Vom 01. bis zum 17. August präsentiert PokerStars den Macau Poker Cup aus dem sagenumwobenen Zockerparadies am anderen Ende der Welt. Ganze 17 Tage geht es in der Sonderverwaltungszone Chinas an den Pokertischen wieder heiß her. Highlight ist das Red Dragon Main Event mit einem garantierten Preispool von umgerechnet ungefähr $645.000.
Die letzte Ausgabe des Macau Poker Cups fand im Januar diesen Jahres statt. Es war bereits die zwanzigste und erfolgreichste Ausgabe der bekannten Turnierserie im Land des Lächelns. Das Main Event konnte Buryanjargal Bold aus der Mongolei für sich entscheiden.
Die Erwartungen der Veranstalter sind dieses Mal wieder hoch und so hat man das Event von 12 auf 17 Tage ausgeweitet. Damit wird es bei dem 21. Macau Poker Cup das größte Turnier Schedule in seiner Geschichte geben. Das Red Dragon Main Event startet am 08. August und hat drei Starttage. Der Buy-In beträgt hier umgerechnet $1.419.
Der Turnierplan des Macau Poker Cup:
| Time | Tournament | Buy-in (HKD) |
| Friday 1-Aug | ||
| 4:00 PM | $800 Baby Dragon Satellite | $800 |
| 6:00 PM | $800 Baby Dragon Satellite | $800 |
| 8:00 PM | $2,000 Deepstack NLH ($200K Guarantee) [2-day] | $2,000 |
| Saturday 2-Aug | ||
| 3:00 PM | Baby Dragon MEGA Satellite (10 Seat Guarantee) | $1,500 |
| 3:10 PM | $2,000 Deepstack NLH – Day 2 | |
| 6:00 PM | BABY DRAGON ($1M Guarantee) [2-day] | $6,000 |
| Sunday 3-Aug | ||
| 3:00 PM | BABY DRAGON – Day 2 | |
| 4:00 PM | $2,500 KO Bounty ($500 for each player eliminated) | $2,500 |
| 7:00 PM | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,200 |
| Monday 4-Aug | ||
| 5:00 PM | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,200 |
| 7:00 PM | $2,000 Deepstack PLO | $2,000 |
| Tuesday 5-Aug | ||
| 5:00 PM | Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite | $600 |
| 7:00 PM | $1,500 NLH | $1,500 |
| Wednesday 6-Aug | ||
| 5:00 PM | Red Dragon Satellite | $1,200 |
| 7:00 PM | $4,000 NLH 6-max [2-day][event] | $4,000 |
| 10:00 PM | Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite | $600 |
| Thursday 7-Aug | ||
| 3:00 PM | $4,000 NLH 6-max – Day 2 | |
| 3:30 PM | Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite | $600 |
| 5:00 PM | Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite | $600 |
| 7:00 PM | Red Dragon MEGA Satellite (10 SEAT GUARANTEE) | $2,400 |
| Friday 8-Aug | ||
| 3:30 PM | Red Dragon MEGA Satellite | $2,400 |
| 7:00 PM | RED DRAGON ($5,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1A | $11,000 |
| Saturday 9-Aug | ||
| 3:00 PM | RED DRAGON ($5,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1B | $11,000 |
| 7:00 PM | Red Dragon MEGA Satellite | $2,400 |
| 9:00 PM | $3,000 NLH Turbo | $3,000 |
| Sunday 10-Aug | ||
| 3:00 PM | RED DRAGON ($5,000,000 Guarantee) – Day 1C | $11,000 |
| 9:00 PM | $1,500 NLH Turbo | $1,500 |
| Monday 11-Aug | ||
| 4:00 PM | RED DRAGON – Day 2 | |
| 8:00 PM | $3,000 NLH (2-day event) | $3,000 |
| Tuesday 12-Aug | ||
| 4:00 PM | RED DRAGON – Day 3 | |
| 4:30 PM | $3,000 NLH – Day 2 | |
| 6:00 PM | Teams Event | $4,000 |
| 8:00 PM | Qualifier to High Roller Satellite | $2,400 |
| Wednesday 13-Aug | ||
| 2:00 PM | RED DRAGON – Final Table | |
| 4:30 PM | Qualifier to High Roller Satellite | $2,400 |
| 9:00 PM | Turbo Flipout | $1,000 |
| Thursday 14-Aug | ||
| 2:00 PM | Qualifier to High Roller Satellite | $2,400 |
| 4:30 PM | High Roller Satellite | $11,000 |
| 7:00 PM | High Roller (1 re-entry) [2-day][event] | $80,000 |
| Friday 15-Aug | ||
| 4:00 PM | High Roller – Day 2 | |
| 4:30 PM | $2,200 Satellite to $20,000 NLH | $2,200 |
| 7:00 PM | $5,000 KO Bounty [2-day] ($1K for each player eliminated) | $5,000 |
| Saturday 16-Aug | ||
| 3:00 PM | $3,500 Satellite to $20,000 NLH | $3,500 |
| 4:00 PM | $5,000 KO Bounty – Day 2 | |
| 5:00 PM | $20,000 NLH [2-day][event] | $20,000 |
| Sunday 17-Aug | ||
| 3:00 PM | $2,500 Deepstack NLH | $2,500 |
| 3:15 PM | $20,000 NLH – Day 2 | |
| 5:00 PM | Qualifier to ACOP $2M GTD Spadie | $1,500 |
