Only eight players now remain in contention for the trophy, title and lion’s share of the HK$7.129 million (~$915,295) prize pool in the Poker King Cup Macau 2017 Main Event.
The 490 initial entries had been reduced to 63 when play resumed for Day 3 at the Venetian Macau, with all of the remaining players guaranteed a payday of at least HK$26,000 (~$3,338).
The action was frantic from the get-go with a slew of early eliminations. Alex Lee, Wei Guoliang and Yah Loon Lim – the former Day 1A, 1B and 1C frontrunners, respectively – all fell by the wayside as play progressed.