Sam Greenwood check-called a bet worth 8,000 on the turn out of the small blind against Maksim Shut in the cutoff and the duo then checked down the river. Greenwood was first to show after the button and did so, flipping over . Shuts mucked and dropped a few chips, but remains in the middle of the pack.
There are just nine players remaining and it was Martin Kozlov who eventually lost the fight with his short stack only minutes after David Wang departed and Daniel Geeng chipped up slightly.
Kozlov raised the pot for most of his stack and then got the last 7,500 in against Felipe Ramos out of the blinds on a flop. Kozlov had the and Ramos looked him up with . While the turn changed nothing, the on the river improved Ramos and Kozlov was gone.
Over on table two, David Wang got his short stack in after a flop of and Sam Greenwood looked up the Aussie.
David Wang:
Sam Greenwood:
Greenwood's set of fives was ahead, as Wang had the over pair, gutshot and flush draw. However, the on the turn left him with just four outs to improve to a better full house. A blank on the river sent Wang to the rail.
Over on table one, Isaac Haxton raised the button and Ka Kwan Lau three-bet the small blind, Haxton called and the flop fell . The duo got it in with Haxton at risk of elimination, but the American pro had flopped a straight.
Isaac Haxton:
Ka Kwan Lau:
The on the turn was the perfect card for Lau, as he improved to a better straight, and the river didn't change the outcome of the hand anymore. Haxton was eliminated while Lau then tried to get Fabian Geisel off trips deuces and lost some of the acquired profit.
Sam Greenwood quickly built his big stack further early into Day 2, but has just taken a big hit as PokerStars Team Pro Felipe Ramos doubled through him. After a flop of with 33,000 in the middle, Ramos bet the pot and Greenwood raised to see Ramos call all in for 96,500 in total.
Felipe Ramos:
Sam Greenwood:
The diamonds were dead for Greenwood unless he'd spike running straight flush outs, but the turn gave the Canadian a backdoor flush draw. However, the river was a blank and Ramos doubled.
Hok Lee was moved over to table one in order to balance the remaining field and would soon after find a double against Fabian Geisel.
Lee raised and Geisel defended the big blind to see a pot of 22,500 emerge. On the flop, Geisel checked and Lee bet the pot, Geisel then check-raised and Lee called all in.
Hok Lee:
Fabian Geisel:
The turn and river completed the board and Lee doubled for 41,500.
On the flop, Daniel Geeng check-called a bet worth 9,000 by Chun Yuan Wang and the duo then checked the on the turn. The river saw Geeng bet 17,000 and Wang called, which Geeng prompted to muck and forfeit the pot.
Soon after, the duo clashed again and got into a pot-repot raising war with 54,000 in the middle of the table on a flop of . Wang led for 30,000 and Geeng raised the pot to force a fold.
Maksim Shuts shoved the first hand and got through with it before picking up another small pot against Fabian Geisel soon after. Then, Geisel raised to 10,000 on the button and Shuts shoved the small blind for 21,500. Shuo Li moved all in as well from the big blind for 27,000 and joked "I only saw one card." Geisel called to put two opponents at risk.
Maksim Shuts:
Shuo Li:
Fabian Geisel:
The board ran out and Shuts dodged the flush draw of Geisel to triple up, while Geisel won the small side pot to eliminate Li.
Christian ZetzscheFelipe Ramos Among hopefuls for Day 2 of the Omaha High Roller
In 90 minutes from now, the 2017 PokerStars Championship Macau festival will see 13 players out of a 36-entry strong field return to the tables of the PokerStars Live Macau poker room for Day 2 of the HK$82,400 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. After 12 levels of 45 minutes each, Sam Greenwood leads the field with 436,500 and has a sizable lead over the remaining hopefuls.
Spain's Ka Kwan Lau follows in second place overnight with 262,500 while Germany's Fabian Geisel has the third biggest stack (206,500). Other notables and big stacks through to Day 2 include Daniel Geeng (174,000), Joseph Kushner (165,000), PokerStars Team Pro Felipe "Mojave" Ramos (124,000) and Isaac Haxton (114,000).
The two Aussies David Wang (54,500) and World Series of Poker bracelet winner Martin Kozlov (22,500) will be among the short stacks when the action resumes at 12 p.m. local time with blinds of 1,500/3,000. More than half of the remaining field will leave empty-handed still, as just the top six spots share a portion of the HK$2,793,600 prize pool.
Payout Information
Place
Prize (HKD)
Prize (USD)
1
950,000
122,277
2
656,500
84,500
3
419,000
53,930
4
321,000
41,317
5
251,000
32,307
6
196,100
25,240
At the same time, Day 3 of the Main Event will get underway as well with 151 out of 536 players remaining and the top 103 spots will get paid. Many of the high-stakes regulars no longer in either of the two events will likely return for another shot at glory in the second edition of the HK$206,000 Single-Day High Roller as of 12 p.m. local time as well.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide updates from all three tournaments, so stay tuned and check back regularly.
turn out of the small blind against Maksim Shut in the cutoff and the duo then checked down the 
river. Greenwood was first to show after the button and did so, flipping over 
. Shuts mucked and dropped a few chips, but remains in the middle of the pack.
flop. Kozlov had the 
. While the 
and Sam Greenwood looked up the Aussie.
on the turn left him with just four outs to improve to a better full house. A blank 
on the river sent Wang to the rail.
river didn't change the outcome of the hand anymore. Haxton was eliminated while Lau then tried to get Fabian Geisel off trips deuces and lost some of the acquired profit.
with 33,000 in the middle, Ramos bet the pot and Greenwood raised to see Ramos call all in for 96,500 in total.
river saw Geeng bet 17,000 and Wang called, which Geeng prompted to muck and forfeit the pot.
