The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) is a major international series of poker tournaments established in 2007 and hosted in cities across the Asia Pacific. Along with other major tours such as the European Poker Tour and Latin American Poker Tour, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour is sponsored by PokerStars.
Format 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 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 third season was held with events held in the same locations as 2008, with the substitution of Cebu for Manila in the Philippines. In 2014 the eighth season was played.
Since season three, PokerNews.com and PokerStars.tv have provided intensive online reporting, including video coverage by presenters Lynn Gilmartin, Kristy Arnett, Sarah Grant and Nicki Pickering.
The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (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).Cardplayer.com Dinh Le Wins APPT Macau $2,500 Event With 538 entrants APPT Macau 2008 was the largest poker tournament in Asia, however, that record is currently held by 2014 APPT Beijing Millions, which saw a record 2,732 players compete for ¥7,376,400 (US$1,195,647) in prize money. While the 'Millions' tournaments played out under the APPT brand, they are considered separate tournament series from the regular APPT events, as they do not run annually.
The largest APPT Main Event field record was set at the 2018 APPT Manila, which saw Singapore's Wilson Lim defeat a 1,364-strong field to claim the ₱12,970,000 (US$244,815) top prize, with the total prize pool coming in at ₱65,492,460 (US$1,236,204).
Tournament results All prizes are listed in US dollars.
Season 1 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results24-26 Aug 2007Hyatt Manila, Manila, Philippines APPT Philippines U$2,500 U$599,250 Brett ParisePokerStars Blog - U$179,775 28-30 Sep 2007Sheraton Walker-Hill Hotel, Seoul, South Korea APPT Korea U$2,500 U$432,729 Ziv BacharPokerNews - U$139,872 22-27 Nov 2007Grand Waldo, Taipa, Macau APPT Macau U$2,500 U$809,600 Dinh Doat LeCardPlayer - U$222,640 13-16 Dec 2007The Star Sydney, Australia APPT Sydney Big Game PokerChampionships A$6,300 (~U$5,516) A$2,947,074(~U$2,580,286) Grant LevyPokerNews - A$1,000,000(~U$875,541)
Season 2 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results1-9 Sep 2008Grand Waldo, Taipa, Macau APPT Macau HK$25,000 (~U$3,202) HK$12,643,000(~U$1,619,352) Eddy SabatCardPlayer - HK$3,540,040(~U$453,426) 26-28 Sep 2008Paradise Walker-Hill Casino, Seoul, South Korea APPT Seoul U$2,870 U$400,622 Yoshihiro TasakaCardPlayer - U$128,199 9-12 Oct 2008SkyCity Auckland, New Zealand APPT Auckland NZ$3,000 (~U$1,984) NZ$772,728(~U$511,060) Daniel CrakerCardPlayer - NZ$257,040(~U$169,999) 13-16 Nov 2008Hyatt Manila, Manila, Philippines APPT Manila ₱100,000 (~U$2,045) ₱26,789,818(~U$547,929) Van MarcusCardPlayer - ₱8,037,000(~U$164,379) 2-7 Dec 2008The Star Sydney, Australia APPT Sydney Big Game PokerChampionships A$6,300 (~U$3,980) A$2,881,400(~U$1,820,401) Martin RoweCardPlayer - A$1,000,000(~U$631,780)
