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Pokerstars Live Macau a anuntat programul oficial pentru editia 2017 a festivalului Asia Championship of Poker, acesta urmand sa aiba loc intre 13 si 28 octombrie. Sunt programate 24 de evenimente, cel mai interesant si atractiv fiind Main Event-ul cu un buy-in de HKD $100.000, adica aproximativ $13.000 dolari americani. Pe langa aceste 24 de evenimente, jucatorii vor putea juca si altele mai micute care nu apar in programul oficial, astfel ca numarul total de turnee va ajunge undeva in jurul valorii de 50. Mark Blake, directorul de evenimente live din cadrul Asia Pacific, a declarat: „Asia Championship of Poker a sporit semnificativ din 2015 pana in 2016, participarea jucatorilor crescand cu 47%. Pokerstars Championship Macau si Macau Poker Cup au bifat noi recorduri in acest an, un semn imbucurator pentru ca si ACOP-ul din luna octombrie sa aiba succes”.

Iata programul complet afisat de Pokerstars Live Macau:

Data Ora Eveniment Buy-in (HKD = Hong Kong Dollars) Garantat (HKD = Hong Kong Dollars)

Oct. 13 6 PM 1m GTD Spadie – Day 1A (Unlimited Re-entries) $4,000 $1,000,000
Oct. 14 1 PM 1m GTD Spadie – Day 1B (Unlimited Re-entries) $4,000 $1,000,000
Oct. 14 6 PM 1m GTD Spadie – Day 1C (Unlimited Re-entries) $4,000 $1,000,000
Oct. 15 1 PM Shootout Championship (100 CAP) $11,000
Oct. 15 6 PM Knockout Championship $11,000
Oct. 16 3 PM 6-Handed Championship $11,000
Oct. 17 1 PM PLO Championship $15,000
Oct. 17 6 PM Deepstack Championship $11,000
Oct. 18 1 PM Single Day 50K (Single Re-entry) $50,000
Oct. 18 6 PM 2m GTD Spadie – Day 1A (Unlimited Re-Entries) $9,000 $2,000,000
Oct. 19 1 PM 2m GTD Spadie – Day 1B (Unlimited Re-Entries) $9,000 $2,000,000
Oct. 19 6 PM 2m GTD Spadie – Day 1C (Unlimited Re-Entries) $9,000 $2,000,000
Oct. 20 3 PM Rebuy Championship $2,500
Oct. 20 6 PM ACOP Warm-up $25,000 $3,000,000
Oct. 21 1 PM Single Day 10K (Single Re-Entry) $10,000
Oct. 21 4 PM Super High Roller (Unlimited Re-Entries) $800,000
Oct. 21 6 PM Ladies Asia Championship $9,000
Oct. 22 2 PM NLH-PLO Championship $40,000
Oct. 22 8 PM Teams Championship $20,000
Oct. 23 2 PM Main Event – Day 1A $100,000 $25,000,000
Oct. 24 12 PM Single Day High Roller (Single Re-Entry) $300,000
Oct. 24 2 PM Main Event) – Day 1B $100,000 $25,000,000
Oct. 25 7 PM Flipout Championship (Unlimited Re-Entries) $3,000
Oct. 26 4 PM $15,000 NLH $15,000
Oct. 26 7 PM Mini High Roller (Unlimited Re-Entries) $80,000
Oct. 27 6 PM High Roller (Unlimited Re-Entries) $250,000
Oct. 27 7 PM Turbo Championship $11,000
Oct. 28 1:30 PM Megastack Championship $11,000
Oct. 28 6 PM Closeout Spadie (Unlimited Re-Entries) $11,000

Jucatorul de poker indian Uday Bansal a reusit sa castige Main Event-ul Pokerstars Festival Manilla, competitie organizata in paralel cu evenimentul de la Bucuresti, obtinand la final un premiu in valoare de $92.793 in urma unei intelegeri la heads-up cu finlandezul Antti Halme ($84,797). Turneul a avut buy-in de $1092, $572,190 prize-pool final si a inregistrat 594 intrari pe parcursul celor 3 zile de start. Bansal a spus ca se considera un jucator recreational si ca a simtit ca la heads-up adversarul sau este mai bun, optand pentru un deal bazat pe ICM. Uday Bansal s-a apucat de poker in urma cu 7 ani, a locuit in Vegas pentru o perioada scurta de 3 luni, s-a reintors in India si considera ca pokerul s-a dezvoltat mult in tara natala existand sali de joc in aproape toate orasele mari ale tarii cu turnee importante care ruleaza frecvent. Cat despre finalist, Antti Halme a venit in Filipine exclusiv pentru turneu, calatorind alaturi de bunul sau prieten Aki Virtanen, jucator care a intrat de-asemenea in bani in Main Event. El a declarat ca a fost foarte nervos in ziua in care a ajuns in Filipine, neprecizand motivul, insa ulterior evolutia sa din turneu l-a linistit si totul s-a terminat cu bine, declarandu-se multumit de locul 2 ocupat la final. Ambii jucatori finlandezi vor pleca direct spre Barcelona, acolo unde are loc etapa de Pokerstars Championship.

Iata cum se prezinta situatia finala din Main Event-ul PSF Manilla:

1 Uday Bansal India $92,793*
2 Antti Halme Finland $84,797*
3 Michael Falcon Denmark $48,780
4 Mike Takayama Philippines $37,737
5 Jaehyun Lim South Korea $29,792
6 Sam Razavi United Kingdom $23,238
7 Kenneth Buck Australia $17,280
8 Hoa Thinh Nguyen Vietnam $11,837
9 Tien Than Nguyen Vietnam $9,335