It took four days to whittle the 490-strong Poker King Cup Macau Main Event down to the final two players, with China’s Longyun Li and Malaysia’s Michael Soyza the last men standing Friday evening at Venetian Macau.
With both players nearly evenly stacked, a deal was struck when play reached heads-up, with the two using the Independent Chip Model (ICM) to work out a prize pool chop.
Soyza held a slight lead and was guaranteed an HK$1,135,000 (~$US145,619) payday, while Li received HK$1,101,000 (~US$141,282). The two players decided to play for the other 5 percent of the prize pool and the all-important trophy and title.