PokerStars-The Macau Poker Cup

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The PokerStars Macau poker room is proud to host the Macau Poker Cup. This live poker festival will feature a full schedule of tournaments INCLUDING the Red Dragon event with a HKD $1,000,000 Guarantee.

MACAU POKER CUP JULY 9-12 ,2009
UNOFFICIAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGES AND GOVT APPROVAL

Monday
July 06 14:10 Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$220+20
July 06 16:30 Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$220+20
July 06 20:10 Invitational Freeroll

Tuesday
July 07 14:10 Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$220+20
July 07 16:30 Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$220+20
July 07 20:10 Invitational Freeroll

Wednesday
July 08 14:10 Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$220+20
July 08 16:30 Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$220+20
July 08 20:10 Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$1000+100

Thursday
July 09 14:10 Free to enter Red Dragon Satellite (2 Seat Guarantee) Free
July 09 20:10 Event No. 1: Charity Event (50K Added Prizes) HK$900+100

FridayCT TO
July 10 12:10 Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$220+20
July 10 14:10 Event No. 2: Deep Stack 80K Guarantee HK$1350+150
July 10 17:00 Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$1000+100
July 10 20:10 Event No. 3: $3000 NLH 200K Guarantee HK$2700+300

Saturday
July 11 12:10 Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite HK$1000+100
July 11 15:30 Event No. 4: Red Dragon $1,000,000 Guarantee HK$9400+600

Sunday
July 12 12:10 Red Dragon - Day 2
July 12 14:10 Event No. 5: HK$500Rebuy 50K Guarantee HK$450+50

The new PokerStars Macau located on the 2nd floor of the famous Grand Lisboa is the biggest poker room in mainland Asia with 22-tables for No Limit Texas Holdem poker. PokerStars Macau has a Weekly Tournament Schedule including free-to-play freeroll contests with prizes to other events. PSM also offers larger weekly tournaments with guarantees of up to $75,000.

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Red Dragon Stage 1 Online Freerolls and Satellites are held at PokerStars events every Monday and Wednesday at 22:30 (Manila time) from May 18 to June 29, 2009, Stage 2 on July 1.

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Full results follow. All prize pools and winnings are listed in HK$.

Event 1: Charity Event
July 9, 2009
Buy-in:  $1000 (500+500 to charity) + Two $1000 Rebuys
Players:  83
Rebuys:  82
Prize Pool: $107,000 + $50,000 in tournament prizes

1 Bryan Huang from Singapore    - Prize:  $28,890 + $10,000 Red Dragon Entry
2 Carlos Chang from Taipei    - Prize: $19,260 + $10,000 Red Dragon Entry
3 David Malka from  USA    - Prize:  $12,840 + $10,000 Red Dragon Entry
4 “Spunky” Kyou Hoon Hwang from Korea  - Prize:  $10,700 + $3000 Entry
5 “Michael” Neng Che from Hong Kong  - Prize:  $8,560 + $3000 Entry
6 Tony Burkey from  Hong Kong   - Prize:  $7,490 + $3000 Entry
7 Candy Cheung from  Hong Kong   - Prize:  $6,420 + $3000 Entry
8 Jia Feng from Macau    - Prize:  $5,350 + $3000 Entry
9 Wui Kwang Tan from Singapore   - Prize:  $4,280 + $1,100 Red Dragon Satellite Entry
10 Ying Xiaoke from China    - Prize:  $3,210 + $1,100 Red Dragon Satellite Entry

Event 2: Deep Stack $80K Guarantee
July 10, 2009
Buy-in:  $1,500 (1,350+150)
Players:  135
Prize Pool: $182,250

1 “Anson” Yan Shing Tsang from Hong Kong - Prize:  $45,560
2 Michael Tan from Hong Kong   - Prize:  $30,980
3 Lim Lai Koon from Singapore   - Prize:  $18,230
4 Celina Lin from Australia   - Prize:  $15,490
5 Neil Blondell from Hong Kong   - Prize:  $12,760
6 Pen Cheng Lu from China   - Prize:  $10,940
7 Martin Nilson from Sweden   - Prize:  $9,110
8 Maxim Kapran from Russia   - Prize:  $7,300
9 Kentaro  Ihara from Japan   - Prize:  $5,480
10 Ricky Charles Swanker from Australia  - Prize:  $3,650

Event 3: No Limit Holdem 200K Guarantee
July 10-11, 2009
Buy-in:  $3,000 (2,700+300)
Players:  126
Prize Pool: $336,800

