APPT Manila 14 (2023) hits the felt in seven days
The live tournament poker scene across Asia has been tirelessly giving its audience exciting back to back events with each season bringing something new to the table. Poker players have been happily flying left and right in an effort to catch the best games and great value tournaments from varying locations. This summer, eyes are on the Philippines’ Metro Manila stop as the Asia Pacific Poker Tour returns for another bout of festivities. From July 27 through August 6, the PokerStars Live hub located in Okada, Manila will run a total of 50 events (including qualifiers) across its 11-day schedule.
2023 APPT Manila Highlights
APPT Main Event: Php 65,000 – Php 20,000,000 Guarantee
Day 1: Flight A – August 3, 2023, Thursday
Flight B & C – August 4, 2023, Friday
Day 2: August 5, 2023, Saturday
Final: August 6, 2023, Sunday
APPT Kickoff: July 27-29 2023 – Php 20,000 – Php 3,000,000 Guarantee
APPT National: July 29-August 1, 2023 – Php 35,000 – Php 5,000,000 Guarantee
APPT Super High Roller: August 1-2, 2023 – Php 500,000
APPT Superstack: August 5-6, 2023- Php 40,000 – Php 2,000,000 Guarantee
APPT High Roller: August 5-6, 2023 – Php 250,000
This season’s combined guarantees climb over the Php 30,000,000 (~US$ 548,666) mark with only six tournaments advertising a prize pool. Patterned similarly to its previous edition, the upcoming APPT Manila series again showcases favorite key events APPT Kickoff, APPT National, APPT Superstack, and its crown jewel, the Php 20,000,000 GTD APPT Main Event. Buy-ins for the tournaments are also relatively the same, ranging from Php 10,000 (~US$ 183) to Php 500,000 (~US$ 9,144) being its most expensive highlight on schedule, the APPT Manila Super High Roller.
While the festival guarantee may not sound like a lot for an entire series, let’s take a look back and note that last year’s offering showcased a high of Php 146,230,514 (~US$ 2,636,400) in total prizes awarded. The 2022 APPT Main Event alone saw its prize pool swell to over double the Php 20,000,000 (~US$ 365,777) guarantee, and amounted to an impressive Php 45,452,745 (US$ 819,470). Defending champion Xin Hua Lai from Singapore captured the Main Event title following a three-way deal and bagged Php 5,973,000 (~US$ 107,280) in winnings. In addition to that, over 40 flags were represented throughout the games and a massive turnout of 3,536 total entries recorded.
APPT Manila Full Schedule of Events
| Time | Event Number | Event | Buy-In | |
| July 27 – Thursday | ||||
| 13:00 | #1 | 10 SEATS GUARANTEED – Early Bird Mega Qualifier to Main Event – Win Your Seat at 100K Chips | PHP4,700 | |
| 13:00 | #2 (1/A) | APPT Kickoff – Play ITM – Re-Entry (₱3 Million Guarantee) Day 1/A | PHP20,000 | |
| 18:00 | #3 | Hyper Turbo – Re-Entry | PHP10,000 | |
| 20:00 | #4 | Qualifier to APPT Kickoff – Win Your Seat at 50K Chips | PHP4,700 | |
| July 28 – Friday | ||||
| 12:00 | #5 | Qualifier to APPT Kickoff – Win Your Seat at 50K Chips | PHP4,700 | |
| 13:00 | #2 (1/B) | APPT Kickoff – Play ITM – Re-Entry (₱3 Million Guarantee) Day 1/B | PHP20,000 | |
| 15:00 | #6 | ₱40,000 NLH – Freezeout | PHP40,000 | |
| 19:00 | #2 (1/C) | APPT Kickoff – Play ITM – Re-Entry (₱3 Million Guarantee) Day 1/C | PHP20,000 | |
| 23:00 | #7 | Super Hyper Turbo – Re-Entry | PHP12,000 | |
| July 29 – Saturday | ||||
| 00:00 | #8 | Hyper Turbo Qualifier to APPT National – Win Your Seat at 80K Chips | PHP5,100 | |
| 13:00 | #9 (1/A) | APPT National – Single Re-Entry (₱5 Million Guarantee) Day 1/A | PHP35,000 | |
| 13:00 | #2 (Final) | APPT Kickoff – Play ITM – Re-Entry (₱3 Million Guarantee) Final | PHP20,000 | |
| 15:00 | #10 | ₱15,000 NLH – Re-Entry | PHP15,000 | |
| 20:00 | #11 | Knockout Turbo |
