2:35am: Xuming Qi eliminated in 2nd place (HK$1,542,000)Level 25: Blinds - 100,000/200,000 (30,000 ante)
Xuming Qi has fallen one in need of lifting the High Roller trophy after he lost the last of his chips to James Chen.
It came right down to an action-packed turn when the board read 2♠3♠2♣9♠. Chen bet 550,000 before Qi played back at him for 1.5 million.
Before long the 2 had all 11 million chips in play within the middle and Qi was in trouble.
Chen: 8♠6♠Qi: T♦9♦
Qi needed a nine or a deuce to maintain the match going however the J♠ at the end meant the tournament was over.
Subsequently James Chen is our champion! Stay tuned to the PokerStars Blog for a whole recap of today's final table soon.
Runner up - Xuming Qi
2:20am: Pocket rockets for QiLevel 24: Blinds - 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
Xuming Qi is fighting back after picking up pocket aces and doubling through James Chen.
Chen open-jammed the button with enough to hide Qi's 2.7 million who snapped it off with the very best hand.
Chen: A♥T♠Qi: A♠A♣
It was a cooler and Qi's aces held when the community cards fell 5♥J♠5♠9♦8♥ to bring things back to nearly even.
2:05am: First blood to ChenLevel 24: Blinds - 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
James Chen has taken down the primary big pot of this heads up match.
Chen raised the button preflop to 320,000 and Xuming Qi called from the large ignorant of see a flop of J♦2♦4♣. Qi checked before Chen continued for 300,000 and when he was the called the dealer turned the 6♠.
The action went check check and the 6♥ river paired the board.
Qi led out for 400,000 but Chen came back excessive for a complete of nineteen. million. After a couple of minute within the tank Qi called it off to look Chen had made runner runner trips with T♠6♦.
Qi flashed the J♥ because the dealer cut his stack all the way down to match Chen's bet.
With that hand Chen extends his result in 8.6 million while Qi drops to 2.4 million.
1:50am: No deal after extended talks; Heads up beginsLevel 24: Blinds - 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
Our heads up players had a lengthy discussion a few deal but after all no resolution might be made. With that we're back underway. Here's how they stack up;
James Chen - 6,140,000Xuming Qi - 4,760,000
1:20am: Andrew Graham eliminated in 3rd place (HK$974,000)Level 24: Blinds - 80,000/160,000 (20,000 ante)
USA's Andrew Graham has fallen in third place. He'd found himself short stacked right before the break and got the last of his chips in preflop on some of the first hands back against James Chen.
Graham: 5♣4♣Chen: A♦8♦
Graham was behind and couldn't overcome the chances on a runout of Q♠9♠7♥J♣3♣.
He takes home HK$974,000 in prize money and takes us all the way down to heads up play.
1:10am: Time for a break
Our final three have stepped away for a 10-minute break.
1:05am: Chen doubles through GrahamLevel 23: Blinds - 60,000/120,000 (10,000 ante)
After Xuming Qi limped at the button and Andrew Graham limped the small blind, James Chen moved all in for 1.83 million from the large blind. Qi got out of how but Graham called it off and the cards went at their backs.
Chen: T♥T♦Graham: Q♣T♠
Chen was in front and stayed that way on the A♥A♠4♦8♦4♥ run out.
He doubles up while Graham falls to fourteen. million in chips.
1am: Lucky double for GrahamLevel 23: Blinds - 60,000/120,000 (10,000 ante)
Andrew Graham attempted to transport all in for the massive blind but if he didn't move all his chips in at once, the ruling was that he officially raised 1.635 million - which was for many of his stack. James Chen moved all in from the large blind and Graham called off for the small remainder before the cards went at their backs.
Graham: 8♠6♠Chen: A♠5♥
Graham was behind but had live cards and he took the lead on the 3♥8♣3♠ flop. Chen paired the 5♦ turn but it surely wasn't enough because the J♣ arrived at the end.
After Graham's double up Chen drops to right around 2 million in chips.
12:45am: Qi doubles through ChenLevel 23: Blinds - 60,000/120,000 (10,000 ante)
James Chen limped his small blind and called when Xuming Qi moved all in for 2.2 million. They were off to the races with Chen holding A♥9♦ and Qi the 2♠2♥.
