Are you the kind of player who excels more at Omaha than Texas Hold ‘em? Or maybe you simply want to get in on the exciting action of a PLO tournament?

Then join the Asian Poker Tour’s Pot-Limit Omaha Hi side event, which will take place on Saturday, August 28!

Click here for the schedule and structure of the Pot-Limit Omaha Hi side event and other APT Philippines events!

The Pot-Limit Omaha Hi event will be held on Saturday, August 28 at 3:00 pm. Buy-in is set at US $180 + US $20.

Want to get the chance to win a tournament and the ENTIRE prize pool that comes with it?

Then join the Asian Poker Tour’s unique Greed event, where final table players vote on whether they split the pot evenly or play until a winner ends up taking home all the money!

Pay Out:

• When 10 players are reached, they will be asked by secret ballot if they want to split the prize pool.
• If 1 player objects to the split. Play will continue, the decision can’t be changed and the player getting eliminated gets 0 in cash.
• This process will continue every time a player is eliminated on the Final Table.
• Tournament ends when all remaining players agree to split the pot or until 1 player is left in the tournament.
• All decisions for the division of the prize pool can only be made right after a player is eliminated, with the exception of Heads Up play. Only at Heads Up play can a deal be struck at anytime.
• All splits must be equal. Prizes rounded down to the nearest US$ 10 and excess will go to chip leader.

Click here for the schedule and structure of the Greed side event and other APT Philippines events!

The Greed side event will be held on Friday, August 27 at 6:00 pm. Buy-in is set at US $180 + US $20.

For more information, please call 010-6417-7115 or 1860-117-8176

Schedule: July 5th. ~ Aug. 1st.
Monday ~ Friday 20:00
Saturday 16:00
Sunday 18:00

Terms:

1. First place (10 persons per each series) means the right to represent Hold’em Stars to participate in the APT main event. The qualifier is not transferable.

2. The qualifier implies that you are ready to represent Hold’em Stars to attend the 2010 APT main event in the Philippines from Aug.23rd. ~ 29th. This includes all the necessary documents to travel to Philippines.

About Hold ‘Em Stars

Hold ’em Stars Restaurant & Sports Club was established by a group of poker fanatics from different countries and cultures, all with one ultimate goal: to promote the wonderful game of poker to the general public of China. The club does this by not only routinely hosting poker tournaments, but providing for players, new or experienced, a social place to fully enjoy the Hold’em world.

Form Your Trio and Join the PKR Battle of the Teams Event!

It will be an all-out war to start APT Philippines 2010 as the opening day will feature the PKR Battle of the Teams Event!

Gather up two of your friends and join the event, which will be giving 70 percent of the prize pool to the winning team! Meanwhile, the other 30 percent will go to the top three individual finishers. (1st – 55%; 2nd – 30%; 3rd – 15%).

Click here for the schedule and structure of the Battle of the Teams event and other APT Philippines events!

The PKR Battle of the Teams Event will be held on August 23 at 5:00 pm. Buy-in per team is set at US $690 + US $60.

PKR is online poker’s leader in cutting edge graphics and realistic gameplay. For more information on PKR’s satellites to APT Philippines 2010, click here.

FHM MSW Head Hunter Bounty Event

Want to go up against some of Asia’s top poker luminaries and pick up some cash when you knock them out? Then join the FHM MSW Head Hunter Bounty Event at APT Philippines 2010!

Eliminate a regular player and automatically win yourself US $50, but if you knock out a bounty player, you will get US $150 on the spot!

The Head Hunter event will take place on Tuesday, August 24, at 6:00 pm. Buy-in is set at US $250 + US $20.

Click here for the schedule and structure of the Head Hunter Bounty Event and other APT Philippines events!

FHM is the Philippines’ leading men’s magazine while MegaSportsWorld is the only PAGCOR-licensed sports betting operation in the country.

Qualifiers to APT Philippines 2010 are already being run by top online poker rooms, including PKR, PartyPoker, and the iPoker Network. For a small investment, you could win big prize packages and get the chance to be the next APT champion!

For more information on APT Philippines 2010 online satellites, click here.

Resorts World Manila (RWM) Satellite Series

Resorts World Manila, the official venue of APT Philippines 2010, will be running a series of tournaments with guaranteed prize pools where the seats to the APT Philippines main event can be won. The series will then culminate in the Series Finale on August 21 at Resorts World Manila. Smaller qualifiers are also being conducted to feed players into Satellite Series events.

For more information about the RWM Satellite Series, click here.

The Poker Circuit (TPC) Motherboard

The Poker Circuit will be running a unique tournament series where the guaranteed prize pool can actually go up depending on the number of poker rooms that join the series. These poker rooms will host Motherboard events, with the top finishers from each of these individual events coming together to play in the Motherboard Finale, where everybody will be in the money.

For more information about the TPC Motherboard, click here.

