Inaugural Asia Championship of Poker sets new highs

PokerStars Macau set new records for players and prize pools on the Asia Pacific Poker Tour with the completion of the 2012 Asia Championship of Poker. The competition was held at Grand Waldo casino hotel from October 26 to November 11. Over the span of 17 days, the inaugural Asia Championship of Poker series drew a total of 2,757 players and awarded more than HKD$46.2 million (US$6.0 million) in prize money – both of which mark new highs for the Asia Championship of Poker. “The total player numbers were beyond our wildest expectations,” said Asia Championship of Poker president Danny McDonagh. Headlining the Asia Championship of Poker was mainland’s Xing Zhou who won the main event after beating a 184-player field. He took home HK$3.5 million.