Qi shot to the lead after flopping a suite at the 2♦Q♠K♣ before the 6♠ turn meant he'd locked up the pot. The 3♠ river an insignificant formality and Chen was chopped right down to 3.075 million.
12:35am: Nan Hong eliminated in 4th place (HK$751,000)Level 23: Blinds - 60,000/120,000 (10,000 ante)
Nan Hong was our 4th place finisher after his river bluff-raise was picked off by James Chen.
The board read 7♦A♥5♣6♥5♠ and after Chen made a bet, Hong pushed all in excessive with a busted straight draw holding T♣8♣. Chen called it off with A♣9♥ which was way the most efficient of it to take us right down to three handed play.
12:25am: Jordan Kaplan eliminated in 5th place (HK$548,000)Level 22: Blinds - 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
It folded around to Jordan Kaplan within the small blind and he moved all in for just shy of eleven. million. His railbirds cheered and after around 30 seconds deliberation Xuming Qi called it off from the large blind.
"I haven't looked" Kaplan confessed, before turning over T♣3♠.
He was behind the Q♣J♥ of Qi but his cards were live. The K♥2♠9♣ was a foul one for Kaplan together with his outs to a 10 now dead - they'd complete a gut shot straight for Qi.
Kaplan's supporters rallied for a 3 however the deck wouldn't oblige with the 6♣ turn and J♦ locking up the pot for Qi and sending Kaplan home in 5th place.
Jordan Kaplan
12:15am: Chip count updatesLevel 22: Blinds - 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
The action continues to be five-handed here. That is how the remainder players stack up;
Andrew Graham - 4,100,000James Chen - 2,600,000Nan Hong - 1,900,000Jordan Kaplan - 1,300,000Xuming Qi - 550,000
12:05am: Kaplan doubles through QiLevel 22: Blinds - 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
Shortstack Jordan Kaplan just found a bit of breathing room after scoring a double up through Xuming Qi.
Kaplan got his six big blinds in preflop with K♠K♣ against Qi's Q♠Q♣ before the J♥A♣K♦ flop saw him hit a collection but brought a possible Broadway sweat.
"Jack of clubs let's go!" cried Jack Salter at the rail.
The 3♥ turn and the 9♦ river were safe for Kaplan and he doubled as much as stay within the hunt.
11:50pm: Shengyu Li eliminated in 6th place (HK$467,000)Level 22: Blinds - 50,000/100,000 (10,000 ante)
Players are flying out the door now with the fourth final table elimination in 45 minutes.
The latest to hit the rail was Shengyu Li who ultimately lost a coinflip to Andrew Graham to search out the exit.
Li opened to 220,000 from under the gun before Graham moved all in from the small blind with enough to hide Li's 1.35 million in total. Li called it off with A♠K♥ but was unable to triumph over Graham's T♠T♥.
Li headed to the payout desk to assemble HK$467,000.
11:35pm: Takashi Ogura eliminated in 7th place (HK$386,000)Level 21: Blinds - 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Japan's Takashi Ogura was our 7th place finisher. He got his chips in preflop against Andrew Graham.
Ogura: T♣9♠Graham: Q♦J♦
Ogura was behind and the 6♦Q♠A♠ was a nasty begin to keeping his tournament alive. Needing running cards Ogura couldn't do it because the 3♦ turn and 9♥ signalled the top of his tournament run.
Takashi Ogura
11:25pm: Aaron Lim eliminated in 8th place (HK$345,000)Level 21: Blinds - 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Australia's Aaron Lim was the following to fall.
Not long after Ko hit the rail, Lim got the last of his chips all in preflop with A♣9♦ against James Chen's 8♠8♣.
Another coinflip to choose a player's fate because the cards fell 3♥Q♠K♦Q♣4♠ to look Chen's pocket eights hold and Lim eliminated.
11:15pm: Yuki Ko eliminated in 9th place (HK$304,120)Level 21: Blinds - 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Korea's Yuki Ko is our first final table casualty here.
Ko got his last 385,000 in preflop with Q♠Q♣ against Shengyu Li's A♠K♦. They were flipping but Li took the lead at the K♣9♦2♦ flop. The T♦ turn brought an extra diamond draw for Li and while the J♦ river improved Ko to a straight, it also gave Li a flush to send Ko home.
Ko collects HK$304,120 for his efforts here today.
10:25pm: Final table set, dinner break begins
Players redrew for final table seats before leaving on a 45-minute dinner break.
