After six levels of Day 2 play at PokerStars Championship Macau, just 151 remain in contention to battle it out for the massive HK$ 20,796,000 (~US$ 2,676,731) prize pool. Thailand’s Pakani Lisawad leads.
On Day 2, 26 new entrants anted up the HK$42,400 buy-in before late registration closed at 4:30 p.m. to bring the total number of players up to 536 for the Championship’s Asian debut.
With a staggering HK$3,130,000 (~US$402,874) on offer for first place in addition to the trophy and the title, the competition for the hallowed money spots will be fierce as just 103 of the remaining field will get paid, with a min-cash good for HK$ 62,500 (~US$ 8,044).