Pokerstars Macau Poker Cup

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Macau Poker Cup

Macau, the Gambling centre of Asia. This territory is sprouting Casinos like no other place on earth and gambling revenues are now exceeding Las Vegas, highlighting just what you can expect from this interesting country.  2008 saw one of the biggest online poker rooms; Pokerstars, start up the Macau Poker Cup, which has become “richest regular poker tournament in Asia”

The Macau poker cup takes place every 2 to 3 months and the showcase event is the Pokerstars Red Dragon.  This is a HK$10,000 buy in Texas Holdem event boasting a guaranteed prize pool of HK$1,000,000. Below you can see an example of the available qualifying options. These are from the July 2009. More Specific details will come out close to the event you are interested in.

Date
Time
Tournament Name
Buyin (HKD)
Buyin Detail
Jul-06
2:10
Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite
$240
220+20
Jul-06
4:30
Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite
$240
220+20
Jul-06
8:10
Invitational Freeroll
Jul-07
2:10
Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite
$240
220+20
Jul-07
4:30
Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite
$240
220+20
Jul-07
8:10
Invitational Freeroll
Jul-08
2:10
Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite
$240
220+20
Jul-08
4:30
Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite
$240
220+20
Jul-08
8:10
Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite
$1,100
1000+100
Jul-09
2:10
Red Dragon Rebuy Satellite
$200
180+20
Jul-09
5:00
Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite
$240
220+20
Jul-09
8:10
Event No. 1: Charity Event
$1,000
900+100
Jul-10
12:10
Event No. 2: Deep Stack 80K Guarantee
$1,500
1350+150
Jul-10
5:00
Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite
$1,100
1000+100
Jul-10
6:00
High Roller 1-Table Challenge
$50,000
49000+1000
Jul-10
8:10
Event No. 3: $3000 NLH 200K Guarantee
$3,000
2700+300
Jul-11
12:10
Event No. 3 - Day 2
Jul-11
12:10
Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite
$1,100
1000+100
Jul-11
3:30
Event No. 4:  Red Dragon $1,000,000 Guarantee
$10,000
9400+600
Jul-12
12:10
Red Dragon - Day 2
Jul-12
2:10
Event No. 5: $500 Rebuy 50K Guarantee
$500
450+50
Jul-12
6:00
Phase 2 - APPT Macau Satellite
$4,200
4000+200

The results of the 2009 main event which had nearly 170 players competing for the HK$394,800 prize can be seen below:
Macau Poker Cup – Event 4: Red Dragon 1 Million Guarantee (Main Event)
Date: Saturday – July 11-12, 2009
 
1.       Celina Lin (China) $394,800
2.       “Sammy” Xiuming Huang (Australia) $268,465
3.        Kwok Man Lau (Hong Kong) $157,920
4      "Marlboro" Hanbing Wang (China) $134,230
5      Neelesh Vithal Chudasama  (UK ) $110,545
6      “Ivan” Hon Cheong Lee (Hong Kong) $94,750
7      “Flower” Huan Wang (China) $78,960
8      Nali Kaselias (Australia) $63,170
9      Zhengye Yao (Hong Kong) $47,375
10    Zhenjian Lin (China) $31,585

Pokerstars are the biggest online poker room around and is an excellent place to practice your skills on the table.  Whether you have been playing for years or just starting out, sign up for an account with this room and you have will have plenty of opportunity to qualify for Live Poker Tournaments such as the Macau Poker Cup.  Check out the Poker-Shark.co.uk Pokerstars Review and if you like what you see, try them out.  Remember to check back here for the latest news on the Macau Poker cup.