2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

Main Event
Day: 6
Event Info

2017 PokerStars Championship Macau

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
2,877,500 HKD
Event Info
Buy-in
42,400 HKD
Prize Pool
20,796,800 HKD
Entries
536
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000

Hands #122-128: Cheap Flops Everywhere

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #122: Elliot Smith limped in and Tianyuan Tang checked. The flop came {2-Hearts}{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds} and Tang bet 125,000. Smith called and the turn was the {10-Clubs}. Tang continued for 250,000 and Smith called again. The river was the {q-Clubs} and they both checked. Smith mucked as he saw Tang's {8-Spades}{9-Clubs} for a turned straight.

Hand #123: Tang raised to 250,000 and Smith called. The flop was {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} and both players checked. Smith bet 275,000 on the {9-Hearts} turn and won the pot.

Hand #124: Smith limped and Tang checked. The flop was {5-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Tang won the pot when he bet 100,000.

Hand #125: Tang limped and Smith checked. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{a-Hearts} and the two players checked to the {4-Spades} turn and the {7-Clubs} river. Smith check-folded to Tang's bet of 100,000.

Hand #126: Smith limped in and Tang checked to see a flop of {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{6-Clubs}. Tang checked, Smith bet 100,000, Tang raised to 250,000, and Smith folded.

Hand #127: Tang limp-folded to Smith's 325,000 raise.

Hand #128: Smith and Tang went to the flop for the minimum, seeing {j-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} hit the table. Tang check-called a bet of 100,000 and saw the {7-Spades} turn.

Tang took the intiative and led out for 250,000. Smith called and the river came {10-Hearts}. Tang bet 350,000 and Smith called. Tang showed {q-Spades}{6-Spades} and was beat by Smith's {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}.

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Hands #117-121: Takes Two to Tang-o

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #117: Tianyuan Tang gave Elliot Smith a walk.

Hand #118: Smith opened to 225,000 and Tang called. The flop was {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and both players checked. After the {8-Clubs} landed on the turn, Tang bet 225,000. Smith called. The river was the {j-Diamonds} and Tang bet 700,000. Smith folded.

Hand #119: Tang fired 250,000 preflop and post flop to take down the pot.

Hand #120: Smith limped in and Tang checked. The flop came {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} and both players checked to get a free turn card. The {8-Hearts} showed up on the turn and Tang bet 100,000. Smith called and the {2-Clubs} completed the board on the river. Tang check-folded to a bet of 300,000.

Hand #121: Tang bet 225,000 on a {2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop after opening to 250,000 preflop. Smith folded.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Hands #112-116: Small Pots Both Ways

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #112: Elliot Smith opened to 225,000 and Tianyuan Tang called, seeing a flop of {j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Tang check-folded to Smith's bet of 325,000.

Hand #113: Tang limped in and Smith raised to 325,000. Tang folded.

Hand #114: Smith limped in and Tang checked. They saw a flop of {7-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and Tang checked. Smith bet 100,000 and Tang called. The turn was the {3-Spades} and they both checked. The river of {6-Clubs} saw Tang cut out a bet that looked to be about 250,000, but Smith immediately folded before the bet was cut out.

Hand #115: Smith was gifted with a walk.

Hand #116: Smith limped and Tang checked. The flop came {7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and Tang bet 100,000. Smith folded.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

Hands #106-112: Smith Wins This Round, Reclaims Chip Lead

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Heads Up Elliot Smith & Tianyuan Tang
Heads Up Elliot Smith & Tianyuan Tang

Hand #106: After checking down a {j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs} board, Elliot Smith bet 175,000 which was called by Tianyuan Tang. Tang won the pot with {k-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Hand #107: Smith got a walk.

Hand #108: Smith won after opening to 225,000.

Hand #109: Tang limped in and Smith checked allowing a {2-Clubs}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop to fan out. Both players checked and Smith fired 100,000 on the {10-Spades} turn card. Tang called and the {q-Spades} completed the board. Smith bet 300,000 and Tang folded.

