Welcome to Day 5 of the PokerStars Championship Macau Main Event
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The final table approaches as just 16 hopefuls will return for Day 5 of the PokerStars Championship Macau Main Event. German Aymon Hata and China’s Dong Guo will resume play at the top of the chip counts, separated by less than one big blind.
Hata carries a stack of 2,188,000 into play with Guo close behind wielding 2,160,000. Thibault Blondel (1,388,000), Wenlong Jin (1,296,000), and Yan Li (1,248,000) among the other big stacks.
Several notables still remain in the hunt including Daniel Laidlaw (1,077,000), Canadian Spin n’ Go qualifier Avraham Oziel (873,000), Elliot Smith (583,000), Fabrice Soulier (472,000), and Winfred Yu (385,000) who will return today as the shortest stack.
The plan for Day 5 is usually to play down to the final six. Play will begin with the final 20 minutes remaining in Level 23 where play paused last night. Here is a look at what blinds the players will face today:
| Level | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 21:41 | 12,000 | 24,000 | 4,000 |
| 24 | 90 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 5,000 |
| 25 | 90 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 5,000 |
| 26 | 90 | 25,000 | 50,000 | 5,000 |
| 27 | 90 | 30,000 | 60,000 | 10,000 |
| 28 | 90 | 40,000 | 80,000 | 10,000 |
The first player eliminated today will earn HK$170,000 and then everyone will get a pay jump with the next few spots paying HK$221,000. Those numbers will just be on the back of everyone’s mind while the HK$3,130,000 top prize will take center stage.
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