Elton Tsang
Elton Tsang $50million+ One of the best players in the east, Tsang sprang to public attention after he went public about an ill-fated private game with Leon Tsoukernik, afterwards claiming that the. In the light of “Aussie” Matt Kirk’s impending lawsuit against Kings Casino Rozvadov owner Leon Tsoukernik over an alleged gambling debt of $2m, Chinese/Canadian entrepreneur and successful high stakes poker player, Elton Tsang, has come forward claiming that Tsourkernik had also refused to pay him some €2,000,000 Tsang won from him in a high stakes poker game. Elton Tsang, probably best known for his win at last year's Monte Carlo One Drop tournament for over €11m made the revelation in a recen t CalvinAyre interview with Lee Davy. Elton Tsang Ka-wai (born 1980) is a Chinese Canadian poker player currently residing in Hong Kong. Considered as one of the five best Asian poker players, Tsang has achieved icon status in the international poker scene with his involvement in several historic achievements including: 1) his role in founding and organising the first ever live poker tournament in Macau, China, 2) his winning the. In what had to be a severe disappointment for fans, players and organizers alike, Elton Tsang emerged as the champion of the €1,000,000 buy in “Big One for.
After months of demand, it has finally arrived…
The Triton Poker Super High Roller Jeju Cash Game will premiere this weekend Sunday September 9, 2018 at 11.00PM [EST] on the official Twitch channel.
After the premiere broadcast, the episode will then be available as video on demand on Triton Poker’s official YouTube page.
Catch the likes of Tom Dwan, Patrik Antonius, and Jason Koon battling it out in one of the biggest cash games in poker history, with the game’s Buy-In at an incredible US$ 1,000,000.
Mikita Badziakouski, who took down the Triton Super High Roller Jeju 2018 Main Event pocketing US$ 5.2m, was also involved.
In the previous cash game at the Triton Super High Roller Montenegro 2018 tournament, a pot between Jason Koon and Elton Tsang became the biggest in televised poker history at a massive € 2,090,000 [US$ 2.3m].
New episodes of the Jeju Cash game will premiere every Sunday and Wednesday nights at 11.00PM [EST] on Twitch, with the same 1-hour delay on YouTube.
Elton Tsang from Hong Kong outlasted a field of 233 players to become the champion of the Poker King Club’s Asian Poker King Tournament Main Event, held at the Level 8 Ballroom of the StarWorld Hotel and Casino, to take home the first prize of HK$ 553,600.
(Main photo: Elton Tsang, in white, holds up the trophy as he poses along with Poker King Club business director Winfred Yu and the Poker King models.)
On the last hand of the tournament, John Hoang from the USA made it 100,000 to go pre-flop and Tsang called. Tsang checked the flop of {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{4-Spades} and Hoang bet another 100,000. Tsang raised to 200,000 which was re-raised by Hoang to 300,000 total. Tsang called and they saw the turn {9-Clubs}. Tsang checked and after Hoang shoved in the remainder of his shorter stack, Tsang snap-called to show {k-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}, well ahead of Hoang’s {j-Clubs}{6-Spades}. The river {8-Hearts} was a brick, good enough to crown Tsang as the champion of the Asian Poker King Tournament.
Results and pay-outs from the final table:
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1 HK$ 553,600 Elton Tsang (Hong Kong)
2 HK$ 294,100 John Hoang (USA)
3 HK$ 138,400 Jose De Caro (Venezuela)
4 HK$ 103,800 Fred Leung (Hong Kong)
5 HK$ 86,500 Samuel Sin Cheung Luk (Hong Kong)
6 HK$ 69,200 Brice Renaud (France)
7 HK$ 51,900 Sae Jin Lee (Korea)
8 HK$ 34,600 Ryan Kim (USA)
9 HK$ 32,900 Kuok Uki Cheong (Macau)
10 HK$ 29,425 Wu Hong Cheng (China)
The Asian Poker King Tournament, which is an Asian Poker Tour Accredited Event, featured a guaranteed prize pool of HK$ 1,000,000 with a buy in of HK$ 7,500 + HK$ 500. The guarantee was exceeded as the prize pool reached HK$ 1,730,025.
The last side event, HK$ 1,100 Shootout Event was won by Ricky Foo. Ricky took home the HK$ 14,600 after the third hand of heads up play when he hit an unlikely flush after four suited cards came on the board.
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