Asian Poker Tour
The Asian Poker Tour was founded in 2008. To date, the APT has staged more than 80 major events and numerous smaller tournaments mainly in the Asia-Pacific Region. The tour has stopped at Philippines, Macau, South Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam, India, Australia, London, New Caledonia and Cambodia. APT events combined have generated over USD 30 Million in prize money all awarded to players.
History and Tournaments
2008
The Asian Poker Tour was acquired by AsianLogic in early 2008. APT held its first tournament in May 2008 in Manila, Philippines.| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| Asian Poker Tour Macau | Aug 27 – Aug 31 | StarWorld Hotel & Casino Macau | Yevgeniy Timoshenko |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines | May 27 – Jun 1 | Dusit Thani Hotel Philippines | David Saab |
2009
2010
In year 2010, the APT began its partnership with Resorts World Manila which lasts until today. APT held some of its biggest events in RWM including the Guinness World Records Longest Continuous Poker Tournament, the APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge, held in 2013.| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| Asian Poker Tour Macau | Nov 6 – Nov 14 | City of Dreams Macau | Zhang Dan Peng |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines | Aug 23 – Aug 29 | Resorts World Manila Philippines | Michael Cua |
| TPC: Wild n’ Wet ' | May 14 – May 16 | Wild Aces Poker Club Pampanga, Philippines | Freddie Journeaux |
| Asian Poker King Tournament ' | Apr 22 – Apr 26 | Poker King Club Macau | Elton Tsang |
| RWM 2M Guaranteed ' | Apr 16 – Apr 19 | Resorts World Manila Philippines | Sae Jin Lee |
| TPC: Plugged In ' | Mar 13 – Mar 17 | Big Ace Liberty Club Philippines | Mark Pagsuyuin |
| Macau Poker Challenge ' | Mar 7 | Poker King Club Macau | Weng Hong Hoi |
| Asian Poker King Tournament ' | Jan 8 – Jan 10 | Poker King Club Macau | Il Wong Yoo |
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.| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| Manny Pacquiao WPE ' | Dec 1 – Dec 6 | Asia Poker Sports Club Malate, Philippines | Oliver Speidel |
| APT Asian Series Goa | Nov 8 – Nov 14 | Casino Royale Goa, India | Sangeeth Mohan |
| APT Asian Series Manila | Aug 17 – Aug 23 | Resorts World Manila Pasay, Philippines | Vic De Guzman |
| All In ASOP ' | Jun 20 – Jun 27 | Waterfront Hotel & Casino Cebu, Philippines | Richard Tolentino |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines | Mar 28 – Apr 3 | Resorts World Manila Pasay, Philippines | Enrique Del Prado, Jr. |
| APT Asian Series Cebu | Jan 10 – Jan 17 | Waterfront Hotel & Casino Cebu, Philippines | Andreas Lindblom |
2012
The APT introduced the APT Player of the Year loyalty program in year 2012 wherein players' performance is measured throughout a year. The APT POY receives $8,000 worth of APT and APT Asian Series Main Event buy-ins at an event of his/her choice among other perks, while 2nd and 3rd-place winners receive 1 APT Main Event seat and 1 APT Asian Series Main Event seat respectively. English poker pro Sam Razavi won the first APT POY title and bagged the award for the next three consecutive years.| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| Asian Poker Tour India | Dec 3 – Dec 9 | Casino Carnival Panjim, Goa, India | Samad Razavi |
| APT Asian Series Cambodia | Nov 14 – Nov 20 | Las Vegas Sun Hotel & Casino Svay Rieng, Cambodia | Ha Duong |
