Asia Poker Championship: A Premier Poker Tournament Series
During the pandemic, poker pubs in Korea thrived, giving birth to new poker brands. Among them was the Asia Poker Championship whose aim was to bridge the gap between local players and the international poker scene by awarding packages to overseas festivals. In 2022, the success of this model resulted in two APC events at the Metro Card Club in Manila, Philippines. On both visits, the Main Event attracted over 500 entries at roughly $800 buy-in. Since then, the brand has been absent from the scene however is expected to return in 2025.
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Asia Poker Championship returns to Da Nang, ₫10 Billion (~US$ 422K) in prizes to be awarded
Summer action isn’t over just yet with the tournament poker grind across Asia continuing to keep players wrapped up from month to month. This end of July, Asia Poker Championship backed by premier organizer Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM), returns to its homebase location in Da Nang, Vietnam from July 31 to August 6 for […]
07/30/2023
Jose Colada clinches APC Da Nang Main Event title for career high ₫2,148,600,000 (~$90.5K)
The Dragon Poker Club set the arena for the APC Da Nang MAIN EVENT Final Table Round. Eight of its players, half of which were Koreans, two Vietnamese, one Polish and one Filipino, all were armed to the teeth to nab the inaugural championship title in Da Nang, Vietnam. It was a good three hours […]
03/05/2023
Asia Poker Championship lights up Da Nang, Vietnam with ₫10 Billion in guarantees – Dragon Poker Club, February 27 to March 5
In just two weeks time, one of Korea’s premier poker organizers, Korea Mind Game Members (KMGM), brings its highly popular Asia Poker Championship to Da Nang, Vietnam. Slated to run from February 27 to March 5 at the Dragon Poker Club, tournament players are in for a thrill as a whopping ₫10 Billion (~$424,180) […]
02/12/2023
Philippines’ William Ysmael bags latest Asia Poker Championship title and Php 5,400,000 (~US$ 96,607) in winnings
Manila’s live poker scene has recovered staggeringly this year as tournament operators left and right continue to take advantage of the increased attendance. The country’s largest poker room, Metro Card Club, was not one to miss the action and joined in on the buzz with its second edition Asia Poker Championship for 2022. The freshly […]
08/17/2022
Mike Takayama captures Asia Poker Championship title and Php 6,000,000 (~US$ 113,230) top prize
Local and international tournament poker players have been greatly partaking in Manila, Philippines’ back-to-back live action the past few weeks with Covid-19 health regulations in the clear. Following PokerStars’ Asia Pacific Poker Tour in Okada Manila, Metro Card Club’s Asia Poker Championship held a prime spot on everyone’s schedule as its Main Event boasted a […]
06/13/2022
Philippines news: 2022 Asia Poker Championship coming to Metro Card Club this June
After a year-long gap, the Asia Poker Championship series is back bigger than ever with a much boosted guaranteed prize pool of Php 20,000,000 (~US$ 382,000). Metro Card Club’s largest event so far this year is set to run this coming June 6-12, 2022 with the exciting Main Event as the sole highlight of the […]
05/18/2022
