Hao Shen leads the pack into Day 2 tomorrow
What an afternoon at PokerStars LIVE Macau!
We saw the Red Dragon entrant record broken tonight after 534 took their seats and taken our total player count as much as a whopping 1,145. That comfortably eclipsed the 1,075 field record set last time at MPC24 in order that means back-to-back record breaking Red Dragons here on the Macau Poker Cup.
Of today's 534 it was Hao Shen who ended up on top after 12 levels of play. He emerged because the chip leader in a single of the overall hands of the night. Shen overtook Daniel Lee who was leading for many of the last level until after the overall five hands were called. He bagged up 254,300 on the conclusion of play and can be the only to chase for those returning tomorrow.
Leading the best way - Hao Shen
Shen only has one live cash to his name but he's put himself in an even position to potentially change that here this week. That money was on this very event back in February when Shen finished 53rd for HK$35,700.
Joining Shen tomorrow from the 126 players who made it though today include Leon Hsu (101,000), Yohwan Lim (86,600), Sparrow Cheung (48,100) and Wayne Zhang (43,900).
While they'll all be counting their blessings, hundreds of others weren't so lucky. A few of folks that didn't make the cut include Henrik Tollefsen, Gary Pepper, Ben Wilson, and Raiden Kan.
Henrik Tollefsen
Being the last Day 1 flight the prize pool and payout information was also made available after the tournament was locked out. The overall prize pool is HK$11,995,020 with the eventual champion taking home HK$2,509,000 - which incorporates a 2016 ACOP Main Event seat. One can find a listing of all of the payouts right here.
Now that's all from us here in Macau tonight. We'll be back at it again tomorrow from 3pm local time for Day 2. Meanwhile you'll take a look at the Day 2 seating draw here. We are hoping you'll be able to join us here at the PokerStars Blog as we get someday toward crowning an MPC25 Red Dragon champion!
3:20pm: Five more handsLevel 12: Blinds - 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
The announcement have been made. Only five more hands remain here on Day 1C.
Daniel Lee still leads the best way. Let's have a look at if he can stay out in front within the dying stages.
3:05pm: Lee leading the wayLevel 12: Blinds - 1,000/2,000 (300 ante)
It's the general level of the night now and Daniel Lee appears to have run away with the chip lead.
He scored a few of his chips in a contemporary pot where he sent Jin Tian home just shy of an afternoon 2 appearance. The 2 got all of the money in preflop and Lee had the most productive of it.
Lee: A♠Q♦Tian: J♣T♥
Tian was live and while she did improve to a straight draw at the turn the deck ran out in Lee's favor when the cards fell 2♥8♦6♣9♥A♦.
Lee now has an amazing 290,000 in play.
2:45am: Tollefsen taken to townLevel 11: Blinds - 800/1,600 (200 ante)
Henrik Tollefsen is approaching the risk zone after losing a pot to the player within the big blind.
Tollefsen raised from under the gun to 3,500 preflop and when it folded around to the massive blind he chose to defend. The flop fell A♥T♣T♥ and both players checked through to the Q♣ turn.
Again both checked and the 3♣ arrived at the end.
The big blind bet 5,500 into Tollefsen who called to look the bad news. His opponent tabled K♥J♦ for a turned Broadway straight which was adequate to take the pot and set Tollefsen back to 18,400.
2:25am: Power poker from PattyLevel 11: Blinds - 800/1,600 (200 ante)
Apparently Patty Lai doesn't take people attempted to steal her blinds lightly.
It folded around to the player at the button and he raised to 3,200 before the verdict was on Lai within the big blind. She reached deep and played back with a hefty 13,000 to go.
The button gave it up shortly and Lai climbed to 44,000.
Patty Lai
2:05am: Clark collects the blinds and antesLevel 10: Blinds - 600/1,200 (200 ante)
Chris Clark is sitting with just over the typical stack of 37,083 in this day and age. He has 46,000 in front of him after taking down a pot preflop.
It folded to Clark at the button and he raised it as much as 3,700. The small blind folded before the large blind tossed 7♠4♦ face up into the muck.
Clark showed his tablemates Q♦T♦ and the pot was pushed his way.
1:55am: Squeeze from SoyzaLevel 10: Blinds - 600/1,200 (200 ante)
Christopher Soyza now has 54,500 in chips after taking down a pot with some preflop aggression.
After a raise to 2,500 and speak to the action was folded to Soyza within the big blind. He reached into his stack and made it 7,500 to go.
The other two active players decided to let it go and Soyza took down the pot.
