Asia Pacific Poker Tour

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) started in 2007 and is the first major poker tour in this region.

Like its counterparts the European Poker Tour and Latin American Poker Tour, it is sponsored by PokerStars.

The second season runs from September to December 2008 with six events held across five locations: Macau (China); Seoul (South Korea); Auckland (New Zealand); Manila (Philippines); and Sydney (Australia).

The first season ran from August to December 2007 with five events held across four locations: Manila (Philippines); Seoul (South Korea); Macau (China); and Sydney (Australia).

The APPT is responsible for bringing the first major government-sanctioned real-money Texas hold 'em poker tournaments to Korea and China.

The "PokerStars.net APPT Macau: Asian Poker Open" in November 2007 was the first ever poker tournament in Macau. With 352 entrants, it was also the largest poker tournament in Asia (a November 2006 event in Singapore held the previous record with 313 entrants). [ [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/10307/dinh-le-wins-appt-macau-2-500-event Cardplayer.com Dinh Le Wins APPT Macau $2,500 Event] ] . With 538 entrants APPT Macau 2008 is currently the largest poker tournament in Asia.

The tour was created by President Jeffrey Haas and Director of Marketing Sarne Lightman. Danny McDonagh is the Tournament Director. 441 Productions produce the APPT for television.

APPT 2008 Schedule:
People’s Republic of China, Macau - September 1-9, 2008
Korea, Seoul - September 26-28, 2008
New Zealand, Auckland - October 9-12, 2008
Philippines, Manila - November 13-16, 2008
Australia, Sydney - December 2-7, 2008

ee also

*Asia Pacific Poker Tour season 1 results
*Asia Pacific Poker Tour season 2 results

Notes

External links

* [http://www.appt.com/ Official site]