Season 3 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results25-30 Aug 2009Casino Lisboa, Sé, Macau APPT Macau HK$40,000 (~U$5,160) HK$16,130,400(~U$2,081,106) Dermot BlainPokerNews - HK$4,194,000(~U$541,100) 17-20 Sep 20097-Luck Casino, Seoul, South Korea APPT Seoul (~U$3,000) POSTPONEDAPPT Seoul 2009 has been postponed due to construction delays at the casino wherethey are renovating their 3rd-floor for the purpose of hosting the tournament"WebArchive - 10-18 Oct 2009SkyCity Auckland, New Zealand APPT Auckland NZ$3,250 (~U$2,396) NZ$789,000(~U$581,785) Simon WattCardPlayer - NZ$209,000(~U$154,110) 11-15 Nov 2009Shangri-La's Mactan Resort, Cebu, Philippines APPT Cebu ₱100,000 (~U$2,126) ₱29,086,420(~U$618,360) Dong-bin HanCardPlayer - ₱7,410,000(~U$157,532) 1-6 Dec 2009The Star Sydney, Australia APPT Sydney Grand Final A$6,300 (~U$5,762) A$2,376,000(~U$2,173,038) Aaron BentonCardPlayer - A$594,000(~U$543,260)
Season 4 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results20-25 Mar 2010Manila Pavilion Hotel & Casino, Philippines APPT Manila U$2,700 U$1,042,750 Binh NguyenCardPlayer - U$260,700 3-23 May 2010Casino Lisboa, Sé, Macau APPT Macau HK$40,000 (~U$5,151) HK$12,730,608(~U$1,639,372) Victorino TorresBLUFF Europe- HK$3,246,200(~U$418,026) 15-19 Sep 2010SkyCity Auckland, New Zealand APPT Auckland NZ$3,250 (~U$2,377) NZ$654,000(~U$478,430) Danny LeaoasavaiiCardPlayer - NZ$170,000(~U$124,363) 10-16 Nov 2010Shangri-La's Mactan Resort, Cebu, Philippines APPT Cebu ₱100,000 (~U$2,309) ₱21,518,480(~U$496,820) Vivian ImPokerStars Blog - ₱5,810,000(~U$134,142) 7-12 Dec 2010The Star Sydney, Australia APPT Sydney Grand Final A$6,300 (~U$6,228) A$1,734,000(~U$1,714,354) Jonathan KaramalikisCardPlayer - A$459,510(~U$454,304)
Season 5 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results24 Jul-1 Ago 2011Crown Melbourne, Australia APPT Melbourne A$5,000 (~U$5,340) A$1,222,000(~U$1,305,221) Leo BoxellPokerNews - A$330,000(~U$352,474) 23-28 Ago 2011SkyCity Queenstown, NZL ANZPT/APPT QueenstownSnowfest NZ$3,000 (~U$2,451)APPT/ANZPT - Australia New Zealand Poker Tour NZ$342,900(~U$280,186) Marcel SchreinerPokerNews - NZ$94,300(~U$77,053) 23-27 Nov 2011Casino Lisboa, Sé, Macau APPT Macau HK$30,000 (~U$3,854) HK$15,552,600(~U$1,998,158) Randy LewPokerNews - HK$3,772,000(~U$484,617)
Season 6 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results8-11 Mar 2012Paradise Walker-Hill Casino, Seoul, South Korea APPT Seoul ₩1,240,000 (~U$1,105) ₩717,489,600(~U$639,571) Andrew KimPokerNews - ₩145,000,000(~U$129,253) 24-30 Apr 2012Waterfront Casino, Cebu, PHI APPT Cebu ₱100,000 (~U$2,345) ₱21,953,040(~U$514,870) Hoang DoPokerNews - ₱5,927,000(~U$139,007) 7-11 Nov 2012Grand Waldo, Taipa, Macau 2012 Asia Championship of Poker(ACOP) HK$100,000 (~U$12,902) HK$17,305,200(~U$2,232,784) Xing ZhouPokerNews - HK$3,547,500(~U$457,712)
Season 7 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results14-17 Mar 2013Paradise Walker-Hill Casino, Seoul, South Korea APPT Seoul ₩3,000,000 (~U$2,738) ₩594,338,400(~U$542,512) Aaron LimPokerNews - ₩121,700,000(~U$111,088) 1-5 May 2013Waterfront Casino, Cebu, PHI APPT Cebu ₱100,000 (~U$2,419) ₱14,099,920(~U$341,022) Jaekyung SimPokerNews - ₱3,948,000(~U$95,487) 12-16 Jun 2013City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau APPT Macau HK$25,000 (~U$3,221) HK$8,656,280(~U$1,115,226) Alexandre ChiengPokerNews - HK$2,165,000(~U$278,926) 30 Jul-4 Ago 2013SkyCity Queenstown, NZL ANZPT/APPT QueenstownSnowfest NZ$3,000 (~U$2,419)APPT/ANZPT - Australia New Zealand Poker Tour NZ$340,200(~U$274,300) Jonathan BredinPokerNews - NZ$93,600(~U$75,469) 5-9 Sep 2013Crown Melbourne, Australia APPT Melbourne A$3,000 (~U$2,705) A$384,300(~U$346,482) Billy ArgyrosPokerNews - A$134,500(~U$121,264) 28 Oct-2 Nov 2013City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau 2013 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$100,000 (~U$12,896) HK$19,800,000(~U$2,553,382) Sunny JungPokerNews - HK$4,352,000(~U$561,228)
