WELCOME. Good luck! Danny McDonagh Director of Live Poker Operations, Asia-Pacific PokerStars

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2 WELCOME Welcome to the 22st Macau Poker Cup to what s shaping up to be yet another record-breaking MPC in the making! Last year, the PokerStars LIVE Macau poker room broke a slew of player field and prize money records in the region and our team is ready to make 2015 even bigger and better. If you didn t notice before, the MPC22 has an expanded 17-day schedule and the legendary HK$12,000 Red Dragon main event now has four Day 1 starting flights to accommodate a field that s universally expected to break its own record of 995 unique players. Other highlights amongst the 16 Official Asia Player of the Year events include the HK$6,000 Baby Dragon event (HK$1 million guarantee), the new HK$5,000 Megastack (HK$500,000 guarantee), HK$20,000 NLH (HK$1 million guarantee), and the HK$80,000 High Roller. Special thanks to our incredible partners at the City of Dreams Manila. For more details on PokerStars LIVE Macau please visit Good luck! Danny McDonagh Director of Live Poker Operations, Asia-Pacific PokerStars

3 SCHEDULE FEBRUARY 27 MARCH 15 STARTING STACK LEVEL TIME REG CLOSE AFTER TIME EVENT # TOURNAMENT BUY-IN (HKD) Friday, 27 February :00 PM $800 Baby Dragon Satellite $800 ( ) 1, min 1 Hour 6:00 PM $800 Baby Dragon Satellite $800 ( ) 1, min 1 Hour 8:00 PM 1 $2,000 Deepstack NLH ($200,000 Guarantee) $2,000 (1, ) 10, min 2 Hours (2-day event) Saturday, 28 February :00 PM Baby Dragon MEGA Satellite (10 Seat Guarantee) $1,500 (1, ) 2, min 1 Hour 3:10 PM 1 $2,000 Deepstack NLH - Day 2 6:00 PM 2 BABY DRAGON ($1,000,000 Guarantee) $6,000 (5, ) 10, min 2 Hours (2-day event) Sunday, 1 March :00 PM 2 BABY DRAGON- Day 2 4:00 PM 3 $2,500 KO Bounty $2,500 (2, ) 5, min 2 Hours 7:00 PM Red Dragon Satellite $1,200 (1, ) 2, min 1 Hour Monday, 2 March :00 PM Red Dragon Satellite $1,200 (1, ) 2, min 1 Hour 7:00 PM 4 $2,000 Deepstack PLO (re-entry) $2,000 (1, ) 10, min 2 Hours Tuesday, 3 March :00 PM Red Dragon Satellite $1,200 (1, ) 2, min 1 Hour 7:00 PM 5 $1,500 NLH $1,500 (1, ) 5, min 2 Hours 9:00 PM Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite $600 (540+60) 1, min 1 Hour Wednesday, 4 March :00 PM Red Dragon Satellite $1,200 (1, ) 2, min 1 Hour 7:00 PM 6 $3,000 NLH (2-day event) $3,000 (2, ) 5, min 2 Hours 9:00 PM Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite $600 (540+60) 1, min 1 Hour Thursday, 5 March :00 PM 6 $3,000 NLH - Day 2 5:00 PM Red Dragon Satellite $1,200 (1, ) 2, min 1 Hour 7:00 PM 7 $4,000 NLH 6-max (2-day event) $4,000 (3, ) 5, min 2 Hours 9:00 PM Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite $600 (540+60) 1, min 1 Hour Friday, 6 March :00 PM 7 $4,000 NLH 6-max - Day 2 5:00 PM Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite $600 (540+60) 1, min 1 Hour 7:00 PM 8 Megastack ($500,000 