Opening Day of APPT8 Auckland Set to Begin

It’s time for the final stop on Season 8 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour to begin as players from all around the region descend upon New Zealand for APPT Auckland.

So far this season there have been massive events on the APPT like the Aussie Millions and the Asia Championship of Poker. There have also been lots of great tournaments on the APPT’s sister tour the ANZPT.

But APPT Auckland is where the season comes to an end.

The last time we were in Auckland, there were 213 runners in the NZ$2,200 buy-in ANZPT Auckland Main Event and it was David Lim who emerged victorious. This time around, it’s a NZ$2,500 buy-in APPT event and it’s looking set to be a great week of poker.

There will be three Day 1 flights beginning from today (Tuesday) at 10:15 a.m. local time. That’s an early start for a poker tournament, but we are sure the players will be eager enough to brave the tables well before noon.

Make sure to keep your eyes on PokerNews all week long as we track the journey of the eventual APPT Season 8 Auckland champion.