APT Accredits Manny Pacquiao World Poker Event

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is set to combine forces with World Champion boxer and Philippine hero Manny Pacquiao to stage the Manny Pacquiao World Poker Event on December 7-12, 2011 at the Pan Pacific Hotel’s Asia Poker Sports Club in Malate, Philippines. In a deal signed last week and subject to Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) approval, the tournament will become an official APT Accredited Event and be run with all the standards and practices of a regular APT event.

From Left to Right: Joseph Kim (Asia Poker Sports Club Consultant); Jason Morris (APT Tournament Manager); Manny Pacquiao; Lloyd Fontillas (APT Tournament Director)

The Honourable Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao, better known as Manny Pacquiao, is a ten-time world boxing title holder, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and also a great supporter of poker in the region. This will be the very first staging of the Manny Pacquiao World Poker Event and is another example of a poker venue looking to ensure its tournament is professionally run through an APT accreditation.

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APT Asian Series Goa Schedule

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is pleased to announce a historic move that will see the APT Asian Series tournament land on the sunny shores of India’s Goa. Set to take place from November 8-14, 2011 at the floating Casino Royale Goa, it will be the first time that an APT tournament will be held in India and, as such, is poised to capitalise on the country’s burgeoning and largely untapped poker scene.


The schedule for the APT Asian Series Goa will feature seven side events with buy-ins ranging from INR 5000 to INR 20,000 that will include the INR 15,000 Head Hunter, “Greed” and Six-handed events. However, the highlight of the tournament will, of course, be the INR 50,000 buy-in Main Event, which kicks off at 4pm on Friday November 11, 2011.


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Here's the tournament schedule:

Events		Buy In**
On Demand	Main Event Single Table Satellites (from Tue, Nov.8 – Fri, Nov. 11 only)	6,000
Tuesday, November 8th
4:00 PM	Freezeout 1 (Event #1)	5,000
8:00 PM	Main Event Mega Satellite w/ Re-Entries	6,000
Wednesday, November 9th
4:00 PM	Head Hunter (Event #2)	15,000
8:00 PM	Main Event Mega Satellite w/ Re-Entries	6,000
Thursday, November 10th
4:00 PM	Freezeout 2 (Event #3)	10,000
8:00 PM	Main Event Mega Satellite w/ Re-Entries	6,000
Friday, November 11th
4:00 PM	APT Asian Series Goa Main Event DAY 1A	50,000
6:00 PM	Freezeout 3 (Event #4)	15,000
8:00 PM	Main Event Mega Satellite w/ Re-Entries	6,000
Saturday, November 12th
2:00 PM	Last Chance Main Event Super Satellite w/ Re-Entries	6,000
4:00 PM	APT Asian Series Goa Main Event DAY 1B w/ Re-Entries from DAY 1A ONLY	50,000
7:00 PM	Greed (Event #5)	15,000
Sunday, November 13th
4:00 PM	APT Asian Series Goa Main Event DAY 2
7:00 PM	Freezeout 4 (Event #6)	20,000
Monday, November 14th
4:00 PM	6 Handed (Event #7)	15,000
5:00 PM	APT Asian Series Goa Main Event FINAL TABLE

For the complete tournament details and structures, please check the website regularly for updates.

This weekend: RWM’s Mega Satellite 1 to the APT Asian Series – Cebu

In 31 days, the Asian Poker Tour is bringing live poker action to Cebu – just in time for the indeed festive Sinulog Festival!

Prep up for the event and secure your seats to the APT Asian Series – Cebu as the Resorts World Manila (RWM) holds two satellite tournaments, each with a guaranteed prize pool of PhP 200,000 to the main event. Also, Mega Satellites leading to the said satellite tournaments are being held still at the RWM.

The first of the two satellite tournaments is happening this weekend (Dec. 12) for a Buy In of...(read on)

Asian Poker Tour to Launch Asian Series – First Stop: Cebu

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has announced a new poker series in Asia looking to attract more local and regional players giving them the opportunity to compete at an international poker tournament event.

