The APPT Macau: The First Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament in China!

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<font color="red">VERY Important Information</font> regarding Foreign Currency Exchange in the Grand Waldo Casino and generally in Macau:
http://www.appt.com/tournaments/maca...OREX_Rules.pdf

More Important Information:
http://www.appt.com/tournaments/maca...au-Details.pdf

- Make sure to print-out Page #17 and bring it with you as most taxi drivers here don't know where the Grand Waldo is unless you give them directions in Chinese. <font color="red"> </font>

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<font color="red">VERY Important Information</font> regarding Foreign Currency Exchange in the Grand Waldo Casino and generally in Macau:
http://www.appt.com/tournaments/maca...OREX_Rules.pdf


Important note for all: Please remember we will be guests of the Special Administrative Region of Macau in the People's Republic of China. Even though we'll be playing Texas Hold'em, it's a long way from the Lone Star State. Be respectful (particularly to dealers) at the tables, and certainly to everyone away from them.


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Heed Jeffrey's warning on staying out of trouble.

Macau, even though it is not Mainland China, is definitely NOT the US or Canada.

You don't want to anything which will cause you to be paraded by Macau's finest, in front of TDM TV news cameras for its daily "perp walk" segment, in handcuffs with a paper bag over your head.

(I am NOT joking about Macau's version of the perp walk. Watch the newscasts on http://portugues.tdm.com.mo/eng_news.php and see for yourself.)

[Rottersod]

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[qWatch the newscasts on http://portugues.tdm.com.mo/eng_news.php and see for yourself.)

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The news show that was featured when I clicked on the link may have been the most boring and hard to follow broadcast I have ever seen. The guy in the suit was repeating verbatim the words of the Chinese official. It was too painful to watch.

[Fly V]

I'm planning to come over from HK on the Thursday. Is it still going to be possible to buy in to the main event on Thursday afternoon?
Also can you confirm the "big names" who will be there for either event? Looking forward to this very much.

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I've been watching some old Hong Kong movies, so I have more questions.

At the final table, will bow ties and evening dresses be prepared for the contestants? Will God of Gamblers theme music play as the contestants walk in to take their seats? Will there be stacks of $100 bills used instead of chips? Will there be Swiss bankers on hand to certify and mark good any cheques the contestants want to use as cash?

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I'm planning to come over from HK on the Thursday. Is it still going to be possible to buy in to the main event on Thursday afternoon?

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Registration will open at 1000 on Thursday and I expect the lineup to start around 0900 (or maybe earlier). I have no idea when the event will sell out, but it most probably will sometime on Thursday.

We're holding 10 seats for each of the Mega Satellites and you might be able to qualify through those if you don't arrive in time.

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Also can you confirm the "big names" who will be there for either event? Looking forward to this very much.

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The list of "big names" who will be here this week includes FOUR World Series of Poker Main Event Champions:<ul type="square"> [*]Mansour Matloubi (1990)[*]Scotty Nguyen* (1998)[*]Joe Hachem* (2005)[*]Jerry Yang* (2007)[/list]Also:<ul type="square">[*]Barry Greenstein* (2 WSOP Bracelets)[*]Bill Chen (2 WSOP Bracelets)[*]Dan Schreiber (1 WSOP Bracelet)[*]Jeffrey Lissandro* (1 WSOP Bracelet)[*]Bertrand "ElKy" Grospellier[*]Manlee Wan[*]Liz Lieu*[*]Vanessa Rousso*[*]Lee Nelson[*]Masaaki Kagawa*[*]Isabelle Mercier*[*]Chad Brown[*]Tuan Lam[*]Fabrice Soulier[*]Terrence Chan*[*]Hevad RaiNKhaN" Khan[*]Van Marcus*[*]Ziv Bachar (APPT Seoul Champion)[*]John Juanda*[*]Kirk Morrison[*]Travis Rice[*]Alan Sass[/list]* marks people confirmed to play in the $15,000 High Roller Event

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Mike McDonald*

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Registration will open at 1000 on Thursday and I expect the lineup to start around 0900 (or maybe earlier). I have no idea when the event will sell out, but it most probably will sometime on Thursday.


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Sorry, just to make it clear for a newbie like me, qualified players are not required to be there before it is sold out because their seats are already secured, right? Even if it is sold out on Thursday they can still come to the registeration desk on Friday morning and sign the documents and play. Correct me if I am wrong.

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Registration will open at 1000 on Thursday and I expect the lineup to start around 0900 (or maybe earlier). I have no idea when the event will sell out, but it most probably will sometime on Thursday.


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Sorry, just to make it clear for a newbie like me, qualified players are not required to be there before it is sold out because their seats are already secured, right? Even if it is sold out on Thursday they can still come to the registeration desk on Friday morning and sign the documents and play. Correct me if I am wrong.

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Qualified players are assured of their seat. You just need to come to the registrations desk, sign the waiver (for TV) and get your seat assignment. Anytime Thursday or Friday morning will be fine. But there may be a lineup around noon (as most players arrive at the last minute), so try to get this taken care of around 1100. You won't want to still be waiting in line once the cards are in the air.

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Registration will open at 1000 on Thursday and I expect the lineup to start around 0900 (or maybe earlier). I have no idea when the event will sell out, but it most probably will sometime on Thursday.


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Sorry, just to make it clear for a newbie like me, qualified players are not required to be there before it is sold out because their seats are already secured, right? Even if it is sold out on Thursday they can still come to the registeration desk on Friday morning and sign the documents and play. Correct me if I am wrong.

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Qualified players are assured of their seat. You just need to come to the registrations desk, sign the waiver (for TV) and get your seat assignment. Anytime Thursday or Friday morning will be fine. But there may be a lineup around noon (as most players arrive at the last minute), so try to get this taken care of around 1100. You won't want to still be waiting in line once the cards are in the air.

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Thanks, but I think you must be kidding. That would be exactly the strategy I will employ to avoid all the inevitable bad beats. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]