Tournaments
2018 Macau Millions: HK$3,000 for a chance at HK$3,000,000 prize pool
The next stop on the Asia Pacific Poker Tour is the 2018 Macau Millions which will be held at PokerStars LIVE Macau from April 17-23. Whether you're familiar with the biennial event or not, you definitely want to take a look at what's in store so read on!BUY-IN & GUARANTEEThe first thing people ...more
MPC27: The Preview
The Macau Poker Cup series has reached new heights this season and all things indicate that MPC27 (August 25 - September 10) will be even bigger and better!The previous MPC poker festival had 5,527 participants and nearly HK$60 million (~USD $7.7m) in prize money across 25 Official Asia Player of th...more
2017 ACOP: Official schedule unveiled
PokerStars LIVE Macau has unveiled the official schedule for the 2017 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) -- where the world's best poker players come to compete in Asia's richest annual poker series.This year's ACOP takes place from October 13-29 and will feature 24 ACOP Title Events where each victo...more
MPC26: Year of the Rooster? It's still about them Dragons
Happy Chinese New Year everyone!For those who don't know, this is the Year of the Rooster but on the minds of many it's still about the Dragons as the Macau Poker Cup (February 3-19) enters its second weekend.BABY DRAGONThe MPC26 Live Coverage schedule features four key events and the PokerStars Blo...more
2016 ACOP: The Ultimate Guide
After weeks of anticipation, the 2016 Asia Championship of Poker (Oct. 28 - Nov. 13) is finally upon us!Here's the Ultimate Guide to everything you need to know about the 2016 ACOP:TOURNAMENT STRUCTURESThe full schedule and all-important structures can be found right here: psta.rs/2016ACOP-structure...more
ESPT7 Barcelona: Mohamed Samri tops 3,447-player Main Event field, Teunis Ko
There was a moment during yesterday's penultimate day of the Estrellas Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event when eventual heads-up opponents Mohamed Samri of France and Teunis Kooij of the Netherlands got involved in a four-bet pot followed by a big flop bet by Samri.The pair chatted a bit, with Kooij as...more
ESPT7 Barcelona: Chris Moorman bags final table chip lead after long Day 3
After 14 hours inside the Casino Barcelona, the remaining players of the 97 who came back this morning for the Estrellas Main Event could finally fit around one table. It made me think back fondly to Day 2, when for the first time the entire field could fit inside one room. At the beginning of that ...more
ESPT7 Barcelona: Jerome Brion bags most to end Main Event Day 2
From a 3,447-player field -- the biggest in tour history -- a still-large group of 862 returned for today's Day 2 of the ESPT Barcelona Main Event. Now just over 100 players remain, each still with a chance to claim the trophy on Monday.Of that group, Jerome Brion of France is currently positioned m...more
EPT13 Barcelona: Julian Stuer leads as €50K Super High Roller goes wild
The buy-in: €50,000. The players: a collection of the richest and fiercest poker beasts from around the world. In all, the cage collected 91 entries, the equivalent of €4.55 million. By the time the night was over, fewer than 60 players of the starting 73 remained, and the king of this Spanish poker...more
FPS Monaco: Stephane Dossetto does it! Tops 1,261 to win FPS Monaco Main Eve
Yesterday Stephane Dossetto was explaining to us how his name meant "two-seven," which typically makes poker players think of the worst hand in hold'em. Today we watched him begin the final day of the France Poker Series Monaco Main Event with the chip lead, and tonight finish by winning the tournam...more
Taking Manila Megastack up a notch
Things are heating up in the Philippines with the upcoming Manila Megastack.The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) and PokerStars Live Manila will be hosting the fifth installment of the Manila Megastack series May 3-8 at the Grand Ballroom of City of Dreams Manila. The Manila Megastack is the third pok...more
EPT12 Dublin: Alex Goulder looking golden, ends Main Event Day 3 on top
It was another cool, crisp day in Dublin, though inside the Royal Dublin Society the EPT12 Dublin Main Event is just starting to heat up. Day 3 of the tournament saw the money bubble burst, the field narrow down to just 45 hopefuls, and the UK's Alex Goulder emerge from five levels' worth of hold'em...more
PCA 2016: A big one for Nick Maimone, $25K High Roller champion
After three days of play versus one of the tougher tournament fields you'll encounter, Nick Maimone held the winner's trophy aloft after taking down the coveted 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller. Following two lengthy days, the last day went quickly, and after a rapid heads-up ...more
2015 ACOP: The Ultimate Guide
For the past seven weeks leading up the 2015 Asia Championship of Poker (Oct. 30 - Nov. 15) I've been writing about all thing related to the ACOP. Here's your handy all-in-one guide for what's in store:TOURNAMENT STRUCTURESEverything you need to know about the ACOP tournaments and the all-important...more
2015 ACOP: The Epic 2015 APOY race and the heroes
The word 'epic' is an abused and overused term in the world of poker commentary. However, as we approach the 2015 Asia Championship of Poker (Oct. 30 - Nov. 15) it's clearly the most appropriate description for APPT Season 9's furious battle for the Asia Player of the Year (APOY) title. Sure, recor...more
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