Asian Poker Tour

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Asian Poker Tour
Asianpokertour.jpg
SportTexas Hold 'em
Founded2008
CountryFlag of Philippines.svg Philippines (Founded)
Official websitehttp://www.theasianpokertour.com

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) was founded in 2008. To date, the APT has staged more than 80 major events and numerous smaller tournaments mainly in the Asia-Pacific Region. The tour has stopped at Philippines, Macau, South Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Australia, London, New Caledonia and Cambodia. APT events combined have generated over USD 30 Million in prize money all awarded to players.

History and Tournaments[]

2008[]

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) was acquired by AsianLogic [1] (AIM:ALOG) in early 2008. APT held its first tournament in May 2008 in Manila, Philippines.

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
Asian Poker Tour Macau Aug 27 – Aug 31 StarWorld Hotel & Casino

Macau

Yevgeniy Timoshenko

(United States)

Asian Poker Tour Philippines May 27 – Jun 1 Dusit Thani Hotel

Philippines

David Saab (Australia)

2009[]

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
Asian Poker Tour Macau Aug 12 – Aug 23 StarWorld Hotel & Casino

Macau

Adrien Allain [2](France)
Asian Poker Tour Philippines Jan 27 – Feb 1 Dusit Thani Hotel

Philippines

Neil Arce [3] (Philippines)

2010[]

In year 2010, the APT began its partnership with Resorts World Manila (RWM) which lasts until today. APT held some of its biggest events in RWM including the Guinness World Records Longest Continuous Poker Tournament,[4] the APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge,[5] held in 2013.

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
Asian Poker Tour Macau [6] Nov 6 – Nov 14 City of Dreams

Macau

Zhang Dan Peng

(China)

Asian Poker Tour Philippines Aug 23 – Aug 29 Resorts World Manila

Philippines

Michael Cua [7](Philippines)
TPC: Wild n’ Wet

(Accredited Event)

May 14 – May 16 Wild Aces Poker Club

Pampanga, Philippines

Freddie Journeaux

(Philippines)

Asian Poker King Tournament

(Accredited Event)

Apr 22 – Apr 26 Poker King Club

Macau

Elton Tsang

(Hong Kong)

RWM 2M Guaranteed

(Accredited Event)

Apr 16 – Apr 19 Resorts World Manila

Philippines

Sae Jin Lee

(Korea)

TPC: Plugged In

(Accredited Event)

Mar 13 – Mar 17 Big Ace Liberty Club

Philippines

Mark Pagsuyuin

(Philippines)

Macau Poker Challenge

(Accredited Event)

Mar 7 Poker King Club

Macau

Weng Hong Hoi

(Hong Kong)

Asian Poker King Tournament

(Accredited Event)

Jan 8 – Jan 10 Poker King Club

Macau

Il Wong Yoo

(Korea)

2011[]

The APT began the year with its new event format dubbed the APT Asian Series. This event features the same type of tournaments the APT is known for but at a much lower buy in.

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
Manny Pacquiao WPE

(Accredited Event)

Dec 1 – Dec 6 Asia Poker Sports Club

Malate, Philippines

Oliver Speidel

(Australia)

APT Asian Series Goa Nov 8 – Nov 14 Casino Royale

Goa, India

Sangeeth Mohan

(India)

APT Asian Series Manila Aug 17 – Aug 23 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Vic De Guzman

(Philippines)

All In ASOP

(Accredited Event)

Jun 20 – Jun 27 Waterfront Hotel & Casino

Cebu, Philippines

Richard Tolentino

(Philippines)

Asian Poker Tour Philippines Mar 28 – Apr 3 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Enrique Del Prado, Jr.

(Philippines)

APT Asian Series Cebu Jan 10 – Jan 17 Waterfront Hotel & Casino

Cebu, Philippines

Andreas Lindblom

(Sweden)

2012[]

The APT introduced the APT Player of the Year (APT POY) loyalty program in year 2012 wherein players' performance is measured throughout a year. The APT POY receives $8,000 worth of APT and APT Asian Series Main Event buy-ins at an event of his/her choice among other perks, while 2nd and 3rd-place winners receive 1 APT Main Event seat (value up to $2,700) and 1 APT Asian Series Main Event seat (value up to $1,100) respectively. English poker pro Sam Razavi won the first APT POY title and bagged the award for the next three consecutive years.