Here's where they're positioned and what kind of they must play with;
| Qi | Xuming | 1 | China | 480,000 |
| Ogura | Takashi | 2 | Japan | 870,000 |
| Lim | Aaron | 3 | Australia | 895,000 |
| Graham | Andrew Jeremiah | 4 | USA | 1,775,000 |
| Ko | Yuki | 5 | Korea | 405,000 |
| Chen | James En Ning | 6 | Taiwan | 2,400,000 |
| Li | Shengyu | 7 | China | 1,085,000 |
| Hong | Nan | 8 | China | 1,960,000 |
| Kaplan | Jordan | 9 | USA | 1,050,000 |
10:20pm: Tokuho Yoshinaga eliminated in 10th place (HK$264,000)Level 21: Blinds - 40,000/80,000 (10,000 ante)
Not long after the bubble burst it was Tokuho Yoshinaga's turn to exit.
He got all in preflop with 4♣4♥ against the 9♠9♥ of Andrew Graham.
The 6♠5♦9♣ saw Graham hit a collection and left Yoshinaga with only running straight cards to come back from behind and keep his tournament alive. The Q♣ turn, however, signalled the tip for Yoshinaga and he headed to the payout desk.
10:10pm: Double bubble as Tong Zhou and Canlin Chen depart simultaneouslyLevel 20: Blinds - 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)
We're right down to just 10 players now after Tong Zhou and Canlin Chen were both eliminated collectively on separate tables.
Chen moved all in from the small blind with 8♠8♣ only to run into Hong Nan's A♠A♥ within the big blind. Despite picking up a flush draw at the turn the Q♣2♣7♠5♣5♠ didn't save Tong and his tournament was over.
Canlin Chen (pictured left) awaits his fate
Tong got his money in good against James Chen and while Tong looked good to stick alive with some of the best hand and just one card to come, an uncongenial river at the 8♥7♥8♠4♠T♠ saw Chen spike a 10 to knock Tong out.
As the 2 were sent home within the same hand they're going to split the 11th place prize money of HK$264,000.
9:55pm: Another bubble doubleLevel 20: Blinds - 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)
We're still at the bubble here after James Chen was all in and in peril against Tokuho Yoshinaga but secured the pot to stick alive.
Yoshinaga raised to 120,000 preflop and Chen defended his big ignorant of see a flop of 4♦3♦. After a check from Chen Yoshinaga continued for 90,000. The bet was met with a raise to 255,000 from Chen and when Yoshinaga moved all in, Chen called off for his tournament life.
Yoshinga: K♥K♣Chen: 4♦3♦
It was an overpair versus an enormous draw and Chen made a wheel at the A♣ turn to fasten up the pot. The 4♣ was merely a formality as Chen chipped as much as 1.7 million and Yoshinaga fell to 600,000.
James Chen
9:40pm: Canlin Chen lucky to bypass bubblingLevel 20: Blinds - 30,000/60,000 (5,000 ante)
Canlin Chen just narrowly avoided bubbling once you have all in preflop with the worst hand against Takashi Ogura.
Ogura raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and when it got to Chen within the big blind, he moved all in for around 600,000. Ogura snapped it off they usually flipped up their hands.
Chen: A♦8♦Ogura: Q♥Q♦
Chen needed an ace or some diamonds to stick within the hunt, and while he missed the K♣K♥7♥ flop, the A♣ turn card saw him take the lead. He dodged the two-outer at the T♦ river and can live to play another hand.
Ogura drops to 1.1 million.
9:20pm: Chen doubles through GrahamLevel 19: Blinds - 20,000/40,000 (5,000 ante)
MPC23 High Roller champion James Chen is easily on his approach to another title here after doubling up through start-of-day chip leader Andrew Graham.
Graham raised to 80,000 before Chen moved all in for a complete of 550,000. Graham snapped it off with A♣K♦ and saw he was flipping against Chen's 5♠5♣.
The T♦7♣J♠ flop brought some additional danger for Chen with Graham picking up a gut shot Broadway draw however the 6♣ turn and 2♥ river meant Chen would double up.
Graham now sits with 480,000 in play.
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The final 15 players at the moment are on a 10-minute break.
8:25pm: Sam Cheong chopped downLevel 18: Blinds - 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
Sam Cheong has left us only some places in need of a payday upon getting all in against Jordan Kaplan.
