HK$80,000 High Roller
Day 2 Completed
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
HK$80,000 High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 Poker King Cup Macau
Buy-in
80,000 HKD
Prize Pool
5,138,100 HKD
Entries
69
Level
24
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
After almost 14 levels of play, Tokuho Yoshinaga took down the Poker King Cup Macau HK$80,000 High Roller for HK$1,410,169 by defeating another player from Japan, Takashi Ogura. The tournament here in the beautiful Venetian Macau Resort & Hotel attracted 69 entries in total which was double the number of players (34) that played in last year’s event.
The first-place prize meant that Yoshinaga more than doubled his recorded lifetime tournament cashes and this would take him to just over $400,000 in total. This was also his second tournament win ever so he was very happy to have taken this tournament down. Other notables on the final table included Hon Cheong Lee, Hong Jun Zhao, and Wenling Gao.
Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize (HKD) | Prize (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokuho Yoshinaga | Japan | 1,410,169* | 180,472 |
| 2 | Takashi Ogura | Japan | 1,323,831* | 169,423 |
| 3 | Hon Cheong Lee | Hong Kong | 683,500 | 87,474 |
| 4 | William Fasano | United Kingdom | 472,800 | 60,508 |
| 5 | Hong Jun Zhao | China | 318,600 | 40,774 |
| 6 | Wenling Gao | China | 241,500 | 30,907 |
| 7 | He Chang | China | 195,300 | 24,994 |
| 8 | Wang Zhi Li | China | 169,600 | 21,705 |
| 9 | Dennis Rubba | United Kingdom | 164,500 | 21,053 |
*After deal
Today’s Action
Day 2 started with 36 players while the late registration and reentry period was still open for the first two hours. During Day 1, the tournament attracted 54 entries and another 15 were added onto that during Day 2. Preston Lee won his maiden WSOP bracelet this summer and started the day short and ran ace-queen into the pocket nines of his opponent. Last year’s runner-up in this event, Phanlert Sukonthachartnant couldn’t win with ace-nine when Liang Xu held eight-four and hit a four on the flop.
Another new WSOP bracelet winner was Michael Addamo who busted both bullets he fired today before even really being able to build up a stack. Sergio Aido from Spain had to reenter early on the day when his ace-king couldn’t beat the pocket jacks of Kuisong Wu. His second bullet was unsuccessful too as he ran ace-king into the pocket tens of another player and didn’t manage to find a way to the payout desk in the end.
Other well-known players that failed to cash today include Phachara Wongwichit who held ace-jack when he shoved but was called by Ogura who had pocket sixes. Mark Hammond rand pocket queens into the king-queen of Yi Fan Yang but couldn’t hold. Yang was also responsible for busting James Chen with pocket kings when Chen had jack-ten. Day 1 chip leader Duan Chao couldn’t get paid today either as he ran his king-ten into the ace-eight of Lee.
Yang ended up being the bubble boy in the end when he first doubled up Lee on the bubble and was left behind with less than one big blind. He then tripled up again, mainly through Lee, and then lost it all with nine-eight in a three-way pot against Yoshinaga and He Chang with Chang scooping the pot. With ten players left on the last two tables, Yang Li was the first to go when he shoved his pocket kings on the turn and was called by Gao. Gao needed the river to make it a full house to take Li out of the running.
The final table was now set with Yoshinaga in the chip lead that he never gave away again. Dennis Rubba was the first to leave the final table stage when his pocket fours couldn’t crack Yoshinaga’s aces. Wang Zhi Li shoved king-ten into the queen-jack of Gao and she managed to hit a queen on the river to bust Li.
Lee went on a bit of a rollercoaster by first doubling up Zhao, then he eliminated Chang with ace-ten against Chang’s jack-ten. Disaster struck Lee when he doubled up Ogura, leaving himself behind with just over 3 big blinds. Ogura held ten-nine and Lee had pocket jacks. Ogura managed to flop a straight and that was enough for now. Lee then doubled up twice in a row and again, lost a bunch when he had to pay Zhao’s double-up.
