2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau

Main Event
Event Info

2017 Suncity Cup Finale Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
1,605,472 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
6,600 HKD
Entries
221
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
75,000

Double Double for Cheung

Level 26 : 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante

Things were looking a little ropey for Cheung, who had been whittled down to around 3 million, but the Hong Kong player just made a great fold. We picked up the action on the turn on a board reading {j-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Spades} with close to 500,000 in the pot as Cheung led for 250,000.

Lee shoved immediately, showing Cheung {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} when the Hong Kong player made the fold to drop down to 2.5 million.

However, Cheung doubled up the next two hands in a row to climb right back into it. In the first Cheung open shoved for his last 2.5 million from the button with {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Lee looked him up with {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}.

The board ran out {2-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} to see Cheung climb to 4.4 million, which was all-in again the following hand.

Lee raised the button and Cheung shoved from the small blind and was quickly called.

Sparrow Cheung: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Je Ho Lee: {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}

It was Cheung’s turn with the fish hooks and they held when the board ran out {k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and Cheung is now right back in this.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Je Ho Lee kr
Je Ho Lee
13,180,000
-5,500,000
-5,500,000
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
8,900,000
5,500,000
5,500,000

Tags: Je Ho Leesparrow Cheung

Level: 26

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 50,000

Lee Picks Off Bluff

Level 25 : 125,000/250,000, 25,000 ante

Je Ho Lee made it 650,000 to go on the button and Sparrow Cheung made the call to bring in the {4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop. Cheung check-called the Lee 600,000 c-bet and the {q-Clubs} hit the turn.

The action went check, check and the {9-Clubs} river completed the hand. Now Cheung reached for chips, sliding out two towers of pink 25k chips for a bet of 1 million, which Lee called immediately.

Cheung turned over {10-Spades}{5-Spades} for ten-high and Lee took down the hand with {k-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Je Ho Lee kr
Je Ho Lee
18,680,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
3,400,000
-2,100,000
-2,100,000

Lee Wins Sizable Pot

Level 25 : 125,000/250,000, 25,000 ante

We picked up the action on the turn on a board reading {4-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} just as Sparrow Cheung (blind) called off a big Je Ho Lee bet. We could not see how much this was for but there was now 8 million in the pot, making it one of the largest heads-up one we have seen so far.

The {3-Clubs} river saw Cheung, sitting on a stack of 5.5 million, check the action over to Lee who fired for 1.2 million. Cheung agonized over the decision but chose to let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Je Ho Lee kr
Je Ho Lee
16,580,000
3,600,000
3,600,000
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
5,500,000
-3,600,000
-3,600,000

Tags: sparrow CheungJe Ho Lee

Level: 25

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 25,000

Cheung Climbing, Lee Bluffs

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Some aggressive pre-flop moves and another hand taken down on the flop have seen Sparrow Cheung climb back up to over 9 million.

Cheung raised it up to 500,000 on the button shortly afterward and Je Ho Lee played back at him to the tune of 2 million, showing down {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} when Cheung folded. The same betting pattern repeated on the next orbit, but Cheung did not call and Lee did not show his hand this time.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Je Ho Lee kr
Je Ho Lee
12,980,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
9,100,000
1,600,000
1,600,000

Cheung Wins Another

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Je Ho Lee had reclaimed some of his chips in a hand we missed, before Cheung won another hand that made it to showdown. Lee made it 400,000 to go on the button and Cheung called to bring in the {a-Hearts}{q-Spades}{7-Diamonds} flop.

Cheung check-called Lee’s 400,000 continuation bet and the {j-Clubs} turn saw both players check. Cheung checked the {q-Clubs} river over to Lee, who fired for 550,000 and after thinking it over Cheung looked him up. The Korean tabled {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts} to play the board meaning Cheung’s {k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} king-high was enough to take it down.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Je Ho Lee kr
Je Ho Lee
14,580,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
7,500,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungJe Ho Lee

Level: 24

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 25,000

Cheung Straightens Out Lee

Level 23 : 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante

Sparrow Cheung had used some aggressive pre-flop play to climb back up to 6.8 million before the following hand took place. It was Cheung who was on the button in this hand, making it 325,000 to go and Lee made the call to bring in the {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} flop and the action went check, check.

The {9-Hearts} turn saw Lee lead for 400,000 and Cheung made the call to bring both players to the {j-Clubs} river. Lee fired again, this time for a slightly larger 700,000 and Cheung mulled it over before eventually throwing out the call.

Lee showed down {q-Spades}{4-Clubs} for two pairs – queens and nines – but this was not enough to beat Cheung’s rivered straight with {k-Hearts}{10-Spades} and the Hong Kong player is bringing himself right back into this heads-up match.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Je Ho Lee kr
Je Ho Lee
13,380,000
-4,700,000
-4,700,000
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
8,700,000
4,700,000
4,700,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungJe Ho Lee

Lee Pressures

Level 23 : 75,000/150,000, 25,000 ante

The first couple of hands back after the break saw the two players win one each with a button raise before there was another flop.

It was Je Ho Lee who was the raiser, making it 400,000 to go from the button and Cheung re-raised to 1.4 million from the blinds, which Lee called.

Cheung led the {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} flop for 1.1 million and Lee moved all-in. Cheung did not look happy about it but let it go and Lee padded out his stack some more.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Je Ho Lee kr
Je Ho Lee
18,080,000
2,900,000
2,900,000
Profile photo of Sparrow Cheung hk
Sparrow Cheung
4,000,000
-2,900,000
-2,900,000

Tags: Sparrow CheungJe Ho Lee