Welcome Back to Day 1b of APPT Macau!
Welcome back to PokerNews' coverage of the 2015 PokerStars.net APPT Macau Main Event. Yesterday's Day 1a field saw 207 players come out to action. At the end of the day, 76 of them advanced to Day 2. It was China’s Zhifeng Yao leading the way at the end of the day with 174,700 in chips.
With an expected field of around 300 players today, it would mean that this event will have in excess of 500-runners, which is great considering the popularity of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) that is about to get underway over in Las Vegas.
Play is set to kick off at 2:00pm local time here at the City of Dreams Macau. Be sure to stay tuned for all the live coverage straight from the floor, it's going to be another great day on the felt.