第16期 2012年5月/6月 |
#16MAY/JUN2012
澳门扑克之星重返金都
PokerStarsMacautoreturntoGrandWaldo
DM:
Thecalendarhasbeenadjustedand the remaining2012 schedule
(subject toDICJapproval)will beas follows:
Dates
Event
June9 to18
MacauPokerCupRedDragon
July28 toAugust 6
MacauPokerCupRedDragon
September 7 to16
MacauPokerCupChampionship
October 26 toNovember 11
AsiaChampionshipof
Poker (ACOP) incorporating
APPTMacau
The last 11daysof theACOPwill beanexcitingclimax toour year
of tournamentsandwill includeawardingtheAsiaPlayerof theYear.The
HK$30,000APPTMacaumaineventwillbeheld immediatelybefore the
HK$100,000ACOPmainevent.
We are planning something special for the ACOP main event
structure. I canguaranteeplayerswill get value formoney for entering
thisevent.
TheACOPPlatinumSerieswill nowbe theopeningevent of each
of the threeMacauPokerCups.
WGM:
Youhaven’tmentionedtheMacauMillions.Will thatberunthisyear?
DM:
Itwasnotpossible in2012.
WGM:
Howdoyou feel about returning toGrandWaldoafteroriginally
starting therewayback in2007with the firstAPPTMacau,and thenwith
the firstPSM roomopening there inMay2008?
DM:
The return is an excitingonebecauseboth PokerStarsMacau and
GrandWaldohavehad somanypositivechanges since thoseearlydays.
GrandWaldohavededicatedthemselvestoreally improvingeveryfacetof
theiroperations includingtheadditionofnewhotel roomsandcomplete
renovationstothecasinoarea,ConferenceandExhibitionCenter,andthe
famous spa. PokerStarsMacau,meanwhile, has setnew records for all its
major events annually with some of the same tournaments as before
such as the Macau Poker Cup Red Dragon and the APPT Macau. But
we’vealsoadded thehugelysuccessfulMacauMillions,MacauPokerCup
Championship, and thisyear, theHK$100,000buy-inACOP.
World Gaming
magazine:
Why did PokerStars Macau leave
GrandLisboa?
DannyMcDonagh:
March 8was the end of the three-year deal with
GrandLisboa.
WGM:
Where in theGrandWaldowill thenew roombe?
DM:
The permanent PokerStars Macau area with cash games and
weekly tournamentswillbe locatedon theGrandWaldocasino floor,
while the special events suchasMacauPokerCup,MacauPokerCup
Championship, APPTand the inaugural AsiaChampionshipof Poker
(ACOP) will be held in the brand new Conference and Exhibition
Center.
WGM:
Whowill run thecashgames in theGrandWaldocasino?
DM:
GrandWaldowill be essentially running the cashgameswithour
close support.
WGM:
Will the room still be called PokerStarsMacau? Does it have a
nameyet?What shouldwe refer to it as?
DM:
The poker room will be called “PokerStars Macau” and will
clearly indicate GrandWaldo as the venue. It will be co-branded
as has always been the casewith our respective business partners
in the past.
WGM:
What is thenew schedule for the restof 2012?
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麦克唐纳演示他的控牌技术
DannyMcDonagh
demonstrateshiscard
handlingskills
