PokerStars Doubles the Fun with APPT Manila Championship’s Return

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PokerStars is set to round off the 2025 Asia-Pacific Poker Tour season in Manila with the return of the APPT Championship, running October 16–27, 2025 at the Coral Lounge inside Okada Manila.

The 12-day festival marks the second edition of the series and promises one of the most ambitious schedules ever staged in the Philippines, with more than ₱155 million guaranteed (over $2.6 million).

What’s on the Line

The festival centerpiece is the ₱165,000 APPT Main Event — which comes with a ₱60 million guarantee — more than $1 million in prizes. Surrounding it are a mix of marquee tournaments that cater to every buy-in level and some of the highlight events are:

  • Okada Kick-Off: October 16–18, ₱20,000 buy-in, ₱8M GTD
  • APPT Open: October 17–20, ₱60,000 buy-in, ₱20M GTD
  • PokerStars Red Dragon: October 19–21, ₱70,000 buy-in, ₱20M GTD
  • APPT National: October 21–24, ₱35,000 buy-in, ₱10M GTD
  • APPT Super High Roller: October 22–23, ₱500,000 buy-in, ₱10M GTD
  • Mystery Bounty: October 23–26, ₱25,000 buy-in, ₱10M GTD
  • APPT One Million Challenge: October 23–24, ₱1,000,000 buy-in
  • APPT Mini Championship: October 26, ₱35,000 buy-in, ₱3M GTD
  • APPT Championship High Roller: October 26–27, ₱300,000 buy-in, ₱10M GTD

Alongside the headliners, the schedule is filled out with turbos, PLO variants, freezeouts, and team formats, ensuring non-stop action across the two weeks.

