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Engel Takes Pole Position at APT Philippines
Alan ‘Ari’ Engel has climbed to the top of APT Philippines Day 1B and, after bagging up 98,900 in chips, will hold pole position at tomorrow’s Day 2. Engel’s effort at the felt today has seen him edge past Day 1A’s chip leader of Australia’s Oliver Speidel. Engel was down to just 5000 at one point in the early blind levels but managed to triple up after hitting top pair on the jack-high... 

Asian Poker Tour Macau 2010 Event Results
Zhang Dan Peng HK$ 35,000 Asian Poker Tour Macau 2010 Main Event (161 Entries) Rank Name Country Prize Champion Zhang Dan Peng China HK$ 1,678,000 2 Bjoern Wiesler Germany HK$ 920,000 3 Hyung Sum Jung Korea HK$ 460,000 4 Aaron Matthew Zhi Huh Australia HK$ 352,000 5 Sparrow Park Yu Cheung Hong Kong HK$ 303,000 6 Daniel Neilson Australia HK$ 255,000 7 Elton Tsang Hong Kong HK$... 

Asian Poker Tour Philippines 2011
Event Schedule Land-Based Qualifiers RWM Satellite Series Online Satellites RWM and Marriott Info Visiting the Philippines FAQs Poker players from all over the world will be converging in Asia as the Asian Poker Tour (APT) holds events in various locations around the region. After three successful events in the Philippines, the APT is back with its next event: The ASIAN POKER TOUR PHILIPPINES... 

China’s Zhang Dan Peng Crowned APT Macau 2010 Champion
Playing in his first-ever poker tournament, 18-year old Zhang Dan Peng of Guangzhou was crowned the 2010 Main Event champion at the Asian Poker Tour in Macau, winning HK$1.678 million (approximately USD$215,000) with his gutsy, aggressive style. Zhang is the first-ever Chinese champion of the APT Macau Main Event, held at the integrated entertainment complex, the City of Dreams. Zhang, who only began... 

Hollywood Stars, Poker Pros Grace APT Celebrity Charity Challenge
Grammy-nominated singer Kenna and budding Hollywood actress Emily Montague were among the participants in the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau 2010 Celebrity Charity Challenge leading a slew of celebrities which included Asian models and actors along with VIP’s, executives and well-known Asian poker superstars. Also in attendance were actress-models Ankie Belkie, Liu Dan, Jennifer Marconi, Irene Wang,... 

APT Macau 2010 Main Event Final Eight Set
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau 2010 continued earlier today with Day 3 of the Main Event where 18 players began play all hoping to get a seat in tomorrow’s Final Table. Within three hours of constant poker action, the list was dwindled down to the last eight who remains in contention for the Main Event title. Leading the pack is 36-year old Sunny Jung, a poker pro from South Korea. He has... 

Malaysia Conquers All in Battle of the Nations; 18 Advance to Day 3 of the Main Event
In the seventh day of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau 2010, it was Team Malaysia which grabbed the headlines by winning the Battle of the Nations event. Charles Chua, Daniel Chee and K.C Lee took the team prize of HK# 67,600 for their efforts even as Dave Lo of Holland placed first for HK$ 14,500, Chee at second for HK$ 8,700 and Ken Hartono of Indonesia at third for HK$ 5,725. Meanwhile, in the... 

Poker Superstars Out in Full Force at APT Macau
The third and final Day 1 for the Main Event of the Asian Poker Tour in Macau saw 101 players out in full force for the title event of the nine-day festival of poker running from November 6-14,2010 at the integrated entertainment complex, the City of Dreams.This year’s Main Event has attracted 161 players who are competing for their share of a HK$5.075 million (approximately USD$650,000) prize pot,... 

High Rollers Headline Day Four of the APT Macau 2010
Poker action continued in the fourth day of the Asian Poker Tour (APT) Macau 2010 at the City of Dreams in Macau, where two side events were scheduled along with two satellite tournaments for the main event. In the highly-anticipated High Rollers event attended by the likes 10-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Johnny Chan, 4-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winners John Juanda...