Macau Poker Event a Record Breaker

The Asia-Pacific Poker Tour Macau event was already a trail blazer, being the first legal live poker tournament to take place inside the borders of the People's Republic of China, and now it is a record breaker. The Macau event brought in enough players to make it the largest ever poker tournament to be held on Asian soil. 352 players paid $2,500 to play in the event, making it Asia's largest poker tournament ever. After a lion dance started things off former WSOP champ Scotty Nguyen announced shuffle up and deal.