Poker players from all over the world will be converging in Asia as the Asian Poker Tour (APT) holds events in various locations around the region.
The inaugural leg of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour was held in the Philippines from May 27 to June 1 at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati. Boasting a guaranteed prize pool of US $1,000,000, the event attracted poker pros from the Philippines and around the world.
With the buy-in set at US $2,500 and with satellite tournaments conducted, the Tour’s Philippine leg gathered a total of 316 poker players which included marquee names such as Huck Seed, Mansour Matloubi and husband-wife Chip and Karina Chip Jett.
The APT Manila also featured other notable events including a celebrity poker tournament and Asia’s first ever 13 Card Poker tournament. In the end, though, it was Australian David Saab who emerged as the main event’s big winner, garnering a prize of US $280,000.
Next on the list for the APT this year is its second leg, which will be held in Macau. Join Saab and hundreds of other pros as they compete for an even bigger guaranteed prize pool – US $1,500,000!
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