1:40am: Fu finds troubleLevel 10: Blinds - 600/1,200 (200 ante)
Ying Fu managed a 4th place finish at APPT Macau for HK$755,000 but he just encountered a brutal runout which saw a large pot taken clear of him.
Fu raised to 2,700 preflop and was called by the player within the hijack seat. They went to a flop of 4♠4♣8♥ and Fu continued for 3,800. His opponent didn't hesitate to push all in excessive and after 10 seconds consideration Fu committed the chips.
Fu: J♠J♦Hijack: 5♣5♦
Fu was in great shape to send his rival packing and scoop the pot until the 7♥ turn and 6♥ brought a runner runner straight for his opponent.
Considering the bad run of luck Fu perceived to take it well. He still has 27,000 in play.
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It's time for the last break of the night. Play recommences in 10 minutes.
1:20am: Payout informationLevel 9: Blinds - 500/1,000 (100 ante)
The last Day 1 flight have been locked out and the prize pool information was released.
On top of essentially the most illustrious trophy in poker, players can be chasing a top prize of HK$2,509,000 which incorporates a HK$100,000 entry into the 2016 ACOP Main Event.
That is a part of a complete prize pool rounding HK$11,995,020. Those lucky enough to make it into the cash will guarantee themselves a payday of no less than HK$23,790. One can find a whole list of the payouts right here.
1am: When it Waynes it poursLevel 9: Blinds - 500/1,000 (100 ante)
Current APOY race leader Wayne Zhang is constant to climb. He just eliminated tablemate to realize some more chips.
We arrived on the table to peer Zhang three-bet to 6,200 before his opponent moved all in excessive. Zhang snapped it off and he saw he was in front when the cards went on their backs.
Zhang's pocket queens were dominating versus pocket tens and so they held when the board came down 5♦3♦2♣2♦7♠.
With a shrug Zhang collected the chips and moved as much as a complete of 68,000.
12:40am: Largest freezeout in Asia-Pacific history!Level 8: Blinds - 400/800 (100 ante)
Registration for the MPC25 Red Dragon is now locked out and as such we now have confirmation at the total size of the sphere. As we reported before the record has again been broken - quite comfortably too.
The record was set at MPC24 when 1,075 tried their luck and this time, with today's 534 within the mix, we made a complete player count of 1,145.
Back-to-back record breaking events for the MPC Red Dragon. Truly a testament to the expansion of poker here in Macau!
12:25am: Lim squeezesLevel 8: Blinds - 400/800 (100 ante)
First two-time APPT champion Aaron Lim is here and doing what he's renowned for - accumulating chips. He just took down another pot with a well-timed preflop move.
After a raise to 2,100 and a choice the action was folded to Lim at the button. He installed a large three-bet to 7,100 and while his opponents glared at him like they did not quite believe the tale he was telling, they both opted to fold.
Lim now has over double the common stack, sitting pretty on 46,800.
12:15am: Wan walking awayLevel 8: Blinds - 400/800 (100 ante)
China's Meilin Wan just left us during Level 8.
We arrived on the table just as she was exiting her seat. The community cards were Q-Q-J-10-3 and while Wan had two pair holding A♣T♥ it wasn't adequate against her tablemate's A♦J♣.
She must be content with only last for around three quarters of the day.
Meilin Wan
12am: Podd caught outLevel 7: Blinds - 300/600 (75 ante)
The United Kingdom's Lewis Podd just chose the incorrect time for a bluff in a battle of the blinds.
On a flop of T♠K♦2♥ Podd led out for 2,100 however the player within the big blind raised it as much as 5,600. Podd called and the T♣ paired the board at the turn. Despite being raised at the flop Podd fired again, this time for 4,000, and the large blind pondered his decision for over a minute before committing the chips.
The K♠ river double paired the board and Podd almost instantly moved all in with enough to hide his opponent's las 8,075. The latter snapped it off with K♥Q♣ for kings full while Podd sheepishly tabled Q♠J♦ for a busted straight draw.
With that misstep Podd drops to 9,825 in chips.
11:40pm: Mustering energyLevel 7: Blinds - 300/600 (75 ante)
Day 1C has now crossed the halfway point and with play set to conclude sometime around 3:30am players is also beginning to feel fatigue set in.
Luckily for them, Red Bull - the official energy drink provider of this MPC - have stocked the tournament floor with fridges filled to the brim with Red Bull varieties freed from charge.
Many players here at PokerStars LIVE Macau are making the most of the opportunity, sipping the energy drinks to stick sharp on the table.