Guarantee) (2-day event) $5,000 (4, ) 30, min 2 Hours 9:00 PM Qualifier to Red Dragon MEGA Satellite $600 (540+60) 1, min 1 Hour Saturday, 7 March :00 PM 8 Megastack - Day 2 2:30 PM Red Dragon MEGA Satellite (10 Seat Guarantee) $2,500 (2, ) 2, min 1 Hour 6:00 PM 9 RED DRAGON ($5,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1A $12,000 (10,800+1,200) 15,000 Day 1-40 min 4 Hours Sunday, 8 March :00 PM Red Dragon Turbo Satellite $2,500 (2, ) 2, min 1 Hour 3:00 PM 9 RED DRAGON ($5,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1B $12,000 (10,800+1,200) 15,000 Day 1-40 min 4 Hours 10:00 PM 10 $3,000 NLH Turbo $3,000 (2, ) 10, min 2 Hours STARTING STACK LEVEL TIME REG CLOSE AFTER TIME EVENT # TOURNAMENT BUY-IN (HKD) Monday, 9 March :00 PM Red Dragon Turbo Satellite $2,500 (2, ) 2, min 1 Hour 3:00 PM 9 RED DRAGON ($5,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1C $12,000 (10,800+1,200) 15,000 Day 1-40 min 4 Hours 8:00 PM 11 $5,000 NLH (2-day event) $5,000 (4, ) 7, min 2 Hours Tuesday, 10 March :00 PM 12 Flipout (re-entry) $1,500 (1, ) 1,200 1st Round - Allin TD Discretion 2nd round - 20 min 3:00 PM 11 $5,000 NLH - Day 2 7:00 PM 9 RED DRAGON ($5,000,000 Guarantee) - Day 1D $12,000 (10,800+1,200) 15,000 Day 1-40 min 4 Hours Wednesday, 11 March :00 PM 9 RED DRAGON - Day 2 60 min 6:30 PM Teams Event $4,000 (3, ) 2, , min 2 Hours Thursday, 12 March :00 PM $2,500 Satellite to $20,000 NLH $2,500 (2, ) 2, min 1 Hour 3:00 PM 9 RED DRAGON - Day 3 60 min 4:00 PM $3,500 Satellite to $20,000 NLH $3,500 (3, ) 3, min 1 Hour 7:00 PM 13 $20,000 NLH ($1,000,000 Guarantee) (3-day event) $20,000 (18,000+2,000) 20, min 1st 3 Levels 4 Hours 60 min thereafter Friday, 13 March :30 PM Qualifier to High Roller Satellite $2,400 (2, ) 2, min 1 Hour 3:00 PM 9 RED DRAGON - Final Table 75 min 4:00 PM 13 $20,000 NLH - Day 2 4:30 PM High Roller Satellite $11,000 (10,000+1,000) 5, min 1 Hour 7:00 PM 14 High Roller (1 re-entry) (2-day event) $80,000 (76,000+4,000) 100, min 4 Hours Saturday, 14 March :00 PM 14 High Roller - Day 2 4:00 PM 13 $20,000 NLH - Final Table 5:00 PM 15 $5,000 KO Bounty (2-day event) $5,000 (4, ) 7, min 2 Hours Sunday, 15 March :00 pm 16 $2,500 Deepstack NLH $2,500 (2, ) 10, min 2 Hours 3:15 pm 15 $5,000 KO Bounty - Day 2 5:00 pm Qualifier to APPT Seoul Satellite $1,000 ( ) 2, min 1 Hour 7:00 pm APPT Seoul Satellite* $4,000 (3, ) 3, min 1 Hour All tournaments are subject to regulatory approval. All tournaments are No Limit Holdem and with no re-entry unless otherwise specified. Note: *APPT Seoul main event takes place from April 9-12, All numbered tournaments are Official Asia Player of the Year events. 3% of all tournaments and satellites held to offset tournament staffing costs except High Roller at 2%. Red Dragon winner receives HKD $100,000 entry to ACOP Main Event taken from prize pool. Guarantees are not applicable during Typhoon Level 8 or higher.

