Macau · Manila · 2007–2013
Asia's high-stakes poker, on the record
Between 2007 and 2013 Macau and Manila hosted some of the highest buy-in tournaments ever played. This site keeps a factual record of that period: the events, the results and the rules that shaped them.
PokerAce.tv was a poker media brand that reported live from these tournaments. In 2012 it was named alongside the Neptune Group as a co-organiser and sponsor of the HK$2,000,000 Macau High Stakes Challenge. In 2013 PokerNews cited its live reports from the Manila Millions. This is a new, independent site on the same domain and is not connected to the original operators.
The two biggest events
| Event | Venue | Date | Buy-in | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macau High Stakes Challenge | StarWorld, Macau | 31 Aug 2012 | HK$2,000,000 | Stanley Choi |
| APT Manila Millions | Resorts World Manila | 18–19 Apr 2013 | HK$1,000,000 | Joseph Cheong |
On this site
- Macau High Stakes Challenge 2012: 73 players, 21 rebuys and a prize pool of HK$182,360,000.
- Manila Millions 2013: the HK$1 million event and its final four.
- A short history of poker in Macau: from the first electronic tables in 2007 to the 2012 table-cap dispute.
- The Asian poker tours: the Asian Poker Tour and the Asia Pacific Poker Tour.
All amounts are as reported at the time; US dollar conversions are the sources' own.