Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,410,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
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7,705,000 |
2017 PokerStars Championship Macau
The clock has been paused so Tianyuan Tang and Elliot Smith can discuss a possible deal. Tang has a bit of a chip advantage over the Canadian.
Here are some bloopers to keep you entertained while you wait.
![Elliot Smith & Tianyuan Tang](https://s.pnimg.net/2R1a5VOGoMnPdDcacRnOZ2nCXbfBMYX4JehdAi9RNcM/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTI4LzEveGUyZGNl/NDUxZjYuanBn.webp)
After about an hour of negotiations, the two finalists have struck a deal. Tianyuan Tang and Elliot Smith have decided to chop up the remaining prize pool, securing HK$2,577,000 each and playing for HK$300,000 to the eventual champ.
Player | Prize |
---|---|
Tianyuan Tang | HK$2,577,500 |
Elliot Smith | HK$2,577,500 |
Heads-up play is now underway.
Hand #44: Elliot Smith raised to 190,000 and won the pot.
Hand #45: Tianyuan Tang called from the button and Smith checked, going to a flop of . Both players checked and the turn was the
. Smith checked again, and folded when Tang bet 100,000.
Hand #46: Smith raised to 190,000 and Tang three-bet to 405,000. Smith called and the flop came .
Tang continued with a bet of 350,000, getting a call from Smith. The turn was the and Tang bet again, making it 1,010,000 this time. Smith folded.
Hand #47: Tang raised to 190,000, winning the pot.
Hand #48: Smith raised to 190,000 and Tang mucked.
Hand #49: Tianyuan Tang completed from the button and Elliot Smith checked his big blind. The two saw a flop of , checking through the turn —
and river —
. Smith bet 125,000 and Tang called.
Smith turned over for a flopped straight flush and Tang smiled while mucking his cards.
Hand #50: Smith opened to 190,000 and Tang called. The flop came and Tang check-called a bet of 125,000. The turn was the
and Tang check-folded to a bet of 325,000.
Hand #51: Tang opened to 165,000 and Smith folded.
Hand #52: Smith gave Tang a walk.
Hand #53: Tang opened to 165,000 and Smith called, folding to a continuation bet of 150,000 on the flop.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,900,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
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7,100,000
-605,000
|
-605,000 |
![Elliot Smith](https://s.pnimg.net/ng3Jk8QTKZvHDRiohckI1aEePaNgg_4s0ueKadCiWpM/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTI4LzEveDI0Yjc5/ZDM4MTYuanBn.webp)
Hand #54: Elliot Smith raised to 190,000 and won the pot uncontested.
Hand #55: Tianyuan Tang raised to 165,000 and Smith called, going to a flop of . Both players checked and the turn was the
. They also checked through to the
river. Smith led out for 250,000 and Tang called, mucking when he saw Smith's
.
Hand #56: Smith raised to 190,000 and found a call from Tang. The flop came and Tang checked. Smith bet 125,000 and Tang raised it up to 280,000. Smith called.
The turn was the and Tang continued with a bet of 250,000. Smith called, going to a river of
. Tang bet 1,200,000 and Smith pushed forward a raise to 3,500,000. After a long time in the tank, Tang folded, giving up not just the pot but the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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9,850,000
2,750,000
|
2,750,000 |
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6,300,000
-2,600,000
|
-2,600,000 |
Hand #57: Tianyuan Tang made it 190,000 and Elliot Smith called. Both players checked a flop to see the
on the turn. Tang fired 150,000 and Smith folded.
Hand #58: Smith opened to 190,000 and Tang called. A flop was dealt and Tang's bet of 150,000 was called by Smith. The
was seen on the turn and both players checked, getting the
for free on the river. Both checked again and Tang took it down with
.
Hand #59: Tang opened to 190,000, getting a call from Smith. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the
and Smith won the pot with a bet of 125,000.
Hand #60: Smith opened to 190,000, Tang called and Smith folded to a bet of 150,000 on a flop.
Hand #61: Tang's open was called by Smith and both players checked to the turn on a board. Smith bet 125,000 and Tang called. The river
was also checked and Tang won with
.
Hand #62: Elliot Smith raised to 190,000 and got a call from Tianyuan Tang. They went to a flop of and they checked to the
turn and the
river. Tang bet 175,000 and won the pot when Smith folded.
Hand #63: Tang raised to 190,000 and Smith called. The flop came and Smith checked. Tang bet what looked like 250,000 but it was pulled back quickly as Smith folded almost immediately.
Hand #64: Smith raised to 190,000 and Tang three-bet to 400,000, winning the pot as Smith gave up his cards.
Hand #65: Tang limped in and Smith had an option. He elected to raise, making it 280,000, and Tang called. The flop came and Smith bet 175,000. Tang folded.
Hand #66: Smith raised to 190,000 and Tang folded, showing .
![Tianyuan Tang](https://s.pnimg.net/6ZgINP6TXX1d0eKDT3CRRylPO2vvXF7HcpL1K-hV3h8/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/OTI4LzEveDQ2ODVi/YzQwZjEuanBn.webp)
Hand #67: Tianyuan Tang took down the pot with a bet of 150,000 on the turn of a board.
Hand #68: Tang got a walk.
Hand #69: Tang opened to 190,000 and Smith called. The dealer issued a flop and both players checked through the
on the turn to see the
on the river. Both players checked and Tang tabled
for the win.
Hand #70: Smith opened to 190,000 and Tang called. Smith fired again on a flop and Tang called the 125,000 bet. After seeing the
on the turn, both players checked and the
fell on the river. Tang bet 225,000, Smith called, and mucked when Tang showed
.
Hand #71: Tang opened to 190,000 and folded when Smith three-bet to 600,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,300,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
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7,800,000
-2,050,000
|
-2,050,000 |
Hand #72: Elliot Smith raised to 190,000 and Tianyuan Tang reraised to 540,000. Smith folded and Tang groaned as he turned over , disappointed he couldn't get any action.
Hand #73: Tang limped in and Smith checked, going to a flop of . They both checked to the
turn and Smith check-folded to Tang's bet of 100,000.
Hand #74: Smith raised to 190,000 and Tang called. The flop was and they both checked. The turn was the
and Tang bet 150,000, getting a call out of Smith. They both checked to showdown once the
hit the river. Tang showed
for two pairs on the flop and Smith mucked.
Hand #75: Tang limped and Smith checked. The flop was and they checked to the
turn and to the
river. Smith bet a mere 75,000 and Tang folded.
Hand #76: Smith limped in and Tang checked. The dealer spread a flop of and Tang checked. Smith bet 80,000 and Tang raised to 180,000, getting a fold from his opponent.
Hand #77: Tang limped in and Smith checked. The flop was and both players checked to the
turn. They also checked to the
river and Smith checked. Tang bet 100,000 and then mucked it when Smith called. Smith picked up the pot without having to reveal his hand.