The inaugural event of this exciting new series – the ‘APT Asian Series’ will take place from January 10 to 17, 2011 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu, Philippines.

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Heads up: APT Champ Spotlight!

The number of APT Main Event Champions increases as the constant addition of events to the string of tournaments successfully held by the Asian Poker Tour happens.

To date, APT Macau and APT Philippines have already produced a total of 6 APT Champs: David Saab, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Neil Arce, Adrien Allain, Michael Cua, and Zhang Dan Peng. As such, the Asian Poker Tour salutes its Main Even Champions with “APT Champ Spotlight”—a series of feature write-ups under the Blogs section that would take the APT Champs to the center stage.



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The Success that was APT Macau 2010

The Asian Poker Tour, in collaboration with City of Dreams, successfully held the nine-day festival of live poker action at the Hard Rock Poker Lounge as the Asian Poker Tour Macau 2010 happened last November 6-14.

Poker players were fleet in joining the exciting side events that the Asian Poker Tour prepared for them. The tournament area was filled with poker enthusiasts especially during the APT Macau Celebrity Charity Challenge where model and actress Grace Huang won MOP100,000 for Caritas Macau. Equally well-attended was the APT’s All In Battle of the Nations event won by Team Malaysia (Charles Chua, Daniel Chee and K.C Lee).

China’s Zhang Dan Peng emerged victorious as he outlasted a field of poker pros and legends–the likes of Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey–and grabbed the Asian Poker Tour Macau 2010 Champion title earning him HK$1.678 (which is approximately USD$215,000). Peng went heads up against Germany’s Bjoern Wiesler with his Ace-Deuce beating the opponent’s Pocket Sevens. It is pretty impressive to note that the 18-year old champ is the only Chinese winner of the APT Macau Main Event—which also happens to be the first-ever poker tournament he participated in. Details on Peng’s victory can be seen here.

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China’s Zhang Dan Peng Crowned APT Macau 2010 Champion

Playing in his first-ever poker tournament, 18-year old Zhang Dan Peng of Guangzhou was crowned the 2010 Main Event champion at the Asian Poker Tour in Macau, winning HK$1.678 million (approximately USD$215,000) with his gutsy, aggressive style. Zhang is the first-ever Chinese champion of the APT Macau Main Event, held at the integrated entertainment complex, the City of Dreams.

Zhang, who only began playing poker six months ago, qualified for the 161-player Main Event in one of the APT Macau’s satellite events. Zhang steadily worked his way through the Main Event to land himself in a heads-up battle against Germany’s Bjoern Wiesler in Sunday’s Final Table. In the very first hand, Zhang went all- in, with his Ace-Deuce beating the 34-year old’s Pocket Sevens. As the runner-up, Wiesler will take home HKD$920,000 (approximately USD$117,000).

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Poker Legend Johnny Chan and Team China Join Asian Poker Tour Macau

Next week, Chinese Poker legend Johnny Chan will join the Asian Poker Tour in Macau for the second year running. Chan, holder of 10 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, aims not only for a final table showdown with Phil Ivey, who has won eight WSOP bracelets, but to also join forces with other Chinese Poker players in the APT Macau’s Battle of the Nations side event. Chan was recently part of the good-medal winning Team China and the team’s World Team gold medal is now on display at the Poker King Club in Macau.

10-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Johnny Chan


A legend in the Poker world, Chan’s 10 WSOP bracelets ties him with Doyle Brunson for second on the all-time list, and makes the Chinese-born star among the players to beat when the APT Macau kicks off from Saturday, November 6-14 at the City of Dreams, Macau.

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MACAU MANIA HITS FEVERISH PITCH

Just like last year, the APT Macau 2010 is expected to draw hundreds of players from Asia and beyond.

With under two weeks to go before another leg of the most prestigious poker event in Asia begins, the anticipation is building up as players from Asia and beyond look forward to APT Macau starting Saturday 6th November.

