High Rollers Headline Day Four of the APT Macau 2010

Poker action continued in the fourth day of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau 2010 at the City of Dreams in Macau, where two side events were scheduled along with two satellite tournaments for the main event.

In the highly-anticipated High Rollers event attended by the likes 10-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Johnny Chan, 4-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winners John Juanda and David Chiu, Australian poker legend Joe Hachem and last year’s High Rollers champion David Steicke it was Nicholas Wong from Hong Kong who grabbed the title as he went home with the first prize of HK$ 942,000. Four other players placed in the money.

High Rollers Event Results:
1. Nicholas Wong (HK) – HK$ 942,000
2. Chris Parker (UK) – HK$ 602,000
3. Hoi Cheung (HK) – HK$ 384,000
4. David Chiu (CHN) – HK$ 298,000
5. Chau Gian (CHN) – HK$ 150,000

Meanwhile, in the DafaPoker 6-Handed, a total of 79 players registered for the tournament, which was won by Yong Choi of Chile. For his efforts he won HK$ 63,000 as he edged out Australian Michael Comer, who also won the APT Welcome event during the first day, in the heads-up battle.

DafaPoker 6-Handed Event Results:
1. Yong Choi (CHI) – HK$ 63,000
2. Michael Comer (AUS) – HK$ 37,800
3. Dennis Huntly (AUS) – HK$ 19,800
4. Sam Razan (ENG) – HK$ 14,400
5. Scott Weissman (USA) – HK$ 12,600

(From left to right): APT Founder and Chairman Chris Parker; Nicholas Wong, the High Rollers champion and Hoi Cheung

6. Yashuro Waki (JPN) – HK$ 10,800
7. Wang Dong (CHN) – HK$ 9,000
8. Yann Pauchon (AUS) – HK$ 7,200
9. Teo Jia Hao (SIN) – HK$ 5,283

Three events are scheduled tomorrow starting with the APT Macau 2010 Main Event Day 1B at 1PM. Expected to be in attendance are APT Philippines 2010 champion Michael Cua and recent Macau Poker Cup champion James McCarty among others. The PKR Head Hunter event is set at 5PM with another Main Event Mega Satellite at 8PM.

APT Macau 2010 Main Event buy-in is pegged at HK$ 32,500 + HK$ 2,500.

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

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