In half an hour from now as of 12 p.m. local time, Day 1 of the 2017 PokerStars Championship Macau HK$82,400 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller will kick off at the PokerStars Live poker room at the City of Dreams. While Omaha is not as popular here in Macau, quite a few familiar names of the international poker circuit, which are no longer in the Main Event, are expected to join the action for double the fun. There will also be an elusive PokerStars Championship trophy up for grabs to attract some notables.
The event comes with a single re-entry option until the start of level 11, at which the registration will close as well, and all levels last 45 minutes each. All players receive a starting stack of 50,000 and the initial blinds at 100-200, a total of 13 levels are scheduled for Day 1 before the tournament will then determine it's champion tomorrow as of 12 p.m. local time. Depending on the field size, there may be alterations to the schedule and number of levels for Day 1 though, so stay tuned for further updates.
Sam Greenwood defended his big blind against the raise of Quan Zhou and check-raised a flop of . Zhou called and also called the pot-sized bet on the turn to see a pot of almost 50,000 emerge to the river. Greenwood got the remainder of his stack in and Zhou quickly said "I call."
Greenwood rolled over the for a set of deuces, but Zhou had that beat with for a straight.
In a three-bet pot preflop, Ka Kwan Lau on the button and Fabian Geisel in the small blind headed to the flop of and the German continued with a pot-sized bet, which Lau called. On the turn, Geisel bet 15,000 into a pot of 30,4000 and Lau called before Geisel then checked the on the river.
Lau took less than a minute before moving all in and Geisel double-checked his cards to ensure he had it before quickly calling. Geisel turned over the for a full house and Lau instantly tossed his cards right into the muck, then paid off the 23,600 of Geisel.
Wei Zhao has become the first player to bust on two bullets and he may no longer buy back in, while Fabian Geisel and Jussi Nevanlinna are thriving. It was however Jan Collado, who dealt the final blow to Zhao.
It all went in after a raising war on a flop of and the cards were tabled with Zhao at risk,
Wei Zhao:
Jan Collado:
Collado was in the lead with top pair and a wrap, while Zhao was looking for diamonds. The river gave Collado a straight, and the river changed nothing whatsoever to eliminate Zhao.
Fresh off winning a pot without showdown against Imad Derwiche, Oliver Weis increased the aggression yet another notch when facing the raise to 3,000 by Vladimir Troyanovskiy and the call by Sam Greenwood on the button. Weis three-bet to 13,200 out of the small blind and both his opponents called.
On the flop, Weis bet 12,000 and Troyanovskiy folded, Greenwood called. The appeared on the turn and Weis moved in for his remaining 45,000, which Greenwood called after quickly double-checking his cards.
Oliver Weis:
Sam Greenwood:
The river was already meaningless, as Weis was drawing dead to win the pot, and Greenwood boosted his stack significantly.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy raised from early position and Edison Nguyen three-bet out of the big blind, Troyanovskiy shoved his last 17,000 and Nguyen called with the slightly superior stack of 21,000.
Vladimir Troyanovskiy:
Edison Nguyen:
The board came and that was it for Troyanovskiy.
Hand 2
The very next hand, Sam Greenwood raised to 3,000 and Imad Derwiche called. Nguyen three-bet the pot with around 25,000 behind and both opponents called to see a flop of . Nguyen shoved, Greenwood called and then also called the shove of Derwiche to put two players at risk.
Edison Nguyen:
Imad Derwiche:
Sam Greenwood:
The on the turn changed nothing just yet, but the on the river gave Greenwood a flush and he knocked out yet another two opponents. "Good job," joked Maksim Shuts, who was the sole remaining opponent on the table, and both were soon sent to another table in order to balance the remaining field.
On the heads-up turn of with 14,400 in the middle, Fabian Geisel checked out of the big blind and Kazuhiko Yotsushika bet the pot on the button. Geisel then check-raised all in for more than 60,000 and Yotsushika was about to drop in the chips immediately before apologizing and checking his cards again. Geisel nodded, and Yotsushika then called all in for around 57,000.
Kazuhiko Yotsushika:
Fabian Geisel:
The river failed to improve Yotsushika and he has been eliminated.
Jan Collado limped from the cutoff and Ka Kwan Lau raised from one seat over, before Sylvain Loosli called in the big blind. Collado squeezed to 24,000 and just Lau called, Loosli folded.
On the flop, Collado shoved for the last 12,400 with and Lau called with . The turn and river blanked and Collado doubled.
Hand 2
Lau raised to 5,100 in the cutoff and Loosli three-bet the pot to pick up a call by Lau. The Spaniard joked "now I gonna hit a good turn," and with a pot worth 35,400 to the flop, he faced the shove of Loosli for just under the size of the pot. Lau called and the cards were turned over.
Sylvain Loosli:
Ka Kwan Lau:
The turn left Loosli drawing dead, making the river a formality. After first losing a pot, Lau recovered quickly and boosted his stack slightly throughout the two hands. At the same time, Kenneth Wong was eliminated at another table and that reduced the field to the last 17.
Martin Kozlov raised from the button and Jan Collado called in the big blind. On the flop, the fireworks started and Collado check-raised, then called the shove of Kozlov with both players at almost even stacks.
Jan Collado:
Martin Kozlov:
The on the turn gave Kozlov the better hand and Collado was drawing to the last deuce in the deck to avoid elimination. Instead, it was the and that sent Collado to the rail.
Sam Greenwood three-bet out of the blinds and Quan Zhou called. On the flop, Greenwood bet 8,000 and Zhou called before the on the turn saw a check by Greenwood and a bet by Zhou for 30,000. Greenwood called, then checked again the on the river.
Zhou, hiding his face entirely behind a black hoodie, announced all in and Greenwood snap-called.
Zhou tried to muck his cards when Greenwood flashed , and only revealed the while the fourth card went into the muck.
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. Zhou called and also called the pot-sized bet on the 
turn to see a pot of almost 50,000 emerge to the 
river. Greenwood got the remainder of his stack in and Zhou quickly said "I call."
for a set of deuces, but Zhou had that beat with 
for a straight.
on the river.
and the cards were tabled with Zhao at risk,
river gave Collado a straight, and the 
river changed nothing whatsoever to eliminate Zhao.
flop, Weis bet 12,000 and Troyanovskiy folded, Greenwood called. The 
appeared on the turn and Weis moved in for his remaining 45,000, which Greenwood called after quickly double-checking his cards.
. Nguyen shoved, Greenwood called and then also called the shove of Derwiche to put two players at risk.
and Lau called with 
. The 
flop, he faced the shove of Loosli for just under the size of the pot. Lau called and the cards were turned over.
turn left Loosli drawing dead, making the 
