Asia Poker Tour & Film Coming to Macau, China

Asia is getting its game on – literally. The Asian poker Tour is set to begin and it plans to be bigger than ever!

In recent surveys, China wasn’t even in the Top Ten for countries that played poker, but it looks like the city of Macau will be alive and kicking August 12-23, 2009. Previous APT’s ran 6 days, but this year the event will be 12 days bringing people in from all over the country and world. In addition to the tournament itself, the APT will hold 20 events with 14 side events. The official schedule can be found here.

Buy in for the main event will be $34,400(HK), about $5345.15(AUS) or $4,438.61(US). There will be a High Rollers side event asking for $164,000(HK), but don’t fret, some events go for as little as $1,000(HK). Clearly, the event holders are trying to allow for as large a range of people to participate as possible.

Perhaps more exciting than the poker event itself, is the fact that “Poker King”, the first Chinese language poker film, is going to be filmed there during the event. A-List Asian Actors and Pop Stars including, Lau Ching Wan, Louis Koo Tin Lok, Josie Ho Chiu Yee, Cherrie Ying Choi Yi, Heung Tzor, and Jo Kuk Cho Lam will be starring in this film. Participants of the APT and guests at the Galaxy StarWorld Hotel & Casino, where the APT is taking place, will even have the chance to participate in the film. Tom Hall, Chief Executive Officer for AsianLogic Limited, owners of the APT, says, “The movie crew will need lots of extras and even players to take on roles if they choose.”

Expectations for the film have it making an even bigger impact on the poker community then Rounders did in the US and other English speaking countries.

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Pacific Poker, Poker Resources