Hand #110: Smith bet 100,000 on a {4-Spades}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs} flop and won the pot.

Hand #111: Tang opened to 250,000 and Smith called. The flop came {3-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} and Smith check-called a bet of 250,000. The {4-Diamonds} fell on the turn and both players checked to the {j-Spades} on the river. Both checked again and Smith won with {k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}.

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Hands #102-105: Smith Pushes Tang Off Huge Pot

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #102: Elliot Smith raised to 225,000 and won the pot.

Hand #103: Tianyuan Tang limped in and Smith checked, going to a flop of {q-Spades}{3-Spades}{4-Hearts}. Smith bet 125,000 and Tang called. The turn was the {10-Spades} and both players checked, going to the {j-Clubs} river. They both checked again. Smith showed {2-Clubs}{5-Spades} and it was swept away as Tang held the winning hand of {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}.

Hand #104: Smith called the blind and Tang checked. The flop was {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and both players checked all the way to showdown with the board completing with {2-Hearts} and {9-Diamonds}. Tang had the winner with {k-Spades}{8-Spades} and Smith mucked.

Hand #105: In a hand that saw all the action preflop, Tang raised to 250,000. Smith three-bet to 700,000 and Tang went in the tank, eventually four-betting to 1,150,000. Smith quickly pushed all in for a total of 5,875,000. Tang took almost two minutes to make his decision, finally folding.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tianyuan Tang cn
Tianyuan Tang
8,450,000
-2,365,000
-2,365,000
Profile photo of Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
7,665,000
2,365,000
2,365,000

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Hands #97-101: Smith Gets Some Back

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #97: Tianyuan Tang gave Elliot Smith a walk.

Hand #98: Smith limped in and Tang checked. They checked down a {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{8-Hearts}{a-Hearts} board and Smith won with {j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Hand #99: Smith called an open of 250,000, receiving a {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds} flop. Smith check-called a bet of 200,000 to get the {8-Clubs} on the turn. Both players checked, and the river was the {5-Diamonds}. Both checked again and Smith won with {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

Hand #100: Smith folded to a bet of 125,000 on the turn of a {5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} board.

Hand #101: Tang opened to 250,000 and Smith called. A {9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} flop was given and Smith called a bet of 250,000. They checked down the turn, {3-Diamonds} and river, {6-Hearts}, with Smith raking in the pot with {j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

Hands #93-96: Tang Pulls Away

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #93: Tianyuan Tang raised to 200,000 and Elliot Smith called, going to a flop of {9-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{2-Spades}. Smith checked and folded to Tang's bet of 150,000.

Hand #94: Smith raised to 225,000 and won the pot without resistance.

Hand #95: Smith was given a walk.

Hand #96: Smith raised to 225,000 and Tang three-bet to 525,000. Smith called and the two went to a flop of {q-Spades}{k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}.

Tang continued with a bet of 250,000, getting a call from Smith. The turn was the {a-Clubs} and they both checked, bringing out the river of {6-Spades}. Tang bet 500,000 and Smith thought for over half a minute before calling. Tang showed {a-Spades}{4-Clubs} and Smith threw his cards in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tianyuan Tang cn
Tianyuan Tang
10,815,000
1,565,000
1,565,000
Profile photo of Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
5,300,000
-1,565,000
-1,565,000

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Hands #87-92: Small Ballin'

Level 29 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #87: Tianyuan Tang called from the button and Smith raised to 400,000. Tang folded.

Hand #88: Smith called and Tang checked. Smith took it down with a bet of 100,000 on a {7-Spades}{k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop.

Hand #89: Smith got a walk.

Hand #90: Tang won the pot with a raise to 250,000 after Smith led out on a {q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts} flop.

Hand #91: Tang opened to 200,000 and Smith folded.

Hand #92: Smith called and Tang checked. A flop of {5-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} was seen and Tang picked up the pot with a bet of 125,000.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang