2:00pm: Shuffle up and deal

The cards are officially in the air!

PokerStars LIVE Macau's Fred Leung has just announced shuffle up and deal so we're now underway.

There will be 12 40-minute levels in this flight with action expected to finish up at around 10:30pm tonight. Late registration will be open for the first four hours of play and we already have 100 entrants at the tables.

Blinds begin at 25/50 and players have starting banks of 15,000 in chips.

This blogger will now be heading to the tournament floor to scout for notable players and any substantial action. Stay tuned!

MPC23 Red Dragon Day 1b starting soon!

Welcome back to PokerStars LIVE Macau!

Players are now wandering in to the poker room for the second of four Red Dragon Day 1 flights.

Yesterday saw 108 players in the mix and today is expected to be even bigger. You can read a full recap of yesterday including player numbers and chip stack here.

Cards will be in the air from 2:00pm local time so be sure to stick with us for all the action from this MPC23 Red Dragon!