The Asian Poker Tour has announced that it has been given approval by authorities to double the length of its Macau event to twelve days in order to create a festival of poker unmatched in the region.
The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will run from August 12 to 23 at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel And Casino with the three-day Main Event scheduled to begin on August 19 followed by a televised final table on August 23.
The buy-in for the Main Event will be $4,300 but players will also be able to qualify through satellites hosted by Full Tilt Poker, iPoker Network, Titan Poker, DafaPoker, PKR, PartyPoker, JBet Poker, Everest Poker, Microgaming Network, 888, 32 Red Poker, National Poker League and the Japanese Poker League.
Last year’s event attracted some of the most famous names in the game including Doyle Brunson, Jack Binion, Johnny Chan, John Juanda, Huck Seed, Liz Lieu, Todd Brunson and Kenny Tran alongside Poker Pack members Nam Le, Quinn Do, JC Tran, Steve Sung, David ‘Chino’ Rheem and Kwang Soo Lee. In the end, 20-year-old American player Yevgeniy Timoshenko scooped $500,000 after defeating a star-studded field featuring players from over 40 nations.
“The Asian Poker Tour Macau Festival will feature a side event schedule never seen in Asia before including several new formats that will stir the curiosity of poker enthusiasts at all levels,” said Chris Parker, Chief Executive Officer for the Asian Poker Tour.
“We believe Asia’s first festival of poker will establish Macau as an essential stop on the international poker circuit.”
Parker revealed that high-limit games and sit-n-go tables would run throughout the duration of the event alongside a repeat of last year’s $129,000 high-rollers game with the addition of expected daily six-figure pots.
