PokerStars Unveils 2013 Asia Championship of Poker Schedule
MACAU, China -- "PokerStars LIVE Macau" has officially released its schedule for the Second Annual Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP), which takes place in Macau from Oct. 18-Nov. 3.
The ACOP is the flagship poker series for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) and acts as the grand finale for APPT Season 7.
The 17-day schedule has 18 cash tournaments and more than HK$27 million (US$3.5 million) in guaranteed prize money.
This includes 12 championship events, known as ACOP Title Events, and features the HK$100,000 (US$13,000) Main Event, which has doubled its previous guarantee -- now at a massive HK$20 million (US$2.6 million), the biggest guaranteed prize pool in all of Asia.
The opening weekend of the ACOP will launch with the HK $2,500 Rebuy Championship and the HK$11,000 Deepstack Championship. They come with HK$500,000 and HK$1 million prize pool guarantees respectively.
Other highlights include the HK$25,000 Warm-up (HK$5 million guarantee), HK$250,000 + 1R High Roller, HK$15,000 Pot Limit Omaha Championship, and the HK$8,800 Ladies Asia Championship.
Last year, the 2012 ACOP attracted some of the game's biggest names, including Phil Ivey, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, Oliver Speidel and ElkY, along with nine other Team PokerStars Pros.
In total, there were 2,757 players and more than HK$46.2 million (US$5.9 million) in prize money awarded last year -- both of which are APPT records.
"Last year's ACOP was a great success but it was still just Year 1," said APPT president Danny McDonagh. "The awareness is so much greater this year and we expect the 2013 ACOP to break the previous APPT records."
Schedule
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Time |
Event # |
Tournament Name |
Buy-in HKD$ |
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Friday 18-Oct |
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4:00 PM |
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Qualifier to Deepstack Championship Satellite |
$500+50 |
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7:00 PM |
1 |
Rebuy Championship ($500,000 Guarantee) [2-day event] |
$2,250+250 |
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9:00 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
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Saturday 19-Oct |
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2:00 PM |
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Qualifier to Deepstack Championship Satellite |
$500+50 |
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3:00 PM |
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Rebuy Championship - Day 2 |
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3:30 PM |
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Deepstack Championship Satellite (10 Seat Guarantee) |
$2,300+200 |
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6:00 PM |
2 |
Deepstack Championship ($1,000,000 Guarantee) [3-day event] |
$10,000+1,000 |
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8:30 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
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Sunday 20-Oct |
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1:30 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
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2:00 PM |
2 |
Deepstack Championship - Day 2 |
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5:00 PM |
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$2,000 Deepstack |
$1,800+200 |
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7:30 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
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Monday 21-Oct |
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2:00 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
|
3:00 PM |
2 |
Deepstack Championship - Final Table |
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5:00 PM |
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Qualifier to Main Event Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
|
6:00 PM |
3 |
6-Max Championship [2-day event] |
$10,000+1,000 |
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Tuesday 22-Oct |
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2:00 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
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3:00 PM |
3 |
6-Max Championship - Day 2 |
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6:00 PM |
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$2,000 6-Max |
$1,800+200 |
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8:30 PM |
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Main Event Satellite (1 Seat Guarantee) |
$12,500+1,000 |
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9:30 PM |
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Qualifier to ACOP Warm-up Satellite |
$800+100 |
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Wednesday 23-Oct |
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1:30 PM |
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Qualifier to ACOP Warm-up Satellite |
$800+100 |
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3:00 PM |
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ACOP Warm-up Mega Satellite (5 Seat Guarantee) |
$3,600+400 |
|
6:00 PM |
4 |
ACOP Warm-up ($5,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1A [4-day event] |
$23,000+2,000 |
|
9:00 PM |
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ACOP Warm-up Satellite |
$3,600+400 |
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Thursday 24-Oct |
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1:30 PM |
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Qualifier to ACOP Warm-up Satellite |
$800+100 |
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3:00 PM |
