The Poker King Cup has been playing out through the past week, and the festival has seen millions of Hong Kong dollars awarded, with the biggest prizes paid out in the Main Event, High Roller and Super High Roller. Here is our round-up of the numbers. Main Event: Wei Ran Pu claims the HK$1,464,000 first prize […]
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PKC hosts Poker King Cup Macau 2018 in September
As the year kicks off its last quarter, players wishing for a festival at Asia’s gaming capital will see it granted with the Poker King Club (PKC) set to host the Poker King Cup Macau 2018. The upcoming event runs from September 20 to September 25 at the PKC’s hub in The Venetian Macao. The […]
Oriental Poker Championship Macau Schedule
The Oriental Poker Championship Macau will be held from May 23 to the 28 at The Venetian Macau, Macau. Date Time Event # Tournament Buy-in Guarantee May 23 1 p.m. 1 No Limit Hold’em Opening Event HKD 5,000 HKD 500,000 2 p.m. High Roller Satellite HKD 11,000 5 p.m. 2 High Roller Day 1 HKD 100,000 6 p.m. Main […]
Macau: Melco CEO and Chairman Lawrence Ho buries poker players’ hopes
For Macau, a place that holds the moniker as the “Las Vegas of the East”, finding a game of poker may be difficult these days. With the recent closure of poker rooms in Galaxy and City of Dreams plus changes on the horizon due to Chinese Black Friday, the live poker business has become quite […]
Macau: Alisports postpones IPT Macau; Galaxy and City of Dreams close Poker Rooms
Last week, the Asian poker community was stricken by a startling announcement – a ban on all poker applications in Mainland China. This was promptly followed by a decision restricting poker promotion on all Chinese social media such as WeChat. This week also brings its share of unpleasant news with the closure of two poker […]
International Poker Tour announces its return in May! First stop in Macau
Alisports returns to action on May 16 – 20 for its second-ever International Poker Tour (IPT) event. The five-day poker festival will take place at the luxurious Venetian Macao with joint organizer Poker King Club. According to the announcement, this will be the first of several destinations lined up for the calendar year. In December […]
Macau Briefs: Longest sea bridge nears completion; Galaxy acquires Wynn shares; Macau revenue up in March
Macau is stirring with movers and shakers these days. Read up on the gambling capital’s latest top stories below. Macau, China, and Hong Kong about to be linked to by controversial bridge After 8 years of construction, the longest sea bridge is about to open on the Pearl River Delta linking Hong Kong, Zhuhai (mainland […]
APPT Macau: Lin Wu denies Aditya Agarwal at the Main Event; Jian Chen and James Chen win Platinum Passes; Kempe and Ogura win HR events
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau should have rolled out the red carpet for this recently concluded festival. Stars were born, four players earned a trip to paradise, and huge wads of cash flowed from start to finish. Below are some of the biggest winners of the event. Lin Wu denies Team PS Pro […]
Casino Talk: MGM Cotai opens in time for Chinese New Year; Philippine Government puts a hold new casino licenses
The Macau casino beat is red hot these days with the Chinese New Year celebrations at hand. At the Macau Cotai Strip, the family-oriented entertainment sector, all rooms have been booked in anticipation of this holiday season. Joining the party is MGM Cotai, the newest property to open up in the area. While Macau is […]
MPC 28 Early Highlights: China ruling the charts; Siyou Cao wins Baby Dragon, Mike Takayama runner-up
For the past ten days, PokerStars Live Macau has been buzzin’ with continuous poker action with the Macau Poker Cup 28 currently ongoing. With the highly anticipated mighty Red Dragon Main Event (HK$10,000,000 guarantee) yet to come, numerous events have already wrapped up including the Baby Dragon (HK$3,000,000 Guarantee) which saw a monstrous 818 players, […]