Cambodia, Jin Bei Palace HotelEVENT #2

2024.05.08 - 2024.05.09Add to Calendar

Inaugural Poker Tournament

Ming Zhong Liu

Hong Kong

Place

3rd

Prize

$670,000

Blind level

Level 24: 0 / 400,000 ante: 200,000

Entries

1/105

Total Chips

31,500,000

Average

15,750,000

Day 2

Tricia David

5/9/2024, 2:03:11 PM

Liu Ming Zhong out in 3rd place for $670,000

Level 22: 0 / 250,000 ante: 125,000

Liu Ming Zhong

Liu Ming Zhong all in for his last 3,375,000 and loses the flip against Aori to finish in 3rd place.

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	9♣9♥	busted
A AoriChina	J♥K♦	11,375,000(46 BB)
K KobeUnited Kingdom		20,125,000(81 BB)

Board:Q♦K♥6♦T♥A♣

Place	Player	Prize (USD)
3	MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	$670,000

Tricia David

5/9/2024, 1:55:09 PM

Aori claims some back from the leader

Level 22: 0 / 250,000 ante: 125,000

Kobe limps in, Liu Ming Zhong folds, Aori checks on the button and both head to the flop Q♦ Q♣ 7♣ . Kobe leads out 300,000, Aori raises to 900,000, Kobe calls. Both check the turn 7♠ and see a free river A♦ . Kobe bangs out 1,200,000, Aori flats. Kobe shows his 9♦ 8♦ bluff, Aori wins with Q♠ 7♥ full house.

Player	Chips
K KobeUnited Kingdom	18,825,000(75 BB)
A AoriChina	8,600,000(34 BB)
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	4,075,000(16 BB)

Tricia David

5/9/2024, 1:51:00 PM

Kobe triple barrels and shows

Level 22: 0 / 250,000 ante: 125,000

Kobe

Biggest pot of the final table yet wit Aori opening 700,000 and cutoff Kobe calls to the flop A♦ 8♠ T♠ . Aori c-bets 800,000, Kobe makes it 4,000,000 to go, Aori tank-calls. On the turn A♣ , Kobe fires 2,000,000, which is enough to induce a fold. Kobe shows J♦ 9♦ as he drags in the huge pot.

Player	Chips
K KobeUnited Kingdom	21,000,000(84 BB)
A AoriChina	6,500,000(26 BB)
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	4,000,000(16 BB)

Tricia David

5/9/2024, 1:14:02 PM

Tao Zong pays a costly double to Liu Ming Zhong

Level 22: 0 / 250,000 ante: 125,000

Liu Ming Zhong open shoves 1,900,000 with A♣ J♦ and Tao Zong calls with K♦ 9♠ . Board runs out T♣ 7♠ 9♣ J♠ Q♠ , Zong pays up and is down to 4 antes.

Player	Chips	Progress
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	3,800,000(15 BB)	1,900,000
ZT Zong TaoChina	1,100,000(4 BB)	-1,900,000

Tricia David

5/9/2024, 1:05:03 PM

Final Table Seating

Level 21: 0 / 200,000 ante: 100,000

Final 7 players

Player	Chips	Table	Seat
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	2,350,000(12 BB)	1	1
FX Fei XuChina	425,000(2 BB)	1	2
DS Da Seng SunChina	2,225,000(11 BB)	1	3
ZT Zong TaoChina	3,500,000(18 BB)	1	4
A AoriChina	7,525,000(38 BB)	1	5
K KobeUnited Kingdom	13,525,000(68 BB)	1	6
J JoyChina	1,950,000(10 BB)	1	7

Tricia David

5/9/2024, 12:12:07 PM

Liu Ming Zhong doubles through Tao Zong

Level 20: 0 / 160,000 ante: 80,000

Player	Hand	Chips
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	K♣K♦	2,680,000(17 BB) 1,340,000(8 BB)
ZT Zong TaoChina	J♥T♦	2,700,000(17 BB) -1,340,000(-8 BB)

Tricia David

5/9/2024, 11:57:42 AM

Ke Xu eliminated in 12th place for $113,000

Level 20: 0 / 160,000 ante: 80,000

Ke Xu is the first to claim a piece of the record prize pool as he goes bust in 12th place. His final hand is a desperate 7♠ 8♣ that falls to Liu Ming Zhong's T♠ T♥ on a board 6♠ K♠ J♦ A♦ 8♥ .