1 Ted Wang from China    -Prize: $85,050
2 Chen An Lin from China    -Prize: $57,830
3 Enrico Chong from Hong Kong   -Prize: $34,020
4 “JJ” Chun Ying Chiang from Taipei  -Prize: $28,920
5 Kentaro  Iharo from Japan   -Prize: $23,810
6 Anson Gong Wah Wong from Hong Kong -Prize: $20,410
7 Ming Fang from China    -Prize: $17,010
8 Anders Stalhanske from China   -Prize: $13,620
9 Paul Siu from Hong Kong   -Prize: $10,220
10 Samuel Chang from Australia   -Prize: $6,810

Event 4: Red Dragon $1 Million Guarantee (Main Event)
July 11-12, 2009
Buy-in:  $10,000 (9,400+ 600)
Players:  168
Prize Pool: $1,579,200

1 Celina Lin from Australia    - Prize:  $394,800
2 “Sammy” Xiuming Huang from Australia  - Prize:  $268,465
3 Kwok Man Lau from Hong Kong   - Prize:  $157,920
4 “Marlboro” Hanbing Wang from China  - Prize:  $134,230
5 Neelesh Vithal Chudasama from UK  - Prize:  $110,545
6 “Ivan” Hon Cheong Lee from Hong Kong  - Prize:  $94,750
7 “Flower” Huan Wang from China  - Prize:  $78,960
8 Nali Kaselias from Australia   - Prize:  $63,170
9 Zhengye Yao from Hong Kong   - Prize:  $47,375
10 Zhenjian Lin from China    - Prize:  $31,585

Event 5: $500 Rebuy 50K Guarantee
July 12, 2009
Buy-in:  $500 (450+50) + $500 Rebuys/Addons
Players:  78
Rebuys/Add-ons:  192
Prize Pool: $121,500

1 Ricky Yong Cheong Foo from Singapore  - Prize:  $32,805
2 Tee Heng Neo from Singapore   - Prize:  $21,870
3 Hung Sheng Lin from Taipei   - Prize:  $14,580
4 Ville Ilmari Nurmi from Finland   - Prize:  $12,150
5 Yim Fong Fung from Hong Kong   - Prize:  $9,720
6 Bryan Huang from Singapore   - Prize:  $8,505
7 Huang Chan Lin from Taipei   - Prize:  $7,290
8 Che Wei Chao from Taipei   - Prize:  $6,075
9 Carlos Chang from Taipei   - Prize:  $4,860
10 Steven Chen from Hong Kong   - Prize:  $3,645

http://news.bluffmagazine.com/pokerstars-wraps-up-summer-macau-poker-cup-6321/
http://www.pokerstarsmacau.com/macau_cup/

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Round 12 1000 2000 300 just started 40mins per round
80 players left total 296 average stack 37000

two team pilipinas left jojo with more than 30k and lester with 20k plus on the same table 16 seat 9 and 6 respectively.
PS Asia team pro bryan is on right of lester at seat 7

Macau Poker Cup July 2010 Schedule
Day Date Time Tournament Name Buyin (HKD)
Monday  05-Jul  12:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    2:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    4:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    8:10 PM  Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite  $1,100 
         
Tuesday  06-Jul  12:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    2:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    4:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    8:10 PM  Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite  $1,100 
         
Wednesday  07-Jul  12:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    2:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    4:10 PM  Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite  $1,100 
    8:10 PM  Event 1: KO Bounty 125K Guarantee  $2,000 
     ($500 for each player eliminated)     
         
Thursday  08-Jul  12:10 PM  Phase 1 - Red Dragon Satellite  $240 
    2:10 PM  Event  2: Charity Event (50K added prizes)  $1,000 
    5:00 PM  Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite  $1,100 
    8:10 PM  Event 3: $3,000 NLH 350K Guarantee (2-day event)  $3,000 
    11:00 PM  Phase 2 - Red Dragon Satellite  $1,100 
         
Friday  09-Jul  12:10 PM  Event 4: Deep Stack 100K Guarantee  $1,500 
    2:10 PM  Event 3 - Day 2     
    5:00 PM  Red Dragon Mega Satellite  $2,200 
    8:10 PM  Event 5:  Red Dragon $2,000,000 Guarantee, Day 1A  $10,000 
    11:00 PM  Red Dragon Mega Satellite  $2,200 
    1:00 AM  Red Dragon Mega Satellite  $2,200 
         
Saturday  10-Jul  10:00 AM  Last Chance Turbo Red Dragon Satellite (3-Tables)  $2,200 
    12:10 PM  Event 5:  Red Dragon $2,000,000 Guarantee, Day 1B  $10,000 
    5:00 PM  APPT Next Event Phase 1 Satellite  $950 
    6:30 PM  Event 5:  Red Dragon  Dinner Break     
    7:30 PM  Event 5: Red Dragon - Day 2     
    9:00 PM  APPT Next Event Phase 2 Satellite  $4,300 
         
Sunday  11-Jul  12:10 PM  Event 5: Red Dragon - Day 3 Final     
    12:30 PM  Event No. 6: $5,000 NLH 400K Guarantee  $5,000 
      6:00 PM Triple Seat Satellite to Macau Millions*  $1,450 

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Table 16 lost player seat 1 AK  after he shove on raise by jojo. Seat 2 shoved too with aces.  bb was lester who folded n OR jojo too.
Chip leader kendrick has 166k who busted out our martin who shove on flop K9Q holding K9 20k. Answered by  big stack 90k with AQ, ace on the river. Bryan also went past 100k now as team ps asia mate Celina just busted behind him on next table.

