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2014 ACOP: Asia Player of the Year Playoffs
Asia Player of the Year. It's the most prestigious poker award in the Far East that annually ranks the skill, will, and fortunes of those who participate in the region's most high profile tournaments....
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2014 ACOP: Who's coming?
We're just a week away from the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker and it's time for a roll call! Let's take a look at some of the big names who are coming. Team PokerStars There will be no shortage of...
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In search of the elusive Double Spadie Winner
The 2014 Asia Championship of Poker starts on October 24 at the 'PokerStars LIVE at City of Dreams' poker room in Macau. All poker players in this part of the world are starting to focus their thoughts...
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2014 ACOP: How to get followed
We're just days away from the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker and you can smell the anticipation and excitement in the air for the Far East's biggest annual poker competition! For those who have missed...
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What makes the Asia Championship of Poker so special?
Tournament poker in Asia had a breakthrough when PokerStars landed on the shores of Macau and launched the Macau Poker Cup series. Its main event - known as the Red Dragon event - continues to grow and...
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2014 ACOP: Ten Questions for ElkY
ElkY is no stranger to Macau and the Asia Championship of Poker. In fact, the Team PokerStars Pro has been a Macau regular since 2007 and was happy to answer some of our questions about playing in the...
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2014 ACOP: India goes two for two in opening weekend
The 'PokerStars LIVE Macau' poker room kicked off the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) this past weekend. The first three days of the 17-day poker festival had four cash tournaments on hand which...
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2014 ACOP: Super high rolling start for Macau's flagship event
The Bahamas has the PCA. Australia has the APPT Aussie Millions. Las Vegas has the WSOP. Monte Carlo has the EPT Grand Final. Macau has the Asia Championship of Poker. The City of Dreams is the home of...
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2014 ACOP Super High Roller: Day 1 updates
10:25pm: Time for dinner The players have been sent on a 45-minute dinner break. Registration is open for two more levels and there are three levels remaining in the day. Play will kick back off at...
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2014 ACOP: Chris Chong wins Event 6 for Singapore's first Spadie
By: Fred Leung It was a packed house on Saturday night at the 'PokerStars LIVE Macau' poker room with three Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) Title events running simultaneously including the 2m GTD...
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2014 ACOP Super High Roller: Cheong leads opening day of plentiful rebuys
By: Ben Wilson If the numbers are anything to go by then the 2014 ACOP is proving that the Asian poker boom is still very much on the rise. Especially when it comes to big buy-in events. Day 1 of the...
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2014 ACOP Super High Roller: Day 2 updates
10:50pm: Level 15 Begins, Blinds 50,000/100,000, Ante 10,000 10:40pm: Massive three-way all in Mike McDonald was in the cut off when he shoved all in for what looked like 1,250,000. David Kitai then...
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2014 ACOP: Spadie winners so far
The 2014 Asia Championship of Poker is getting towards the business end of the schedule with the world's biggest and best players in Macau for the feature events including the High Rollers and...
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2014 ACOP Super High Roller: Cheong leads final eight, Colman at it again
By: Ben Wilson Day 2 of the HK$500,000 'Macau Billionaire Poker' Super High Roller saw 47 return to PokerStars LIVE Macau to battle it out for a share of the HK$48,470,400 (~US$6,260,000) prize pool....
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2014 ACOP Super High Roller: Final table player profiles
Seat 1: Davidi Kitai, 35 years old - Belgium - 3,190,000 in chips Davidi Kitai is a 35-year old poker professional from Belgium. He has posted more than US$5 million in tournament results over his...
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2014 ACOP Super High Roller: Final table updates
10:55pm: Level 22 Begins, Blinds 300,000/600,000, Ante 50,000 10:45pm: O'Dwyer moves further into the lead Steve O'Dwyer opened the button to 1 million. Ryan Fee called from the big blind and the...
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2014 ACOP Super High Roller: Steve O'Dwyer triumphantly records largest...
By: Ben Wilson It took 22 hours of play spread over three days, featured 51 eliminations and 178 hands at the final table, but finally US-based Irishman Steve O'Dwyer has been crowned the 2014 ACOP...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 1: Abundance of red spades in Macau
There are several major events held at PokerStars LIVE Macau a year, but none bigger than the Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP). Apart from the buy-in size (HK$100,000), and the prestige, one thing...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 1: Maddening quest for Asia Player of the Year
If you have ever been at a final table at PokerStars LIVE Macau when a deal is being made you will know that the players here are passionate about the Asia Player of the Year. The following is an...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 1: New beginnings for Terrence Chan
When we approached Terrence Chan on Day 1 of the ACOP Main Event he was engrossed in watching a hand that had played a few minutes into the break. The rest of his tablemates had made their way out of...
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