MONGOLIAN WINS MPC20 RED DRAGON CHAMPION

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ At the end of the Macau Poker Cup, the Red Dragon trophy heads to a new destination as Mongolia’s B.Buyanjargal claimed an impressive victory overnight, reported pokernews.com on Tuesday. After six days of intense play, B.Buyanjargal emerged victorious to capture the Red Dragon and HK$1,492,000 first-place prize. The 20th installment of the Macau Poker Cup proved to be the biggest and best yet as 3,443 players took to the felt over 12 days and 13 events. After a record-breaking opening weekend, the Red Dragon Main Event saw 995 players create a prize pool of HK$9,651,500 (USD $1.25 million), which easily surpassed the HK$8,000,000 guarantee. "It's amazing to look at the twenty Macau Poker Cups that started as a 33-player Red Dragon event to the now 995-player field," said Danny McDonagh, Director of Live Poker Operations in the Asia-Pacific. "I'm really proud of our team and I'm looking forward to what we can achieve over the next twenty Macau Poker Cups."