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
Asian Poker Tour

India

Dec 3 – Dec 9 Casino Carnival

Panjim, Goa, India

Samad Razavi

(England)

APT Asian Series Cambodia Nov 14 – Nov 20 Las Vegas Sun Hotel & Casino

Svay Rieng, Cambodia

Ha Duong

(Vietnam)

APT Asian Series Manila Sep 19 – Sep 25 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Jose Javier Medina

(Philippines)

APT Asian Series Mauritius Aug 19 – Aug 26 Ti Vegas Casino

Grand Bay, Mauritius

Bruno Tadebois

(Mauritius)

Asian Poker Tour Macau Jul 25 – Jul 31 StarWorld Hotel & Casino

Macau

Carlos Chang

(Taiwan)

APT Asian Series Goa May 21 – May 27 Casino Royale

Goa, India

Martin Nilsson

(Sweden)

Asian Poker Tour Philippines Apr 19 – Apr 25 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Divan Le Roux

(South Africa)

China Poker Carnival

(APT Main Sponsor)

Mar 18 – Mar 22 MGM Sanya Resort

Hainan, China

Chao Ma

(China)

APT Asian Series Cebu Feb 1 – Feb 7 All In Cebu

Cebu, Philippines

Tan Tai Zheng

(Singapore)

APT London

(Special Event)

Jan 28 – Jan 29 Fox Poker Club

London, England

William Dorey

(England)

2013[]

In year 2013, the APT in partnership with Resorts World Manila made an attempt to break the Guinness World Records Longest Continuous Poker Tournament [4] which turned out to be a success. Shattering the previous record of 36 hours, 34 minutes and 41 seconds set in Delaware, USA. in August 2012, the APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge set a new world record of 48 hours, 55 minutes and 58.5 seconds in December 2013.

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
APT-RWM Iron Man

Poker Challenge [5]

Dec 11 – Dec 15 Resorts World Manila,

Pasay, Philippines

Damon Shulenberger

(United States)

Asian Poker Tour Sydney

(Special Event)

Dec 5 – Dec 8 The Star Casino,

Sydney, Australia

Tristan Bain

(Australia)

APT Asian Series

Manila

Oct 9 – Oct 16 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Czardy Rivera

(Philippines)

Asian Poker Tour

Korea

Aug 18 – Aug 23 Ramada Plaza Hotel

Jeju, Korea

Lifeng Shen

(China)

Asian Poker Tour

Macau

Jul 24 – Jul 31 StarWorld Hotel

Macau

Henrik Tollefsen

(Norway)

Asian Poker Tour

Philippines

Apr 17 – Apr 24 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Khac Trung Tran

(Australia)

APT Asian Series

Jeju

Feb 27 – Mar 6 Royal Palace Casino

Jeju Oriental Hotel, Korea

Ryan Tack Yu

(Canada)

APT Asian Series

Cebu

Jan 23 – Jan 30 Waterfront Hotel & Casino Lahug

Cebu City. Philippines

Jeon Seung Soo

(Korea)

2014[]

2014 was a season when the tour went “quality over quantity”. APT Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas called 2014 a building year for staging fewer events, with much more quality in getting great player numbers.[8]

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
APT Asian Series

Prague

Dec 16 – Dec 18 King’s Casino

Prague, Czech Republic

Pawel Zawadowicz

(Poland)

APT-RWM

Poker Finale

Dec 3 – Dec 10 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Huy Pham

(Vietnam)

APT Asian Series

Manila

Sep 10 – Sep 17 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Mike Takayama

(Philippines)

APT Asian Series

Cambodia

Jul 23 – Jul 30 Queenco Hotel & Casino

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Michael Lindstrom

(Denmark)

Asian Poker Tour

Philippines

Apr 30 – May 7 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Feng Zhao

(Singapore)

APT Asian Series

Cebu

Feb 12 – Feb 19 All In Poker Club Cebu

Cebu, Philippines

Paul Hockin

(New Zealand)

2015[]

In 2015, the APT increased the APT POY prize from $8,000 to $10,000 worth of APT and APT Asian Series Main Event buy-ins. Sam Razavi earned the APT POY title for the fourth consecutive year bestowing him the title APT Quadruple Player of the Year.[9]

The APT also opened its own poker room in Manila in February 2015 where two of the tour's events were held on that year, including the year-ender event.