11:15pm: Time for a break
Players at the moment are on a 10-minute scheduled break. Coverage will resume shortly.
11:05pm: Ship it to SushantLevel 6: Blinds - 200/400 (50 ante)
There was roughly 7,500 within the pot by the river with Aditya Sushant and Henrik Tollefsen the one active players. The board read 5♠3♣3♥A♦7♥ and it was on Sushant to behave first.
He bombed it for 6,500 before the verdict was over to Tollefsen. The Norwegian eyed his own stack but decided to fold.
He falls under starting stack, now right down to 13,000 while Sushant has doubled his initial chip count with 31,000 in front of him.
10:45pm: Battle of the ZhangsLevel 6: Blinds - 200/400 (50 ante)
The Asia Player of the Year leader board frontrunner Wayne Zhang has decided to enroll in us today. He'll be seeking to extend that lead here this week and is already doing well on the table.
Wayne just took chips from Bolei Zhang who made a preflop raise to 1,150 from the button. Wayne defended his big unaware of see a connected 3♥7♥5♥ flop. The action went check check and the 4♠ arrived at the turn.
Wayne led out for 1,300 and Bolei called before the A♣ river appeared. Loading up again, Wayne fired for 2,350. Bolei looked displeased and flipped over the A♠ as he passed his hand to the dealer.
With that hand Wayne moves as much as 34,000 in chips.
Wayne Zhang
10:25pm: Lee at the warpathLevel 5: Blinds - 150/300 (25 ante)
It was only in the near past that we reported Poyen Lee was building a stack here and he's continuing the rage after knocking out Gay Peng Tan.
After a player limped, Lee made it 950 to move. Peng was next to behave and he shoved all in for 5,975. The limper tossed his hand away but Lee called to place Peng at risk.
Lee: 7♥7♣Peng: K♥9♥
It was a good fight but Peng couldn't improve at the 8♥6♠2♠3♦3♥ runout. He exited the tournament area while Lee stacked up much more chips - now sitting with 40,300.
10:15pm: Lee looking goodLevel 5: Blinds - 150/300 (25 ante)
Poyen Lee has already greater than doubled his starting stack. A few of those chips came in a contemporary hand against three tablemates.
Players were four-handed at the turn with the board showing J♠8♦T♣K♥. Zhenshan Wu checked from the small blind, Wei Zhong checked from the large blind and Ganlin Li bet 1,200. Lee made the call, as did Wu, but Zhong folded and the opposite three went to the Q♦ river.
With four to a straight on board the action was checked to Lee and he fired for 3,500. The opposite two didn't hesitate to provide it up and Lee increased his stack to 33,700.
10pm: The record falls!Level 5: Blinds - 150/300 (25 ante)
It's official - back to back record breaking MPC Red Dragon fields here in Macau.
The MPC24 Red Dragon proved itself the biggest freezeout tournament within the Asia-Pacific last time and now MPC25 Red Dragon takes the crown with already 1,097 and late registration still open.
PokerStars LIVE Macau took to Twitter to expose the nice news.
9:45pm: Lu takes chips from ChongLevel 4: Blinds - 100/200 (25 ante)
Players were at the turn with the cards showing 4♦A♥2♣K♦ after we caught the action. Meng Ju Lu checked it over to Chris Chong who barreled for 2,100. Lu asked to look his opponent's stack before making the call.
The 7♦ river rolled off and the action went check check shortly. Lu flashed A♣2♠ for a flopped two pair which was good to win the pot.
He builds to 21,200 in chips.
9:25pm: Chang chips upLevel 4: Blinds - 100/200 (25 ante)
Christopher Soyza raised to 450 from under the gun and collected both Fei Chang and Tao Peng as callers. They went to a flop of 9♥2♦K♥. Peng checked from the massive blind, Soyza checked and Chang checked before the dealer turned the A♥.
It was checked through again and the 5♦ completed the board. Peng took a stab at it for 700 and with Soyza out of ways it was back to Chang.
Chang loaded up a decision and studied Peng for about a minute. Ultimately he did decide to a decision and saw the good news when Peng tabled K♠4♠. Chang had that beat with A♠Q♦ and the pot was pushed his way.
He climbs to 22,800 while Peng drops to 14,775.
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Players have just begun a 10-minute scheduled break.
8:50pm: Ward wins oneLevel 3: Blinds - 100/200
Alex Ward finished 3rd within the APPT Macau Main Event for HK$1,00,200 ($128,991) in May and he's back and accumulating chips on this Red Dragon Day 1C.