For the first time in the history of the tour, the APT has allotted three Day 1’s for the Main Event adding a rather interesting twist to the already exciting event. The APT Macau 2010 Main Event opens with Day 1A on November 7 (Sunday); while Day 1B starts three days after on November 10 (Wednesday); Day 1C on November 11 (Thursday); Day 2 and 3 on November 12 (Friday) and 13 (Saturday) with the Final Table schedule set on November 14 (Sunday) to close out the Macau festivities.

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Savage Returns as Tournament Director for APT Macau 2010

One of the most popular and prestigious poker events in Asia is all set to happen next month; so it’s only apt that one of the most sought after and most respected tournament directors in the poker world returns at the helm for the big event.

Matt Savage has officially been named by the Asian Poker Tour (APT) as the tournament director for the upcoming APT Macau 2010 event set on November 6-14 later this year to be held at the Hard Rock Hotel at the City of Dreams in Macau.

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Huge HK Contingent Expected to Play in Macau

In 2009, three players from Hong Kong made it to the Final Table of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau Main Event—this year, the APT expects a boom in the number of players from the said country.

A total of 22 players came all the way from Hong Kong to participate in last year’s APT Macau—five of which made it into the money, winning HK$1,781,000 in sum.

The three Hong Kong-based players who competed for the APT Macau Main Event Champion title in the Final Table (placing 4th, 5th, and 6th) were: David Steicke, Chris Chau, and Michael Woo.



In 2009, David Steicke ended up at 4th place-- the best finish for a player from Hong Kong.

This year, due to Poker’s unstoppable growth in popularity, the number of players from Hong Kong is predicted to increase significantly. Also, the APT’s addition of another Day 1 in the tournament and the scheduling of the APT Macau 2010 Ladies of Poker Event on the 7th of November (Sunday) at 4pm are expected to attract even more participants.

For more details and for the complete schedule of events, please visit the ASIAN POKER TOUR WEBSITE.

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The Ladies Take Center Stage in the APT

The beginning of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau tournament week—the 7th of November—is looking more interesting as the APT introduced an additional Day 1 for players and scheduled the very popular Ladies of Poker Event.

With the success that the previous APT tournaments enjoyed and the overwhelming response they got from poker players and enthusiasts alike, the APT has made some tweaks with its schedule so as to give those with heavy work commitments the opportunity to participate in the much anticipated APT Macau Main Event—hence, the addition of another Day 1 especially for the players.


The ladies in action during the APT Philippines 2010 Ladies of Poker event


In a special event they can call their own, the women gets a chance to show off their poker prowess in a side event of the APT. For the 3rd leg in a row, the APT is offering the Ladies of Poker Event as part of the multiple side events happening in the APT Macau 2010 on November 6 to 14 next month at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino and Poker Lounge in the City of Dreams, Macau.
While there are other interesting side events like the Battle of the Nations, Greed and High Rollers events among many others, the Ladies of Poker event is exclusively for the women of the felt. The buy-in is set at HK$900+HK$100; but aside from the cash prize, surely, the ladies would want to go home as the APT queen in this leg of the tour.

The APT Macau 2010 Ladies of Poker Event is scheduled to happen on November 07 (Sunday) starting at 4PM. Last year, Ms. Aura Asilo won the APT Macau 2009 Ladies Ambassadors Event title. Earlier this year, Ms. Ghie Rivera bested a 31-woman field to take home APT Philippines 2010 Ladies of Poker trophy.

For more details and schedule, please visit the ASIAN POKER TOUR WEBSITE.

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Rock the Dream at the Poker Lounge

The Chase is on at the APT’s Rock the Dream Series
Hard Rock Opens Shop for APT Satellites

A small buy-in for a chance to appear on the big stage? Leave it to the Asian Poker Tour (APT) and the Hard Rock Poker Lounge to make it possible as hopefuls from Asia and beyond now have the opportunity to get an APT Macau 2010 Main Event seat via a number of satellite tournaments scheduled later this month.

