Asian Poker Tour
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Official website | http://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
References[]
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