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Asia Pacific Poker Tour
Daniel Craker Wins APPT Auckland For First Major Victory
October 14, 2008 - No Comments The inaugural Asia Pacific Poker Tour stop in Auckland, New Zealand was the site for a 306 entrant, three-day event that shattered the record for the largest poker tournament ever in the nation. The top 32 players in the field earned a cash prize with the pool totaling $856,000 New Zealand Dollars. The final-day of play saw the large field whittled down to 11 players, all battling it out for the first-place prize worth $257,040 NZD. The final two.... Read More
Nam Le Wins Asian Pacific Poker Tour High-Roller Event
September 10, 2008 - No Comments Macau was once again the site of the Asian Pacific Poker Tour as Nam Le won the $474,358 first place prize for the High-Roller event by defeating Andrew Scott in a heads-up showdown. The event field of 61 was smaller than most APPT events but the uncharacteristically high buy-in of $19,250 still made for a lucrative prize pool worth $1,282,052. Many of the top players in the world were drawn to the large buy-in event, but with the small field,.... Read More
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Takes Down Macau
September 2, 2008 - No Comments In the United States, U.S. poker player Yevgeniy Timoshenko wouldn’t even legally be allowed to compete in a poker event. In Asia, the 20-year-old poker pro just won himself $500,000 doing just that. Timoshenko outlasted 257 entrants to win the Asian Poker Tour Macau event at the Galaxy StarWorld Casino this weekend. The field of 257 was devoid of many of the big names that World Poker Tour events often have. The Legends of Poker Event last.... Read More
APT Names Matt Savage Tournament Director
April 17, 2008 - No Comments The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is proud to announce that Matt Savage has signed on as tournament director for the APT’s Manila Main Event next month. Few men are as qualified for the position. Matt was appointed tournament director for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) “ the world’s blue ribbon poker event “ in 2002 after working his way up the poker ladder. He oversaw a boom in prize money at the tournament from £6 million to £25.... Read More
Asian Poker Tour Releases 2008 Schedule
April 1, 2008 - No Comments The Asian Poker Tour has announced its 2008 calendar with four events set to capture the imagination of the poker world and to make the Tour bigger and better than ever. The Tour will kick off in the Philippines from May 27 to June 1. It will be followed by similar events in Macau, Asia’s gambling capital, South Korea, and Singapore, which will be the last leg of the Tour. Venues and dates for the last three events will be announced shortly..... Read More
Grant Levy Wins APPT Sydney
December 16, 2007 - No Comments A teacher from Sydney’s western suburbs has won $1 million in the city’s richest poker tournament. Grant Levy pocketed the record take early today to become Sydney’s first ever Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) Champion at Star City Casino, after taking out a field of 561 players including four world champions. Mr Levy, a 28-year-old teacher and father of two from Penrith, has been honing his poker skills online and today he proved.... Read More
APPT Sydney Attracts Stars
December 13, 2007 - No Comments The Asia Pacific Poker Tour’s stop in Sydney has attracted stars from across the globe, luring them away from the heavy action at the Bellagio this week. Joe Hachem and Greg Raymer are among two WSOP champs to attend the APPT event. Along for the ride are also Marc Vos, Mel Judah, Chris Moneymaker, and APPT Hong Kong champion Eric Assadourian, who’s from Sydney. Assadourian busted out of the event early when his opponent made two pair.... Read More
Eric Assadourian Wins APPT High Roller’s Event
November 28, 2007 - No Comments Eric Assadourian topped a star-studded field to take home top honors and over $200,000 in the $15,000 buy-in High Rollers Event at the Asia-Pacific Poker Tour in Macau. Making her second appearance at a final table, Liz Lieu went out in 9th place, earning over $27,000. Earlier this week, she was at the final table of the $2500 event. John Juanda was another familiar face at this final table, but Assadourian toppled everyone, including runner-up Bo.... Read More