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
APT Poker Finale Dec 9 – Dec 17 APT Poker Room Manila

Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines

Joven Huerto

(Philippines)

APT Asian Poker Series

Cambodia

Oct 20 – Oct 28 Queenco Hotel & Casino

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Linh Tran

(Vietnam)

APT Asian Poker Series

Manila

Sep 29 – Oct 7 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Yah Loon

(Singapore)

APT Asian Poker Series

Cebu

Aug 11 – Aug 19 All In Poker Club

Waterfront Lahug, Cebu, Philippines

Henrik Tollefsen

(Norway)

APT Poker Weekend

Series Manila

Jun 5 – Jun 9 APT Poker Room Manila

Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines

Gerard Mark Bringley

(Japan)

Asian Poker Tour

Vietnam

May 6 – May 13 The Grand Ho Tram

Ho Tram, Vietnam

Kwan Kit Kwok

(Hong Kong)

Asian Poker Tour

Philippines

Apr 14 – Apr 22 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Julius Malzanini

(Germany)

APT Poker Room Manila

Inaugural Event

Feb 27 – Mar 2 APT Poker Room Manila

Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines

Randy Boone

(Canada)

APT Asian Series

Cebu

Jan 27 – Feb 4 All In Poker Club

Waterfront Lahug Cebu, Philippines

John Tech

(Philippines)

2016[]

2016 is APT's busiest year to date with 14 APT events and 1 APT-accredited event staged in a year. In the beginning of the year, APT started offering the APT Main Event Bubble Protection which insured the players availing it by giving back the Main Event buy-in in the form of APT tournament credits when the insured player busts out on the bubble. To avail of the bubble protection, players must pre-register for the Main Event, draw for a seat before starting time, and have his/her chips put into play on the first deal of level .

Changes in the winnings distribution of the APT Player of the Year (APT POY) has also been made. The second and third place awards have been eliminated and $2,000 worth of APT prizes were awarded to each APT POY leader from the Philippines, Japan, Korea, China, and one for the top nationality outside of those countries mentioned. The overall APT POY 2016 still received $10,000 worth of APT prizes. A total of $20,000 worth of APT prizes has been awarded for the APT POY 2016 race.

This was also the year when Sam Razavi was dethroned by Japan's Iori Yogo after four years of APT POY reign.

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
APT Finale Macau Dec 7 – Dec 15 Crystal Palace, Casino Lisboa

Macau

SJ Kim

South Korea

APT Nouméa Nov 15 – Nov 24 Casinos De Nouméa

New Caledonia

Daniel Gilles

New Caledonia

APT Macau Oct 19 – Oct 25 Crystal Palace

Casino Lisboa, Macau

Dong Guo

China

APT Manila Oct 4 – Oct 12 APT Poker Room Manila

Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines

Alexis Lim

Philippines

APT Poker Cruise Sep 29 – Oct 2 Rex Fortune Cruise

Tsim Sha Tsui

Samad Razavi

England

Asian Poker Tour Philippines III Sep 14 – Sep 22 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

In Chul Sin

South Korea

APT Poker Weekend Series Aug 9 – Aug 17 APT Poker Room Manila

Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines

John Kim

Korea

Asian Poker Tour

Philippines II

Jul 19 – Jul 27 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Shinichiro Tone

Japan

APT Cambodia Jun 15 – Jun 23 Queenco Hotel & Casino

Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Hisashi Ogi

Japan

APT Experience

Manila

May 14 – May 22 APT Poker Room Manila

Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines

Gyeong Byeong Lee

Korea

Asian Poker Tour

Philippines

April 13 – April 21 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Jeon Seung Soo

Korea

APT Daegu Mar 23 – Mar 31 Hotel Inter-Burgo Casino

Daegu, South Korea

Nayoung Kim

Japan

APT Cebu Feb 10 – Feb 18 All In Poker Club

Waterfront Lahug, Cebu, Philippines

Alex Ward

England

Okinawa Poker Cup

APT Accredited Event

Feb 5 – Feb 8 Western World

Okinawa, Japan

Iori Yogo

Japan

Asian Poker Tour Kickoff Jan 13 – Jan 21 APT Poker Room Manila

Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines

Thong Botho

Thailand

2017[]

The APT Player of the Series (APT POS) has been introduced by the APT in its tournaments in 2017. It is a cumulative measure of player's performance throughout a full series. The APT POS awarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd-place winners.

The last APT POY, Japan's Tetsuya Tsuchikawa, has been awarded as the season came to an end. The APT POY has been eliminated the following year to give way to more prizes for the APT Player of the Series.

