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Ying Lin Chua Wins MPC24 Red Dragon, Largest Freezeout in Asia-Pacific History

Macau Poker Cup 24 at PokerStars LIVE Macau set a new record for a freezeout event in the Asia-Pacific region by drawing 1,075 players for the HK$12,000 Red Dragon, and when the tournament ended, Ying Lin Chua had conquered the unprecedented field to pocket HK$1,904,000 as part of a three-way chop.

The Malaysian conference manager has been on fire in early 2016, as he also won World Poker Tour National Philippines for $86,130.

Official Final Table Results

PlacePlayerHome CountryPrize(HK$)
1Ying Lin ChuaMalaysia1,904,000
2Wayne ZhangChina1,307,000
3Takashi OguraJapan1,382,000
4Liang XuChina611,000
5Chengbei LiChina413,000
6Fan XieChina302,100
7Yang ZhangChina257,000
8Tom AlnerUK223,500
9Yongqiang HuangChina190,000

The event had three flights and set the record after a monster turnout of 512 players on Day 1c.