Good news is in store for live poker enthusiasts looking for more tournament action this approaching new year. While the live poker buzz has ultimately slowed down this 2020 due to the unfortunate health situation, it seems that operators around the globe are eager to get back into the scheme of things. A renowned host, having established a following most especially in the Asia Pacific region, the Asian Poker Tour announced its awaited schedule for the first quarter of this coming 2021.
Live and online festivals announced
Consisting of three live festivals and one online series, the games will be featured across four different countries beginning with the APT India Online Series this coming January 15th – 26th, 2020 on PokerBaazi.com. The online series will feature 48 tournaments and will cover a total of 8 crore (~USD 1.09 million) in guarantees in addition to the 15 trophies and 4 rings to be awarded. The anticipated event will then be followed by the APT Taiwan live series in February, APT Vietnam in March and APT Philippines in April.
Despite the health risks tied with live poker, APT has successfully carried out two festivals this last October – November. The APT Taichung Championships and APT x Taiwan Millions Tournament Season 9 was met with much excitement and ended with local Chen An Lin scooping up the Main Event for a larger payout deal of NT$ 1,205,000 (~US$ 42,100) and a CTP Platinum Pass worth NT$ 25,000. This not only gives the operator an overview of what to expect of the situation but also interested players looking to join next year’s games.
APT General Manager and Executive Tournament Director Lloyd Fontillas noted, “First quarter of 2021 is already locked up because of the great partners we have. We hope that travel opens up in time for all the live venues to accept international players that we miss catering to. In the meantime happy holidays everyone, keep safe and we look forward to seeing you all in the new year!”
Q1 2021 Asian Poker Tour Schedule of Events
APT India Online Series
Dates: January 15 – 26
Venue: PokerBaazi.com
APT Event
Dates: February 6 to 26
Venue: TBA
APT Taiwan
Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association (CTP Club)
APT Taiwan Mini Main Event
Dates: February 19 – 21
Venue: CTP Club, Taichung
APT Taiwan
February 26 (Main Event Day 1A)
CTP Taichung
Dates: February 27 – March 8
Venue: CTP Club, Taipei
APT Taiwan Special Event
Dates: March 12 – 15
Venue: CTP Club, Taichung
APT Vietnam
Dates: March 17 – 28
Venue: Phu Quoc Corona Casino
APT Philippines
Dates: April 28 – May 9
Venue: Resorts World Manila
