Beijing Millions debuts in China in July, Schedule announced

The inaugural Beijing Millions will be held in July in China, as announced by PokerStars LIVE Macau and Asia Pacific Poker Tour(APPT). Beijing Millions will go a long way in boosting the poker scene in Asia. With PokerStars LIVE Macau hosting the Macau Millions in addition to the Macau Poker Cup and the ACOP Series and drawing a huge crowd from China, it was only a matter of time before such a tourney was launched within the People’s Republic of China.

The Beijing Star Poker Club in China will be the host when Beijing Millions is conducted from July 18th-27th, 2014. It is a ¥3,000 buy-in (~US$500) tournament and will be held in a manner similar to the Macau Millions. 

Currently the Macau Millions structure has the following: There are several Day 1 flights and instead of playing a set amount of levels on Day 1 like most tournaments, each day ends when 7% of the playing field remain – regardless of how quick or long this takes. Those players who make the 7% then qualify for Day 2 and immediately pocket cash. In the case of the 2014 Macau Millions, a HK$2,200 buy-in tournament, HK$8,000 was awarded for making Day 2.

The Macau Millions also offers players the chance to enter as many Day 1 flights as they like and if any players qualifies more than once for Day 2, the largest chip stack will be taken through to Day 2. There is also a bonus cash prize for each additional stack after the first that qualifies for Day 2. In the case of the 2014 Macau Millions, it is HK$11,000.  So as an example, if a player qualified for Day 2 three times, they received HK$8,000 + HK$11,000 + HK$11,000. It is speculated that this structure will follow suit for the Beijing Millions though no official confirmation is there.

2014 Beijing Millions Schedule