MANILA, PHILIPPINES, January 1, 2025 — The Asian Poker Tour—sponsored by Natural8—is thrilled to announce the highlight of the tours’ 2025 calendar, with the APT Championship (APTC) running from November 14 to 30, 2025.
Run in partnership with the Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Club (CTP), the 17-day festival—the longest in tour history—will be held at the brand new Red Space 多元商務空間 venue located in central Taipei.
The marquee event of the festival will be the TWD 350,000 (~USD 10,700) buy-in APTC Main Event, which boasts the largest guarantee the tour has ever offered with the prize pool guarantee coming in at a massive TWD 165 million (~USD 5 million)!
The tournament will be a freeze out format, highlighting the true sport and competitive nature of tournament poker with players allowed a single entry only to take a shot at the title and win both fortune and glory.
Event Name: APT Championship
Venue: Red Space 多元商務空間
Partner: (CTP)
Main Event buy-in: TWD 350,000 (~USD 10,700)
Main Event GTD: TWD 165M (~USD 5M)
There will be exciting opportunities at all APT festivals leading up to APTC throughout 2025, as all winners of the tours’ three signature events—the APT Main Event, the APT Super High Roller, and the APT High Roller—from each festival will earn their seat at the APTC Main Event.
That means the upcoming APT Manila Classic 2025—run in partnership with Metro Card Club—taking place February 7 to 16 at the prestigious Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria will be the first opportunity for players to book poker’s hottest ticket.
- Further details and schedule to follow – expect significant updates.
- Expect a lot more exciting news to be announced soon.
APT MANILA CLASSIC KEY EVENT SCHEDULE*
- Philippines National Cup: Feb 7-8, 2025 – PHP 12K/~USD 200 buy-in
- Mystery Bounty - Sponsored by Natural8: Feb 8-9 – PHP 20K/~USD 340 buy-in
- Sunday Super Stack: Feb 9 – PHP 30K/~USD 500 buy-in
- APT Super High Roller (PHP 20M/~USD 340K GTD): Feb 9-10 – PHP 600K/~USD 10.2K buy-in
- Main Event (PHP 60M/~USD 1M GTD): Feb 9-15 – PHP 60K/~USD 1,000 buy-in
- Baby Superstar: Feb 11 – PHP 300K/~USD 5,000 buy-in
- Zodiac Classic - Sponsored by Natural8 (PHP 15M/~USD 255K GTD): Feb 13-14 – PHP 90K/~USD 1.5K buy-in
- Superstar Challenge: Feb 13-14 – PHP 1.5M/~USD 25K buy-in
- Double Stack (PHP 6M/~USD 102K GTD): Feb 14-15 – PHP 20K/~USD 340 buy-in
- APT High Roller (PHP 15M/~USD 255K GTD): Feb 15-16 – PHP 200K/~USD 3.4K buy-in
- Mini Main Event (PHP 5M/~USD 85K GTD): Feb 15-16 – PHP 25K/~USD 425 buy-in
- Micro Main Event (PHP 1M/~USD 17K GTD): Feb 16 – PHP 12K/~USD 200 buy-in *subject to regulatory approval
APT 2025 Tour Dates
Here are the key dates you should be penciling into your diary:
- APT Manila Classic 2025*: Feb 7-16 | Partner: Metro Card Club | Venue: Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan – Apr 25-May 4 | Partner: CTP | Venue: Red Point Business Center
- Location: Incheon, South Korea – Aug 1-10 | Partner: Paradise Group | Venue: Paradise City Casino
- Location: Jeju, South Korea – Sep 26-Oct 5 | Partner: Landing Entertainment Korea | Venue: Jeju Shinhwa World
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan – Nov 14-30 | Partner: CTP | Venue: Red Point Business Center *subject to regulatory approval
For further information, please contact [press@APT.Poker](mailto:press@theasianpokertour.com] or visit www.APT.Poker.