Guangdong Asia Millions Main Event: 71 Players, Big Prizes, and Notable Eliminations

The Guangdong Asia Millions main event attracted 71 players, slightly below the organizers' expectations. The event featured a unique rebuy structure, allowing players to make two rebuys for HK $1,000,000 each during the first four levels.

35 players made one rebuy each, contributing to a total of 54 rebuys by the end of registration. Several notable players, including Igor Kurganov, Isaac Hekston, Tobias Reinkemeier, and Mike McDonald, pre-registered three buy-ins through the PokerStars client.

The prize pool amounted to HK$119,375,000, making it the second-largest in history for tournaments outside Las Vegas. The top 8 prize amounts were HK $34,600,000, HK $24,500,000, HK $16,100,000, HK $12,525,000, HK $10,200,000, HK $8,300,000, HK $7,150,000, and HK $6,000,000 respectively.