Mega Satellites at APT Philippines 2010

During the APT Philippines 2010 event itself, US $300 mega satellites will be conducted to act as a last chance qualifier into the main event. PilipinasPoker will be holding a qualifier on July 17 to feed players into the August 23 mega satellite.

For more on the schedule of the mega satellites, click here.

APT Accredited Events Leaderboard Semi-Freeroll

To reward players who participate and do well in its accredited events, the APT will be holding its Accredited Events Leaderboard Semi-Freeroll tournament on August 24 at Resorts World Manila. The winner will receive a seat to the APT Philippines 2010 main event as part of the prize pool.

For more information on the Leaderboard Semi-Freeroll, click here.

Land-based Satellites

Land-based poker tournaments such as Paradise Poker, the Poker King Club in Macau, the Metro Card Club, and Hold ‘em Stars in Beijing are being held with APT Philippines 2010 main event seats included in the prize pools. Check back regularly for the latest land-based satellites!

For more information about Paradise Poker’s satellites, click here.

For more information about the Poker King Club’s Asian Poker King Tournament, click here.

For more information about the Metro Card Club’s big tournament this weekend, click here.

For more information about Hold ‘em Stars satellites in Beijing, click here.

The APT Philippines 2010 seat package is worth $5,500 and includes:

* $2,500 + $200 Buy-in to the Main Event (Aug 25 – 28)
* $750 for 6 nights’ accommodation at the Manila Marriot Hotel (Aug 23- 29)
* $50 for registration fees
* Up to $2000 for flights and spending (depending on currency exchange rates)

This promotion will feature two different weekly super satellites. The first one will commence on June 21st.

Terms and Conditions:

* The first prizes are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be converted to cash. You must play or forfeit the seat.
* By playing or winning the APT Philippines super satellite, you declare that you are ready and able to travel to Manila, Philippines, in order to play at the Asian Poker Tour Philippines Main Event. This includes any and all documents required for travel to the destination.
* Players must be at least 21 years of age to play.

Structure A

* Weekly Super Satellites, Saturdays at 21:00, Buy-In is $200+$15. (Once in two weeks).
* Minimum number of players in the super satellites is 27
* Satellites will start on June 21st, 2010.
* First Super Satellite on June 26th, 2010.
* Last Super Satellite on August 14th, 2010.

Satellite schedule

* Ongoing SNG Stage 1 Satellites to the Super Satellite $43+$4 (5 players).
* Ongoing SNG Stage 1 Satellites to the Super Satellite $21.5+$2 (10 players).

* Stage 1 Satellite $40+4 Freezeout, 1 seat for every $215 collected, daily at 12:25
o Stage 2 SNG Satellites to the 12:25 Stage 1, $8.8+$0.8 (5 players) Turbo.
o Stage 2 Satellite $5.5+0.5 Turbo R/A, daily at 09:25, 1 seat for every $44 collected to the 12:25 stage 1.
+ Ongoing Stage 3 “1 Hand” SNG Satellites, $0.6 + $0.06 (10 players), 1st place wins a seat to the 09:25 stage 2.

* Stage 1 Satellite $20+2 Turbo R/A, 1 seat for every $215 collected, daily at 16:45
* Stage 2 Satellite $2+0.2 Turbo R/A, daily at 13:45, 1 seat for every $22 collected to the 16:45 stage 1
* Stage 3 Satellite $0.3 + $0.03 Speed R/A, daily at 12:45, 1 seat for every $2.2 collected to the 13:45 stage 2.

* Stage 1 Satellite $15+1.5 Turbo R/A, 1 seat for every $215 collected, daily at 20:45
* Stage 2 Satellite $1.5+0.15 Turbo R/A, daily at 17:45, 1 seat for every $16.5 collected to the 16:45 stage 1
* Stage 2 SNG Satellite $2.75+0.25 (6 players), Turbo.

* Stage 1 Satellite $8+0.8 Turbo R/A, 1 seat for every $215 collected, daily at 22:30
* Stage 2 SNG Satellite $1.1+0.1 (8 players), Turbo.

* Stage 1 Satellite $10+1 Speed R/A, 1 seat for every $215 collected, Saturdays at 20:00.
* Stage 2 satellite $1.5+$0.15 Speed R/A, 1 seat for every $11 collected, Saturdays at 19:00.
* Ongoing Stage 3 “One Hand” SNG satellite, $0.33+$0.03 (5 players), 1st place wins a seat to the 19:00 stage 2.

Structure B

* Weekly Super Satellites, Thursdays at 21:00, Buy-In is $80+$8 R/A*
* Minimum number of players in the super satellites is 30
* Satellites will start on June 24th, 2010.
* First Super Satellite on July 1st, 2010.
* Last Super Satellite on August 12th, 2010

Satellite schedule

* Ongoing SNG Stage 1 Satellites to the Super Satellite $20+$2 (5 players). 2nd place gets $12.
* Ongoing SNG Stage 1 Satellites to the Super Satellite $10+$1 (10players).2nd place gets $12.

