Five Chinese companies are currently making plans for a poker tournament with a $100,000,000 guaranteed prize pool - the greatest guarantee in poker history. The tournament is planned to be held in Macau, China, in 2013 and only 500 players can enter it. The name of the tournament will be Macau Pro Am Poker, and it would be the richest poker event ever held.
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Posted by rocktoday: with 500 players allowed, �What will be the prize structure? and how much corresponds to first place?
"The goal is now to get 500 participants, with one third coming from the Far East, third from the U.S. and one third from other countries, said William Murray, adding that the first prize at a prize pool of $100,000,000 will be $25,000,000."
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Hi all!!
200k entry and 25M 1st price. That means, to pay and enter i must do a final table in the Sunday. Conclusion, world of poker is soooo mad. Conclusion 2, the only players that are gonna play are some riches chinese!!!
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Posted by reybonana: i guess not... it might be more than that..........another counterfit made from china so watch out if you play on that tournament....lol
Well it's not really in China but in Macau, near Hong Kong. You would be surprised how developped of a region is Macau and Hong Kong