4 EVENT #9 RED DRAGON MAIN EVENT $12,000 (10,800+1,200) 15,000 Day 1-40 min 4 hours Day 2, 3-60 min Final Table 75 min LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE , , , ,000 2, ,200 2, ,500 3, ,000 4, ,000 6, ,000 8,000 1, ,000 10,000 1, ,000 12,000 2, ,000 16,000 2, ,000 20,000 3, ,000 24,000 4, ,000 30,000 5, ,000 40,000 5, ,000 60,000 5, ,000 80,000 10,000 Play will move to 9 handed as soon as possible, breaking to a final table of 9. Redraws will be conducted at end of Days 1, 2, 3. There is a 40 big blind ratio to average stack to final table if required. Red Dragon Main Event winner receives HKD $100,000 entry to 2015 ACOP Main Event taken from prize pool. Guarantees are not applicable during Typhoon Level 8 or higher. EVENT #14 HIGH ROLLER 1 RE-ENTRY $80,000 (76,000+4,000) 100, min 4 Hours LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE , , , , ,000 2, ,200 2, ,500 3, ,000 4, ,000 6, ,000 8,000 1, ,000 10,000 1, ,000 12,000 1, ,000 16,000 2, ,000 20,000 3, ,000 24,000 4, ,000 30,000 5, ,000 40,000 5, ,000 60,000 5, ,000 80,000 10, , ,000 10, , ,000 10,000 1 re-entry allowed until the end of level 6. Redraw at 2 tables. HIGH ROLLER PAYOUTS BELOW PLACE st 40.00% 36.00% 33.00% 30.50% 28.00% 2nd 24.00% 23.00% 21.00% 20.00% 19.00% 3rd 16.00% 15.00% 14.00% 13.00% 12.00% 4th 12.00% 11.00% 11.00% 10.00% 9.25% 5th 8.00% 8.00% 8.00% 7.00% 6.75% 6th 7.00% 7.00% 6.00% 5.75% 7th 6.00% 5.00% 4.75% 8th 4.50% 4.25% 9th 4.00% 3.75% 10th-11th 3.25%

5 EVENT #8 MEGASTACK SIDE EVENT #1,#4,#10,#16 NO ANTE $5,000 (4, ) 30, min 2 Hours LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE , , , ,000 2, ,500 3, ,000 4, ,000 6,000 1, ,000 8,000 1, ,000 10,000 1, ,000 12,000 2, ,000 16,000 2, ,000 20,000 3, ,000 30,000 4, ,000 40,000 5, ,000 60,000 5, ,000 80,000 10, , ,000 10, , ,000 20, , ,000 20, , ,000 30,000 Play will move to 9 handed for last 10 tables, breaking to a final table of 9. Event # 1 - $2,000 Deepstack NLH [2-day event] 10, min 2 Hours Event # 4 - $2,000 Deepstack PLO (re-entry) 10, min 2 Hours Event #10 - $3,000 NLH Turbo 10, min 2 Hours Event #16 - $2,500 Deepstack NLH 10, min 2 Hours LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND , , ,000 2, ,500 3, ,000 4, ,000 6, ,000 8, ,000 12, ,000 16, ,000 20, ,000 30, ,000 40, ,000 60, ,000 80, , , , ,000 For Pot Limit Omaha and TURBO add 75/150 For 2-Day event there will be a 3 level wind back on final table.

