The Second event on the Asian Poker Tour this year will begin next week, August 12th in Macau. The tournament will feature a buy-in of 34,400 HKD (roughly $4,500 USD) and the eventual winner is expected to earn around half a million dollars. Last year’s champion, famed online professional Yevgeniy “Atimos” Timoshenko defeated a field of 257 entrants to claim the $500,000 first prize.
This year, the Macau series will run for 12 days, and feature a number of exciting preliminary tournaments that lead up to the Main Event:
August 12th – 5 pm NLH “Welcome” Event – $320 Buy-in
August 13th – 5 pm NLH APT Open Special – $150 + Rebuys
August 14th – 5 pm NLH “Greed” Event – $320 Buy-in
August 15th – 5 pm NLH Hong Kong Game Club – $150 + Rebuys
August 16th – 5 pm NLH – $150 + Rebuys
August 17th – 2 pm NLH Poker Pack “High Rollers” Event – $21,100 Buy-in
August 17th – 5 pm NLH Heads Up Event – $320 Buy-in
August 18th – 4 pm NLH Dafa888 8-Handed Event – $1030 Buy-in
August 19th – 5 pm NLH JBET Poker Battle of the Nations – $6,200 Buy-in
August 20th – 12 pm NLH APT Macau Main Event Day 1A – $4,500 Buy-in
August 20th – 5 pm NLH Poker Pack Head Hunter Event – $450 Buy-in
August 21st – 12 pm NLH APT Macau Main Event Day 1B – $4,500 Buy-in
August 21st – 6 pm NLH Buddy Challenge – $320 buy-in
August 22nd – 3 pm NLH Bwin Shootout Event – $320 buy-in
August 22nd – 5 pm NLH 777Baby Casino Event – $150 + $65 rebuys
August 22nd – 5 pm NLH Lady Ambassadors Event – $200 buy-in
August 23rd – 2 pm NLH PartyPoker 6 handed Event – $320 buy-in
Those traveling to Macau for the tournament will not find a shortage of action during their stay, as there are new tournaments starting daily, all with unique twists to them. The Asian Poker Tour has also written an open letter to 14-time Olympic Champion Michael Phelps in hopes that he will demonstrate his affinity for poker and return to Asia to participate in the Tournament.
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