The Okinawa Cup is an accredited APT event, and saw for its first edition 202 entries, with 67 registering (or re- entering) on day 1a, 62 on day 1b, and 73 on day 1c. Patrick Antonius showed up at the event The prize pool was entirely comprised of APT Philippines packages of differing values, with POY points […]
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Cristina Argao and Iori Yogo: Side Event, Main Stories
Cristina Argao wins her 3rd Ladies Event title In October 2014, Filipino player Maria Cristina Argao was crowned the first lady champion of the WPT National Philippines Ladies event. This would not be the end of it though. She returned a few days ago to defend her title, and once again, she reigned victorious, overcoming […]
Interview: Japanese Poker Pro Iori Yogo
1. When did you start playing poker? I started playing poker in 2002 during my university years in Canada, when some of my friends organized some home games. One year later Chris Moneymaker won the Main Event and poker started to became considerably more popular everywhere. Then I went back to Japan and kept playing […]
APT returns to Cambodia; Yogo wins Opening Event
The Asian Poker Tour returned to Queenco Hotel and Casino in Sihanoukville, Cambodia for its third consecutive year bringing with them their highly applauded structured events running from June 15-23, 2016. With a total of 19 events offered throughout the nine-day festivities, players have a wide variety of poker games to choose from with entry […]
Razavi and Yogo among the world’s most consistent cashers on the live circuit
In almost every sport worldwide, fans and players develop a fascination for looking at all the numbers involved so that they might debate how those figures outline the answer to the question of who the greatest players are. With the increasing prevalence of Hendon Mob, and also the GPI in recent years, we are beginning […]
Yogo claims the first trophy of the APT Asian Series Manila 2015
Two days ago, the Resorts World Manila poker room was buzzing once again with the Asian Poker Tour’s highly popular Asian Poker Series Manila 2015. And it certainly was a big opening day. This nine-day poker festival opened with a booming side event, the APT-RWM 2M Guarantee, which held both of its day one flights […]
Asian Poker Tour wraps up biggest festival at the VSOP; Vamerdino Magsakay wins Main Event and POS; Slade Fisher banks record Championships
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) concluded its fourth international festival of the year with thirteen days of games running from July 12 to 24 at the Viet Nam Series of Poker (VSOP) in Hanoi, Vietnam. This was the brand’s first series at the venue and it was an ambitious one. A total of 29 […]
APT Mystery Bounty Weekend: Jeorge Lagatuz takes down the Main Event; Richard Marquez wins the opener; Nicolo Valenton bags two events; APT Phu Quoc Vietnam up next
After a two year halt, the Asian Poker Tour returned to the live beat with four days of festivities at popular hub Resorts World Manila in the Philippines. Players were treated to a brand new series called, APT Mystery Bounty Weekend, taking place from March 3 to 6. Popularized in the United States, this was […]
PokerStars LIVE Manila Super Series 14 pays out over PH₱ 10.8M; Joe Mark Vasay wins the Main Event; festival results and highlights inside
PokerStars LIVE Manila concluded its second festival of the year, Manila Super Series, which ran from February 20 to 27 at Okada Manila. Inaugurated in 2017, through the years this event has become the most popular mid-range series offered by the brand in the Philippines. Due to the ongoing pandemic and the shortage of international […]
APT Taiwan 2020 closes with Chan Lok Ming awarded Player of the Series; Wilson Lim wins Championships Event
Amid the growing number of event cancellations, the Asian Poker Tour completed a twelve day series at the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club) in Taipei City. This was the tour’s second scheduled event of the calendar season with 24 games running from March 4 to 15. We posted a recap on the first […]