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ACOP Warm-up Satellite |
$3,600+400 |
|
6:00 PM |
4 |
ACOP Warm-up ($5,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1B [4-day event] |
$23,000+2,000 |
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Friday 25-Oct |
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3:00 PM |
4 |
ACOP Warm-up - Day 2 |
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|
4:00 PM |
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Ladies Asia Championship Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
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5:00 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
|
6:00 PM |
5 |
Ladies Asia Championship |
$8,000+800 |
|
7:00 PM |
6 |
PLO Championship [2-day event] |
$13,600+1,400 |
|
9:30 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
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Saturday 26-Oct |
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2:30 PM |
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$2,500 PLO |
$2,250+250 |
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3:00 PM |
4 |
ACOP Warm-up - Day 3 |
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3:30 PM |
6 |
PLO Championship - Day 2 |
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4:30 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
|
6:00 PM |
7 |
KO Big Bounty [2-day event]($2,000 cash for each elimination) |
$10,000+1,000 |
|
9:30 PM |
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$1,500 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,350+150 |
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Sunday 27-Oct |
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2:00 PM |
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$2,500 KO Bounty ($500 cash for each elimination) |
$2,250+250 |
|
2:30 PM |
4 |
ACOP Warm-up - Final Table |
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|
3:00 PM |
7 |
KO Big Bounty - Day 2 |
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3:30 PM |
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$2,000 Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite |
$1,800+200 |
|
6:00 PM |
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Main Event MEGA Satellite (10 SEAT GUARANTEE) |
$12,500+1,000 |
|
Monday 28-Oct |
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|
3:00 PM |
8 |
ACOP MAIN EVENT ($20,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1A |
$95,000+5,000 |
|
4:00 PM |
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$2,000 Qualifier to Main Event Satellite |
$1,800+200 |
|
6:00 PM |
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$2,000 Qualifier to Main Event Satellite |
$1,800+200 |
|
8:00 PM |
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Main Event Satellite |
$12,500+1,000 |
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Tuesday 29-Oct |
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12:30 PM |
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LAST CHANCE Main Event Satellite |
$12,500+1,000 |
|
3:00 PM |
8 |
ACOP MAIN EVENT ($20,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1B |
$95,000+5,000 |
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Wednesday 30-Oct |
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5:00 PM |
8 |
ACOP Main Event - Day 2 |
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8:00 PM |
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Teams Event |
$1,800+200 |
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Thursday 31-Oct |
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3:00 PM |
8 |
ACOP Main Event - Day 3 |
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5:30 PM |
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Qualifier to $15,000 NLH Satellite |
$540+60 |
|
7:00 PM |
9 |
Turbo Championship |
$10,000+1,000 |
|
9:00 PM |
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$15,000 NLH Satellite |
$2,500+200 |
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Friday 01-Nov |
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2:00 PM |
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Qualifier to $15,000 NLH Satellite |
$540+60 |
|
3:00 PM |
8 |
ACOP Main Event - Day 4 |
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3:30 PM |
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$15,000 NLH Satellite |
$2,500+200 |
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5:00 PM |
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$15,000 NLH Satellite |
$2,500+200 |
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7:00 PM |
10 |
$15,000 NLH ($1,000,000 Guarantee) [3-day event] |
$13,600+1,400 |
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Saturday 02-Nov |
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2:30 PM |
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Turbo Qualifier to High Roller Satellite |
$1,800+200 |
|
3:00 PM |
8 |
ACOP Main Event - Final Table |
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3:30 PM |
10 |
$15,000 NLH - Day 2 |
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4:00 PM |
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High Roller Satellite |
$12,500+1000 |
|
6:00 PM |
11 |
250K High Roller (1 Rebuy) [2-day event] |
$240,000+10,000 |
|
7:00 PM |
12 |
$8,800 NLH [2-day event] |
$8,000+800 |
|
9:30 PM |
|
Qualifier to Next Event Satellite |
$800+100 |
|
Sunday 03-Nov |
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|
2:00 PM |
11 |
250K High Roller (1 Rebuy) - Day 2 |
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2:30 PM |
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$2,500 Turbo |
$2,250+250 |
|
3:00 PM |
10 |
$15,000 NLH - Final Table |
|
|
4:00 PM |
12 |
$8,800 NLH - Day 2 |
|
|
4:10 PM |
|
Qualifier to Next Event Satellite |
$800+100 |
|
5:30 PM |
|
Turbo Qualifier to Next Event Satellite |
$800+100 |
|
7:00 PM |
|
Next Event Satellite |
$3,600+400 |
