Top Pros Such as J.C Tran and Nam Le Already Anticipating APT Philippines 2010

With APT Philippines 2010 around a month away, top poker pros around the world such as J.C. Tran and Nam Le have already marked August 23 to 29 on their calendars – and you should, too!

Two of the world’s top players of Asian descent, J.C. and Nam will be bringing their A-game to Resorts World Manila to try and become the next APT champion. They’ll have some tough competition, though, as defending APT Philippines champion Neil Arce and plenty of the region’s top poker players will also be there to capture the coveted crown.

A Vietnamese-American living in Sacramento, J.C. Tran is currently one of the most consistently successful players on the world poker circuit. After starting out by playing in local card rooms, he has become well-respected throughout the poker world.

Tran’s many accomplishments include winning the $1,500 No Limit Hold ‘Em event at the 39th World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, winning the $75,000 Party Poker.com Premier League III in London, as well as being named the World Poker Tour Season 6 Player of the Year. His latest accomplishment, winning the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha event at the 40th World Series of Poker, earned him his second career bracelet.

Meanwhile, Vietnamese-American poker pro Nam Le is considered by many to be a major threat at live tournaments. With his cool-as-ice demeanor on the felt, it’s no surprise that Nam has over $6,000,000 in career earnings.

Undaunted even by the most pressure-packed of situations, Le’s patient and methodical approach to poker has allowed him to cash in a lot of tournaments, the biggest coming in the 2006 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Star event. By outlasting 500 players, Nam took down the first-place prize of more than $1.1 million.

APT Philippines 2010 will be held from August 23 to 29 at the Resorts World Manila complex in Manila, Philippines. Buy-in is set at approximately US $2,500 + US $200.

Aside from the main event, there will be eight exciting side events at APT Philippines 2010, including a high-rollers tournament, a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, and the APT’s very own Greed tournament.

Neil Arce to Defend Title at APT Philippines 2010

The Asian Poker Tour is proud to announce that APT Philippines defending champion Neil Arce will be back to defend his title at this year’s event in Manila.

Arce will be looking to become the first back-to-back APT champion as he confirmed his attendance at this year’s APT Philippines 2010 main event.

Considered one of the best poker players in the Philippines, Arce defeated a field of 262 of the top players from the country and around the world to win the APT Philippines 2009 main event.

His skill helped him build his stack throughout the tournament and good fortune would help him finish off runner-up Steve Yea. After a raise and re-raise, Arce got his money all-in with king-queen but was in trouble as Yea tabled ace-king. Fate would be on Arce’s side, though, as he spiked a queen on the turn to win the US $185,000 first prize and the title of APT Philippines champion.

The victory was a big boost to poker in the country as Arce became the first local player to win an international poker tournament on Philippine soil.

An accomplished player in both the tournament and cash game arena, the PokerStars-sponsored Arce is also a former Filipino Poker Tour (FPT) champion and placed third in the high-rollers event at the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Macau in 2009.

APT Philippines 2010 will be held from August 23 to 29 at the Resorts World Manila complex in Manila, Philippines. Buy-in is set at approximately US $2,500 + US $200.

Aside from the main event, there will be eight exciting side events at APT Philippines 2010, including a high-rollers tournament, a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, and the APT’s very own Greed tournament.

For more information about the event, click here.

PKR Gives Players First Shot at Winning APT Philippines 2010 Package

With APT Philippines 2010 less than two months away, players looking to win seats are in luck as online poker room PKR has already begun running a wide selection of qualifiers to the big event.

Players from all over the world will be able to choose from a wide range of options in their bid to qualify for the APT Philippines 2010 main event. For as low as US $2.08 + $0.20, they can win their way to a seat through a series of satellites.

In addition, players can also enter PKR’s lottery satellites for as low as 31 cents for a shot at an APT Philippines 2010 main event seat.

PKR will be giving away at least one US $5,000 package to the APT Philippines 2010 main event each Monday starting from June 21. For more information about the qualifiers on PKR, click here.

PKR is the world’s most advanced poker room. It features state-of-the-art graphics and realistic 3D gameplay, giving you the experience of actually playing in a live poker room.

