Poker Tournament Schedule Macau
Posted : admin On 4/7/2022On August 12th, the Asian Poker Tour‘s (APT) Macau event will kick off from the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel and Casino, tournament officials announced on Monday. Last year, the event ran for just five days. This year, the APT has been granted permission to hold it for more than twice that length of time.
In 2008, the APT Macau Main Event guaranteed $1.5 million, which it claimed was the largest guaranteed prize pool ever offered in Asia. When the smoke cleared, 20 year-old Yevgeniy Timoshenko, who is known as “atimos” in the online poker world, grabbed $500,000 for the win. He bested players from over 40 countries in the process, including Americans Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan, who are second all-time with ten World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets behind Ultimate Bet’s Phil Hellmuth. In addition, reigning WSOP Europe Main Event winner John Juanda and National Heads-Up Poker Championship victor Huck Seed were also in attendance last year.
One year ago, the tournament series was acquired by AsianLogic, which is traded on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol “ALOG.” At the time of writing, it was trading up ₤0.50 on the day to ₤15.00, a jump of 3.45%. Over the past 52 weeks, the company’s stock has traded in a broad range of ₤8.00 to ₤89.75. The APT’s ambassadors, known as the “Poker Pack,” have helped build the tour’s brand name and company’s stock price. They consist of Nam Le, Quinn Do, J.C. Tran, Steve Sung, David “Chino” Rheem, and Kwang Soo Lee.
The buy-in for the 2009 APT Macau Main Event will be $4,300. The action gets underway on August 19th with the first of three starting days. The final table, which will be televised, kicks off on August 23rd. APT officials will once again fly Tournament Director Matt Savage in for the event. Savage serves as the officiate of high-profile poker tournaments around the world, including the recently-completed World Poker Tour (WPT) Bay 101 Shooting Star event in San Jose. Its champion, Steve Brecher, received over $1 million for his efforts and defeated popular poker pro Kathy Liebert heads-up.
The MBP Macau poker room officially opened on May 2016 located on the 2nd Floor of the Babylon Casino at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf. It currently features five cash game tables including one private room for VIPs, along with 25 tournament tables making it the only poker room in Macau Peninsula to offer both cash games and tournaments. There are also tournament packages available for private groups, corporate events and regional tournament promoters. For more information e-mail macau@pokerstars.net. Major Tournament Schedule 2018. Click on the events in the schedule below to see more detailed information, including tournament schedules, structures and more.
APT officials are also expecting a wide variety of side tournaments and ring games. The high-stakes HK$1,000,000 (US$130,000) cash game is expected to return. However, a press release distributed on Monday claimed, “With the APT-sponsored poker room at the Starworld now witnessing six-figure pots in games on a daily basis, the stakes will be significantly raised.” A schedule of events for APT Macau was not available at press time.
APT CEO Chris Parker commented on the upcoming Macau poker tournaments, “The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will feature a side event schedule never seen in Asia before, including several new formats that will stir the curiosity of poker enthusiasts at all levels. We believe Asia’s first festival of poker will establish Macau as an essential stop on the international poker circuit.” Last year’s event began on August 27th and ran through the 31st. This year, APT Macau begins on August 12th and concludes on the 23rd.
In 2008, the APT made waves by publicly reaching out to U.S. Olympic swimmer and eight-time gold medalist Michael Phelps, inviting him to compete free of charge. The invitation came as a result of Phelps telling his hometown newspaper, the Baltimore Sun, that he wanted to compete in the WSOP. Although Phelps did not make the flight from Beijing, the site of the 2008 Olympics, a total of 257 players made their way to Macau.
In addition to the festivities in Macau, the APT also held tournaments in January in Manila. The Main Event was won by Neil Arce, a local poker player, who earned $185,000 for his efforts. A total of 262 players turned out for the $2,700 buy-in event, which was held at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati City. Amazingly, South Korea’s own Steve Yea finished as the runner up in both the Macau and Manila Main Events for a combined $350,000.
iPoker Network rooms, Full Tilt Poker, PKR, Everest Poker, PartyPoker, 888, and Microgaming’s 32Red Poker are among those that are scheduled to offer online satellites to the 2009 APT Macau event.
The Macau Poker Cup 28 will be held from January 26-February 11, 2018 at PokerStars LIVE at City of Dreams Macau, Macau.
The 17-day poker festival includes 31 Official Asia Player of the Year (APOY) events and features the legendary Red Dragon Main Event – a HK$15,000 buy-in tournament which comes with a massive HK$10,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.
MPC28 also hosts a wide variety of exciting tournaments that have each developed their own strong following among players, including the Baby Dragon, Megastack, $25,000 NLH, Single Day High Roller and High Roller events.