The action began with Qifeng Duan raising to 550 and after Song Pan came along, Ward squeezed to 2,000 from the small blind. Duan got out of ways but Pan called again and the flop landed 5♣9♠9♣.
Ward continued for 2,000 but Pan quickly mucked. After losing some earlier Ward is now back as much as 12,750.
Alex Ward
8:35pm: Feng folds to four-betLevel 3: Blinds - 100/200
Zhiyi Feng has had an outstanding year here at PokerStars LIVE Macau. Firstly he final tabled the HK$20,000 at MPC24 after which he backed it up with another final table appearance in May at APPT Macau. Those 5th and 7th place finishes respectively earned him a combined total of HK$625,200 ($80,324).
Those scores at the moment are the one recorded live cashes he's had so he'll be seeking to make it three from three this week.
He did just lose a pot, however, to Yohwan Lim after some preflop action. Lim opened to 450 from the button before Feng played back at him to the tune of 1,200 from the large blind. Lim came back excessive for a complete of 3,250 and sent Feng into the tank.
Feng tanked for around two minutes before letting the hand go.
8:15pm: Chen chips up from DuvnjakLevel 2: Blinds - 50/100
Jian Chen is accumulating chips already after an aggressive line against Zdravko Duvnjak.
The flop read 2♦Q♦9♦ and Duvnjak bet 850 before Chen made it 2,100 to move. Duvnjak flicked in a decision and the 4♠ appeared at the turn.
Duvnjak checked to Chen who bet another 3,350. It didn't take long for Duvnjak to offer it up and the pot was pushed Chen's way. He now has 18,600 at his disposal.
7:55pm: Shaoqing Liu eliminatedLevel 2: Blinds - 50/100
Shaoqing Liu was one of the vital first to fall by the wayside tonight. He just lost the last of it to Japan's Katsuhiro Muto.
We arrived on the table just as Liu was getting out of his seat to look the board reading 9♣4♠6♦5♦8♦. Liu had Q♠Q♦ in front of him but Muto had the very best K♠K♦.
That was adequate to send Liu packing as Muto now sits with around double the starting stack.
7:35pm: Tollefsen takes one from KimLevel 1: Blinds - 25/50
Norway's Henrik Tollefsen just scooped a pot from Dong Kim with a raise at the river.
We arrived on the table to look the board reading 2♠9♦8♦K♠3♠ and Dong Kim was within the big blind. He led at it for 600 before the verdict fell to Tollefsen.
Reaching into his stack Tollefsen grabbed two 1,000-denomination chips and announced a raise for only the chip amount. We missed the precise sizing but it surely was adequate to take down the pot as Kim threw his hand away.
7:25pm: ACOP coming soonLevel 1: Blinds - 25/50
While Day 1C of this Red Dragon is solely kicking off we thought we'd take some time to remind you that the Asia Championship of Poker may be back here in October.
The ACOP is Asia's richest poker festival and you'll read all about it and find the whole schedule right here.
7:15pm: Familiar faces everywhereLevel 1: Blinds - 25/50
The room is packed out here at PokerStars LIVE Macau and we've already spotted a host of notable players.
Raiden Kan, Dong Kim, Russell Thomas, Henrik Tollefsen, Sparrow Cheung, Ben Wilson, Christopher Soyza and Yue Feng Pan have all been spotted within the early stages.
Yue Feng Pan raised the trophy here back at MPC23 and Tollefsen took down the High Roller during MPC21. They'll both certainly be in search of another huge score in Macau this week.
7:00pm: Shuffle up and deal!Level 1: Blinds - 25/50
It's go time here for the MPC25 Red Dragon Day 1C. We've hundreds already of their seats and an extended line still on the registration booth.
We'll be seeking to break the sector record of 1,075 today and things look promising so far.
For now though it is time to hit the tournament floor.
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The final Day 1 flight is upon us and it's expected to be the most important one yet.
There can be 12 levels of 40 minutes apiece tonight. With the later 7pm start play is about to conclude at around 3:30am. Players begin with 15,000 in play and Level 1 can be 50/100.
Those who take to the tables today could be chasing Day 1A chip leader Yandong Liu. He set the pace on Sunday by bagging up 203,600, just 700 in chips sooner than the Day 1B leader Canlin Chen.
As always we'll have your whole live reporting needs covered, with the entire action direct from the tournament floor. Remember to stay tuned here on the PokerStars Blog!
PokerStars Blog reporting in Macau delivered to you by Brad Kain. Photos by Kenneth Lim Photography courtesy of PokerStars LIVE Macau.
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