Yue Feng Pan captured headlines when he topped a record summer series field of 945 players to win the Macau Poker Cup 23 (MPC23) Main Event for HK$2,108,000 (approx. $272,000), but just a couple days later another man captured a nearly equal prize.
James Chen of Chinese Taipei emerged victorious over a record 75-player field in the MPC23 High Roller for HK$1,704,000 (approx. $220,000). Prior to the win, Chen had just one cash on his résumé — HK$230,700 (approx. $30,000) for a runner-up finish in February's MPC Event #2 HK$6,000 No-Limit Hold'em Baby Dragon.