With more than 1,000 players across seven events and three record-breaking fields, the latest Macau Poker Cup is being hailed a rousing success.
PokerStars Macau at Casino Grand Lisboa played host to the 5-day poker celebration from Sep. 1-5 and awarded a record HKD $4,512,353 in prize money.
Three tournaments set record prize pools and total player entries crossed the 4-figure mark for the first time with 1,060 players registered.
A total of 314 players entered the Red Dragon main event, creating a HKD $2,859,912 prize pool that made it the second largest in the event’s history.
After a 14-hour final Sunday, Japan’s James McCarty emerged victorious, grabbing the title and HKD $643,000 first-place prize.
Local hero Ginger Keong appeared destined to win three-handed, with over half the chips in play, but pocket aces at the right time sent McCarty into heads-up play with a 7-to-1 chip lead.
“I come here (to PokerStars Macau) every couple months and specifically like the deep tournament structure.” said the 27-year old McCarty.
“I feel I played well, but also got lucky at the right time.”
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