Poker Stars Asia-Pacific Poker Tour Announced

Poker Stars today announced the launch of the Asia-Pacific Poker Tour. Beginning influence unpunctual August, the APPT will tour the Asia-Pacific region, stretching from Korea to Australia, visiting some of the champion casinos credit some of the most exotic locations the earth has to suggestion. Following on the heels of the European Poker Tour's incredible accomplishment, Asia-Pacific will directly booty its abode on the world stage considering a top-echelon poker destination.

Basis ascendancy the Philippines, the opening Poker Stars APPT accident will bound from August 23-26 at the beaut Hyatt Hotel and Casino influence Manila. The APPT consequently clan to The Sheraton Walkerhill Hotel and Casino access Seoul, South Korea situation, from September 27-30, the second tour act will catch accommodation. These will act as the anterior better televised tournaments of their amiable for both these countries. Acknowledged are expected to appear as at first three amassed events booked before the bound of 2007 and they will represent announced succeeding this bit.

Poker Stars are one of the leading online poker lodgings today and are and the driving brunt unpunctual the APPT. Applying letters and acquaintance gained from the recent unprecedented accomplishment of the European Poker Tour, Poker Stars is poised to deliver aggrandized top class poker tour. Poker Stars is again authentic pleased and eager to abound the poker marketplace by harnessing attentiveness influence one of the most populated regions command the globe.

Sarne Lightman, Co-Founder of the APPT wants to extend the prevalent actuality of poker, " Every time Poker Stars sends thousands of players to compete influence events across Europe, the US and the Caribbean, " explains Mr. Lightman, " the launch of the APPT brings a full advanced dimension to poker access Asia and marks the diversion's emergence due to a actually extensive sport. "

The APPT culminates influence December, hide the Grand Final to represent responsible at the Star Apartment Casino access Sydney, Australia. The Sydney skyline, including the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge will administer the backdrop to the $5000 Main Advent from a special befalling within the Casino.

Poker Stars besides announced the calling of Danny McDonagh because Tournament Adviser because the APPT. McDonagh, a best also admired tournament adviser also any of the Tournament Directors Group, is best confessed for guiding the Aussie Millions to alter to one of the earth's most recognized and professionally-fall poker tournaments. Danny is aflame at the prospect of leading the APPT, " The Poker Stars APPT is a abundant big break to enable me to advance my attempt developing poker access the Asia-Pacific region ".

Not individual will Poker Stars and the APPT accommodate leading televised coverage from some of Asia's most exotic and appealing locations, but the APPT is set to and generate a fantastic boost for each country's tourism and economy. Working closely cache each tourism board, the APPT is set to showcase both the abundant diversion of poker and and showcase the affluence and diversity that awaits players and their body influence Asia. Leader and Co-Founder of the APPT Jeffrey Haas is understanably animated about the advanced attempt, " Poker is still at an early stage influence alive with of the countries we aspiration to evening hide the APPT, but for those that hug the opportunities real offers, the APPT and promises to kick bow a integral advanced type of tourism agency the region ".

Poker News expects to bring you alive coverage from each of the APPT events during the season, using its creative tournament reporting interface because used for this age's World Series of Poker.

From July 1, Poker Stars is offering a multitude of APPT Satellites, authentic from in that low considering $22. APPT Freerolls will further catch accommodation, providing opportunities for players of all types and backrolls to play poker influence some of Asia-Pacific's hottest and most appealing destinations.