APT Philippines 2010 will be held from August 23 to 29 at the Resorts World Manila complex in Manila, Philippines. Buy-in is set at approximately US $2,500 + US $200.

Last year’s APT Philippines main event won by Filipino poker pro Neil Arce, who took home US $185,000 for finishing first. The win gave poker a big boost in the country as it was the first time a local player had won an international poker tournament held in the Philippines.

Aside from the main event, there will be eight exciting side events at APT Philippines 2010, including a high-rollers tournament, a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, and the APT’s very own Greed tournament.

For more information about the event, click here.

First Venue of The Poker Circuit’s Motherboard Series Announced

The Poker Circuit (TPC) has announced that the first venue to sign on for its innovative TPC Motherboard is Poker Royale Sports Club.

The TPC Motherboard is a tournament series that will act as a pre-event for APT Philippines 2010, which will be staged at Resorts World Manila from 23rd-29th August 2010.

The series’ unique format will give local players the opportunity to win seats into the APT Philippines Main Event – one of the region’s top international poker tournaments this year.

Independent poker rooms from around the country will run their own legs of the TPC Motherboard during July and August with the finalists from each event coming together for a final play-off tournament to be staged on the opening day of APT Philippines.

Located on Roxas Boulevard in Pasay City, Poker Royale’s TPC Motherboard leg will be from August 6-9 2010 (3 starting days and a Day 2). The event will have a P1M guarantee prize pool that includes 18seats into the TPC Motherboard final event.

“Being a newly-opened poker room, we’re really excited to be announcing our first major tournament,” said Poker Royale’s Charles Koo. “Also, the APT is involved, so it is a very significant event.”

For more information about the TPC Motherboard, click here.

About the TPC Motherboard: The basic premise of the TPC Motherboard is that it will start with one tournament at Php 1,000,000 guaranteed. The guaranteed prize pool will then increase as more poker clubs join in. The whole master plan is to have multiple venues all over the Philippines, playing with the same mechanics and same buy-in of PhP 5,000 + 400, contributing to a multimillion peso prize pool.

For every Php 500,000 guaranteed by a poker room, nine players will be in the money and will qualify for the TPC Motherboard Finale on the opening day of APT Philippines 2010. For example, if five poker rooms were to contribute Php 1,000,000 each (creating a total guarantee of Php 5,000,000), a total of 90 players would be in the money and advance to the Finale.

The TPC Motherboard Finale will take place on August 23, the first day of APT Philippines 2010, at Resorts World Manila. Every player in the Finale is guaranteed a cash prize, with the top players winning seats to the APT Philippines 2010 main event.

APT Philippines 2010 Gets Early Support from Top Online Poker Rooms

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — With APT Philippines 2010 still over two and a half months away, some of the biggest names in online poker are on board to show their support for the event.



Three top poker sites and networks – PKR, PartyPoker, and the iPoker Network, will be running online satellites to the APT Philippines 2010 main event.

PartyPoker, which operates the World Poker Tour (WPT), is the third largest poker site in the world. PKR, meanwhile, is known throughout the poker industry for its cutting-edge graphics and realistic 3D game-play simulations.

Also running qualifiers to the event will be the iPoker Network. The largest online poker network in the world today, the iPoker Network has a total of 67 member cardrooms.

Land-based qualifiers to the event are also on the horizon. Resorts World Manila, the official venue of APT Philippines 2010, is looking to run satellites and other promotions leading up to the big event.

In addition, the APT will be looking to partner with poker rooms around Asia to run qualifying tournaments for seats to the main event.

APT Philippines 2010 will be held from August 23 to 29 at the Resorts World Manila complex in Manila, Philippines. Buy-in is set at approximately US $2,500 + US $200.

Last year’s APT Philippines main event won by Filipino poker pro Neil Arce, who took home US $185,000 for finishing first. The win gave poker a big boost in the country as it was the first time a local player had won an international poker tournament held in the Philippines.

Aside from the main event, there will be eight exciting side events at APT Philippines 2010, including a high-rollers tournament, a Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, and the APT’s very own Greed tournament.

For more about APT Philippines 2010, click here.

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