| APT Asian Series Manila | Sep 19 – Sep 25 | Resorts World Manila Pasay, Philippines | Jose Javier Medina |
| APT Asian Series Mauritius | Aug 19 – Aug 26 | Ti Vegas Casino Grand Bay, Mauritius | Bruno Tadebois |
| Asian Poker Tour Macau | Jul 25 – Jul 31 | StarWorld Hotel & Casino Macau | Carlos Chang |
| APT Asian Series Goa | May 21 – May 27 | Casino Royale Goa, India | Martin Nilsson |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines | Apr 19 – Apr 25 | Resorts World Manila Pasay, Philippines | Divan Le Roux |
| China Poker Carnival ' | Mar 18 – Mar 22 | MGM Sanya Resort Hainan, China | Chao Ma |
| APT Asian Series Cebu | Feb 1 – Feb 7 | All In Cebu Cebu, Philippines | Tan Tai Zheng |
| APT London ' | Jan 28 – Jan 29 | Fox Poker Club London, England | William Dorey |
2013
In year 2013, the APT in partnership with Resorts World Manila made an attempt to break the Guinness World Records Longest Continuous Poker Tournament which turned out to be a success. Shattering the previous record of 36 hours, 34 minutes and 41 seconds set in Delaware, USA. in August 2012, the APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge set a new world record of 48 hours, 55 minutes and 58.5 seconds in December 2013.| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| APT-RWM Iron Man Poker Challenge | Dec 11 – Dec 15 | Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, Philippines | Damon Shulenberger |
| Asian Poker Tour Sydney | Dec 5 – Dec 8 | The Star Casino, Sydney, Australia | Tristan Bain |
| APT Asian Series Manila | Oct 9 – Oct 16 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Czardy Rivera |
| Asian Poker Tour Korea | Aug 18 – Aug 23 | Ramada Plaza Hotel Jeju, Korea | Lifeng Shen |
| Asian Poker Tour Macau | Jul 24 – Jul 31 | StarWorld Hotel Macau | Henrik Tollefsen |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines | Apr 17 – Apr 24 | Resorts World Manila Pasay, Philippines | Khac Trung Tran |
| APT Asian Series Jeju | Feb 27 – Mar 6 | Royal Palace Casino Jeju Oriental Hotel, Korea | Ryan Tack Yu |
| APT Asian Series Cebu | Jan 23 – Jan 30 | Waterfront Hotel & Casino Lahug Cebu City. Philippines | Jeon Seung Soo |
2014
2014 was a season when the tour went “quality over quantity”. APT Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas called 2014 a building year for staging fewer events, with much more quality in getting great player numbers.| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| APT Asian Series Prague | Dec 16 – Dec 18 | King’s Casino Prague, Czech Republic | Pawel Zawadowicz |
| APT-RWM Poker Finale | Dec 3 – Dec 10 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Huy Pham |
| APT Asian Series Manila | Sep 10 – Sep 17 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Mike Takayama |
| APT Asian Series Cambodia | Jul 23 – Jul 30 | Queenco Hotel & Casino Sihanoukville, Cambodia | Michael Lindstrom |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines | Apr 30 – May 7 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Feng Zhao |
| APT Asian Series Cebu | Feb 12 – Feb 19 | All In Poker Club Cebu Cebu, Philippines | Paul Hockin |
2015
In 2015, the APT increased the APT POY prize from $8,000 to $10,000 worth of APT and APT Asian Series Main Event buy-ins. Sam Razavi earned the APT POY title for the fourth consecutive year bestowing him the title APT Quadruple Player of the Year.The APT also opened its own poker room in Manila in February 2015 where two of the tour's events were held on that year, including the year-ender event.
| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| APT Poker Finale | Dec 9 – Dec 17 | APT Poker Room Manila Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines | Joven Huerto |
| APT Asian Poker Series Cambodia | Oct 20 – Oct 28 | Queenco Hotel & Casino Sihanoukville, Cambodia | Linh Tran |
| APT Asian Poker Series Manila | Sep 29 – Oct 7 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Yah Loon |
| APT Asian Poker Series Cebu | Aug 11 – Aug 19 | All In Poker Club Waterfront Lahug, Cebu, Philippines | Henrik Tollefsen |
| APT Poker Weekend Series Manila | Jun 5 – Jun 9 | APT Poker Room Manila Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines | Gerard Mark Bringley |
| Asian Poker Tour Vietnam | May 6 – May 13 | The Grand Ho Tram Ho Tram, Vietnam | Kwan Kit Kwok |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines | Apr 14 – Apr 22 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Julius Malzanini |
| APT Poker Room Manila Inaugural Event | Feb 27 – Mar 2 | APT Poker Room Manila Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines | Randy Boone |
| APT Asian Series Cebu | Jan 27 – Feb 4 | All In Poker Club Waterfront Lahug Cebu, Philippines | John Tech |
2016
2016 is APT's busiest year to date with 14 APT events and 1 APT-accredited event staged in a year. In the beginning of the year, APT started offering the APT Main Event Bubble Protection which insured the players availing it by giving back the Main Event buy-in in the form of APT tournament credits when the insured player busts out on the bubble. To avail of the bubble protection, players must pre-register for the Main Event, draw for a seat before starting time, and have his/her chips put into play on the first deal of level.Changes in the winnings distribution of the APT Player of the Year has also been made. The second and third place awards have been eliminated and $2,000 worth of APT prizes were awarded to each APT POY leader from the Philippines, Japan, Korea, China, and one for the top nationality outside of those countries mentioned. The overall APT POY 2016 still received $10,000 worth of APT prizes. A total of $20,000 worth of APT prizes has been awarded for the APT POY 2016 race.
This was also the year when Sam Razavi was dethroned by Japan's Iori Yogo after four years of APT POY reign.
| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| APT Finale Macau | Dec 7 – Dec 15 | Crystal Palace, Casino Lisboa Macau | SJ Kim South Korea |
| APT Nouméa | Nov 15 – Nov 24 | Casinos De Nouméa New Caledonia | Daniel Gilles New Caledonia |
| APT Macau | Oct 19 – Oct 25 | Crystal Palace Casino Lisboa, Macau | Dong Guo China |
| APT Manila | Oct 4 – Oct 12 | APT Poker Room Manila Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines | Alexis Lim Philippines |
| APT Poker Cruise | Sep 29 – Oct 2 | Rex Fortune Cruise Tsim Sha Tsui | Samad Razavi England |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines III | Sep 14 – Sep 22 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | In Chul Sin South Korea |
| APT Poker Weekend Series | Aug 9 – Aug 17 | APT Poker Room Manila Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines | John Kim Korea |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines II | Jul 19 – Jul 27 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Shinichiro Tone Japan |
| APT Cambodia | Jun 15 – Jun 23 | Queenco Hotel & Casino Sihanoukville, Cambodia | Hisashi Ogi Japan |
| APT Experience Manila | May 14 – May 22 | APT Poker Room Manila Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines | Gyeong Byeong Lee Korea |
| Asian Poker Tour Philippines | April 13 – April 21 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Jeon Seung Soo Korea |
| APT Daegu | Mar 23 – Mar 31 | Hotel Inter-Burgo Casino Daegu, South Korea | Nayoung Kim Japan |
| APT Cebu | Feb 10 – Feb 18 | All In Poker Club Waterfront Lahug, Cebu, Philippines | Alex Ward England |
| Okinawa Poker Cup APT Accredited Event | Feb 5 – Feb 8 | Western World Okinawa, Japan | Iori Yogo Japan |
| Asian Poker Tour Kickoff | Jan 13 – Jan 21 | APT Poker Room Manila Manila Pavilion, Manila, Philippines | Thong Botho Thailand |
2017
The APT Player of the Series has been introduced by the APT in its tournaments in 2017. It is a cumulative measure of player's performance throughout a full series. The APT POS awarded the 1st, 2nd and 3rd-place winners.The last APT POY, Japan's Tetsuya Tsuchikawa, has been awarded as the season came to an end. The APT POY has been eliminated the following year to give way to more prizes for the APT Player of the Series.
| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| APT Finale Macau Championships | Nov 29 – Dec 10 | Macau Billionaire Poker Babylon Casino, Macau | Alecz Chan - Championships Singapore Varun Gupta - Main Event |
| APT Manila | Nov 06 – Nov 14 | Winford Hotel & Casino Manila, Philippines | Neil Raine |
| APT Nouméa | Oct 20 – Oct 29 | Casinos De Nouméa Nouméa, New Caledonia | Andre Moracchini |
| APT Philippines II | Sep 13 – Sep 21 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Sung Ho Kim |
| APT Korea Incheon | Aug 12 – Aug 20 | Paradise City Incheon, South Korea | Albert Paik |
| APT Philippines | Jul 19 – Jul 27 | Winford Hotel & Casino Manila, Philippines | Sam Nee Aik Chuan |
| APT Southeast Asia | Jul 01 – Jul 07 | Star Vegas Resort & Club Poipet, Cambodia | Sam Nee Aik Chuan |
| APT Macau | Jun 14 – Jun 22 | Macau Billionaire Poker Babylon Casino, Macau | Choong Kian Weng |
| APT Championships Philippines | Apr 26 – May 7 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Dung Nguyen - Championships Mike Takayama - Main Event |
| APT Korea | Mar 22 – Mar 28 | Paradise Casino Jeju, South Korea | Katsuhiro Muto |
| APT Kickoff | Jan 11 – Jan 19 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Takumi Samejima |
2018
Starting year 2018, the APT POY has been eliminated, and cash prizes have been added to the APT POS. On top of the prizes received by the APT POS, the winner is also awarded with $800 in cash, while the 2nd and 3rd-place winners received $100 in cash each as additional prizes.| Event | Event Schedule | Venue | Main Event Champion |
| APT Finale Macau Championships ' | Nov 27 - Dec 8 | Macau Billionaire Poker, Babylon Casino, Macau | Upcoming event |
| APT Vietnam Da Nang Championships ' | Oct 3 - Oct 14 | Cocobay Resort, Da Nang, Vietnam | Upcoming event |
| APT Philippines Championships II | Sep 13 - Sep 24 | Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, Philippines | Upcoming event |
| APT Korea Championships | Aug 8 - Aug 19 | Paradise City, Incheon, South Korea | Upcoming event |
| APT Vietnam Championships | Jul 11 - Jul 22 | Pro Poker Club, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | Upcoming event |
| APT Korea Seoul | Jun 15 - Jun 24 | Paradise Casino, Grand WalkerHill, Seoul, South Korea | Upcoming event |
| APT Macau Championships | Apr 25 – May 6 | Macau Billionaire Poker Babylon Casino, Macau | Currently running |
| APT Philippines Championships | Mar 21 – Apr 2 | Resorts World Manila Pasay City, Philippines | Iori Yogo - Championships Lester Edoc - Main Event |
| APT Kickoff Vietnam | Jan 19 – Jan 28 | Pro Poker Club Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | Adrian Esslen |
APT Player of the Series
The APT Player of the Series is the player loyalty program of APT to give award and recognition to its players who showed exemplary performance as measured throughout a full series. The APT POS has been introduced in the year 2017, and cash prizes have been added in 2018.The prizes received by the APT POS are:
1st place - Exclusive Luxury Watch, Customized Ring, Trophy, and $800 in cash
2nd and 3rd places - Trophy and $100 in cash
Formula for APT POS & APT POY = # of Points for Cashing based on Event Category +
Sample Computation:
Lloyd enters the Main Event that has a buy-in of US$1,000 and finishes 5th place earning him US$14,200.
Lloyd’s points toward APT POY and APT POS is 242
Formula: 100 points for cashing in a Category A event + 14.2 Addend x 10 = 242 Points