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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 1: Young leads largest field in event history
At the start of Day 1 of the 2014 ACOP Main Event we asked APPT President Danny McDonagh how many entrants he was expecting. He told us 250 and that number would make him very happy. Well, by the time...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 2: Superstars return for more carnage
Half an hour out from the start of Day 2 of the 2014 ACOP Main Event and PokerStars LIVE Macau is the quietest it has been all week. Side events are currently on the backburner as the big dance is...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 2: Big jump in field size indicates bright future
Day 2 of the Asia Championship of Poker Main Event has begun and that means registration has closed, the numbers are in and the cash has been counted. To be honest, in 2014, several years after the...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 2: Behind the lens at PokerStars LIVE Macau
There are a lot of people who work on a tournament like the Asia Championship of Poker. In terms of running the actual event, there are the dealers, tournament directors, admin, cashiers and...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 2: Sorel Mizzi dominates as money looms
The opening day of the 2014 ACOP Main Event exceeded all expectations with 286 total entrants ponying up HK$100,000 (~US$13,000) to take to the tables of PokerStars LIVE Macau. Then once registration...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 3: Happy half return on money day
When looking around at the tables for the beginning of Day 3 of the 2014 ACOP Main Event it dawned on me that exactly half the field is going to be very disappointed today. One in every two people will...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 3: Fun and games in Macau
There are quite a few players in the 2014 ACOP Main Event Day 3 field looking a little worse for wear. Why you ask? Well, let's just say there was a bit of a party last night and some alcohol was...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 3: Feel the energy
Saying "you can really feel the energy in the room" can seem like a cliché to readers who can't actually experience what you are talking about. It's the kind of sentence that has perhaps been used too...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 3: Bubble bursting mindset
It's hard to know what's going through someone's head during the money bubble. Some players, I'm sure, are as relaxed as can be. Take experienced players like Joseph Cheong, Sorel Mizzi and Terrence...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 3: Zhu stampedes into penultimate day lead
There were 62 players to kick off Day 3 of the 2014 ACOP Main Event and exactly half of them would have to hit the rail without any cash for a tough few days of poker. It was somewhat of a slow start...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 4: Desperate dash to the final table
It's hard to say what day of a poker tournament is the most nerve-wracking. Yesterday seemed quite stressful. There were 62 players at the start of the day and only 31 players were set to make the...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 4: The stress of the rail
Sometimes being on the rail is more stressful than playing. That's certainly the case for Aaron Lim as he sweats his girlfriend Yaxi "Yvonne" Zhu deep on Day 4 of the 2014 ACOP Main Event. "I would say...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 4: Macau on camera
After Day 4 began with frantic eliminations galore, the 2014 ACOP Main Event is now starting to slow down with 12 players remaining. That's not too surprising considering the big pay jumps are starting...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Day 4: Last year's champ Suny Jung leads final table
Everyone was gearing up for a very long Day 4 of the 2014 ACOP Main Event. After all, 24 players needed to become nine and the average stack was around 60 big blinds with levels lasting 90 minutes...
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2014 ACOP Main Event: Final table player profiles
Seat 1: Zuo 'ST' Wang, 31 years old - China - 504,000 in chips Zhu Wang, also known as "ST", is the only players from China at the final table, which is rare for an event in Macau. Wang is 31 years old...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Final Table: Fighting for the title
It has taken five days and 282 eliminations, but finally we have reached the final table of the 2014 Asia Championship of Poker. There is no time to slow down now, however, as eight more eliminations...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Final Table: Two gone to kick off the true grind
Don't let the early pace of the ACOP Main Event final table fool you. It's going to be a very long day. The average stack when seven-handed play began was around 80 big blinds and the levels last 90...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Final Table: Déjà vu
Just as expected, the 2014 ACOP Main Event final table has slowed down dramatically since the speedy double elimination to kick off the day. Seven-handed play has now been going for around four hours...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Final Table: Changing tides
One, two, three. That's how many players were just eliminated in a half-hour period right before the dinner break of the 2014 ACOP Main Event. It wasn't too long ago that we were talking about how slow...
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2014 ACOP Main Event Final Table: Jung one elimination from history
Sunny Jung is one elimination away from creating history. If he wins he will be the first two-time APPT champion and he will have won back-to-back ACOP Main Event titles - a huge feat in such a...
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