After 17 days of continuous poker festivities running from October 13 -29, the 2017 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) is now officially in the books. This year’s edition of the ACOP was by far the largest and richest with 48 tournaments for a grand prize pool of HK$166,276,022 (~US$21.3M). Here is a look at the […]
13/10/2017 – 2017 ACOP
Alan Lau grabs ACOP Main Event title and becomes first-ever two-time APOY champion
There is no disputing this one! Alan “Kinglune” Lau has won the Asia Player of the Year 2017 and will be the first player in history to have his name engraved on the trophy not once but twice! The Hong Kong pro sealed the title after his spectacular victory at the Main Event of the […]
2017 ACOP Early highlights: First Spadie for the Philippines; Sparrow Cheung crosses the million mark
Despite a passing typhoon causing a one day damper on the 2017 Asia Championship of Poker, the festival is now in full swing at City of Dreams Macau. The 17 day event kicked off on October 13th and will be running until October 29th with 24 events lined up and HK$31 million in guaranteed prizes […]
Schedule for ACOP 2017 revealed by PokerStars Live Macau
Official ACOP schedule released The ACOP schedule for 2017 has now arrived, and it promises a mouth-watering HK$25 million guarantee for the Main Event. The ACOP series will run between October 13th and 29th at PokerStars Live Macau, and the Main Event will have the biggest guarantee in Asian history, in a series which is […]