It has been an incredible two weeks of poker here in Macau, the final days of which have been highlighted by the $100,000 (HKD) buy-in Asia Championship of Poker Main Event. And the ending -- with Xing Zhou of China defeating Hong Kong's Ying Kit Chan heads-up in final hand in which both players literally went all in blind, was a true head-spinner of a conclusion that was weirdly fitting for the gambling-loving culture which we have come to visit here in Macau. 2012 APPT Macau -- ACOP Main Event Champion Xing Zhou Let's look back at the week and
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2012 MPCC Final Table: Level 27-28 (blinds 40,000-80,000, ante 10,000)
10.35pm: Take a Time Out The last level of poker has been some of the most intense we have ever witnessed. The two players are heading on a much-deserved 10-minute break! 11.25pm: You Couldn't Write a Script Like This Yosuke Sekiya should have been eliminated multiple times by now. But,...more
2012 MPCC Final Table: Level 25-26 (blinds 25,000-50,000, ante 5,000)
9.20pm: Three Break for Ten The three remaining players have been sent on a break at the 2012 MPCC Main Event final table. Ten minutes and they will be back in their seats to try and crown a champion! 9.10pm: Big Hand Into the Break The players were scheduled to...more
2012 MPCC Final Table: Level 23-24 (blinds 15,000-30,000, ante 3,000)
9.20pm: Three Break for Ten The three remaining players have been sent on a break at the 2012 MPCC Main Event final table. Ten minutes and they will be back in their seats to try and crown a champion! 9.10pm: Big Hand Into the Break The players were scheduled to...more
2012 MPCC Final Table: Level 23-24 (blinds 15,000-30,000, ante 3,000)
7.00pm: Three Head to Break Following the elimination of Sunny Jung, the three remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break. 6.55pm: Sunny Jung Eliminated in 4th Place (HK$361,500) After more than two hours of very little action, a player has been eliminated! The 4th-place spot has gone to...more
2012 MPCC Final Table: Level 21-22 (blinds 10,000-20,000, ante 2,000)
4.50pm: Break Number Two With more than half the final table being eliminated, the remaining four players have been sent on a 10-minute break. 4.45pm: Big Pot for Sekiya Yosuke Sekiya is just a couple of eliminations away from taking the lead on the Asia Player of the Year leader...more
2012 MPCC Final Table: Level 19-20 (blinds 6,000-12,000, ante 1,000)
2.40pm: Break Time On one of the final hands before the break, Jessica Ngu was able to four-bet shove preflop and get a fold from Sunny Jung who three-bet Rui Chen's opening raise. With that, the seven remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break. 2.30pm: Nice One...more
2012 MPCC Main Event Final Table Player Profiles
The 2012 Macau poker Cup Championship saw 260 players pony up HK$20,000, creating a prize pool HK$4,818,960. After four massive days of poker, the field has been whittled down to just nine players, with the below nine fighting it out on Sunday for the HK$1,108,500 first-place prize. Let's take a...more
Rui Chen Rules the Final Nine of the 2012 MPCC Main Event
A tournament reporter never makes plans for the evening of a tournament day. Regardless of what time the day starts, it generally won't finish before the sun is down. Right now, through the doors of the PokerStars Macau poker room, we can see a glint of sunlight shining into the...more
2012 MPCC Day 3: Level 19 (blinds 5,000-10,000, ante 1,000)
6.10pmFinal Table Draw Rui Chen will be leading the final nine heading into the final day of play. Below is how all the players stack up. 2012 MPCC Final Table Lineup Seat 1: Ryan Hong - 425,000 Seat 2: Sunny Jung - 888,000 Seat 3: Kevin Kung - 469,000 Seat...more
2012 MPCC Day 3: Level 17-18 (blinds 4,000-8,000, ante 500)
5.25pm: Twelve to Break The twelve remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break. We will be back soon and continue on our way to the 2012 MPCC Main Event final table! 5.20pm: Two More Prior to Break Just as the players were about to be told they only...more
2012 MPCC Day 3: Level 15-16 (blinds 2,500-5,000, ante 500)
3.10pm: Break Time With the bubble burst, the stressful part of the day is over as the remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break! 3.05pm: And Just Like That, The Bubble is Burst Just a few minutes after the clock was wound back and the bubble has now...more
Ryan Hong on Song Heading into Day 3 of MPCC Main Event
At the end of Day 1b, Kenny Wong held a top-five chip stack and told us he was grateful to not finish as the chip leader because "The Day 1 chip leader never wins." While the Day 1a chip leader Edmund Lee is still surviving, he is now one of...more
2012 MPCC Day 2: Level 14 (blinds 1,500-3,000, ante 300)
10.50pm: Day 2 Over; Hong Bags Up the Lead What a day! Seven levels of poker action have come to an end on Day 2 of the 2012 MPCC Main Event and it is Ryan Hong who bagged up the chip lead. Hong managed to accumulate a staggering 430,300 in...more
2012 MPCC Day 2: Level 12-13 (Blinds 1,200-2,400, ante 300)
7.35pm: Final Break of the Night Approximately 49 players have been sent on their final 10-minute break of the night. At this point it is looking very unlikely that we will burst the money bubble this evening, but anything could happen! Join us soon for the final level of the...more
2012 MPCC Day 2: Level 10-11 (blinds 800-1,600, ante 200)
7.25pm: Break Time There are approximately 65 players remaining in the field and each and every one of them has been sent on a 10-minute break. 7.15pm: The Big One Recently we had a little wander around the tournament area with the express purpose of finding a chip leader. It...more
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