PokerStars LIVE Macau has unveiled the official schedule for the 2017 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) -- where the world's best poker players come to compete in Asia's richest annual poker series.
This year's ACOP takes place from October 13-29 and will feature 24 ACOP Title Events where each victor will claim one of the prestigious ACOP Spadie trophies.
Taking centre stage once again will be the HK$100,000 (~USD $13,000) Main Event which comes with a whopping HK$25 million prize pool guarantee - the largest in Asia's history to date.
Vladimir Geshkenbein won the Main Event last year to become the only man to win a title on both the European Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour. The 29-year old Swiss player took home HK$5,643,000 along with the coveted Gold Spadie trophy.
Geshkenbein's victory also awarded him an entry into this year's Main Event; a long standing tradition for ACOP champions since the series began in 2012.
In total, there will be 50 cash tournaments spread throughout the 17-day series with a wide variety of buy-ins ranging from HK$1,000 to HK$800,000. Regardless of bankroll, there's something here for you and we've created tonnes of qualifying options for you to compete with the world's best at a fraction of the cost!
The previous ACOP poker festival attracted 4,479 entrants and awarded more than HK$95 million (~USD $12.3 million) in prize money. Call me bold and foolish but I'm telling you right now that this year's numbers will be closer to 7,000 entrants and HK$200 million.
The ACOP Title Events are listed below but if you want the full schedule then click RIGHT HERE.
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2017 ACOP TITLE EVENTS
(all figures in HKD)
Event #1 - Oct 13 @ 6PM: $4,000 1m GTD Spadie - Day 1A (Unlimited Re-entries)
Event #1 - Oct 14 @ 1PM: $4,000 1m GTD Spadie - Day 1B (Unlimited Re-entries)
Event #1 - Oct 14 @ 6PM: $4,000 1m GTD Spadie - Day 1C (Unlimited Re-entries)
Event #2 - Oct 15 @ 1PM: $11,000 Shootout Championship (100 CAP)
Event #3 - Oct 15 @ 6PM: $11,000 Knockout Championship
Event #4 - Oct 16 @ 3PM: $11,000 6-Handed Championship
Event #5 - Oct 17 @ 1PM: $15,000 PLO Championship
Event #6 - Oct 17 @ 6PM: $11,000 Deepstack Championship
Event #7 - Oct 18 @ 1PM: $50,000 Single Day 50K (Single Re-entry)
Event #8 - Oct 18 @ 6PM: $9,000 2m GTD Spadie - Day 1A (Unlimited Re-Entries)
Event #8 - Oct 19 @ 1PM: $9,000 2m GTD Spadie - Day 1B (Unlimited Re-Entries)
Event #8 - Oct 19 @ 6PM: $9,000 2m GTD Spadie - Day 1C (Unlimited Re-Entries)
Event #9 - Oct 20 @ 3PM: $2,500 Rebuy Championship
Event #10 - Oct 20 @ 6PM: $25,000 ACOP Warm-up ($3,000,000 Guarantee)
Event #11 - Oct 21 @ 1PM: $10,000 Single Day 10K (Single Re-Entry)
Event #12 - Oct 21 @ 4PM: $800,000 Super High Roller (Shot Clock, Unlimited Re-Entries)
Event #13 - Oct 21 @ 6PM: $9,000 Ladies Asia Championship
Event #14 - Oct 22 @ 2PM: $40,000 NLH-PLO Championship
Event #15 - Oct 22 @ 8PM: $20,000 Teams Championship
Event #16 - Oct 23 @ 2PM: $100,000 Main Event ($25,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1A
Event #17 - Oct 24 @ 12PM: $300,000 Single Day High Roller (Shot Clock, Single Re-Entry)
Event #16 - Oct 24 @ 2PM: $100,000 Main Event ($25,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1B
Event #18 - Oct 25 @ 7PM: $3,000 Flipout Championship (Unlimited Re-Entries)
Event #19 - Oct 26 @ 4PM: $15,000 NLH
Event #20 - Oct 26 @ 7PM: $80,000 Mini High Roller (Shot Clock, Unlimited Re-Entries)
Event #21 - Oct 27 @ 6PM: $250,000 High Roller (Shot Clock, Unlimited Re-Entries)
Event #22 - Oct 27 @ 7PM: $11,000 Turbo Championship
Event #23 - Oct 28 @ 1.30PM: $11,000 Megastack Championship
Event #24 - Oct 28 @ 6PM: $11,000 Closeout Spadie (Shot Clock, Unlimited Re-Entries)
For the complete 2017 ACOP schedule please visit www.PokerStarsLIVEMacau.com
Note: All ACOP Title Events count towards the Asia Player of the Year standings except the Ladies Asia Championship and Teams Championship
*All PokerStars LIVE Macau events are subject to regulatory approval.