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Isaac Baron popped it up to 80,000 on the button with 
, Fabian Ortiz three-bet all in for 1.915 million from the small blind with 
, and McDonald tank-folded 
in the big blind. Baron folded as well.
Nível: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
6,625,000 | 400,000 |
|
6,490,000 | -240,000 |
|
4,870,000 | -100,000 |
|
4,080,000 | -75,000 |
|
2,310,000 | 160,000 |
|
2,275,000 | -105,000 |
|
1,970,000 | 50,000 |
|
1,905,000 | -90,000 |
Getting this show up and running requires players to listen up and obey the rules. PokerStars Blog lingered in the background before play got under way today. It's an eye-opener if you think these final table players have it all easy.
Most people have never watched their kid win a million bucks. Surprisingly, Mike McDonald's parents haven't either, despite their son's $6 million in winnings. Today, the Timex family may finally get to see it happen.
While the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) has been playing out in the Western Hemisphere, the ‘PokerStars LIVE Macau’ kicked off the 20th installment of the Macau Poker Cup (MPC) in the East with the series' biggest ever opening weekend.
The weekend saw the first three days of the 12-day schedule play out with the completion of three side events. Those events attracted a combined 743 players and awarded HK $2,456,622 in prize money. The most notable event was the HK $6,000 buy-in 'Baby Dragon' event, which attracted 332 runners and created a HK $1,739,016 prize pool. The tournament was ultimately won by 26-year-old Aussie Bobby Zhang, who took home the HK $340,800 first-place prize.
In the final hand, Zhang moved all-in holding the 
and China's Stephen Zhou called off with the 
. The board ran out 
and Zhang’s two pair sealed the deal after more than 18 hours of play.
"Definitely feels great to win the first Baby Dragon in my first poker tournament of 2014." said the 26-year old Zhang.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bobby Zhang | Australia | HK $340,800* |
| 2nd | Stephen Zhou | China | HK $230,000* |
| 3rd | Bernie Ho | Singapore | HK $250,000* |
| 4th | Yue Hin Lam | Macau | HK $126,100 |
| 5th | Shingo Cho | Japan | HK $100,000 |
| 6th | Shi Lin | Australia | HK $82,600 |
| 7th | Alan Wu | Hong Kong | HK $65,200 |
| 8th | Flo Campones | Philippines | HK $47,800 |
| 9th | Chen An Lin | Chinese Taipei | HK $39,100 |
*Denotes three-handed deal.
The 'Red Dragon' HK $11,000 buy-in main event will kick off on January 16, and the Red Dragon is celebrating MPC20 by guaranteeing a massive HK $8 million (US $1 million) prize pool. Needless to say, expectations are that the turnout will break the main event's 891-player rcord.
.
"I'm really impressed with the Baby Dragon turnout and the player feedback has been tremendous." said Danny McDonagh, PokerStars Director of Live Poker Operations in the Asia-Pacific. "Our goal to have a 1000-plus field for the Red Dragon main event seems very likely."
Here’e a look at the remaining MCP20 schedule:
| Date & Time | Event |
|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 14 @ 7pm | $5,000 KO Bounty [2-day event] |
| Wed, Jan 15 @ 7pm | $3,000 NLH Turbo |
| Thu, Jan 16 @ 3:30pm | $2,400 Red Dragon MEGA Satellite (20 Seats GTD) |
| Thu, Jan 16 @ 7pm | $11,000 RED DRAGON ($8m GTD) - Day 1A |
| Fri, Jan 17 @ 2pm | $1,500 NLH Turbo |
| Fri, Jan 17 @ 7pm | $11,000 RED DRAGON ($8m GTD) - Day 1B |
| Sat, Jan 18 @ 3pm | $11,000 RED DRAGON ($8m GTD) - Day 1C |
| Sun, Jan 19 @ 6pm | $4,000 NLH [2-day event] |
| Sun, Jan 19 @ 8pm | $20,000 NLH ($1m GTD) [2-day event] |
| Mon, Jan 20 @ 6pm | $2,500 KO Bounty [2-day event] |
| Mon, Jan 20 @ 7pm | $50,000 High Roller [2-day event] |
| Tue, Jan 21 @ 3:30pm | $2,500 Deepstack NLH [2-day event] |
Players can qualify to the Red Dragon at PokerStars LIVE Macau where satellites are running daily. For the complete MPC20 schedule please visit www.PokerStarsLIVEMacau.com.
Dominik Panka raised to 115,000 in early position with 
, and the action folded to Mike McDonald in the big blind, who had . He examined Panka’s stack before calling, and the two took a flop of 
. McDonald checked, Panka continued for 140,000, and McDonald called.
The turn was the 
, McDonald checked again, and Panka bet 255,000. McDonald called.
The 
completed the board, McDonald checked a third time, and Panka emptied the chamber, firing a third bullet worth 575,000. McDonald employed his signature stare on Panka, but ultimately the Canadian folded the best hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,040,000 | -585,000 |
|
|
4,745,000 | 665,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan was under the gun plus one and peered down at 
. He made it 110,000 to go and it folded around to Daniel Gamez in the small blind. He looked at and cut out a three-bet to 385,000. Srinivasan flat called.
The flop came down 
and Gamez continued out for 500,000. Srinivasan raised Gamez all in and he released his jack-ten into the muck. Srinivasan picked up the pot and now has about 3.2 million.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,200,000 | 890,000 |
|
|
985,000 | -920,000 |
Shyam Srinivasan limped in from under the gun with 
, Mike McDonald raised to 200,000 in the hijack with , and David Gamez tank-folded with 
on the button. The action folded back to Srinivasan, who called, and the flop came 
.
Srinivasan checked, McDonald checked behind, and the turn was a third diamond - the . Srinivasan checked a second time, his fellow countryman neatly placed 300,000 in front of him, and Srinivasan folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,300,000 | 260,000 |
|
|
3,000,000 | -200,000 |
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