We arrived on the table to peer the board reading 5♠9♣8♣ and Cheong with all his chips within the middle. He had an open ended straight draw and two overs holding J♠T♠ and Kaplan held A♣5♥ for bottom pair.
Cheong jumped into the lead when the T♥ landed at the turn however the 5♣ river saw Kaplan trip as much as send Cheong packing.
"Oh my God" Cheong sighed on the sight of the river card.
Cheong makes an exit and Kaplan builds to around 900,000 in chips.
8:05pm: Lin straight to the leadLevel 18: Blinds - 15,000/30,000 (5,000 ante)
Aaron Lim won the APPT Seoul High Roller earlier this year and he's in a great place to have a run at another title after seizing the chip lead here.
It was just Lim and MPC23 High Roller champion James Chen active within the hand with the board reading T♠7♠9♥3♥. Chen checked first to behave before Lim bet 170,000. Moving all in to hide Lim's 574,000 effective stack, Chen saw he was already drawing dead when Lim snapped him off with the nuts.
Lim: J♥8♥Chen: Q♣T♦
Chen had top pair but no river card could see him win the hand. He fell to 460,000 while Lim stacked up over 1.5 million for the chip lead.
Aaron Lim
7:45pm: Qi doubles through LaiLevel 17: Blinds - 12,000/24,000 (4,000 ante)
Xuming Qi continues to be alive once you have all in and holding against tablemate Ben Lai.
Qi pushed his last 266,000 in preflop and Lai called from the massive ignorant of put him in danger. With 7♠7♣ Qi was fit versus Lai's 6♠6♦ and he faded danger at the 4♥9♣K♠Q♠A♠ runout.
With that hand Qi doubled up and Lai was left nursing a stack of 215,000.
7:25pm: Yaxi Zhu eliminatedLevel 17: Blinds - 12,000/24,000 (4,000 ante)
Team PokerStars Pro Yaxi Zhu has just fallen by the wayside. She didn't win a flip after calling off for her tournament life.
Jordan Kaplan moved all in from under the gun preflop for 123,500 and Zhu called with less at the button. Kaplan flipped up 9♣9♦ and was flipping against Zhu's A♣Q♣.
"Good luck" Kaplan said before the dealer spread the community cards 7♠4♥8♣2♥7♣.
Kaplan's pair held and Zhu hit the rail.
7:05pm: Final two table drawLevel 16: Blinds - 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
We're all the way down to 18 players now because of this those lucky players have found themselves at the final two tables.
Here's where people are sitting and the way they stack up;
Table 15
Seat 1: Jordan Kaplan - 340,000Seat 2: Ben Lai - 290,000Seat 3: Takashi Ogura - 460,000Seat 4: Shengyu Li - 650,000Seat 5: Sam Cheong - 370,000Seat 6: Xuming Qi - 320,000Seat 7: Yaxi Zhu - 440,000Seat 8: Nan Hong - 1,040,000Seat 9: Hua Yang - 330,000
Table 16
Seat 1: Alex Ward - 750,000Seat 2: Yuki Ko - 1,400,000Seat 3: Andrew Graham - 260,000Seat 4: Aaron Lim - 940,000Seat 5:Tom Alner - 110,000Seat 6: James Chen - 1,030,000Seat 7: Canlin Chen - 730,000Seat 8: Tokuho Yoshinaga - 480,000Seat 9: Zhou Tong - 405,000
6:50pm: Graham takes a large hitLevel 16: Blinds - 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
Start-of-day chip leader Andrew Graham is not any longer the frontrunner after losing an enormous pot to Yuki Ko.
We arrived on the table to peer the board spread 8♥6♠7♠4♣7♦ and while Graham had A♥K♠ in front of him, Ko had the most productive of it with J♠J♦.
The dealer reduce Ko's 695,000 in chips and Graham was forced to check it in a single of the largest pots of the tournament so far.
Yuki Ko
6:35pm: Wang walks awayLevel 16: Blinds - 10,000/20,000 (3,000 ante)
Zhong Wang was the newest evictee upon getting his last 200,000 all in preflop against Nan Hong.
Hong had the dominant A♠Q♠ to Wang's A♦T♥ and Wang didn't improve because the board came down K♥6♠4♥3♠J♠.
With that pot Wang leaves us and Hong climbs to twelve. million.
6:15pm: Scheduled break
Players have stepped away for a 10-minute break.