Season 8 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results2-9 Feb 2014Crown Melbourne, Australia 2014 Aussie Millions PokerChampionship A$10,600 (~U$9,273) A$6,680,000(~U$5,843,912) Amichai BarerPokerNews - A$1,600,000(~U$1,399,739) 3-6 Apr 2014Paradise Walker-Hill Casino, Seoul, South Korea APPT Seoul ₩3,000,000 (~U$2,834) ₩685,363,200(~U$647,528) Chane KampanatsanyakornPokerNews - ₩150,000,000(~U$141,719) 21-25 May 2014City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau APPT Macau HK$25,000 (~U$3,224) HK$11,021,140(~U$1,421,622) Liu JiajunPokerNews - HK$2,776,000(~U$358,078) 4-7 Jul 2014Metro Card Club, Pasig, PHI APPT Manila ₱50,000 (~U$1,146) ₱11,349,000(~U$260,065) Ha DuongPokerNews - ₱3,472,000(~U$79,562) 18-27 Jul 2014Star Poker Club, Beijing, China APPT Beijing Millions ¥3,000 (~U$487) ¥7,376,400(~U$1,195,647) Qin ChenPokerNews - ¥675,000(~U$109,411) 4-8 Nov 2014City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau 2014 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$100,000 (~U$12,895) HK$27,092,100(~U$3,493,424) Gabriel Le JossecPokerNews - HK$6,300,000(~U$812,361) 19-23 Nov 2014SkyCity Auckland, New Zealand APPT Auckland NZ$2,500 (~U$1,985) NZ$506,250(~U$401,952) Minh Hau NguyenPokerNews - NZ$111,600(~U$88,608) 25-30 Nov 2014Wanda Realm, Wuhan, China 2014 CHPG Hubei Millions ¥3,000 (~U$489)CHPG-China Hubei Poker Games CANCELLED - Translated from Chinese:After research, it was decided to cancel the "2014" origined scheduled to beheld on November 25, 2014, The National Huvei Texas Holdem PokerTournament "CHPG Cup Hubei Million Tournament"Weibo.com- 17-21 Dec 2014Star Poker Club, Beijing, China 2014 Beijing Cup ¥8,800 (~U$1,436) ¥2,768,000(~U$451,689) Yang ZhangPokerGuru - ¥623,125(~U$101,683)
Season 9 Date/Local Event/Buy-in Entires Prize Pool Winner Prize Results25 Jan-1 Feb 2015Crown Melbourne, Australia 2015 Aussie Millions PokerChampionship A$10,600 (~U$8,375) A$6,480,000(~U$5,120,101) Aristomenis StavropoulosPokerNews - A$1,385,500(~U$1,094,737) 7-13 Mar 2015City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau MPC22 Macau Poker Cup HK$12,000 (~U$1,547)Guaranteed Prize P. HK$5,000,000 (~U$644,562) HK$10,339,812(~U$1,332,931) Yuguang LiPokerNews - HK$1,848,000(~U$238,230) 19-23 Mar 2015The Star Sydney, Australia ANZPT/APPT Sydney A$2,300 (~U$1,757)APPT/ANZPT-Australia New Zealand Poker Tour A$912,250(~U$696,821) Dimitrios PsarosPokerMedia - A$183,000(~U$139,784) 9-12 Apr 2015Paradise Walker-Hill Casino, Seoul, South Korea APPT Seoul ₩3,000,000 (~U$2,742) ₩645,205,200(~U$589,654) Jason MoPokerNews - ₩165,590,200(~U$151,333) 27-31 May 2015City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau APPT Macau HK$25,000 (~U$3,225) HK$10,998,830(~U$1,418,739) Tony ChengPokerNews - HK$2,525,000(~U$325,699) 6-9 Aug 2015City of Dreams, Manila, PHI APPT Manila ₱50,000 (~U$1,095) ₱25,535,250(~U$559,326) Aaron Lim (2)PokerNews - ₱6,016,250(~U$131,780) 9-14 Nov 2015City of Dreams, Cotai, Macau 2015 Asia Championship of Poker (ACOP) HK$100,000 (~U$12,900)Guaranteed Prize P. HK$15,000,000 (~U$1,935,064) HK$24,206,000(~U$3,122,678) Jimmy ZhouPokerNews - HK$5,885,000(~U$759,190)
Season 10