APT Macau 2010 Day Three Draws a Crowd


The Asian Poker Tour Macau 2010 continued its success on the third day of the 9-day festival of poker at the City of Dreams in Macau.

Held yesterday in addition to satellite events throughout the day was the third side event of the festival the No Limit Hold’em Freezeout .

With a buy-in of HK$ 2,300 + HK$ 200, the event attracted 69 players and was won by Singaporean Tan Zhong Wei. Nine other players placed in the money:

No Limit Hold’Em Freezeout Results:
1. Tan Zhong Wei (SIN) – HK$ 51,900
2. Melik Buyuklyan (RUS) – HK$ 30,500
3. Illanion Kosyak (RUS) – HK$ 16,800
4. Mao Chen Xiang (CAN)- HK$ 12,200
5. Scott Weissman (USA) – HK$ 10,700
6. Pedro Zagalo (POR) – HK$ 9,200
7. Kenneth Leong (HK) – HK$ 7,600
8. Ashley Perkins (UK) -HK$ 6,100
9. Gordon Hontly (UK) – HK$ 4,600
10. Anson Wong (HK) – HK$ 2,960

The poker festivities continue today with more satellite action events and the highly-anticipated High Rollers event, which is expected to be attended by high-profile players like Tony Hachem and David Chiu among others. High Rollers buy-in is set at HK$ 150,000 + HK$ 3,000. Completing the day is the DafaPoker 6-Handed event with a buy-in of HK$ 2,300 + HK$ 200.

For more news, updates and complete schedule visit the Asian Poker Tour website.