Poker King Cup Macau Main Event Day 3 All Set
Just 63 players remain in contention out of the Poker King Cup Macau 2017 Main Event’s 490-strong field.
While all 63 are now guaranteed a payday of at least HK$26,000 ($3,338) when play resumes at 1pm on Thursday May 25 it will be the trophy, title, and lion’s share of the HK$7,129,000 (~$915,295) prize pool all will have their eye on.
The man best positioned to scoop the HK$1,389,500 (~$178,333) first prize is Hong Kong’s Anson Tsang, who bagged up over a monstrous 1.1 million in chips.
Denmark’s Frederik Farrington (704,000), Korea’s Lim Yohwan (687,000) and China’s Yang Song (557,000) round out the top five.
Other notables still in the running include Day 1A frontrunner Alex Lee (96,000), High Roller Quan Zhou (177,000) and Hong Kong’sJustin Chan (286,000). You can read a full recap of all the Day 2 action here.
Day 3 of the Main Event will play down until the final table is reached, however long it takes, and the PokerNews' live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to provide live updates of all the action. Keep your browser locked on this page to stay up to date as the tournament progresses.