APPT Manila Championship Full Schedule

DateTime#EventBuy-in
Oct 16, 202511:001Early Bird Special (Value Added ₱60,000 APPT Open Seat)₱2,500
Oct 16, 202512:002 (1/A)Okada Kickoff Flight A – ₱8M GTD₱20,000
Oct 16, 202514:003High Roller – Warm-up₱120,000
Oct 16, 202515:004Okada Kickoff Qualifier Hyper – WYS at 100K Chips₱2,400
Oct 16, 202517:002 (1/B)Okada Kickoff Flight B – ₱8M GTD (20min)₱20,000
Oct 16, 202520:005APPT Open Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips (Seat GTD)₱8,800
Oct 16, 202521:006Turbo₱10,000
Oct 17, 202511:007APPT Open Qualifier Hyper – WYS at 80K Chips₱8,800
Oct 17, 202511:002 (1/C)Okada Kickoff Flight C – ₱8M GTD₱20,000
Oct 17, 202512:008 (1/A)APPT Open Flight A [60min] – ₱20M GTD₱60,000
Oct 17, 202514:009High Roller Knockout [₱60K Bounty]₱180,000
Oct 17, 202516:0010Knockout [₱5K Bounty]₱25,000
Oct 17, 202519:0011High Roller – Turbo₱60,000
Oct 17, 202520:0012APPT Open Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱8,800
Oct 17, 202521:0013Hyper Turbo₱15,000
Oct 18, 202511:0015APPT Open Qualifier Hyper – WYS at 80K Chips₱8,800
Oct 18, 202511:0014Megastack₱10,000
Oct 18, 202511:002 FinalOkada Kickoff – Day 2 Final₱20,000
Oct 18, 202512:008 (1/B)APPT Open Flight B – ₱20M GTD₱60,000
Oct 18, 202514:0016Freezeout Challenge₱120,000
Oct 18, 202516:0017Knockout Turbo [₱5K Bounty]₱25,000
Oct 18, 202519:008 (1/C)APPT Open Flight C [25/15] – ₱20M GTD₱60,000
Oct 18, 202522:0019NLH – 10/10/10₱10,000
Oct 18, 202522:0018PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier – WYS at 100K Chips₱8,100
Oct 19, 202511:0021PokerStars Red Dragon Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 50K Chips₱16,200
Oct 19, 202511:0020Sunday Million₱15,000
Oct 19, 202512:0022 (1/A)PokerStars Red Dragon Flight A [60min] – ₱20M GTD₱70,000
Oct 19, 202512:008 Day 2APPT Open – Day 2₱60,000
Oct 19, 202514:0023Mixed NLH / PLO₱30,000
Oct 19, 202516:0024SuperStack₱20,000
Oct 19, 202520:0026PokerStars Red Dragon Qualifier – WYS at 100K Chips₱8,100
Oct 19, 202520:0025Super Knockout [₱30K Bounty] – Turbo₱60,000
Oct 19, 202521:0027Super Hyper Turbo₱10,000
Oct 20, 202511:0029PokerStars Red Dragon Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 50K Chips₱16,200
Oct 20, 202511:0028Super Deep₱10,000
Oct 20, 202512:0022 (1/B)PokerStars Red Dragon Flight B – ₱20M GTD₱70,000
Oct 20, 202512:008 FinalAPPT Open – Final₱60,000
Oct 20, 202516:0030Double Stack₱30,000
Oct 20, 202520:0032APPT National Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱5,100
Oct 20, 202520:0031Six Handed Mini High Roller – Turbo₱60,000
Oct 20, 202521:0033Knockout [₱5K Bounty] – Hyper Turbo₱15,000
Oct 21, 202511:0035APPT National Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱5,100
Oct 21, 202511:0034Survivor Knockout [₱20K Bounty]₱10,000
Oct 21, 202512:0036 (1/A)APPT National Flight A [40min] – ₱10M GTD₱35,000
Oct 21, 202512:0022 Day 2PokerStars Red Dragon – Day 2₱70,000
Oct 21, 202514:0037 (Day 1)Mini High Roller – Day 1₱90,000
Oct 21, 202516:0038Freezeout₱25,000
Oct 21, 202520:0039Mini High Roller – Hyper Turbo₱60,000
Oct 21, 202520:0040Step 1 – CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱3,500
Oct 21, 202521:0041Bubble Rush₱15,000
Oct 22, 202511:0042APPT National Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱5,100
Oct 22, 202512:0036 (1/B)APPT National Flight B – ₱10M GTD₱35,000
Oct 22, 202513:0037 FinalMini High Roller – Day 2 Final₱90,000
Oct 22, 202513:0022 FinalPokerStars Red Dragon – Final₱70,000
Oct 22, 202514:0043 Day 1APPT Super High Roller ₱10M GTD – Day 1₱500,000
Oct 22, 202516:0044Survivor Knockout [₱50K Bounty]₱25,000
Oct 22, 202518:0045Step 1 – CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱3,500
Oct 22, 202519:0036 (1/C)APPT National Flight C [20min] – ₱10M GTD₱35,000
Oct 22, 202520:0046APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier (3 SEAT GTD) – WYS at 80K Chips₱24,000
Oct 22, 202522:0047Swap Hold’em – Turbo₱15,000
Oct 23, 202511:0049APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱24,000
Oct 23, 202511:0048Charity Event [R+A] – ₱1M GTD₱10,000
Oct 23, 202512:0050 (1/A)APPT Championship Flight A – ₱60M GTD₱165,000
Oct 23, 202512:0036 Day 2APPT National – Day 2₱35,000
Oct 23, 202513:0043 FinalAPPT Super High Roller – Day 2 Final₱500,000
Oct 23, 202515:0051 (1/A)Mystery Bounty Flight A [30min] – ₱10M GTD₱25,000
Oct 23, 202518:0052 Day 1APPT One Million Challenge (₱1M) – Single Re-Entry₱1,000,000
Oct 23, 202520:0053PLO Turbo₱20,000
Oct 23, 202521:0054APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱24,000
Oct 23, 202522:0055Win The Button – Hyper Turbo₱15,000
Oct 24, 202511:0057APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Hyper Turbo Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱24,000
Oct 24, 202511:0056Double Stack₱10,000
Oct 24, 202511:0051 (1/B)Mystery Bounty Flight B – ₱10M GTD₱25,000
Oct 24, 202512:0050 (1/B)APPT Championship Flight B – ₱60M GTD₱165,000
Oct 24, 202513:0052 FinalAPPT One Million Challenge – Final₱1,000,000
Oct 24, 202513:0036 FinalAPPT National – Final₱35,000
Oct 24, 202514:0058Single Day High Roller₱250,000
Oct 24, 202515:0059NLH₱35,000
Oct 24, 202520:0060High Roller – Hyper Turbo₱90,000
Oct 24, 202520:00616+ Hold’em – Turbo₱15,000
Oct 24, 202521:0062APPT CHAMPIONSHIP Qualifier – WYS at 80K Chips₱24,000
Oct 24, 202522:0063NLH – 15/10/5₱10,000
Oct 25, 202511:0051 (1/C)Mystery Bounty Flight C – ₱10M GTD₱25,000
Oct 25, 202512:0050 Day 2APPT Championship – Day 2₱165,000
Oct 25, 202514:0064Big Mystery Bounty₱120,000
Oct 25, 202515:0065Ladies Championship₱15,000
Oct 25, 202516:0066NLH – 20/15/10₱35,000
Oct 25, 202517:0051 (1/D)Mystery Bounty Flight D [20/15min] – ₱10M GTD₱25,000
Oct 25, 202519:0067Flipout [1 in 7 ITM] – Hyper Turbo₱10,000
Oct 25, 202520:00686+ Hold’em High Roller – Turbo₱60,000
Oct 25, 202520:0069Teams Event – Turbo₱50,000
Oct 25, 202521:0070Showtime Hold’em – Hyper Turbo₱15,000
Oct 25, 202523:5971Midnight Super Hyper Turbo₱10,000
Oct 26, 202511:0072Sunday Supersonic – ₱1M GTD₱10,000
Oct 26, 202512:0073APPT Mini Championship – ₱3M GTD₱35,000
Oct 26, 202512:0051 FinalMystery Bounty – Day 2 Final₱25,000
Oct 26, 202512:0050 Day 3APPT Championship – Day 3₱165,000
Oct 26, 202517:0074Superstack – Turbo₱60,000
Oct 26, 202518:0075 Day 1APPT High Roller – Day 1 ₱10M GTD₱300,000
Oct 26, 202520:0076Split Hold’em – Turbo₱20,000
Oct 26, 202522:0077Super Hyper Turbo₱15,000
Oct 27, 202511:0078Shot Clock – ₱2M GTD₱25,000
Oct 27, 202513:0050 FinalAPPT Championship – Final₱165,000
Oct 27, 202514:0075 FinalAPPT High Roller – Day 2 ₱10M GTD₱300,000
Oct 27, 202515:0079Mix NLH / PLO₱25,000
Oct 27, 202516:0080Last Chance High Roller – Turbo₱100,000
Oct 27, 202517:0081Last Chance – Super Hyper Turbo₱15,000