6pm: Chen chipping upLevel 15: Blinds - 8,000/16,000 (2,000 ante)
James Chen is constant to construct after raking in a three-way pot.
Team PokerStars Pro Yaxi Zhu brought it in for a raise to 32,000 preflop and both Chen within the small blind and the large blind made the call.
The flop came down a monochrome K♠2♠5♠ and the action was checked around.
Chen led out for 42,000 when the 6♦ landed at the turn and that was enough to win the pot. He moves as much as 820,000.
5:40pm: Ward lucky to live versus LewLevel 15: Blinds - 8,000/16,000 (2,000 ante)
Alex Ward just narrowly escaped elimination after he got it in dominated against Team PokerStars Pro Randy Lew.
It folded around to the small blind at Ward jammed for 257,000. Lew took about 30 seconds to commit the chips and the cards went on their backs.
Ward: K♦7♦Lew: A♥7♣
Ward was in trouble however the 6♠6♥K♥ saw him spike the king and jump into the lead. He held it because the 2♣ turn and 9♣ rolled off and scored a double up.
Lew meanwhile now sits with 260,000 in play.
5:25pm: Andrew Graham maintains leadLevel 14: Blinds - 6,000/12,000 (1,000 ante)
Andrew Graham started the day as overwhelming chip leader and he continues to display his dominance, now stacking around 1.4 million. He holds the lead despite just doubling up Shengyu Li.
Graham opened after which called off after Li three-bet jammed for 219,000.
It was a coinflip with Graham holding 6♠6♥ versus Li's A♦8♠ but Li took hold at the 3♣9♠8♦ flop. Graham picked up a straight draw at the 7♥ turn however the 9♥ paired the board and assured Li the double up.
"I run so bad" Graham said with amusing because the pot was pushed to his opponent.
Andrew Graham
5:05pm: Jin jettisonedLevel 14: Blinds - 6,000/12,000 (1,000 ante)
Xin Jin is the most recent casualty from this High Roller event. He found pocket aces but couldn't hold against the pocket tens of Zhong Wang.
We arrived on the table to peer the cards spread T♦2♣6♠7♦5♦ and Jin up from his seat. He headed for the exit as Wang hand flopped a suite of tens.
Jin headed for the exit as Wang grew to 415,000 in chips.
4:50pm: Ward makes a setLevel 13: Blinds - 5,000/10,000 (1,000 ante)
Alex Ward has doubled up after creating a big hand and getting a gentle call from Shungyu Li. The latter raised preflop before Ward bumped it as much as 60,000 from the small blind. Li made the decision and the flop landed 2♠6♠J♦.
The action went check check and the 3♥ fell at the turn. Ward led for 45,000 and Li called to look the T♠ river.
Ward jammed at the end for 156,000 and was called off by Li holding only 4♠4♦. With T♦T♦ for a rivered set Ward had way the most productive of it and moved as much as 410,000 in chips.
4:35pm: Hong doubles through LiLevel 13: Blinds - 5,000/10,000 (1,000 ante)
Team PokerStars Pro Randy Lew opened to 22,000 and after a decision from Shengyu Li, Nan Hong moved all in for 111,000.
Lew quickly folded but Li called to position Hong at risk.
Hong: A♣K♥Li: A♥Q♣
Hong had the most productive of it and held during the 2♠6♠J♦3♥T♠. He stacked up his newly acquired chips while Li fell to 420,000.
4:25pm: Salter sent packingLevel 13: Blinds - 5,000/10,000 (1,000 ante)
It appears Jack Salter won't be making back-to-back final tables after his 3rd place finish within the Red Dragon last night.
He fired his second bullet and seemed like he was running it up before being eliminated prior to the primary break.
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Players have just commenced their first break of the day. Coverage will resume in 10 minutes.
4pm: Salter takes out TuLevel 12: Blinds - 4,000/8,000 (1,000 ante)
Jack Salter seems to be continuing his run good this week after eliminating tablemate Nan Tu.
Tu was short stacked and moved all in for his last 42,000 from the hijack seat. Salter installed an isolation raise from the button and with the remainder of the table out of how they flipped over their hands.
Tu: A♣4♣Salter: T♥T♣
Tu was chasing an ace and he found one at the A♦7♣J♠ flop. He faded danger at the 6♥ turn and looked set for a double up.