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
APT Finale Macau

Championships

Nov 29 – Dec 10 Macau Billionaire Poker

Babylon Casino, Macau

Alecz Chan - Championships

(Singapore) Singapore Varun Gupta - Main Event

(India)

APT Manila Nov 06 – Nov 14 Winford Hotel & Casino

Manila, Philippines

Neil Raine

(United Kingdom)

APT Nouméa Oct 20 – Oct 29 Casinos De Nouméa

Nouméa, New Caledonia

Andre Moracchini

(New Caledonia)

APT Philippines II Sep 13 – Sep 21 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Sung Ho Kim

(South Korea)

APT Korea Incheon Aug 12 – Aug 20 Paradise City

Incheon, South Korea

Albert Paik

(United States)

APT Philippines Jul 19 – Jul 27 Winford Hotel & Casino

Manila, Philippines

Sam Nee Aik Chuan

(Malaysia)

APT Southeast Asia Jul 01 – Jul 07 Star Vegas Resort & Club

Poipet, Cambodia

Sam Nee Aik Chuan

(Malaysia)

APT Macau Jun 14 – Jun 22 Macau Billionaire Poker

Babylon Casino, Macau

Choong Kian Weng

(Malaysia)

APT Championships Philippines Apr 26 – May 7 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Dung Nguyen - Championships

(Vietnam) Mike Takayama - Main Event

(Philippines)

APT Korea Mar 22 – Mar 28 Paradise Casino

Jeju, South Korea

Katsuhiro Muto

(Japan)

APT Kickoff Jan 11 – Jan 19 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Takumi Samejima

(Japan)

2018[]

Starting year 2018, the APT POY has been eliminated, and cash prizes have been added to the APT POS. On top of the prizes received by the APT POS, the winner is also awarded with $800 in cash, while the 2nd and 3rd-place winners received $100 in cash each as additional prizes.[10]

Event Event Schedule Venue Main Event Champion
APT Finale Macau Championships

(Subject to Regulatory Approval)

Nov 27 - Dec 8 Macau Billionaire Poker,

Babylon Casino, Macau

Upcoming event
APT Vietnam Da Nang Championships

(Subject to Regulatory Approval)

Oct 3 - Oct 14 Cocobay Resort,

Da Nang, Vietnam

Upcoming event
APT Philippines Championships II

(Subject to Regulatory Approval)

Sep 13 - Sep 24 Resorts World Manila,

Pasay, Philippines

Upcoming event
APT Korea Championships Aug 8 - Aug 19 Paradise City, Incheon,

South Korea

Upcoming event
APT Vietnam Championships Jul 11 - Jul 22 Pro Poker Club, Ho Chi Minh,

Vietnam

Upcoming event
APT Korea Seoul Jun 15 - Jun 24 Paradise Casino, Grand

WalkerHill, Seoul, South Korea

Upcoming event
APT Macau Championships Apr 25 – May 6 Macau Billionaire Poker

Babylon Casino, Macau

Currently running
APT Philippines Championships Mar 21 – Apr 2 Resorts World Manila

Pasay, Philippines

Iori Yogo - Championships (Japan)

Lester Edoc - Main Event (Philippines)

APT Kickoff Vietnam Jan 19 – Jan 28 Pro Poker Club

Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Adrian Esslen

(Germany)

APT Player of the Series[]

The APT Player of the Series (APT POS) is the player loyalty program of APT to give award and recognition to its players who showed exemplary performance as measured throughout a full series. The APT POS has been introduced in the year 2017, and cash prizes have been added in 2018.

The prizes received by the APT POS are:

1st place - Exclusive Luxury Watch, Customized Ring, Trophy, and $800 in cash

2nd and 3rd places - Trophy and $100 in cash

Formula for APT POS & APT POY = # of Points for Cashing based on Event Category + (Addend x 10)

Event Category Event Type Points
A Main Event / Championship Event 100
B Multiple Day Opening Event / Warm Up / Monster Stack / High Rollers 75
C Day Time NLH and Omaha Events 65
D 1 Day NLH / 6 Max Turbo / OFC Pineapple 55
E Super Deep Stack Turbo / Deep Stack Turbo / Hyper Turbo / Charity Event 50
*Addend = Prize Money Won / Buy-In (Fee not Included)*Points will be awarded to the players that cash in an event that qualifies for APT POS

Sample Computation:

Lloyd enters the Main Event that has a buy-in of US$1,000 (fee not included) and finishes 5th place earning him US$14,200.

Lloyd’s points toward APT POY and APT POS is 242

Formula: 100 points for cashing in a Category A event + 14.2 Addend (US$14,200 prize money / US$1,000 buy-in) x 10 = 242 Points

[10]

References[]

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