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MPC Red Dragon Day 1B: Yip cracks whip to bag most chips
We're done for day 1B at the Macau Poker Cup, and the pattern set yesterday was followed almost exactly again today. That means a healthy starting field (today's 148 following yesterday's 110), an...
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MPC Red Dragon Day 1C live updates
9.40pm: Clock paused The clock is paused for the end of the day. We'll play a couple more hands then bagging will commence. It's a close one tonight, with no clear leader. You'll need to wait for the...
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MPC Red Dragon: Hu leads day 1C. Who? Hu!
After three calendar days and 31 (and a half) levels of play, "day one" of the Macau Poker Cup: Red Dragon Main Event is now finished. The third and final flight has just concluded in the Grand Waldo...
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MPC Red Dragon Day 2 live updates
12.30am: Chips Here are the chips they will be taking to the final table tomorrow. A wrap of a turbulent day is on its way. Seat 1 - Celina Lin - 477,000 Seat 2 - Zhengwei Ni - 304,000 Seat 3 - Jordan...
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MPC Red Dragon: Fan survives the flames, leads charge to final table
The official name for this tournament is the Macau Poker Cup, but its "Red Dragon" nickname is so well established that even a replica red beast sits atop the winner's trophy. And when you go searching...
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MPC Red Dragon: Final table player profiles
Please find below player profiles for the nine finalists at the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon Series, June 2012 renewal. A full list of players making the money so far is available on the payouts page....
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MPC Red Dragon Final Table live updates
10.45pm: Celina Lin wins MPC Red Dragon Main Event! Ming Fan out in second, winning HK $589,100 After a titanic heads up phase of play, this tournament is now over. And Team PokerStars Pro's Celina...
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Team Pro's Celina Lin wins unprecedented second Red Dragon in Macau
Last night, while relaxing over a piña colada at the end of a dramatic day of poker, Celina Lin was talking about sports betting. "I can't lose," she said incredulously, describing how she had turned...
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PokerStars Macau announces two 2012 events
PokerStars Macau today announced that it has added two more special events to the 2012 Asia Player of the Year season. The Macau Poker Cup Championship (MPCC) will take place from September 7-16, while...
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MPCC a must-play event for the Asia Player of the Year race
Since 2009, the Asia Player of the Year (APOY) title has been awarded to the best player on the Asian poker circuit. Some things have changed along the way: the winners now receive a one-year...
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Defending MPCC champ: Raiden Kan
Raiden Kan is a permanent fixture on the poker scene in Macau in both cash games and tournaments. Last year, the 28-year old captured his first major poker title when he won the Macau Poker Cup...
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PokerStars Macau reveals ACOP title events
Today, PokerStars Macau revealed that the highly anticipated October 26 - November 11 launch of the 2012 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) will have certain tournaments designated as ACOP Title Events....
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David Steicke wins Event 1 at the Macau Poker Cup Championship 2012
David Steicke beat out the 161-player field in the opening HKD $8,800 NLH event at the Macau Poker Cup Championship 2012 (MPCC). The Hong Kong resident was awarded HKD $306,100 for his victory after...
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Ray Chiu tops Day 1 field of Event 1 at the Macau Poker Cup Championship 2012
The HKD $8,800 NLH event at PokerStars Macau had a total of 161 players enter the opening tournament for the Macau Poker Cup Championship 2012 (MPCC) -- easily surpassing the HKD $1,000,000 guaranteed...
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Hazel Chui wins MPCC Event 2
The weather in Hong Kong reads HOT and that's exactly how it's been so far at the Macau Poker Cup Championship 2012 (MPCC). One day after HK resident David Steicke captured the opening $8,800 NLH...
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2012 MPCC Day 2: Level 14 (blinds 1,500-3,000, ante 300)
10.50pm: Day 2 Over; Hong Bags Up the Lead What a day! Seven levels of poker action have come to an end on Day 2 of the 2012 MPCC Main Event and it is Ryan Hong who bagged up the chip lead. Hong...
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Ryan Hong on Song Heading into Day 3 of MPCC Main Event
At the end of Day 1b, Kenny Wong held a top-five chip stack and told us he was grateful to not finish as the chip leader because "The Day 1 chip leader never wins." While the Day 1a chip leader Edmund...
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2012 MPCC Day 3: Level 15-16 (blinds 2,500-5,000, ante 500)
3.10pm: Break Time With the bubble burst, the stressful part of the day is over as the remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break! 3.05pm: And Just Like That, The Bubble is Burst Just a few...
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2012 MPCC Day 3: Level 17-18 (blinds 4,000-8,000, ante 500)
5.25pm: Twelve to Break The twelve remaining players have been sent on a 10-minute break. We will be back soon and continue on our way to the 2012 MPCC Main Event final table! 5.20pm: Two More Prior to...
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2012 MPCC Day 3: Level 19 (blinds 5,000-10,000, ante 1,000)
6.10pmFinal Table Draw Rui Chen will be leading the final nine heading into the final day of play. Below is how all the players stack up. 2012 MPCC Final Table Lineup Seat 1: Ryan Hong - 425,000 Seat...
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