Entries categorized as ‘Asia’
“Brett Parise, a 22-year-old university student from Indiana USA, won the first event of the inaugural PokerStars Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) in Manila late Sunday, collecting first prize of $179,775 and a seat in December’s grand final in Sydney Australia.
Parise bested a field of more than 250 players at the Hyatt Hotel and Casino in Manila, Philippines, to take home one of the biggest tournament prizes ever awarded in Asian poker.
More than 200 players from 30 countries had started the three day event.”
Poker Pages (08/27/07)
Categories: APPT · Asia · Philippines · PokerStars · Tournament
“The company’s new profits come from gambling and gaming websites, including poker and slot machine games, and multiplayer online games without a cash gambling element.
Gigamedia’s revenues surged 88 per cent year on year to reach $40m in the second quarter. The company’s profits more than doubled to reach $10m during the quarter.
“Growth was driven by increases in real money players on Everest Poker,” said Gigamedia president Thomas Hui.
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Categories: Asia · Online
“Online poker room, PokerStars, announced today the launch of the first land-based Asia Pacific poker tour, aptly named the PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT). The inaugural event will be at the five-star Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila in the Philippines, August 23-26.
“One of the most exciting aspects of being a poker player is the incredible travel opportunities it offers,” said Sarne Lightman, co-founder of the PokerStars APPT. “Every year PokerStars sends thousands of poker players to compete in events across Europe, the U.S. and the Caribbean. The launch of the PokerStars APPT brings a whole new dimension to poker in Asia and marks poker’s emergence into a truly global sport.”
PokerSource Online (06/29/07)
Categories: Asia · Online
“PokerStars today announced the launch of the Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT). Beginning in late August, the APPT will tour the Asia-Pacific region, stretching from Korea to Australia, visiting some of the best casinos in some of the most exotic locations the world has to offer. Following on the heels of the European Poker Tour’s incredible success, Asia-Pacific will now take its place on the world stage as a top-tier poker destination.
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Categories: Asia · Event · Tournament
“Southeast Asia is bristling with expectation of more poker tournaments to be held in the region.
Singapore appears to be happy with last year’s Betfair APT and that the Asian Poker Tour will be held once again. This year it is thought that the event will be timed earlier than its November slot last year – it could be as early as September and October if the organisers have their way.
A website space has already been taken up at http://www.asian-poker-tour.com/webtop/ and there may of course be more information there in the future.
However, it is not just Singapore that will play host to a major poker event this year. The Aussie Millions was held in January 2007 last year and looks to be firmly established as an annual event. A Pan-Asia Poker Tour was held in the Phillipines last year, with proclaimed plans of hosting an event in every major casino destination in the Asia Pacific…”
Royal Flush Asia
Categories: Asia · Tournament
