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}.

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

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
Tianyuan Tang cn
Tianyuan Tang
8,450,000
-2,365,000
-2,365,000
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
7,665,000
2,365,000
2,365,000

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

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
Tianyuan Tang cn
Tianyuan Tang
10,815,000
1,565,000
1,565,000
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
5,300,000
-1,565,000
-1,565,000

Tags: Elliot SmithTianyuan Tang

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