"Aaand..." Salter said like he knew it was coming right before the dealer revealed the T♠ river.
The set meant Tu's top pair was not good and he exited the tournament area.
"I'm a river specialist" Salter continued as he stacked up a brand new total of 435,000.
3:40: Steicke says goodbyeLevel 12: Blinds - 4,000/8,000 (1,000 ante)
David Steicke was right down to around only one big blind when he flicked it in without looking from under the gun. It folded around to Nien Chi Chen who called from the small blind and Aaron Lim checked his option within the big blind.
The 7♥8♦2♣ flop prompted a check from Chen before Lim bet 8,000. Chen called and the dealer turned the 4♥.
After another check from Chen, Lim made it 16,000. Chen folded and Lim tabled 8♠4♣ for a turned two pair.
"That's good, no less than I AM NOT dead" Steicke said flipping over the A♦6♦.
He had a draw to a gut shot straight however the J♠ river bricked off to finish Steicke's tournament run.
David Steicke
3:20pm: Payout informationLevel 11: Blinds - 3,000/6,000 (500 ante)
Now that the tournament is locked out we will be able to let you know that 11 places pay dividends with the eventual champion taking home HK$1,420,200.
Here's how each payout looks;
1st - $2,273,0002nd - $1,542,2003rd - $974,0004th - $751,0005th - $548,0006th - $467,0007th - $386,0008th - $345,0009th - $304,12010th - $264,00011th - $264,000
All payouts in HK$
3:05pm: Chang He squeezesLevel 11: Blinds - 3,000/6,000 (500 ante)
After a raise to 13,500 and a decision by Xiang Zhu, Change He installed a large three-bet to 65,000. That was enough to lose both active players and take down the pot.
He adds that to his stack and moves as much as 210,000.
2:50pm: Sunny Jung eliminatedLevel 11: Blinds - 3,000/6,000 (500 ante)
Sunny Jung has left us within the second level of the day.
He three-bet jammed for around 66,000 from the cutoff before being called by Shengyu Li. The latter called it off to position Jung in danger and the cards went at their backs.
Jung: A♦3♦Li: 2♣2♦
They were flipping and although Jung picked up a straight draw on the 6♣5♠4♣ he couldn't complete it because the Q♣ turn and T♠ river completed the board.
Jung departs and Li climbs to 510,000.
2:35pm: New arrivalsLevel 10: Blinds - 2,000/4,000 (500 ante)
Only 50 players returned today but others have already made use of open registration for the primary level.
Among those late entrants is Jack Salter who finished third within the Red Dragon event last night. He'll be chasing back-to-back final tables here today.
Also jumping in today is Team PokerStars Pro Yaxi Zhu. She was eliminated yesterday but back to make use of her one re-entry and take another shot.
Team PokerStars Pro Yaxi Zhu
2:20pm: Wu chips up from ChenLevel 10: Blinds - 2,000/4,000 (500 ante)
MPC23 High Roller champion James Chen started second in chips today but he just lost that spot after Raymond Wu took some chips from him.
The board read 3♠2♥4♦3♣ and Wu led out for 14,000 from the massive blind. Chen was within the under the gun seat and he made the decision to peer the 9♠ river.
Wu then reached deep and bombed it for 53,000.
"I feel such as you have it" Chen said as he studied Wu.
That didn't stop him from paying it off, however, as Chen called to peer Wu's 6♣5♠ for a flopped straight.
With that pot Wu moves as much as 170,000 and Chen drops to 290,000.
2:05pm: Cards within the air!
The action is now underway on this MPC25 High Roller. Stay tuned!
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Welcome back to PokerStars LIVE Macau where we will be able to be picking up coverage of the MPC25 High Roller.
Things kicked off yesterday because the Red Dragon was powering towards its exciting conclusion, and now our concentration is going to be in this HK$80,000 High Roller event.
Day 1 saw 86 unique entrants and with eight of these opting to make use of the only re-entry the whole is as much as 94 to this point. Registration continues to be available today for the primary level of play in order that number is predicted to grow.
We were left with an excellent 50 when players bagged up their chips last night. Andrew Graham is much out in front with 761,500 in chips - on the subject of double his closest rival James Chen on 414,000.
The action begins at 2pm and we will be able to be playing right down to a champion tonight. Keep your browser locked at the PokerStars Blog for all of the High Roller updates from here in Macau.
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