6 SIDE EVENT #2,#3,#5,#6,#7,#11, #13,#15 AND TEAMS EVENT Event #2 -BABY DRAGON [2-day event] 10, min 2 Hours Event #3 - $2,500 KO Bounty 5, min 2 Hours Event #5 - $1,500 NLH 5, min 2 Hours Event #6 - $3,000 NLH [2-day event] 5, min 2 Hours Event #7 - $4,000 NLH 6-max [2-day event] 5, min 2 Hours Event#11 - $5,000 NLH [2-day event] 7, min 2 Hours Teams Event 2, , min 2 Hours Event #13 - $20,000 NLH [3-day event] 20, min first 3 level 4 Hours 60 min thereafter Event#15 - $5,000 KO Bounty [2-day event] 7, min 2 Hours LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND ANTE , , , ,000 2, ,500 3, ,000 4, ,500 5, ,000 6,000 1, ,000 8,000 1, ,000 10,000 1, ,000 12,000 2, ,000 16,000 2, ,000 20,000 3, ,000 30,000 4, ,000 40,000 5, ,000 60,000 5, ,000 80,000 10, , ,000 10, , ,000 20,000 Event #2 - BABY DRAGON will move to 9 handed wherever possible and a redraw at the end of Day 1. Event #3 - $2,500 KO Bounty ($500 for each player eliminated). Event #13 - $20,000 NLH will move to 9 handed as soon as possible and will redraw at the end of Day 1 and at 3 tables. Event#15 - $5,000 KO Bounty (1,000 for each player eliminated). Teams Event: Each team comprises two members and pays one buy-in and shares one chip bank. Team members alternate every level up to the final table and every round on the final table. When the tournament is down to three both team members can remain at the table. The first team member will commence level 1 with 2,500 chips start bank. In the event the first team member is eliminated during the first level he/she will be replaced by the second team member who comes in with the other 2,500 chips and plays both the remainder of the first level and the second level ensuring the order of participation remains consistent. SIDE EVENT #7 EVENT #7 - $4,000 NLH 6-MAX PAYOUTS BELOW PLACE st 29.00% 27.50% 26.50% 26.00% 25.50% 2nd 19.25% 18.50% 18.00% 17.00% 16.75% 3rd 12.50% 12.25% 11.75% 10.50% 10.00% 4th 9.50% 9.25% 8.75% 7.75% 7.40% 5th 6.75% 6.50% 6.00% 5.50% 5.25% 6th 5.50% 4.75% 4.50% 4.00% 3.75% 7th 4.50% 3.75% 3.50% 3.00% 2.75% 8th 3.50% 3.00% 2.75% 2.50% 2.25% 9th 3.50% 3.00% 2.75% 2.50% 2.25% Min Cash 11th 3.00% 14th 2.00% 17th 1.75% 23rd 1.25% 29th 0.95% EVENT #12 FLIPOUT RE-ENTRY $1,500 (1, ) Round 1-1,200 / Round 2-12,000 Round 1 - All-in / Round 2-20 min TD Discretion LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND , ,000 2, ,000 4, ,000 6, ,000 10, ,000 20, ,000 40, ,000 60, , ,000 PRIZE POOL FLIPOUT - ALL ROUND 2 PLAYERS IN THE MONEY! PRIZE POOL SAMPLE 100 PLAYERS 1st - 27% 5th - 8% 9th - 4% 2nd - 18% 6th - 7% 10th - 3% 3rd - 12% 7th - 6% 4th - 10% 8th - 5%

7 SATELLITES <$1,000 1, min 1 hour $1,000 <$2,000 2, min 1 hour $2,000 <$3,000 2, min 1 hour Red Dragon Turbo Satellite 2, min 1 hour $3,000 <$5,000 3, min 1 hour $10, , min 1 hour LEVEL SMALL BLIND BIG BLIND , , ,000 2, ,500 3, ,000 4, ,000 6, ,000 10, ,000 14, ,000 20,000 Number of entries awarded in satellites will be based on prize pool and qualifying event buy-in. Remaining balance if any paid to highest placed non-seat winner as cash. Re-entry is allowed for buy-in less than HK 1,000. PRIZE POOL MULTI TABLE CASH TOURNAMENT (75 TO 1,150+ ENTRANTS) PLACE st 27.00% 26.50% 26.00% 25.50% 25.00% 24.50% 24.00% 23.75% 23.50% 23.25% 