Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Resorts World Manila Satellite Series is Back!


Droves of local poker players are expected to flock to Resorts World Manila following the announcement that the venue will play host to a record number of satellites for the APT Asian Series Manila. Running from June 7 to August 13, the multi-level buy-in satellite series is giving away a total of 53 seats to the APT Asian Series Manila main event.

The satellite buy-ins range from as low as PHP 300 to as much as PHP 10,000, although regular Resorts World Manila players can convert their accumulated points to an equivalent buy-in. . .

. . . “The APT Resorts World Manila Satellite Series is one of the most aggressive satellite series ever to be held in the Philippines. With Resorts World Manila putting their muscle behind it, there are guaranteed prize pools starting at PHP 300,000 and PHP 500,000, with a finale of PHP 1 million.” Read more.

APT Accredited Event in Cebu: All In Anniversary Series of Poker



The All In Poker Sports Club, located at Cebu’s Waterfront Hotel & Casino, is holding its Anniversary Series of Poker from June 20-27, 2011. The packed schedule will include a PHP 1 million guaranteed prize pool Main Event, which has been accredited by the Asian Poker Tour (APT) and is sure to attract the Philippines’ best poker players. . .

. . .“We’ve had a great partnership with the All In Poker Sports Club previously with the launch of our APT Asian Series Cebu tournament and are very happy to continue our association with the professional team there,” said Jeff Mann, CEO of the Asia Poker Tour. Read more.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

APT Asian Series Manila Confirmed!



The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is pleased to announce that it will be holding the latest stop in the APT Asian Series at the luxurious Resorts World Manila on August 17-23, 2011. The APT Asian Series is characterised by more affordable buy-in poker tournaments – typically half that of the regular APT tournaments – and is expected to attract strong interest from the region’s poker community. . .

. . . “The APT Asian Series tournament was conceived as a response to player requests for smaller buy-in tournaments in addition to the big APT events and the popularity of the Cebu event reflected this fact. The Manila tournament is expected to build upon this success and will provide the right events and structures catering to players of all levels.” Read more.