Poker Tournament Schedule Macau 2019
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Poker Tournament Schedule Macau Schedule
| Event # | Time | Event # | Tournament Name | Buy-in (HKD) |
| Friday January 26 | ||||
| 1 | 2:00 PM | 1 | Kickoff ($300,000 GTD, Unlimited Re-Entries) – Day 1A | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| s1 | 4:00 PM | s1 | $8,000 NLH Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| 1 | 7:00 PM | 1 | Kickoff ($300,000 GTD, Unlimited Re-Entries) – Day 1B | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| s2 | 10:00 PM | s2 | $8,000 NLH Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| Saturday January 27 | ||||
| 1 | 2:00 PM | 1 | Kickoff – Day 2 Final | |
| s3 | 2:30 PM | s3 | $8,000 NLH Mega Satellite (5 Seat Guarantee) | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| 2 | 5:00 PM | 2 | $8,000 NLH ($800,000 Guarantee, Single Re-Entry) – Day 1 | $8,000 (7,200+800) |
| 3 | 7:00 PM | 3 | 6-Handed | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| s4 | 8:00 PM | s4 | $5,000 Knockout Satellite | $1,100 (990+110) |
| 4 | 10:00 PM | 4 | $500 Flipout (Unlimited Re-Entries) | $500 (440+60) |
| Sunday January 28 | ||||
| s5 | 12:30 PM | s5 | $5,000 Knockout Satellite | $1,100 (990+110) |
| 2 | 2:00 PM | 2 | $8,000 NLH – Day 2 Final | |
| 5 | 2:30 PM | 5 | $5,000 Knockout | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| 6 | 6:00 PM | 6 | Hyper Turbo Megastack | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| s6 | 7:00 PM | s6 | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| s7 | 9:00 PM | s7 | $5,000 NLH-PLO Satellite | $1,100 (990+110) |
| Monday January 29 | ||||
| s8 | 12:00 PM | s8 | $5,000 NLH-PLO Satellite | $1,100 (990+110) |
| 7 | 2:00 PM | 7 | $5,000 NLH-PLO (Single Re-Entry) | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| s9 | 5:00 PM | s9 | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| 8 | 7:00 PM | 8 | $1,500 NLH (Single Re-Entry) | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| s10 | 10:00 PM | s10 | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| Tuesday January 30 | ||||
| 9 | 1:00 PM | 9 | $3,000 NLH | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| s11 | 4:00 PM | s11 | 6-Handed Satellite | $1,200 (1,080+120) |
| s12 | 5:00 PM | s12 | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| 10 | 7:00 PM | 10 | 6-Handed – Day 1 | $6,000 (5,400+600) |
| s13 | 10:00 PM | s13 | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| Wednesday January 31 | ||||
| 11 | 1:00 PM | 11 | Hyper Turbo Megastack | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| 10 | 3:00 PM | 10 | 6-Handed – Day 2 Final | |
| s14 | 5:00 PM | s14 | Megastack Satellite | $1,000 (900+100) |
| 12 | 7:00 PM | 12 | Megastack ($500,000 Guarantee) – Day 1 | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| s15 | 10:00 PM | s15 | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| Thursday February 1 | ||||
| s16 | 2:00 PM | s16 | Baby Dragon Satellite | $1,200 (1,080+120) |
| 12 | 3:00 PM | 12 | Megastack – Day 2 Final | |
| s17 | 3:30 PM | s17 | Baby Dragon MEGA Satellite to Day 1A (10 Seat Guarantee) | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| 13 | 6:00 PM | 13 | BABY DRAGON ($3,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1A | $8,000 (7,200+800) |
| s18 | 8:00 PM | s18 | Baby Dragon Satellite | $1,200 (1,080+120) |
| s19 | 10:00 PM | s19 | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| Friday February 2 | ||||
| 14 | 12:00 PM | 14 | Hyper Turbo | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| s20 | 2:00 PM | s20 | Baby Dragon Satellite | $1,200 (1,080+120) |
| s21 | 3:30 PM | s21 | Baby Dragon Super Satellite | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| 13 | 6:00 PM | 13 | BABY DRAGON ($3,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1B | $8,000 (7,200+800) |
| s22 | 9:00 PM | s22 | Red Dragon Super Satellite | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| s23 | 10:00 PM | s23 | Qualifier to $50,000 NLH Satellite | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| Saturday February 3 | ||||
| s24 | 12:30 PM | s24 | $50,000 NLH Satellite | $7,000 (6,300+700) |
| 13 | 1:00 PM | 13 | BABY DRAGON – Day 2 Final | |
| 15 | 4:00 PM | 15 | $50,000 NLH – Day 1 | $50,000 (47,000+3,000) |
| s25 | 4:30 PM | s25 | Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite | $700 (630+70) |
| s26 | 7:00 PM | s26 | Red Dragon MEGA Satellite to Day 1A (10 Seat GTD) | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| s27 | 10:00 PM | s27 | Red Dragon Super Satellite | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| Sunday February 4 | ||||
