13 Players Remain in the Hunt for the Omaha High Roller Title in Macau
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.