23.00% 22.75% 2nd 18.00% 18.00% 17.50% 17.00% 16.50% 16.00% 15.50% 15.25% 15.00% 14.75% 14.50% 14.25% 3rd 12.00% 12.00% 11.50% 11.00% 10.50% 10.30% 10.00% 9.75% 9.50% 9.25% 9.00% 8.80% 4th 10.00% 9.50% 9.00% 8.50% 8.50% 8.00% 8.00% 7.75% 7.50% 7.25% 7.10% 6.75% 5th 8.00% 7.50% 7.00% 7.00% 6.75% 6.50% 6.30% 5.85% 5.50% 5.25% 5.25% 5.00% 6th 7.00% 6.50% 6.00% 5.75% 5.50% 5.25% 5.00% 4.75% 4.50% 4.25% 4.25% 4.00% 7th 6.00% 5.50% 5.00% 4.75% 4.50% 4.25% 4.00% 3.75% 3.50% 3.35% 3.25% 3.25% 8th 5.00% 4.50% 4.00% 3.75% 3.50% 3.25% 3.25% 3.00% 2.95% 2.85% 2.75% 2.75% 9th 4.00% 3.50% 3.00% 2.75% 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 2.40% 2.40% 2.35% 2.30% 2.25% Min Cash 10th 12th 15th 18th 21st 24th 27th 32nd 36th 41st 45th 50th 3.00% 2.00% 1.50% 1.25% 1.00% 0.90% 0.80% 0.70% 0.65% 0.55% 0.50% 0.45% PLACE st 22.50% 22.25% 22.00% 21.75% 21.50% 21.25% 21.00% 20.75% 20.50% 20.35% 20.25% 20.00% 2nd 14.10% 14.00% 13.75% 13.50% 13.32% 13.00% 13.00% 12.75% 12.65% 12.55% 12.50% 12.35% 3rd 8.70% 8.50% 8.50% 8.35% 8.25% 8.00% 8.00% 7.75% 7.65% 7.54% 7.50% 7.35% 4th 6.60% 6.40% 6.40% 6.37% 6.25% 6.00% 5.79% 5.70% 5.50% 5.50% 5.47% 5.31% 5th 4.80% 4.50% 4.40% 4.40% 4.25% 4.00% 3.90% 3.85% 3.75% 3.75% 3.70% 3.60% 6th 3.80% 3.50% 3.50% 3.50% 3.25% 3.14% 3.00% 2.81% 2.75% 2.75% 2.70% 2.60% 7th 3.00% 2.85% 2.85% 2.85% 2.70% 2.50% 2.30% 2.30% 2.30% 2.30% 2.30% 2.20% 8th 2.50% 2.40% 2.40% 2.40% 2.25% 2.15% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 1.90% 9th 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 2.00% 1.90% 1.80% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70% 1.70% 1.60% Min Cash 54th 59th 63rd 72nd 81st 90th 99th 108th 117th 126th 135rd 144th 0.45% 0.40% 0.40% 0.36% 0.32% 0.32% 0.28% 0.26% 0.24% 0.22% 0.20% 0.20% Official payouts that are altered by player deals will require all remaining players to sign an agreement. Player field ranges that are not listed above will use payouts as per standard PokerStars LIVE Macau payouts.

8 FIND US ON WeChat IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT MACAU Currency: Exchange rate: Language: Time: Voltage: Official tourist website: Macanese Pataca (MOP) or Hong Kong Dollars (HKD). USD $1 = MOP $8.00 (approximately); and HKD $ 0.97 = MOP$1 (typically). Try not to leave Macau with too many Patacas as they are hard to exchange in Western countries. Cantonese, Mandarin, with some English GMT volts PLEASE KEEP YOUR PASSPORT WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES IN MACAU. Buy-Ins to Macau Poker Cup Events All buy-ins to Macau Poker Cup events will be made in HKD cash or casino chips at the PokerStars LIVE Macau poker registration desk. All buy-ins will also be allowed directly through players PokerStars accounts. Tournament prize payouts will be in cash and/or credited to players PokerStars accounts, as per the Terms & Conditions of the Event. Poker Cash Games All Poker cash games at City of Dreams Casino are in Hong Kong Dollars (HKD). Scan the QR Code below Chinese Contents Only

9 APPT SEOUL 6 12 APRIL 2015 QUALIFY FOR FREE AT POKERSTARS.NET THE WORLD S LARGEST POKER SITE Paradise Walkerhill Casino 21 Gwangjang-dong san, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul All tournaments are subject to regulatory approval.