PokerStars will officially open its newly branded live poker room at Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd’s City of Dreams tomorrow. The world’s biggest online poker company will have 13 permanent poker tables on the main floor of Melco Crown’s flagship casino in Cotai. The Macau Poker Cup will launch the room, running from tomorrow until April 28. This instalment of the Macau Poker Cup is expected to be the biggest ever, as the Red Dragon Main Event will boast a guarantee of HK$5 million (US$644,000) to celebrate the opening of the event’s new home, PokerStars said in a statement. The company had been looking for a new base in Macau after its contract with SJM Holdings Ltd’s Grand Lisboa was not renewed in March last year.
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