Category Archives: poker

Macau Poker Cup Championship

By ken | Published December 30, 2009

After shooting the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) in Macau a few months ago, I was asked for the Macau Poker Cup Championship at the Grand Lisboa earlier this month. The tournament was not without its fair share of dramatic twists and turns. But one thing was for sure – these dudes love their poker. And so do I. Or, at least I’m starting to like it. I got pretty excited about playing poker after I got back to HK and proceeded to lose all $250K on my zynga poker account on my iPhone. So I won’t be going pro anytime soon.

This was also my first assignment that I was able to shoot with the new Nikon 70-200mm f2.8 VR2. For the gear heads out there, it is delicious.

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Constructing the final table hole cams

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Main Event Champion trophy

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Best part of the final table – really, really mean staredowns!

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PokerStars Team Asia Pro: Celina Lin

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PokerStars Team Asia Pro: Bryan Huang

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PokerStars Team Asia Pro: Raymond Wu

Also posted in events, photoshoot | Tagged 70-200mm VR2, APPT, event, events, Grand Lisboa, HK, hong kong, Macau Poker Cup, MPCC, nikon, photoshoot, poker, Pokerstars | 2 Comments

events a plenty

By ken | Published November 27, 2009

So although I came back to NY briefly to take a small break from photography and get some real turkey for Thanksgiving, I find myself up at 6AM blogging. Go figure. Here are some shots from a bunch of recent events around Hong Kong.

The First 48 Hour Film Project in Hong Kong
Team filming in the 48 Hour Film Project Hong Kong

David Tao, Zinédine Zidane and Rain at IWC flagship store opening @1881 Heritage Boutique
IWC flagship store ribbon cutting Zinédine Zidane checks his blackberry before dinner IWC dinner menu

3rd Annual Hong Kong International Comedy Festival @Takeout Comedy
Diane and Noel outside Takeout Comedy Kerri Louise preps in the green room HK Comedy Festival 2009 winner Ashley Strand takeout comedy crowd goes buckwild

Team PokerStars Pros Joe Hachem and Bryan Huang at Bank Roll Poker House Grand Opening
shuffle up poker Team PokerStars Pro Joe Hachem Team PokerStars Pro Bryan Huang plays poker live and on TV

Grandtag Financial Anniversary Banquet @Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
cocktail hour at the Four Seasons drum show before dinner in the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong Grand Ballroom dancing in the Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong Grand Ballroom

Also posted in comedy, events, photoshoot | Tagged 1881 Heritage Boutique, 48 hour film project, comedy festival, events, HK, hong kong, IWC, photography, Pokerstars, Takeout Comedy | Leave a comment

Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau: Event Photoshoot

By ken | Published September 11, 2009

Recently I shot photography for the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Season 3 in Macau. While every dude that I know seems to play poker religiously, I myself am not much of a gambling man. Nevertheless, it was more fun that I was expecting, and I got a chance to meet some pretty down-to-earth pros. I also got a chance to try out a new Manfrotto 685B monopod (reviewed here by Yuri Arcurs) which I was using with a 484RC2 ballhead. Saved me plenty of strain as I sat and perched for players to actually drop their poker face for a few seconds.