| s28 | 12:00 PM | s28 | Red Dragon Turbo Super Satellite | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| 16 | 2:00 PM | 16 | RED DRAGON ($10,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1A | $15,000 (13,500+1,500) |
| 15 | 3:00 PM | 15 | $50,000 NLH – Day 2 Final | |
| 17 | 6:00 PM | 17 | $15,000 PLO – Day 1 | $15,000 (13,500+1,500) |
| s29 | 6:30 PM | s29 | Qualifier to Single Day High Roller Satellite | $2,500 (2,250+250) |
| s30 | 8:00 PM | s30 | Red Dragon Super Satellite | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| s31 | 9:00 PM | s31 | Single Day High Roller Satellite | $14,000 (13,000+1,000) |
| 18 | 10:00 PM | 18 | $3,000 NLH Turbo | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| s32 | 11:59 PM | s32 | Red Dragon Turbo Super Satellite | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| Monday February 5 | ||||
| s33 | 12:00 PM | s33 | Red Dragon Turbo Super Satellite | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| 19 | 1:00 PM | 19 | Single Day High Roller (Shot Clock, Single Re-Entry) | $100,000 (95,000+5,000) |
| 16 | 2:00 PM | 16 | RED DRAGON ($10,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1B | $15,000 (13,500+1,500) |
| 17 | 3:00 PM | 17 | $15,000 PLO – Day 2 Final | |
| 20 | 9:00 PM | 20 | $5,000 NLH – Day 1 | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| s34 | 11:59 PM | s34 | Red Dragon Turbo Super Satellite | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| Tuesday February 6 | ||||
| 21 | 12:00 PM | 21 | Hyper Turbo | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| 22 | 1:00 PM | 22 | Ladies Event | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| s35 | 2:30 PM | s35 | Red Dragon Super Satellite | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| 20 | 3:00 PM | 20 | $5,000 NLH – Day 2 Final | |
| 16 | 7:00 PM | 16 | RED DRAGON ($10,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1C | $15,000 (13,500+1,500) |
| 23 | 11:00 PM | 23 | $1,500 Flipout (Unlimited Re-Entries) | $1,500 (1,350+150) |
| Wednesday February 7 | ||||
| 16 | 3:00 PM | 16 | RED DRAGON – Day 2 | |
| 24 | 4:00 PM | 24 | Teams Event | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| 25 | 7:00 PM | 25 | Bubble Rush | $8,000 (7,200+800) |
| s36 | 9:00 PM | s36 | $3,000 Satellite to $25,000 NLH | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| Thursday February 8 | ||||
| s37 | 12:00 PM | s37 | $500 Rebuy Satellite to $25,000 NLH | $500 (440+60) |
| s38 | 2:00 PM | s38 | $3,000 Satellite to $25,000 NLH | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| 16 | 3:00 PM | 16 | RED DRAGON – Day 3 | |
| s39 | 4:00 PM | s39 | $25,000 NLH MEGA Satellite (10 Seat Guarantee) | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| 26 | 7:00 PM | 26 | $25,000 NLH ($3,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1 | $25,000 (23,000+2,000) |
| s40 | 10:00 PM | s40 | Qualifier to High Roller Satellite | $2,500 (2,250+250) |
| 27 | 11:59 PM | 27 | Midnight Turbo (Unlimited Re-Entries) | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| Friday February 9 | ||||
| s41 | 2:00 PM | s41 | Qualifier to High Roller Satellite | $2,500 (2,250+250) |
| 16 | 3:00 PM | 16 | RED DRAGON – Final Table | |
| 26 | 3:30 PM | 26 | $25,000 NLH – Day 2 | |
| s42 | 4:00 PM | s42 | High Roller Satellite | $13,000 (12,000+1,000) |
| 28 | 5:00 PM | 28 | $3,000 NLH | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| 29 | 7:30 PM | 29 | High Roller (Shot Clock, Unlimited Re-Entries) – Day 1 | $80,000 (76,000+4,000) |
| Saturday February 10 | ||||
| 29 | 2:00 PM | 29 | High Roller (Shot Clock, Unlimited Re-Entries) – Day 2 | $80,000 (76,000+4,000) |
| s43 | 2:30 PM | s43 | $5,000 Knockout Satellite | $1,100 (990+110) |
| 26 | 3:00 PM | 26 | $25,000 NLH – Day 3 Final | |
| 30 | 5:00 PM | 30 | $5,000 Knockout – Day 1 | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| Sunday February 11 | ||||
| 31 | 2:00 PM | 31 | $2,500 Deepstack NLH | $2,500 (2,250+250) |
| 30 | 2:00 PM | 30 | $5,000 Knockout – Day 2 Final |
All tournaments are subject to regulatory approval
All tournaments are No Limit Hold’em and with no re-entry unless otherwise specified
Note:
Guarantees are not applicable during Typhoon Level 8 or higher
All numbered tournaments are Official Asia Player of the Year events except Teams Event and Ladies Event
Event numbers beginning with letter “s” are satellites
3% of all tournaments and satellites held to offset tournament staffing costs except High Roller & Single Day High Roller at 2%
Red Dragon winner receives HK$100,000 entry to 2018 ACOP Main Event taken from prize pool
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