The Venue

Coral Room at Okada Manila

All events take place at PokerStars LIVE Manila in Okada Manila. Known as one of Asia’s premier gaming destinations, the Forbes 5-star resort features nearly 1,000 rooms, over 25 restaurants, and a 30-hectare entertainment complex that includes The Fountain, Cove Manila, and the country’s largest gaming floor.

For players looking to unwind, options range from The Retreat Spa to family-friendly activities at PLAY and Thrillscape, while Manila’s Entertainment City, the Mall of Asia, and historic Intramuros are all within easy reach.

Off the Felt

For those taking a break from the tables, Manila offers plenty of ways to spend a day:

  • Entertainment City: Okada sits at the heart of Manila’s casino and nightlife district, surrounded by gaming, shopping, and restaurants.
  • Mall of Asia: One of the largest malls in Asia, packed with shops, cinemas, and dining.
  • Manila Baywalk: Perfect for catching the sunset over Manila Bay after a long day at the tables.
  • Intramuros: The historic walled city offers colonial architecture, churches, and guided tours through the country’s past.
  • National Museum of the Philippines: Home to art, artifacts, and exhibitions on Filipino heritage.
  • Local food tours: Manila has a vibrant food culture with guided tours sampling street food and traditional dishes.
  • Nearby beaches: Cavite and Batangas are within reach for a quick seaside getaway.
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