The Pokerkaki Management would like to wish everyone a Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year.

Here's some good news to brighten up that dreary Monday folks! As you all know, the year's first Macau Poker Cup will be taking place from February 18-26. Fancy winning a seat to one of the biggest tournaments (and by that we actually mean BIGGEST PRIZE POOLS) in Asia? Well, now you have the opportunity to do so, because we've got a very special $109 satellite FOR KAKIS ONLY. Best of all, we're guaranteeing 1 Package for this satellite. The Package includes:

- Entry to the MPC Red Dragon Main Event
- $500 Cash
- 2 Nights Value-Added Accommodation

Look for the satellite in your Pokerstars client (ID: 500968348) to check for eligibility (the satellite is territory specific). You'll also be able to find the satellite under Tourney/Regional in your Pokerstars client.

Qualifying tournaments to the $109 satellite are running every Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday at 945pm (GMT+8) from January 17, which means you can bag the juicy package for an absolute fraction of the cost. Get in there now folks!

After extensive consultation and feedback, the Pokerkaki League has decided to introduce an additional route to the Grand Prize Freeroll. If you haven't made entry to the Grand Prize Freeroll at the end of March, fret not, because The Top 20 players with the most PKL attendances will be entered into a special Freeroll Qualifier, where they will play for one entry to the Grand Prize Freeroll. Check the graphic above for an illustration.

The leaderboard is starting to take shape, with the attractive monthly prizes and coveted Grand Prize Freeroll slots still completely up for grabs!

League tournaments run at 930pm and 10pm (GMT+8) every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday on Pokerstars. Lock in those dates, and you could be in Macau playing for the Red Dragon title, fame, and a boatload of prize-money.

Check out www.pokerkaki.com/pkl2012 for all the League details.

Wishing all the kakis many wishes for the New Year.

Have a great 2012 ahead.



Pokerkaki Management

The Pokerkaki Management wishes all members and associates Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We know how much you love doing battle with your fellow kakis on Pokerstars' Home Games, so we've decided to make it a little more exciting. From January 3 - March 29, Series 1 of the Pokerkaki League 2012 will take place on Pokerstars! In addition to the existing prize pools, we're giving away:

- Sunday Million tickets
- Big $55 tickets
- Big $22 tickets
- Big $11 tickets

Now here comes the really good stuff. The top 5 league finishers + the next best placed Silverstar + 2 next best placed GoldStars finishers of each month will win a ticket to a Grand Prize Freeroll, where the winner will walk away with:

- Macau Poker Cup Main Event Entry (Value USD$1420) + 2 nights Value Added Accommodation

The last Macau Poker Cup champion took home HKD$1,039,700. Is it your time to shine?

On those rainy days that are increasingly becoming part of the tropical December experience, hordes of kakis made the push towards LWPS XII over the weekend, determined not to let the damp and chill to get in the way of several guaranteed days of quality poker, camaraderie, and non-stop laughter. They came, they saw, and they duly made the weekend the biggest LWPS to date.

Fan favourite Bobby Cheong had the crowd on its feet when he ousted the Razer sharp Erique Tan for the Season 2 Finale Deepstack Freezeout, while online wunderkind Sean Tan bagged the Main Event to claim his first live tournament win. At the other end of the poker room, Team S brought home the first ever Causeway Team Challenge with a resounding 4-1 victory, while Eugene Lee, without question one of the season’s most improved players, capped off an impressive 4 consecutive final-table run with a win in the Corona Extra 13-Card Poker Classic.

MACAU, CHINA, November 30, 2011 – As the APPT Macau Main Event completed it's record-smashing tournament last Sunday, an onslaught of media moved to the other side of the PokerStars Macau poker room to witness Taiwanese poker pro Hung-Sheng "Shaq" Lin be officially named as the 2011 Asia Player of the Year (APOY).

What were the key factors that led to your decision to turn professional?

I happened to discover Texas Holdem while I was on vacation in Macau. After learning and playing this game with positive results, I decided to turn professional.

Do you prefer tournaments or cash games? Why?

I prefer playing tournaments these days, but I still very much enjoy playing Omaha cash games.

Do you prefer playing live or online? Why?

Online, live poker is just too slow.

What is your favourite place to play in Asia?

It has to be Macau. Personally, I like to patronise Poker King Club at Star World. The club provides excellent service and I like the ambience there as well.

Do you think poker is more a game of skill than chance? Why?

Poker is definitely a game of skill. Luck only gets you by in the short term. A skilful player will always win over the long run.

What advice do you have for players who want to turn professional?

Learn the game well and have a good bankroll management.

Do you intend to go to Las Vegas to play some tourneys and win a WSOP bracelet?

I have been there, but I probably won’t go again.

Winning a WSOP bracelet is every poker player’s dream, don't you want to own one too?

I’d love it, but I really hate going to Vegas.

You have played with so many Asian players. Players from which country are the toughest ? Why?

The Koreans are the toughest. Most of them are very aggressive players and always put me in very difficult spots.

Congratulations for winning the MPCC championship again. So can you tell us how did u spend you MPCC earnings? Where did you go lately?

I have not thought of that yet. I went Shenzhen for a holiday after MPCC.

How confident are you to become the APOY 2011?

I have to admit that I am running extremely well this year. I am quite confident that I am going to make some final tables in the coming tournaments. Wish me luck.

Pokerstars Team Asia Pro Bryan Huang has been officially appointed Captain of Team 'S' for the inaugural Causeway Team Challenge on board the MV Leisure World. Scheduled to take place from December 3-4 at LWPS XII: The Season 2 Finale, The Causeway Team Challenge is an annual bi-nation event that pits Team 'S' and Team 'M' in a best-of-seven competition comprising Heads-up, Doubles and Trios matches.

Bryan is relishing the opportunity. 'I'm really looking forward to this competition, which i think may be the first of its kind in Asia; something akin to the Caesar's Cup in Vegas. Team S and Team M have always had fierce sporting rivalries across many different disciplines, and I'm sure it will be no different when it comes to poker. We've got a strong crew of players ready to give Team M a tough battle, and I believe our players will give a great account of themselves.'

Catch the Causeway Team Challenge live on board at LWPS XII