Asia-Pacific Poker Tour Announces Schedule for Season 9 Macau Stop
From May 20-31, 2015, the Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) will host the APPT Macau at the PokerStars LIVE Macau poker room at the City of Dreams. The poker festival, which has been moved back a week from previously announced dates, boasts a 12-day schedule that includes 13 official Asia Player of the Year events, culminating with a HK$25,000 (USD $3,200) buy-in Main Event.
"It’s a must-play tournament on the PokerStars Asia circuit. APPT Macau is deep and rich in history and represents the tour’s longest running annual event," said APPT President Danny McDonagh. "We’ve made some exciting changes by adding a HK$50,000 event and now running the HK$100,000 High Roller with two rebuys."
PokerStars, which will begin online satellites to the APPT Macau Main Event on March 16, has already confirmed a number of its Team PokerStars Pros will be in attendance, including Celina Lin, Bryan Huang, Aditya Argawal, Kosei Ichinose and former-APPT Cebu champion Vivian Im. There's also a good chance that Team PokerStars Online Pro Randy Lew, who won the event back in 2011, will make a return appearance.
In 2014, Season 8 of the APPT Macau attracted 494 players and saw China's Jiajun Liu claim victory for HK$2,776,000. That tournament created a hefty HK$11 million (USD $1.4m) prize pool, but overall the poker festival had impressive totals of 2,445 players and an overall prize pool of HK$25,067,744 (USD $3.2 million). Big numbers indeed, but both are expected to be surpassed in Season 9.
Here's a look at the Season 9 APPT Macau schedule:
| Date | Time | Tournament Name | Buy-in (HKD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed. May 20 | 5:00 PM | Qualifier to Main Event Satellite | $700 (630+70) |
| Wed. May 20 | 7:00 PM | 1 - $1,500 Deepstack | $1,500 (1,300+200) |
| Thur. May 21 | 5:00 PM | Qualifier to Main Event Satellite | $700 (630+70) |
| Thur. May 21 | 7:00 PM | 2 - $1,500 KO Bounty | $1,500 (1,300+200) |
| Fri. May 22 | 5:00 PM | Qualifier to Main Event Satellite | $700 (630+70) |
| Fri. May 22 | 7:00 PM | 3 - $3,000 NLH | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| Sat. May 23 | 2:00 PM | APPT Macau Warm-up MEGA Satellite (10 Seat Guarantee) | $1,000 (900+100) |
| Sat. May 23 | 5:00 PM | 4 - APPT Macau Warm-up ($1,000,000 Guarantee) [2-day event] | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| Sat. May 23 | 10:00 PM | Qualifier to Main Event Satellite | $700 (630+70) |
| Sun. May 24 | 2:30 PM | Qualifier to Main Event Satellite | $700 (630+70) |
| Sun. May 24 | 3:00 PM | 4 - APPT Macau Warm-up – Day 2 | - |
| Sun. May 24 | 4:00 PM | Main Event Satellite | $3,500 |
| Sun. May 24 | 6:00 PM | 5 - $15,000 NLH** [3-day event] | $15,000 (13,500+1,500) |
| Mon. May 25 | 3:00 PM | 5 | $15,000 NLH – Day 2 |
| Mon. May 25 | 7:00 PM | 6 - $5,000 PLO (1 re-entry) [2-day event] | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| Mon. May 25 | 8:00 PM | Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite | $700 (630+70) |
| Tues. May 26 | 3:00 PM | 5 - $15,000 NLH – Final Table | - |
| Tues. May 26 | 4:00 PM | 6 - $5,000 PLO – Day 2 | - |
| Tues. May 26 | 5:00 PM | Qualifier to Main Event MEGA Satellite | $700 (630+70) |
| Tues. May 26 | 6:00 PM | 7 - 50K Freezeout [2-day event] | $50,000 (47,000+3,000) |
| Tues. May 26 | 7:00 PM | Main Event MEGA Satellite (10 Seat Guarantee) | $3,500 (3,150+350) |
| Wed. May 27 | 2:00 PM | 8 - MAIN EVENT - Day 1A | $25,000 |
| Wed. May 27 | 3:00 PM | 7 - 50K Freezeout – Day 2 | - |
| Wed. May 27 | 7:00 PM | Main Event Satellite | $3,500 (3,150+350) |
| Thur. May 28 | 12:00 PM | Main Event Turbo Satellite | $3,500 (3,150+350) |
| Thur. May 28 | 2:00 PM | 8 - MAIN EVENT - Day 1B | $25,000 (23,000+2,000) |
| Thur. May 28 | 7:00 PM | 9 - $3,000 NLH Turbo | $3,000 (2,700+300) |
| Fri. May 29 | 2:00 PM | 8 - MAIN EVENT - Day 2 | - |
| Fri. May 29 | 5:00 PM | Qualifier to High Roller Satellite | $2,000 (1,800+200) |
| Fri. May 29 | 7:00 PM | 10 - $5,000 KO Bounty [2-day event] | $5,000 (4,500+500) |
| Sat. May 30 | 2:00 PM | 8 - MAIN EVENT - Day 3 | - |
| Sat. May 30 | 3:00 PM | High Roller Satellite | $14,000 (13,000+1,000) |
| Sat. May 30 | 3:30 PM | 10 - $5,000 KO Bounty – Day 2 | - |
| Sat. May 30 | 5:00 PM | 11 - High Roller (2 Rebuys) [2-day event] | $100,000 (95,000+5,000) |
| Sat. May 30 | 6:00 PM | 12 - 6-Max [2-day event] | $9,000 (8,100+900) |
| Sun. May 31 | 2:00 PM | 8 - MAIN EVENT - Final Table | - |
| Sun. May 31 | 2:15 PM | 12 - 6-Max – Day 2 | - |
| Sun. May 31 | 2:30 PM | 11 - High Roller - Day 2 | - |
| Sun. May 31 | 3:00 PM | 13 - $2,500 Deepstack NLH | $2,500 (2,250+250) |
| Sun. May 31 | 5:00 PM | Qualifier to APPT Manila Satellite | $800 (720+80) |
| Sun. May 31 | 7:00 PM | APPT Manila Satellite | $3,600 (3,300+300) |
*All tournaments are subject to regulatory approval
All players participating in tournaments at the PokerStars LIVE at the City of Dreams must have their passports with them to register and while participating in all tournaments, as required by law.
For more information, visit appt.com.
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