Asian Poker Tour

Asian Poker Tour
Sport Texas Hold 'em
Founded 2006
No. of teams No officially recognized teams
Country Singapore (Founded)
Most recent
champion(s)
Enrique Del Prado, Jr. Asian Poker Tour Philippines
Official website http://www.theasianpokertour.com

The Asian Poker Tour [1] (APT) is a major poker tour focusing on the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to promote poker by conducting poker tournaments and events in major Asia-Pacific cities such as Macau and Philippines.[2] The APT holds main events as well as assists in the setting up of smaller, accredited events throughout the Asian region.

History

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) [3] is the biggest and original poker tour in Asia.

The first ever APT event was held in Singapore in November 2006 while the APT was still under the management of Singapore-based Capital Events Pte. It was then that poker player Tony G [4] was named the first APT Champion.

The Asian Poker Tour was acquired by AsianLogic [5] (AIM:ALOG) in early 2008 and seeks to continue positioning itself as the premier poker tournament in Asia. Its growing popularity as a highly respected poker tour is a testament to its goal of bringing world-class poker experience in Asia. As a result, the Asian Poker Tour continues to be highly anticipated by poker players and enthusiasts in Asia and all over the world.

This year, the Asian Poker Tour will once again be holding big events at Asia’s most popular poker destinations, including Macau and the Philippines. In line with its commitment to helping the growth of the game in Asia, the Asian Poker Tour is also providing assistance with the setting up of smaller, accredited events in different locations all over the region.

Tournaments

2008

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has held two major events in 2008: APT Philippines and APT Macau. The Asian Poker Tour Philippines 2008, was held in Manila, Philippines from May 27 to June 1, 2008, and was won by Australia-based poker player David Saab.[6] The Asian Poker Tour Macau 2008, on the other hand, was held in Macau, the Gaming Capital in Asia, from 27th 'til the 28th of August in 2008 with Yevgeniy Timoshenko grabbing the APT Macau 2008 Main Event Champion title.

2009

In 2009, Filipino poker player Neil Arce[7] won the APT Philippines 2009's Main Event. While the Main Event in APT Macau 2009, the twelve-day festival of poker, was won by French online qualifier Adrien Allain.[8]

2010

The now annual APT Philippines was held at the Resorts World Manila complex from August 23 to 29, 2010. the APT Philippines 2010 Main Event title was taken home by local player Michael Cua.[9]

The APT closed off the year by hosting by the Asian Poker Tour Macau 2010 held from the 6th 'til the 14th of November 2010 at the Hard Rock poker lounge in City of Dreams, Macau. China's Zhang Dan Peng was crowned the Main Event Champion for the APT Macau 2010 Main Event.[10]

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. In January, the APT Asian Series Cebu was won by Andreas Lindblom from Sweden. The APT went back to Resorts World Manila for the Asian Poker Tour Philippines 2011 from March 28 to April 3 which was won by Enrique Del Prado, Jr. from the Philippines

2012

Full Results unposted, APT player of the year Sam Razavi

2016

Asian Logic Group held the APT 2016 as pokertogelmania,com news. This poker tournament held in various country such Cambodia, Philippines, Macau etc.

Winners

References

  1. "Asian Poker Tour". Asianpt.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  2. Archived March 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. "Asian Poker Tour". Asian Poker Tour. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  4. "Tony G Wins First Major Poker Tournament in Asia". PokerNews. 2006-11-18. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  5. "AsianLogic Limited - Official Website". Asianlogic.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  6. "David Saab: Hendon Mob Poker Database". Pokerdb.thehendonmob.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  7. "Neil Arce takes 2009 APT Philippines - Poker News". Pokerlistings.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  8. "Adrien Allain wins the Asian Poker Tour Macau Main Event". PokerNews. 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20100603010701/http://www.theasianpokertour.com/apt-events/main-events/apt-philippines-2010. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010. Retrieved June 8, 2010. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. 1 2 "China's Zhang Dan Peng Crowned APT Macau 2010 Champion". Asian Poker Tour. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  11. Archived June 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  12. Archived May 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  13. https://web.archive.org/web/20090205074528/http://www.asianpt.com/News_And_Info/Press_Release/Neil_Arce_wins_2009_APT_Philippines. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  14. Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. "Michael Cua is the Champion of APT Philippines 2010!". Asian Poker Tour. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  16. "Lindblom Crowned First Ever APT Asian Series Champ!". Asian Poker Tour. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  17. "Del Prado Crowned APT Philippines Champion!". Asian Poker Tour. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  18. "Vic De Guzman Victorious at APT Asian Series Manila". Asian Poker Tour. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  19. "Sangeeth Mohan Wins APT Asian Series Goa Main Event!". Asian Poker Tour. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  20. "Tan Tai Zheng Wins the APT Asian Series Cebu Main Event". Asian Poker Tour. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  21. "Divan Le Roux Wins APT Philippines Main Event". Asian Poker Tour. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

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