The Hard Rock Poker Lounge has announced that it has listed eight (8) satellite tournaments which are set to happen with varying buy-ins, starting chips and tournament structures but offering the same grand prize: APT Macau 2010 Main Event seats plus cash and more.

The APT Macau 2010 Hard Rock Poker Lounge Series opens with the “Dream to Rock APT” Deep Stack 200K GTD on October 23 (Saturday); followed by the HK$ 80K GTD on October 24 (Sunday) starting at 2PM and from October 25 to 29 (Monday to Friday) starting at 7PM; and finally, the “Dream to Rock APT” Deep Stack 300K GTD on October 30 (Saturday).

The Poker Lounge is located on Level 2 City of Dreams Casino. For specific satellite tournament details please visit the Hard Rock Poker Lounge Series Page..

The Hard Rock Poker Lounge also features round-the-clock Texas Hold’em games in seven (7) Hard Rock poker tables in the main area including two (2) VIP high-stakes tables; plus facilities players can enjoy like the integrated bar and lounge and nine (9) large LCD TV’s among many other amenities.

For more details of the Hard Rock Casino and Poker Lounge please visit the City of Dreams official website.

The Hard Rock Hotel Macau is located at the City of Dreams in Macau and is the official host of APT Macau 2010 set on November 6 to 14, 2010. Main Event buy-in is set at HK$32,500 + HK$2,500 with multiple side events scheduled for the duration of the nine-day festivities.

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November 7 Day 1A and More!

A LITTLE TWIST TO THE HARD ROCK FESTIVITIES
APT ADDS ANOTHER DAY 1, TARGETS WEEKEND WARRIORS

With the Asian poker scene already abuzz in anticipation of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau 2010, the APT expects that the new and improved Day 1 schedule will add twist to the main event.

For the first time in the history of the tour, the APT will allot three Day 1’s for the Main Event, meaning the expected record-number of registrants will have the luxury of choosing which opening day they want that suits their personal schedule and strategy.

The APT Macau 2010 is set to happen at the Hard Rock Hotel, City of Dreams in Macau from November 6 to 14 later this year.

The APT Macau 2010 Main Event opens with Day 1A on November 7 (Sunday); while Day 1B starts two days after on November 10 (Wednesday); Day 1C on November 11 (Thursday); Day 2 and 3 on November 12 (Friday) and 13 (Saturday) with the Final Table schedule set on November 14 (Sunday) to close out the Macau festivities.

APT Chief Executive Officer Jeff Mann said that they expect a healthy number of players preferring Day 1A since it falls on a Sunday; particularly, those from Macau, Hong Kong and China.

Aside from the additional Day 1 of the Main Event, another development included increasing the number of side events from 10 to 11. The latest side event to be added is the DAFAPOKER 6-Handed Event augmenting the already-loaded line-up which includes the High-Rollers, Greed, Head-Hunter and Battle of the Nations events among others.

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Phil Ivey Sets Sights on Macau

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau 2010 is about to get a little bit better– the biggest understatement in the history of APT– as one of the most prominent, successful and popular professional poker players in the world is set to join the nine-day festivities in Macau this year.


8-time WSOP Bracelet Winner Phil Ivey (Photo courtesy of www.asia.pokernews.com)

Phil Ivey, eight-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner and one-time World Poker Tour (WPT) champion, has confirmed his participation in the latest leg of the APT scheduled to happen from November 6 to 14, 2010 at the Hard Rock Poker Lounge in the City of Dreams in Macau.

As of 2010, the 34-year-old American has total live tournament winnings of roughly US$13.5M, more than US$5M of which came from cashes at the WSOP.

Fondly called in the poker scene as the “Tiger Woods of Poker,” he began his career in Atlantic City, New Jersey and made his name as a high-stakes player before plying his trade on the live tournament circuit in 2000.

One of the most feared cash game players in the world, both live and online, Ivey’s appearance in the APT Macau 2010 is sure to create a buzz in the Asian poker scene as local professionals and amateurs alike look forward to rubbing elbows with one of the most recognizable faces in poker.

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