The Venetian Macau is making preparations to host one of the most popular high-stakes poker tournament series. The Poker King Cup (PKC) will be held at the Venetian from September 20 through September 28, and will offer ten high-stakes events.
Among the events will be the PKC High Roller, featuring a HKD80,000 (US$10,193) buy-in. The tournament will run September 20-21. Additionally, a Super High Roller tournament with a HKD200,000 (US$25,483) is on tap, scheduled for September 24-25.
The PKC Main Event will launch on September 21 and is expected to finalize on September 25. The HKD16,500 (US$2,102) event is always a favorite and there are two satellite tournaments in the mix with a buy-in of HKD2,000 (US$254.84) to give almost every poker player a chance to win a seat.
| Date | Time | Event | Buy-in |
| Sept. 20 | 1 p.m. | PKC Opening Event | 3,000 |
| 3 p.m. | PKC High Roller | 80,000 | |
| 6 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | 2,000 | |
| Sept. 21 | 1 p.m. | PKC Main Event Day 1A | 16,500 |
| 2 p.m. | PKC High Roller Final Day | 80,000 | |
| 3 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em 1 | 4,000 | |
| 6 p.m. | Main Event Satellite | 2,000 | |
| Sept. 22 | 1 p.m. | PKC Main Event Day 1B | 16,500 |
| 6 p.m. | PKC Main Event Day 1C (Turbo) | 16,500 | |
| Sept. 23 | 1 p.m. | PKC Main Event Day 2 | |
| 2 p.m. | No Limit Hold’em 2 | 5,000 | |
| 5 p.m. | NLH Turbo 1 | 2,000 | |
| 7 p.m. | PKC Super High Roller Satellite | 25,000 | |
| Sept. 24 | 1 p.m. | PKC Main Event Day 3 | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Deep Stack Day 1 | 7,000 | |
| 2 p.m. | PKC Super High Roller Day 1 | 200,000 | |
| 5 p.m. | NLH Turbo 2 | 2,000 | |
| Sept. 25 | 1 p.m. | PKC Main Event Final Day | |
| Sept. 25 | 1:30 p.m. | Deep Stack Final Day | |
| 2 p.m. | PKC Super High Roller Final Day | 200,000 | |
| 2:30 p.m. | NLH Hyper Turbo | 2,000 |
Last year, PKC Macau was held in May. The Main Event attracted 490 entries and China’s Longyun Li emerged victorious after he and heads-up opponent Michael Soyza reached an agreement to chop the pot. Soyza was awarded $145,812 and Li, due to a slight chip lead, was given the title and $157,259. Soyza was one of only a small handful of players representing the US in the series.
