PokerStars has set a guaranteed HK million prize pool for its PokerStars’ Asia Championship of Poker—to be held in Macau October 13 to 19 –making it one of the richest porker tournaments to ever be held in Asia.
PokerStar’s Department Head of Live Events Asia-Pacific, Mark Blake told the Macua Business Daily that the prize pool is “unprecedented here in Macau,” and has a “HK$100,000 buy-in, which is the biggest buy-in event in Asia and definitely is on a world stage. There’s not too many events globally that buy-in at that level.”
PokerStars first offered the tournament in Macau nine years ago and has seen the prize pool grow annually. Blake said he expects the tournament to continue to grow and attract players and that PokerStars will continue to deliver bigger and better guarantees Blake over the next five years.
The tournament follows the 1,308-unique player Macau Poker Cup, Blake said “players are starting to discover Macau for the first time and telling others about it.”
