The Asia Championship Poker (ACOP) Main Event starts today
The ACOP Main Event begins today. This is a $100,000 HKD ($13,000 USD) buy in event. Last year, Gabriel Le Jossec bested a field of 291 players to claim the $6.3-million HKD prize ($820,000 USD approx).
The ACOP is the largest poker festival in Asia and features 15 events. This Main Event will be event #10. This will be the first of two starting days. Players will play seven levels during each of the starting days. The first four levels will be 60 minutes and the remaining levels will be 90 minutes. Players may also buy directly into Day 2 which begins Wednesday.
Team PokerStars SportsStar and Former World Cup Champion Ronaldo kicked off the tournament by wishing the players good luck and is playing tomorrow, but Erik Seidel, PokerStars Team Pro Online Naoya Kihara, and Stephen Chidwick are just some of the players in today's field.