* Stage 1 satellite $8 + $0.8, Turbo R/A, 1 seat for every $88 collected, daily at 10:45 & 00:25.
* Stage 1 satellite $10 + $1, Turbo R/A, 1 seat for every $88 collected, daily at 17:05.
* Stage 2 satellite $1.5 + $0.15, Turbo R/A, 1 seat for every $11 collected, daily at 13:35 to the 17:05 stage 1.

* Stage 1 Satellite $6 + $0.6 Turbo R/A, 1 seat for every $88 collected, daily at 21:50.
* Ongoing “1 Hand” stage 2 SNG satellites, $0.66 + $0.06 (10 players), 1st place wins a seat to the 20:50 stage 1.

* Stage 1 Satellite $4.4 + $0.44 Turbo R/A, 1 seat for every $88 collected, Daily at 23:10.

* Rebuy Cost is: $40, 2,000 chips
* Add-On Cost is: $40, 3,000 chips.

Here’s what Ray had to say about his win:

When the table came down to heads up between myself and my opponent, he had over 670,000 tournament chips compared to my 80,000, giving him almost 10:1 ratio of the 750,000 chips. The blinds were at 5,000-10,000. With potentially only 5-6 hands to play going heads up at these blinds, my best hand selections were to play any face card any ace card. I still felt I could afford to be strategic selective and make it appear to my opponent that my smaller chip stack translated my playing style as being too tight and scared. I was lucky enough to double up twice playing any face any ace and this gave me another “mode” to shift into, with his composure of confidence deteriorating. I was able to adjust and shift gears, whereas he wasn’t; with his thinking process of having a large chip stack and his thoughts of my “weak” game.

“YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT A MISTAKE FOR A PLAYER TO TAG YOU AS A CERTAIN TYPE. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PLAY MANY STYLES AND BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO CHANGE GEARS.”

The last hand was played with my slightly larger chip stack covering his with my unraised A-6 offsuit on the button against his Q-4 offsuit.The flop came 6-6-4, whereas as he checked his pair of 4′s on the flop, and I bet out 50,000 to show I was making a bluff in position, and he decides to push all in with his two pair, which was my objective by betting out first. Turn is an ace – he’s drawing dead – tournament over.

Looking to win seats to APT Philippines 2010? The Poker Circuit (TPC) has just what you need: the TPC Motherboard! The basic premise of the TPC Motherboard is that it will start with one tournament at Php 1,000,000 guaranteed. The guaranteed prize pool will then increase as more poker clubs join in. The whole master plan is to have multiple venues all over the Philippines, playing with the same mechanics and same buy-in of PhP 5,000 + 400, contributing to a multimillion peso prize pool. For every Php 500,000 guaranteed by a poker room, nine players will be in the money and will qualify for the TPC Motherboard Finale on the opening day of APT Philippines 2010. For example, if five poker rooms were to contribute Php 1,000,000 each (creating a total guarantee of Php 5,000,000), a total of 90 players would be in the money and advance to the Finale.

Current Guaranteed Prize Pool: PhP 3,010,000

Venues:

All In, Cebu City; Poker Royale, Pasay City; Midas Touch, Pasig City; King’s Poker, Angeles City

GUIDELINES:

1. The TPC’s Mother Board will play by the Tournament Director’s Association’s rules (T.D.A.)
2. Players that qualify to the finals must pay their way to Manila (airfare & accommodation)
3. Each event’s buy in will be Php 5,000.00 and an entry fee of PhP 400.00. With multiple re-entries up to the end of the 1st break per starting day.
4. Every PhP 500,000.00 guaranteed (“GTD”) in the prize pool will qualify nine (9) players to the Finals, which will also be considered players “In the Money”. Any additional funds, aside from the guarantee (“GTD”) less than PhP 500,000.00 will be filtered into the prizes for players “In the Money”.
5. Pay out percentages will be based on the GTD and for every PhP 500,000.00 in the prize pool.
6. Seats into the APT Main Event will be included into the prize pool.
7. All venues will use the same blind structure and starting stack provided by the TPC as indicated in the table below.
8. For the start of the Finals, blinds will be rolled back to the start of the round where the earliest finishing venue to hit number of qualified players needed.
9. Players chip stacks will be recorded and carried over to the Finals.
10. Players will be allowed to play multiple venues and may qualify into the finals more than once.
11. Players qualifying more than once to the finals cannot aggregate their chip stacks. The Player must choose which chip stack to play first. Only when they exhaust the chosen chip stack can they move on and play their next chip stack.
12. Finals will happen on opening day of the APT Philippines (August 23rd 2010).

STRUCTURE: