WPT National China Day 2 Interview with Phil Hellmuth & Matt Savage

Written by Caitlyn Howe of the Royal Flush Crew This year marked the fifth year of WPT National China, and under the passionate direction of Ourgame, the MGM Grand Sanya proved a perfect setting. My love for Sanya began even before I arrived at the beautiful resort. From the first warm breezes in the open-air…

After five days of poker at MGM Grand Sanya, and seven hours of play at the final table, it was Shu Sun who outlasted the 882-player field to become the Season XIV WPT National China Champion. Sun earned RMB 1,540,000 ($242,911) and a one-of-a-kind Aurae Solid Gold MasterCard with $10,000 loaded onto it. Sun was vacationing…

From 882 players, the WPT National China Main Event is down to a final table of six at MGM Grand Sanya. Weijie Huang of Fujian, China leads the way with 5,345,000 chips, and is the front runner to capture the top prize of ¥1,540,000 ($243,809). The winner will also earn a 14k Aurae Solid Gold MasterCard (pictured above)…