Player	Chips	Progress
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	2,000,000(13 BB)	850,000
KX Ke XuChina	busted	-850,000

Tricia David

5/9/2024, 9:27:05 AM

Back to back double ups for Tao Zong

Level 16: 0 / 60,000 ante: 30,000

Tao Zong

Liu Ming Zhong with A♠ 8♠, Tao Zong with K♣ J♠, board runs 6♠ 9♥ T♥ 7♣ 8♥ for the jack to play and Zong to double up.

Next hand, Zong is all in with A♣ T♣ and doubles up off Sun Da Seng's K♥ Q♥ on a board T♥ J♣ A♦ 9♥ A♠ .

Player	Chips	Progress
DS Da Seng SunChina	52,100,000(868 BB)
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	2,050,000(34 BB)
ZT Zong TaoChina	1,200,000(20 BB)	1,200,000

Blind level

End of Day 1

Entries

23/95

Total Chips

28,500,000

Average

1,239,130

Day 1

Tricia David

5/8/2024, 2:50:06 PM

Esti Wang soars on a three way

Level 11: 0 / 20,000 ante: 10,000

Esti Wang

Three way action preflop. Zhang San J♦ T♦ , Esti Wang K♦ K♥ , big stack Liu Q♥ T♥ , board runs A♠ 9♣ 6♦ 8♥ T♣ , Wang ships it as Zhang goes bust.

Player	Chips
EW Esti WangChina	1,630,000(82 BB)
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	130,000(7 BB)
ZS Zhang San	busted

Tricia David

5/8/2024, 2:23:44 PM

Muck or no?

Level 10: 0 / 16,000 ante: 8,000

Commotion at table 2 with the tournament director Roberto Wong called to decide. Following a limp by CD, big stacked Liu Ming Zhong shoved and after the big blind Zhang San folded, Liu forgot CD was in the hand and slid his cards to the muck. The dealer immediately tried to retrieve it but it was unsure if they were the right cards. The TD was called, Wong asked CD to make a decision, CD went ahead and risked his shorter stack and the players had to wait for the CCTV to be reviewed. With time ticking, it was decided that Liu's hand would be retrieved and play resumed.

Liu Ming Zhong 9♠ 9♥

CD J♠ T♠

The board ran A♠ K♥ 8♦ 8♣ T♣ , CD spiked the river card for a double up.

Player	Chips
C Cd	1,030,000(64 BB)
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	130,000(8 BB)

Tricia David

5/8/2024, 1:55:43 PM

Up and down and up again for Liu

Level 9: 0 / 12,000 ante: 6,000

Liu Ming Zhong was seen entering three consecutive pots to gain a bit of ground .On his first hand, Liu limped then three-bet jammed 711,000 on top of CD's 52,000 raise.

Immediately after, from the button Liu made it 72,000 to go, only two of the three limpers called. At the flop T♦ T♣ 6♠ Zhang San shoved his last 110,000 got called as Liu folds. Zhang opens Q♥ T♠ and is way ahead of J♥ J♠. No changes on the turn K♣ and river 7♦ for Zhang to double up.

Third hand, Esti Wang and CD limp, Liu raises 56,000, only Esti Wang calls and they head to the flop A♣ J♠ 9♦ . Liu c-bets 75,000 and takes down the pot.

Player	Chips
MZ Ming Zhong LiuHong Kong	888,000(74 BB)