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Table shows Td5c6cTc6h, sb jojo bets  3600 bb raises to 60k. Bryan button folds. Jojo folds showing his club flush as bb shows 63 for FH.
Lester build up to more than 30k while jojo went down to exactky  20k.
70 left 7 minutes remaining average 42285
on the last hand of the level, poker kaki ricky calls from button with AQ flop was AQx, bets 2500 sb went all Q9 with 4500. Ricky cant fold turn was 6 river another brick as the poker kaki also follow his buddy brian to break century mark.
We are on break

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Round 14 2000 4000 500 18 mins remaining
49 left average 60,648

jojo with 55k lester with 35k ricky catches up with bryan around 130k.
Action on another table, small stack shoves w QQ called by KQ flop KQ4 4 6. He survived.
Bryan made another donk call with KJ vs AK 65k+ shove, all was well until td danny announces only a J on river can bust out the AK and promptly Jack it was. Bryan hits 200k mark.

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Red Dragon DAY3 started, please follow action at:

http://asia.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2010-macau-poker-cup/red-dragon/

32 left bubble time, ITM is 31 players
Red Dragon HK $2,000,000 Guaranteed
Prize (HKD)
1   620,100
2   424,600
3   256,100
4   202,200
5   161,800
6   134,800
7   107,800
8   80,900
9   67,568
10   53,900
11   40,400
12   40,400
13   40,400
14   33,700
15   33,700
16   33,700
17   33,700
18   33,700
19   33,700
20   27,000
21   27,000
22   27,000
23   20,200
24   20,200
25   20,200
26   20,200
27   20,200
28   20,200
29   20,200
30   20,200
31   20,200

Macau Poker CupRed Dragon HK $2,000,000 Guaranteed
Place Winner Sponsor Prize (HKD)
1 Kenichi Takarabe   620,100
2 Bryan Huang   424,600
3 Chen Feng Li   256,100
4 Victor Chen   202,200
5 Eric Stanley   161,800
6 Che Wei Chao   134,800
7 Kenji Kurashina   107,800
8 Ricky Foo   80,900
9 Tomoki Yasuda   67,568
10 Anthony Hughes   53,900
11 Takashi Shiono   40,400
12 Ben Abrahams   40,400
13 Carlos Chang   36,950
14 Cedric Raffi   36,950
15 Martin Rotte Dahle   33,700
16 Philip Muscarello   33,700
17 Vinson See   33,700
18 Lester Edoc   33,700
19 Richard Bremilow   33,700
20 Seong Gu Jeon   27,000
21 Jojo Tech   27,000
22 Itsau Wang   27,000
23 Dongying Ling   20,200
24 Byung Gon Sung   20,200
25 Xiaoxun Zheng   20,200
26 Wing Bor "Paul" Cheng   20,200
27 Hanbing Wang   20,200
28 Anthony James Taylor   20,200
29 Hung Sheng Lin   20,200
30 Han Cheng Liao   20,200
31 Tsz Leung Wu   20,200

http://asia.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2010-macau-poker-cup/red-dragon/payouts.htm

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PokerStars Macau has announced that the 2012 edition of the Macau Millions has been postponed indefinitely.

"Our current agreement to operate PokerStars Macau events and tournaments at Casino Grand Lisboa will expire in March." said Danny McDonagh in a statement. "As a result, the Macau Millions will be postponed for a later date."
McDonagh, the PokerStars Director of Live Operations in Asia-Pacific, added, "The Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon will take place as planned from February 18 to 26th. We will provide an update on Macau Millions and live poker tournaments in the near future. In the meantime, we look forward to welcoming players to the MPC February and continue to deliver the best live poker experience in Asia."
http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/pokerstars_macau/2012/macau-millions-postponed-090625.html


PS CONGRATULATIONS TO TD MCDONAGH FOR BEING INDUCTED TO AUSTRALIA'S POKER HALL OF FAME!
http://www.australianpokerweekly.com/australian-poker-hall-of-fame-gala-induction-night-at-crown/