Inside the Mind of Elliot Smith
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
2017 PokerStars Championship Macau
Main Event
Dias: 5
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2017 PokerStars Championship Macau
Buy-in
42,400 HKD
Prize Pool
20,796,800 HKD
Entradas
536
Nível
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
50,000
Tang Loses a Small One and Wins a Big One
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Tianyuan Tang was active in the blinds, getting involved when in both the small blind and big blind.
In the big blind, he saw a flop of 
with Artem Metalidi. Tang check-called a bet of 68,000 from Metalidi and the turn was the 
. Tang checked again and faced a bet of 110,000. He folded this time, giving the pot to Metalidi.
The next hand took nearly 15 minutes to play out with both players taking their time with each decision in the big moment. Dong Guo raised to 70,000 from middle position and Tang three-bet to 215,000 from the small blind. Guo called and the flop came 
.
Tang continued for 125,000 and Guo called again, seeing a turn of 
. Tang checked this time and Guo bet 255,000. Tang pushed all in for about 700,000.
Reading through this hand history gives the illusion that this all happened quickly. At this point, the hand had gone on for more than 10 minutes. Guo then went in the tank for a few minutes, sitting back in his chair to think through the important spot. Ultimately, he folded, giving Tang the enormous pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750,000
509,000
|
509,000 |
|
1,650,000
-510,000
|
-510,000 |
|
1,050,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
Shoves From Smith and Tan Get Through
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Jianbo Jiang led out with a bet of 100,000 on the river of a 
board only to get shoved on by Elliot Smith. Jiang folded and Smith raked in the pot.
On the other table at the same time, Xuan Tan shoved all-in preflop after Artem Metalidi opened to 65,000 and Tianyuan Tang called. Both players eventually folded and Tan was awarded the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,700,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
1,100,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
720,000
-337,000
|
-337,000 |
|
550,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
Soulier Doubles Through Hata
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Fabrice Soulier open-jammed for 383,000 from the cutoff and after getting a count, Aymon Hata called on the button.
Soulier: 
Hata: 
The board ran out 
and Soulier earned a much needed double up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
-288,000
|
-288,000 |
|
800,000
328,000
|
328,000 |
|
||
Jianbo Jiang Eliminated in 15th Place (HK$221,000)
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
The latest casualty in this tournament was Jianbo Jiang after Avraham Oziel opened with a raise to 100,000 from middle position and Jiang shoved over the top. Oziel quickly called.
Jiang: 
Oziel: 
The board ran 
and Jiang found himself eliminated in 15th place for HK$221,000.
With the first two eliminations of the day coming from the same table, Tianyuan Tang was moved over to Table 2 Seat 6 to balance the tables.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900,000
1,027,000
|
1,027,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Winfred Yu Eliminated in 14th Place (HK$221,000)
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Quickly following the elimination of Jianbo Jiang, Winfred Yu put his tournament life on the line when he shoved all in from the button over the top of Dong Guo's hijack raise of 60,000.
"I have to call," Guo said, looking at the stacks.
"I don't like your hand," Fabrice Soulier said, judging its strength by Guo's reluctant call.
Yu:
Guo: 
Guo was actually doing much better than anyone had thought.
"I hoped you had ace-jack or something," Yu said.
The board ran out 
and Yu was eliminated in 14th place for HK$221,000.
"Sorry," Guo said to his friend, getting up from the table to shake his hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,020,000
370,000
|
370,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Tan Wins a Flip Against Jin
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Wenlong jin opened from under the gun and Xuan Tan three-bet shoved from late position, getting a call from Jin.
Jin: 
Tan: 
Tan was ahead as a race for his tournament life was underway. A safe 
board fanned out and Tan scored the double-up.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
860,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
|
560,000
-736,000
|
-736,000 |
Tan Takes Another Pot
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Xuan Tan's stack is headed the right direction now with him riding some great momentum. He just opened from the cutoff seat for 70,000 and Dong Guo called on his direct left, going to a heads-up flop of .
Tan continued with a bet of 100,000. Guo thought for a bit before raising to 250,000. Tan went in the tank, finally three-bet shoving in everything he had left. Guo only hesitated for a moment before folding.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
440,000
|
440,000 |
Wenlong Jin Eliminated in 13th Place (HK$221,000)
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Dong Guo opened to 75,000 from the cutoff only to see a three-bet jam from Wenlong Jin out of the small blind worth about 690,000. Guo made the call putting Jin at risk.
Jin: 
Guo: 
Jin was in great shape to get back into it but the 
flop left him drawing very slim. Guo had flopped a set of nines and would eliminate Jin in 13th place after the board completed with the and 
.
Jin earned HK$221,000 for his efforts.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,420,000
670,000
|
670,000 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Thibaut Blondel Eliminated in 12th Place (HK$221,000)
Nível 24
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Avraham Oziel raised to 75,000 from the cutoff seat and Thibaut Blondel called all in for a little less after finding his stack greatly diminished in recent hands. Yen Chen called as well from the big blind.
The flop came 
and the two players who still had chips checked. The turn was the and Chen bet 80,000, getting a fold out of Oziel.
Blondel flipped up 
and needed to hit a card to improve against Oziel's . The river was the and Blondel was eliminated in 12th place for HK$221,000.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
Eliminado |