Even though Lee went up and down with his stack, Gao was the next to be axed when she ran her pocket fives into the aces of Yoshinaga. The only female to have entered the High Roller is no stranger to these tournaments but was disappointed in failing to finally conquer her first High Roller title after coming close again. Only ten minutes later, Lee doubled up again, taking some chips back from Zhao. Zhao then lost the rest of his stack to William Fasano who had quietly been collecting pay jumps up till then. Zhao’s ace-queen couldn’t win against the ace-king of Fasano.
Fasano himself was the next to say goodbye when his ace-seven wasn’t good enough to beat the ace-king of Ogura. The whirlwind of hands being played didn’t stop and Lee was next to go. His ace-three couldn’t win against the ace-jack of Yoshinaga. Yoshinaga and Ogura quickly took a break and discussed an ICM-deal. After a few minutes, they agreed on things and continued to play for the trophy.
During the first hand of heads-up, they both held pocket kings and split the pot. The hand right after that, Ogura’s pocket sixes couldn’t hold up against the ace-queen of Yoshinaga who found a queen on the flop and that was it for Ogura. They hugged it out and Yoshinaga was the one to take the trophy honors for Japan tonight.
This concludes the live reporting for the PokerNews team for the High Roller. The live updates will continue tomorrow, Saturday, September 22, as Day 1b of the Main Event starts at 1 PM local time so make sure to follow those for all the action right here in Macau!
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Takashi Ogura raised to 90,000 from the button and Tokuho Yoshinaga three-bet to 350,000 in the big blind. Ogura shoved for 1,400,000 in total and Yoshinaga snap-called.
Takashi Ogura: 
Tokuho Yoshinaga: 
The flop came 
to give Yoshinaga the higher pair with the queens. The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn and the 
on the river which meant that Ogura was eliminated as the runner-up for the new negotiated prize of HK$1,323,831.
A full recap of today's action is to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,450,000
1,410,000
|
1,410,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
The players have returned to play and have negotiated a deal:
Tokuho Yoshinaga will get HKD 1,410,169 and Takashi Ogura will receive HKD 1,323,831. They will continue to play for the trophy.
In the first hand of heads-up, Yoshinaga raised to 80,000 from the button and Ogura three-bet to 260,000. Yoshinaga looked at the bet and decided to put Ogura all-in. Ogura called.
Takashi Ogura: 
Tokuho Yoshinaga: 
They both held pocket kings so only a flush draw on the flop would make it exciting.
The board ran out 
to split the pot.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Now Tokuho Yoshinaga and Takashi Ogura are playing an all Japanese heads-up, they have gone for a quick unscheduled break.
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hon Cheong Lee shoved for 400,000 from the small blind and was called by Tokuho Yoshinaga in the big blind.
Hon Cheong Lee: 
Tokuho Yoshinaga:
The board ran out 
for Yoshinaga's higher cards to hold to take Lee out of the running for tonight in third place for HK$683,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,040,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
|
|
1,410,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
William Fasano shoved all in for 590,000 in total from under the gun and Takashi Ogura called in the small blind.
William Fasano:
Takashi Ogura: 
The board ran out 
for Ogura's higher cards to hold and eliminate Fasano in fourth place for HK$472,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,415,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Tokuho Yoshinaga raised from the small blind to put Takashi Ogura all-in and Ogura called in the big blind for 375,000 in total.
Takashi Ogura: 
Tokuho Yoshinaga: 
The board ran out 
for Ogura to hit a pair of nines on the flop to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
|
770,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
William Fasano completed his small blind and Tokuho Yoshinaga raised to 105,000 in the big blind. Fasano called.
The flop came 
, Fasano check-raised the 60,000 continuation-bet of Yoshinaga to 160,000. Yoshinaga called.
The turn brought them the 
, Fasano now check-folded to the 130,000 bet of Yoshinaga.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,000,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
600,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |