APPT adds Macau Tournament
October 25, 2007
The PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour has announced that there will be a tour stop in Macau, China, from November 22-27 this year.
This becomes the APPT's fourth scheduled tournament in season one, adding to events in Manila, Seoul and Sydney.
When the Asia Pacific Poker Tour came to life earlier this year, it advertised three inaugral events. All along, however, there were mysterious references to another event that had still not yet been confirmed. Now we know what organizers were talking about.
Today, the APPT announced it is throwing two major events in Macau, China at the end of November. Between November 22-27, the PokerStars-sponsored APPT will hold a $2,500 buy-in main event and a $15,000 High Rollers event at the Grand Waldo Hotel & Casino in Macau.
Since 1999, Macau has been transforming itself into the Far East's gambling capital. Now, it's on its way to becoming one of the poker capitals of the world.
Gambling revenue in Macau for 2006 was rumoured to have eclisped that of Las Vegas for the first time.
PokerStars is walking in step with the APPT and offering tons of satellites to the brand new event in Macau. In fact, in celebration of today's announcement, PokerStars is holding a 10-seat guaranteed $215 satellite to the $2,5000 Macau main event. The event kicks off at 22:33 ET under the Tourney/Special tabs in the PokerStars tournament lobby.
APPT President Jeffrey Haas said, "The APPT Macau will be a landmark moment for poker in Asia and globally, as it will be the first government-sanctioned real-money poker tournament played in the People's Republic of China's Special Administrative Region of Macau."
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