonthachartnant th
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant
446,000
-114,000
-114,000
Profile photo of Chung Yuan Yu tw
Chung Yuan Yu
350,000

Tags: Chung Yuan YuHuidong GuLiang Yu

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Gu Edges In Front

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Huidong Gu is making some aggressive plays
Huidong Gu is making some aggressive plays

While Huidong Gu was the shortest stack when the players returned from the break he ahs been a busy bunny and has just taken down three sizable pots in quick succession to usurp Sukonthachartnant’s lead.

The first win was without showdown with Chung Yuan Yu opening the action with a raise to 28,000 from the button. Gu re-raised to 78,000 from the big blind and Yu quickly folded, although Gu obligingly flashed the {a-Spades} to maintain his credibility.

The second hand played out directly afterward, with Gu making it 27,000 from the small blind and Liang Yu choosing to defend from the big blind.

The {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Spades} flop saw Gu recheck his cards before he decided the right amount to bet was 33,000, Yu responded with a quick re-raise to 100,000 and Gu quickly moved all-in for 353,000 in total.

Liang Yu folded immediately and Gu raked in another. The next hand it was Gu’s turn to play the button and he made it 28,000 to go with Chung Yuan Yu making the call from the big blind.

Yu check called Gu’s 27,000 c-bet on a flop of {q-Spades}{a-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and the {k-Diamonds} hit the turn. This brought a second check from Yu and a sizable 120,000 bet from Gu, which was enough to get Yu to fold. Gu obligingly lashed {a-Hearts}{7-Spades} for a flopped two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Huidong Gu mo
Huidong Gu
590,000
231,000
231,000
Profile photo of Phanlert Sukonthachartnant th
Phanlert Sukonthachartnant
560,000
33,000
33,000
Profile photo of Chung Yuan Yu tw
Chung Yuan Yu
350,000
-145,000
-145,000
Profile photo of Liang Yu cn
Liang Yu
350,000
-119,000
-119,000

Tags: Huidong GuLiang YuChung Yuan Yu

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000